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Waterloo · 07-19-2019, 12:09 AM

SPOILER!!: daisy

“Right you are, Daisy. Always a handy spell to know, that one is.” He was prone to losing quills at that pivotal moment you really needed one so he found it especially useful.

SPOILER!!: austin

“Well, ‘sentience’ would imply that we can give the object sensation… the ability to feel things,” he commented thoughtfully. “But no amount of transfiguration can achieve that. Animation on the other hand… certainly! We could have that teddy bear tap dancing in no time.”

SPOILER!!: cordelia

He was grateful to learn that Cordelia wasn’t about to start munching on the world’s most disgusting lollipop in the middle of class. Her answer wasn’t a bad one either and Barlow nodded. “Right. When transfiguring one object into another, it’s always more successful if they have similar features to start with. Like a hedgehog into a pin cushion or in this case a lollipop into a spoon. Good one!”

SPOILER!!: nina

Anything?

Anything at all?

He was even open to one word answers but…..

Nope. Well then. As long as she was still paying attention at the very least.

SPOILER!!: eloise

He was oblivious to any whispers because at that particular, very precise moment, Barlow let out an almighty sneeze. So almighty he was sure his bottom lifted off the desk for a split second. A sure sign he needed to get dusting in here, huh?

“WHEW!” With about as much elegance as a mountain troll, he unceremoniously wiped his nose with the sleeve of his robe and nodded at Eloise’s answer. “Reparo would be considered a charm but vanishing, yes! Indeed!”

SPOILER!!: céline

“I reckon you’re right, Céline,” he responded, still a little fuzzy headed from what felt like the world’s largest sneeze. “Most would consider engorgement a charm but as it’s used to change the form of an object, I think it fits well in the transfiguration column. A football the size of a hippogriff, imagine that!”

SPOILER!!: tina

“Not necessarily to swap one person’s item completely with another’s…. But switching spells! Yes, indeed!” Huzzah!!

Could you tell he was excited about that answer? Because he was.

Had Tina hijacked his lesson plans?

SPOILER!!: archer

“A favourite of mine!” Because who wouldn’t want the ability to transfigure objects into small dragons??? “Not on the agenda for today, unfortunately, but I like your thinking!”

SPOILER!!: rosie

“That’s the one, you’ve got it,” Barlow encouraged the Ravenclaw who for a moment seemed to have a little difficulty, but she got there in the end! “That particular spell is commonly used on outfits so it wouldn’t work on many of the items that are here right now, but it’s a super handy one!”

And probably one he could make use of considering his drab wardrobe.

SPOILER!!: lucas

A peculiar name for an elephant, he thought. But then again, what were the specifications for a GOOD elephant name? He supposed Dani the elephant was as good as any. Huh.

“Conjuration is definitely considered a type of transfiguration. And it IS considered the hardest type of transfiguration, you’re right about that…” Barlow agreed, legs still swinging. “But we’ve already got our items here so we’ve haven’t got anything to conjure!” O for effort though!

“Good job from everyone. Lots of great ideas but Tina hit the nail on the head! Today we’re going to be covering switching spells! Switching literally does what it says on the tin… it swaps one characteristic of an item with that of another item so that both objects take on the physical traits of one another.” He paused to make sure that everyone understood because he appreciated it could take a moment to get your head around it.

“This is where YOUR items come into it… they’re going to be one of the ingredients in said switcheroo.” Still following? Hopefully. “Before we get to the practical stuff, I want you all to study your items. Get a proper feel for them. What material is it made of? What texture? Are they flexible or firm? Colours…. patterns…? Switching is simple enough but it can be tough if you don’t know your subject matter so go ahead and take some time to get familiar with your objects and write down three defining characteristics. Feel free to discuss it amongst yourselves and help eachother out.”

OOC: This is the mini activity, guys and you’ve got about 72 hours to complete it in however many posts you want. Like Barlow said, kiddos need to study their items and write down three defining characterstics - eg. texture/colour/pattern/size/flexibility. Any questions, hit me up!

