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Originally Posted by
Michael White 
Seeing the face on the Slytherin screw up at the look of the watch she had just recived.then looking to Pink wristwatch he had been given "Pssst ....Pssst Sierra wanna trade" holding up the watch so she could see
As Sierra continued to study the pocket watch she'd been given, she began to pick up on the fact that a whispered version of her name was slowly reaching her ears. She paused then took a hesitant glance around. Finally, her eyes settled on a Puffer Boy seated not too far away.
Oh, look! It was that same kid she'd seen in Lafay's office. The one whose father had sent a bouquet of roses.
He was trying to do something nice for her, it seemed, which only confused her even further. From her experience, when people did nice things for you, they usually wanted you to do something for them in return. Apparently, he wanted to trade watches, but was it because he didn't like his watch, or he'd seen her make a face at the one she'd ended up with?
Her eyes flickered down to the Puffer's watch, and she automatically picked up on the fact that it was pink. Eww.
Pink?! Sierra was no huge fan of the color, but she guessed she'd look a lot better with a pink watch than some boy would.
Oh, sighhh. Here she was--helping out yet another Puffer Child. Shrugging, she held out her watch for him to take, and then she accepted the pink watch he'd offered her. New watch in hand, she immediately returned her attention to the professor, realizing only seconds later she should have at least given the boy a polite smile or something.
So she smiled.
...and then returned her attention to the professor.
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Originally Posted by
MeredithRodneyMcKay "Right everyone," she smiled from her position by the window.
"It would seem that you are all set with the incantation, now onto the wand movement." Isabelle took out her own wand again and held it in front of her for them all to see.
"Firstly you make a small cross shape - top to bottom, left to right. Then you carry that through to a small circle shape finished by a gentle jab at the item you are changing. But you do not need to touch it." She demonstrated what she meant by applying it to the watch she had left on her desk. Cross shape, circle, jab.
"One long, fluid movement, no stopping and starting or it won't work correctly.... Comletia!" With a poof the watch became a bright red compass, similar colouring to what the watch had been. She held it up for them to see.
"Now if you wish to change the appearance even further, beyond merely making it a compass, you need to concentrate even harder, and more completely on what you wish the final object to look like." Placing the new compass back down on the desk, Issy leant her bum against it as she looked at the kids.
"Concentration and intent are key to making sure you get the exact thing you are aiming for. Now please practice the wand movement without the incantation, and once you feel you have mastered it, move on to doing the two together."
Feeling the cool air blow on her face, Isabelle closed her eyes and smiled. It was helping.
"If you make any mistakes, or simply want to keep practising more than the once - which I hope you do - I shall revert the compass back for you to a watch, or you can ask one of the older students for help with that. I'm sure they'd be more than willing." Right?
"You may begin." OOC: I'm going to have get an early night, I'm sorry. Just continue practising, first with just wands, then with wands and incantation. You can chat a little, but please don't go overboard. I might not be here, but Professor Magnus is still in the room, and with her headache she will take points. So please have your character behave. 
What was this woman's name again?!
Magnet?
...and were they supposed to be actually going through with the whole transformation, or were they just supposed to be practicing the wand movement for now?! Why was it Sierra that was always confused?!
First year was hard!!!
Deciding that she should at least practice the wand movement first anyway, Sierra retrieved her wand, and then began crossing, encircling, and jabbing it. First, she made the same top to bottom, left to right cross shape the professor had done. Then, she followed that up with a small circle shape and a jab. That didn't seem too difficult to master.
She just needed to try it with the incantation, too. She took a hesitant glance around to see what the others were doing.