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MadMadamMalfoy · 11-23-2016, 07:01 AM

Text Cut: Charlotte

Gaston unlocked the top drawer of his desk, but before he could pull out his little black book, he saw Miss Kettleburn's hand go up. Merlin's beard, that was a lot of questions! He supposed he didn't do a very good job explaining, and his mind berated him for it. "All excellent questions, Miss Kettleburn," he said, turning to the Gryffindor with an appreciative nod. "To calculate the wand movements, think about the meaning of the Latin words themselves. The actions in particular provide clues to the wand movements. For example, you might try a slashing motion for 'lacero', an upward swish for 'cresco' or a downward swish for 'resilio'. You'll know the wand movement needs tweaking if your spell comes out too strong or too weak, or if nothing happens at all. If you're still having trouble guessing the right wand movement, just raise your hand and I'll help you figure it out." That last sentence was meant for the entire class, not just Miss Kettleburn.

He pondered the girls' point for a moment. He sort of agreed about charm wand movements being a bit easier than conjurations, but it probably just seemed that way to him because of his affinity for the subject. "Generally yes," he said. "While the phrases and their meanings themselves differ quite drastically from one branch of magic to another, the basic structure of the spell is the same throughout."

Now he only had one question left to answer. "As far as languages go, the desired complexity of the spell has a lot to do with deciding which one to use. Spells derived from Latin have a more generalized effect and less potential for unpredictable results than other languages, part of the reason it's so widely used for spells, while other languages are useful for more complicated effects but run a higher risk of dangerous outcomes. So deciding which one to use is a bit of a trade-off. Does that make sense?"

Text Cut: Azura

Gaston had just finished answering Miss Kettleburn's barrage of questions when he saw another hand in the air, and he was at Miss Snow's side in an instant. Wow, ready for his help already? That was fast! "Of course, Miss Snow," he said, giving her a small smile. "What do you need?"

Text Cut: Olivia

Quote:

Originally Posted by Govoni

Olivia Phillips was being an awesome student lately. Totally, due to the sheer amount of notes she'd been taking for each subject this year. Well, so far, anyway. They were already in April, so... There wasn't much space for her to monumentally mess up, right? Here's hoping.

Anyway, APPARENTLY, they were going to be developing their own spells. Was she hearing this right?....Because.....BECAUSE.....That. Was. Awesome. But also, to answer the posed question, muggles survived without the convenience of magic perfectly fine. There were impressive muggle technological advances that pretty much enacted the affects of their magic. Olivia, who was the daughter of a pureblood witch and a muggleborn father, had loads of experience with muggles. Her grandparents were, after all, muggle. And brilliant, actually. They were doctors.

And she liked Ace and Dora's answers best. Personally, she thought necessity was the fundamental foundation of all things. After all, that's what kicked the brain into gear. Like, when something was desperately needed, the brain automatically tried to compensate and come up with solutions....Or, she assumed this happened to everyone. When she was trying to figure something out or find a way to do something, that always encouraged her Gryffindor mind to create contingency plans. Can't was not a word in her vocabulary, to be perfectly frank. So, lots of thinking went into making can'ts into cans.

And...

Conjurations? Did...Char not realize that this was a Charms lesson? Thankfully, as Transfiguration always went totally wrong for her. But she supposed her friend did pose some pretty great questions. Liv liked the idea of the wand motion coming third, behind incantation. Because once you had the spell worked out and everything, you could just continuously test with your wand to see what finally worked out. Lots of work but... worth it? Maybe? Depending on what the spell was meant to do.

"Professor, have you invented many spells?" She'd seen him being sassy at Ace about using Gaston, but really....What did the man expect? He was a walking Disney meme. Anyway, as she asked this question, her quill was dutifully moving across her notebook page; writing and then scribbling out a few things...before she rubbed at her cheek, smudging ink there. Eh, the Gryffindor blonde didn't care.

Oh. Maybe.....she could do something like mobil + liquidum...to move liquids. WATER BENDING; Avatar!style. Or, she could do something with glass? She'd been looking into getting a pair of glass slippers, circa Cinderella. Man, she was NOT a Ravenclaw, so this type of thing was not in her wheelhouse, at all. Scribbling Cresco + Vitrum down onto her parchment, because her brain was starting to ache from the excessive amount of thinking, she raised her hand again. "Professor, what's your opinion on glass slippers?"

Another student's voice caused Gaston's head to whip around in Miss Phillips's direction. He was visibly caught off guard, but he didn't know what surprised him more... the girl asking him about his own spells or her not calling him by his first name. "I..." He nervously ran a hand through his dark hair, making it even more disheveled than ever. "I'm not sure I'd say many, but yes, I have invented some spells." Like the one he'd used to make the dark circles under his eyes vanish, for example...

