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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo  Jessa looked between the men while the rest of her classmates offered up answers. Vaguely, she was aware of their words but most of her attention was on assessing the unspoken interaction between the pair. It didn't take a rocket scientist to know they didn't get on well but she knew hoping something would happen was a lost cause. This was still Professor Marchand. As strongly as he felt, he wouldn't do anything about it.
It wasn't condemnation by any means. She was the same, passive to a fault. Her observation was merely that; an observation.
The girl considered remaining silent at the next question but as it didn't require much thought, she raised her hand.
"An animation charm." Not a surprise to many. It was just about her favourite charm because of the wide array of things she could get done with it and how far along it'd taken her experiments. "You can animate anything you'd like to begin orbiting and it'll keep doing it until you end the charm or the magic runs out if not reinforced."
But she dared not hope that was the spell of the lesson. No, it would be something she'd never use again.
Jessa's hand was the first Gaston saw in the air. He called on her, and the answer she gave earned a slight eyebrow raise. Was he surprised by the answer? Not in the slightest. He was more impressed than anything; that wasn't too far off from the spell they'd be learning! “That's certainly true. Very good, Miss Cambridge,” he replied.
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Originally Posted by Granger Danger Stella shifted abit in a uncomfortable manner, she hated these type of lessons, she didn't like being ordered around like a dog! She was tired of these stupid rules, but for the sake of not losing points she kept her cool. Stella knew the last question but she remained quiet, maybe she was a trouble maker, she did say hi to the Headmaster for not following his stupid not taking rule which was stupid. Honestly all these rules were stupid in her opinion, not just that one it was all of them that she hated.
Stella had a feeling that this lesson was going to be a interesting one indeed and she didn't like it. Professor Le Roux was already barking orders, she felt like rolling her eyes but remained silent. Taking her seat she looked at Professor Marchand sadly for second before listening to the lesson with interest. Hm... Stella bit her lip for a second thinking of an answer.
Raising her hand shyly she looked at Professor Marchand. W...What about the daydream charm? Wouldn't it allow you to see the planets and stars orbiting if you wanted it to in a daydream like state?" Stella asked not really sure. Blushing she felt a bit embarrassed that she raised her hand she felt like sinking into her desk. She could only imagine what Professor Le Roux was going to say she was shaking slightly at the thought of it. Looking down at her notebook she remained quiet taking notes.
Gaston's bright blue eyes scanned the classroom, and he couldn't help but notice Stella shifting in her seat. Apparently he wasn't the only one who didn't enjoy listening to Le Roux bark like a dog! The sad look she gave him tore at his already aching heart. He returned the look with sympathetic eyes and a reassuring nod. He wished he could give her a smile too, but he didn't feel much like smiling at anyone now. Seeing her hand go up, he called on her and listened intently to her answer. Well, this answer was unexpected, but it wasn't wrong! “Yes, if the caster's concentration is strong enough, the daydream charm could create an illusion of an orbit,” he said. “Good guess, Miss Starson.”
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Originally Posted by Waterloo Max wasn't feeling as confident when it came to Professor Marchand's question. It wasn't like he went around simulating orbits every day and he couldn't recall reading a charm that could do that either.
After listening to the answers from his classmates, Max tentatively raised his arm in the air. Professor Marchand said all answers welcome, so here goes.
"What about ummm... well, there's the atmospheric charm, right? I know you can use it to modify the weather... maybe it can be used to modify or mimic a gravitational pull too?" Or something like that anyways.
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Originally Posted by lazykitty Was Archer even batting an eye at Professor Le Roux's brashness? Nope. Was she smirking at the meaning of his last name? Quite possibly. But, to preserve what was left of Professor Marchand's nerves (which he seemingly had very few of these days), she wouldn't say anything about it. For now. Though, she hadn't answered the other professor's question either, since she really didn't know anything more about orbits than what had already been said.
Unfortunately, she was fresh out of ideas here, too. And she wasn't about to agree with the Head Girl either. Soooo, "I agree with Maxton. There has to be a way to modify the atmospheric charm to work for that purpose." Though, why you'd even want to was a mystery to her. Seemed like a massive waste of time, unless you were teaching Astronomy or something. And no offense, but she just didn't see that in her future.
Maxton's hand was the next one Gaston saw. Now this was an answer that piqued his curiosity! He thought for a moment, his mind already formulating possible modifications to the atmospheric charm. Filing his own theories away in the back of his mind, he gave the Slytherin prefect an approving nod. “That's an interesting guess, Mr. Carden!” he exclaimed. “Although I've never heard of such a modification existing, I don't see why that wouldn't be possible. Maybe we can come back to that later and try some experiments, see if we can make that happen.” Perhaps he could incorporate that into a future lesson, but if not, the students were welcome to experiment on their own time in his office or the charms practice room.
