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TeafortheSoul · 09-30-2013, 11:33 AM

This was what doom felt like. Ira's mood turned increasingly sour and fatalistic as children began to arrive, but at least they were following instructions. Ira started walking around amongst the desks, checking the permission slips and the wand information listed, pausing here and there to double check that things were filled out right, but not making any particular effort to talk to or engage with anyone.

... at least not until they started saying words. To him. Words to him. Ehhh. This was going to be a long bloody day wasn't it?

SPOILER!!: people who said stuff.... and Fern

Quote:

Originally Posted by feeheeheeny

THIS WAS THE SEMINAR OF HER DREAMS.

A SEMINAR. WITH THE WANDMAKER GUY WHO INSPIRED HER TO BECOME A WANDMAKER SOME DAY AND HAD GIVEN HER ALL THAT SUPER GREAT ADVICE AND TOLD HER SHE COULD DO ANYTHING SHE COULD PUT HER MIND TO AND BE A GREAT WITCH.

Or... maybe not in so many words. But he had created a wand-loving monster. So when Sophie entered the room with her notebook and permission slip in hand and SAW Ira standing there, her eyes lit up, her cheeks went red, and she tried NOT to but she squealed with glee, pressing her lips together in an attempt to keep more sounds from bursting from her.

She took a moment to gather herself, unable to rid the grin from her face, tilted her chin upward, and marched to the desk closest to Ira, not looking at him. Right at the front for now so she could be as close to him and hear EVERYTHING he would have to say. Her eyes flicked to the board and she flipped her permission slip face up on the desk in front of her as she sat down, still nervously refusing to make proper eye contact with Ira for the time being.

Hurrying to copy down the next bit of information, Sophie dared to sneak a peek at Ira, who looked just as gruff and grumpy as ever - but when he saw HER he'd feel better about everything, yeah? He'd look pleased and remember how cool it had been when she got her wand from him and realize how eager she was to be there and how attentive she was going to be and how he wasn't wasting his time? She quickly looked back down at her notebook and scribbled out the required things onto a blank sheet of parchment, a smile playing upon her lips in anticipation for Ira's acknowledgement of her.

When she finished, she tore the page from her notebook and set it on her desk, finally directing her attention entirely to Ira. Sophie offered him a happy wave upon catching his gaze, flicked her wand from its holster, and raised it. "Remember me, sir? Sophie Brown? Future wandmaker extraordinaire? Hermione!wand? I've been studying really hard and doing everything you said. Thanks for all your help. This is gonna be fun." He HAD to remember her upon looking at her wand, yeah?

Sigh. Something resembling a smile happened. Like it wasn't a good one, but at least it wasn't nightmarish either. Encouraging future wandmakers wasn't SUCH a bad thing, he supposed. He just nodded. Nod. Yes. Nod. Uh huh. Welcome. Etc. Don't make this longer than it needs to be, kid.

.... but okay, he was almost glad that the little girl was here. For now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Adi skipped happily towards the room. When he had heard about the wandlore seminar, he became very excited. He had a hunch about who would be there and he hoped he was correct.

Upon entering the room, he glanced around excitedly. Yes! He was right! "Mr. Banner! It's great to see you again!'' Adi wondered if the man would remember him. "Remember I had told you I would visit you? But instead you're visiting us!''

Leaving Mr. Banner alone now he took a seat at one of the desks at the front of the class and placed his permission slip at the edge.

Uhhh... yeah he remembered.

Robust Hazel boy had his permission slip in order which was good. Ira blinked a few times in the face of the second blur of enthusiasm and sourly resigned himself to the fact that this wasn't going to go away.

"Visiting for business, not for pleasure." JUST to be clear. Not a social visit eh. But he did approve of the kid being here. Yes. Good thing. Interest in wand things. Nod.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LilFox06

Anya was interested in this lesson. Yes she was. Wandlore. How cool was that? There was a reason her wand was her wand. And she was dying to know why.

"Hello." she greeted brightly as she entered the room. She slipped her permission slip on the desk and then went to find an empty spot.

An enthusiastic one. Sure. Soft Cedar got a nod.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

Ella was here and stuff, permission slip in hand.

