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sweetpinkpixie · 05-23-2016, 11:47 AM

SPOILER!!: Rooney!

Sweet solstice what was it with these kids and apples?!

"Apple down, Mr. Bronwyn," the astronomer warned.

Maybe he SHOULD have done something to the apples.

SPOILER!!: Tenacius

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steelsheen

''....gravity is the force of attraction between any two objects made of matter.....'

Oh man the jokes he can come up with just on this itty bitty statement alone.

But right, sciencey talk. He can follow it mmhm. But now the Professor is teaching them a new spell-- on how to keep the apple from falling back down? Hmmm this Gryffindor had questions...

Up goes the hand "Professor... Whats the difference between this spell and other levitation spells like Wingardium Leviosa or the Locomotor spell?" because those things, he's actually been able to apply in his life already.

He looked around and this spell looks to be quite tricky-- even the older students had that look on their faces. The Curly Top grabbed his Granny Smiths and held it aloft in his hand, while he twirled his wand counterclockwise to the beat of his chanting "Derivo Gravitatem... Derivo Gravitatem.. Deri--"

--poke goes the end of his wand against the waxy green surface.

----- was that a sizzle? Uhoh.

Tenacius looked closely at his apple. There was some bruising now. Oh maaaan will this thing still work?

The Gryffindor Ace tried it again "Derivo Gravitatem..." twirl once counter clockwise "... Derivo Gravitatem...." twirl again "Derivo Gravitatem." twirl one more tiiiime...

And he tossed his apple up into the air.... Is it slowing down? It is slowing down innit?-- Oh wait its coming back down!...

--Whack! On his curly head.

"Ouch."

This was ridiculous. He was able to make his cruiser work day in and day out but cant keep an apple suspended in the air?

He did a few more tries, and each time, it seemed like the apple was slowing down just as it reached its maximum height. But if the spell is supposed to take effect at this point-- it doesn’t, and the apple comes zooming back down.

And for the nth time Tenacius collects his apple from his bag-- because that’s where it flopped into this time-- and the once flawless green fruit looked a little less for wear.

Ugh suddenly his appetite for the tart fruit has waned.

Back to the class for a moment while he wrote a few things on the blackboard, but offered the Gryffindor a glance over his shoulder with his question. Did the boy mean other than what he had already addressed? "There are quite a number of differences," Airey nodded. "One being that the spell does not influence the object itself exactly, but rather the air molecules around it. Also, once performed correctly, there is no need for your wand to guide it. In fact, there is no guiding that can be done at all with the wand." Just for starters.

Attention back to the board, Airey finished up what he had been writing before the Gryffindor's question and then turned back towards the class....which also meant that he caught the movements of a certain Ravenclaw.

"Mr. Prince...you have not been excused. Back in your seat."

Quote:

Newton's laws of motion

Law 1. The Law of Inertia:
“An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion.”

Law 2. The Law of Proportionality:
“The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force and inversely proportional to its mass.” This can be expressed in equation form:
Force = (Mass) x (Acceleration)

Law 3. The Law of Action-Reaction:
“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

Source: Space Flight Systems Mission Directorate

"Alright everyone, that's enough practice," the professor called, summoning down whatever apples had floated successfully up to the ceiling and had not yet been summoned back. "We are going to play a game that pays homage to Newton some more, specifically his three laws of motion," he continued, jabbing his thumb over his shoulder at the board. And please, Marion, contain yourself? With his wand still out, Airey gave it a flick towards one of his desk drawers, opening right on cue, and released countless numbers of house colored balloons into the air. With a flick towards another drawer, the professor released a bunch of darts into the air that levitated out of reach and below the balloons.

"An object at rest tends to stay at rest," he said, pointing to the darts specifically. "Unless there is an outside force acting upon it. That outside force will be the very apples in your hands. Using the spell you just practiced, your goal is to hit a dart and send it sailing up towards the balloons and, hopefully, pop one of them. Your apple will rebound back to you as is indicated by Newton's third law. Once you retrieve your apple, you may try again. The goal is to pop the balloons belonging to the house other than your own."

And there was no need for anyone to be concerned about falling debris seeing as the balloons and darts were enchanted objects and would vanish upon impact. Something he ought to have said aloud, but alas.

"Which ever house has the most balloons remaining by the end of 30 minutes is the winner! Oh your mark...get set...ENGAGE!"

