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MadMadamMalfoy · 10-13-2016, 09:48 AM

Text Cut: Mason

Gaston nodded at the Ravenclaw boy's answer. Wow, a definition and examples! He was impressed! "Yes, that's exactly what a weather charm is. Excellent definition, Mr. Winslow! I don't think I could've put that better myself."

Text Cut: Ace

The Charms professor knew it was only a matter of time before one of the students brought up the Great Hall. "Quite right, Mr. Salander; the ceiling in the Great Hall is indeed bewitched with a weather charm to reflect the weather outside." He smiled as he added, "I like the snow too!"

Text Cut: Paige

Miss Skeeter was next to speak. Gaston blinked; had he missed her when she came in? It looked like he would've noticed the girl who saved his life! "Yes,weather charms can be either a blessing or a curse, depending upon the caster and circumstances," he said, "and there are many differing opinions within the wizarding community on how to handle them. Do the benefits outweight the risks? Should they be banned outright? Should only licensed practitioners be allowed to perform them? The Committee on Experimental Charms certainly has its work cut out trying to answer these and many other questions!" He'd personally dealt with the French Committee on Experimental Charms before and knew firsthand what a nightmare it was, but his class didn't need to know that, did they?

Text Cut: Hady

Well, that was certainly thinking outside the box! Gaston, being a fairly inexperienced dueler himself, had never really thought about that, but now that he had, he realized the Head Girl was right. "A very astute answer, Miss Lynch!" he said, smiling back at the girl. "Five points to Slytherin."

Text Cut: Dora

The Frenchman nodded. "Indeed it could," he said, "but the intensity of the charm and the environmental makeup of the area itself must also be taken into account. For example, if one were to cast a strong rain charm in the middle of the Sahara Desert, the results could be disastrous."

He happened to notice the Gryffindor hadn't taken any cookies or cocoa and was now staring at the refreshment table. Had she not noticed the snacks when she came in? Maybe she wan't hungry at the time... but it was pretty obvious that she was now. His eyes flicked toward the table, then shot the blonde girl a look that said, Go on, but please be quick about it!

Text Cut: Olly & Owen

Gaston listened patiently as not one but two students mentioned the countercurse he was going to be teaching them momentatily. "Too right you are, Mr. Thomas-Borzekowski and Mr. Montezor, but we'll come back to that a bit later," he said before turning to the Slytherin. "That's a very good question! Generally, yes, you could use Finite Incantatem for simple weather charms, but the stronger, more complex spells or the ones designed to cover a large area would require a more specialized approach to remove."

Text Cut: Azura

Gaston had been wondering when someone would bring that up! "Excellent example, Miss Snow!" he said with a knowing smile. But he'd cover that in more detail later. Hint, hint...

Text Cut: Nat, Echo & Liv

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Originally Posted by Bazinga

Weather Charms? That was actually kind of interesting and Nat sat up and pulled her parchment closer. She knew some stuff about weather charms, but not everything. Writing down a few things before putting up her hand. She put it back down when other's started to talk so she could write the notes down. It seemed many knew maybe more then she did in this class, which was fine, it was one of her catch up courses that she was still closing the gap with. Though she could do charms better then DADA.

"I think these charms would be very important to farmers and herbologist. They are the ones that need to keep control of the weather so that their plants can grow. If it is snowing and freezing then crops die, but if there is no rain the plant will die as well. So having control makes it impossible for the weather to harm the plants. "

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Originally Posted by Grrr..Meow

Getting a wink from Dora almost made her chest explode, but how embarrassing would that be.. right in charms class too.

Trying to keep everything together she got distracted by Oliver, a younger Snake he seemed pretty cool.

"Psstt... Oli------ wanna pass me another one of these?" she asked quietly as she waved around the sugar cookie, she didnt want to get into trouble but her coco was lonely all by its self. See Dora she was eating alot of junk foods.

Time it participate in class Echo raised her hand "well if your a witch or wizard and you want to grow exotic foods but you live in London you can cast a charm in your greenhouse to make those plants grow? or to water them... ya know foods." anything for food, she looked over back to Oliver, was he going to pass her that cookie or what?

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Originally Posted by Govoni

Professor Marchand. Right. Olivia simply BEAMED at him, again, biding her time. Just you wait, Gaston. Your time was coming. It surely was.