Wands were fascinating and everything but mostly the blonde had showed because her best friend was so interested in the subject. She figured it was only right to show some interest too.

"Hello Sir," She greeted quietly, giving the rather uncomfortable looking man a polite smile. Was this one of the guys Soph had interned with? She was curious.

After settling in at her desk, the seventeen year old placed the permission slip in the corner. She made sure it was face up as instructed, not wanting to get on this guy's bad side.

Hard Spruce? really? Interesting. Ira had paused by the blonde's desk and frowned slightly in consternation. With Mackled Malaclaw. What an interesting combination.

She'd get a hello back for that, albeit a reluctant one.

"..... Hello."

Quote:

Originally Posted by Syd

Jake really liked the seminars that Hogwarts had, and this one seemed like it would be no different. Wandlore! How cool was that?

"Hello," he greeted who he assumed was the instructor as he walked by. The Gryffindor found a seat and pulled his permission slip out of his bag.

..... yeah alright.

"............Hello." stiff Holly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by imaginarynumb3rs

Fern was NOT looking forward to this class. She HATED Ollivanders, and she HATED its employees, and she was just finally getting over HATING her wand. And now this. A stupid seminar with that horrid man.

Stomping into the classroom, the first year quickly went over to the seat farthest away from where the shopkeeper/wandmaker stood, and shoving the seat out angrily, sat down with a thump. Then, pulling a stained and crinkled permission sheet out of her pocket, she slapped it face up in front of her.

She eyed the sheet for a moment with disgust before yanking out her parchment, quill, and ink. Pressing her quill so hard against the parchment it ripped through in some parts, Fern set to filling out the stupid information.

At last finished, she crossed her arms and glared at the desk, because looking at that man made her want to puke. Or scream. Or throw things. Or all three. And in her anger she allowed herself the small satisfaction of imagining that, if they apparated to the forest, he would maybe get several toenails splinched off in the process.

Yeah that girl got a sour look. Blech. We remember YOU stiff Hornbeam. We do.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hpfan18

Kace was interested in coming to this seminar. He was interested in wandlore. In fact having a wand is an important tool in the wizarding world. Kace nodded to the man in front. "Hello Sir." he said.

As he got to his desk he noticed a permission slip and a form to fill out. He got out his quill and started to scribble....
.

Yes signed and whatever. Grumble!grunt!nod. Alright solid Beech, you're good to go, and not annoying at all so far. Good start.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazykitty

"Hello, sir," Sky said as stepped into the room. And no, she didn't notice that the guest lecturer seemed less than happy about being here today as slipped into her seat and plopped her permission slip down on the desk in front of her. Why did she even need the thing anyway? At seventeen years old, she was considered an adult in the wizarding world. But whatever, it was fine.

Ira checked the swishy Beech's permission slip and gave her a curt nod of acknowledgement.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hermionesclone

Heading into the classroom, the boy... blinked. It looked a little odd in here. Maybe. Or maybe this had something to do with the fact that he had sat far too close to someone who was eating a spinach-based meal earlier that day. Maybe. Looking over at the man, Alec smiled and said, "Hello sir!" Yeah? There wasn't a need to say anything else, right? And was it okay to call him sir or...?

Too many questions.

The Hufflepuff headed over towards an empty seat and quietly sat down. His grey-blue eyes flew over towards the board and he scanned the instructions quickly. Permission form on the edge of the desk? Face up? Okay. He did so, making sure that t wasn't too near the edge either.

There. That was that done.

Nod. Manners. Yeah. Good. Sup to you supple Rowan.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lockhartian

She was hoping this was interesting, mainly because she'd frowned repeatedly at the word 'CHILD'. Excuse me, we're 15, thank you. Still, Lottie smiled at the man she was supposed to hand the permission slip to. Was it morning, afternoon? She'd lost track of time. A simple greeting would have to do. "Good day, sir." Nod, nod. Also, he just seemed so out of place, and like forced to be here or something... this might actually end up being interesting. Smirk.

Consider the permission slip on your desk.

Another polite one. Hello balanced Hickory. Ira simply nodded.

