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Zoe · 02-09-2019, 06:49 PM

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The moment stones were grabbed and chanting began was the moment Flamel began walking around the room. Mental observations were being made as he passed by each individual student, noticing that some were struggling (as to be expected, considering Ancient Runes wasn't easy in comparison to other subjects) and others were showing great promise.

"A little more confidence, Miss Newton. Try not to get bogged down in your textbook for the galdr," he said to the fourth year Ravenclaw as he passed by. When he took a few steps to Mr. Mitsue, the professor added, "Are you envisioning what you want to candle to do with clarity? You have the galdr down, so now just mentally will what you want to have happen."

Blue eyes then locked on to Miss Prichard and Miss Gladin. Seeing their achievement, the man smiled brightly. "Excellent work, you two."

Seeing Mr. Botros, as well as hearing him, the man gave the Prefect a look of encouragement. "Keep on trying." The first step was getting the galdrs memorized, which Flamel would have thought everyone would have done considering they had to read about the two runes before the lesson.

"Nicely done, Mr. Dooley," he said, watching as the boy's fame rose. Flamel was set on standing nearby to watch the Captain decrease the flame with Isa, but then a comment from Mr. Carden was heard.

For a moment, Flamel stood there silently with a number of thoughts running through his mind. Initially he wondering why the Prefect was still taking the course if he felt that way. Galdr chanting was a part of the class, so that shouldn't have been a surprise. But, even so, there was a purpose behind learning and practicing runic magic. "Yes, Mr. Carden, it is, as you said, tedious, especially when we have wands and simple incantations to make magic happen these days. However, it wasn't that easy in the past as this course is designed to teach you. But, even today, runes and galdrs can come in handy in a multitude of situations, especially when your wand isn't on you and simple materials to carve runes on are available. Not to mention runic magic is far more effective when facing runic barriers or obstacles that are stronger than the standard spell."

Leaving those words for Mr. Carden to ponder over, the man continued on with his observations. A glance in Mr. Dooley's direction warranted the boy a smile as his flame began to dim, Miss Newton was now working on doing the same successfully, and Miss Gladin had extinguished her flame before it flickered back to life.

"Make sure the rune stone is glowing to achieve the full outcome," he gently reminded her in addition to anyone else that may have overheard him.

His attention then moved to Miss Dalgaard-Volkova and Miss Calrissian. From afar, Flamel had noted that they two had successfully made the game grow with a series of galdr repetitions. Now the flames were lessening, gradually diminishing more and more with each syllable of the galdr, until the flame was no more. "Fantastic job," he said to the pair of sixth years.

After circling around the room once more and giving those who needed a few more minutes to make some progress, the man clapped his hands together, causing all of the candles in the room to return to their originally lit state. The candles, though, did not remain where they had been floating; they all moved rather quickly and formed a singular line that stretched across the length of the room.

"Now that we have some practice in with Isa and Kenaz, I want to move us along to the next portion of our lesson. Before we continue, I need each of you to choose a side: Isa or Kenaz. Those of you who chose Isa can move up near my desk, and selecting Kenaz means you can gather near the door," he instructed before giving about a minute for everyone to make a decision and move to their designated spot in the room.

Standing in the middle of the room, Flamel looked from one side to the other. Pleased with how the two groups turned out, he said, "We are now going to put your rune-invoking skills to the test with a game very similar to Tug of War. If you are part of the Isa group, your goal is to extinguish all of the flames. If you are on the Kenaz side of the room, your goal is to do the opposite. This task, of course, will not be easy as both teams will be invoking their runic energies at the same time, so this really is a test of your team's overall strength in working as a unified force."

Taking a few steps back toward the windows after giving those directions, Flamel had one final thought to share, "A winner will be declared based on the status of the candles within the next ten minutes. You may start invoking your team's rune in three ... two ... one ... GO!"

OOC: Apologies again for the delay. My RL teaching job had to take priority the last few days, but I hope you didn't mind having some extra time to get posts in for the mini-activity.

We are now going to transition into the main activity, which is going to be set up very similar to Tug of War, but with the candles and everyone's specified rune. What your character needs to do is pick a side, Team Isa or Team Kenaz, and start chanting away. I will be posting The Narrator with daily updates on the current status of the candles.

Please put the team you join in the title of your post so it is easier for everyone to see who's side you are on. It would also be greatly appreciated if we could try having the teams be somewhat equal in size, so please don't all flock to one team.

