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Felixir · 01-18-2016, 08:24 AM

SPOILER!!: never

After only a few short moments, Daxton's intrigue with the Bubble Head Charm evolved from the limits of the spell to the very fabric of it. He ran his fingertips over the surface of the bubble, trying to get a better look at it at the same time and going slightly cross-eyed in the process. It was not an offensive texture, about what he would have expected it to feel like; almost like a balloon but not as unpleasant. He wondered what the 'barrier' was constructed from, and what made it so like a regular bubble yet not as inclined to burst at the merest touch. Was magic somehow woven into it? If so, did that mean that magic was a substance that could be viewed and therefore studied on a molecular level?

Speaking of the fabric of magic, Daxton's attention was diverted by Airey Flamsteed's literature suggestions. He looked up at the man, considering those titles, filing them away in his memory and making a note to check for those books in the library, first and foremost. There was little chance he would find enough information to assuage his hunger for knowledge on the subject in just those two books, but it would be a start. He gave a simple nod of acknowledgement, and awaited a response to his second point.

Realistically, Daxton had known that his statement had been a pointless one. At least, it was pointless on the most basic level, pointless to anyone who might neglect giving it any deeper thought. He had phrased it quite deliberately as a statement, and not as a question or a request, partly because he knew that a house transfer had never once been accomplished in the history of the school and therefore would not be granted to him, but for other reasons also. Reasons that had more to do with why he had even brought up the subject in the first place, reasons that had nothing to do with actually procuring an impossible house change, and everything to do with... well, even he was not yet entirely sure.

Yet that was the question he was being posed, and even though Daxton had expected it and thought his response through (and had indeed mentally rehearsed many potential outcomes of this interaction), he hesitated. One moment passed, then another, before he finally took the paper back, retrieved a pen from his pocket and wrote his response on the reverse, using the palm of his right hand as a sub-par writing surface. When he was done, he handed it back, keeping his expression quite impassive as though he was not fully aware of his dodging the question.

'I did not ask anything.'

By now, Daxton was quite finished investigating the effects of Bubble Head Charm, even though there was much more that could be learned from it. Instead, he watched Airey Flamsteed closely.

01-18-2016, 08:24 AM	#21 (permalink)
Felixir Forum Manager Book Club Mod Alley Proprietor Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,157 Hogwarts RPG Name: Charlie Upstead Gryffindor Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kaiser Slytherin Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Petrov Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Yves Flamel Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Achilles Zacharias Ravenclaw Third Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Ezekiel Ransom-Kruus Ollivanders x12 x12	Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight SPOILER!!: never Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie First Bubble Head Charm, it would seem. Although the astronomer's attention was not focused on the young man's interaction with the enchantment but rather on the two pieces of paper he was now being presented with. Accepting them, he read the the first note - the one about the science of magic - and pursed his lips. Which level of magical theory was the Ravenclaw referring to, he had to wonder? He had in his possession several magical theory books, none of which bore the title of the book Mr. Prince had currently tucked away under his shirt, and each focused on a slightly different aspect of the molecular and metaphysical aspects of magic. "*There is The Fabric of Magic* by Robert Waffling and Magic from Nothing by Bernard Throckwaddle are good places to begin," he informed the Ravenclaw as he placed the first note behind the other and read it and his eyes widened significantly. Not because what he read there was shocking in a bad way, it was just...surprising. And unfortunately not something that the professor could deliver, but surely Mr. Prince already knew this. "What makes you ask this?*" he said, returning the piece of paper to the young man so he could perhaps write on the back of it. Recycling at its finest, you see. After only a few short moments, Daxton's intrigue with the Bubble Head Charm evolved from the limits of the spell to the very fabric of it. He ran his fingertips over the surface of the bubble, trying to get a better look at it at the same time and going slightly cross-eyed in the process. It was not an offensive texture, about what he would have expected it to feel like; almost like a balloon but not as unpleasant. He wondered what the 'barrier' was constructed from, and what made it so like a regular bubble yet not as inclined to burst at the merest touch. Was magic somehow woven into it? If so, did that mean that magic was a substance that could be viewed and therefore studied on a molecular level? Speaking of the fabric of magic, Daxton's attention was diverted by Airey Flamsteed's literature suggestions. He looked up at the man, considering those titles, filing them away in his memory and making a note to check for those books in the library, first and foremost. There was little chance he would find enough information to assuage his hunger for knowledge on the subject in just those two books, but it would be a start. He gave a simple nod of acknowledgement, and awaited a response to his second point. Realistically, Daxton had known that his statement had been a pointless one. At least, it was pointless on the most basic level, pointless to anyone who might neglect giving it any deeper thought. He had phrased it quite deliberately as a statement, and not as a question or a request, partly because he knew that a house transfer had never once been accomplished in the history of the school and therefore would not be granted to him, but for other reasons also. Reasons that had more to do with why he had even brought up the subject in the first place, reasons that had nothing to do with actually procuring an impossible house change, and everything to do with... well, even he was not yet entirely* sure. Yet that was the question he was being posed, and even though Daxton had expected it and thought his response through (and had indeed mentally rehearsed many potential outcomes of this interaction), he hesitated. One moment passed, then another, before he finally took the paper back, retrieved a pen from his pocket and wrote his response on the reverse, using the palm of his right hand as a sub-par writing surface. When he was done, he handed it back, keeping his expression quite impassive as though he was not fully aware of his dodging the question. 'I did not ask anything.' By now, Daxton was quite finished investigating the effects of Bubble Head Charm, even though there was much more that could be learned from it. Instead, he watched Airey Flamsteed closely. __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Chocolate!