[COLOR="Orange"]Sophie wouldn't miss this seminar for anything! Nope nope nope! Wands were brilliant and her internship had taught her so much and it had been quite fun, so this badger right here was really looking forward to whatever they'd be doing that day! And field trip! WOOOOOO!!!!

"Hi, Mr Banner!" The sixteen year-old greeted the older man with a polite tone and nod. No as over enthusiastically as she wanted, because she knew how he felt about... well, people in general. Sophie would try her best not to bounce off walls during the seminar. Oh, but he got a smile as well, because YOU KNOW. Wands and whatnot! Woooooooooooooo!!
[/QUOTE]

Nod. Sophie intern person. She was good at picking up boxes. Ira supposed they could've done worse for a summer intern. Maybe he could make her DO stuff. Heh.

Ira continued weaving through the quickly filling room, checking slips and wand information. That part was important. Without that part they were just names and faces.

Yes, it was the wands that interested him.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charely Potter

Wade entered in through the seminar room. He hadn't thought much about his wand lately, and well, events from last year that required a lot of outside class wand use, got him into really thinking more about it. So, here he was about to hand in the permission slip. Sure, he was already of age to not even need his dad signing off on it, but he didn't feel like making the process anymore difficult in explaining on why he would signed for himself. So in the end, Wade just got his loving dad to do it after all.

He gave a little smile and greeted, "Good day, sir." handing in his permission slip, before heading towards an empty seat.

After already being seated, Wade casually filled out the form. He wasn't too happy on remembering where his first wand ended up. Nothing to do now but wait.

Good day? Was it? Ira Banner wasn't completely sure he agreed but he gave the boy a terse nod as he stopped by his desk to check permission slip and....

"You dropped your first wand into the ocean?" This one. Not to be trusted. Clearly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roselyn

Slipping into the Seminar classroom, she smiled to the students and smiled to the instructor with a little nod. Smiles for everyone, okay?! Having been roped into being a chaperon for this, educational, event, she wasn't so much excited for it as she was nervous. Past incidents were still haunting. Her chakras were doing so much better now though, even more so from the time of the feast, so... now was a good time as any to have some fun, right? Wand lore stuff! Field trips! Fun!

Hiding in the back of the room! Yes! Fun times ahead!

Oh. Yes. Hello sturdy Hornbeam. Really Ira was glad that there were chaperone types from amongst the staff to keep children from running rampant. He was just here for the wands after all.

... and because he'd been roped into it by his boss. Blech.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

This seminar actually sounded really cool, yeah? Growing up in the Muggle world his knowledge on wands was, well, limited to say the least. So at least this would be interesting. And he found very few things genuinely interesting because he was really smart and stuff. Even though he didn't usually ram it down peoples throats.

So it was gonna be nice to ACTUALLY learn something. Like a teacher. Wow. Foreign concept. Ahem.

Nodding at the guy, not talking to him 'cause that would be lame, he read what was behind his head. Blah, blah, blah. Field trip. Blah. Forest of Dean. Blah, blah. Guardian sign-

Oh.

He found a seat and sat in it with a sour expression. Parents.

...

Ascanius had only met his guardian once 'cause they were just some suit and tie at an office somewhere for the government. The endless joys of his situation.

Now he was REALLY annoyed. Like really annoyed. And started to violently scratch at the parchment with his quill.

Eyes for this one. No permission, no field trip. Ira took note of this short and swishy Ash boy. Hmm come to think of it, there was another with swishy Ash in this room. 'nother Slytherin one. Though her wand was quite a bit longer. Interesting. Did they have friends in common? Something telling, that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitsyandtank

Asher entered the room and quickly saw that there was already a task to complete. He headed to his desk and quickly, but carefully, filled out the form. As soon as he finished, he placed both his permission slip and form on his desk for Mr. Banner to see.

Squiiiiiiiiiiiiiint. What.

What. "A wand can't be both stiff and swishy." squiiiiiiiint. It would literally have to be two separate woods fused together from core outward. And the balance would just be off. And the core would have trouble meshing. And it would explode. And probably someone would lose an eye.

So CLEARLY the child was confused. One or the other, but certainly not both.

-------------------------

.... could he start? He was going to start. Ira didn't care if it was a bit early because the sooner he started the sooner it would be over with and he could be DONE.