However, right now, it was time to get her thinking cap going and actually participate. Charms, much like Herbology and DADA, was something she felt confident in. Simply because most of the dueling spells Liv felt comfortable performing were charms. So, one could imagine her immediate preference.

"They would probably be super helpful in Herbology. Not for plants that are kept indoors, mind, but the ones that are out in the garden." Maybe? Eh, she had Herbology on the brain, so her mind was a bit stuck on that concept.

Also, to Ace... "Yes, thank you." Olivia whispered towards her DADA buddy, accepting... as she'd quickly finished off what she'd made herself. The blond Gryffindor was a bit of a tea addict, oops.

Three girls had given very similar answers, so the Charms professor decided to address them all at once. "Very good, ladies! Creating ideal conditions for plants is in fact the most common use for weather charms." It was a shame the International Statute of Secrecy forbid the wizarding community from using weather charms to help the muggles with farming... then they could solve the world hunger problem! But that didn't matter. Gaston's job was to teach spells, not engage in pollitics!

Text Cut: Miranda

Gaston was slightly taken aback by the girl's question, not because he didn't know how to answer it but because he wasn't expecting to be asked something like that. "Five points to Hufflepuff for your question, Miss Blaze!" he said, beaming back at her. "As I said before, the level of danger depends on many factors, such as the intensity and complexity of the spell, the skill level of the caster, and the size and existing climate of the target area. So, yes, it can be dangerous, but for today's activity, we'll only be using a couple of very simple weather spells so there shouldn't be any accidents." There, he hoped that had answered her question and eased her mind a bit!

Text Cut: Matt & Katy

The Frenchman waited patiently for Mr. Merriweather's answer, but all he heard was stammering... and slurping. He sighed. Maybe giving out refreshments hadn't been such a good idea after all... "Mr. Merriweather, please stop slurping," he said. "If I have to ask again, there will be consequences." Like points loss or no more refreshments in class... somehow he didn't think either one of those would go over very well with the other students so he really hoped it wouldn't come to that. "I'm so glad you're enjoying your cocoa, but that noise could be distracting to others," he added with a small smile, just so the boy would know he wasn't asking just to be mean.

He blinked dumbly at Miss Toussaint's answer. Well, that certainly wasn't what he was expecting! Was she joking or has she really not been paying attention all this time? "Very amusing, Miss Toussaint," he said, chuckling slightly, "but we're talking about weather charms, as in spells designed to change the climate of a given area."

Text Cut: Jonas, Ollie & Colt

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Jonas thought about this....weather charms....weather charms. He silently blew on his hot chocolate watching as the drink made paterns in it....
"Would heating charms be an example?" he asked as he looked up from his mug as he raised his hand.

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Originally Posted by Gissel

Just before class began, he spotted Echo and waved his cookie at her and mumbled a hello. He still didn't her too well but he liked her sass and that was good enough for him. And then Juno sat down next to him and he smiled even more. Today really was going to be a great day. "Helloooo, Junoooo" He felt like he rarely ever saw either of the two girls but they always had class together so clearly Oliver needed to pay more attention in his classes. Oops.

Okaaaay and time for class. And they'd be talking about weather? He could work with that...especially with how cold he'd been lately. Sooo a scenario when a weather charm would be useful.

Ollie's hand went up in the air and he said, "Well, since it's been so cold lately and it's kind of literally freezing in the dungeons, a weather charm would be useful to make things just a little warmer. Not, like, Spring warmer, but maybe a few degrees above freezing would be nice." He had meant to offer the scenario better but it ended up sounding like a suggestion on how to make his life better. Either way, he figured it worked. And now, back to eating his cookie.

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Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin

As Colt was on his doodle, he heard a hey colt and he turned around and noticed it was Juno. She winked at him. He threw her a quizzical look but then remember the halloween party he danced with her at. He nodded and did a smirk wave. He guessed Juno didn't forget too easily like he did clearly. He then looked at the front and noticed the Professor greeted him. He chuckled at his response and he guessed he wasn't used to the NYC way of greeting. He then heard his question about weather charms. He wanted to know what he knew about them. Did he learn about them in Durmstrang? Nahh he couldn't remember. Wait he remembered something.

