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Joyce Darlington
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SPOILER!!: replies! SPOILER!!: Madison! Quote:
Originally Posted by WhittyBitty  Oh boo. Her clouds had disappeared.
Ah well.
The lesson was moving on, and Madison knew that she could make more soon... Probably rain clouds given the next set of instructions. She made her way over to the clothing rack, grabbing herself a rain mac before making her way over to her spot and putting it on. That done, she raised her hand to answer the next question. ”Rain clouds can be useful for watering plants, especially during a draught. You’d just need to control HOW intense the rain is so that they don’t get overwatered and drown.” Obviously. “I suppose that could be a handy use for a weather spell,” Joyce commented thoughtfully, “and unlike the Aguamenti Charm, it wouldn’t be necessary for you to be there to maintain it. Good answer, Miss Valentine.” SPOILER!!: patrick! Quote:
Originally Posted by siriusblackliveson Patrick watched a few of his classmates try the spell. He wanted to try and get it on the first go around. He raised his wand pointed it toward the sky and he pictured nice fluffy clouds. The kind of clouds that looked like perfect and round like in animated movies he and his muggle friends would watch as kids.
Taking a deep breath he readied himself for it, "Nubecula" he watched as a little whisp of a cloud emerged. That wasn't what he wanted to happen. Taking a deep breath he raised his wand again and pointed at the sky, visualizing the nice fluffy clouds he wanted last time. "Nubecula." This time a nice puffy cloud went into the air. He could have jumped for joy. He had to work a bit harder in Transfiguration, but he was hopping this year might be different.
Looking back around at Professor Darlington he heard her question about why use weather spells. "Would it not help in cultivation of plants and animals?" He was wrong about what they were going to transfigure so he wasn't so sure he would be right about the weather spells. Her attention then turned to the Slytherin Captain. “Another good answer, thank you Mr. Dooley. Magic folk who farm would find spells such as this to aid in their field of work.” Get it? Field of work.
SPOILER!!: chloe! Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin Ah, so rain was the point? *That made more sense, because keen as it was to chase someone around with personal shade, it made more sense that conjuring rain was the real point of this adventure. *Chloe twirled her wand thoughtfully before flicking a few more practice rounds.
She was ready to move on, though, and as soon as the rack of macs appeared, she holstered her wand and headed off in search of a good seventh year sized coat. *She was pleased to find one in good condition that fit her well enough. Draping the coat over her arm, Chloe headed back toward the professor.
She was a little bit disappointed that the Head Girl didn’t provide any input to the discussion. Perhaps she was too busy making sure she found a rain mac that was a good fit. SPOILER!!: torii! Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana Torii kind of thought the professor wasn't as intimidating as she'd made her out to be, but at the same time, she still didn't want to mess around in this class. She was also glad she'd managed the spell, because Darlington didn't seem too happy with those who hadn't. Within seconds, the conjured clouds were gone and raincoats had appeared. Hmm...Transfiguration was an awesome subject, wasn't it?
A rain mac? Was that some sort of British word?
Never mind that. Torii headed toward the rain macs and chose a yellow one in just her size. Not that the color mattered much, because they were all yellow. Rain mac now on, Torii headed back to where she'd been before and raised her hand. "Could weather be used as a defense mechanism? I'm thinking it might be useful if you're under attack and need a diversion," she said. “Very good, Miss Stark!” Joyce commended the Slytherin with an almost smile. There was a reason she liked that particular answer… SPOILER!!: stella! Quote:
Originally Posted by Granger Danger Ooh...they were conjuring clouds? That sounded like fun and she couldn't wait to get started, *although she wondered if she was going to be good at this subject. Biting her lip she listened closely to the Professor taking notes in her notebook. *Ok... if this was like Charms some she'll be good at it right? Although Charms had movements and she heard Transfigurations really didn't have much. Ugh... can her mind shut up so she could focus on this lesson?
Uh...oh... time to do the spell.
