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MadMadamMalfoy · 01-23-2023, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Chelliephone

Shelters were the topic of today, were they? That was certainly interesting. Mouse glanced at the materials they had all gathered now and wondered if that's what they would be doing today, but as Carton was assuring kids they were not reenacting being stranded and shelter being a necessity, she thought perhaps not. Besides... how would buttons tie in? Focusing on the question at hand, she raised her hand and waited to be called on.

"Could Incarcerous work, sir? If memory serves, it's mainly used to bind people but... it does sound out rope to whatever the castor is pointing at so if one were to use that on... some pieces of wood or something, would the spell work to bind it?"

As with all the hypothetical questions he asked in his classes, Norman expected some creative answers with this one. Right off the bat, he was not disappointed! Durand’s answer earned an approving nod. “Theoretically yes,” he replied, “though you’d need to be very careful with your aim since you’d be working with a smaller target than Incarcerous usually handles.”

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Originally Posted by Weasley174

Summer was listening to the Professor as they spoke about the surving in the wildness, well there was two things you could do, build a massive fort, which would be easy, surely if you had wood that's all you need so how would using a spell work, oh that right.

"Could you do like they do on that game fortnite and make objects like wood fly and go into different places, to build something cool." Summer asked, she couldn't think of anything else to say.

For the record, Norman had no idea what game Valentine was talking about, but the girl was on to something with the idea of making objects fly into place. “You could,” he said with a nod. “A levitation charm could help you with that.” Not a spell they’d be learning in this class, though. This was transfiguration, not charms.

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Ok, stranded in the wilderness. Nancy tried to imagine it - ignoring the fact that she probably wouldn't have been in the wilderness to BEGIN with - and tried to think of what she'd use magic to help her accomplish. After a moment she raised her hand, thinking she had a pretty reasonable answer.

"Well, first thing I would do would probably be send up some of those sparks into the air to see if anyone is around to come save me," she explained. Building? Who wanted to BUILD, and what was a Fortnite? "I'd do that before even attempting to build anything. Why waste time if someone is literally like, half a mile away to come save me?" she continued.

And if that didn't work, THEN she'd think about the whole building a shelter thing. But he'd asked what she would do in that situation and, welp, that's what she would do!

Every time Norman used a hypothetical question in class, there was always at least one answer that reminded him he should’ve been clearer with the scenario. Schultz’s answer had him stifling a chuckle. “Valid point, Miss Schultz,” he replied. Not exactly what he had in mind with this question, but it wasn’t wrong. “What if there was nobody around to see your sparks, and you had no choice but to build a shelter? What could you use then?”

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Nora had just finished gathered all the required materials and hauled them back to her workstation, when the lesson got underway. Seeing as she was situated near the door and hadn't been expected it to be closed with the help of magic, she was somewhat startled to hear the soft click and close. Oh, magic. When will I ever get used to you?

She listened to the hypothetical question then looked back at her cardboard. Well, she wouldn't get very far with this, would she? One good gust of wind or rainfall and down it would go! She had a feeling the cardboard was just for the lesson, though. She reddened a little as she raised her hand. "So, uhh, I don't have a really big background in magic, so I don't know any spells to use," she admitted. "If there's one to turn these pieces of cardboard into a tent or something, though, I'd use that one." Others seemed to know actual spells and incantations, but Nora had zero magical background whatsoever.

For someone without a background in magic, Collins was on the right track. In fact, she had very nearly guessed one of the spells they would be using today. “Good idea,” Norman said with a slight smile. “What you’ve described is an example of a transformation spell. Transformation can be useful in a situation like that.” But he’d come back to that later.

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Originally Posted by Kimothy

Well, that was an interesting scenario. Yukie thought it over because....because she honestly would not think of building shelter right away if she were stuck in the wilderness. So you know, while she appreciated any scenario to help her think, Yukie did not exactly resonate with it at the moment, and also because she'd never put herself in that kind of situation. She liked adventure, but even that is too much. Sorry, professor!