"Professor I know I learned about the Ventus Jinx which shoots wind out of your wand or whatever.." he shrugged and continued to doodle.

Gaston nodded. "Excellent examples, gentlemen! The heating charm and Ventus Jinx - though to a slightly lesser degree - are indeed examples of weather charms." At least he assumed the heating charm was what Mr. Finch was referring to when he mentioned making it warmer in the dungeons. He seemed to recall Mr. Winslow also mentioning the heating charm earlier as well...

Text Cut: Cassie

Now this was the most original answer Gaston had heard yet! "A very intersting answer, Miss Mcnally!" he said, beaming at the Ravenclaw girl. "Five points to Ravenclaw for such a creative and kind use of weather charms!" He felt a bit guilty for giving every house but Gryffindor extra points, but there was still plenty of time for the Lions to earn points...

The professor waited a minute longer to see if anyone else would answer before moving on. "Now then, today you'll be learning two simple weather charms, as well as the countercurse that Mr. Thomas Borzekowski and Mr. Montezor mentioned earlier. I know it's a lot to learn in not a lot of time, so if I'm going too fast for you, just let me know and I'll gladly repeat it for you."

"The first spell we're going to do is a sunlight charm," he continued, looking around the room to gauge the students' reactions. This was probably going to be a very popular spell on a day like this! "The incantation is Solis Lucidum." He said the words slowly and clearly before waving his wand in a circle that looked like a sun high in the sky. "Solis Lucidem!" he repeated, aiming his wand into the air, and warm bright sunlight shone over the students' desks.

Was everybody following him so far? Okay, good. Moving on... "And the countercurse: Meteolojinx Recanto." Merlin's beard, that spell was a mouthful! He decided to give the students a few moments for the pronunciation of the long words to sink in before going on. "There is no elaborate wand movement for this spell; just point and..." He repeated the incantation, aiming his wand at the beam of sunlight, and it immediately vanished. "As Mr. Thomas-Borzekowski pointed out, you may also use finite incantatem if you wish, but just in case, I would recommend using the countercurse designed specifically for weather charms instead."

"Now, for the next few minutes, I'd like you to practice these two spells," Gaston instructed the class. "Please move to the middle of the room and spread out as far as you can. Two or more spells performed in too close proximity to each other could combine or counteract each other, and we don't want any accidents!"

OOC: So sorry for the delay! I've been having problems with my internet connection. Anyway, you have AT LEAST 20 HOURS to practice. Gaston and I will be popping back in periodically, so if you have questions, feel free to ask!

