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pundantic · 11-26-2013, 03:14 AM

SPOILER!!: Pen

He was moderately impressed with himself at the moment. He always found that working with Pen made him slightly more distracted then the average partner and something as complex as this assignment would definitely mean they needed to get their work done. But look at them. They were working together functionally and things were chugging along at a nice pace. Smirk.

The fifth year stood back as she took the lead on the mane part of the assignment. It took her two tries but eventually she got what they needed done and he was up.

Brushing past her and casually squeezing her arm reassuringly, he approached the horse and tilted his head to look at the wings. They had never really covered if this was going to cause any discomfort or pain to the horse, but it was too late now, yeah?

Mmk, horse. Now it was time to lose the wings. 'Sides, Ascanius didn't want any part of that flying nonsense, so he had no qualms getting rid of such extraneous limbs. No wings meant no flying, which meant no problem.

He twirled his wand around in his hand like a drumstick and focused only on the wings before he began the swish motion, "Mutare fibula." There was a brief pause and then the wings of the thing began to contort and meld into its body.

Cool. Now all they had left was the runes and-

SPOILER!!: Botros

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magical Soul

Once he'd seen most of the horses had turned Grani-ish. Botros stood next to his horse that he shared with the two girls, and cleared his throat loudly. Pause. Okay, no one could hear him over the sounds of horses and discussion. No worries, he had the solution. "Attention, kids!" With a sonorus charm, it worked.

"Well done, everyone, I see some glowing runes from over here where I stand." He smiled widely at them, and continued, "Now. This is going to be the portion where I grade your participation in the practical part of this lesson. Listen to me carefully, please." He put a hand on the horse's back and slid it backwards. "To ride a Granian is just like riding a broomstick. Easier, even, because there's a comfortable saddle and a strong neck to hold on to. You don't have to be a skilled horserider to do it. Besides, you have all those runes that you've invoked to help." Runes to the rescue! "To ride your horse, first you need to caress the very back of his backbone, gently and surely." Ab did so, and the Granian kicked the ground once before squatting on his hinges. "He'll bend down for you if you have good communication with him before, he'll trust you to ride him. If not, he won't bend and you'll have to climb the saddle while he's up." Hopefully the horse won't run while a student was hanging there half-up. Get it? Okay.

"Now, one of you is going to lead the horse. The other one will be continuously invoking the runes on the saddle before they weaken or lose their magic." Botros turned to the path leading further from the castle. "You have to ride the horse on this path until you reach the Groundskeeper's hut. There are small ponds of water that your horse will jump over, some thorny bushes in the way, some boulders, he'll dodge them on his own. Keeping your runes invoked will help him." Botros stayed standing next to his horse and gave them all an encouraging smile.

"If there are no questions, you all may begin. The first horseriders to reach the hut will get five extra points." Pause.

ooc: - This is the final activity and the Finals; worth 15 points + 5 EC for the first winners.
- RP your character riding on the horse; one poster will guide the horse through the path, the other should keep the runes invoked by chanting Galdrs; RP overcoming some obstacles like small ponds/bushes/boulders; reach the Groundskeeper's hut & descend.
- You need at least 5 posts to get to the Groundskeeper's hut & to get full credit.
- The winner is the first riders on one horse to have reached the groundskeeper's hut, by posting their 5 posts.
- I will keep the lesson open until 29th this month.
- Any questions you may PM/DM/Tweet/Skype me or ask the professor IC.
- Have fun with this and don't be scared to go crazy!

They were officially moving on. S'cool. They could do the runes as they went, yeah? It would all get accomplished.

He turned to Pen and said, "You work on building some bond with this thing and I'll do the runes, yeah?" Aka. He wasn't riding that thing.

Ascanius had been down the horse road before. He'd stick to his motorbike, thanks.

