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sweetpinkpixie · 02-01-2017, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy

A part of Gaston had been hoping the card inside would be the one Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne wanted, but another part of him was glad it wasn't because it meant he got to keep the card, didn't it? He looked back at the boy, giving him a warm, grateful smile when he said he could keep it. "Thank you, Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne," he said. "I'm awarding five points to Hufflepuff for your kindness."

The look on the little Hufflepuff's face when Miss Umbridge smacked his cocoa out of his hand broke the professor's heart, and he was at the boy's side in an instant. He was going to offer him another cocoa and candy cane, but he was distracted by the little one using his robes to try to clean up the mess. "You don't have to do that, Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne," he said, and with a quick wave of his wand, the mess went away.

Professor Marchand's blue eyes blinked in surprise at Miss Umbridge's reply. At first he thought it might be a genuine apology, but then again there was something he didn't like about that tone. He'd tried to be kind and give the girl a second chance, but now he saw that was a mistake. She was really trying his patience! "You know exactly what I meant, Miss Umbridge," he said. "Ten points from Gryffindor, five for smacking another student's hand-" He added that to underscore that it wasn't the "sound advice" that was the problem. "-and five for disrespecting a professor." His voice dropped so that only the girl could hear as he added, "I'm sorry if you're having an off day, I really am, but this attitude needs to stop."

He sighed sadly. He didn't like having to dock house points; he wanted his students to like him! But Miss Umbridge had crossed a line. He gave Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne another cocoa and candy cane and shot the girl a look warning her not to even try knocking this one out of his hand as he took his place at the front of the class.

The professor gave an approving nod when Miss Umbridge offered her answer to the question. "Very good, Miss Umbridge," he said. Probably best not to say much else to her today, lest it set one (or both) of them off again.

Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne's answer made him smile. It was such a sweet thing to say that he didn't have the heart to tell him it wasn't the kind of answer he was looking for. "That's a nice thought, Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne."

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Originally Posted by Erindipity

So that's what it felt like. Losing points. Interesting. Definitely didn't feel as BAD as she thought it was going to. And while the Charms professor spoke she merely looked at a spot on the wall and nodded. Whatever. He didn't know how SHE felt about the situation, he only cared about what he THOUGHT was an issue. She adored Derf and was ONLY doing him a favor. So, whatever. "Okay, professor, " she said with a slight shrug.

Could they move on then?

Apparently so.

And seeing as she didn't know the answer she merely sat there... and reached over to pat Derf on the hand gently. She'd explain after class.

Derf sort of felt BAD because it hadn't been kindness that had been motivating his actions so much...but that didn't stop him from grinning at the professor regardless. "Fanks, professor!" he beamed. And it was a little too late about his robes, although he had only really managed to mop up half of the spilled hot cocoa before the professor was using a nifty little cleaning charm to do the rest. Derf really needed to learn these spells himself...learn AND execute them.

And then the first year's eyes went all BUG EYED when Dora was being punished AND docked points..BECAUSE OF HIM! "I'm not ups-s-set, profes-ssor!" he squeaked, shooting Dora apologetic looks of his own. "Pleas-se don't be cros-ss-ss wiff her!" Although it WAS a little too late for that plea, but clearly she had some motivation behind the gesture. "Dora wouldn't cry wolf!"

He DID accept the new cocoa and candy cane, but felt bad about it...so he idly stirred the confection in the hot liquid and focused on enjoying the smell for now. Temptation to actually drink it was strong though...and he decided he would owl Alexa later asking about this food thing because she was an Auror and knew LOADS.

Nice thought? Well, yes..it was...but Derf knew what that meant. Mum and dad had used it all the time when he had proposed ideas for how to turn various things - like the coffee pot - into animal sanctuaries. It was an adult's way of saying 'nope.'

And then he was sipping his hot cocoa before he realized he was. SORRY DORA! IT JUST SMELLED SO GOOD!

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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy

"You'll have a chance to practice in a few minutes - and don't worry, you won't be dodging trunks today! That was only a hypothetical question," he added; he couldn't help but notice how nervous some of the students seemed when he'd mentioned flying trunks earlier. "You'll be practicing on the objects inside the trunk, but first we have another charm to get to. Can anyone guess what it is? Think of spells that would complement or counteract the banishing charm."

This charm...had a 's' in it...and the first year was already sinking into his seat a bit more feeling defeated already. Defeated....but still determined because he had to get something right eventually, right?

So...rather than answer the question - which in terms of playing games of opposites it seemed rather obvious that the opposite of banish was summon or bring forth...so a Summoning Charm, naturally - he was already practicing the incantation under his breath.

"Depuls-s-so...Depuls-so...Depulsssssssssssssssso..."

FOCUSING OVER HERE.

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Originally Posted by potterobsessionist

Maybe the encouraging comment from professor Marchand had gotten to his head because his hand was soon in the air again, even though everyone else had already said Accio, which was probably the correct one. But Carlton was creative, according to the professor, so he had to say something. "What about levitating it towards you, professor? OR, if you did transform it into a dog, you can call on it and give it dog treats." Because his dog always came when he had treats.

DOG?!

That momentarily caught the Hufflepuff's attention, enough so that he now felt the urge to point something out. "But trans-s-sformation is trans-sfiguration...not charms-s-s work," he said nonchalantly with his wand in hand - because still low key working on that whole Banishing Charm while the discussion was still going on.