AHEM. He cleared his throat.

"You should all know what a wand is. I'm not going to harp on about basic definitions, and I'm going to keep the inane questions to a minimum since I don't particularly want to waste my time. YOU lot can ask questions, and I'll choose to answer them if they're worth answering." Paaaaaaaaause. And vice versa, he supposed. Honestly Ira didn't give a kneazle's rear if people participated or not. That was on them.

"I'm Ira Banner. I'm a wandmaker. And an author. All my books are about wands. I don't care about other things. I'm here because I have to be to promote my new book, and because," He paused and then said as if it was something he had to say, "Ollivanders Wand Shop and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have for many generations shared the goal of helping Magical folk become the best possible witches and wizards they can be. You can't do that without a quality wand, or without a quality education. Ollivanders have generously sponsored this seminar. Ollivanders Wand Shop: makers of fine wands since 382 BC." This all in a monotone by the way. Because who cared really? Just getting the necessary stuff said.

"We're going on a field trip today, but first we have to talk about things. Wand things." And don't think he wouldn't just leave people behind if they fell asleep or whatever. Best pay attention.

"Does anyone know how many standard wand woods Ollivanders uses, and also: name some." There were plenty. Mhmm. Might surprise them really.

OOC: We've started but Ira is impatient and has started 'early' so y'know, if you haven't posted yet, feel free to have your character arrive. Or you can have them just have been here all along, just please make sure you have the permission slip and wand information thingy filled out too. Thankees.

Feel free to have your character name as many wand woods as they know, or take a stab at exactly how many standard woods our SS Ollivanders has Also please if you have any questions, feel free to nudge me! I'm approachable, right? Right? And let your friends know they can jump in at any time and its all good. Also, sorry for Ira he's kind of grumpy and needs a general disclaimer.

