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MadMadamMalfoy · 11-22-2016, 05:29 AM

Text Cut: Necessity

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Originally Posted by FwooperOnYourLeft

They were going to create a charm? How totally cool was that?? Azura smiled warmly up at the Professor, trying to encourage him a bit. He seemed like he wasn't doing super well and now she was curious as to what was wrong. She had planned to stop by his office later anyways.

She tuned back to reflect on his question.. what would she do without some charms? Especially the cushioning charms?? Those had saved her life (and her nose) several times already!

At his next question though her hand went into the air. "I feel like spells were invented because we either needed them, they say necessity is the mother of invention, or they wanted to make something different. I don't think anyone needs a tickling charm, but we have one. And it's quite fun to use in duels. " She added with a smile

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Originally Posted by Devina Wellheart

Miranda sat pleased with herself yet again as the professor accepted and praised her answer... But having listened further she learned that perhaps even she could at some point find a need and invent a new charm... Coolness!

As she listened on and thought about why it's an important thing that they would need to invent a new charm.... She didnt have to think for very long about the question at all really... Logic was staring them all in the face on this one...

" Professor, the need to invent or reinvent charms and spells is because times are forever changing as is our personal needs.. Not only to make life easier but also to make our spells more efficient and free of any unpleasant effects because of them.."

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Originally Posted by Goblinfrog

"I agree with Azura and Miranda," said Kitty in response to the second question. The reason she hadn't answered the first was because she had strained her voice last night while practicing for charms. "It's like Muggles with their inventions. They invent cool new things when the need arises or just because it's fun. And if a spell hasn't already been invented then that's probably just because no one has thought about it and the person who's going to invent it hasn't been born yet."

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Originally Posted by Eriin

Dora listened to some of her classmates... others she blocked out. Heh. But as Professor Marchand asked his second question her hand went up in the air, a smile on her face. "Necessity is the mother of all invention like Azura said! We NEED new spells. Sometimes we create stronger spells, broaden the spectrum of a spell, or like... create something that we need that hasn't been invented yet. I think we do all of this because as the times change, our needs change. Like... a bunch of thousands of years ago we didn't need a channel changing spell for the telly, did we? But I am sure someone at some point lost their remote thingy and BAM! New spell created."

Was there even such a spell? She had no idea, but that was something she could see a Witch or Wizard creating. They were a rather lazy lot, after all. "Also, like, someone invented spells to create or conjure fire, right? I am sure it came in handy when someone somewhere was kind of stuck out in the woods and needed a fire to stay warm, yeah?" Was she rambling now? Of course she was.

Hand down. No more talking.

Nope.

The first to answer was Miss Snow, and Gaston managed to give her a sad yet appreciative smile. "Excellent, Miss Snow," he said. "I doubt I could've said it better myself."

Then Miss Blaze offered an equally articulate and thorough answer, this one containing not just one but several reasons for wizards to create spells. The charms professor was impressed! "Very sound reasoning, Miss Blaze. Well done!"

It seemed Miss Valentine had something to add to this line of thought as well."Very good, Miss Valentine," Gaston said, nodding in agreement when she mentioned inventing things for fun. Call him biased, but the girl was right. Creating spells was fun... except when it was for that nightmare boss he once had. But that was a story for another time!

Another sad, forced smile, this time for Miss Umbridge. Gaston didn't mind her rambling at all; he thought it helped illustrate her point... though he wished she'd used something besides fire as an example. It seemed he had finally found reason to award points to Gryffindor this class. Good, he hated awarding extra points to every house but one! "Excellent explanation, Miss Umbridge. Five points to Gryffindor."

Text Cut: Improvement of existing spells

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Originally Posted by 2111jen

why we invented new spells at all? Uuuuuuuuh...Jonas didn't even know that there were new spells still being invented. With that in mind, he bit his lip trying to think of a logical explanation....uuuuuuh.
"Maybe cos' there is a better way of doing things? Like why muggles would invent new technology instead of sticking with the stuff they already have?" Jonas offered as he raised his hand. Hopefully that was an acceptable response.