02-01-2017, 04:28 AM	#84 (permalink)
sweetpinkpixie Wizarding World RPG Admin Minister for Magic Alley Proprietor Leprechaun Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Paths Posts: 40,186 Hogwarts RPG Name: Briallen Ashburry-Hawthorne Gryffindor First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nyle Harden Hufflepuff Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Iris Harden Ravenclaw Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Calliope Barrington Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Diamond Marchbanks Gryffindor Sixth Year Ministry Department Head: Charles Hollingberry Minister's Office Ministry Department Head: Airey Flamsteed Mysteries Diagon Alley Proprietor: Zachaël Lufkin Owl Post x12 x12	astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK \| & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Quote: Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy A part of Gaston had been hoping the card inside would be the one Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne wanted, but another part of him was glad it wasn't because it meant he got to keep the card, didn't it? He looked back at the boy, giving him a warm, grateful smile when he said he could keep it. "Thank you, Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne," he said. "I'm awarding five points to Hufflepuff for your kindness." The look on the little Hufflepuff's face when Miss Umbridge smacked his cocoa out of his hand broke the professor's heart, and he was at the boy's side in an instant. He was going to offer him another cocoa and candy cane, but he was distracted by the little one using his robes to try to clean up the mess. "You don't have to do that, Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne," he said, and with a quick wave of his wand, the mess went away. Professor Marchand's blue eyes blinked in surprise at Miss Umbridge's reply. At first he thought it might be a genuine apology, but then again there was something he didn't like about that tone. He'd tried to be kind and give the girl a second chance, but now he saw that was a mistake. She was really trying his patience! *"You know exactly* what I meant, Miss Umbridge," he said. "Ten points from Gryffindor, five for smacking another student's hand-" He added that to underscore that it wasn't the "sound advice" that was the problem. "-and five for disrespecting a professor."** His voice dropped so that only the girl could hear as he added, "I'm sorry if you're having an off day, I really am, but this attitude needs to stop." He sighed sadly. He didn't like having to dock house points; he wanted his students to like him! But Miss Umbridge had crossed a line. He gave Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne another cocoa and candy cane and shot the girl a look warning her not to even try knocking this one out of his hand as he took his place at the front of the class. The professor gave an approving nod when Miss Umbridge offered her answer to the question. "Very good, Miss Umbridge," he said. Probably best not to say much else to her today, lest it set one (or both) of them off again. Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne's answer made him smile. It was such a sweet thing to say that he didn't have the heart to tell him it wasn't the kind of answer he was looking for. "That's a nice thought, Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne." Quote: Originally Posted by Erindipity So that's what it felt like. Losing points. Interesting. Definitely didn't feel as BAD as she thought it was going to. And while the Charms professor spoke she merely looked at a spot on the wall and nodded. Whatever. He didn't know how SHE felt about the situation, he only cared about what he THOUGHT was an issue. She adored Derf and was ONLY doing him a favor. So, whatever. "Okay, professor, " she said with a slight shrug. Could they move on then? Apparently so. And seeing as she didn't know the answer she merely sat there... and reached over to pat Derf on the hand gently. She'd explain after class. Derf sort of felt BAD because it hadn't been kindness that had been motivating his actions so much...but that didn't stop him from grinning at the professor regardless. "Fanks, professor!" he beamed. And it was a little too late about his robes, although he had only really managed to mop up half of the spilled hot cocoa before the professor was using a nifty little cleaning charm to do the rest. Derf really needed to learn these spells himself...learn AND execute them. And then the first year's eyes went all BUG EYED when Dora was being punished AND docked points..BECAUSE OF HIM! "I'm not ups-s-set, profes-ssor!" he squeaked, shooting Dora apologetic looks of his own. "Pleas-se don't be cros-ss-ss wiff her!" Although it WAS a little too late for that plea, but clearly she had some motivation behind the gesture. "Dora wouldn't cry wolf!" He DID accept the new cocoa and candy cane, but felt bad about it...so he idly stirred the confection in the hot liquid and focused on enjoying the smell for now. Temptation to actually drink it was strong though...and he decided he would owl Alexa later asking about this food thing because she was an Auror and knew LOADS. Nice thought? Well, yes..it was...but Derf knew what that meant. Mum and dad had used it all the time when he had proposed ideas for how to turn various things - like the coffee pot - into animal sanctuaries. It was an adult's way of saying 'nope.' And then he was sipping his hot cocoa before he realized he was. SORRY DORA! IT JUST SMELLED SO GOOD! Quote: Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy "You'll have a chance to practice in a few minutes - and don't worry, you won't be dodging trunks today! That was only a hypothetical question," he added; he couldn't help but notice how nervous some of the students seemed when he'd mentioned flying trunks earlier. "You'll be practicing on the objects inside the trunk, but first we have another charm to get to. Can anyone guess what it is? Think of spells that would complement or counteract the banishing charm." This charm...had a 's' in it...and the first year was already sinking into his seat a bit more feeling defeated already. Defeated....but still determined because he had to get something right eventually, right? So...rather than answer the question - which in terms of playing games of opposites it seemed rather obvious that the opposite of banish was summon or bring forth...so a Summoning Charm, naturally - he was already practicing the incantation under his breath. "Depuls-s-so...Depuls-so...Depulsssssssssssssssso..." FOCUSING OVER HERE. Quote: Originally Posted by potterobsessionist Maybe the encouraging comment from professor Marchand had gotten to his head because his hand was soon in the air again, even though everyone else had already said Accio, which was probably the correct one. But Carlton was creative, according to the professor, so he had to say something. *"What about levitating it towards you, professor? OR, if you did* transform it into a dog, you can call on it and give it dog treats." Because his dog always came when he had treats. DOG?! That momentarily caught the Hufflepuff's attention, enough so that he now felt the urge to point something out. "But trans-s-sformation is trans-sfiguration...not charms-s-s work,*" he said nonchalantly with his wand in hand - because still low key working on that whole Banishing Charm while the discussion was still going on. __________________ When you're stuck in a moment and your spark has been stolen .................................................. ........... this is our time to own it, so own it..................................... baby we were born with* fire and gold in our eyes