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lemondrop13 · 05-20-2013, 04:16 PM

Carsyn finished scribbling the steps onto her parchment and then proceeded to follow the directions. She couldn't understand what caused Hogwarts to be so short-funded, but didn't devote much more thought to it. She didn't have much of a problem making the best out of a not-so-great situation, and the lack of a true teacup would be no major test of her imagination. There were worse things than doing a tea leaf reading out of a plastic cup, right?

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Step One: Flip cup over onto piece of parchment and then trace outside rim of the cup to create the 'saucer' out of the area made by doing this (Leaves on saucers don't have much purpose on their beginner readings without "real" saucers"). Retrieve 1 teaspoon of tea leaves from boxes at each table.

With quill in her left hand, Carsyn did as instructed, turning the cup over so that the mouth of the cup touched the fresh piece of parchment. She inked her quill and touched it to the paper, turning the paper around 360 degrees while keeping the quill in one spot. For some reason, she found this easier than trying to drag the quill around the outside of the cup, which she was certain would have left her arms at awkward angles and her saucer looking like it was drawn while under a Jelly Fingers Curse.

When that was done, she set down her quill and flipped her cup back to its upright position. She used a spoon to scoop 1 teaspoon of leaves from the box at her table and was about to toss it in the cup, when she remembered that she hadn't cast the spell to change the shape of the bottom of the cup. Carefully resting the spoon of leaves down on the table so that none would spill, Carsyn picked up her wand and cast "Concavus!" with a check-swish motion on the cup. To her amazement, the spell actually worked the first time. With a somewhat awed (and perhaps a little bit proud) smile, she watched as the crevices in the cup disappeared, to be replaced by gradual sloping curves. This first year student was building confidence in herself by the minute!

When the spell had completed its transformation, Carsyn picked the spoon back up and tossed the leaves into the cup. She glanced at her note parchment again...

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Step Two: Fill cup 3/4 full with hot water from cauldrons and add tea leaves.

Oh darn! I was supposed to put the water in first! So much for that confidence... Carsyn quickly dumped the tea leaves out of her cup and back into her hand. With her free hand she filled her cup 3/4 of the way with hot water and then quickly dumped the leaves from her hand into the cup, glancing over her shoulder with a fearful expression. I hope no one noticed that! It seemed like most people were more concerned with their own progress than to notice her, but she still felt her heart begin racing and her face paling. Deep breaths Carsyn. Don't freak out now. You're fine. No big deal. You didn't screw it up that bad. It shouldn't effect the outcome much, right?

This internal pep talk prevented her from moving on to the next step right away, but that was fine, considering the tea needed to steep for 2 minutes anyway. She was struggling with the latter half of step three's instructions however.

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Step Three: Allow tea to brew for 2 minutes. Clear your mind and meditate. No talking please.

Once Carsyn managed to hold the panic at bay, she was able to clear her mind enough to meditate... sort of. Wooosahhh. Focus on your breathing and nothing else. Blank slate. Empty mind. Empty stomach. Hungry. NO! Think about nothing. Breathing. Woooosahhhhh.

05-20-2013, 04:16 PM	#248 (permalink)
lemondrop13 Kneazle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA Posts: 22,383 Hogwarts RPG Name: Sloane W. Fordyce First Year	Post 1: Steps 1-3 Cheesy Mac Carsyn finished scribbling the steps onto her parchment and then proceeded to follow the directions. She couldn't understand what caused Hogwarts to be so short-funded, but didn't devote much more thought to it. She didn't have much of a problem making the best out of a not-so-great situation, and the lack of a true teacup would be no major test of her imagination. There were worse things than doing a tea leaf reading out of a plastic cup, right? Quote: Step One: Flip cup over onto piece of parchment and then trace outside rim of the cup to create the 'saucer' out of the area made by doing this (Leaves on saucers don't have much purpose on their beginner readings without "real" saucers"). Retrieve 1 teaspoon of tea leaves from boxes at each table. With quill in her left hand, Carsyn did as instructed, turning the cup over so that the mouth of the cup touched the fresh piece of parchment. She inked her quill and touched it to the paper, turning the paper around 360 degrees while keeping the quill in one spot. For some reason, she found this easier than trying to drag the quill around the outside of the cup, which she was certain would have left her arms at awkward angles and her saucer looking like it was drawn while under a Jelly Fingers Curse. When that was done, she set down her quill and flipped her cup back to its upright position. She used a spoon to scoop 1 teaspoon of leaves from the box at her table and was about to toss it in the cup, when she remembered that she hadn't cast the spell to change the shape of the bottom of the cup. Carefully resting the spoon of leaves down on the table so that none would spill, Carsyn picked up her wand and cast "Concavus!" with a check-swish motion on the cup. To her amazement, the spell actually worked the first time. With a somewhat awed (and perhaps a little bit proud) smile, she watched as the crevices in the cup disappeared, to be replaced by gradual sloping curves. This first year student was building confidence in herself by the minute! When the spell had completed its transformation, Carsyn picked the spoon back up and tossed the leaves into the cup. She glanced at her note parchment again... Quote: Step Two: Fill cup 3/4 full with hot water from cauldrons and add tea leaves. Oh darn! I was supposed to put the water in first! So much for that confidence... Carsyn quickly dumped the tea leaves out of her cup and back into her hand. With her free hand she filled her cup 3/4 of the way with hot water and then quickly dumped the leaves from her hand into the cup, glancing over her shoulder with a fearful expression. I hope no one noticed that! It seemed like most people were more concerned with their own progress than to notice her, but she still felt her heart begin racing and her face paling. Deep breaths Carsyn. Don't freak out now. You're fine. No big deal. You didn't screw it up that bad. It shouldn't effect the outcome much, right? This internal pep talk prevented her from moving on to the next step right away, but that was fine, considering the tea needed to steep for 2 minutes anyway. She was struggling with the latter half of step three's instructions however. Quote: Step Three: Allow tea to brew for 2 minutes. Clear your mind and meditate. No talking please. Once Carsyn managed to hold the panic at bay, she was able to clear her mind enough to meditate... sort of. Wooosahhh. Focus on your breathing and nothing else. Blank slate. Empty mind. Empty stomach. Hungry. NO! Think about nothing. Breathing. Woooosahhhhh.