But it didn't mean she wouldn't try. Yukie knew some spells that would be helpful in building generally, not just for lost-in-the-wilderness purposes, so she raised a hand. "Vinea Funiculus, professor. The spell turns vines into ropes, useful for holding and tying things together," the Hufflepuff offered. It had been similar to what that older Ravenclaw girl (Mouse) said. Though, truthfully, she'd try to find her way out using a navigation spell like the Four-Point spell. If there was a way in, there was definitely a way out. Oh, and also apparition...if she knew how to do that.

Speaking of transformation spells, Rasting also provided a good example of one. The answer got an approving nod from Norman. “Yes, that spell can be useful for building,” he said. Assuming one was in an environment with vines, of course.

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Originally Posted by Charely Potter

Freddie simply dropped the contents on his desk slightly reckless, since carrying it all in one go left him rushing in an effort to not drop any on the floor and possibly trip over them. Once they were set down, he separated them by type as fast as his hands could, pausing to hear words in his ear.

"I agree. We should also keep some extra samples behind," Freddie whispered back to Atlas. Double taking at his appearance, "Also, you missed a spot," Particularly on his upper back, so he took his wand to Tergeo it away before lightly swiping it with his hand. "That's better," Turning away feeling good as usual as Professor Carton began the lesson with the question.

"Well, I would have to cut some wood with Diffindo to help make a fire and the basic walls for shelter." If he knew he was stranded, then he would just make something comfortable until planning an escape.

Norman half-expected the next student’s answer to continue the pattern of transformation spells, but that didn’t happen. McLeod went in a completely different, though still pertinent direction. “Sound reasoning,” he replied, nodding.

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Jasper was busy balancing a pipe cleaner under his nose when the first question was posed. Wanting to see if he could manage his balancing act whilst moving, he raised his hand and offered a question with the pipe cleaner still in place. Heh. Talent.

"If I had magic, sir, I'd just grab my broom and get the hell out of there." He wasn't meaning to be difficult. It was just the honest truth. And what if he didn't have his broom with him? Impossible. It was always on his person.

Damn.

He dropped the pipe cleaner!

Between Botros’s pipe cleaner balancing act and answer to the question, Norman once again had to stifle a laugh. These kids and their loopholes! The faintest smile cracked his usual stoic expression as he replied, “Yes, that’s one way to go about it. What if you couldn’t grab your broom though? Say, you lost it and were too far away to summon it.”

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Originally Posted by astrocat

Brandon nodded at Jude, surprised that he'd asked. But then again, Jude was a very caring person. "I'm fine." He paused. "The set up is different." It bothered him. But at the same time, it gave him more clues about the lesson. So that was good? They appeared to be going down an art-project-meets-survival-scenario idea. It sounded... interesting. "You could build a shelter the muggle way. But one thing it's harder to do without magic is keep the shelter warm, dry, and in other ways safe. Especially if you don't have supplies to help. You could use a spell to hide your shelter, or to insulate or waterproof it."

His answer done, Brandon realized that his answer- and most answers- didn't involve transfiguration. What sort of transfigurations could help with building a shelter??? He thought about it, sorting all of the responses into 'transfiguration' and 'not transfiguration' in his notebook.

When Fox mentioned building the non-magical way, Norman thought this was going to be another loophole answer. He was pleasantly surprised when the boy tied in a magical element at the end. “All good uses of magic in that scenario,” he replied.

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Originally Posted by Watson

Seated next to her housemate (Mouse), Lisa pondered the Professor’s question. Stuck. In the wilderness? What would she do? The thought reminded her of some nightmares she had the first few times the Nam’s had gone camping when she was between the ages of six and seven. The one where the really scary creature tried to eat her. Meep… well if she had had magic back then or knew of it, the nightmares could have been much, much different.

This scenario she had to build the wilderness. A few of the answers that she heard caused her to nod. She did chuckle at Jasper’s comment. Naturally he’d get on his broomstick and fly away.

