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MadMadamMalfoy · 07-31-2020, 05:36 PM

SPOILER!!: Catch up

Heath didn’t think his answer was very good, especially since he couldn’t think of any examples to go with the two categories, so he was relieved when Professor Nien Nunb accepted it. He jotted down some notes on his classmates’ answers as well as the information the professor provided. Oh, so they would need to consider both categories of metallurgy for the activity? This just got interesting! He listened to the activity instructions, his eyes following the professor around the room as he revealed the objects. Well, that explained the cloths! He was wondering what was under those.

Heath picked up his quill and a piece of parchment to write down the list of metals on the board. His eyes darted around the room from one object to the next, then back to the list in front of him. Okay, so right off the bat he knew that copper went with coins and gold had to go with jewelry, partially because of Fifi and Beru blathering on about metal allergies earlier, and iron… He remembered his grandparents had a wrought iron fence around their house, so it stood to reason that that would go with fencing. There, he was halfway done already!

The remaining four metals required a bit more thinking. Heath pored over his list, lost in thought when someone’s voice (MF) distracted him. Of, course! Mercury went with thermometers; how could he have forgotten? Duh, Heath! He inwardly berated himself as he jotted that down. Now there were just three metals left: lead, aluminum and magnesium. Hmm… He didn’t know what metal was used in sparklers, but he’d never heard of magnesium being used in stained glass or broom foot plates, though to be fair, he never paid much attention to them before. For now, he was going to guess that magnesium was used in sparklers, but what about lead and aluminum? He thought for a minute. If he recalled correctly, lead was a lot heavier than aluminum, so probably not ideal for broom foot plates. He was just going to make an educated guess that aluminum went with the foot plates, which left lead for the stained glass.

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Originally Posted by Heath’s answers

Copper - coins
Mercury - thermometer
Gold - jewelry
Lead - stained glass
Iron - fencing
Magnesium - sparklers
Aluminium - broom foot plates

Now that he had his preliminary guesses, he consulted his textbook to verify them, but the professor started speaking again before he could finish. He listened intently, periodically checking his own list for mistakes, and what do you know? He got them all correct, and he was mostly just guessing!

.

Heath paid close attention to Nien Nunb’s demonstration, watching in amazement as the flame changed from blue to purple. Wow, that kind of looked like a lightsaber! As he opened his book to page 243, he saw that all of the colors listed in the table were lightsaber colors, and an idea suddenly occurred to him. Maybe there was a way he could combine metallurgy and magic (assuming they ever got it back) to build a functioning lightsaber! His mind was buzzing with possibilities. First, he’d need to make the spill bigger… an engorgement charm, maybe? Then coat the entire thing in metal powder and conceal it with a disillusionment charm so that when it burned, all that would show was the flame itself, not the spill. Yeah, that was good… The only part he was stuck on was how to ignite it without having to use his wand. He was in a hurry to jot down his ideas before he forgot them, but he doubted the professor would approve if he caught him writing something not related to the activity. Instead, he marked the page in his textbook, hoping that would jog his memory when he came back to it on his own time.

After donning his goggles, Heath laid out his heatproof mat and retrieved a dry spill from the sink area. He moved to the front of the room to light it from the professor’s burner. For a moment, he considered picking up the five spill samples while he was already here, but his memory issues made him decide against it. Knowing him, he’d probably get them mixed up and mislabel them or something! He carefully walked back to his station, cupping his hand around the flame to guard it from going out or catching anything on fire.

Once he lit his burner, it was back to the front to retrieve some samples. For this trip, Heath picked up two spills and dipped one in each of the first two compounds, holding one spill in each hand so as not to get them confused. He returned to his station and held the “A” spill in his left hand to the flame, watching intently as it changed from blue to… sort of blue-white. Okay, not much of a dramatic color change, but it was still fun to look at! He set the burned spill on the mat and glanced at the table in his book to see what metal that was. Lead, okay then. He repeated the process for the other spill in his right hand: the “B” spill turned the flame purple, just like in Professor Nien Nunb’s demonstration earlier ~~or just like Mace Windu’s lightsaber~~. So that metal was… potassium.

Heath took a quick break to record his findings thus far before returning to the front one more time to collect the remaining three samples. He held the “C” sample out to the flame, watching as it turned white like Ahsoka Tano’s lightsabers. A quick glance at his book told him that metal was magnesium. After placing the spill on his mat, he repeated the steps for the “D” sample. That one glowed red like Darth Vader’s lightsaber or Kylo Ren’s or pretty much any Dark Side lightsaber, which meant the metal was… iron. Now there was only one sample left. Heath picked up the remaining spill and held it to the flame, watching as it turned green. He liked this compound because it produced a flame the same color as his favorite character’s (Luke Skywalker) lightsaber, but what metal was it? He consulted the book and learned it was copper. As he awaited further instructions, he added to his notes on the experiment.

