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scarsandtetris · 01-18-2011, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Con_Stripes

Truebridge said no more on the 'being late' issue and observed the Ravenclaw girl begin her work.

It took him a bit but eventually he worked out she was experiencing some sort of emotional dilemma.

Without saying a word, Truebridge placed an unopened chocolate frog next to her textbook and continued walking around the room.

Encouragement, perhaps.

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Truebridge glanced at Salander's work for a moment before addressing the class.

"Alright for those of you who feel they are ready, you may begin to carve the table. Please complete three runes by the end of the lesson and remember they need to be runes which you think will be beneficial in the classroom environment."

He stopped at the front of the room and faced the class.

"Some of you may have noticed some difficulties with carving, and there is one thing that will certainly help." One thing that he'd intentionally not mentioned because oftentimes it was easier to experience it than to hear it. "Carving against the wood is easier than carving with it. Carving against the wood also means that the cuts you make will not close up again over time, that is why the runes are made up of diagonal and vertical lines, as in general the surface used for carvings, one would place the grain on the horizontal in front of them." And most of them had done so while practicing without even realising it.

"Please keep this in mind as you start on the table, using whichever method you preferred. If you wish to practice some more then that is fine too."

ooc: now you can RP carving runes into the table, using either the Intaglio spell and your characters wand or with the Burin tool and a galdr. Have fun and don't get too crazy now, we're on the homestretch and we're entirely convinced Tate would be displeased at sudden, random or unfortunate death.

She finished carving her first piece, conveniently only a few seconds before Professor Truebridge began to address the class again. Her green eyes lit up when she observed the chocolate frog adjacent to her book, and she reached over to grab it, carefully and fervently unwrapping it to find a card illustrated with Artemisia Lufkin, a woman whom Charley knew a great deal about already.
The first witch to become Minister of Magic! So admirable! I didn't even have a card of her before!
She glanced at JP, mouthing a question, wondering who had left her the chocolate.
Hard at work, Charley hadn't noticed when Professor Truebridge had come over to her.
She smiled towards the front of the classroom, hoping the professor would see how much better that had made her feel. She began beaming, though, as he bespoke of carving against the grain of the wood and laying it horizontally in front of oneself, which she had been doing.
Focus, discipline, introspection, knowledge, hardship; study aid, self-discipline, concentration in spite of distraction, purging the negative... Charley considered as she ran her fingers over the grooves in the small piece of wood. The divinatory meanings and magical uses of Thurisaz.
Maybe that's all I really need. Focus.
Keeping this in mind, she repackaged the candy, its frog not yet released, and slid it into her bag, removing her wand and beginning to carve another rune into the upper left corner of her table: Kenaz. It was a relatively simple configuration, requiring only two lines to be carved, and she promptly completed it.
She then began on the last required rune, deciding on Jera, one which was not quite so simple, this time in the upper right corner.
"Intaglio jera jera jera...." she started, gently running her wand along the tabletop in the shape of the rune.

ooc: I know we aren't supposed to RP other characters, but I don't think my insertion of JP's response is too out of order. I do hope it's not, but Jean1210, please tell me if you believe it is.

01-18-2011, 04:31 AM	#539 (permalink)
scarsandtetris Snidget Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: my dreams Posts: 2,854 Hogwarts RPG Name: Charlotte (Charley) Isabelle Kelley First Year	The Ones Who Love Us Never Really Leave Us R.I.P. Susan aka Mum, Douglas, and Chantice Quote: Originally Posted by Con_Stripes Truebridge said no more on the 'being late' issue and observed the Ravenclaw girl begin her work. It took him a bit but eventually he worked out she was experiencing some sort of emotional dilemma. Without saying a word, Truebridge placed an unopened chocolate frog next to her textbook and continued walking around the room. Encouragement, perhaps. ------------ Truebridge glanced at Salander's work for a moment before addressing the class. "Alright for those of you who feel they are ready, you may begin to carve the table. Please complete three runes by the end of the lesson and remember they need to be runes which you think will be beneficial in the classroom environment." He stopped at the front of the room and faced the class. "Some of you may have noticed some difficulties with carving, and there is one thing that will certainly help." One thing that he'd intentionally not mentioned because oftentimes it was easier to experience it than to hear it. "Carving against the wood is easier than carving with it. Carving against the wood also means that the cuts you make will not close up again over time, that is why the runes are made up of diagonal and vertical lines, as in general the surface used for carvings, one would place the grain on the horizontal in front of them." And most of them had done so while practicing without even realising it. "Please keep this in mind as you start on the table, using whichever method you preferred. If you wish to practice some more then that is fine too." ooc: now you can RP carving runes into the table, using either the Intaglio spell and your characters wand or with the Burin tool and a galdr. Have fun and don't get too crazy now, we're on the homestretch and we're entirely convinced Tate would be displeased at sudden, random or unfortunate death. She finished carving her first piece, conveniently only a few seconds before Professor Truebridge began to address the class again. Her green eyes lit up when she observed the chocolate frog adjacent to her book, and she reached over to grab it, carefully and fervently unwrapping it to find a card illustrated with Artemisia Lufkin, a woman whom Charley knew a great deal about already. The first witch to become Minister of Magic! So admirable! I didn't even have a card of her before! She glanced at JP, mouthing a question, wondering who had left her the chocolate. Hard at work, Charley hadn't noticed when Professor Truebridge had come over to her. She smiled towards the front of the classroom, hoping the professor would see how much better that had made her feel. She began beaming, though, as he bespoke of carving against the grain of the wood and laying it horizontally in front of oneself, which she had been doing. Focus, discipline, introspection, knowledge, hardship; study aid, self-discipline, concentration in spite of distraction, purging the negative... Charley considered as she ran her fingers over the grooves in the small piece of wood. The divinatory meanings and magical uses of Thurisaz. Maybe that's all I really need. Focus. Keeping this in mind, she repackaged the candy, its frog not yet released, and slid it into her bag, removing her wand and beginning to carve another rune into the upper left corner of her table: Kenaz. It was a relatively simple configuration, requiring only two lines to be carved, and she promptly completed it. She then began on the last required rune, deciding on Jera, one which was not quite so simple, this time in the upper right corner. "Intaglio jera jera jera...." she started, gently running her wand along the tabletop in the shape of the rune. ooc: I know we aren't supposed to RP other characters, but I don't think my insertion of JP's response is too out of order. I do hope it's not, but Jean1210, please tell me if you believe it is. __________________ Your flavour is chewing gum. You're a risk-taker and like to swim against the current. You face risk like it's an everyday thing and embrace the challenges set before you. You set your own path and conformity isn't in your vocabulary. ♥ Last edited by Con_Stripes; 01-26-2011 at 09:21 AM. Reason: sorry its still against the rules.