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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19  HOW did one focus that much to be able to meditate? Jude frowned slightly as he watched Sayse meditating. At least that’s what he thought she was doing. The other option was that she had fallen asleep in that position. Was it the Lotus position? Anyway, for the life of him, this Hufflepuff could not manage meditation. His mind was always too loud, switching from topic to topic at a rapid speed.
His face cleared of the frown to smile and wave at Raj. Then the quiet that he and many of his classmates after had been trying to preserve was broken by Vera. He winced, instantly reminded of his older sister and the way she was loud so very often. Why, WHY couldn’t everyone use indoor voices always?? Resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Jude diverted his attention to his best Slytherin buddy. “Hi, Bells!’’ He spoke in his usual quiet voice, and had given up on keeping silent now because Vera. “Hot chocolate?! You know I can’t resist that nor a date with you! After our last lesson of the day, then?” Catching sight of Desiree, Jude grinned. “Hey, Desiree!”
Now that Sayse was getting things started, his attention was fully on her. Was it too warm for him? Not really. The Hufflepuff felt warm but it was the comfortable kind of warmth. He muttered a response greeting, wiggling slightly as he adjusted his spine to sit straighter. Sitting slightly hunched always hurt after a while. “Folding a fort’s many blankets after being done using said fort, professor.’’ He lowered his hand with a slight grin. Yes, he was fort obsessed. It couldn’t be helped. If Marilyn rank answers least likely to be called upon, it was this one here. She had definitely NOT expected it. Not that it was wrong, but just unexpected. "Yes you could certainly fold blankets from blanket forts. Definitely wouldn't want to leave the forts set up for someone to cleanup after you."
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Originally Posted by Chelliephone Professor Sayse's comment was not taken with any malice from the young girl, instead she just smiled back at her and gave a small giggle because she knew the teacher was probably right. But she might be able to try if it got them out of a quiz or something, if that were on the agenda for the day.
Or perhaps she'd take it even to get out of folding. Was that what they were going to do be doing this class???? Would they all be folding their own clothes?? Perhaps Professor Sayse had decided the house elves needed a day off which if that was the goal... She supposed she could suck it up for a day and do menial labor. But with magic.
But at the same time .. wouldn't the meditation have something to do with the lesson? Which made her think of yoga, which was folding in it's own right... So the Gryffindor's hand went up into the air. "Can you use the folding charm to better fold your body into a yoga pose???" Wouldn't that be handy! Mari just gave the Gryffindor a look and shook head.
Okay. Just when she thought folding blankets was an obscure usage of the folding charm, this one took the cake. At least blankets was reasonable. "Good thought, but no. At least as far as we know, charms can't manipulate the body into yoga poses." That wasn't to say that a charm couldn't be invented for such purposes, but not there yet. And by we, she meant herself and charms masters/researchers/etc. Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverTiger Having been followed in by the loud Gryffindor girl, Giselle had rather expected a different reaction from the professor once Professor Sayse had acknowledged the girl. Respect was something very important to Giselle, having had it drummed into her by her mum and twisted by her young mind into probably something nearly unrecognizable. Seeing as she very much so hadn’t seen any of the other students who had spoken while it had seemed obvious to her the professor had wanted quiet. She had returned Brandon’s wave, though. That wasn’t offensive.
And no, it wasn’t too warm for her. She quite liked the temperature in the classroom right now. Adapting to the castle in winter had been difficult. Nor had she particularly wondered about the pillows, aside from the fact they were much nicer to sit on than the cold floor.
“Origami?”, she said, raising her hand. Not like it was a useful everyday activity, but the paper was right there. She didn’t see any clothing or blankets or anything else in the classroom. Plus, it might be fun to try and make a origami dragon and animate it sometime. Like mum’s rock dragon and stuff at home. Along with the fire charms and use in fire dancing. At least someone paid attention to the props present. Not that Vera hadn't with her guess related to yoga. "Origami. Yes, the ancient art of folding paper to create various shapes. Which fun fact, you could also do origami with cloths such as towels, in addition to paper." Quote:
Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline Settling his school bag on the floor before him, Rajesh watched as students followed him and Jude inside. Most were relatively quiet, even those exchanging greetings. “Hi,” he said, returning Hope’s greeting with a friendly smile at the younger Ravenclaw. And then there was Vera who came into the quiet like a bull in a china shop. He just bit back a laugh and silently shook his head and waited to see on a reaction and Professor Sayre didn’t disappoint.
Couldn’t stay quiet enough to nap indeed.
“Good afternoon,” he said, returning the woman’s greeting. Folding things. One idea certainly stuck out, something to be used everything. “Keeping your trunk organized.”
Perhaps they should have brought their trunks to see who could organize it the best? But alas too late for that now. Also it probably would have turned into some sort of chaos. Maybe a good homework assignment though to help them practice the charm?