11-26-2013, 03:14 AM	#198 (permalink)
pundantic MO Moke Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Winterfell Posts: 8,760 Hogwarts RPG Name: Gideon Emerson Slytherin Seventh Year x4	Post 3 // Activity 3, Post 1 Who Am I? Ern's 2460FUN SPOILER!!: Pen Quote: Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl Yeah, Penelope was pleased that they'd chosen a horse that liked food. Or at least...a lot of it. She assumed. Since probably most of them liked food because who wouldn't like food? But maybe this one liked more than the average one. Which meant they had an above average horse, which meant it was awesome. Totally fitting. And Ascanius was all cute talking to the horse and mentioning her liking food too. D'aww. Oh but right, the spell. "Um...I guess I can try. With the mane, at least. You'd probably be better with the wings than me." 'Cause she hadn't got to practice much and the mane seemed like it would be the easiest part for her since wings were bigger and would be a lot more for her to have to focus on to transfigure properly than the mane. Pulling out the Dagaz rune, she placed it in her hand with her wand then took a deep breath. "Mutare fibula," she said, moving her wand in the wave-like motion by the mane, trying to focus on changing it to white... ...it seemed like it was working, but as soon as she noticed that it was, it stopped. Horse had only a half-white mane. Merlin. Halfway there at least? Not as much left to transfigure? Positive thoughts were good, yes. "Mutare fibula," she said again, once again moving her wand in a wave, focusing on the mane turning all the way to white... ....and then....finally...it worked? Mostly? It looked like it? Cool. That worked better for her than most spells seemed to. She smiled. "Okay. Your turn," she said to Ascanius, petting the horse's neck with her free hand again. He was moderately impressed with himself at the moment. He always found that working with Pen made him slightly more distracted then the average partner and something as complex as this assignment would definitely mean they needed to get their work done. But look at them. They were working together functionally and things were chugging along at a nice pace. Smirk. The fifth year stood back as she took the lead on the mane part of the assignment. It took her two tries but eventually she got what they needed done and he was up. Brushing past her and casually squeezing her arm reassuringly, he approached the horse and tilted his head to look at the wings. They had never really covered if this was going to cause any discomfort or pain to the horse, but it was too late now, yeah? Mmk, horse. Now it was time to lose the wings. 'Sides, Ascanius didn't want any part of that flying nonsense, so he had no qualms getting rid of such extraneous limbs. No wings meant no flying, which meant no problem. He twirled his wand around in his hand like a drumstick and focused only on the wings before he began the swish motion, "Mutare fibula." There was a brief pause and then the wings of the thing began to contort and meld into its body. Cool. Now all they had left was the runes and- SPOILER!!: Botros Quote: Originally Posted by Magical Soul Once he'd seen most of the horses had turned Grani-ish. Botros stood next to his horse that he shared with the two girls, and cleared his throat loudly. Pause. Okay, no one could hear him over the sounds of horses and discussion. No worries, he had the solution. "Attention, kids!" With a sonorus charm, it worked. "Well done, everyone, I see some glowing runes from over here where I stand." He smiled widely at them, and continued, "Now. This is going to be the portion where I grade your participation in the practical part of this lesson. Listen to me carefully, please." He put a hand on the horse's back and slid it backwards. "To ride a Granian is just like riding a broomstick. Easier, even, because there's a comfortable saddle and a strong neck to hold on to. You don't have to be a skilled horserider to do it. Besides, you have all those runes that you've invoked to help." Runes to the rescue! "To ride your horse, first you need to caress the very back of his backbone, gently and surely." Ab did so, and the Granian kicked the ground once before squatting on his hinges. "He'll bend down for you if you have good communication with him before, he'll trust you to ride him. If not, he won't bend and you'll have to climb the saddle while he's up." Hopefully the horse won't run while a student was hanging there half-up. Get it? Okay. "Now, one of you is going to lead the horse. The other one will be continuously invoking the runes on the saddle before they weaken or lose their magic." Botros turned to the path leading further from the castle. "You have to ride the horse on this path until you reach the Groundskeeper's hut. There are small ponds of water that your horse will jump over, some thorny bushes in the way, some boulders, he'll dodge them on his own. Keeping your runes invoked will help him." Botros stayed standing next to his horse and gave them all an encouraging smile. "If there are no questions, you all may begin. The first horseriders to reach the hut will get five extra points." Pause. ooc: - This is the final activity and the Finals; worth 15 points + 5 EC for the first winners. - RP your character riding on the horse; one poster will guide the horse through the path, the other should keep the runes invoked by chanting Galdrs; RP overcoming some obstacles like small ponds/bushes/boulders; reach the Groundskeeper's hut & descend. - You need at least 5 posts to get to the Groundskeeper's hut & to get full credit. - The winner is the first riders on one horse to have reached the groundskeeper's hut, by posting their 5 posts. - I will keep the lesson open until 29th this month. - Any questions you may PM/DM/Tweet/Skype me or ask the professor IC. - Have fun with this and don't be scared to go crazy! They were officially moving on. S'cool. They could do the runes as they went, yeah? It would all get accomplished. He turned to Pen and said, "You work on building some bond with this thing and I'll do the runes, yeah?" Aka. He wasn't riding that thing. Ascanius had been down the horse road before. He'd stick to his motorbike, thanks. __________________