07-19-2019, 12:09 AM	#23 (permalink)
Waterloo Occamy Join Date: May 2007 Location: London Posts: 63,509 Hogwarts RPG Name: Cora Dredworth Sixth Year x1	connoisseur of comfort ❅ Crayola's Wibby Mrs Alex Turner ❅ Netflix and meow SPOILER!!: daisy Quote: Originally Posted by Ginevra Daisy rested her hand on her chin as she thought about the various forms of Transfiguration. She raised her hand and answered. "There is the incantation 'Scribblifors' which is used to transfigure objects into quills." “Right you are, Daisy. Always a handy spell to know, that one is.” He was prone to losing quills at that pivotal moment you really needed one so he found it especially useful. SPOILER!!: austin Quote: Originally Posted by 2111jen The frown the professor had didn't go unnoticed. What was wrong with a mundane teddy bear? Austin didn't say anything about that though. -- As for the question...he raised his hand. "I suppose...you could make the teddy bear, not alive, but sentient." Austin answered. “Well, ‘sentience’ would imply that we can give the object sensation… the ability to feel things,” he commented thoughtfully. “But no amount of transfiguration can achieve that. Animation on the other hand… certainly! We could have that teddy bear tap dancing in no time.” SPOILER!!: cordelia Quote: Originally Posted by griffin Oh no. The professor was almost certainly on to the fact that she hadn’t remembered to bring a proper item for class today. Cordelia glanced at the sticky mess on her desk and then looked back to the professor. ”I can assure you it is for the task, if you think it’s suitable.” If not, she could probably find some slightly less gross junk or a spare quill or something in her bag. ”And my real afternoon snack is much healthier.” That was for after class. Since the kitchens were no longer accessible to students, Cordelia had made an arrangement with the house elves to bring her snacks for the day to her. Oh Merlin, he said most of you. Yep, he had definitely figured out that she had forgotten to bring an item. Oh well. Honestly she didn’t care as long as she didn’t get in trouble for it. What were they supposed to do with these items? ”We could, uh, transfigure, uh… I could turn my lollipop into a teaspoon?” She was giving no serious thought to her words whatsoever, but lollipops and spoons were both kind of the same shape so it could theoretically work, right? He was grateful to learn that Cordelia wasn’t about to start munching on the world’s most disgusting lollipop in the middle of class. Her answer wasn’t a bad one either and Barlow nodded. “Right. When transfiguring one object into another, it’s always more successful if they have similar features to start with. Like a hedgehog into a pin cushion or in this case a lollipop into a spoon. Good one!” SPOILER!!: nina Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Turn that frown upside down? How about no. No, for many reasons. First and foremost, it wasn't Professor Barlow's job to tell her how she ought to present herself to the world. His job was to teach. Second of all, it was hard to smile when there was nothing to smile about. Third of all, she would look absolutely ridiculous. Fourth of all, how could she smile when Eloise Fairfield decided to sit right next to her. When the redhead took her seat next to Nina's selected spot, the Slytherin's frown grew about tenfold. It wasn't fair. She looked over to the girl who had said her name, quickly rolled her eyes before looking back to the front of the classroom and trying very hard to forget the fact that Eloise was here. It made her uncomfortable and unhappy and very, very irritated. She would never (read: she very frequently) jeopardize her education, but if it got to that point, she'd have to excuse herself for the loo and never come back. It was the best plan at this point. As far as the question went, Nina very purposefully chose not to give an answer. Though hopefully this wouldn't come to any surprise as she typically chose not to speak up during class. Anything? Anything at all? He was even open to one word answers but….. Nope. Well then. As long as she was still paying attention at the very least. SPOILER!!: eloise Quote: Originally Posted by oh its Erik ok It would have been amusing for Barlow to literally nap in class. Was good he got a nap in even if he still looked tired. Didn't even want to imagine what Professors do at night after curfew besides sleep. Also glad she took this spot and that it was open because Nina even disappoints...ok she does all the time. But not in this instance. "You happy you got your diary back" Eloise whispered to the eye-roller extraordinaire. She was going to annoy her the whole class. It will be fun. But still she had to pay attention to Barlows questions also which she had an answer to. "Vanishing or Mending would be two examples" Besides everyone else's examples of changing the items into animals. He was oblivious to any whispers because at that particular, very precise moment, Barlow let out an almighty sneeze. So almighty he was sure his bottom lifted off the desk for a split second. A sure sign he needed to get dusting in here, huh? “WHEW!” With about as much elegance as a mountain troll, he unceremoniously wiped his nose with the sleeve of his robe and nodded at Eloise’s answer. “Reparo would be considered a charm but vanishing, yes! Indeed!” SPOILER!!: céline Quote: Originally Posted by iekenstein Practically bouncing in her seat next to El, Céline was trying her very best not to actually kick the football she'd brought along. For once the ball wasn't muddy, all of the mud had been kicked off in the corridors since they'd been stuck inside. Keeps the elves busy and what. Cheers yeah Elves. She placed her feet on the ball and quietly rolled it around under her feet, reminding herself to pay attention every few seconds. No kickin the ball. "Aye I reckon making something bigger counts too right? Sir." Let's not make things too extravagant, shall we? “I reckon you’re right, Céline,” he responded, still a little fuzzy headed from what felt like the world’s largest sneeze. “Most would consider engorgement a charm but as it’s used to change the form of an object, I think it fits well in the transfiguration column. A football the size of a hippogriff, imagine that!” SPOILER!!: tina Quote: Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy Professor Barlow's remarks got a slight eyebrow raise from Tina. That was a joke, was it? She was going to assume that it was, as she had no reason