“Professor, I believe there was a sleeping bag conjuring spell. Then I’d conjure a blanket or something to use overhead as a makeshift tent?” she supplied. Conjuration seemed like the best path forward.

Now here was a creative idea! Nam’s answer earned an approving nod from Norman. “There is,” he said. “Very useful in that situation.”

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

Keighley's smiled towards her brother only brightened all the more in response to his. That boy could brighten up her life even on her worst day. And the professor's chuckle at her greeting hadn't gone unnoticed either.

With her supplies laid out neatly on the table in front of her, Keigh put all of her attention onto the professor when he began the lesson. What would she do if she was stranded in the wilderness and needed shelter? Well, honestly there was so much that she would want/need to do. "Not wanting to repeat what's been said already, maybe the cushioning charm to use on the ground where I'd be sleeping so it's more comfortable?" Magic would be extremely helpful if she had her wand available to her during a situation such as that.

Here was an answer Norman hadn’t expected! No matter how many years he taught, he never ceased to be amazed by these kids’ outside-the-box thinking. “That could work, yes,” he said with a nod. It wasn’t technically building anything, but still a reasonable use of magic in that situation.

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Jude soon forgot about trying to brainstorm possible lesson topics. Instead, he focused on his friends as they arrived; the first being Brandon. He grinned at the younger Puff. “You doing okay?” For Brandon seemed a little… off. The youngest Anders got a huge smile {because Jude adored her SO much}. “Hey, Keigh!”

Okay… so, being stranded out in the wilderness and a shelter was needed… the boy put himself in that scene using his imagination. He figured that any of the forms of Transfiguration would be useful and Jude cast his mind around for helpful spells before raising his hand. "Temran Madera, Professor, which turns leaves into lengths of boards or planks."

While all of the students’ answers had been more or less correct, only one had guessed the lesson’s subject. Norman nodded, giving the elder Anders a slight smile. “Yes, that’s a very useful spell for building,” he said.

Norman’s bluish-green eyes scanned the room in search of any more hands in the air. When he saw none, he took it as his cue to move on. “Excellent answers!” He addressed the class. “When building with transfiguration, there are two ways one can go about it. You can conjure materials, or you can transform something else into them. Today we’ll be focusing on transformation. We’ll be working with three spells, each designed to transform objects into a specific type of building material. The first is one that Mr. Anders mentioned, Temran Madera.”

He paused for a few moments to allow time for that information to sink in before continuing, “This spell turns an object into a wooden board or plank. To cast, make a horizontal line with your wand and say the incantation, Temran Madera.” He picked up a piece of cardboard from the box on his desk to demonstrate. “Temran Madera,” he said, moving his wand in a decisive horizontal line. In an instant, the cardboard was gone, replaced with a wooden plank of the same size.

Setting the cardboard aside for now, he flicked his wand at the chalkboard, and the spell information appeared on the board. “Take the next ten minutes to practice this spell on your cardboard - only the cardboard. We’ll be doing something else with the pipe cleaners and buttons. You may begin NOW!”

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Originally Posted by Chalkboard

Temran Madera
Use: turns objects into wooden boards or planks
Wand movement: horizontal line

OOC: Sorry for the delay... got super sick last night.

This is the start of the main activity. This activity will be divided into three parts, each focusing on a different spell, to avoid an overwhelming amount of info all at once. There is no post requirement; whether you choose to make multiple posts or a single one after all 3 spells have been revealed is up to you. The only rule is you must attempt each spell at least once for credit. After that, you don’t have to rp each subsequent attempt, since there are many multiples of each item. A brief reference (e.g. Billy cast Temran Madera X more times until all his cardboard had turned into planks) is fine.

For part 1, your student must cast Temran madera on their pieces of cardboard. You’ll have about 3 DAYS for this activity in all; the next spell will go up in ABOUT 24 HOURS. If your student needs help, indicate in the title of your post; Norman and I will be checking in throughout. As always, feel free to VM or PM me with any OOC questions.