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Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Charms was always an interesting subject to Tenacius. Because it was practical magic. Of course theres a lot to Charms than just the practical, but that usually makes this Gryffindor zone out. Unless he was highly interested in the subject matter.... like making things fly.

But right there was a question. Tenacius sat back in his seat and was still partially daydreaming when he replied "Because old stuff is boring Mr Gaston. New stuff is always interesting. And it shows that things improve when new stuff happens." to him anyway.

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Originally Posted by Bazinga

Hadn't they done this three times over? Natalia swore they just did something of the sorts in History of magic. Were the professors planning together to keep the lessons going around the same topic? Were they getting ready to have an invention competition at Hogwarts or something? Nat just sunk in her seat more trying to pay attention, but truly about to open her parchment and write a note instead of doing anything in class today.

Starting to doodle she heard the question and thought a moment. Why did people keep inventing things. She lifted her hand, "I think it's because some people always have to be better than others. I mean charms started to be invented to make life easier, but in this day and age do we really have anything else that could make our lives easier? I think now a days it is more on the line of doing it to make it better then the last person to be the best." A full competition type thing going on that Nat really didn't care to be in. Her music was way more important then coming up with a new spell.

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Originally Posted by Suziella

Juno raised her hand and waited to be called on. Once she was called on she responded, "I think that we invent or reinvent spells because we discover new things that can be controlled with or changed by magic. Magic does have it's loop holes and if a spell or charm is easily broken, we need to invent a better or stronger one to compensate for that." That was one of many reasons why they created spells and charms. She was sure of it.

Gaston was pleased when Mr. Emery came up with a different answer than what his classmates had already said, though the boy didn't sound incredibly sure of himself. He gave the Slytherin an encouraging nod. "Yes, very good, Mr. Emery," he said. "Finding a better way of doing things is a completely valid reason for inventing spells."

The charms professor rolled his eyes as Mr. Salander called him "Mr. Gaston". It never failed... there was always one in every class, wasn't there? He knew the boy hadn't mean any harm by it, but today, on top of everything else going on in his life, it just really rubbed him the wrong way. "Mr. Salander, i'll remind you that students are to address me as 'Professor Marchand'," he said testily, his blue eyes flashing warningly. "The next person to do otherwise will lose house points." He sighed. "But yes, you're right; good answer."

Miss Franks-Mundie's answer caught the Frenchman a bit off guard, but he still gave her a nod in acknowledgement. "Interesting opinion, Miss Franks-Mundie." Was what she said about some people needing to be better than others directed at anyone in particular? No, Gaston was sure it was just his broken heart making him overly sensitive...

Then Miss Darcy added to the similar answers already given. Oh, yes. Gaston knew all about magical loopholes. They'd given him quite a difficult time during his time at the French Ministry of Magic, but he quickly blocked that memory from his mind. The last thing he needed was that thought making him feel even worse! He turned to the Hufflepuff and said, "Very nicely worded, Miss Darcy."

Text Cut: Accidental invention

Now this was an out-of=the-box answer! And true too, as Gaston could attest to himself... though he was sure his class didn't need or want to know about the mistakes he'd made during his short career as a charms developer. The Ravenclaw's answer earned a small smile from the professor. "A very original and well-thought out answer, Miss McNally!" he said, nodding in agreement. "Spells can sometimes be invented in the most unlikely ways."

"Excellent answers, everyone!" Gaston praised the entire class before resuming his place by the blackboard. Moving on... "Now, there are two basic parts that make up a spell: the action, or what the spell does, and the subject, who or what it effects. When the two are combined, you can create an endless range of spells such as..."

Now seemed as good a time as any to show off one of his own spells; he aimed his wand at his face. "Celomacula." The dark circles under his eyes vanished, but the spell couldn't mask the sad, haunted look in his eyes.

"There is also an optional third part to a spell called a modifier," he continued. "This changes the intensity of a spell. For example... Lumos." He pointed his wand into the air, and a beam of light shot from its tip. "Lumos maxima." A much brighter beam of light erupted from his wand this time.

