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TakemetotheBurrow · 06-25-2021, 06:29 PM

Things Neva might've done with this spell when she'd been their age? Well, spying on people from a spot on the ceiling or high up a wall might be one. Or scaring the younger kids. Or pretending to be a super hero. One never knew when they might feel the urge to do any of these things, but this spell made them possible. She was a fan.

SPOILER!!: Individual Replies

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Originally Posted by astrocat

Okay, Ash didn't care if the professor was going to say "no nail salon in class" or whatever, but that tantrum comment was uncalled for. She put her face into "neutral". Which wasn't all that neutral, it was really just a mask. "Kicking is a good way to relieve stress. That is why practicing martial arts can be helpful." And in case anyone was wondering, Ash had never kicked someone on purpose. Because then the newspapers would find out and she would lose her inheritance. But also because it was rude.

Ash wasn't too hung up on it though. She decided to put her energy into focusing on the question instead. She wasn't throwing a tantrum, she was bottling up her emotions. Duh. And that meant ignoring stuff.

"I would want that spell if I were gonna cheat at football or quidditch. Which I wouldn't." She paused before looking up worriedly. "Professor??? Do they make sure that sports players don't use this before matches???" New thing to focus on. Because Ash liked sports!!! She wanted sports games to be fun... "It wouldn't be fair if they were cheating." And she was sure that they were cheating now, because she had thought of it and she didn't even mean to. Oh no. Now she was more sad than annoyed. Blah blah blah, nail polish whatever... forget that. What if her favorite sports players were cheating the whole entire time???

Yep. This was the most obvious answer. Other than wanting to climb on the ceiling, but the professor had already said something about geckos. And besides, knowing if her favorite sports team were cheating was more important than knowing what it would be like to be a gecko.

Wait. “Nevermind, professor, this spell is for your feet. Still applies to surfing tho.” Embarrassing, but it was okay. Hardly the worst thing to happen to her.

Cheating at football or quidditch? Neva raised her eyebrows a little, not entirely sure how this spell applied to either scenario. It seemed Miss Fox realized this too, which the Charms Professor was relieved about. "This spell would definitely give you a hand while surfing by keeping your feet stuck to a relatively dry board, good."

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Originally Posted by Deezerz

Her little toes wiggled as she listened to her classmates and thought about her own answer before sharing. They could use feet to ice skate. Yeah, that was a good one.

Moving on, they were going to learn a new charm! Now, that was exciting. It was also a charm that could come of use for her plans. Serena listened intently, gathering as much information that was being given.

"It could be used on a slippery surface," Serena contributed. "Would it work on ice? Like if someone casts Glisseo under your feet but you tried to counter it by using this charm?"

"It can be used on ice, yes, providing you had bare feet. The thing is, you'd have to move across the icy surface quickly. Once your toes become wet, the spell loses its strength, much like water inhibits a gecko's ability to stick to surfaces."

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Originally Posted by natethegreat

Ooooo, this was gonna be a fun spell to learn Kayne thought to himself. It wasn't the spell he was originally thinking of at the start of class, however, just by listening to Professor Peralta explain what the charm does, he was soooo ready to learn it. Climbing across walls and ceilings sounded like it would be a blast. Kayne also couldn't help but think of all the potential mischief that could come out of this. Or just look epic while essentially defying gravity. Either or, it was all the same to the boy.

Maybe with this, the boy could finally climb the Whomping Willow?

Raising a hand, Kayne answered "You could theoretically use this spell to climb trees easier in case you needed the high ground when fighting someone." Of course he added a bit of a wicked nuance to the answer; to just leave it at climbing a tree just for the sake of climbing it would be oh so very dull. And nothing, absolutely nothing, that Kayne Mordrake did, or will ever do, was boring. That just wasn't in his nature.

"Your climbing skills could be much better, and your movement much faster, when using this charm, yes." Though after last term, she sincerely hoped there'd be no opponent they'd be fighting that would lead to something like this.

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Originally Posted by Emzily

She was glad that her first answer didn’t get laughed at. So far all she had learned was to not assume that your feet would never need to be seen. Be presentable at all times.

Very, very random. It took Remy a while to think of a situation where she’d want sticky feet. “I don’t think it would be all that useful, Professor.” Just being honest. “I guess… if you were about to fall from a great height then you could use the spell to keep you from falling.” She tried to take the practical route with her next answer. Although there were definitely better spells to use in that situation.

