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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Ean Zoilo Feirgrund
Graduated
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Jansher Leon Grunt
Slytherin Fifth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Diego Mason Melo-Dreamer
Gryffindor First Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Dionysus Scorpius Laramore
Ravenclaw Seventh Year
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Paul Lee Gene Rocker
Hufflepuff Third Year
Ministry Department Head:
Firash Zarko Grunt
Games & Sports
Ministry Department Head:
Isaek Fyodore Edelbach
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The Professor circled around the area to observe the students making their process. Some seemed to have picked up almost immediately, which made him proud.
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Originally Posted by aRogueOne  Hooper grinned wide as the Professor agreed with his questioning! Like, he’d actually agreed with him! This was unprecedented. Well, maybe not that unprecedented but still pretty rare. With a wide small plastered across his face, the third year sat up a little straighter and listened that little bit more intently to the rest of the answers of the other children. Another even followed suit and questioned the cutting of the tress too!
Not letting his smile drop too much when it became clear that the lesson had very little to do with the actual stumps they were sitting on, Hopper sat and listened as the professor explained what the lesson was actually about. It didn’t take too much explaining for his enthusiasm to return however when he learned that they were actually going to be shooting arrows? How cool was that! With his wand already in his hand, Hooper clutched it tighter as he continued to listen, only putting it away when they were told the spell so as not to accidentally impale someone with an arrow. Instead, he chose to repeat the words under his breath so that he’d have it mastered by the time they needed to use it. “Ah-roon-doe,” he chanted, again and again until it almost became a tongue twister.
“Ah-roon-doe.”
“Ah-roooooon-doooe…ooops. No. That’s not it. Ah-roon-doe.”
After nailing the wording of the spell, pulled his wand out and turned back to Yukie. “Do you mind checking to see if my wand movement is okay?” Aiming his wand at the ground, Hooper tried his best to replicate the wand movement that the professor had shown them. “Cuuuuurved….cuuuurved…curve….,” he repeated out loud, as if willing the wand movement to be correct. His checkmark however seemed to resemble more of a weird question mark. Oops. Though he appeared to chosen to ask another classmate, the Professor couldn't assisting as well, "You're getting there, Master Ridley-Rush," A kind smile for the young lad, "Just a little less curve on the movement like so-" This time Madigan performed the wand movement of the curved check mark at a slower place. Once and then twice. An arrow appearing on the ground each time.
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Spots? What spots? Aria squinted into the distance, her eyes widening at the spotted trees. OH! She had missed those completely! No matter, they were noticed now and she thought that the spots made the trees look sick; like they were diseased. But target practice sounded amazing and Aria was confident she’d be able to be decent at the activity. Even more, the effects of the spell were quite fascinating to her.
“Ah-roon-doe! Ah-roon-doe! Ah-roon-doe! Arundo!” The sixth year repeated as Madigan had instructed. That was an easy incantation in her opinion. The wand movement? Well, that seemed a little complicated to her. Nevertheless, Aria was beyond impressed at Madigan’s demonstration and could hardly wait to get started herself.
“Arundo!” Carefully, Aria tried to trace out the wand movement she had practiced seconds ago. Directing it at the ground, there was an icy blue arrow alright, but it just wasn’t a proper arrow? It hadn’t been fully formed. “Arundo!” Another unsuccessful attempt. “Arundo!’’ This time, another strong burst of wind happened. Aria was so startled that her wand fell to the ground and looking around with widened eyes, she realised that there was a tiny funnel of wind circling her feet. “No, no no! Stop! STOP!!!’’ she muttered frantically, panicking because… WHAT IF THE TORNADO GOT BIGGER??? The result of her pleas? The tornado danced about at an increased speed. Suddenly remembering the gust he experienced earlier, Madigan was thankful what he wore wouldn't be at risk of the wind. "Not a problem, Miss McLeod," Taking his wand to suction the wind like a vacuum. Though quite a few leaves and grass were astray from the action. He would have to keep an extra eye. "Keep at it, I know you'll get it." She had a high streak in his lessons so he knew her capabilities to keep the encouragement.
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Originally Posted by Watson Lisa would take an okay answer. She nodded in response to Professor Madigan before vowing to herself to come up with the best possible answer for the next question. Yes, she’d manage it.
Arundo, she wrote in her notebook as she listened to the explanation of what the spell could do. Pronounced: Ah-roon-doe (like doe a deer). Lifting her quill just a centimeter off of the page, Lisa listened to him speak. Will send an icy-blue arrow and depending on where it hits the target they will be paralyzed like a body-binding spell (Petrificus Totalus). Won’t leave a wound or serious ailments.
She watched him demonstrate the spell and stopped to write down the movement. Reverse check mark (left to right check mark but start right to left) motion paired with incantation.
Alright. She was ready to try.
Lisa lifted her wand and pointed it at the ground in front of her. She started from the far right at a high point. Then from that point, she took her wand down the slope diagonally (right to left) before it reached the bottom. Then she lifted her wand up on a similar slope directed right to left upwards. She practiced it thrice more just focused on the wand movements until she was satisfied.
“Ah-roon-do. No, uh-ROON-DOE. AHH-ROON-DOE. Not quite. Ah-Roon-Doe. Yes. Ah-Roon-Doe. Arundo,” she spoke. With each word, she found herself becoming more and more confident.
Now to try to pair it together. The first attempt, nothing. The second attempt, also nothing. Third and fourth was the same. However, the fifth attempt was very successful. “Arundo,” paired with the checkmark (drawing from right to left) motion aaaand the hint of a faint icy blue arrow tip appeared from her wand. "Excellent Miss Nam, just add a little more curve to the wand movement for a more solid appearing arrow." Nodding with a kind smile.
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Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl Sooo the spell was pretty cool visually, but also a little scary. Imagine one of those arrows actually coming at you! Or a whole bunch of them! Lydia didn't like that mental image. A professional dueler, she would never be. Not that she didn't already know that - even after four years now in the magical world, she struggled with a lot of spells anyway. But this lesson just solidified it further in her mind.
Still...she needed to participate and stuff. At least the bare minimum so she didn't get called out for not trying. Sooo...
"Ah-roon-do. Ah-roon-doe. AH-roon-doe? Ah-ROON-doe? Ah-roon-DOE?" She practiced saying it several times, with different emphasis and even attempting the wand movement - a check mark sort of movement? - but the final syllable prompted something in the back of her mind.
"Ah-roon-doe." Doe, a deer, a female deer. Re, a drop of golden sun. Mi...
And it was hard to stop a song once it was stuck in her head. And it just distracted her with thoughts of the music room, and how she'd rather be there than in a lesson. Uggghhh.
"Arundo." Check mark. Feathers.
...Feathers??? Like....like the feathers that would go on the end of an actual arrow. But no actual arrow, icy blue or otherwise. Just...her wand had conjured a few feathers that were now floating delicately toward the ground.
Ti, a drink with jam and bread, that will bring us back to Do...
Siiiigh. Why was magic so difficult? This was definitely a sight, conjuring feathers. Madigan noticed her wand movement was correct, and no mispronunciation, "Keep it up, Miss Clarke, you'll get it soon" At the very least, conjuring something was better than none. Nodding with a kind smile for encouragement.
-- OOC: Keep at it all, you're doing great!  We'll be moving on tomorrow incase your character needs to catch up or practice the spell more.
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