Seconds later, Gaston saw Archer's hand and called on her. For one wild moment, he half expected she might mouth off, and he couldn't help but breathe a silent sigh of relief when that didn't happen. He really didn't want to hand out punishments today, but if anything did happen, he knew he would have to nip it in the bud before Le Roux did. They would be safer with him handling things! He nodded in reply as he listened to the girl's answer. So it seemed she agreed with Maxton. “Sound reasoning, Miss Calrissian,” he said. Just because no one had found a way to modify the atmospheric charm yet didn't mean there wasn't one!
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Originally Posted by SilverTiger Stasya knew quite well that she was nowhere near incompetent as a student, no matter how often the new professors tried to convince them they were. In fact, she was fairly certain it was more just a matter of the headmaster’s minions feeling they were so-much-better than those they replaced, yet the difference was that Professor Kennedy had the students’ trust. Fear could be a motivator, but it also could create a situation that was nowhere near what she figured the headmaster wanted. He wasn’t making Hogwarts great again, he was making it a terrifying place in which everyone was unable to trust anyone else. He was creating a rebellion, and she knew that there was just as much of a chance that she’d be considered part of that rebellion as she’d be considered outside of it.
Highly aware that her absence of an answer to the first question was possibly questionable, she’d raised her hand when it came to Professor Marchand’s question. If asked, she’d have explained that she hadn’t had any answer to the orbits question that hadn’t already been said anyhow. “Could a movement charm be used to simulate an orbit, like Locomotor or Mobilicorpus?” It made sense, since they were used to move things and also they were charms.
Gaston called on Stasya as soon as he saw her hand in the air. Here was another guess that was very close to the spell they were doing! The answer earned Stasya an approving nod from the professor. “Not necessarily the case with Mobilicorpus, but Locomotor could certainly be used to simulate an orbit. Very good guess, Miss Dalgaard-Volkova,” he said.
Gaston remained silent for a few more moments, his blue eyes scanning the room for more hands in the air. When he was sure no more answers were coming, he addressed the class, "Thank you for your answers!" He couldn't help but feel a bit smug that several students who kept quiet during the first question answered this one. Take that, Le Roux! "All of your ideas were theoretically correct, but Miss Cambridge and Miss Dalgaard-Volkova's guesses were closest to the spell we'll be learning: the Circling Charm."
He paused to give time for his words to sink in bedore going on, "The charm does exactly as the name implies, causes one onject to circle around another... in a way, similar to an orbit. This spell is a form of movement charm and is somewhat similar to an animation charm in that it causes an inanimate object to move on its own, but the movment it creates is more specialized than its counterparts."
Gaston's eyes flicked toward Le Roux for a fraction of a second. "Professor Le Roux, may I please borrow your desk for a moment?" he asked as quietly and politely as possible. He and Le Roux may not see eye to eye, but that was no excuse for unkindness! The thought had crossed his mind to ask the man himself to help with the demonstration,, but he didn't particularly want to stand in close enough proximity to him to cast the spell!
Once he had permission, he continued, "The wand movement for this charm is a little involved. First, move your wand in a circle above the object that will remain stationary, like so..." He traced a circle above Le Roux's desk. "Clockwise or counterclockwise, doesn't matter. The moving object will take whichever path you choose. Then,
tap the object that will circle around the other..." He pulled a pen out of his inside pocket and tapped it. "Put the two parts of the wand movement together and say the incantation Circulus."
He demonstrated the wand movement once more as he repeated rhe incantation. The pen flew out of his hand and began floating in circles around Le Roux's desk. "The spell will eventually wear off itself, but if you want it to stop it, tap the moving object again," he said. He tapped the pen after a few rotations, and it fell to the floor with a soft clatter. With another wave of his wand, he summoned it back to his hand and replaced it in his pocket.
Then he addressed the class again, "Take a few minutes to practice the wand movment and incantation befote we move on. Don't get discouraged if it takes several tries to get the timing right; that's normal." Usually this would be his cue to smile encouragingly at the srudents, but that wasn't happening in his current mood. A look and a nod would have to do. "You may start... NOW!"
OOC: Sorry for the late post... RL happened.  It's mini activity time! As Gaston said, you mist practice the wand movment and incantarion of the Circling Charm. Work alone or in groups, but each person must attempt both parts of the wandwork and the incantation for full credit. You do not have to put the two together/actually cast the spell yet. If you need help or have questions, please indicate in the title of your post, and Le Roux or I will reply asap. You have until 3 AM EST NOV. 7 (about 70 hours) to do the mini activity. 
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Reason: phone autocorrected, and I just now noticed >_<
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