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MadMadamMalfoy Newbie Mod Alley Proprietor Mackled Malaclaw Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hazbin Hotel Posts: 11,119 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	Main Activity starts here! Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll SPOILER!!: Individual replies ^_^ Quote: Originally Posted by Chelliephone Shelters were the topic of today, were they? That was certainly interesting. Mouse glanced at the materials they had all gathered now and wondered if that's what they would be doing today, but as Carton was assuring kids they were not reenacting being stranded and shelter being a necessity, she thought perhaps not. Besides... how would buttons tie in? Focusing on the question at hand, she raised her hand and waited to be called on. "Could Incarcerous work, sir? If memory serves, it's mainly used to bind people but... it does sound out rope to whatever the castor is pointing at so if one were to use that on... some pieces of wood or something, would the spell work to bind it?" As with all the hypothetical questions he asked in his classes, Norman expected some creative answers with this one. Right off the bat, he was not disappointed! Durand’s answer earned an approving nod. “Theoretically yes,” he replied, “though you’d need to be very careful with your aim since you’d be working with a smaller target than Incarcerous usually handles.” Quote: Originally Posted by Weasley174 Summer was listening to the Professor as they spoke about the surving in the wildness, well there was two things you could do, build a massive fort, which would be easy, surely if you had wood that's all you need so how would using a spell work, oh that right. "Could you do like they do on that game fortnite and make objects like wood fly and go into different places, to build something cool." Summer asked, she couldn't think of anything else to say. For the record, Norman had no idea what game Valentine was talking about, but the girl was on to something with the idea of making objects fly into place. “You could,” he said with a nod. “A levitation charm could help you with that.” Not a spell they’d be learning in this class, though. This was transfiguration, not charms. Quote: Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Ok, stranded in the wilderness. Nancy tried to imagine it - ignoring the fact that she probably wouldn't have been in the wilderness to BEGIN with - and tried to think of what she'd use magic to help her accomplish. After a moment she raised her hand, thinking she had a pretty reasonable answer. "Well, first thing I would do would probably be send up some of those sparks into the air to see if anyone is around to come save me," she explained. Building? Who wanted to BUILD, and what was a Fortnite? "I'd do that before even attempting to build anything. Why waste time if someone is literally like, half a mile away to come save me?" she continued. And if that didn't work, THEN she'd think about the whole building a shelter thing. But he'd asked what she would do in that situation and, welp, that's what she would do! Every time Norman used a hypothetical question in class, there was always at least one answer that reminded him he should’ve been clearer with the scenario. Schultz’s answer had him stifling a chuckle. “Valid point, Miss Schultz,” he replied. Not exactly what he had in mind with this question, but it wasn’t wrong. “What if there was nobody around to see your sparks, and you had no choice but to build a shelter? What could you use then?” Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Nora had just finished gathered all the required materials and hauled them back to her workstation, when the lesson got underway. Seeing as she was situated near the door and hadn't been expected it to be closed with the help of magic, she was somewhat startled to hear the soft click and close. Oh, magic. When will I ever get used to you? She listened to the hypothetical question then looked back at her cardboard. Well, she wouldn't get very far with this, would she? One good gust of wind or rainfall and down it would go! She had a feeling the cardboard was just for the lesson, though. She reddened a little as she raised her hand. "So, uhh, I don't have a really big background in magic, so I don't know any spells to use," she admitted. "If there's one to turn these pieces of cardboard into a tent or something, though, I'd use that one." Others seemed to know actual spells and incantations, but Nora had zero magical background whatsoever. For someone without a background in magic, Collins was on the right track. In fact, she had very nearly guessed one of the spells they would be using today. “Good idea,” Norman said with a slight smile. “What you’ve described is an example of a transformation spell. Transformation can be useful in a situation like that.” But he’d come back to that later. Quote: Originally Posted by Kimothy Well, that was an interesting