Gaston gave his class a few moments to process the new information before going on. "While there are some exceptions, most of the incantations we use are derived from Latin. Unfortunately one class period isn't enough time for you to learn an entire language, so for the purposes of this exercise, you have two options. You may mix and match terms to create a spell from this list-" This time instead of writing on the board himself, he just aimed his wand at it. His arm was tired, adn besides, the students would have more time to finish if they didn't have to wait for him to write everything!

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Originally Posted by Spell Terms List

ACTION
Mobil- to move
Levio - to levitate
Lacero- to cut
Ligo - to bind
Glacio- to freeze
Cresco- to grow
Resilio- to shrink

SUBJECT
Lignum - wood
Vitrum - glass
Saxum - stone
Biblus- paper/parchment
Liquidum - liquid

MODIFIER
duo - double strength
tria - triple strength
maxima - maximum strength
sempra - forever
totalum - total (useful for spells covering a large area)

"Or if you have your own idea for a spell, just raise your hand and I'll help you come up with an incantation. Remember the point of this activity is not necessarily to create a spell that doesn't exist but to explore the mechanics of charms development," Gaston said, looking out at his class. "You have the rest of the period to work; you may create as many spells as you like, but I expect all fo you to do at least one."

OOC: I'm soooo sorry for the delay! I was busy celebrating my birthday yesterday and unable to post

Anyway you have 48 HOURS to complete this activity. There is no post requirement, do as many or as few as you feel necessary. If you need help with an incantation, PLEASE TITLE YOUR POST TO REFLECT THIS! We'll be popping back in periodically to help/answer questions.