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MadMadamMalfoy Newbie Mod Alley Proprietor Mackled Malaclaw Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hazbin Hotel Posts: 11,070 Hogwarts RPG Name: Norman A. Carton Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Sydney M. L. Masters Slytherin Second Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Caledon Roth The Leaky Cauldron	Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll Text Cut: Mason Quote: Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi If he was ok? Mason blinked up at the Professor. Of course he was ok, what kind of question was.... but then he remembered that he had disguised his laugh with a cough and the Ravenclaw nodded his head quickly. "Oh yes, i'm fine, sir" that meant he had not realised it right? Phew. Anyways! Weather charms. Mason saw the words appear on the blackboard and he shot his hand in the air. "they're charms that changes the weather in a certain area, like you did in this room. I bet it was freezing before" he said. "The atmospheric charm is the best known but i personally like the snow flakes creating charm" just fyi. Gaston nodded at the Ravenclaw boy's answer. Wow, a definition and examples! He was impressed! "Yes, that's exactly what a weather charm is. Excellent definition, Mr. Winslow! I don't think I could've put that better myself." Text Cut: Ace Quote: Originally Posted by Steelsheen Was he warm enough? Well he quite liked being bundled up-- its like a hug yknow? But from your clothes. He raised his mug of tea quite happily at the Professor's inquiry "Nice and toasty now Sir!" Plus actual toast. Yum! Oh hey guess who decided to sit by him-- the other third of DADA's Rockin' Tootin Trio "Hey Liv! Tea?" Tea is good. Not quite the Gryffindor house blend, but good nonetheless. Oh so they are gonna talk about weather charms? Well Scotland can REALLY use some nice warm sunshine right about now. "I think it’s a charm that’s been used in the Great Hall? Really like the effects when it snows-- but without the chill. Its just perfect." The Charms professor knew it was only a matter of time before one of the students brought up the Great Hall. "Quite right, Mr. Salander; the ceiling in the Great Hall is indeed bewitched with a weather charm to reflect the weather outside." He smiled as he added, "I like the snow too!" Text Cut: Paige Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie FINALLY! A class that she felt confident in - even if her confidence was of the quiet sort and there was a good chance that the seventh year would still remain mostly silent during the lesson. Sitting comfortably in her seat after having opted not to take any refreshments (although a cookie had been tucked away into her bag for later). Although...tea was quite tempting...it was always hard to turn down tea. The empty bottle did not go unnoticed either and already the Hufflepuff's mind was swirling with possibilities that naturally included a certain Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes product - a thought that was naturally sparked by the beginning of class and Professor Marchand's opening question. "They can have an environmental impact," Paige answered upon raising her hand. "Meaning very real repercussions if performed inefficiently...but the opposite is also true. This is why the Committee on Experimental Charms conducts surveys and discusses their regulation from time to time." As someone with a herbology interest and plants that required certain conditions...she had dabbled in these a fair few times yielding both results. Miss Skeeter was next to speak. Gaston blinked; had he missed her when she came in? It looked like he would've noticed the girl who saved his life! "Yes,weather charms can be either a blessing or a curse, depending upon the caster and circumstances," he said, "and there are many differing opinions within the wizarding community on how to handle them. Do the benefits outweight the risks? Should they be banned outright? Should only licensed practitioners be allowed to perform them? The Committee on Experimental Charms certainly has its work cut out trying to answer these and many other questions!" He'd personally dealt with the French Committee on Experimental Charms before and knew firsthand what a nightmare it was, but his class didn't need to know that, did they? Text Cut: Hady Quote: Originally Posted by Kolyander Hadleigh cast another smile at the Professor at his returned greeting. Sitting quietly at her desk she choose to sip her tea quietly for a few more moments only setting the cup down to wave at Kitty when she saw the younger girl wave to her. She would've said hello or something as well but the lesson was beginning now and her attention shifted back onto Professor Marchand. If her mornings appearance didn't prove that she wasn't cold at all she wasn't sure what would. She was rather comfortable in the heated room and with her own heated charm cast upon herself earlier. Nibbling quietly on the snowflake sugar cookie Hady listened while the lesson started. Weather Charms. Alright she could work with that. After swallowing the piece of cookie that had been in her mouth she raised her hand to give an answer. "Weather charms can also come in handy during a duel to slow someone down or change the area to suit your needs better giving you an advantage." Well, that was certainly thinking outside the box! Gaston, being a fairly inexperienced dueler himself, had never really thought about that, but now that he had, he realized the Head Girl was right. "A very astute answer, Miss Lynch!" he said, smiling back at the girl. "Five points to Slytherin." Text Cut: Dora Quote: Originally