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sweetpinkpixie · 02-13-2014, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cassirin

Redirecting his wand at the correct jar, Mo tried the spell again. "Fingere Elementi." This time, there was a poof as the star burst into being, burning bright enough for even Mo to see it. He whipped off his goggles and threw them on the table in despair. Useless things.

HE SAW THAT!

~~Marching~~ Hobbling with purpose over to Mr. Branxton, Airey squuuuuuuinted at the Ravenclaw captain. "Mr. Branxton, when I was your age we had to walk 8 kilometers to school, up hills both ways, in the snow and rain, while we fought off Velociraptors. For lunch we had to walk another 5 kilometers and then swim 2. After we got there, we only had 5 minutes to eat then we had to start off again to make it back in time AND we respected out laboratory equipment NOT to throw it on the table as you have just done."

He would have told the boy to apologize to the goggles, but that was just absurd.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grrr..Meow

errr why was the Professor giving him a weird look?? Bay was totally confused. ohhh okay.. phew he was checking out his sun… "fingers crossed" he thought while paying attention to what he was saying… Grey??? whaaa----- Bay looked at Sander that said i don't know whats going on but he was happy that he was seeing yellow.

"Errr thanks Professor" smile… just smile and hopefully he won't give you that evil look again… he shrunk in his seat a little bit..

"Yep, you're welcome," he said as he gave the boy a firm pat on the shoulder.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104

..."Can we snuggle the stars?"

Seriously. Kids these days. Wanting to HUG a nuclear reaction? Might as well have said they wanted to be best friends forever with a black hole. "You can, er, snuggle with the container on your own time. No public displays of affection in my classroom."

Even if it was related to the field of study. Sort of.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline

"No...no dying," the Gryffindor finally answered, his mind settling on that word. Not unless one could die from being exposed to really loud noises. So much for having a good class.

Good. Excellent. He gave the Gryffindor boy a firm nod of the head, neck cracking as he did, and then proceeded to hobble back towards the board...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mell

BOOM!

Michael threw himself off his stool and covered his head with his hands.

........and was intercepted by a flying lion.

The professor just stared at the boy. Tactics were a bit odd, but as long as he was protecting himself he couldn't really complain. The boy WAS alive still, right?

"Look alive, Mr. Toussaint," he said, er, slightly commanded as he poked him in his right side with his cane.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry174

Laura looked at the Professor, she was very confused now. "I swear Professor I put it in my bag." Laura looked at the Professor then had an idea, tipping the bag and everything that was in it all over the floor she looked down and suddenly saw her wand in her pocket. "Oh it was in my pocket the whole time." Laura wondered why she had put it there.

Now did she have to pick up the mess on the floor or was the Professor going to be a gentlemen and pick it up for her. "Anyway Professor why do we need to use our wand to draw up plans like you said we had to." Laura was really confused about that.

Right. So if she had put it in her bag then it should still be there, yeah? He continued to tap his wand against the floor somewhat impatiently as Miss Hyde fumbled around looking for her wand...only to find that it had been in her pocket the entire time.

"You are not drawing plans, Miss Hyde," he said as he gave a nod towards the board where the instructions were written. "As you can see, the rest of your classmates have been busy creating their stars that will serve as the Sun in their solar systems. If you require assistance catching up, I suggest you ask one of your classmates."

Because he really could not stand up for too much longer. Chair in the front of the room was calling to him. Loudly. Caaaaaaaaaalling.

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Originally Posted by aaetha

"Heh... yeah, I'm fine." Adrienne said, grinning nervously at her empty box.

"Stellar," he smiled at the Ravenclaw. Fine was good. Not fine was bad. "Keep up the good work."

Once the man was back in front of the classroom, he used his wand to summon two large boxes full of dried foliage and small stones from the greenhouses and the Tower Patch - everything from flowers to branches to grass clippings ~~that may or may not have come from the quidditch pitch~~ to leaves. "By now all of you should have your 'Sun' created. If not..." MISS HYDE. "...please do so BEFORE moving on to this next part. You will also be creating your first planet today. Just creating, the theory part of planet formation will be covered next time. I would like you all to come up here and pick one piece of foliage or two from the box on the right and a small stone from the one on the left. Once you have made your selection, I want you all to grab the container of powdered iron and, using your mortar and pestle at your station, grind up everything into a fine powder. Two scoops of the iron, if you will. The stones may take a few good whacks with your pestle, but should break down rather easily. Repeat the same spell as you did with your 'Sun', and toss the swirling ball that forms with your 'Sun' and close the lid on your box. Make sure it is shut tight."

OOC: I am so sorry for the slight delay guys >___< thank you all for your patience <3

You should have a minimum of 3 posts for this activity and complete the following steps:
select some foliage from one box

pick a small stone from the other box

add two scoops of iron to the mortar

grind up the above three items into a powder

perform Fingere Elementi again

TADA! PLANET!
Should your character do all this correctly, their planet should not be larger than their 'Sun'. Orbiting around the 'Sun' will not begin just yet either, but some short jagged counter-clockwise movements could happen.

close the lid on the glass box

You will have at least 48 hours to complete this activity You CAN catch up and do the first activity of making the 'Sun' if you missed your chance.

As always, any questions can be directed to me OOC via PM/VM or IC to Professor Flamsteed.