"That's okay, Miss Gaeltheos. I appreciate your honesty." She hadn't expected this to be everyone's cup of tea. "You could, yes. Probably more useful in the event that you caught hold of something and then were able to swing your feet towards the surface of a solid object."

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Originally Posted by MadAlice

"You could use it to scale a wall or a high cliff if you needed to," Violet offered. That spell would be really useful for an international jewel thief, she thought. That was the kind of spell her father had hoped she knew back in her second year (or what should have been). Unfortunately for him, she hadn't known many spells at age twelve.

"Precisely. I've read about a traveler using this spell to get away from a particularly angry bear he encountered on a herbology retreat."

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Claudine blinked in surprise. Butterflies tasted with their feet? This was news to her, as one could tell from her reaction. She tucked this bit of interesting information away in her brain just because. As she made notes, her attention was also on her classmates’ giving their answers.

Oh! They would be focusing on creature feet? The Snakette was all too happy about this. True, the gecko’s feet were rather intriguing. Even more intriguing was the spell they were going to attempt. The Sticky Toes spell… no wonder they had to be barefoot.

Up went her hand. “Should something get stuck on the ceiling and if for some reason you’re unable to remove it.’’

"This would be a good use of the spell, yes. It could also help someone clean or dust high places, though there are simpler ways to do that as well."

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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy

SPOILER!!: Question 1 catchup

Heath listened with rapt attention, filing the facts about creature feet away in his brain. He knew the ones about elephants and bats, but the gecko's sticky toes was news to him. Oh, so that's why they needed to be barefoot! He had to admit he was more than a little intrigued by the sticky toes charm. It sounded a lot more useful than dancing or walking a runway for sure!

As he copied down the spell in his notes, he considered what those uses might be. He immediately thought of balancing on slippery surfaces, but that was already said, as was every other scenario he could think of off the top of his head. Maybe there was something more he could do with his original idea. He thought of other instances when one might need extra balance, and his hand went up. "Could this spell be used to help you balance when walking on wobbly or uneven ground?" he said, phrasing his answer as a question, just as he always did when he wasn't 100% confident.

"I imagine it would, yes. It would enable you to move more confidently over this type of surface knowing that your feet were firmly stuck to it." It was a solid answer and who knows, maybe he'd use this spell in that exact situation some day. It could happen.

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

The Sticky Toes Spell name made it sound a bit gross, but it actually sounded pretty cool. Being able to stick to a wall or a tree and climb it like a gecko without a bunch of extra tools would be nice. Not that Ivy really had too much of a problem climbing trees normally, but still.

She raised her hand. "If you like rock climbing, I bet the spell would help a lot with that." Probably not a full replacement for all of the tools people typically used for that. But definitely helpful.

"It could be, yes." She smiled. "There are sometimes areas during a climb that are harder to move across, so a witch or wizard could rely on this charm, though it could expose their bare feet to some uncomfortable surfaces."

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Originally Posted by Chelliephone

Well... he had not been entirely thrilled to see at the beginning of class they were ditching their shoes and socks, merely because he was entirely more comfortable in all layers of his necessary uniform, but whatever. He could hide his feet beneath his robe or something and pretend he was still wearing his shoes. So Evan had entered along with all the others, done as instructed and offered his greeting to Professor Peralta. And then the next question, what could feet be used for?

He didn't answer verbally, but he did consider all of his classmates words, thinking he could expand on those who offered that feet could be used essentially as hands. There were people who didn't have hands who he'd seen clips of using their feet for archery! One of the coolest things he'd ever seen by far! But he didn't raise his hand in time, so he kept this information to himself as they moved along.

A... gecko type spell? How COOL did that sound!? He liked all the answers people were providing for good reasons as well, but Evan couldn't get his mind off of the fact that it just would be awesome. Raising his hand though, he did offer a quick response - even if it was somewhat similar to others. "You could use the spell to reach books on the top shelf without having to lug around a heavy ladder!" Sure, you could float it down too but.. what if you didn't have the name of the book correct for accio?

Neva nodded eagerly, smiling a little at his reply. "You most certainly could, yes. It would make the whole act a bit more entertaining, that's for sure."