Posted by Eriin Ha. HAHAHAHAHA! Professor MARCHAND thought Mason was sick or something. Lovely. After waving back at Noelle and tossing a wink to ECho, Dora raised her hand. "Well a weat her charm would be useful in drought areas, yeah. " Like... MAKE IT RAIN, BRO! The blonde then wondered if she could have some cocoa now that she had seen others had drank it and not like... been affected? Was it too late? COULD SHE HAVE SOME NOW? She caught herself staring toward the table longingly. The Frenchman nodded. "Indeed it could," he said, "but the intensity of the charm and the environmental makeup of the area itself must also be taken into account. For example, if one were to cast a strong rain charm in the middle of the Sahara Desert, the results could be disastrous." He happened to notice the Gryffindor hadn't taken any cookies or cocoa and was now staring at the refreshment table. Had she not noticed the snacks when she came in? Maybe she wan't hungry at the time... but it was pretty obvious that she was now. His eyes flicked toward the table, then shot the blonde girl a look that said, Go on, but please be quick about it! Text Cut: Olly & Owen Quote: Originally Posted by littledhampir It was a bit disappointing that he hadn't made them himself. The cookies were good, but homemade were always better than store bought. (Well not always, it depended on who made them). It was always better when you could tell someone put thought and love into what they were baking. But he supposed he'd rather have good cookies bought from a store than not so great cookies made by someone who couldn't cook. Olly had finished all but one of his cookies by the time class was actually starting. He left it on his plate, trying to pay attention and not just eating. Besides, he'd already had a few cookies so this one could wait until later. When the first question was asked he raised his hand because he actually knew something. "I know that to remove a weather charm the incantation is Meteolojinx Recanto." Honestly it was almost a miracle that he could remember that. But it was always good to know the counter-charm, in case something went wrong. "But I think Finite Incantatem would work too? It usually does." Quote: Originally Posted by Tazzie A salute in hello to you too, Dora. And of course, Noelle. All settled in now, Owen began nibbling on his cookie and sipping his cocoa as he waited for class to start...which didn't take too long. Using his wand, the badger cleaned his table except for the empty bottle and pulled out his quill and notebook. The cookie-cocoa combo made his mood much better, yep! So their lesson today was about Weather Charms. And he knew one important thing about them, since he was one to trifle with those charms during duels. Hand up! "Generally, these charms influence the weather in a certain area and one effective counter-charm to them is the Meteolojinx Recanto charm." Booyah. Gaston listened patiently as not one but two students mentioned the countercurse he was going to be teaching them momentatily. "Too right you are, Mr. Thomas-Borzekowski and Mr. Montezor, but we'll come back to that a bit later," he said before turning to the Slytherin. "That's a very good question! Generally, yes, you could use Finite Incantatem for simple weather charms, but the stronger, more complex spells or the ones designed to cover a large area would require a more specialized approach to remove." Text Cut: Azura Quote: Originally Posted by FwooperOnYourLeft Ohhh weather charms! Azura perked up a bit as she listened closely to the Professor before she raised her hand to answer the question. "I know an example of what uses weather charms.. there are several Weasley products that use charms like that, such as Weather in a Bottle and Weasley's Wet weather." She said with a nod as she put her hand down.. She didn't want to repeat what the rest of the class had said.. Gaston had been wondering when someone would bring that up! "Excellent example, Miss Snow!" he said with a knowing smile. But he'd cover that in more detail later. Hint, hint... Text Cut: Nat, Echo & Liv Quote: Originally Posted by Bazinga Weather Charms? That was actually kind of interesting and Nat sat up and pulled her parchment closer. She knew some stuff about weather charms, but not everything. Writing down a few things before putting up her hand. She put it back down when other's started to talk so she could write the notes down. It seemed many knew maybe more then she did in this class, which was fine, it was one of her catch up courses that she was still closing the gap with. Though she could do charms better then DADA. "I think these charms would be very important to farmers and herbologist. They are the ones that need to keep control of the weather so that their plants can grow. If it is snowing and freezing then crops die, but if there is no rain the plant will die as well. So having control makes it impossible for the weather to harm the plants. " Quote: Originally Posted by Grrr..Meow Getting a wink from Dora almost made her chest explode, but how embarrassing would that be.. right in charms class too. Trying to keep everything together she got distracted by Oliver, a younger Snake he seemed pretty cool. "Psstt... Oli------ wanna pass me another one of these?" she asked quietly as she waved around the sugar cookie, she didnt want to get into trouble but her coco was lonely all by its self. See Dora she was eating alot of junk foods. Time it participate in class Echo raised her hand "well if your a witch or wizard and you want to grow exotic foods but you live in London you can cast a charm in your greenhouse to make those plants grow? or to water them... ya know