Originally Posted by MeredithRodneyMcKay

Ahhh, some of them did know! Excellent.

The chalk busily scribbled on the board as each correct answer was said, Isabelle all the while leaning against her desk with a beaming smile on her face. "All of you that said food are correct. You cannot conjure it, but yes, you can duplicate if you wish, Mr Bennett, Miss Greingoth. Although I'm sure the duplicated stuff wouldn't taste half as nice as the original. And you can also summon it if you so wish." Yes.


"You are both correct, Miss Hollingberry and Mister Blunt. Love cannot be created. True love comes from the heart, Miss Robles, and no amount of magic can make the emotional real. But as you say, potions and spells can make it seem like love, or infatuation - that's a good word Kurumi." Isabelle nodded and grinned, turning her head slightly to check that the chalk was getting all this down.


Hmm, more answers, and quite correct, too. "Life is certainly one yes," Issy nodded emphatically this time. "As you both said Jake, Patroclus, you can animate something, or someone, but they are not truly alive. They can no longer feel emotions, pain - they are existing simply through magic. And that is just not real life."


"Yes, Miss Denver. True. Not quite one of the exceptions I was looking for, but true nonetheless." Isabelle gave the girl a nod and a small smile.



"Actually, as Jake just said," she gave the Hufflepuff a knowing look as she spoke, "you can create things, which is what conjuring does. But there are five exceptions, which is what I'm looking for. Good try though."


She couldn't snort at the kids, could she? It's just this one was so cute, and his answer quite funny. No? Rats.

"I think you'll find that is the motto to help in learning apparition, Spike, but good effort." She gave him a thumbs up for that. Because he was cute. And a first year.





"Money! Yes, the fourth one on our list. Correct." Isabelle turned her attention to the person that had spoken this time. "You cannot conjure it, and any money that is duplicated is essentially worthless and will eventually disappear."


"I'd prefer the not at all option, if you don't mind," she smiled, raising her eyebrows at the boy. He was one to watch, obviously. Heh.

"Not one of the ones I was looking for, and there are only five known ones, Mister Kim." But you know, good try.


Oh and first year, that didn't appear to have read is textbook yet.

"Hesper Gamp, my dear. It's believed the laws that govern Transfiguration and it's usage, were discovered by her. Chapter 2 of your textbook I believe." Smile.


Huh, what a mind. "I suppose you could. Although how it would tastes remains to be seen. Much like the object you transfigured it from, most likely." And it wasn't something she was going to be trying.


"The last law is magical items. You can duplicate, conjure them, they will not work like the original items do. Just a blank copy, if you will." Isabelle flicked her wand and the chalk fell back down onto the ledge of the board, now all the answers were written on it.


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Right, now to get onto the lesson.

"For this first lesson I have decided to let you choose what you learn." Issy's eyes took in all their faces before she continued. "This is why I asked you to prepare to be creative. Imagine for a moment," cue the walking around the room "that you could perform magic infront of muggles, and even use it to help them. I would like you to provide to me a situation where you think a muggle might need assistance, and which spell you would use to help them. Be it transfiguring something, conjuring something - I'm going to let you decide. I will list them on the board behind, then we shall have a vote on which one we learn in the second half of this lesson."

Isabelle stopped at the front of the room and folded her hands in front of her. She kept quiet for a few seconds to let what she had said sink in. Hopefully they would come up with something good. They looked like they might. "Bear in mind what you cannot do, as per the five exceptions behind me. Please let your imaginations go. Fire away!"



OOC: Just be creative here. Have it from your charries point of view as well, so if they don't know much about muggles - it might mean they come up with something weird. Also if you don't know the name of a spell, or it has no incantation, just tell Isabelle what it does and she'll go with that.

And this is my last post for the night. Please keeping the chatting to a minimum, unless you are discussing the lessons subject/question with each other. Thank you!