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Pucki · 01-08-2018, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Birchwoodmom

Emmalyn was having a hard time wrapping her head around all that Shera was saying. She couldn't imagine a life without her computer. It had been absolute torture not having her computer since she left for Hogwarts. There were so many friends she wanted to email, so many books she wanted to read, and all of her favorite classic movies were saved so she could watch them whenever she wanted.

Then she started to realize it was kind of like all the magical things she had missed out on. She didn't miss being able to fly on her broom because she didn't know there were brooms you could fly on.

Her attention turned back to Shera when she asked how the computer was working. "Well, I don't know all of the ins and outs, but you type in a web address, kind of like where the page lives, and it pops up on your screen. Each one is different, but you have to know the address to get there."Emmalyn shrugged, her dad had always set up all of her computer stuff, so she wasn't exactly sure how it all happened.

"Movies! Movies are the greatest. They are kind of like plays, but recorded so you can watch them over and over again whenever you want." She desperately tried to think of something in the magical world that could even come close. "Oh, you know how the pictures in the portraits move? Well, movies are like that in a way, but you can't interact with them. You watch them on a T.V., like those over there, or on a computer screen." She paused to see if Shera was keeping up. "T.V. shows are like movies, but shorter and usually go on over a much longer time period." She smiled and pointed to the large stack of DVDs "Those discs, DVDs, have the shows burned into them so they can play in a DVD player."

She could feel herself getting excited again and the speed she was talking kept going faster and faster. "What else do you want to know?" Before Shera could answer, Emmalyn quickly asked "What do magical families do for fun?" She was curious what they did on rainy days and at night. Sure, there was always reading books, but what if you weren't in the mood to read a book? Flying on a broom would be uncomfortable in the rain and dangerous at night.

"So it is like... many books, and if you type it in then you can find the book you need?" the way she was understanding it was like her standing in the library and using accio to find the book that she needed. Accept a lot more condensed. It was actually pretty cool!

While Emmalyn tried to explain movies and TV shows, Shera let her eyes linger on the TV. "So this," she pointed at the computer screen, before pointing at the TV screen, "and this, are basically the same?"

Why was there a huge size difference then? These muggle contraptions didn't make sense. Movies longer, TV shows shorter but a longer period of time? Shera mused for a moment. "So a movie is like a novel? And a tv show is like a series of novellas? Except they are like plays?" she tried to confirm. Her confusion was still rampant though. "And all of the information is kept on these... circles?"

Because Shera had already forgotten the word that Emmalyn had used for them, while she was trying to wrap her head around the idea of TV shows and movies.

"Well there's Quidditch and Quodpot... Quodpot is more famous in America as far as I can tell. And there's also tournaments, including international ones that you can go to and watch. Many families go there and camp in enchanted tents," she explained, those were the special things that her family did together. "My family keeps a library of books, I'm pretty sure I'm not half way through it yet... then theres wizarding chess, exploding snap, gobstones, snitch snatcher..."

She wasn't sure what Emmalyn already knew or not, so she waited or her to request clarification on anything that was unfamiliar.

And she went on to her own question, picking up one of the coloured rectangles which had a 'pop' label on it. "What do these do? And what is 'pop'?"

01-08-2018, 11:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pucki DMLE Puffskein Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 1,208 Hogwarts RPG Name: Shera Ben-Ari Third Year	Quote: Originally Posted by Birchwoodmom Emmalyn was having a hard time wrapping her head around all that Shera was saying. She couldn't imagine a life without her computer. It had been absolute torture not having her computer since she left for Hogwarts. There were so many friends she wanted to email, so many books she wanted to read, and all of her favorite classic movies were saved so she could watch them whenever she wanted. Then she started to realize it was kind of like all the magical things she had missed out on. She didn't miss being able to fly on her broom because she didn't know there were brooms you could fly on. Her attention turned back to Shera when she asked how the computer was working. "Well, I don't know all of the ins and outs, but you type in a web address, kind of like where the page lives, and it pops up on your screen. Each one is different, but you have to know the address to get there."Emmalyn shrugged, her dad had always set up all of her computer stuff, so she wasn't exactly sure how it all happened. "Movies! Movies are the greatest. They are kind of like plays, but recorded so you can watch them over and over again whenever you want." She desperately tried to think of something in the magical world that could even come close. "Oh, you know how the pictures in the portraits move? Well, movies are like that in a way, but you can't interact with them. You watch them on a T.V., like those over there, or on a computer screen." She paused to see if Shera was keeping up. "T.V. shows are like movies, but shorter and usually go on over a much longer time period." She smiled and pointed to the large stack of DVDs "Those discs, DVDs, have the shows burned into them so they can play in a DVD player." She could feel herself getting excited again and the speed she was talking kept going faster and faster. "What else do you want to know?" Before Shera could answer, Emmalyn quickly asked "What do magical families do for fun?" She was curious what they did on rainy days and at night. Sure, there was always reading books, but what if you weren't in the mood to read a book? Flying on a broom would be uncomfortable in the rain and dangerous at night. "So it is like... many books, and if you type it in then you can find the book you need?" the way she was understanding it was like her standing in the library and using accio to find the book that she needed. Accept a lot more condensed. It was actually pretty cool! While Emmalyn tried to explain movies and TV shows, Shera let her eyes linger on the TV. "So this," she pointed at the computer screen, before pointing at the TV screen, "and this, are basically the same?" Why was there a huge size difference then? These muggle contraptions didn't make sense. Movies longer, TV shows shorter but a longer period of time? Shera mused for a moment. "So a movie is like a novel? And a tv show is like a series of novellas? Except they are like plays?" she tried to confirm. Her confusion was still rampant though. "And all of the information is kept on these... circles?" Because Shera had already forgotten the word that Emmalyn had used for them, while she was trying to wrap her head around the idea of TV shows and movies. "Well there's Quidditch and Quodpot... Quodpot is more famous in America as far as I can tell. And there's also tournaments, including international ones that you can go to and watch. Many families go there and camp in enchanted tents," she explained, those were the special things that her family did together. "My family keeps a library of books, I'm pretty sure I'm not half way through it yet... then theres wizarding chess, exploding snap, gobstones, snitch snatcher..." She wasn't sure what Emmalyn already knew or not, so she waited or her to request clarification on anything that was unfamiliar. And she went on to her own question, picking up one of the coloured rectangles which had a 'pop' label on it. "What do these do? And what is 'pop'?"