foods." anything for food, she looked over back to Oliver, was he going to pass her that cookie or what? Quote: Originally Posted by Govoni Professor Marchand. Right. Olivia simply BEAMED at him, again, biding her time. Just you wait, Gaston. Your time was coming. It surely was. However, right now, it was time to get her thinking cap going and actually participate. Charms, much like Herbology and DADA, was something she felt confident in. Simply because most of the dueling spells Liv felt comfortable performing were charms. So, one could imagine her immediate preference. "They would probably be super helpful in Herbology. Not for plants that are kept indoors, mind, but the ones that are out in the garden." Maybe? Eh, she had Herbology on the brain, so her mind was a bit stuck on that concept. Also, to Ace... "Yes, thank you." Olivia whispered towards her DADA buddy, accepting... as she'd quickly finished off what she'd made herself. The blond Gryffindor was a bit of a tea addict, oops. Three girls had given very similar answers, so the Charms professor decided to address them all at once. "Very good, ladies! Creating ideal conditions for plants is in fact the most common use for weather charms." It was a shame the International Statute of Secrecy forbid the wizarding community from using weather charms to help the muggles with farming... then they could solve the world hunger problem! But that didn't matter. Gaston's job was to teach spells, not engage in pollitics! Text Cut: Miranda Quote: Originally Posted by Devina Wellheart Miranda sat and listened To Professor Marchand begin the lesson... So... today's leson was on weather charms...... oooh! This sounded extremely interesting. She had always wondered whether or not weather could be subject to magic as well.. Though she had also figured it was super hard and maybe even dangerous to mess with the weather.... Though helpful as it would be at times... Up went her hand after a few minutes pondering the question posed by the teacher... " Professor.. Isn't it kind of dangerous to mess with something so vast as open air?... Randa had a question it she hoped that she wouldn't get into too much trouble for asking instead of answering... Gaston was slightly taken aback by the girl's question, not because he didn't know how to answer it but because he wasn't expecting to be asked something like that. "Five points to Hufflepuff for your question, Miss Blaze!" he said, beaming back at her. "As I said before, the level of danger depends on many factors, such as the intensity and complexity of the spell, the skill level of the caster, and the size and existing climate of the target area. So, yes, it can be dangerous, but for today's activity, we'll only be using a couple of very simple weather spells so there shouldn't be any accidents." There, he hoped that had answered her question and eased her mind a bit! Text Cut: Matt & Katy Quote: Originally Posted by Hey Ju There was hardly anything better in a lesson than to be able to just chiillllll and drink some hot chocolate. Yuuummmm. This professor was cool, Matt already liked him even if he were new. The boy carried on sluuurrrpppiiiinnnngggggg his drink rather loudly - but not as loudly as before because fiinneee, professor, he would be quieter - as the man asked the first question and his classmates started to give their answers. "Hm!!" Matt tried calling attention to himself right after he took another gulp of his beverage. He swallowed it and continued to wave his hand. Oh, Chewie said pretty much what he was going to say. "Yeah, I think that's it too." Or was it more like a spell that made it possible to control the weather in a room? Was that why it was nice and warm in there? "Or it's what you used to-" Oh, actually, no, that had been a heating charm he said earlier, wasn't it? "No, never mind!" Oh well. Matt didn't know, really. Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin See, Professor, if she knew about weather charms already, she wouldn't need to be here, right? Katy gave him a bemused look, chin propped up on her fists, and half listened to her classmates. Fine, fine, all good answers. Easy answers. "Professor, is it like whether or not it's a charm or transfiguration spell?" Geddit? She was so so funny. The Frenchman waited patiently for Mr. Merriweather's answer, but all he heard was stammering... and slurping. He sighed. Maybe giving out refreshments hadn't been such a good idea after all... "Mr. Merriweather, please stop slurping," he said. "If I have to ask again, there will be consequences." Like points loss or no more refreshments in class... somehow he didn't think either one of those would go over very well with the other students so he really hoped it wouldn't come to that. "I'm so glad you're enjoying your cocoa, but that noise could be distracting to others," he added with a small smile, just so the boy would know he wasn't asking just to be mean. He blinked dumbly at Miss Toussaint's answer. Well, that certainly wasn't what he was expecting! Was she joking or has she really not been paying attention all this time? "Very amusing, Miss Toussaint," he said, chuckling slightly, "but we're talking about weather charms, as in spells designed to change the climate of a given area." Text Cut: Jonas, Ollie & Colt Quote: Originally Posted by 2111jen = = = = Jonas thought about this....weather charms....weather charms. He silently blew on his hot chocolate watching as the drink made paterns in it.... "Would heating charms be an example?" he asked as he looked up from his mug as he raised his hand. Quote: Originally Posted by Gissel Just before class began, he spotted Echo and waved his cookie at her and