OOC: ACTIVITY TIME! Please keep the following guidelines in mind as you RP.

▸ There are an equal number of balloons for each house. What that number is is for me to know and you to find out
▸ You do NOT need to cast the spell in every single one of your posts (think of the apple as acting like a puck in air hockey). The spell will last for a decent amount of time on your character's apple, but will be needed to be reapplied during the course of the game.
▸ Your character can hit up to 2 darts at a time.
▸ Your character can destroy up to 2 balloons at a time, but both balloons MUST be different colors.
▸ Please TITLE your post with the color of balloon you are destroying. This will help me keep track of things easier.
▸ Each balloon that gets destroyed means one less planet for that house. I will be keeping track and if a house runs out of balloons floating around then that house is "out".
▸ If your house runs out of planets this DOES NOT mean you are done RPing. You can continue to pop balloons and perhaps get some revenge
▸ While this is an inter-house competition, perfection is NOT necessary. Missing the target, failing to perform the spell correctly, etc are also perfectly acceptable forms of participation!
▸ Talk & interaction between students is encouraged!
▸ This activity will be open for at least 48 hours to give everyone plenty of time to participate
▸ Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!

Minimum of 4 posts to get full credit. Extra credit possible for outstanding RPing.

Please feel free to VM or PM me with any questions or ask them IC to Professor Flamsteed. I'm still feeling very under the weather, but I will try to get back to you as soon as I can♥