Blink, blink. WHAT? Glass slippers? What did that have to do with...? Never mind, he caught the connection. "I think it's an interesting idea, though trying to carry it out could be incredibly dangerous," he said, sending a warning look toward the Gryffindor girl in an attempt to dissuade her.

Text Cut: Carl & Matt

While looking around the room, Gaston noticed a couple of students already trying out their spells, with varying degrees of success. "Excellent first attempts, Mr. Leonard, Mr. Merriweather," he said, giving each boy an encouraging nod. "Keep trying."

OOC: You still have JUST UNDER 24 HOURS to complete this activity, so no rush!

11-23-2016, 07:01 AM	#47 (permalink)
MadMadamMalfoy Mackled Malaclaw Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hazbin Hotel Posts: 11,146 Hogwarts RPG Name: Sydney M. L. Masters Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Maddox B. Buchanan Gryffindor Seventh Year	Checking In! Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ ❄ Showtunes > Everything ❄ ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll Text Cut: Charlotte Quote: Originally Posted by Tegz Hummmmm. They were talking about figuring out the right incantations for created spells based on Latin here right? Char WAS following that much... only... she stuck her hand up. "What about the part with the wand movement? Because an incantation on its own won't do anything, how do you know what kind of wand movement you need? To you have to like.... calculate it somehow? And is it the same through all the branches of magic? I think a lot of the time charms have easier wand movements than say, conjurations right? So do you come up with the incantation, and then try like... a jab or a point or a tap or a swish and hope for the best? How do you know if there's something missing from the movement? And how do you find the balance between the two?" It was sort of interesting to Char because she knew her mum had started inventing spells at the age Charlotte was now. But then again her mother was a Ravenclaw and had the patience for that sort of stuff.... Charlotte, not so much. Also interesting to her though, thanks to her dad's background in magical languages and stuff: "And what about spell roots that come from other languages? How does an inventor know whether it might be stronger or more suitable or something like that if they use like... Sanskrit or Ancient Greek or Phoenician or.... ummm..... Etruscan?" Was it bad that she had a ton of questions? Char tilted her head expectantly, hoping for some kind of enlightenment. Gaston unlocked the top drawer of his desk, but before he could pull out his little black book, he saw Miss Kettleburn's hand go up. Merlin's beard, that was a lot of questions! He supposed he didn't do a very good job explaining, and his mind berated him for it. "All excellent questions, Miss Kettleburn," he said, turning to the Gryffindor with an appreciative nod. "To calculate the wand movements, think about the meaning of the Latin words themselves. The actions in particular provide clues to the wand movements. For example, you might try a slashing motion for 'lacero', an upward swish for 'cresco' or a downward swish for 'resilio'. You'll know the wand movement needs tweaking if your spell comes out too strong or too weak, or if nothing happens at all. If you're still having trouble guessing the right wand movement, just raise your hand and I'll help you figure it out." That last sentence was meant for the entire class, not just Miss Kettleburn. He pondered the girls' point for a moment. He sort of agreed about charm wand movements being a bit easier than conjurations, but it probably just seemed that way to him because of his affinity for the subject. "Generally yes," he said. "While the phrases and their meanings themselves differ quite drastically from one branch of magic to another, the basic structure of the spell is the same throughout." Now he only had one question left to answer. "As far as languages go, the desired complexity of the spell has a lot to do with deciding which one to use. Spells derived from Latin have a more generalized effect and less potential for unpredictable results than other languages, part of the reason it's so widely used for spells, while other languages are useful for more complicated effects but run a higher risk of dangerous outcomes. So deciding which one to use is a bit of a trade-off. Does that make sense?" Text Cut: Azura Quote: Originally Posted by FwooperOnYourLeft Hmmmmm.. Azura's purple eyes looked up at the board and they stayed on one thing.. Levio. To levitate! But she didn't see a second thing that she wanted on there, which was herself! If she could create a levitate herself spell, than perhaps she could avoid all of the stairs that were constantly trying to hard her every single day. But hmmm.. how to go about that? Maybe if she added something for her to stand on? Like.. wood? So lignum? And then she wanted it to be powerful enough so it could lift her.. so maxima it was.. Levio-lignum-maxima.. All right, let's see if that would work? "Professor! I'm ready for your help!" She said as she raised her hand.. Gaston had just finished answering Miss Kettleburn's barrage of questions when he saw another hand in the air, and he was at Miss Snow's side in an instant. Wow, ready for his help already? That was fast! "Of course, Miss Snow," he said, giving her a small smile. "What do you need?" Text Cut: Olivia Quote: Originally Posted by Govoni Olivia Phillips was being an awesome student lately. Totally, due to the sheer amount of notes she'd been taking