09-30-2013, 11:33 AM	#29 (permalink)
TeafortheSoul Formerly: Tegz Demiguise Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 24,243 Hogwarts RPG Name: ??? Ravenclaw Hogwarts RPG Name: Ronnie Thurkell Gryffindor Seventh Year x12 x12	lives in a hobbit hole \|\| Ern and Touz's Nuzzle \|\| roflysst \|\| looking at a seed packet This was what doom felt like. Ira's mood turned increasingly sour and fatalistic as children began to arrive, but at least they were following instructions. Ira started walking around amongst the desks, checking the permission slips and the wand information listed, pausing here and there to double check that things were filled out right, but not making any particular effort to talk to or engage with anyone. ... at least not until they started saying words. To him. Words to him. Ehhh. This was going to be a long bloody day wasn't it? SPOILER!!: people who said stuff.... and Fern Quote: Originally Posted by feeheeheeny THIS WAS THE SEMINAR OF HER DREAMS. A SEMINAR. WITH THE WANDMAKER GUY WHO INSPIRED HER TO BECOME A WANDMAKER SOME DAY AND HAD GIVEN HER ALL THAT SUPER GREAT ADVICE AND TOLD HER SHE COULD DO ANYTHING SHE COULD PUT HER MIND TO AND BE A GREAT WITCH. Or... maybe not in so many words. But he had created a wand-loving monster. So when Sophie entered the room with her notebook and permission slip in hand and SAW Ira standing there, her eyes lit up, her cheeks went red, and she tried NOT to but she squealed with glee, pressing her lips together in an attempt to keep more sounds from bursting from her. She took a moment to gather herself, unable to rid the grin from her face, tilted her chin upward, and marched to the desk closest to Ira, not looking at him. Right at the front for now so she could be as close to him and hear EVERYTHING he would have to say. Her eyes flicked to the board and she flipped her permission slip face up on the desk in front of her as she sat down, still nervously refusing to make proper eye contact with Ira for the time being. Hurrying to copy down the next bit of information, Sophie dared to sneak a peek at Ira, who looked just as gruff and grumpy as ever - but when he saw HER he'd feel better about everything, yeah? He'd look pleased and remember how cool it had been when she got her wand from him and realize how eager she was to be there and how attentive she was going to be and how he wasn't wasting his time? She quickly looked back down at her notebook and scribbled out the required things onto a blank sheet of parchment, a smile playing upon her lips in anticipation for Ira's acknowledgement of her. When she finished, she tore the page from her notebook and set it on her desk, finally directing her attention entirely to Ira. Sophie offered him a happy wave upon catching his gaze, flicked her wand from its holster, and raised it. "Remember me, sir? Sophie Brown? Future wandmaker extraordinaire? Hermione!wand? I've been studying really hard and doing everything you said. Thanks for all your help. This is gonna be fun." He HAD to remember her upon looking at her wand, yeah? Sigh. Something resembling a smile happened. Like it wasn't a good one, but at least it wasn't nightmarish either. Encouraging future wandmakers wasn't SUCH a bad thing, he supposed. He just nodded. Nod. Yes. Nod. Uh huh. Welcome. Etc. Don't make this longer than it needs to be, kid. .... but okay, he was almost glad that the little girl was here. For now. Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Adi skipped happily towards the room. When he had heard about the wandlore seminar, he became very excited. He had a hunch about who would be there and he hoped he was correct. Upon entering the room, he glanced around excitedly. Yes! He was right! "Mr. Banner! It's great to see you again!'' Adi wondered if the man would remember him. "Remember I had told you I would visit you? But instead you're visiting us!'' Leaving Mr. Banner alone now he took a seat at one of the desks at the front of the class and placed his permission slip at the edge. Uhhh... yeah he remembered. Robust Hazel boy had his permission slip in order which was good. Ira blinked a few times in the face of the second blur of enthusiasm and sourly resigned himself to the fact that this wasn't going to go away. "Visiting for business, not for pleasure." JUST to be clear. Not a social visit eh. But he did approve of the kid being here. Yes. Good thing. Interest in wand things. Nod. Quote: Originally Posted by LilFox06 Anya was interested in this lesson. Yes she was. Wandlore. How cool was that? There was a reason her wand was her wand. And she was dying to know why. "Hello." she greeted brightly as she entered the room. She slipped her permission slip on the desk and then went to find an empty spot. An enthusiastic one. Sure. Soft Cedar got a nod. Quote: Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Ella was here and stuff, permission slip in hand. Wands were fascinating and everything but mostly the blonde had showed because her best friend was so interested in the subject. She figured it was only right to show some interest too. "Hello Sir," She greeted quietly, giving the rather uncomfortable looking man a polite smile. Was this one of the guys Soph had interned with? She was curious. After settling in at her desk, the seventeen year old placed the permission slip in the corner. She made sure it was face up as instructed, not wanting to get on this guy's bad side. Hard Spruce? really? Interesting. Ira had paused by the blonde's desk and frowned slightly in consternation. With Mackled Malaclaw. What an interesting combination. She'd get a hello back for that, albeit a reluctant one. "..... Hello." Quote: Originally Posted by Syd Jake really liked the seminars that Hogwarts had, and this one seemed like it would be no different. Wandlore! How cool was that? "Hello," he greeted who he assumed was the instructor as he walked by. The Gryffindor found a seat and pulled his permission slip out of his bag. ..... yeah alright. "............Hello." stiff Holly. Quote: Originally Posted by imaginarynumb3rs Fern was NOT looking forward to this class. She HATED Ollivanders, and she HATED its employees, and she was just finally getting over HATING her wand. And now this. A stupid seminar with that horrid man. Stomping into the classroom, the first year quickly went over to the seat farthest away from where the shopkeeper/wandmaker stood, and shoving the seat out angrily, sat down with a thump. Then, pulling a stained and crinkled permission sheet out of her pocket, she slapped it face up in front of her. She eyed the sheet for a moment with disgust before yanking out her parchment, quill, and ink. Pressing her quill so hard against the parchment it ripped through in some parts, Fern set to filling out the stupid information. At last finished, she crossed her arms and glared at the desk, because looking at that man made her want to puke. Or scream. Or throw things. Or all three. And in her anger she allowed herself the small satisfaction of imagining that, if they apparated to the forest, he would maybe get several toenails splinched off in the process. Yeah that girl got a sour look. Blech. We remember YOU stiff Hornbeam. We do. Quote: Originally Posted by hpfan18 Kace was interested in coming to this seminar. He was interested in wandlore. In fact having a wand is an important tool in the wizarding world. Kace nodded to the man in front. "Hello Sir." he said. As he got to his desk he noticed a permission slip and a form to fill out. He got out his quill and started to scribble.... . Yes signed and whatever. Grumble!grunt!nod. Alright solid Beech, you're good to go, and not annoying at all so far. Good start. Quote: Originally Posted by lazykitty "Hello, sir," Sky said as stepped into the room. And no, she didn't notice that the guest lecturer seemed less than happy about being here today as slipped into her seat and plopped her permission slip down on the desk in front of her. Why did she even need the thing anyway? At seventeen years old, she was considered an adult in the wizarding world. But whatever, it was fine. Ira checked the swishy Beech's permission slip and gave her a curt nod of acknowledgement. Quote: Originally Posted by hermionesclone Heading into the classroom, the boy... blinked. It looked a little odd in here. Maybe. Or maybe this had something to do with the fact that he had sat far too close to someone who was eating a spinach-based meal earlier that day. Maybe. Looking over at the man, Alec smiled and said, "Hello sir!" Yeah? There wasn't a need to say anything else, right? And was it okay to call him sir or...? Too many questions. The Hufflepuff headed over towards an empty seat and quietly sat down. His grey-blue eyes flew over towards the board and he scanned the instructions quickly. Permission form on the edge of the desk? Face up? Okay. He did so, making sure that t wasn't too near the edge either. There. That was that done. Nod. Manners. Yeah. Good. Sup to you supple Rowan. Quote: Originally Posted by Lockhartian She was hoping this was interesting, mainly because she'd frowned repeatedly at the word 'CHILD'. Excuse me, we're 15, thank you. Still, Lottie smiled at the man she was supposed to hand the permission slip to. Was it morning, afternoon? She'd lost track of time. A simple greeting would have to do. "Good day, sir." Nod, nod. Also, he just seemed so out of place, and like forced to be here or something... this might actually end up being interesting. Smirk. Consider the permission slip on your desk. Another polite one. Hello balanced Hickory. Ira simply nodded. [COLOR="Orange"]Sophie wouldn't miss this seminar for anything! Nope nope nope! Wands were brilliant and her internship had taught her so much and it had been quite fun, so this badger right here was really looking forward to whatever they'd be doing that day! And field trip! WOOOOOO!!!! "Hi, Mr Banner!" The sixteen year-old greeted the older man with a polite tone and nod. No as over enthusiastically as she wanted, because she knew how he felt about... well, people in general. Sophie would try her best not to bounce off walls during the seminar. Oh, but he got a smile as well, because YOU KNOW. Wands and whatnot! Woooooooooooooo!! [/QUOTE] Nod. Sophie intern person. She was good at picking up boxes. Ira supposed they could've done worse for a summer intern. Maybe he could make her DO stuff. Heh. Ira continued weaving through the quickly filling room, checking slips and wand information. That part was important. Without that part they were just names and faces. Yes, it was the wands that interested him. Quote: Originally Posted by Charely Potter Wade entered in through the seminar room. He hadn't thought much about his wand lately, and well, events from last year that required a lot of outside class wand use, got him into really thinking more about it. So, here he was about to hand in the permission slip. Sure, he was already of age to not even need his dad signing off on it, but he didn't feel like making the process anymore difficult in explaining on why he would signed for himself. So in the end, Wade just got his loving dad to do it after all. He gave a little smile and greeted, "Good day, sir." handing in his permission slip, before heading towards an empty seat. After already being seated, Wade casually filled out the form. He wasn't too happy on remembering where his first wand ended up. Nothing to do now but wait. Good day? Was it? Ira Banner wasn't completely sure he agreed but he gave the boy a terse nod as he stopped by his desk to check permission slip and.... *"You dropped your first wand into the ocean?"