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Roselyn · 07-22-2014, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mordred

Ethan nodded back in response to Professor Romanos. Well at least his answer was correct. Mhm. However, the boy started to tilt his head from left…then to the right as he pictured and imagined what the professor was saying. Apparently the spell could be used as a defence move, and not just use it because one is feeling lazy.

Now…how would it be used? All that she mentioned were for defending oneself, but, could it be used to attack as well? Hmm. Hand up. “Professor? How about using it as an offensive spell from behind? Like seizing an object that is positioned behind your opponent, then pull it towards his direction? That way it’ll hit him at the back where he couldn’t see. That should buy the caster time to cast another offensive spell, or run away while his opponent's distracted.” Did…that make sense? He was definitely going to use that if someone messes with him. Slytherin, you see? Mhmmm.

"Perfectly thought, Mister Mordaunt." All the smiles and nods and beams! And then somewhat serious face back. "Although that renders you defenseless for a moment in time if you're out in the open, but the trick of surprise could save you in the long run. Very effective."

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

First hand experience? "Sure have Professor. Last time was with Mo. We were trying to practise on heavy objects and well, he was heavier than the vase he brought with him so I figured why not--then he casted back. We were rolling around on the floor for a while before he let go." That had been a fun homework, Mo would agree...if he wasn't still sore about it, though she doubted he would be. Even Ravenclaws knew how to have fun...in theory.

Very quickly, Lex scribbled the example and explanation given by Romanos. Never know when it could prove to be of some use again. Her quill dropped lightly onto the parchment as the question of others ways to go about it was asked.

"Also good for capture and containment, like when your kneazle climbs about in the owlery looking for lunch and you have no choice but to wand handle him before he robs someone of a pet and you're stuck listening to the lousy whiner of an owner after--not that...er...that's ever been an issue Professor...nooooo. Felix is good--but hypothetically, you know, use the seize and pull to snatch him despite him being out of reach."

Then apologize with treats after while scolding him for running away.

It was....complicated, okay?

Uh huuuuh. Well, at least that sounded better than what she'd originally thought was happening.

But then again...

Huh? "Glad to hear." No dead pets. Good. "Good idea too. Vith keeping others, or in this case pets, safe."

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Originally Posted by Emms

He wrote down some of the things the Professor mentioned. Defensive. Don't grapple precious things. Yep. Yep. That made sense.

HAD SOMEONE SAID GRAPPLING HOOK!?

Who was that genius? Simon wanted to meet whoever said that RIGHT now but he couldn't as they were in the middle of class. Besides, using a grappling hook would be awesome. Simon's blue eyes widened. Using the spell like a grappling hook could enable them to climb the outside of the tower. Man, that would be awesome. Maybe that would be their only escape route out of the castle. Before he could open his mouth and raise his hand to offer another application of the charm, Ethan Holmes had spoken up. They could use the spell offensively? Now THAT was an interesting idea. He hadn't thought of that. "I agree with Ethan. Using the spell could provide the suitable amount of time to get a hit on an opponent."

"Since we can use the spell like a grappling hook then we technically could be able to climb a wall to get out of a sticky situation or scale a building to get away?" he asked curiously unsure whether or not that was one of the answers that Professor Romanos was searching for.

"Correct. One of the many uses of the spell during urgent times." she nodded slowly, somewhat aware that she mentioned this aspect already, but it was good that he was thinking of it. Or re-thinking it. Just keeping it in mind was a good thing.

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Originally Posted by Meizzner

Nigel listened to Romanos start the lesson and just took everything in. He did not bring any notes or anything. Kind of spilled his mind. So the best he could do is try and remember what she was talking about.

And they were talking about his favorite spell. The one where he did not have to get up to get anything important. Besides food and drinks.

"Because you are lazy and do not want to get up"

Pretty much how Nigel was feeling right now.

"Let's try to avoid the 'lazy' answers, shall ve?" Because...yes. Lets.

Wasn't quite the point she was trying to make.

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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

Class was moving fast and Maddie had gotten distracted so it was no surprise she had NO idea what was going on when Professor Romanos posed the question: Are there any other uses one can think of for this spell?

Oh. Uh. Um... WHAT spell were they even talking about, again?

Something that allows you to be lazy, catch your rogue Kneazle, and get an object to take out an opponent. OKAY then.