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MadMadamMalfoy Newbie Mod Alley Proprietor Mackled Malaclaw Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hazbin Hotel Posts: 11,088 Hogwarts RPG Name: Norman A. Carton Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Sydney M. L. Masters Slytherin Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Maddox B. Buchanan Gryffindor Fourth Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Caledon Roth The Leaky Cauldron	*catches up* Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll SPOILER!!: Catch up Heath didn’t think his answer was very good, especially since he couldn’t think of any examples to go with the two categories, so he was relieved when Professor Nien Nunb accepted it. He jotted down some notes on his classmates’ answers as well as the information the professor provided. Oh, so they would need to consider both categories of metallurgy for the activity? This just got interesting! He listened to the activity instructions, his eyes following the professor around the room as he revealed the objects. Well, that explained the cloths! He was wondering what was under those. Heath picked up his quill and a piece of parchment to write down the list of metals on the board. His eyes darted around the room from one object to the next, then back to the list in front of him. Okay, so right off the bat he knew that copper went with coins and gold had to go with jewelry, partially because of Fifi and Beru blathering on about metal allergies earlier, and iron… He remembered his grandparents had a wrought iron fence around their house, so it stood to reason that that would go with fencing. There, he was halfway done already! The remaining four metals required a bit more thinking. Heath pored over his list, lost in thought when someone’s voice (MF) distracted him. Of, course! Mercury went with thermometers; how could he have forgotten? Duh, Heath! He inwardly berated himself as he jotted that down. Now there were just three metals left: lead, aluminum and magnesium. Hmm… He didn’t know what metal was used in sparklers, but he’d never heard of magnesium being used in stained glass or broom foot plates, though to be fair, he never paid much attention to them before. For now, he was going to guess that magnesium was used in sparklers, but what about lead and aluminum? He thought for a minute. If he recalled correctly, lead was a lot heavier than aluminum, so probably not ideal for broom foot plates. He was just going to make an educated guess that aluminum went with the foot plates, which left lead for the stained glass. Quote: Originally Posted by Heath’s answers Copper - coins Mercury - thermometer Gold - jewelry Lead - stained glass Iron - fencing Magnesium - sparklers Aluminium - broom foot plates Now that he had his preliminary guesses, he consulted his textbook to verify them, but the professor started speaking again before he could finish. He listened intently, periodically checking his own list for mistakes, and what do you know? He got them all correct, and he was mostly just guessing! . Heath paid close attention to Nien Nunb’s demonstration, watching in amazement as the flame changed from blue to purple. Wow, that kind of looked like a lightsaber! As he opened his book to page 243, he saw that all of the colors listed in the table were lightsaber colors, and an idea suddenly occurred to him. Maybe there was a way he could combine metallurgy and magic (assuming they ever got it back) to build a functioning lightsaber! His mind was buzzing with possibilities. First, he’d need to make the spill bigger… an engorgement charm, maybe? Then coat the entire thing in metal powder and conceal it with a disillusionment charm so that when it burned, all that would show was the flame itself, not the spill. Yeah, that was good… The only part he was stuck on was how to ignite it without having to use his wand. He was in a hurry to jot down his ideas before he forgot them, but he doubted the professor would approve if he caught him writing something not related to the activity. Instead, he marked the page in his textbook, hoping that would jog his memory when he came back to it on his own time. After donning his goggles, Heath laid out his heatproof mat and retrieved a dry spill from the sink area. He moved to the front of the room to light it from the professor’s burner. For a moment, he considered picking up the five spill samples while he was already here, but his memory issues made him decide against it. Knowing him, he’d probably get them mixed up and mislabel them or something! He carefully walked back to his station, cupping his hand around the flame to guard it from going out or catching anything on fire. Once he lit his burner, it was back to the front to retrieve some samples. For this trip, Heath picked up two spills and dipped one in each of the first two compounds, holding one spill in each hand so as not to get them confused. He returned to his station and held the “A” spill in his left hand to the flame, watching intently as it changed from blue to… sort of blue-white. Okay, not much of a dramatic color change, but it was still fun to look at! He set the burned spill on the mat and glanced at the table in his book to see what metal that was. Lead, okay then. He repeated the process for the other spill in his right hand: the “B” spill turned the flame purple, just like in Professor Nien Nunb’s demonstration earlier ~~or just like Mace Windu’s lightsaber~~. So that metal was… potassium. Heath took a quick break to record his findings thus far before returning to the front one more time to collect the remaining three samples. He held the “C” sample out to the flame, watching as it turned white like Ahsoka Tano’s lightsabers. A quick glance at his book told him that metal was magnesium. After placing the spill on his mat, he repeated the steps for the “D” sample. That one glowed red like Darth Vader’s lightsaber or Kylo Ren’s or pretty much any Dark Side lightsaber, which meant the metal was… iron. Now there was only one sample left. Heath picked up the remaining spill and held it to the flame, watching as it turned green. He liked this compound because it produced a flame the same color as his favorite character’s (Luke Skywalker) lightsaber, but what metal was it? He consulted the book and learned it was copper. As he awaited further instructions, he added to his notes on the experiment. __________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true...