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TeafortheSoul · 05-14-2018, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SarcasticStrawberry

Oh good Bel was smiling, she didn’t mind that she was sitting there. Why would she though? She enjoyed her company and hoped that it was mutual. She liked hanging out with her. This was going to be great. Maybe they would even be able to work on something together in class.

Right, Australia didn’t have Halloween did they? ”I think it’s pretty cool. I love Halloween. I got a cat last term around Halloween and named her Boo.” She smiled, and glance back over at the table where the pumpkins and all of the other things were. Maybe they were going to transfigure the pumpkins into carriages like in Cinderella. Or something like that.

"That's a cute name." Bel said, smiling back at Juniper and then following her gaze over to the set up. It would be interesting to see what they would be doing, that was for sure.

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Originally Posted by NifflerFan

”Hello, Miss Macindoe,” Celestia replied. She paused briefly before adding in a grudgingly bright tone, ”I do hope tryouts have gone well for you.” It was no secret that Celestia favored her own House, Gryffindor, in Quidditch matches -- even if the teachers who weren’t Head of Houses shouldn’t really take sides. She did want all of her students to succeed, really -- just not by beating Gryffindor at Quidditch. Still, the professor was happy for the fourth year Hufflepuff. She considered it a great accomplishment for the girl to obtain the captaincy at a fairly young age. The Hufflepuff team would certainly be one to watch out for in the coming season.

...... was Bel imagining things? She was probably imagining things. Half the time when people had a tone she couldn't really properly tell because accents were a thing that got in the way and her ears were still not particularly attuned to all the different ones that you got in the UK, but there was a little something that made her tilt her head.

.... nah it was probably nothing.

"Yep, pretty bonza, professor! We had a blast!" And that was the focus for Bel anyways. She wanted everyone who had tried out to have a great time, and not be discouraged even if they didn't make the team. And she wanted the team to be connected and really feel that team vibe. It was supposed to be fun and not overly serious in her eyes, and she wanted everyone to feel like they could give it a go. "Thanks for asking."

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Originally Posted by NifflerFan

Once most of the class was seated and the bell had sounded throughout the castle, Celestia used her wand to shut the door as usual. However, she was careful to close the door quietly -- which was not usual for her, as she liked to start lessons off with literal bangs. The reason for this improved noise level was simple: Celestia was not expending her normal amount of effort on the simple spell, because she positively dreaded how this lesson must begin. She couldn’t see a good way to avoid the discussion if the rest of the lesson was to proceed smoothly, so she heaved a quiet sigh and turned around to face the class. If she was being perfectly honest with herself, this clarification needed to be made based on some of the analyses she’d read in the students’ essays that she’d been marking before the start of class. It was obvious that this fairly basic concept was still murky for some students; that was to be expected from first years, of course, but perhaps she had never explained this concept well enough for some of the older students… Celestia sighed again and shifted the pile of parchment on her desk until an unmarked essay was on the top of the pile -- in case one of the students decided to come up to her desk for whatever reason.

”Good morning, class, Celestia began with an attempt at her usual warm smile. ”Before we get into the meat of today’s lecture, I would like to quickly discuss a simple but fundamental distinction in your study of magic. Who can tell me one of the differences between a charm and a Transfiguration spell? Is there any overlap? For our older students, what has been the most useful spell you have learned in your Transfiguration classes to date?”

Yes, Celestia knew that these questions were desperately dull. This discussion was primarily the result of teaching students in all years at the same time, but that aspect of life was as unavoidable as the coming discussion. It was still the beginning of the year, and her younger students needed to understand this distinction for the lesson to move forward without protests. She was hoping for some insight from her older students to liven the beginning of the day up, if she was being honest.

OOC: Thanks so much for coming! I know these are pretty easy questions, but Celestia is trying to make a point here, so please bear with us. Feel free to have your student answer all three questions (if they’re above 1st year), or only one or two of them. You have 24 hours to get your answers in. We’ll be moving on to the mini activity at 12 AM CDT on May 15.

Aaaand they were starting class. Bel was a bit surprised at the question, being a basic one, but she also didn't mind because this one was one she felt good about answering. Oh and more than one question. She thought about her answer and put her hand up, wanting to make a good go of it.

"Professor, Transfiguration spells change what something fundamentally is, that's why those spells are way harder than charms, because charms can change how things behave or even how they appear, but underneath it all the charmed thing is still what it originally was." She tried, in earnest.

"And... um there's overlap for sure but its partly I think because we sometimes categorize things based on what they look like, even if its not what they actually are? Um, like aguamenti? Like in theory it looks like a pure conjuring spell, but back home I was taught that it actually is a charm because its just taking existing water vapour out of the air and making it into a jet of water, and not creating the water out of nothing, but that you can also actually conjure it out of nothing - like if you're somewhere where the air is really really dry, and its a lot harder if you do that, because then its becomes transfiguration because you're conjuring it instead of just charming existing water vapour to behave a certain way." Well that was what she had been taught. And she'd experienced it both ways too, because there were some super dry places in the outback in Australia, and they sometimes had had school trips there... As for the last question........ Bel's hand went down a bit and then back up.

"Honestly, professor, I'm not sure what has been most useful to learn so far.... but I am looking forward to learning switching spells. I think it'd be a useful way to get changed in a hurry... though I heard its pretty hard to do that and keep your clothes on properly." Arms and legs in the right places and all that. Which could be embarrassing. But still a useful thing that she was looking forward to learning.