"Thank you for your answers, everyone. It's probably obvious by now that there are some limitations to this spell. First off, you need to apply it directly to bare feet. Secondly, use on a wet surface of any kind impacts the power of the spell. This mirrors the way a wet surface messes with the many, many tiny hairs on a gecko's feet, making it harder for them to stick. What is very cool about it is that when your feet are firmly planted on a surface, they can stick well and hold your weight without a problem. But then you are just as easily able to unstick them as you move up or across a surface. It's amazing the way it allows you to maneuver when it's successfully cast."

Neva moved towards the back of the room and then raised her wand. With a swish and poke motion, two swings were freed from where they'd been secured to the ceiling. They swayed and then settled a few feet back from the back wall where Neva then revealed two large colored targets, one in front of each swing.

"We're going to move on to some practice, so please listen up. Remember that the incantation is Digiti Viscosi. Dig-iti Vi-scosi. The wand movement is a double tap on each foot after saying the incantation." She paused, allowing everyone to update their notes. "Now after you practice a bit on the floor, I want you to go over to one of the swings and cast it on your feet. Then get some speed by pumping your legs. When you're ready, launch yourself at the target and see if you can get your feet to land on the circle you're aiming for." Oh, oops! She'd meant to cushion the floor beneath the targets. She quickly did that before adding, "Don't worry. Should your spell fail, the floor is soft and will make for a comfortable landing." And watching the students work would make for some great entertainment. "Alright everyone, let's go."

OOC: Alright friends, we're moving on! Students need to practice the spell first, and when they're ready, go have a go at the swings & targets! The goal is for your charrie to cast the spell on themselves while seated on the swing, start pumping to gain speed, and then launch themselves towards the target and STICK! You can do this in as many or as little posts as you like! Falls are okay, but remember the floor is cushioned! You'll have until the evening of Sunday, the 27th before we move on!