"You could use the spell to GET your Kneazle from, like, your bed, and pull it towards you. That'd PROBABLY tick the thing off enough that it'd claw anything in it's path so it TOTALLY could get some creepy lurker so you could escape."

And yeah, she STILL wasn't exactly sure what they were talking about but she DID know that if she made Zeus mad, he'd gladly attack so she was SET in that regard.

Oh? Kneazles were becoming the topic to talk about, so it seemed. "That's...actually a very good use, yes." She herself has had many times where her cats had fixated themselves in hard to reach places. On purpose. Always on purpose. Although, would one really want to set their kitty upon a stranger? Poor creature. And stranger. One fate she would not condemn someone to.

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Originally Posted by Felixir

Oh boy, did Toby had an answer. It was more about Accio than that other one, but seeing as they were techincally the same spell but with different ranges, he was sure it wouldn't matter and so raised his hand.

"Well, if you're short-" Ahem. "It's good for getting things that are way out of reach. Like things on shelves."

Toby was a really good authority on that. The amount of times he'd had to ask other people to grab books and stuff for him that were on higher shelves was phenomenal. It was why he'd made super sure to learn the Summoning Charm as soon as he could.

Oh dear.

Chuckling under her breath, she nodded. "Quite right."

Wonder where he got that idea from?

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Originally Posted by Squishy

Oh, yes. This made a lot of sense. Lux could definitely see the logic in using whatever you could as a shield. Making notes, she tried to keep up with everything that was being discussed. This review might not be as fun as a practical by any means, but at least it was giving her a good refresher of things.

Raising her hand, she said, "It's good for when your kitten decides to go and explore a place she shouldn't be. Gets her out of harm easily." Amused eyeroll. That had happened a few times. Arya sure was a curious kitten, much like her owner.

Kittens. One of the number one problems here from the sound of it. "Right." she nodded slowly in reply, though a smile graced her face. "Helps a bit ven they're older too."

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Couldn't they just get on with the invasion already?! Was Romanos really just going to butter them up this much!! It was obvious that everyone was already sufficiently distracted. This was awful. No one had any clue that they were about to be Cold One dinner! Zander could hardly even focus on the questions at this point, his eyes were still darting about as he was the only who had enough common sense to be a look out!

And don't think he doesn't notice the staring Sophie Brown. Because he totally did. He just wasn't prepared to say anything about it because he couldn't just let up. He had to protect the class! He had to protect Hogwarts! Right. The Gryffindor decided to tune in- only for a second- to figure out how far into the lesson they were. You know... To gage how much time he had left before the attack. At Lex's response to the question, Zander lifted an eyebrow. It can be used to tie people up? HM. Interesting! MAYBE Romanos was giving them a hint! Maybe they were learning about this tug of whatever Simon had said spell so that they could have a chance against the Cold One army!!!

This was the perfect time to bring everyone's attention to what truly was going on here. So for the first time during the entire lesson thus far, Zander lifted his hand in the air. Eager, eager. "If Lex used the spell to tie up a Ravenclaw.... Can the spell be used to tie up Cold Ones?" Ha. Zander Adiar will not be out smarted, Professor Romanos. If that is even your real name.

Tilting her head to the side a little, she took a moment to find the correct words. Although, she was pretty certain she'd mentioned they wouldn't want to use this particular spell upon the Cold Ones. "You can...though I vouldn't encourage you to do so. If you vont to tie up a Cold One, I'd suggest using the ligatenous or incarcerous spells. The rope that appears with Carpe Retractum is still attached to your vand, so, essentially...you'd just haff a Cold One on a leash."

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Whoa.

That was a lot of information--a whole lot of information. Sophie just blinked ever so often as she tried to let everything sink in at once. She was sure she missed a few things here and there, but she got the gist of it.

"What about the story of Harry Potter getting Hufflepuff's cup from Gringott's?" she asked, raising her hand. "I read that spells and curses were going on left and right, and he had seconds to get that cup. I think the charm would have been good to use then...and in situations like that one."

Oh, creating ideas from history? Medea approoooved. "I vould agree so. Although, vith vot ve also know about the vault in vhich the cup was situated in, I believe it was said the vault vos bevitched...do you believe Harry vould haff been successful in retrieving the cup vith this spell?"