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MadMadamMalfoy Newbie Mod Alley Proprietor Mackled Malaclaw Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hazbin Hotel Posts: 11,114 Hogwarts RPG Name: Norman A. Carton Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Sydney M. L. Masters Slytherin Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Maddox B. Buchanan Gryffindor Fourth Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Caledon Roth The Leaky Cauldron	Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll Text Cut: Necessity Quote: Originally Posted by FwooperOnYourLeft They were going to create a charm? How totally cool was that?? Azura smiled warmly up at the Professor, trying to encourage him a bit. He seemed like he wasn't doing super well and now she was curious as to what was wrong. She had planned to stop by his office later anyways. She tuned back to reflect on his question.. what would she do without some charms? Especially the cushioning charms?? Those had saved her life (and her nose) several times already! At his next question though her hand went into the air. "I feel like spells were invented because we either needed them, they say necessity is the mother of invention, or they wanted to make something different. I don't think anyone needs a tickling charm, but we have one. And it's quite fun to use in duels. " She added with a smile Quote: Originally Posted by Devina Wellheart Miranda sat pleased with herself yet again as the professor accepted and praised her answer... But having listened further she learned that perhaps even she could at some point find a need and invent a new charm... Coolness! As she listened on and thought about why it's an important thing that they would need to invent a new charm.... She didnt have to think for very long about the question at all really... Logic was staring them all in the face on this one... " Professor, the need to invent or reinvent charms and spells is because times are forever changing as is our personal needs.. Not only to make life easier but also to make our spells more efficient and free of any unpleasant effects because of them.." Quote: Originally Posted by Goblinfrog "I agree with Azura and Miranda," said Kitty in response to the second question. The reason she hadn't answered the first was because she had strained her voice last night while practicing for charms. "It's like Muggles with their inventions. They invent cool new things when the need arises or just because it's fun. And if a spell hasn't already been invented then that's probably just because no one has thought about it and the person who's going to invent it hasn't been born yet." Quote: Originally Posted by Eriin Dora listened to some of her classmates... others she blocked out. Heh. But as Professor Marchand asked his second question her hand went up in the air, a smile on her face. "Necessity is the mother of all invention like Azura said! We NEED new spells. Sometimes we create stronger spells, broaden the spectrum of a spell, or like... create something that we need that hasn't been invented yet. I think we do all of this because as the times change, our needs change. Like... a bunch of thousands of years ago we didn't need a channel changing spell for the telly, did we? But I am sure someone at some point lost their remote thingy and BAM! New spell created." Was there even such a spell? She had no idea, but that was something she could see a Witch or Wizard creating. They were a rather lazy lot, after all. "Also, like, someone invented spells to create or conjure fire, right? I am sure it came in handy when someone somewhere was kind of stuck out in the woods and needed a fire to stay warm, yeah?" Was she rambling now? Of course she was. Hand down. No more talking. Nope. The first to answer was Miss Snow, and Gaston managed to give her a sad yet appreciative smile. "Excellent, Miss Snow," he said. "I doubt I could've said it better myself." Then Miss Blaze offered an equally articulate and thorough answer, this one containing not just one but several reasons for wizards to create spells. The charms professor was impressed! "Very sound reasoning, Miss Blaze. Well done!" It seemed Miss Valentine had something to add to this line of thought as well."Very good, Miss Valentine," Gaston said, nodding in agreement when she mentioned inventing things for fun. Call him biased, but the girl was right. Creating spells was fun... except when it was for that nightmare boss he once had. But that was a story for another time! Another sad, forced smile, this time for Miss Umbridge. Gaston didn't mind her rambling at all; he thought it helped illustrate her point... though he wished she'd used something besides fire as an example. It seemed he had finally found reason to award points to Gryffindor this class. Good, he hated awarding extra points to every house but one! "Excellent explanation, Miss Umbridge. Five points to Gryffindor." Text Cut: Improvement of existing spells Quote: Originally Posted by 2111jen why we invented new spells at all? Uuuuuuuuh...Jonas didn't even know that there were new spells still being invented. With that in mind, he bit his lip trying to think of a logical explanation....uuuuuuh. "Maybe cos' there is a better way of doing things? Like why muggles would invent new technology instead of sticking with the stuff they already have?" Jonas offered as he raised his hand. Hopefully that was an acceptable response. Quote: Originally Posted by Steelsheen Charms was always an interesting subject to Tenacius. Because it was practical magic. Of course theres a lot to Charms than just the practical, but that usually makes this Gryffindor zone out. Unless he was highly interested in the subject matter.... like making things fly. But right there was a question. Tenacius sat back in his seat and was still partially daydreaming when he replied "Because old stuff is boring Mr Gaston. New stuff is always interesting. And it shows that things improve when new stuff happens." to him anyway. Quote: Originally Posted by Bazinga Hadn't they done this three times over? Natalia swore they just did something of the sorts in History of magic. Were the professors planning together to keep the lessons going around the same topic? Were they getting ready to have an invention competition at Hogwarts or something? Nat just sunk in her seat more trying to pay attention, but truly about to open her parchment and write a note instead of doing anything in class today. Starting to doodle she heard the question and thought a moment. Why did people keep inventing things. She lifted her hand, "I think it's because some people always have to be better than others. I mean charms started to be invented to make life easier, but in this day and age do we really have anything else