scenario. Yukie thought it over because....because she honestly would not think of building shelter right away if she were stuck in the wilderness. So you know, while she appreciated any scenario to help her think, Yukie did not exactly resonate with it at the moment, and also because she'd never put herself in that kind of situation. She liked adventure, but even that is too much. Sorry, professor! But it didn't mean she wouldn't try. Yukie knew some spells that would be helpful in building generally, not just for lost-in-the-wilderness purposes, so she raised a hand. "Vinea Funiculus, professor. The spell turns vines into ropes, useful for holding and tying things together," the Hufflepuff offered. It had been similar to what that older Ravenclaw girl (Mouse) said. Though, truthfully, she'd try to find her way out using a navigation spell like the Four-Point spell. If there was a way in, there was definitely a way out. Oh, and also apparition...if she knew how to do that. Speaking of transformation spells, Rasting also provided a good example of one. The answer got an approving nod from Norman. “Yes, that spell can be useful for building,” he said. Assuming one was in an environment with vines, of course. Quote: Originally Posted by Charely Potter Freddie simply dropped the contents on his desk slightly reckless, since carrying it all in one go left him rushing in an effort to not drop any on the floor and possibly trip over them. Once they were set down, he separated them by type as fast as his hands could, pausing to hear words in his ear. "*I agree. We should also keep some extra samples* behind," Freddie whispered back to Atlas. Double taking at his appearance, "Also, you missed a spot," Particularly on his upper back, so he took his wand to Tergeo it away before lightly swiping it with his hand. "That's better," Turning away feeling good as usual as Professor Carton began the lesson with the question. "Well, I would have to cut some wood with Diffindo to help make a fire and the basic walls for shelter." If he knew he was stranded, then he would just make something comfortable until planning an escape. Norman half-expected the next student’s answer to continue the pattern of transformation spells, but that didn’t happen. McLeod went in a completely different, though still pertinent direction. “Sound reasoning,” he replied, nodding. Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Jasper was busy balancing a pipe cleaner under his nose when the first question was posed. Wanting to see if he could manage his balancing act whilst moving, he raised his hand and offered a question with the pipe cleaner still in place. Heh. Talent. "If I had magic, sir, I'd just grab my broom and get the hell out of there." He wasn't meaning to be difficult. It was just the honest truth. And what if he didn't have his broom with him? Impossible. It was always on his person. Damn. He dropped the pipe cleaner! Between Botros’s pipe cleaner balancing act and answer to the question, Norman once again had to stifle a laugh. These kids and their loopholes! The faintest smile cracked his usual stoic expression as he replied, “Yes, that’s one way to go about it. What if you couldn’t grab your broom though? Say, you lost it and were too far away to summon it.” Quote: Originally Posted by astrocat Brandon nodded at Jude, surprised that he'd asked. But then again, Jude was a very caring person. "I'm fine." He paused. "The set up is different." It bothered him. But at the same time, it gave him more clues about the lesson. So that was good? They appeared to be going down an art-project-meets-survival-scenario idea. It sounded... interesting. "You could build a shelter the muggle way. But one thing it's harder to do without magic is keep the shelter warm, dry, and in other ways safe. Especially if you don't have supplies to help. You could use a spell to hide your shelter, or to insulate or waterproof it." His answer done, Brandon realized that his answer- and most answers- didn't involve transfiguration. What sort of transfigurations could help with building a shelter??? He thought about it, sorting all of the responses into 'transfiguration' and 'not transfiguration' in his notebook. When Fox mentioned building the non-magical way, Norman thought this was going to be another loophole answer. He was pleasantly surprised when the boy tied in a magical element at the end. “All good uses of magic in that scenario,” he replied. Quote: Originally Posted by Watson Seated next to her housemate (Mouse), Lisa pondered the Professor’s question. Stuck. In the wilderness? What would she do? The thought reminded her of some nightmares she had the first few times the Nam’s had gone camping when she was between the ages of six and seven. The one where the really scary creature tried to eat her. Meep… well if she had had magic back then or knew of it, the nightmares could have been much, much different. This scenario she had to build the wilderness. A few of the answers