"Ok... relax Stella you got this." she thought to herself as she took a deep breath. **Looking at her notes she mumbled the incantation. " noo-BEC-yu-LAH!" She didn't want to do the spell until she had it right, she wanted to do this right the first time. *After mumbling it several times, she decided that she finally gotten the spell right to practice it. Pointing her wand above her head she thought of a nice fluffy cloud. "Nubecula!" she said as a wisp of smokey like cloud appeared above her head. *Ok... that was close, maybe if she tried again and focused she can do it. Pointing her wand a bit upward she said. "Nubecula!" as a fluffy cloud appeared above her head she smiled happily.
As her cloud disappeared and she heard the question she raised her hand. " What about modifying the weather professor? Surely they use it to modify weather when there's a bad storm." she said shrugging. *She didn't know, but it was a guess right and a guess wouldn't hurt right?
“Modifying the weather indeed, Miss Starson, yes. However we must remember that it’s not good to get too involved with Earth’s natural occurrences.” SPOILER!!: hanna! Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessiqua Hanna was about to create another cloud with her wand, already held high, but her attention went to Professor Darlington instead. Poof went her cloud, disappearing along with the others.
She was quick to get one of the yellow rain jackets. Thinking about the question, Hanna could name of loads of reasons why magical folk could use weather spells, but at that moment nothing good came. At least nothing that she thought Professor Darlington would appreciate. She raised her hand, thinking of the only Christmas she had ever had where there wasn't snow. It wasn't really Christmas. "If you wanted a certain weather on a certain day. Like... if it was raining on your wedding day you could stop it. Or if... Christmas was warm you could make it snow so that it was proper Christmas." At least in the opinion based on fourteen Christmases, some of which she didn't remember. Miss Newton had a similar answer. “While possible, it’s not advisable,” she started, tone serious. “It would take a strong spell to completely alter the weather in a manner such as that and could be noticed by muggle communities.” SPOILER!!: abra! Quote:
Originally Posted by Felixir Oh, okay. Goodbye cloud, it was nice knowing you.
Abra looked up towards the professor and then over at the rain macs. From where he was stood, he could see that there simply weren't going to be enough for all of them, so he made a slightly mad dash over to the rack to claim one for himself. He grabbed one - one that was clearly two sizes too big for him - and was about to put it on when... something stopped him. He did not want to be one of the students left without a mac, not at all - think of his hair - but that would also mean making someone else go without, in all probability a younger student, and what with him being a prefect, that was probably... not good. He was already feeling just a smidgen of guilt about it.
So, in the end, and with great reluctance, he returned the mac to the rack for someone else to take... but stood by, in case he'd calculated it wrong and there would indeed be one left for him.
Anyway, the question. Abra raised his hand and... just had a go. "If you were out on an adventure, or maybe camping, and you really needed a shower or just to cool down, you could make it rain for a while." Next up was Prefect Botros. She hadn’t failed to noticed that he had decided to forego a rain mac. Would he regret that later? Probably. “Yes, Mr Botros.” She nodded, “that’s certainly a practical use.” SPOILER!!: daisy! Quote:
Originally Posted by Ginevra Daisy knew how to perform spells to dry her herself off if she got wet, so she didn't even bother to get a rain mac when they made their appearance. Thinking of an answer was proving rather difficult and when she raised her hand to answer, she felt like she was going to be 100% incorrect.
"I think a weather spell would be great if someone is out in the sun but their core body temperature can't withstand the heat. Changing the temperature or creating a cool breeze can certainly help." Another one who had decided to go without a rain mac. Was it a Prefect thing perhaps?
“There are healing charms that would aid the cooling down of an overheating body temperature. But if you aren’t familiar with such charms, a weather charm would be a alternative. Yes, Miss Swann.”