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Roselyn DMAC & DoM Kappa Join Date: May 2009 Location: Western US Posts: 14,683 x9 x8	Super Slytherin Buddy \| \| ⅓ She-Snake Trio \| \| a normal girl with normal knees Quote: Originally Posted by Mordred Ethan nodded back in response to Professor Romanos. Well at least his answer was correct. Mhm. However, the boy started to tilt his head from left…then to the right as he pictured and imagined what the professor was saying. Apparently the spell could be used as a defence move, and not just use it because one is feeling lazy. Now…how would it be used? All that she mentioned were for defending oneself, but, could it be used to attack as well? Hmm. Hand up. “Professor? How about using it as an offensive spell from behind? Like seizing an object that is positioned behind your opponent, then pull it towards his direction? That way it’ll hit him at the back where he couldn’t see. That should buy the caster time to cast another offensive spell, or run away while his opponent's distracted.” Did…that make sense? He was definitely going to use that if someone messes with him. Slytherin, you see? Mhmmm. "Perfectly thought, Mister Mordaunt." All the smiles and nods and beams! And then somewhat serious face back. "Although that renders you defenseless for a moment in time if you're out in the open, but the trick of surprise could save you in the long run. Very effective." Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo First hand experience? "Sure have Professor. Last time was with Mo. We were trying to practise on heavy objects and well, he was heavier than the vase he brought with him so I figured why not--then he casted back. We were rolling around on the floor for a while before he let go." That had been a fun homework, Mo would agree...if he wasn't still sore about it, though she doubted he would be. Even Ravenclaws knew how to have fun...in theory. Very quickly, Lex scribbled the example and explanation given by Romanos. Never know when it could prove to be of some use again. Her quill dropped lightly onto the parchment as the question of others ways to go about it was asked. "Also good for capture and containment, like when your kneazle climbs about in the owlery looking for lunch and you have no choice but to wand handle him before he robs someone of a pet and you're stuck listening to the lousy whiner of an owner after--not that...er...that's ever been an issue Professor...nooooo. Felix is good--but hypothetically, you know, use the seize and pull to snatch him despite him being out of reach." Then apologize with treats after while scolding him for running away. It was....complicated, okay? Uh huuuuh. Well, at least that sounded better than what she'd originally thought was happening. But then again... Huh? "Glad to hear." No dead pets. Good. "Good idea too. Vith keeping others, or in this case pets, safe." Quote: Originally Posted by Emms He wrote down some of the things the Professor mentioned. Defensive. Don't grapple precious things. Yep. Yep. That made sense. HAD SOMEONE SAID GRAPPLING HOOK!? Who was that genius? Simon wanted to meet whoever said that RIGHT now but he couldn't as they were in the middle of class. Besides, using a grappling hook would be awesome. Simon's blue eyes widened. Using the spell like a grappling hook could enable them to climb the outside of the tower. Man, that would be awesome. Maybe that would be their only escape route out of the castle. Before he could open his mouth and raise his hand to offer another application of the charm, Ethan Holmes had spoken up. They could use the spell offensively? Now THAT was an interesting idea. He hadn't thought of that. "I agree with Ethan. Using the spell could provide the suitable amount of time to get a hit on an opponent." "Since we can use the spell like a grappling hook then we technically could be able to climb a wall to get out of a sticky situation or scale a building to get away?" he asked curiously unsure whether or not that was one of the answers that Professor Romanos was searching for. "Correct. One of the many uses of the spell during urgent times." she nodded slowly, somewhat aware that she mentioned this aspect already, but it was good that he was thinking of it. Or re-thinking it. Just keeping it in mind was a good thing. Quote: Originally Posted by Meizzner Nigel listened to Romanos start the lesson and just took everything in. He did not bring any notes or anything. Kind of spilled his mind. So the best he could do is try and remember what she was talking about. And they were talking about his favorite spell. The one where he did not have to get up to get anything important. Besides food and drinks. "Because you are lazy and do not want to get up" Pretty much how Nigel was feeling right now. "Let's try to avoid the 'lazy' answers, shall ve?" Because...yes. Lets. Wasn't quite the point she was trying to make. Quote: Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Class was moving fast and Maddie had gotten distracted so it was no surprise she had NO idea what was going on when Professor Romanos posed the question: Are there any other uses one can think of for this spell? Oh. Uh. Um... WHAT spell were they even