that she heard caused her to nod. She did chuckle at Jasper’s comment. Naturally he’d get on his broomstick and fly away. “Professor, I believe there was a sleeping bag conjuring spell. Then I’d conjure a blanket or something to use overhead as a makeshift tent?” she supplied. Conjuration seemed like the best path forward. Now here was a creative idea! Nam’s answer earned an approving nod from Norman. “There is,” he said. “Very useful in that situation.” Quote: Originally Posted by Kolyander** Keighley's smiled towards her brother only brightened all the more in response to his. That boy could brighten up her life even on her worst day. And the professor's chuckle at her greeting hadn't gone unnoticed either. With her supplies laid out neatly on the table in front of her, Keigh put all of her attention onto the professor when he began the lesson. What would she do if she was stranded in the wilderness and needed shelter? Well, honestly there was so much that she would want/need to do. "Not wanting to repeat what's been said already, maybe the cushioning charm to use on the ground where I'd be sleeping so it's more comfortable?" Magic would be extremely helpful if she had her wand available to her during a situation such as that. Here was an answer Norman hadn’t expected! No matter how many years he taught, he never ceased to be amazed by these kids’ outside-the-box thinking. “That could work, yes,” he said with a nod. It wasn’t technically building anything, but still a reasonable use of magic in that situation. Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Jude soon forgot about trying to brainstorm possible lesson topics. Instead, he focused on his friends as they arrived; the first being Brandon. He grinned at the younger Puff. “You doing okay?” For Brandon seemed a little… off. The youngest Anders got a huge smile {because Jude adored her SO much}. “Hey, Keigh!” Okay… so, being stranded out in the wilderness and a shelter was needed… the boy put himself in that scene using his imagination. He figured that any of the forms of Transfiguration would be useful and Jude cast his mind around for helpful spells before raising his hand. "Temran Madera, Professor, which turns leaves into lengths of boards or planks." While all of the students’ answers had been more or less correct, only one had guessed the lesson’s subject. Norman nodded, giving the elder Anders a slight smile. “Yes, that’s a very useful spell for building,” he said. Norman’s bluish-green eyes scanned the room in search of any more hands in the air. When he saw none, he took it as his cue to move on. “Excellent answers!” He addressed the class. “When building with transfiguration, there are two ways one can go about it. You can conjure materials, or you can transform something else into them. Today we’ll be focusing on transformation. We’ll be working with three spells, each designed to transform objects into a specific type of building material. The first is one that Mr. Anders mentioned, Temran Madera.” He paused for a few moments to allow time for that information to sink in before continuing, “*This spell turns an object into a wooden board or plank. To cast, make a horizontal line with your wand and say the incantation, Temran Madera.”* He picked up a piece of cardboard from the box on his desk to demonstrate. “Temran Madera,” he said, moving his wand in a decisive horizontal line. In an instant, the cardboard was gone, replaced with a wooden plank of the same size. Setting the cardboard aside for now, he flicked his wand at the chalkboard, and the spell information appeared on the board. *“Take the next ten minutes to practice this spell on your cardboard - only* the cardboard. We’ll be doing something else with the pipe cleaners and buttons. You may begin NOW!” Quote: Originally Posted by Chalkboard Temran Madera Use: turns objects into wooden boards or planks Wand movement:** horizontal line OOC: Sorry for the delay... got super sick last night. This is the start of the main activity. This activity will be divided into three parts, each focusing on a different spell, to avoid an overwhelming amount of info all at once. There is no post requirement; whether you choose to make multiple posts or a single one after all 3 spells have been revealed is up to you. The only rule is you must attempt each spell at least once for credit. After that, you don’t have to rp each subsequent attempt, since there are many multiples of each item. A brief reference (e.g. Billy cast Temran Madera X more times until all his cardboard had turned into planks) is fine. For part 1, your student must cast Temran madera on their pieces of cardboard. You’ll have about 3 DAYS for this activity in all; the next spell will go up in ABOUT 24 HOURS. If your student needs help, indicate in the title of your post; Norman and I will be checking in throughout. As always, feel free to VM or PM me with any OOC questions. __________________ 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...