| Mackled Malaclaw
Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hazbin Hotel
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sydney M. L. Masters
Slytherin Sixth Year
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Maddox B. Buchanan
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19  Jude barely paid attention to the other students who showed up, so lost in his own world he was. It was only the sound of the closing door that had him coming back to reality, his head tilting in the direction of Carton. A pang of guilt passed through his chest and he tried not to stare too sheepishly at the professor. Okay, Jude was going to pay attention.
The first question was a good way to grab the Hufflepuff’s attention. His mind immediately went to a particular talk about someone being transfigured into a prickly cactus but he did not entertain it. Instead, Jude focused on thinking how he would blunt the sharp object. His hand went up a bit after some time. “By changing it into something completely harmless, much like we use the Riddikulus spell so that Boggarts can take a form we find funny.” Spotting the first hand in the air, Norman called on Anders. The answer came as no surprise to him; he knew it was only a matter of time until someone mentioned turning the object into something. “A good comparison, Mr. Anders,” he said, “and correct.” Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty Wait, it had to be a transfiguration spell? Okay, duh this was transfiguration class, after all. "Could just simply vanish it...." Not that Alfred knew that particular spell just yet. Hey, maybe that's what they were learning today? Then again, that wouldn't blunt anything as much as completely get rid of it. Nope, still sticking with that answer. If it was sharp and he couldn't touch it, it would be best just to be rid of it, right? Here was another answer Norman was unsurprised to hear. While vanishing didn’t technically blunt the object, it was a transfiguration spell and it would solve the problem of a mystery sharp object. So he’d accept it. “You could,” he replied, nodding in agreement. “Thank you, Mr. Devereaux.” Quote:
Originally Posted by MadAlice Violet would have gone with the "completely harmless" idea, but Jude Anders had already said it. After thinking a minute for something else that might work, she offered, "Flatten it?" It seemed the class was moving away from the obvious answers, which Norman was glad to hear, Blackthorne’s outside-the-box answer earned an approving nod. “That could work,” he said. “Very good, Miss Blackthorne.” Quote:
Originally Posted by Charely Potter
Caes was here, just... being here. Not one to make his presence all that noticeable to stay within the crowd. Listening to the question did pique his interest in the subject matter. Looking at each person who answered before he thought of something.
"Maybe.. transfigure it to bend?" Having it at a U shape would be interesting but probably not an easy task.
Here was another answer Norman hadn’t expected! “A creative solution indeed,” he said with a slight smile. “Thank you, Mr. Hawkins.” Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack "I'd turn it into a potato." ... What? She was hungry! Plus, everyone liked potatoes. They were, like, the best starch. Super versatile. The sharp object was totally pointless (hehe), but imagine the possibilities with a potato! Endless.
Everyone could stop offering answers now. Kinsay had the best one, see? Norman’s smile almost turned into a laugh as he heard James’s answer. Of all the things one could turn a sharp object into, he wouldn’t have thought of a potato! “I like your thinking, Miss James,” he replied. Quote:
Originally Posted by emjay Karleigh appreciated that class got started right away. She was rather distracted with winter break on her mind and wanting to go home, so it was probably best to refocus her attention before she got too off-track. She listened to the question posed as well as the answer given as she tried to think of a response herself. One that was different so as to not be redundant and repeat something someone else offered.
She raised her hand. "Maybe you could change the property of the material," she said, hoping that the professor would make the distinction between changing the actual object like others said and her answer of changing what the object was made of. "Like if it's made of metal and sharp, it could be transfigured into a soft material." As in, keep the integrity of the shape or object, just change the material. Norman listened carefully to Creed’s answer, nodding along in places. “Ah, yes. Change the object’s material without changing its form, A switching spell would do that,” he said. “Very good, Miss Creed.”
Seeing no more hands in the air, Norman took that as his cue to move on. “Great answers, everyone! All of your ideas would be effective in handling a mystery sharp object, but today we’re going to focus on a spell that, as Mr. Anders suggested, turns a sharp object into something harmless.” And no, it was not a potato! “That spell is Scarpafors, the knives to paper airplanes spell.”
He paused a moment before continuing, “To cast, first you need to visualize the paper airplane you want to create. When you have your idea in mind, flick your wand and say the incantation, Scarpafors. Like so…” He pulled out a plastic butter knife and flicked his wand at it. “Scarpafors!”
In an instant, the butter knife was gone, and in its place was a paper fighter plane. Did everyone get that? Just in case, he demonstrated the spell one more time. With another flick of his wand, the spell information appeared on the chalkboard:
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Originally Posted by spell info Scarpafors
Pronunciaton: Scar - PAH - fors
Wand movement: flick wand
Use: Turns knives into paper airplanes While Norman waited for the students to copy down the information, he unlocked the door behind him. “We’re going to practice this spell with a little scavenger hunt,” he said. “Behind this door is a house with four rooms: kitchen, backyard, garage, and study. Inside you’ll find several different types of knives to transfigure. These are types of knives that one might encounter in everyday life; they are not weapons and are not sharp enough to harm you.” He hoped that last bit would be enough to ease the students’ minds!
“You’ll start in one room,” he continued. “It doesn’t matter which one. Find all of the knives hidden in the room and turn them into paper airplanes. When you’ve transfigured all of the knives in that room, you may move on to another room. The goal is to find and transfigure all the knives in all the rooms before time runs out. You’ll have thirty minutes, starting… NOW!”
With that, Norman opened the door and stood to one side.
OOC: Main activity time! As Norman explained, your character needs to find and transfigure the knives in the house. The knives ARE NOT sharp, so there should be no rping of injuries! You can start in any of the four areas (kitchen, backyard, garage, or study), but please title your posts with the room your character is currently in. I’ll be posting prompts periodically, so please DO NOT rp the outcome of your character’s spells. Group/partner work is allowed. You’ll have AT LEAST 72 HOURS for this activity. Feel free to PM me with any questions! 
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