 Unforgivably Cursed | adultescent
"Yes, basically they were status symbols and very nice to look at. They were expensive, at least the first ones were, so some of the wealthier people owned them." Plus, it was to show godly reverence, but she'd rather not get into a religious discussion. Nessa continued to weave through the rows of desks, making small noises of approval as she watched her students get to work. Their books were coming along nicely.
"Nice work so far, everyone!" She could see that a few of them weren't quite finished, but they still had time to catch up. "Once you have your book assembled, it will be time to add some decoration and illustration to the pages. We will be using these books to write in later, so keep that in mind, but otherwise the decorating and illustrating is up to you in how much, what kind, and where. And make sure to add some illumination with gold or silver ink!" That was one way they'd relate their own books back to the originals.
"Once you are finished with your illustrations, perhaps you'd like to animate them." That was optional, but a fun addition. "This spell is similar to the one used to animate portraits, but it is much more basic. Whatever portion you decide to animate will just move in the same manner repeatedly." They wouldn't be able to have a conversation like she could with the portraits around the castle nor would they seem to have minds of their own. But it still made things much more interesting.
She picked up a piece of parchment that she had already drawn a jewel-encrusted bird on and held it up to show the class. "What you need to do is trace the part of the drawing that you'd like to move and clearly speak, Animatae." She demonstrated this for them, tracing the lines she drew of the bird with her wand, commanding Animatae. The bird then flew from one corner of the page to the next, then again.
OOC - Again, make as many posts as you need for this last part of the activity. There is still time to catch up if you missed earlier steps. We'll be wrapping class up in 32ish or so hours, then Nessa will give further instructions on what they'll be doing with their books.
__________________ started like a knight in a fairytale_______________________________________________
ended like a moth in flames______________________
______________________don't you worry I'll be fine
_________________________________________________you were good for the plot line |