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SPOILER!!: Nettie Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom  If Nettie had known about Noble's inner thoughts, and known that HE of all professors had noticed she had been moody and distant, she would have thought it hysterical. Instead, her face fell a bit as it became obvious that this potion wasn't some sort of cool translation sort of potion, as she had hoped. SIGH. That was a long shot, she supposed - but STILL.
She raised her hand again. "If you don't want to be recognized, you would want to change your voice so people wouldn't know it was you speaking, if they knew what you sounded like. It would probably be beneficial to also do some sort of transfiguration on your face, unless they can't see you." she explained. Like if someone was on the run from the law or something.
Noble grumbled. “This is potions Trinetta, and there are plenty of options to change your face. If you’re going to go on a tangent, at least try to keep it vaguely relevant.” He was glad she was feeling more enthusiastic, but he would rather like her to stay on topic too. “But yes, a reason for changing your voice might be to hide your identity.”
SPOILER!!: Valencia Quote:
Originally Posted by LilFox06 Valencia raised her hand. "Sometimes my dad has a really even voice when he's 'disappointed' in something my brother did." True story. "I think he does it so we know he's not mad -- but the voice is kind of worse."
And yes, it was usually always her brother that was in trouble.
A slight smirk curled on his lips. Oh, Noble knew that tone of voice, even if it wasn’t exactly one of the answers he was looking for. “We often change our voice to convey, or hide, emotions, yes.”
SPOILER!!: Daisy Quote:
Originally Posted by Ginevra Daisy scratched her head as she thought of an answer. Did Professor Noble mean both magical and mundane methods? She raised her hand and bit her lip. "I might be way off the mark here but there is the Volubilis Potion. People like to impersonate the voices of others for a lark."
Way off the mark? Noble grumbled, but probably not the for the reason Daisy was expecting. In fact she was right on the mark, he just wished she could be a bit more confident in herself. It was clear she knew the material. “There is the Volubilis potion, yes. And I’ll be coming back to it later.” For them to brew, but they didn’t need to know that right now. “And yes, impersonations or voice acting is a reason people might change their voice.”
SPOILER!!: Natasha Quote:
Originally Posted by Angel of Music Natasha raised her hand. "If someone does not want to be overheard, they can whisper to the person they are talking with."
Noble nodded at the first year. “Whispering is a great answer, yes. And something those of you at the back should realise I can see you doing, even if I can’t hear you right now.” Just saying.
SPOILER!!: Heather Quote:
Originally Posted by natethegreat Focusing on...the voice...? In Potions class? What on earth could this lesson be about? Thought Heather. It was a rather...odd...topic to discuss in this class. After all, the voice isn't really the first thing that would come to mind in a class such as this. However, it would be a lot different in a class like Charms or Transfiguration even, as those could have some potential spell revolving around it. Whether it was through amplification or nullifying the resonance of our vocal folds, there were spells in both of those fields in one form or another that could deal with the complex process of speech patterns.
Thinking about it, the question posed was a rather simple one, as there were several ways to change the voice, both magical and nonmagical. Raising her hand, signet ring sparkling in the light, Heather stated with confidence "Professor, there are many different ways in which we can change our vocal patterns. Magically one could cast Sonorus, which would amplify the voice. Or, to soften it the caster could use Quietus." She took a brief pause before speaking again with the reasoning behind why someone would want to do either of these. "A person would want to amplify their voice if they were in a large area such as an arena. And then on the other hand, if you wanted to do the opposite, to try and not be heard other than by the person next to you, you would cast the counter charm to Sonorus."
Ah, and Heather conveniently followed up Natasha’s answer with the magical equivalent to whispering and shouting. “Both good suggestions, Heather. We can certainly cast spells to help us use our voices more effectively.”
SPOILER!!: Tina Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy Tina felt a wave of relief wash over her when Professor Noble accepted her answer, but the feeling vanished the moment she saw that eyeroll. What was -? Oh... Her heart sank. She had thought of art, but she had been too afraid to mention it. Of course...serves her right for trying to play it safe. When was she going to learn that the safe answer was never safe?
Tina wasn't a bit surprised when Noble said they would be focusing on vocal communication today. It seemed to lend itself to potions more than the other forms. She considered the next question. Volume was the first thing that came to mind. People modulated their voices to be louder or softer, either by manual or magical means, depending on their situation... but that Slytherin girl (Heather) mentioned that before Tina had the chance. Great, now she'd have to come up with another answer!
She continued thinking for several moments until an idea came to her. What about singing? That involved manipulating one's voice to fit the tune of a song. That wasn't too crazy of an answer, right? Tina tentatively raised her hand. When she was called on, she said, "When we sing, we adjust the pitch of our voice to match the notes of a particular song." As she spoke, her eyes flicked toward the balloons at the front of the room, and a lightbulb went on in her mind. "Speaking of adjusting one's voice, I wonder if that might be the balloons' purpose. I remember reading something about helium amplifying the higher frequencies of one's voice." A potion to emulate the effects of helium? Or perhaps counteract them?
He was surprised that singing hadn’t been mentioned earlier, to be honest. He knew several of the class were in the school choir. “Singing is a great suggestion, Tina. Though I'm rather disappointed no-one has yet mentioned yodelling, either.” Was he being serious? It was hard to tell. As for what she mentioned next... “Interesting you should mention helium…”
He moved along the front desk now, to the bunch of balloons. Cutting one of the strings, he took a bright yellow balloon. “Helium is a gas, lighter than air. These balloons are full of it, which is why they’re floating with no magical help.” He let go of the string momentarily, letting the balloon drift upwards for a second or two before catching back hold of it. “It also does interesting things when interacted with our vocal chords.” He unknotted the balloon now, held it up to his mouth, and took a breath. When he spoke again, his usually deep, grumpy voice had gone squeaky – to quite a comical effect. “See what I mean?!" Squeaky squeaky. He might have even cracked the slightest of smiles at himself.
"Come get a balloon each, and give it a try. Take a breath of helium, and then try talking to a neighbour.”
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