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sweetpinkpixie Wizarding World RPG Admin Minister for Magic Alley Proprietor Romanian Longhorn Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Paths Posts: 39,995 Hogwarts RPG Name: Briallen Ashburry-Hawthorne Gryffindor First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nyle Harden Hufflepuff Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Iris Harden Ravenclaw Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Calliope Barrington Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Diamond Marchbanks Gryffindor Sixth Year Ministry Department Head: Charles Hollingberry Minister's Office Ministry Department Head: Airey Flamsteed Mysteries Diagon Alley Proprietor: Zachaël Lufkin Owl Post x12 x12	astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK \| & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin Redirecting his wand at the correct jar, Mo tried the spell again. "Fingere Elementi." This time, there was a poof as the star burst into being, burning bright enough for even Mo to see it. He whipped off his goggles and threw them on the table in despair. Useless things. HE SAW THAT! ~~Marching~~ Hobbling with purpose over to Mr. Branxton, Airey squuuuuuuinted at the Ravenclaw captain. "Mr. Branxton, when I was your age we had to walk 8 kilometers to school, up hills both ways, in the snow and rain, while we fought off Velociraptors. For lunch we had to walk another 5 kilometers and then swim 2. After we got there, we only had 5 minutes to eat then we had to start off again to make it back in time AND we respected out laboratory equipment NOT to throw it on the table as you have just done." He would have told the boy to apologize to the goggles, but that was just absurd. Quote: Originally Posted by Grrr..Meow errr why was the Professor giving him a weird look?? Bay was totally confused. ohhh okay.. phew he was checking out his sun… "fingers crossed" he thought while paying attention to what he was saying… Grey??? whaaa----- Bay looked at Sander that said i don't know whats going on but he was happy that he was seeing yellow. "Errr thanks Professor" smile… just smile and hopefully he won't give you that evil look again… he shrunk in his seat a little bit.. "Yep, you're welcome," he said as he gave the boy a firm pat on the shoulder. Quote: Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104 ..."Can we snuggle the stars?" Seriously. Kids these days. Wanting to HUG a nuclear reaction? Might as well have said they wanted to be best friends forever with a black hole. "You can, er, snuggle with the container on your own time. No public displays of affection in my classroom." Even if it was related to the field of study. Sort of. Quote: Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline "No...no dying," the Gryffindor finally answered, his mind settling on that word. Not unless one could die from being exposed to really loud noises. So much for having a good class. Good. Excellent. He gave the Gryffindor boy a firm nod of the head, neck cracking as he did, and then proceeded to hobble back towards the board... Quote: Originally Posted by Mell BOOM! Michael threw himself off his stool and covered his head with his hands. ........and was intercepted by a flying lion. The professor just stared at the boy. Tactics were a bit odd, but as long as he was protecting himself he couldn't really complain. The boy WAS alive still, right? "Look alive, Mr. Toussaint," he said, er, slightly commanded as he poked him in his right side with his cane. Quote: Originally Posted by Harry174 Laura looked at the Professor, she was very confused now. "I swear Professor I put it in my bag." Laura looked at the Professor then had an idea, tipping the bag and everything that was in it all over the floor she looked down and suddenly saw her wand in her pocket. "Oh it was in my pocket the whole time." Laura wondered why she had put it there. Now did she have to pick up the mess on the floor or was the Professor going to be a gentlemen and pick it up for her. "Anyway Professor why do we need to use our wand to draw up plans like you said we had to." Laura was really confused about that. Right. So if she had put it in her bag then it should still be there, yeah? He continued to tap his wand against the floor somewhat impatiently as Miss Hyde fumbled around looking for her wand...only to find that it had been in her pocket the entire time. "You are not drawing plans, Miss Hyde," he said as he gave a nod towards the board where the instructions were written. "As you can see, the rest of your classmates have been busy creating their stars that will serve as the Sun in their solar systems. If you require assistance catching up, I suggest you ask one of your classmates." Because he really could not stand up for too much longer. Chair in the front of the room was calling to him. Loudly. Caaaaaaaaaalling. Quote: Originally Posted by aaetha "Heh... yeah, I'm fine." Adrienne said, grinning nervously at her empty box. "Stellar," he smiled at the Ravenclaw. Fine was good. Not fine was bad. "Keep up the good work." Once the man was back in front of the classroom, he used his wand to summon two large boxes full of dried foliage and small stones from the greenhouses and the Tower Patch - everything from flowers to branches to grass clippings ~~that may or may not have come from the quidditch pitch~~ to leaves. "By now all of you should have your 'Sun' created. If not..." MISS HYDE. "...please do so BEFORE moving on to this next part. You will also be creating your first planet today. Just creating, the theory part of planet formation will be covered next time. I would like you all to come up here and pick one piece of foliage or two from the box on the right and a small stone from the one on the left. Once you have made your selection, I want you all to grab the container of powdered iron and, using your mortar and pestle at your station, grind up everything into a fine powder. Two scoops of the iron, if you will. The stones may take a few good whacks with your pestle, but should break down rather easily. Repeat the same spell as you did with your 'Sun', and toss the swirling ball that forms with your 'Sun' and close the lid on your box. Make sure it is shut tight." OOC: I am so sorry for the slight delay guys >___< thank you all for your patience <3 You should have a minimum of 3 posts for this activity and complete the following steps: select some foliage from one box pick a small stone from the other box add two scoops of iron to the mortar grind up the above three items into a powder perform Fingere Elementi again TADA! PLANET! Should your character do all this correctly, their planet should not be larger than their 'Sun'. Orbiting around the 'Sun' will not begin just yet either, but some short jagged counter-clockwise movements could happen. close the lid on the glass box You will have at least 48 hours to complete this activity You CAN catch up and do the first activity of making the 'Sun' if you missed your chance. As always, any questions can be directed to me OOC via PM/VM or IC to Professor Flamsteed. __________________ When you're stuck in a moment and your spark has been stolen .................................................. ........... this is our time to own it, so own it..................................... baby we were born with fire and gold in our eyes Last edited by sweetpinkpixie; 02-13-2014 at 04:47 PM. Reason: la la la this is why I shouldn't post during vampire hours la la la la