SPOILER!!: jackson! Quote:
Originally Posted by Dokimoto
Jackson listened to the instructions and acted as the professor spoke. *He looked around the room/clearing. He stared at the patch of grass, and wondered if it had to do with that. *“Are we turning the grass into like… a tree maybe?” Oh! Or or or maybe… Oh. Uh. Jackson had lost his train of thought when he saw Zoryn making a scene. *No one was surprised except the professor. Jackson was surprised that she hadn’t just taken points away right then and there, but he did have to remind himself that this was a new year. *New staff, new rules, new blah blah blah. He watched as the cloud spell appeared on the board, and he wrote them down. He imagined that people would be changing the weather on their own left and right after this… Honestly, if he wasn’t a Prefect, he would be mighty tempted to make it rain in the Great Hall or something… *Hmmmmmmm… He moved away from the nearest students and looked up to the air in front of him while going over the spell in his head. He held his wand steadily forward and tried it out.
“Nubecula.”
Well… there were definitely wisps coming from his wand, but it wasn’t enough. *Jackson cleared his throat and cast the spell again, this time with much more conviction. *
“Nubecula!”
Ta dahhhh! *A cloud quickly began forming and he watched it swirl together. *It didn’t gain too much color or anything, but it sat there. Grayish and fluffy. He was reminded strongly of a certain sad grey donkey. **
"Professor, if you cast the spell with different emotions behind it, do you think it affects the cloud type or anything?" *Could he make a happy cloud and an angry cloud??
Rather than answer the question she had asked, Prefect Thomas seemed to be providing his own questions. No matter. Joyce was glad for the input either way. “It’s been known,” she answered, “the mood of the castor can affect the shape and colour of the cloud created. It will still be just a cloud ultimately though. Should you wish to add ‘weather’ to the cloud, additional magic is required.” Which they were soon about to find out. SPOILER!!: cameron! Quote:
Originally Posted by Lislchen After receiving positive verbal feedback from the professor, Cameron felt confident enough to try the spell WITH his wand. He consequently pointed his wand at the sky and said, "Nubecu-"
He hadn't noticed the small fire until he heard his sister yell. Which was a noise he would have heard from ANYWHERE. "Holly, what-" The few seconds it took Cameron to process the scene in front of him, Professor Darlington had already extinguished the flames but it left him staring at his sister all the same. Wait, SHE had started the fire? What?
Completely ignoring the professor's question for now, Cam quickly headed over to Holly and touched her arm. "Are you alright? What happened?" Why had there been fire?
She glanced in the direction of Mr. Tamesis. No input from him, but she was glad to note that he was checking up on his sister and no longer playing silly games. SPOILER!!: caolan! Quote:
Originally Posted by Lottiepot Caolan was a little proud of his pet cloud that seemed to be following him around from side to side as he fidgeted and waited for the lesson to move on. But as quickly as it had appeared, it disappeared with a wave of the Professors wand. As pointless as the miniature cloud had seemed he had grown a little fond of it over the last five minutes.
He thought about the question for a brief second and almost raised his hand to answer when another student spoke of exactly the reason he was thinking. He sighed inwardly, keeping his hand by his side for a brief second until he could come up with something worth saying.
“Like others have mentioned magical plants all have different ideal growing environments. Some plants that ordinarily grow in desert areas wouldn’t do well say here in Scotland because it’s too cold and wet. If you could control the weather you could grow useful plants in any location you wish.” His Da was a Herbologist and this was right up his street. He knew that it was an obvious answer that had already been mentioned but it didn’t hurt to expand on it, right? And he couldn’t think of another answer either so it would do. “Yes, Mr Wilson, very well explained. It’s not uncommon for Herbologists to use weather spells to control and create different climates.” She nodded and then turned to another of the Ravenclaws. SPOILER!!: tina! Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy Tina had just raised her wand to conjure another cloud when Professor Darlington vanished everyone's clouds. Oh well, she could always practice again on her own time, and she was eager to see what they were doing next. As the lesson moved on, something the professor said gave her an idea. If visualization and determination were key, maybe she could create a cloud in a specific shape just by visualizing it. That would be fun... she was definitely going to try that later!
