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Anna Banana · 05-15-2010, 03:48 PM

OOC: Just for clarification purposes, when Lexi said, "Wands out, please" my intention was for that to mean keep your wands out not get your wands out. I realize now I should have worded it a little differently, but that was the intention.

"Cupcakes---that's what we'll be baking today in class. First, though, we're going to learn a helpful little charm that will...well, pretty much do lots of the work for you. Now there are other charms that can be used in baking, and in the end, you could use a number of charms to pretty much do the entire process for you," she explained, as she weaved her way through the maze of tables in the room. She stopped in the center of the room next to a table of about four or five. "The charm we're focusing on today, though, will cause a spoon...or any utensil, really...to turn on its on and a washrag to clean all the dishes for us."

"Follow along...," she instructed. Still standing next to that table of four or five, Lexi grabbed one of the extra wooden spoons and placed it inside one of the extra mixing bowls. With a swish, flick in the direction of the bowl, she said, "Wingardium Leviosa!" When the mixing bowl was about a foot or so in the air, she tapped her wand against its side and said, "Fixate!" The bowl stopped levitating and fixed itself at the height it had been at when she'd tapped its side. "You'll want to actually levitate the bowl rather than just raising it by hand. Fixate will fix anything attached to the bowl---fingers included. Although, a simple finite will cure anything of the sort...just in case, you know."

"Follow all directions, and you shouldn't have any trouble, though," she stressed. "Now once you've got your mixing bowl and wooden spoon hovering in the air, you can cast a locomotor charm to get the spoon to moving as you need it to." To demonstrate, she pointed her wand directly at the spoon then began turning her wand in the direction she wished for the spoon to go in. "Locomotor spoon," she said, her wand still turning. The spoon began turning in the direction Lexi's wand was turning in and at the speed her wand had been turning. "Notice the spoon is following the direction and speed of my wand. You don't want the spoon to turn too slowly or...fling batter all over the room." On that note, she sort of half-glared, daring anyone to try anything of the sort on purpose. "The mixing bowl and spoon will continue like this until you just point your wand at both and use finite. Just be ready to catch them...especially if you're using the same charm to wash breakable dishes..."

"How is this charm helpful...getting a spoon to turn on its own, I mean? Why would someone want to use it?" she asked, her eyes scanning the room. "...and if there aren't any questions, you can start practice the charm now. When everyone seems to have the hang of it, we'll start the baking."

OOC: It's only normal that some characters, especially the younger ones, will have trouble with the charm at first. It's not realistic for everyone to master the charm on their first few tries, so feel free to get creative if you think your character realistically wouldn't get this at first.

While Lexi waited for the ideas to come in and for the practicing to begin, she charmed the chalk to list the steps on the board.

Put the spoon in the mixing bowl.
Direct your wand to the bowl. Swish and flick then say "Wingardium Leviosa."
When the mixing bowl is about a foot or so in the air, tap your wand against its side and say, "Fixate."
Point your wand at the spoon, then turn your wand in the direction you want the spoon to go in and at the speed you want the spoon to go in. Then say, "Locomotor spoon."
The mixing bowl and spoon will continue to work their magic until you point your wand at both and use finite.

05-15-2010, 03:48 PM	#156 (permalink)
Anna Banana DMC & DMGS Selkie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 36,512 Hogwarts RPG Name: Eliza Bellerose Slytherin Second Year x1	Hiss!Roar!Growl!Caw! \| Hermione's Double \| The Little Three \| Alecate OOC: Just for clarification purposes, when Lexi said, "Wands out, please" my intention was for that to mean keep your wands out not get your wands out. I realize now I should have worded it a little differently, but that was the intention. "Cupcakes---that's what we'll be baking today in class. First, though, we're going to learn a helpful little charm that will...well, pretty much do lots of the work for you. Now there are other charms that can be used in baking, and in the end, you could use a number of charms to pretty much do the entire process for you," she explained, as she weaved her way through the maze of tables in the room. She stopped in the center of the room next to a table of about four or five. "The charm we're focusing on today, though, will cause a spoon...or any utensil, really...to turn on its on and a washrag to clean all the dishes for us." "Follow along...," she instructed. Still standing next to that table of four or five, Lexi grabbed one of the extra wooden spoons and placed it inside one of the extra mixing bowls. With a swish, flick in the direction of the bowl, she said, "Wingardium Leviosa!" When the mixing bowl was about a foot or so in the air, she tapped her wand against its side and said, "Fixate!" The bowl stopped levitating and fixed itself at the height it had been at when she'd tapped its side. "You'll want to actually levitate the bowl rather than just raising it by hand. Fixate will fix anything attached to the bowl---fingers included. Although, a simple finite will cure anything of the sort...just in case, you know." "Follow all directions, and you shouldn't have any trouble, though," she stressed. *"Now once you've got your mixing bowl and wooden spoon hovering in the air, you can cast a locomotor* charm to get the spoon to moving as you need it to." To demonstrate, she pointed her wand directly at the spoon then began turning her wand in the direction she wished for the spoon to go in. "Locomotor spoon," she said, her wand still turning. The spoon began turning in the direction Lexi's wand was turning in and at the speed her wand had been turning. "Notice the spoon is following the direction and speed of my wand. You don't want the spoon to turn too slowly or...fling batter all over the room."** On that note, she sort of half-glared, daring anyone to try anything of the sort on purpose. "The mixing bowl and spoon will continue like this until you just point your wand at both and use finite. Just be ready to catch them...especially if you're using the same charm to wash breakable dishes..." *"How is this charm helpful...getting a spoon to turn on its own, I mean? Why would someone want* to use it?" she asked, her eyes scanning the room. "...and if there aren't any questions, you can start practice the charm now. When everyone seems to have the hang of it, we'll start the baking."** OOC: It's only normal that some characters, especially the younger ones, will have trouble with the charm at first. It's not realistic for everyone to master the charm on their first few tries, so feel free to get creative if you think your character realistically wouldn't get this at first. While Lexi waited for the ideas to come in and for the practicing to begin, she charmed the chalk to list the steps on the board. Put the spoon in the mixing bowl. Direct your wand to the bowl. Swish and flick then say "Wingardium Leviosa." When the mixing bowl is about a foot or so in the air, tap your wand against its side and say, "Fixate." Point your wand at the spoon, then turn your wand in the direction you want the spoon to go in and at the speed you want the spoon to go in. Then say, "Locomotor spoon." The mixing bowl and spoon will continue to work their magic until you point your wand at both and use finite. __________________ Last edited by Anna Banana; 05-15-2010 at 04:01 PM.