so far to think otherwise. She shook her head at the question. "Well, I can't exactly use this for quidditch anymore," she replied with a faint hint of a chuckle to indicate that she, too, was joking. "Might as well put it to use here." She considered the professor's question for a minute. Most of the transfiguration incantations she knew were meant for a specific type of object. What spells did she know that could be applied to pretty much anything without having to change the incantation depending on the object? Her thoughts immediately went to vanishing - the spell Evanesco could be used on any of the wide assortment of objects brought into the classroom - but that Slytherin girl (Eloise) had already mentioned vanishing and it didn't need repeating. There was only one other thing Tina could think of, and she was pretty sure it wasn't what they were doing today. Vanishing just made too much sense! Still, she raised her hand and said, "What about switching spells, Professor? They could be used to swap one person's item with another's…" Yeah, it sounded stupid, but Tina couldn't think of anything else that hadn't been said. She hoped that wasn't what they were doing today. That sounded like it would involve group work, and she hated group work! “Not necessarily to swap one person’s item completely with another’s…. But switching spells! Yes, indeed!” Huzzah!! Could you tell he was excited about that answer? Because he was. Had Tina hijacked his lesson plans? SPOILER!!: archer Quote: Originally Posted by lazykitty Being the smart person she was, Archer hadn't brought anything truly personal or important to class with her. And judging by everyone else's objects, they'd all had the same idea. Er, most of them had, anyway. *"There's Draconifors."* Though, she really didn't want a tiny dragon or any at all. Especially one transfigured from a too-small for her now shirt. “A favourite of mine!” Because who wouldn’t want the ability to transfigure objects into small dragons??? “Not on the agenda for today, unfortunately, but I like your thinking!” SPOILER!!: rosie Quote: Originally Posted by spiral_star Rosie sat more straight when he heard the professor finally started the class. She enjoyed Transfiguration and she can smell (?) that something fun is going to happen. Well, the professor did tell them to bring an item. She eyed her favorite mug whilst the professor asked a question. Hmmmm, there is A LOT you can do when it comes to Transfiguration. Endless possibilities here and there and now, Rosie is just wondering which spell they get to use later. She raised her short hand and answered *"Multicor... fors?"* wait. is that correct? Did she say that correctly? She didn't mean for it to sound like a question, it is more of if she said the spell correctly "the one that changes colors and style". That one would be awesome to learn. “That’s the one, you’ve got it,” Barlow encouraged the Ravenclaw who for a moment seemed to have a little difficulty, but she got there in the end! “That particular spell is commonly used on outfits so it wouldn’t work on many of the items that are here right now, but it’s a super handy one!” And probably one he could make use of considering his drab wardrobe. SPOILER!!: lucas Quote: Originally Posted by hermionesclone Barlow's enthusiasm - and him calling him by his first name - only made Lucas's smile widen. Was the mist gloomy? Yeah. Was he feeling angsty being stuck in the castle for so long? Definitely. But hey, at least Barlow seemed happy to see him. As for the elephant, he gave the object a quick glance before saying without a second thought, "Thanks! Her name's Dani. Dani the elephant." And he was sticking with that name. "Professor Sissay let me keep her. She used to be animated but..... yeah......" His voice trailed off when he started realising that he was talking too much so he just..... smiled. ~~Awkwardly.~~ Yeah. But Barlow would like to know, right? Because this was still Transfiguration. Or was it Charms? Whatever. When he asked the question, Lucas couldn't help but glance down at the elephant again. What Transfiguration could he add to this elephant? Uhhhh, well, animation was one but someone else had already said that so that left him back to square one. And as more and more people answered, he was becoming more and more stuck. It was a broad subject? Well, yeah, but why couldn't he think of any new- ....... OH! "There's Conjuration," he started, his hand up in the air, "You know, just conjuring something out of thin air." It didn't need a lot of explanation, right? "It's meant to be the hardest type of Transfiguration." Pause. "I think." A peculiar name for an elephant, he thought. But then again, what were the specifications for a GOOD elephant name? He supposed Dani the elephant was as good as any. Huh. “Conjuration is definitely considered a type of transfiguration. And it IS considered the hardest type of transfiguration, you’re right about that…” Barlow agreed, legs still swinging. “But we’ve already got our items here so we’ve haven’t got anything to conjure!” O for effort though! “Good job from everyone. Lots of great ideas but Tina hit the nail on the head! Today we’re going to be covering switching spells! Switching literally does what it says on the tin… it swaps one characteristic of an item with that of another item so that both objects take on the physical traits of one another.” He paused to make sure that everyone understood because he appreciated it could take a moment to get your head around it. “This is where YOUR items come into it… they’re going to be one of the ingredients in said switcheroo.” Still following? Hopefully. “Before we get to the practical stuff, I want you all to study your items. Get a proper feel for them. What material is it made of? What texture? Are they flexible or firm? Colours…. patterns…? Switching is simple enough but it can be tough if you don’t know your subject matter so go ahead and take some time to get familiar with your objects and write down three defining characteristics. Feel free to discuss it amongst yourselves and help eachother out.” OOC: This is the mini activity, guys and you’ve got about 72 hours to complete it in however many posts you want. Like Barlow said, kiddos need to study their items and write down three defining characterstics - eg. texture/colour/pattern/size/flexibility. Any questions, hit me up! __________________ _____________Take part in our Higgledy Piggledy House Cup! Last edited by Waterloo; 07-19-2019 at 12:31 AM.