that could make our lives easier? I think now a days it is more on the line of doing it to make it better then the last person to be the best." A full competition type thing going on that Nat really didn't care to be in. Her music was way more important then coming up with a new spell. Quote: Originally Posted by Suziella Juno raised her hand and waited to be called on. Once she was called on she responded, "I think that we invent or reinvent spells because we discover new things that can be controlled with or changed by magic. Magic does have it's loop holes and if a spell or charm is easily broken, we need to invent a better or stronger one to compensate for that." That was one of many reasons why they created spells and charms. She was sure of it. Gaston was pleased when Mr. Emery came up with a different answer than what his classmates had already said, though the boy didn't sound incredibly sure of himself. He gave the Slytherin an encouraging nod. "Yes, very good, Mr. Emery," he said. "Finding a better way of doing things is a completely valid reason for inventing spells." The charms professor rolled his eyes as Mr. Salander called him "Mr. Gaston". It never failed... there was always one in every class, wasn't there? He knew the boy hadn't mean any harm by it, but today, on top of everything else going on in his life, it just really rubbed him the wrong way. *"Mr. Salander, i'll remind you that students are to address me as 'Professor Marchand',"* he said testily, his blue eyes flashing warningly. "The next person to do otherwise will lose house points." He sighed. "But yes, you're right; good answer." Miss Franks-Mundie's answer caught the Frenchman a bit off guard, but he still gave her a nod in acknowledgement. "Interesting opinion, Miss Franks-Mundie." Was what she said about some people needing to be better than others directed at anyone in particular? No, Gaston was sure it was just his broken heart making him overly sensitive... Then Miss Darcy added to the similar answers already given. Oh, yes. Gaston knew all about magical loopholes. They'd given him quite a difficult time during his time at the French Ministry of Magic, but he quickly blocked that memory from his mind. The last thing he needed was that thought making him feel even worse! He turned to the Hufflepuff and said, "Very nicely worded, Miss Darcy." Text Cut: Accidental invention Quote: Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline She had been wondering the exact purpose for the topic of conversation, an inkling coming to mind that was happily confirmed by Professor Marchand. To say Cass was excited would have been an understatement. This was delving into her father’s area of expertise and she had always found it an interesting concept. Creating their own spells. The third year was trying not to seem too anxious to try her hand at the task they would be accomplishing later in, latching onto the questioned poised before them as a mild distraction. Why do witches and wizards bother to make new spells when there were plenty already out there? Well other than the fun of it? Which was part of why SHE would do it yet already expressed as part of the answers given by other classmates. What she didn’t want to just agree with them so Cass got to thinking on a possible additional reason. “Well there’s always the chance of accidentally inventing a spell,” the Ravenclaw finally answered after raising her hand. “Where a new spell developed out of a misspoken or miscast current spell. In that case the reason for inventing was not intentional but evolved from the learning or practicing of an existing one and bettering oneself.” Now this was an out-of=the-box answer! And true too, as Gaston could attest to himself... though he was sure his class didn't need or want to know about the mistakes he'd made during his short career as a charms developer. The Ravenclaw's answer earned a small smile from the professor. "A very original and well-thought out answer, Miss McNally!" he said, nodding in agreement. "Spells can sometimes be invented in the most unlikely ways." "Excellent answers, everyone!" Gaston praised the entire class before resuming his place by the blackboard. Moving on... "Now, there are two basic parts that make up a spell: the action, or what the spell does, and the subject, who or what it effects. When the two are combined, you can create an endless range of spells such as..." Now seemed as good a time as any to show off one of his own spells; he aimed his wand at his face. "Celomacula." The dark circles under his eyes vanished, but the spell couldn't mask the sad, haunted look in his eyes. "There is also an optional third part to a spell called a modifier," he continued. "This changes the intensity of a spell. For example... Lumos." He pointed his wand into the air, and a beam of light shot from its tip. *"Lumos maxima."* A much brighter beam of light erupted from his wand this time. Gaston gave his class a few moments to process the new information before going on. "While there are some exceptions, most of the incantations we use are derived from Latin. Unfortunately one class period isn't enough time for you to learn an entire language, so for the purposes of this exercise, you have two options. You may mix and match terms to create a spell from this list-" This time instead of writing on the board himself, he just aimed his wand at it. His arm was tired, adn besides, the students would have more time to finish if they didn't have to wait for him to write everything! Quote: Originally Posted by Spell Terms List ACTION Mobil- to move Levio - to levitate Lacero- to cut Ligo - to bind Glacio- to freeze Cresco- to grow Resilio- to shrink SUBJECT Lignum - wood Vitrum - glass Saxum - stone Biblus- paper/parchment Liquidum - liquid MODIFIER duo - double strength tria - triple strength maxima - maximum strength sempra - forever totalum - total (useful for spells covering a large area) "Or if you have your own idea for a spell, just raise your hand and I'll help you come up with an incantation. Remember the point of this activity is not necessarily to create a spell that doesn't exist but to explore the mechanics of charms development," Gaston said, looking out at his class. "You have the rest of the period to work; you may create as many spells as you like, but I expect all fo you to do at least one." OOC: I'm soooo sorry for the delay! I was busy celebrating my birthday yesterday and unable to post Anyway you have 48 HOURS to complete this activity. There is no post requirement, do as many or as few as you feel necessary. If you need help with an incantation, PLEASE TITLE YOUR POST TO REFLECT THIS! We'll be popping back in periodically to help/answer questions. __________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true...