05-23-2016, 11:47 AM	#158 (permalink)
sweetpinkpixie Wizarding World RPG Admin Minister for Magic Alley Proprietor Leprechaun Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Paths Posts: 40,054 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 SPOILER!!: Rooney! Quote: Originally Posted by Shanners Rooney had taken himself quietly to a corner of the room to practice, because he was aware it was a difficult spell and didn't want to be around apples going up into the air and potentially smacking him square on the head and causing more of a thing than had already happened today. He took his apple to his hand, gave it a little grip and tossed it into the air a few tester times. Mainly so he could catch it and remember that he was good at something. The catching. The easy part. He was good at the easy part. Either way, apple in his hand.. he gave a bitter mutter about it needing to be good to him or he'd eat it and it would cease to exist anymore. THEN he'd have the upper ~~hand~~ ~~core~~ hand. Apple puns took the pips, really. Circling his wand above the apple, he spoke the incantation C-L-E-A-R-L-Y three times, connecting each circle on the last syllable each time. "Derivo Gravitatem... Derivo Gravitatem.... Derivo Gravitatem...?" And now he was just supposed to throw his apple up in the air and things would be all good? They seemed to be all good for the younger students, apparently! Apple up...? APPLE DOWN. APPLE DOWN. RED ALERT. APPLE DOOOOOOOOOOWN. Luckily not splattered anywhere. But his determination only drove him to pick it up and try again. And again. And again. It was infuriating to be given a spell that he couldn't get right for the life of him and then to see second years going ahead and getting it was a kick in his hungry stomach. This was unfair. Sixteenth try was the charm, right? No. No it wasn't. So Rooney gave up and sat down on the floor, biting into his apple. "NOT. WORKING." This was an Astronomy class and he just wanted to eat the bloody apple and be fantastic at spells, okay? Sweet solstice what was it with these kids and apples?! "Apple down, Mr. Bronwyn," the astronomer warned. Maybe he SHOULD have done something to the apples. SPOILER!!: Tenacius Quote: Originally Posted by Steelsheen ''....gravity is the force of attraction between any two objects made of matter.....' Oh man the jokes he can come up with just on this itty bitty statement alone. But right, sciencey talk. He can follow it mmhm. But now the Professor is teaching them a new spell-- on how to keep the apple from falling back down? Hmmm this Gryffindor had questions... Up goes the hand "Professor... Whats the difference between this spell and other levitation spells like Wingardium Leviosa or the Locomotor spell?" because those things, he's actually been able to apply in his life already. He looked around and this spell looks to be quite tricky-- even the older students had that look on their faces. The Curly Top grabbed his Granny Smiths and held it aloft in his hand, while he twirled his wand counterclockwise to the beat of his chanting "Derivo Gravitatem... Derivo Gravitatem.. Deri--" --poke goes the end of his wand against the waxy green surface. ----- was that a sizzle? Uhoh. Tenacius looked closely at his apple. There was some bruising now. Oh maaaan will this thing still work? The Gryffindor Ace tried it again "Derivo Gravitatem..." twirl once counter clockwise "... Derivo Gravitatem...." twirl again "Derivo Gravitatem." twirl one more tiiiime... And he tossed his apple up into the air.... Is it slowing down? It is slowing down innit?-- Oh wait its coming back down!... --Whack! On his curly head. "Ouch." This was ridiculous. He was able to make his cruiser work day in and day out but cant keep an apple suspended in the air? He did a few more tries, and each time, it seemed like the apple was slowing down just as it reached its maximum height. But if the spell is supposed to take effect at this point-- it doesn’t, and the apple comes zooming back down. And for the nth time Tenacius collects his apple from his bag-- because that’s where it flopped into this time-- and the once flawless green fruit looked a little less for wear. Ugh suddenly his appetite for the tart fruit has waned. Back to the class for a moment while he wrote a few things on the blackboard, but offered the Gryffindor a glance over his shoulder with his question. Did the boy mean other than what he had already addressed? "There are quite a number of differences," Airey nodded. "One being that the spell does not influence the object itself exactly, but rather the air molecules around it. Also, once performed correctly, there is no need for your wand to guide it. In fact, there is no guiding that can be done at all with the wand." Just for starters. Attention back to the board, Airey finished up what he had been writing before the Gryffindor's question and then turned back towards the class....which also meant that he caught the movements of a certain Ravenclaw. "Mr. Prince...you have not been excused. Back in your seat." Quote: Newton's laws of motion Law 1. The Law of Inertia: “An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion.” Law 2. The Law of Proportionality: “The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force and inversely proportional to its mass.” This can be expressed in equation form: Force = (Mass) x (Acceleration) Law 3. The Law of Action-Reaction: “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Source: Space Flight Systems Mission Directorate "Alright everyone, that's enough practice," the professor called, summoning down whatever apples had floated successfully up to the ceiling and had not yet been summoned back. "We are going to play a game that pays homage to Newton some more, specifically his three laws of motion," he continued, jabbing his thumb over his shoulder at the board. And please, Marion, contain yourself? With his wand still out, Airey gave it a flick towards one of his desk drawers, opening right on cue, and released countless numbers of house colored balloons into the air. With a flick towards another drawer, the professor released a bunch of darts into the air that levitated out of reach and below the balloons. "An object at rest tends to stay at rest," he said, pointing to the darts specifically. "Unless there is an outside force acting upon it. That outside force will be the very apples in your hands. Using the spell you just practiced, your goal is to hit a dart and send it sailing up towards the balloons and, hopefully, pop one of them. Your apple will rebound back to you as is indicated by Newton's third law. Once you retrieve your apple, you may try again. The goal is to pop the balloons belonging to the house other than your own." And there was no need for anyone to be concerned about falling debris seeing as the balloons and darts were enchanted objects and would vanish upon impact. Something he ought to have said aloud, but alas. "Which ever house has the most balloons remaining by the end of 30 minutes is the winner! Oh your mark...get set...ENGAGE!" OOC: ACTIVITY TIME! Please keep the following guidelines in mind as you RP. ▸ There are an equal number of balloons for each house. What that number is is for me to know and you to find out ▸ You do NOT need to cast the spell in every single one of your posts (think of the apple as acting like a puck in air hockey). The spell will last for a decent amount of time on your character's apple, but will be needed to be reapplied during the course of the game. ▸ Your character can hit up to 2 darts at a time. ▸ Your character can destroy up to 2 balloons at a time, but both balloons MUST be different colors. ▸ Please TITLE your post with the color of balloon you are destroying. This will help me keep track of things easier. ▸ Each balloon that gets destroyed means one less planet for that house. I will be keeping track and if a house runs out of balloons floating around then that house is "out". ▸ If your house runs out of planets this DOES NOT mean you are done RPing. You can continue to pop balloons and perhaps get some revenge ▸ While this is an inter-house competition, perfection is NOT necessary. Missing the target, failing to perform the spell correctly, etc are also perfectly acceptable forms of participation! ▸ Talk & interaction between students is encouraged! ▸ This activity will be open for at least 48 hours to give everyone plenty of time to participate ▸ Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun! Minimum of 4 posts to get full credit. Extra credit possible for outstanding RPing. Please feel free to VM or PM me with any questions or ask them IC to Professor Flamsteed. I'm still feeling very under the weather, but I will try to get back to you as soon as I can♥ __________________ 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