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TeafortheSoul Formerly: Tegz Demiguise Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 24,243 Hogwarts RPG Name: ??? Ravenclaw Hogwarts RPG Name: Ronnie Thurkell Gryffindor Seventh Year x12 x12	lives in a hobbit hole \|\| Ern and Touz's Nuzzle \|\| roflysst \|\| looking at a seed packet Quote: Originally Posted by SarcasticStrawberry Oh good Bel was smiling, she didn’t mind that she was sitting there. Why would she though? She enjoyed her company and hoped that it was mutual. She liked hanging out with her. This was going to be great. Maybe they would even be able to work on something together in class. Right, Australia didn’t have Halloween did they? ”I think it’s pretty cool. I love Halloween. I got a cat last term around Halloween and named her Boo.” She smiled, and glance back over at the table where the pumpkins and all of the other things were. Maybe they were going to transfigure the pumpkins into carriages like in Cinderella. Or something like that. "That's a cute name." Bel said, smiling back at Juniper and then following her gaze over to the set up. It would be interesting to see what they would be doing, that was for sure. Quote: Originally Posted by NifflerFan ”Hello, Miss Macindoe,” Celestia replied. She paused briefly before adding in a grudgingly bright tone, ”I do hope tryouts have gone well for you.” It was no secret that Celestia favored her own House, Gryffindor, in Quidditch matches -- even if the teachers who weren’t Head of Houses shouldn’t really take sides. She did want all of her students to succeed, really -- just not by beating Gryffindor at Quidditch. Still, the professor was happy for the fourth year Hufflepuff. She considered it a great accomplishment for the girl to obtain the captaincy at a fairly young age. The Hufflepuff team would certainly be one to watch out for in the coming season. ...... was Bel imagining things? She was probably imagining things. Half the time when people had a tone she couldn't really properly tell because accents were a thing that got in the way and her ears were still not particularly attuned to all the different ones that you got in the UK, but there was a little something that made her tilt her head. .... nah it was probably nothing. "Yep, pretty bonza, professor! We had a blast!" And that was the focus for Bel anyways. She wanted everyone who had tried out to have a great time, and not be discouraged even if they didn't make the team. And she wanted the team to be connected and really feel that team vibe. It was supposed to be fun and not overly serious in her eyes, and she wanted everyone to feel like they could give it a go. "Thanks for asking." Quote: Originally Posted by NifflerFan Once most of the class was seated and the bell had sounded throughout the castle, Celestia used her wand to shut the door as usual. However, she was careful to close the door quietly -- which was not usual for her, as she liked to start lessons off with literal bangs. The reason for this improved noise level was simple: Celestia was not expending her normal amount of effort on the simple spell, because she positively dreaded how this lesson must begin. She couldn’t see a good way to avoid the discussion if the rest of the lesson was to proceed smoothly, so she heaved a quiet sigh and turned around to face the class. If she was being perfectly honest with herself, this clarification needed to be made based on some of the analyses she’d read in the students’ essays that she’d been marking before the start of class. It was obvious that this fairly basic concept was still murky for some students; that was to be expected from first years, of course, but perhaps she had never explained this concept well enough for some of the older students… Celestia sighed again and shifted the pile of parchment on her desk until an unmarked essay was on the top of the pile -- in case one of the students decided to come up to her desk for whatever reason. ”Good morning, class, Celestia began with an attempt at her usual warm smile. ”Before we get into the meat of today’s lecture, I would like to quickly discuss a simple but fundamental distinction in your study of magic. Who can tell me one of the differences between a charm and a Transfiguration spell? Is there any overlap? For our older students, what has been the most useful spell you have learned in your Transfiguration classes to date?” Yes, Celestia knew that these questions were desperately dull. This discussion was primarily the result of teaching students in all years at the same time, but that aspect of life was as unavoidable as the coming discussion. It was still the beginning of the year, and her younger students needed to understand this distinction for the lesson to move forward without protests. She was hoping for some insight from her older students to liven the beginning of the day up, if she was being honest. OOC: Thanks so much for coming! I know these are pretty easy questions, but Celestia is trying to make a point here, so please bear with us. Feel free to have your student answer all three questions (if they’re above 1st year), or only one or two of them. You have 24 hours to get your answers in. We’ll be moving on to the mini activity at 12 AM CDT on May 15. Aaaand they were starting class. Bel was a bit surprised at the question, being a basic one, but she also didn't mind because this one was one she felt good about answering. Oh and more than one question. She thought about her answer and put her hand up, wanting to make a good go of it. "Professor, Transfiguration spells change what something fundamentally is, that's why those spells are way harder than charms, because charms can change how things behave or even how they appear, but underneath it all the charmed thing is still what it originally was." She tried, in earnest. "And... um there's overlap for sure but its partly I think because we sometimes categorize things based on what they look like, even if its not what they actually are? Um, like aguamenti? Like in theory it looks like a pure conjuring spell, but back home I was taught that it actually is a charm because its just taking existing water vapour out of the air and making it into a jet of water, and not creating the water out of nothing, but that you can also actually conjure it out of nothing - like if you're somewhere where the air is really really dry, and its a lot harder if you do that, because then its becomes transfiguration because you're conjuring it instead of just charming existing water vapour to behave a certain way." Well that was what she had been taught. And she'd experienced it both ways too, because there were some super dry places in the outback in Australia, and they sometimes had had school trips there... As for the last question........ Bel's hand went down a bit and then back up. "Honestly, professor, I'm not sure what has been most useful to learn so far.... but I am looking forward to learning switching spells. I think it'd be a useful way to get changed in a hurry... though I heard its pretty hard to do that and keep your clothes on properly." Arms and legs in the right places and all that. Which could be embarrassing. But still a useful thing that she was looking forward to learning. __________________ love is like a letter wrote :: and life is like an envelope be careful who you give it to :: they might not give it back to you