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Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Out by the sea
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Ravenclaw First Year |  1,2,3,4,5 everybody in the car so come on let's ride ;) <.< >,> v.v ^,^!
Hand moving quickly across her journal page, Ivory took down the Practical Instructions to the letter. No short hand for this part. Or bare hands for that matter. Tugging on her gloves efficiently, the Ravenclaw prefect flexed her fingers inside the smooth hide glad for its suppleness as she made her way, wand and ruler in hand, to the back of the deck.
Eyes following their movements, she observed as her fellow students as they took their cutting of the original, wondering if it’d be safer for the corral if she waited her turn rather than barging in there to take a cutting of where any was available. Yeah, waiting would probably be best. Wouldn’t want to damage the original.
Fishing the small parchment out of her pocket where the instructions for making mooncalf solution written, she eyed the growing line before shrugging her shoulders and turning back to her desk, taking a small container and some Mooncalf dung with her. She’d work on the solution for now.
Back at her workstation, Ivory pinned the piece of parchment to her journal and casted a quick Fixate to hold it at eye level. The better to see the instructions you see. Measuring out the ¼ ounce of Mooncalf dung in grams, Ivory stirred in the resulting a little over 7 grams into the 700 ml of water, continuing her stirring until little chunks weren’t swimming around and the whole contents were dissolved. Satisified with her Mooncalf solution, the Ravenclaw prefect made quick work of casting a few cleaning charms on the equipment she used and her gloves before moving back to the now only semi-crowded tanks.
Muttering under her breath as she circled the enclosure, Ivory peered into the water looking for a section of. ”No, too thin….too thick…The base doesn’t look very sturdy….AHA perfect!” Until finally she found a small part where the corral was still upright and healthy enough for her to take a cutting of.
Carefully measuring out the 20 cm and making a mental note where to cut, Ivory unholstered her wand and aimed accordingly. ”Diffindo.” Concentrating her intent on only severing the appropriate section, she watched happily as the clean break was made. Success! And no accidents. That was a total plus.
AgH! But how was she to transport said cutting….
Turning her wand on her safety goggles that were hanging in misuse at her hip, the Ravenclaw prefect brightened up at an idea. Picturing an opened ball in her mind’s eye, Ivory cast the charm she’d learned the previous term concentrating on absorbing seawater. "Mizurus Boru!" The safety goggles appeared to compact for a second coming in together, morphing and expanding into a useful open ended water ball perfect for holding a piece of corral while she went about her merry way of setting up a tank for it.
Setting the new rounded vase like container on her desk for the moment, Ivory turned to the next task at hand: Filling a new tank with clay. With a little reassuring tug to make sure her gloves were in place, she dug into the mound of clay scooping it up and patting it down into the smaller tank.
Handful at a time, she spread out the clay making sure the corners weren’t showing any gaps but it wasn’t packed enough that the corral would have problems taking root. Ruler in one hand, the Ravenclaw moved around the tank watching the steady rising progess and making sure one side of the tank wasn’t more packed than the other. Gloved fingers kneading through the clay, it wasn’t long before it was just right.
Summoning her rounded container, Ivory carefully maneuvered her corral into the tank, using her fingers to make a small depression that she expanded carefully into a hole about 5 cm deep. She even checked it with her ruler to make sure. With patient hands, the Ravencalw prefect packed the clay around its base before stepping back to admire the progress. So far so good.
Exhaling a small breath of air that had her bangs flying out of her face, she moved onto the next step. Deciding to use a small ladle rather than magic to add the three liters of sea water to her tank, Ivory diligently poured the sea water. Sure it took her a while but better slowly so as not to disturb or erode the corral. Besides she could always trade arms if one got tired.
Sometime later, a little over 101 water filled ladles later, the tank was finally ready. Stretching out her arms as she walked over to her desk, Ivory retrieved her previously prepared mooncalf solution. Eyeing the instructions, she inserted one pipette into the murky dissolved mixture. With a small squeeze of the dropper, she watched the one lonely drop fall into her tank hopefully it was enough to allow the corral to flourish and help in recolonizing its species.
Writing her name on the tag provided, Ivory attached it to her tank making sure to center it on her desk. There all done.
Quote: Ivory Erised; 5th year Ravenclaw Taking a few moments to cast a few cleaning spells on her area and her gloves and cast Finite on her fixated journal, Ivory made her way to where everyone was crowded at the front. With a start, her eyes went wide and she resisted the urge to run forward and press her nose against the glass like a little kid.
It was so pretty! But no, also dangerous. Nodding her head with the others' questions, Ivory turned to the professor with a question of her own. "Professor, if the specimen is deceased does that mean that coming into contact with it is still fatal?" Even when it was dead?? Her curiosity peaked, the Ravenclaw prefect brought out her journal once again and began to sketch it. Not very well mind you, but just so she could research it later.
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