SnitchSeeker.com - View Single Post - The Office of Professor Preston A. Kingsley

AmbiguouslyMe · 06-13-2010, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lockhartian

Treyen was slightly calm now, the thought of leaving his wand some place else certainly made him upset. But...didn't he lose his wand once? Like...at a class...last year?

Er, let's say he didn't!

Gilderoy never lost his wand, except when the healers took it away. But that was different, it's not like he forgot it.

But we're not talking about wands, are we? We're talking books! BIG books! "It certainly is, sir" he nodded, looking at Professor Kingsley, "It has tons of info, which works perfectly fine for me" because he needed to learn. And then one question surprised him. "It can be copied that way too? More manageable...it sounds rather..." attractive, that proposition, for sure, "...perfect" he smiled, eying the book once more. If he was going to carry around this non-permanent copy then a smaller book would be the way to go.

Grin. Double grin. It was nooo trouble!

AWESOME!

"Oh, yes, don't worry about that, I'll make sure I get the original before the copy disappears" he, then, remembered something from his previous class, "But, Professor, will you be needing something else to make the copy? I mean, it can't appear out of thin air, correct?" Treyen was very curious at this point as to find out how such a thing (the copy) can be made. NO WORRIES. He won't follow the path of copying books illegally. Lockharts follow all rules, and try hard not to break them. This meant, no illegal activities whatsoever.

Preston smiled. "A single geminio charm will duplicate something exactly, so long as you have the skill and focus to do so. Part of what makes a book difficult is that the individual words need to copy as well."

Preston tapped the book once, focusing intently, brow slightly furrowed. Appearing next to it, suddenly, was an exact copy. He pushed the original back across the table. It wouldn't do to mix the two up.

"Now, something I would do to no actual book, but since this is a copy, it's alright." Preston severed the cover and binding from the book, before duplicating the binding and shrinking them both. Splitting the pages of the book into two sections, he fitted them into the new covers, and with a sticking charm, glued the books back together.

Another two taps and they shrunk, just slightly. Not enough to be hard to read, but enough to be easier to carry.

"There you are. Two smaller volumes of the original book. Not nearly as nice a job as a binder would do, but workable enough for your purposes, I imagine." He paused, looking now at the three books the boy would have to carry. "Are you able to manage a levitation spell to help you carry these, Mister Lockhart?"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoerawrr

Errrr... yeah.

At that comment, Jake kind of bowed his head in shaaaaaame. That's what HAPPENED when you were emotionally immature and couldn't do magic and kind of short (well, he'd kinda grown now). "Yyyeah... fffifth year..." he mumbled, feeling awkward.

Hmph.

He preferred the Lockhart of the female variety; Kaika.

"Errrr..." Jake looked lost for a moment, before remembering. "Oh yeah! I thhhink it was lllast year, I muhh-managed to make bbutterflies and ffflowers..."

Realising what he'd just said, Jake blinked slightly. "We hhhad an old lady as a tttteacher," the boy added as explanation. "And... I thhhink I can make sssparks, too."

Preston looked a bit surprised, having read the lesson plans from last term. "Interesting, Mister Upstead. Interesting. Conjuring is usually considered one of the more difficult branches of transfiguration. If you managed those, I have every confidence that you will do quite well with your review."

Preston scribbled some notes on the page, beginning with the two conjuring spells he'd taught the Transfiguration club - calamus and encaustum - for quill and ink, respectively.

He hesitated, then. "Mister Upstead, would it be helpful to have a conversation about possible spells, rather than make a list?" He looked to the boy, recalling his difficulty reading, but recognizing that publically mentioning it was in poor taste.

06-13-2010, 06:29 PM	#179 (permalink)
AmbiguouslyMe SA & DMLE Mooncalf Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 6,674 Hogwarts RPG Name: Hazel Martin-Pryce First Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Scout MacIntyre Daily Prophet Reporter x4	Granddaddy Ravenclaw \| \| Jermione Granger Quote: Originally Posted by Lockhartian Treyen was slightly calm now, the thought of leaving his wand some place else certainly made him upset. But...didn't he lose his wand once? Like...at a class...last year? Er, let's say he didn't! Gilderoy never lost his wand, except when the healers took it away. But that was different, it's not like he forgot it. But we're not talking about wands, are we? We're talking books! BIG books! "It certainly is, sir" he nodded, looking at Professor Kingsley, "It has tons of info, which works perfectly fine for me" because he needed to learn. And then one question surprised him. "It can be copied that way too? More manageable...it sounds rather..." attractive, that proposition, for sure, "...perfect" he smiled, eying the book once more. If he was going to carry around this non-permanent copy then a smaller book would be the way to go. Grin. Double grin. It was nooo trouble! AWESOME! "Oh, yes, don't worry about that, I'll make sure I get the original before the copy disappears" he, then, remembered something from his previous class, "But, Professor, will you be needing something else to make the copy? I mean, it can't appear out of thin air, correct?" Treyen was very curious at this point as to find out how such a thing (the copy) can be made. NO WORRIES. He won't follow the path of copying books illegally. Lockharts follow all rules, and try hard not to break them. This meant, no illegal activities whatsoever. Preston smiled. "A single geminio charm will duplicate something exactly, so long as you have the skill and focus to do so. Part of what makes a book difficult is that the individual words need to copy as well." Preston tapped the book once, focusing intently, brow slightly furrowed. Appearing next to it, suddenly, was an exact copy. He pushed the original back across the table. It wouldn't do to mix the two up. "Now, something I would do to no actual book, but since this is a copy, it's alright." Preston severed the cover and binding from the book, before duplicating the binding and shrinking them both. Splitting the pages of the book into two sections, he fitted them into the new covers, and with a sticking charm, glued the books back together. Another two taps and they shrunk, just slightly. Not enough to be hard to read, but enough to be easier to carry. "There you are. Two smaller volumes of the original book. Not nearly as nice a job as a binder would do, but workable enough for your purposes, I imagine." He paused, looking now at the three books the boy would have to carry. "Are you able to manage a levitation spell to help you carry these, Mister Lockhart?" Quote: Originally Posted by Zoerawrr Errrr... yeah. At that comment, Jake kind of bowed his head in shaaaaaame. That's what HAPPENED when you were emotionally immature and couldn't do magic and kind of short (well, he'd kinda grown now). "Yyyeah... fffifth year..." he mumbled, feeling awkward. Hmph. He preferred the Lockhart of the female variety; Kaika. "Errrr..." Jake looked lost for a moment, before remembering. "Oh yeah! I thhhink it was lllast year, I muhh-managed to make bbutterflies and ffflowers..." Realising what he'd just said, Jake blinked slightly. "We hhhad an old lady as a tttteacher," the boy added as explanation. "And... I thhhink I can make sssparks, too." Preston looked a bit surprised, having read the lesson plans from last term. "Interesting, Mister Upstead. Interesting. Conjuring is usually considered one of the more difficult branches of transfiguration. If you managed those, I have every confidence that you will do quite well with your review." Preston scribbled some notes on the page, beginning with the two conjuring spells he'd taught the Transfiguration club - calamus and encaustum - for quill and ink, respectively. He hesitated, then. "Mister Upstead, would it be helpful to have a conversation about possible spells, rather than make a list?" He looked to the boy, recalling his difficulty reading, but recognizing that publically mentioning it was in poor taste. __________________ Has anyone ever sung you a lullaby? You can fly above the rain clouds Close your eyes Let the melody carry you Leave all your fears behind You can float across a rainbow sky to once upon a time