"Ah yes, keeping your trunk organized. Or your wardrobe in general. When things are folded nicely, it helps for finding them as well. Can you tell that to my sons, please?" She grimaced at the last part, to show she was semi joking. Quote:
Originally Posted by love-for-HP Slighty a bummer that the pillow aren't being used for anything for the lesson - but oh well - moving on.
"I would use to fold laundry." Maxine added - thinking if it was the same spell her mom used at home it made the chore go much faster. "This would be a very practical use for the folding charm! Yes! It's a lifesaver too in terms of time and folding things to perfection with minimal effort." She doubted she would have survived being a mother without this charm.
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Originally Posted by astrocat Brandon had zero problems with pillows. He preferred chairs, but he didn't like having to sit on the hard floor and he decided that the pillows were a great improvement. His was even his favorite color, and a nice firmness.
He always liked when professors told them what they were doing immediately. The folding charm- that sounded useful. Brandon was always doing laundry and packing things for people at home, so this was a good charm to know. Too bad he wasn't allowed to use magic outside of school... he wasn't dependent on magic, but he felt weaker without it. "This fits in with the laundry and trunk organization ideas brought up by Raj and Maxine, but the folding charm could be useful if you've got to put a lot of things into a small bag or box or drawer and you're not very good at being efficient with space. Does it always fold them, or can it roll things up too?" Because rolling was usually better for packing than folding was.
Brandon didn't like having to do so many chores at home, but he did like everything done the way he wanted, so he didn't complain. He rarely complained about anything. Mari wished she could erase the trace for just this one charm, because she recognized how useful it would be for many of her students outside of Hogwarts. Alas, at least it was only a few short years (shorter for some) before they'd be 17 and wouldn't need to worry about it. "Unfortunately this particular charm is more for folding, not rolling. Since it can be used for paper, not just clothing items. Perhaps if there's time we can learn a different charm that can be used for rolling clothes. Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy Desiree returned Jude’s greeting with a smile, but there wasn’t time to chat. Class was starting. She looked to the front, paying respectful attention as Professor Sayse spoke. No, she wasn’t too warm. In fact, she rather liked the room temperature; it was nice and cozy! She wasn’t fussed when she heard the pillows weren’t for the lesson, though she was awfully curious about the possible game. Ooh, what game was it? She resolved to work extra hard to finish early so she could find out!
Oh, the folding charm. She knew that spell! Assuming this was the same folding charm she was thinking of, she’d seen her dad use that spell many times. Her bright blue eyes flicked toward the stack of paper as she heard the spell, and her thoughts instantly turned to origami. But someone had already said that, and Desiree didn't want to take the easy way of repeating answers. How else could one use the folding charm? It came in handy for laundry - at least that was the way her dad used it most often - but that answer was taken too.
Still thinking along the lines of fabric folding, Desiree’s thoughts turned to sewing. Maybe the folding charm could be used to fold pleats. She tentatively raised her hand and said, “Sewing pleats, maybe. You have to fold the fabric a certain way to do that, so maybe the folding charm could help.” She wasn’t sure, but what other answer would a fashionista like her give? "This is quite specific, but yes... some people could definitely use this charm for sewing pleats." Mari agreed. Although not everyone would use the charm for folding blankets after making a blanket fort. Packing and trunk organizing though, was something everyone could do though. Quote:
Originally Posted by MadAlice "Folding letters, if you've got to send out lots of invitations at once, for instance," Hope said promptly. She still remembered having to fold all those letters for her mother when her youngest aunt had gotten married; she probably still had papercuts from them. This was actually a similar use to the origami mentioned by Giselle. Both involved folding paper, but the folding invitations was admittedly one that Marilyn hadn't thought of. "I love that. Yes, this could definitely prove useful. I wonder now that you mention it, if this is utilized when Hogwarts sends it's acceptance letters..." This was more of an afterthought and rather rhetorical. Once it seemed like everyone had the chance to offer some usages for the folding charm, Marilyn figured it was time to continue forth with the lesson. "So while these were quite amazing suggestions and they would all technically work well for the folding charm. Although there's one a little more specific for clothes, the one we're doing today should technically work on fabric. But origami and folding letters were the closest to what we're going to be working on to practice." Not quite though.
"So we're actually going to be using two charms today, one being the folding charm. The other being the severing charm. Which, while we'll be practicing on paper, they both work well together for fabric. Specifically something Desiree talked about with making pleats." But they weren't tailors todays.
"Before we can get started on the actually activity, we need to practice the charm. So take a piece of scrap paper to practice on. The first charm is plico, the wand motion is a point and move your wand in the direction of the intended fold." Mari took a piece of paper and demonstrated with her own wand, drawing the paper in half. A moment later, the paper creased itself and folded in half. "The second charm - the severing charm, the incantation is Dih-fin-doh. The wand movement for that one is a downward slashing motion. So take some scrap paper and let's spend a few minutes working on the incantation and wand movements before we continue." She looked at the few older students in here, "Older students may attempt non-verbally if you wish." ooc: Practice the two charms for a bit before we move on, which will probably be Sunday evening (so about 40ish hours from now). Let me know if any questions <3
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