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MadMadamMalfoy · 02-25-2023, 01:01 AM

Norman glanced at the pile of objects, making a mental tally of how many of each item there were. A voice jerked him out of his thoughts, and he turned to face Khanna. “Afternoon, Dhruv,” he greeted with a nod. “Thank you.” His two other colleagues who arrived soon after (Gert & Sayse) likewise got a polite nod in greeting. “Good afternoon, Celeste, Marylin,” The charms professor’s question might have gotten a slight smile from him. “All will be revealed in time.”

“Hello, Mr. Atreyu-Rehman, Mr. Adara-Stark,” he greeted the two seventh years, stifling a laugh at the idea of professors vs students. “Now that would be fun!” He glanced at his colleagues. “What do you think?”

Merlin, these kids were full of questions today! Not that Norman minded, of course. “Hello, Miss Thanatos,” he replied with a slight smile. Jumping into the ball pit wasn’t exactly what he had in mind, but he didn’t see any harm in it. “You can if we have extra time after the game.” Dolph’s question was unexpected but likewise got a smile and an answer. “Good afternoon, Miss Dolph. No, not today, though that sounds like a fun game.” Maybe he’d hold on to that idea for another time.

Noticing Fox standing somewhat nearby, Norman nodded politely, returning the boy’s quiet greeting. “Good afternoon, Mr. Fox.” More greetings soon followed for the other arriving students (Durand, Connolly, and the Anders siblings). “Hello, Miss Durand, Miss Connolly, Miss Anders, Mr. Anders.”

Norman’s bluish-green eyes scanned the corridor. Wow, there was a pretty good turnout for this! Maybe he should make this game an annual thing. He allowed a couple more minutes for stragglers before addressing the group, “Welcome to the School-wide ‘The Floor is Lava’ Tournament! For anyone who’s never played this game before, the object is to get from Point A to Point B without touching the floor - or in this case, the balls in the pit. Normally one would accomplish this by hopping onto pieces of furniture or other objects along the way, but our game has a twist: you’ll be creating those objects using transfiguration.”

Was that clear so far? Good, moving on… “You may pick anything from this assortment of items -” He gestured to the pile beside him. “-to transfigure using any combination of the spells we learned earlier this term: Temran Madera, Palus, and Taque. One caveat to using Taque, however: the nails you transfigure may be used for construction only. No puncturing the balls, no poking people, no hiding nails in the pit in hopes someone steps on them!” He really shouldn’t have to say that, but you never knew with some of these kids!

“You’ll start at the line on this side of the pit, and use whatever apparatus you transfigure to cross without touching the balls. If you touch the balls, you must go back to the starting line and try again. First person or team to make it across gets their pick of this…” He picked up a box sitting to one side of the pile and opened it to reveal an assortment of Honeydukes candy. While he wasn’t a big junk food eater himself, he thought the students (and possibly professors) would enjoy a little treat. “There’s plenty to go around, so everyone will get something.”

“Everyone not playing, please stand to one side of the ball pit. Everyone else, take some time to choose your teams - or you may compete solo if you prefer - and strategize amongst yourselves. Are there any questions before we begin?"

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MadMadamMalfoy Newbie Mod Alley Proprietor Mackled Malaclaw Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hazbin Hotel Posts: 11,095 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	Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll Norman glanced at the pile of objects, making a mental tally of how many of each item there were. A voice jerked him out of his thoughts, and he turned to face Khanna. “Afternoon, Dhruv,” he greeted with a nod. “Thank you.” His two other colleagues who arrived soon after (Gert & Sayse) likewise got a polite nod in greeting. “Good afternoon, Celeste, Marylin,” The charms professor’s question might have gotten a slight smile from him. “All will be revealed in time.” “Hello, Mr. Atreyu-Rehman, Mr. Adara-Stark,” he greeted the two seventh years, stifling a laugh at the idea of professors vs students. “Now that would be fun!” He glanced at his colleagues. “What do you think?” Merlin, these kids were full of questions today! Not that Norman minded, of course. “Hello, Miss Thanatos,” he replied with a slight smile. Jumping into the ball pit wasn’t exactly what he had in mind, but he didn’t see any harm in it. “You can if we have extra time after the game.” Dolph’s question was unexpected but likewise got a smile and an answer. “Good afternoon, Miss Dolph. No, not today, though that sounds like a fun game.” Maybe he’d hold on to that idea for another time. Noticing Fox standing somewhat nearby, Norman nodded politely, returning the boy’s quiet greeting. “Good afternoon, Mr. Fox.” More greetings soon followed for the other arriving students (Durand, Connolly, and the Anders siblings). “Hello, Miss Durand, Miss Connolly, Miss Anders, Mr. Anders.” Norman’s bluish-green eyes scanned the corridor. Wow, there was a pretty good turnout for this! Maybe he should make this game an annual thing. He allowed a couple more minutes for stragglers before addressing the group, “Welcome to the School-wide ‘The Floor is Lava’ Tournament! For anyone who’s never played this game before, the object is to get from Point A to Point B without touching the floor - or in this case, the balls in the pit. Normally one would accomplish this by hopping onto pieces of furniture or other objects along the way, but our game has a twist: you’ll be creating those objects using transfiguration.” Was that clear so far? Good, moving on… “You may pick anything from this assortment of items -” He gestured to the pile beside him. “-to transfigure using any combination of the spells we learned earlier this term: Temran Madera, Palus, and Taque. One caveat to using Taque, however: the nails you transfigure may be used for construction only. No puncturing the balls, no poking people, no hiding nails in the pit in hopes someone steps on them!” He really shouldn’t have to say that, but you never knew with some of these kids! “You’ll start at the line on this side of the pit, and use whatever apparatus you transfigure to cross without touching the balls. If you touch the balls, you must go back to the starting line and try again. First person or team to make it across gets their pick of this…” He picked up a box sitting to one side of the pile and opened it to reveal an assortment of Honeydukes candy. While he wasn’t a big junk food eater himself, he thought the students (and possibly professors) would enjoy a little treat. “There’s plenty to go around, so everyone will get something.” “Everyone not playing, please stand to one side of the ball pit. Everyone else, take some time to choose your teams - or you may compete solo if you prefer - and strategize amongst yourselves. Are there any questions before we begin?" __________________ 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...