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TakemetotheBurrow Grindylow Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Boston Posts: 14,485 Hogwarts RPG Name: Everleigh Evans Ravenclaw Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Luca Benetti Hufflepuff Graduated x12 x7	elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿ Things Neva might've done with this spell when she'd been their age? Well, spying on people from a spot on the ceiling or high up a wall might be one. Or scaring the younger kids. Or pretending to be a super hero. One never knew when they might feel the urge to do any of these things, but this spell made them possible. She was a fan. SPOILER!!: Individual Replies Quote: Originally Posted by astrocat Okay, Ash didn't care if the professor was going to say "no nail salon in class" or whatever, but that tantrum comment was uncalled for. She put her face into "neutral". Which wasn't all that neutral, it was really just a mask. "Kicking is a good way to relieve stress. That is why practicing martial arts can be helpful." And in case anyone was wondering, Ash had never kicked someone on purpose. Because then the newspapers would find out and she would lose her inheritance. But also because it was rude. Ash wasn't too hung up on it though. She decided to put her energy into focusing on the question instead. She wasn't throwing a tantrum, she was bottling up her emotions. Duh. And that meant ignoring stuff. "I would want that spell if I were gonna cheat at football or quidditch. Which I wouldn't." She paused before looking up worriedly. "Professor??? Do they make sure that sports players don't use this before matches???" New thing to focus on. Because Ash liked sports!!! She wanted sports games to be fun... "It wouldn't be fair if they were cheating." And she was sure that they were cheating now, because she had thought of it and she didn't even mean to. Oh no. Now she was more sad than annoyed. Blah blah blah, nail polish whatever... forget that. What if her favorite sports players were cheating the whole entire time??? Yep. This was the most obvious answer. Other than wanting to climb on the ceiling, but the professor had already said something about geckos. And besides, knowing if her favorite sports team were cheating was more important than knowing what it would be like to be a gecko. Wait. “Nevermind, professor, this spell is for your feet. Still applies to surfing tho.” Embarrassing, but it was okay. Hardly the worst thing to happen to her. Cheating at football or quidditch? Neva raised her eyebrows a little, not entirely sure how this spell applied to either scenario. It seemed Miss Fox realized this too, which the Charms Professor was relieved about. *"This spell would definitely give you a hand while surfing by keeping your feet stuck to a relatively dry* board, good." Quote: Originally Posted by Deezerz Her little toes wiggled as she listened to her classmates and thought about her own answer before sharing. They could use feet to ice skate. Yeah, that was a good one. Moving on, they were going to learn a new charm! Now, that was exciting. It was also a charm that could come of use for her plans. Serena listened intently, gathering as much information that was being given. "It could be used on a slippery surface," Serena contributed. "Would it work on ice? Like if someone casts Glisseo under your feet but you tried to counter it by using this charm?" "It can be used on ice, yes, providing you had bare feet. The thing is, you'd have to move across the icy surface quickly. Once your toes become wet, the spell loses its strength, much like water inhibits a gecko's ability to stick to surfaces." Quote: Originally Posted by natethegreat** Ooooo, this was gonna be a fun spell to learn Kayne thought to himself. It wasn't the spell he was originally thinking of at the start of class, however, just by listening to Professor Peralta explain what the charm does, he was soooo ready to learn it. Climbing across walls and ceilings sounded like it would be a blast. Kayne also couldn't help but think of all the potential mischief that could come out of this. Or just look epic while essentially defying gravity. Either or, it was all the same to the boy. Maybe with this, the boy could finally climb the Whomping Willow? Raising a hand, Kayne answered "You could theoretically use this spell to climb trees easier in case you needed the high ground when fighting someone." Of course he added a bit of a wicked nuance to the answer; to just leave it at climbing a tree just for the sake of climbing it would be oh so very dull. And nothing, absolutely nothing, that Kayne Mordrake did, or will ever do, was boring. That just wasn't in his nature. "Your climbing skills could be much better, and your movement much faster, when using this charm, yes." Though after last term, she sincerely hoped there'd be no opponent they'd be fighting that would lead to something like this. Quote: Originally Posted by Emzily She was glad that her first answer didn’t get laughed at. So far all she had learned was to not assume that your feet would never need to be seen. Be presentable at all times. Very, very random. It took Remy a while to think of a situation where she’d want sticky feet. “I don’t think it would be all that useful, Professor.” Just being honest. “I guess… if you were about to fall from a great height then you could use the spell to keep you from falling.” She tried to take the practical route with her next answer. Although there were definitely better spells to use in that situation. "That's okay, Miss Gaeltheos. I appreciate your honesty." She hadn't expected this to be everyone's cup of tea. "You could, yes. Probably more useful in the event that you caught hold of something and then were able to swing your feet towards the surface of a solid object." Quote: Originally Posted by MadAlice "You could use it to scale a wall or a high cliff if you needed to," Violet offered. That spell would be really useful for an international jewel thief, she thought. That was the kind of spell her father had hoped she knew back in her second year (or what should have been). Unfortunately for him, she hadn't known many spells at age twelve. "Precisely. I've read about a traveler using this spell to get away from a particularly angry bear he encountered on a herbology retreat." Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Claudine blinked in surprise. Butterflies tasted with their feet? This was news to her, as one could tell from her reaction. She tucked this bit of interesting information away in her brain just because. As she made notes, her attention was also on her classmates’ giving their answers. Oh! They would be focusing on creature feet? The Snakette was all too happy about this. True, the gecko’s feet were rather intriguing. Even more intriguing was the spell they were going to attempt. The Sticky Toes spell… no wonder they had to be barefoot. Up went her hand. “Should something get stuck on the ceiling and if for some reason you’re unable to remove it.’’ "This would be a good use of the spell, yes. It could also help someone clean or dust high places, though there are simpler ways to do that as well." Quote: Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy SPOILER!!: Question 1 catchup Heath sat with his feet tucked under the desk as far as they would go. If only he wasn't so bloody tall, his trousers probably would've come down far enough to hide them from view, but it was what it was. He had just enough time to nod in reply to Fiona and Claudine's greetings and arrange his supplies neatly on his desk before the lesson began. He looked to the front as Professor Peralta spoke, hoping her words would shed some light on why they needed to be barefoot for this, but he was still lost. That was a rather vague question, wasn't it? Nonetheless, he considered it carefully while listening to his classmates' answers. The mentions of dancing and running a catwalk made his heart drop. Please tell him they weren't doing either of those things today! He was an actor, not a dancer and definitely not a model! With many uses for human feet mentioned, his thoughts turned to creatures instead. He thought of the way his cat Rey used her feet to scratch herself, but that had been said too. From there, his thoughts went to the other pets in his family. and he remembered seeing his brother's owl use its feet to groom its feathers. He raised his hand and said, "Some types of birds use their feet to groom themselves." Heath listened with rapt attention, filing the facts about creature feet away in his brain. He knew the ones about elephants and bats, but the gecko's sticky toes was news to him. Oh, so that's why they needed to be barefoot! He had to admit he was more than a little intrigued by the sticky toes charm. It sounded a lot more useful than dancing or walking a runway for sure! As he copied down the spell in his notes, he considered what those uses might be. He immediately thought of balancing on slippery surfaces, but that was already said, as was every other scenario he could think of off the top of his head. Maybe there was something more he could do with his original idea. He thought of other instances when one might need extra balance, and his hand went up. "Could this spell be used to help you balance when walking on wobbly or uneven ground?" he said, phrasing his answer as a question, just as he always did when he wasn't 100% confident. "I imagine it would, yes. It would enable you to move more confidently over this type of surface knowing that your feet were firmly stuck to it." It was a solid answer and who knows, maybe he'd use this spell in that exact situation some day. It could happen. Quote: Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl The Sticky Toes Spell name made it sound a bit gross, but it actually sounded pretty cool. Being able to stick to a wall or a tree and climb it like a gecko without a bunch of extra tools would be nice. Not that Ivy really had too much of a problem climbing trees normally, but still. She raised her hand. "If you like rock climbing, I bet the spell would help a lot with that." Probably not a full replacement for all of the tools people typically used for that. But definitely helpful. "It could be, yes." She smiled. "There are sometimes areas during a climb that are harder to move across, so a witch or wizard could rely on this charm, though it could expose their bare feet to some uncomfortable surfaces." Quote: Originally Posted by Chelliephone Well... he had not been entirely thrilled to see at the beginning of class they were ditching their shoes and socks, merely because he was entirely more comfortable in all layers of his necessary uniform, but whatever. He could hide his feet beneath his robe or something and pretend he was still wearing his shoes. So Evan had entered along with all the others, done as instructed and offered his greeting to Professor Peralta. And then the next question, what could feet be used for? He didn't answer verbally, but he did consider all of his classmates words, thinking he could expand on those who offered that feet could be used essentially as hands. There were people who didn't have hands who he'd seen clips of using their feet for archery! One of the coolest things he'd ever seen by far! But he didn't raise his hand in time, so he kept this information to himself as they moved along. A... gecko type spell? How COOL did that sound!? He liked all the answers people were providing for good reasons as well, but Evan couldn't get his mind off of the fact that it just would be awesome. Raising his hand though, he did offer a quick response - even if it was somewhat similar to others. "You could use the spell to reach books on the top shelf without having to lug around a heavy ladder!" Sure, you could float it down too but.. what if you didn't have the name of the book correct for accio? Neva nodded eagerly, smiling a little at his reply. "You most certainly could, yes. It would make the whole act a bit more entertaining, that's for sure." "Thank you for your answers, everyone. It's probably obvious by now that there are some limitations to this spell. First off, you need to apply it directly to bare feet. Secondly, use on a wet surface of any kind impacts the power of the spell. This mirrors the way a wet surface messes with the many, many tiny hairs on a gecko's feet, making it harder for them to stick. What is very cool about it is that when your feet are firmly planted on a surface, they can stick well and hold your weight without a problem. But then you are just as easily able to unstick them as you move up or across a surface. It's amazing the way it allows you to maneuver when it's successfully cast." Neva moved towards the back of the room and then raised her wand. With a swish and poke motion, two swings were freed from where they'd been secured to the ceiling. They swayed and then settled a few feet back from the back wall where Neva then revealed two large colored targets, one in front of each swing. "We're going to move on to some practice, so please listen up. Remember that the incantation is Digiti Viscosi. Dig-iti Vi-scosi. The wand movement is a double tap on each foot after saying the incantation." She paused, allowing everyone to update their notes. "Now after you practice a bit on the floor, I want you to go over to one of the swings and cast it on your feet. Then get some speed by pumping your legs. When you're ready, launch yourself at the target and see if you can get your feet to land on the circle you're aiming for." Oh, oops! She'd meant to cushion the floor beneath the targets. She quickly did that before adding, "Don't worry. Should your spell fail, the floor is soft and will make for a comfortable landing." And watching the students work would make for some great entertainment. "Alright everyone, let's go." OOC: Alright friends, we're moving on! Students need to practice the spell first, and when they're ready, go have a go at the swings & targets! The goal is for your charrie to cast the spell on themselves while seated on the swing, start pumping to gain speed, and then launch themselves towards the target and STICK! You can do this in as many or as little posts as you like! Falls are okay, but remember the floor is cushioned! You'll have until the evening of Sunday, the 27th before we move on! __________________