* This one. Not to be trusted. Clearly. Quote: Originally Posted by Roselyn Slipping into the Seminar classroom, she smiled to the students and smiled to the instructor with a little nod. Smiles for everyone, okay?! Having been roped into being a chaperon for this, educational, event, she wasn't so much excited for it as she was nervous. Past incidents were still haunting. Her chakras were doing so much better now though, even more so from the time of the feast, so... now was a good time as any to have some fun, right? Wand lore stuff! Field trips! Fun! Hiding in the back of the room! Yes! Fun times ahead! Oh. Yes. Hello sturdy Hornbeam. Really Ira was glad that there were chaperone types from amongst the staff to keep children from running rampant. He was just here for the wands after all. ... and because he'd been roped into it by his boss. Blech. Quote: Originally Posted by fanficfanatict This seminar actually sounded really cool, yeah? Growing up in the Muggle world his knowledge on wands was, well, limited to say the least. So at least this would be interesting. And he found very few things genuinely interesting because he was really smart and stuff. Even though he didn't usually ram it down peoples throats. So it was gonna be nice to ACTUALLY learn something. Like a teacher. Wow. Foreign concept. Ahem. Nodding at the guy, not talking to him 'cause that would be lame, he read what was behind his head. Blah, blah, blah. Field trip. Blah. Forest of Dean. Blah, blah. Guardian sign- Oh. He found a seat and sat in it with a sour expression. Parents. ... Ascanius had only met his guardian once 'cause they were just some suit and tie at an office somewhere for the government. The endless joys of his situation. Now he was REALLY annoyed. Like really annoyed. And started to violently scratch at the parchment with his quill. Eyes for this one. No permission, no field trip. Ira took note of this short and swishy Ash boy. Hmm come to think of it, there was another with swishy Ash in this room. 'nother Slytherin one. Though her wand was quite a bit longer. Interesting. Did they have friends in common? Something telling, that. Quote: Originally Posted by bitsyandtank Asher entered the room and quickly saw that there was already a task to complete. He headed to his desk and quickly, but carefully, filled out the form. As soon as he finished, he placed both his permission slip and form on his desk for Mr. Banner to see. Squiiiiiiiiiiiiiint. What. What. "A wand can't be both stiff and swishy." squiiiiiiiint. It would literally have to be two separate woods fused together from core outward. And the balance would just be off. And the core would have trouble meshing. And it would explode. And probably someone would lose an eye. So CLEARLY the child was confused. One or the other, but certainly not both. ------------------------- .... could he start? He was going to start. Ira didn't care if it was a bit early because the sooner he started the sooner it would be over with and he could be DONE. AHEM. He cleared his throat. "You should all know what a wand is. I'm not going to harp on about basic definitions, and I'm going to keep the inane questions to a minimum since I don't particularly want to waste my time. YOU lot can ask questions, and I'll choose to answer them if they're worth answering." Paaaaaaaaause. And vice versa, he supposed. Honestly Ira didn't give a kneazle's rear if people participated or not. That was on them. "I'm Ira Banner. I'm a wandmaker. And an author. All my books are about wands. I don't care about other things. I'm here because I have to be to promote my new book, and because," He paused and then said as if it was something he had to say, "Ollivanders Wand Shop and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have for many generations shared the goal of helping Magical folk become the best possible witches and wizards they can be. You can't do that without a quality wand, or without a quality education. Ollivanders have generously sponsored this seminar. Ollivanders Wand Shop: makers of fine wands since 382 BC." This all in a monotone by the way. Because who cared really? Just getting the necessary stuff said. "We're going on a field trip today, but first we have to talk about things. Wand things." And don't think he wouldn't just leave people behind if they fell asleep or whatever. Best pay attention. "Does anyone know how many standard wand woods Ollivanders uses, and also: name some." There were plenty. Mhmm. Might surprise them really. OOC: We've started but Ira is impatient and has started 'early' so y'know, if you haven't posted yet, feel free to have your character arrive. Or you can have them just have been here all along, just please make sure you have the permission slip and wand information thingy filled out too. Thankees. Feel free to have your character name as many wand woods as they know, or take a stab at exactly how many standard woods our SS Ollivanders has Also please if you have any questions, feel free to nudge me! I'm approachable, right? Right? And let your friends know they can jump in at any time and its all good. Also, sorry for Ira he's kind of grumpy and needs a general disclaimer. __________________ love is like a letter wrote :: and life is like an envelope be careful who you give it to :: they might not give it back to you Last edited by TeafortheSoul; 09-30-2013 at 11:42 AM.