talking about, again? Something that allows you to be lazy, catch your rogue Kneazle, and get an object to take out an opponent. OKAY then. "You could use the spell to GET your Kneazle from, like, your bed, and pull it towards you. That'd PROBABLY tick the thing off enough that it'd claw anything in it's path so it TOTALLY could get some creepy lurker so you could escape." And yeah, she STILL wasn't exactly sure what they were talking about but she DID know that if she made Zeus mad, he'd gladly attack so she was SET in that regard. Oh? Kneazles were becoming the topic to talk about, so it seemed. "That's...actually a very good use, yes." She herself has had many times where her cats had fixated themselves in hard to reach places. On purpose. Always on purpose. Although, would one really want to set their kitty upon a stranger? Poor creature. And stranger. One fate she would not condemn someone to. Quote: Originally Posted by Felixir Oh boy, did Toby had an answer. It was more about Accio than that other one, but seeing as they were techincally the same spell but with different ranges, he was sure it wouldn't matter and so raised his hand. "Well, if you're short-" Ahem. "It's good for getting things that are way out of reach. Like things on shelves." Toby was a really good authority on that. The amount of times he'd had to ask other people to grab books and stuff for him that were on higher shelves was phenomenal. It was why he'd made super sure to learn the Summoning Charm as soon as he could. Oh dear. Chuckling under her breath, she nodded. "Quite right." Wonder where he got that idea from? Quote: Originally Posted by Squishy Oh, yes. This made a lot of sense. Lux could definitely see the logic in using whatever you could as a shield. Making notes, she tried to keep up with everything that was being discussed. This review might not be as fun as a practical by any means, but at least it was giving her a good refresher of things. Raising her hand, she said, "It's good for when your kitten decides to go and explore a place she shouldn't be. Gets her out of harm easily." Amused eyeroll. That had happened a few times. Arya sure was a curious kitten, much like her owner. Kittens. One of the number one problems here from the sound of it. "Right." she nodded slowly in reply, though a smile graced her face. "Helps a bit ven they're older too." Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Couldn't they just get on with the invasion already?! Was Romanos really just going to butter them up this much!! It was obvious that everyone was already sufficiently distracted. This was awful. No one had any clue that they were about to be Cold One dinner! Zander could hardly even focus on the questions at this point, his eyes were still darting about as he was the only who had enough common sense to be a look out! And don't think he doesn't notice the staring Sophie Brown. Because he totally did. He just wasn't prepared to say anything about it because he couldn't just let up. He had to protect the class! He had to protect Hogwarts! Right. The Gryffindor decided to tune in- only for a second- to figure out how far into the lesson they were. You know... To gage how much time he had left before the attack. At Lex's response to the question, Zander lifted an eyebrow. It can be used to tie people up? HM. Interesting! MAYBE Romanos was giving them a hint! Maybe they were learning about this tug of whatever Simon had said spell so that they could have a chance against the Cold One army!!! This was the perfect time to bring everyone's attention to what truly was going on here. So for the first time during the entire lesson thus far, Zander lifted his hand in the air. Eager, eager. "If Lex used the spell to tie up a Ravenclaw.... Can the spell be used to tie up Cold Ones?" Ha. Zander Adiar will not be out smarted, Professor Romanos. If that is even your real name. Tilting her head to the side a little, she took a moment to find the correct words. Although, she was pretty certain she'd mentioned they wouldn't want to use this particular spell upon the Cold Ones. "You can...though I vouldn't encourage you to do so. If you vont to tie up a Cold One, I'd suggest using the ligatenous or incarcerous spells. The rope that appears with Carpe Retractum is still attached to your vand, so, essentially...you'd just haff a Cold One on a leash." Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Whoa. That was a lot of information--a whole lot of information. Sophie just blinked ever so often as she tried to let everything sink in at once. She was sure she missed a few things here and there, but she got the gist of it. "What about the story of Harry Potter getting Hufflepuff's cup from Gringott's?" she asked, raising her hand. "I read that spells and curses were going on left and right, and he had seconds to get that cup. I think the charm would have been good to use then...and in situations like that one." Oh, creating ideas from history? Medea approoooved. "I vould agree so. Although, vith vot ve also know about the vault in vhich the cup was situated in, I believe it was said the vault vos bevitched...do you believe Harry vould haff been successful in retrieving the cup vith this spell?"