Multiple posts are strongly encouraged. Keep in mind that every student is at different levels of mastery, but all of your efforts combined are important for this activity, which will be ending on Monday! ^___^

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Zoe Forum Manager Honeydukes Mod Occamy Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 63,507 Hogwarts RPG Name: Beauden Wild Gryffindor Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Gillyweed Beery Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Ousmane Diomandé Hufflepuff Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Rajan Patil Ravenclaw First Year Ministry Department Head: Franklin Paton Law Enforcement Ministry Department Head: Almer Toots Transportation x8 x8	Bathes in Maple Syrup \| Dancing Lobster \| Mrs. Charlie Weasley \| Seneca's Beard \| That's So Fetch Text Cut: Individual Replies - not quotes, but you all were mentioned The moment stones were grabbed and chanting began was the moment Flamel began walking around the room. Mental observations were being made as he passed by each individual student, noticing that some were struggling (as to be expected, considering Ancient Runes wasn't easy in comparison to other subjects) and others were showing great promise. "A little more confidence, Miss Newton. Try not to get bogged down in your textbook for the galdr," he said to the fourth year Ravenclaw as he passed by. When he took a few steps to Mr. Mitsue, the professor added, "Are you envisioning what you want to candle to do with clarity? You have the galdr down, so now just mentally will what you want to have happen." Blue eyes then locked on to Miss Prichard and Miss Gladin. Seeing their achievement, the man smiled brightly. "Excellent work, you two." Seeing Mr. Botros, as well as hearing him, the man gave the Prefect a look of encouragement. "Keep on trying." The first step was getting the galdrs memorized, which Flamel would have thought everyone would have done considering they had to read about the two runes before the lesson. "Nicely done, Mr. Dooley," he said, watching as the boy's fame rose. Flamel was set on standing nearby to watch the Captain decrease the flame with Isa, but then a comment from Mr. Carden was heard. For a moment, Flamel stood there silently with a number of thoughts running through his mind. Initially he wondering why the Prefect was still taking the course if he felt that way. Galdr chanting was a part of the class, so that shouldn't have been a surprise. But, even so, there was a purpose behind learning and practicing runic magic. "Yes, Mr. Carden, it is, as you said, tedious, especially when we have wands and simple incantations to make magic happen these days. However, it wasn't that easy in the past as this course is designed to teach you. But, even today, runes and galdrs can come in handy in a multitude of situations, especially when your wand isn't on you and simple materials to carve runes on are available. Not to mention runic magic is far more effective when facing runic barriers or obstacles that are stronger than the standard spell." Leaving those words for Mr. Carden to ponder over, the man continued on with his observations. A glance in Mr. Dooley's direction warranted the boy a smile as his flame began to dim, Miss Newton was now working on doing the same successfully, and Miss Gladin had extinguished her flame before it flickered back to life. "Make sure the rune stone is glowing to achieve the full outcome," he gently reminded her in addition to anyone else that may have overheard him. His attention then moved to Miss Dalgaard-Volkova and Miss Calrissian. From afar, Flamel had noted that they two had successfully made the game grow with a series of galdr repetitions. Now the flames were lessening, gradually diminishing more and more with each syllable of the galdr, until the flame was no more. "Fantastic job," he said to the pair of sixth years. After circling around the room once more and giving those who needed a few more minutes to make some progress, the man clapped his hands together, causing all of the candles in the room to return to their originally lit state. The candles, though, did not remain where they had been floating; they all moved rather quickly and formed a singular line that stretched across the length of the room. "Now that we have some practice in with Isa and Kenaz, I want to move us along to the next portion of our lesson. Before we continue, I need each of you to choose a side: Isa or Kenaz. Those of you who chose Isa can move up near my desk, and selecting Kenaz means you can gather near the door," he instructed before giving about a minute for everyone to make a decision and move to their designated spot in the room. Standing in the middle of the room, Flamel looked from one side to the other. Pleased with how the two groups turned out, he said, "We are now going to put your rune-invoking skills to the test with a game very similar to Tug of War. If you are part of the Isa group, your goal is to extinguish all of the flames. If you are on the Kenaz side of the room, your goal is to do the opposite. This task, of course, will not be easy as both teams will be invoking their runic energies at the same time, so this really is a test of your team's overall strength in working as a unified force." Taking a few steps back toward the windows after giving those directions, Flamel had one final thought to share, "A winner will be declared based on the status of the candles within the next ten minutes. You may start invoking your team's rune in three ... two ... one ... GO!" OOC: Apologies again for the delay. My RL teaching job had to take priority the last few days, but I hope you didn't mind having some extra time to get posts in for the mini-activity. We are now going to transition into the main activity, which is going to be set up very similar to Tug of War, but with the candles and everyone's specified rune. What your character needs to do is pick a side, Team Isa or Team Kenaz, and start chanting away. I will be posting The Narrator with daily updates on the current status of the candles. Please put the team you join in the title of your post so it is easier for everyone to see who's side you are on. It would also be greatly appreciated if we could try having the teams be somewhat equal in size, so please don't all flock to one team. Multiple posts are strongly encouraged. Keep in mind that every student is at different levels of mastery, but all of your efforts combined are important for this activity, which will be ending on Monday! ^___^ __________________