for each subject this year. Well, so far, anyway. They were already in April, so... There wasn't much space for her to monumentally mess up, right? Here's hoping. Anyway, APPARENTLY, they were going to be developing their own spells. Was she hearing this right?....Because.....BECAUSE.....That. Was. Awesome. But also, to answer the posed question, muggles survived without the convenience of magic perfectly fine. There were impressive muggle technological advances that pretty much enacted the affects of their magic. Olivia, who was the daughter of a pureblood witch and a muggleborn father, had loads of experience with muggles. Her grandparents were, after all, muggle. And brilliant, actually. They were doctors. And she liked Ace and Dora's answers best. Personally, she thought necessity was the fundamental foundation of all things. After all, that's what kicked the brain into gear. Like, when something was desperately needed, the brain automatically tried to compensate and come up with solutions....Or, she assumed this happened to everyone. When she was trying to figure something out or find a way to do something, that always encouraged her Gryffindor mind to create contingency plans. Can't was not a word in her vocabulary, to be perfectly frank. So, lots of thinking went into making can'ts into cans. And... Conjurations? Did...Char not realize that this was a Charms lesson? Thankfully, as Transfiguration always went totally wrong for her. But she supposed her friend did pose some pretty great questions. Liv liked the idea of the wand motion coming third, behind incantation. Because once you had the spell worked out and everything, you could just continuously test with your wand to see what finally worked out. Lots of work but... worth it? Maybe? Depending on what the spell was meant to do. *"Professor,* have you invented many spells?"** She'd seen him being sassy at Ace about using Gaston, but really....What did the man expect? He was a walking Disney meme. Anyway, as she asked this question, her quill was dutifully moving across her notebook page; writing and then scribbling out a few things...before she rubbed at her cheek, smudging ink there. Eh, the Gryffindor blonde didn't care. Oh. Maybe.....she could do something like mobil + liquidum...to move liquids. WATER BENDING; Avatar!style. Or, she could do something with glass? She'd been looking into getting a pair of glass slippers, circa Cinderella. Man, she was NOT a Ravenclaw, so this type of thing was not in her wheelhouse, at all. Scribbling Cresco + Vitrum down onto her parchment, because her brain was starting to ache from the excessive amount of thinking, she raised her hand again. "Professor, what's your opinion on glass slippers?" Another student's voice caused Gaston's head to whip around in Miss Phillips's direction. He was visibly caught off guard, but he didn't know what surprised him more... the girl asking him about his own spells or her not calling him by his first name. "I..." He nervously ran a hand through his dark hair, making it even more disheveled than ever. *"I'm not sure I'd say many, but yes, I have invented some spells."* Like the one he'd used to make the dark circles under his eyes vanish, for example... Blink, blink. WHAT? Glass slippers? What did that have to do with...? Never mind, he caught the connection. "I think it's an interesting idea, though trying to carry it out could be incredibly dangerous," he said, sending a warning look toward the Gryffindor girl in an attempt to dissuade her. Text Cut: Carl & Matt Quote: Originally Posted by Jean Granger Creating spells! Carl was excited for this. He listened to Professor Marchand's explanation, took notes, and when they were (finally) allowed to try out incantations, he put down his quill and read through his notes. Hmmm. He could see some possible combinations, like "to cut" "wood", "to bind" "paper/parchment", "to cut" "paper/parchment" and so on. The Hufflepuff took out his wand and decided to try out the latter. "Lacero Biblus!" He said as he aimed his wand at a spare piece of parchment. It did not work. He looked around the classroom, uncertain as to whether he was doing it correctly. He saw a Gryffindor asking questions - lots of them - and paused his work to listen to the Professor's reply. Quote: Originally Posted by Hey Ju No need to say Matt did engage with any part of the lesson so far. No hands-on, no interest. HOWEVER, it was time for them to actually DO something, so he was alert now. ALERT! He got his wand and had it at the ready, but before he could even think about what combination of words to do, Charlotte asked all of the questions in the world. Interesting questions, actually. It even got Matt's attention and that was saying a lot. He sat there, looking from her to the professor. ... RIGHT. Charms. Mixed words. Creating their own Charm? Matt wasn't so sure, but that sounded like a cool experiement anyway so he was up for it. "Resilio biblus." He said as he simply pointed at the parchment in front of him. Nothing happened, so he reckoned it needed some wand movement to work, like Kettleburn had mentioned. So Matt waaaved his wand around randomly and repeated the 'incantation'. While looking around the room, Gaston noticed a couple of students already trying out their spells, with varying degrees of success. "Excellent first attempts, Mr. Leonard, Mr. Merriweather," he said, giving each boy an encouraging nod. "Keep trying." OOC: You still have JUST UNDER 24 HOURS to complete this activity, so no rush! __________________ 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...