mumbled a hello. He still didn't her too well but he liked her sass and that was good enough for him. And then Juno sat down next to him and he smiled even more. Today really was going to be a great day. "Helloooo, Junoooo" He felt like he rarely ever saw either of the two girls but they always had class together so clearly Oliver needed to pay more attention in his classes. Oops. Okaaaay and time for class. And they'd be talking about weather? He could work with that...especially with how cold he'd been lately. Sooo a scenario when a weather charm would be useful. Ollie's hand went up in the air and he said, "Well, since it's been so cold lately and it's kind of literally freezing in the dungeons, a weather charm would be useful to make things just a little warmer. Not, like, Spring warmer, but maybe a few degrees above freezing would be nice." He had meant to offer the scenario better but it ended up sounding like a suggestion on how to make his life better. Either way, he figured it worked. And now, back to eating his cookie. Quote: Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin As Colt was on his doodle, he heard a hey colt and he turned around and noticed it was Juno. She winked at him. He threw her a quizzical look but then remember the halloween party he danced with her at. He nodded and did a smirk wave. He guessed Juno didn't forget too easily like he did clearly. He then looked at the front and noticed the Professor greeted him. He chuckled at his response and he guessed he wasn't used to the NYC way of greeting. He then heard his question about weather charms. He wanted to know what he knew about them. Did he learn about them in Durmstrang? Nahh he couldn't remember. Wait he remembered something. "Professor I know I learned about the Ventus Jinx which shoots wind out of your wand or whatever.." he shrugged and continued to doodle. Gaston nodded. "Excellent examples, gentlemen! The heating charm and Ventus Jinx - though to a slightly lesser degree - are indeed examples of weather charms." At least he assumed the heating charm was what Mr. Finch was referring to when he mentioned making it warmer in the dungeons. He seemed to recall Mr. Winslow also mentioning the heating charm earlier as well... Text Cut: Cassie Quote: Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline Looks like she had just made it in time as class began shortly after the professor returned her greeting. Cassie would blame it on all the stairs…yep…too many when coming down from the common room to retrieve something. Yet she had made it on time anyway so it was a moot point to dwell on, her attention switching to the topic revealed. Weather charms. Quite an interesting idea indeed and she knew of a few given what her father could get into. No one could deny that Gavin McNally loved his chosen field AND keeping his kids happy. Some of what was already being mentioned by her classmates struck memory with Cass. The Ravenclaw was just trying to come up with something unique and not repetitive. “Weather charms can be used to bring the outdoors indoors which can help make something confining like a hospital or nursing home, more pleasing. “ Like for people who might not be able to go outside due to help concerns and the like. Now this was the most original answer Gaston had heard yet! "A very intersting answer, Miss Mcnally!" he said, beaming at the Ravenclaw girl. "Five points to Ravenclaw for such a creative and kind use of weather charms!" He felt a bit guilty for giving every house but Gryffindor extra points, but there was still plenty of time for the Lions to earn points... The professor waited a minute longer to see if anyone else would answer before moving on. "Now then, today you'll be learning two simple weather charms, as well as the countercurse that Mr. Thomas Borzekowski and Mr. Montezor mentioned earlier. I know it's a lot to learn in not a lot of time, so if I'm going too fast for you, just let me know and I'll gladly repeat it for you." "The first spell we're going to do is a sunlight charm," he continued, looking around the room to gauge the students' reactions. This was probably going to be a very popular spell on a day like this! "The incantation is Solis Lucidum." He said the words slowly and clearly before waving his wand in a circle that looked like a sun high in the sky. "Solis Lucidem!" he repeated, aiming his wand into the air, and warm bright sunlight shone over the students' desks. Was everybody following him so far? Okay, good. Moving on... "*And the countercurse: Meteolojinx Recanto."* Merlin's beard, that spell was a mouthful! He decided to give the students a few moments for the pronunciation of the long words to sink in before going on. "There is no elaborate wand movement for this spell; just point and..." He repeated the incantation, aiming his wand at the beam of sunlight, and it immediately vanished. "As Mr. Thomas-Borzekowski pointed out, you may also use finite incantatem if you wish, but just in case, I would recommend using the countercurse designed specifically for weather charms instead." "Now, for the next few minutes, I'd like you to practice these two spells," Gaston instructed the class. "Please move to the middle of the room and spread out as far as you can. Two or more spells performed in too close proximity to each other could combine or counteract each other, and we don't want any accidents!" OOC: So sorry for the delay! I've been having problems with my internet connection. Anyway, you have AT LEAST 20 HOURS to practice. Gaston and I will be popping back in periodically, so if you have questions, feel free to ask! __________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true...