Somehow Tina had a hunch that rainclouds were going to be the next topic, even before Professor Darlington's instructions to get a rain mac. She didn't think she'd need a mac - she could always just use the impervius charm on her uniform - but she walked toward the clothing rack more for the sake of following directions than anything else. Eyes scanning the rack, Tina doubted there would be enough to go around. If that turned out to be the case, she decided she would give hers to a younger student, but for now she picked up a mac she thought would more or less fit her. She thought wrong! It was too short at the arms and too wide in the middle, but it would have to do!
Tina rejoined the group, carefully considering the question.
Her first thought was herbologists cultivating plants, but that had already been said and she didn't want to repeat answers. Another idea came to her, but she thought it was too far-fetched to voice out loud. She was afraid of looking dumb, but she didn't want Professor Darlington to think she wasn't trying, especially since she'd been too flustered by all that lava nonsense to answer the last question! She tentatively raised her hand and waited to be called on. "Weather spells could be useful in quidditch, " she said. "You could conjure rain or wind for players to practice flying in adverse conditions, or say a dangerous storm started in the middle of a game, you could use a weather modification spell to stop it so the game could continue as planned." Was that a bad answer? Probably... she was going to stop talking now.
Well, that rain mac wasn’t a very good fit. Joyce’s lips twitched in amusement for the briefest of moments. “Another good use, Miss Dante, indeed.” And very original too. She didn’t follow Quidditch as much as she had done in her younger years but she knew enough on the topic. “Quidditch players are required to play matches in all sorts of different weather conditions so a spell to mimic said conditions for training purposes would be most useful.” “Very good everyone, it seems you all get the gist. Magic folk use weather modifying spells for a number of different reasons, some more practical than others. In fact, they’re used right here in our very own greenhouses every day.” She took a pause to make sure she had the attention of everyone and that there weren’t any more incidents. Everything okay there, Miss Tamesis? Good.
“You all know how to conjure a cloud.” Granted, not all of them were particularly good at it, but it would do. “Our next task is to create ‘weather’ in our clouds. Today we will be creating ‘bad weather’ specifically. Rain… snow… hail… If you don’t have yourself a rain mac, I hope you’re able to cast a competent drying charm else you’ll be going to lunch in a soggy uniform”
With yet another flick of her wand, more words appeared on the blackboard. A new incantation.
Quote: Incantation: Tempestas Horribilis [tem•PES•tas hor•RIB•ih•lis]
Wand Movement: Slight flick of the wrist and point at the cloud.
“Tempestas Horribilis!” She announced to the class, starting the pacing again. “All one needs to do is CLEARLY state the incantation and point at the target cloud with a slight flick. You must visualise the wet weather you are looking to create distinctly in your minds for it to be successful. Like so! Apologies, Mr. Wilson.”
He was just the first student she happened to gaze upon at that moment, so.
She cast a quick Nubecula and in one swift movement and a flick of her wrist, aimed her wand at the cloud she had conjured. “TEMPESTAS HORRIBILIS.” The snow she had visualised in her mind, instantly flurried down from the cloud and onto the Ravenclaw boy’s head and shoulders like a sprinkling of soggy dandruff. “I want you all to pair up, or work in groups,” she continued as if nothing had happened. “Conjure yourself a new cloud and then aim your bad weather spells at your opponents clouds. Think of this as a duel, if you will. Shield charms and dismarming charms ARE allowed and encouraged to protect yourselves. At this level, your bad weather won’t last more than a few minutes so you can keep practicing in your groups until you’ve mastered it. If you’re having difficulty conjuring your cloud, please ask myself or an older student to assist you.” Had she made that clear enough? Any questions? No?
“Chop chop! Get to it, class!” OOC: This is the main activity guys. Firstly, find a pairing or group. Next, use Nubecula to re-conjure your cloud. And then, use the new spell to cast bad weather at your opponents! Get creative, get wet and most importantly have fun with it! You've got until until Thursday 24th January, 6pm EST-ish.
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