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AmbiguouslyMe · 11-03-2010, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrinal

Alex heared the professor carefully. She was good with her nail.
Yet again she tried one more time.
"Tacque" and yes she was perfect.
She had a question what could be the other use of the spell "Malleus".
She need to ask this.
"Excuse me professor. What could be any other use of this spell? Is it just to use the wand as a hammer?" Alex questioned professor.
She was little nervous as she had a bad encounter with the professor for the last lesson as she was late. Still she dared to ask. She need to know.

Preston smiiled. "Well, there was the suggestion Mister Lockhart made, to beat trolls about the head." Pausing a beat, he continued. "But for the most part, yes, it's a spell designed to have the effect of hitting something with a hammer. That not always need be nails, however. But we'll talk about that for homework."

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Salander returned to his desk, his immobilized worm still looking very much like a worm. Ok, concentrate-- a good solid nail. A nail that can go through bricks. Yeah! he repeated to himself as he gripped his wand tightly then gave it a flick "Tacque!" he cast. The worm changed into the nail-- without a head, and it still kinda looked like a worm, being all rusty brown and bent and totally dull. But the lad was over the moon. His successfully transfigured something into something else! He cackled and looked around, wanting to show of his work.

But then the Professor brought something out. Boards. Huh. He listened as the Professor instructed that they are to test their transfigured nails onto them, and watched as the spell for hammering was demonstrated. Huh.... speaking of hammers and nails, wonder if the Professor ever heard of the nail gun? It only takes one finger to drive a nail in.

Shrugging, he grabbed a board and brought it to his desk. Picking up his (pathetically) transfigured nail, he set the end against the board surface and cast the hammering charm with his wand "Malleus". It hit the nail right on the head (if it had one) and promptly broke the nail in two. It didnt even dent the board. Sheesh."Professor, dont we have a nail gun spell? You know something that just shoots nails out of the wand?"

Preston pursed his lips in thought before responding. "Yes, and no. There's not a simple spell that will just shot nails out of your wand like arrows and have them immediately sink into their target accurately. It's actually practically two spells simultaneously as you need to conjure nails and direct them, and far too difficult for a mixed age class. Plus, the hammering charm is useful if you need to drive tent stakes into the ground or other things that are more permanent than conjured nails."

He paused. "If you're interested in that spell, however, come by the practice room after class."

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"As for the rest of you," he said, returning his attention to the class, "I want to see you hammering your nails in before we can get to the last spell."

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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 Mrinal Alex heared the professor carefully. She was good with her nail. Yet again she tried one more time. *"Tacque"* and yes she was perfect. She had a question what could be the other use of the spell *"Malleus".* She need to ask this. *"Excuse me professor. What could be any other use of this spell? Is it just to use the wand as a hammer?"* Alex questioned professor. She was little nervous as she had a bad encounter with the professor for the last lesson as she was late. Still she dared to ask. She need to know. Preston smiiled. "Well, there was the suggestion Mister Lockhart made, to beat trolls about the head." Pausing a beat, he continued. "But for the most part, yes, it's a spell designed to have the effect of hitting something with a hammer. That not always need be nails, however. But we'll talk about that for homework." Quote: Originally Posted by Steelsheen Salander returned to his desk, his immobilized worm still looking very much like a worm. Ok, concentrate-- a good solid nail. A nail that can go through bricks. Yeah! he repeated to himself as he gripped his wand tightly then gave it a flick "Tacque!" he cast. The worm changed into the nail-- without a head, and it still kinda looked like a worm, being all rusty brown and bent and totally dull. But the lad was over the moon. His successfully transfigured something into something else! He cackled and looked around, wanting to show of his work. But then the Professor brought something out. Boards. Huh. He listened as the Professor instructed that they are to test their transfigured nails onto them, and watched as the spell for hammering was demonstrated. Huh.... speaking of hammers and nails, wonder if the Professor ever heard of the nail gun? It only takes one finger to drive a nail in. Shrugging, he grabbed a board and brought it to his desk. Picking up his (pathetically) transfigured nail, he set the end against the board surface and cast the hammering charm with his wand "Malleus". It hit the nail right on the head (if it had one) and promptly broke the nail in two. It didnt even dent the board. Sheesh."Professor, dont we have a nail gun spell? You know something that just shoots nails out of the wand?" Preston pursed his lips in thought before responding. "Yes, and no. There's not a simple spell that will just shot nails out of your wand like arrows and have them immediately sink into their target accurately. It's actually practically two spells simultaneously as you need to conjure nails and direct them, and far too difficult for a mixed age class. Plus, the hammering charm is useful if you need to drive tent stakes into the ground or other things that are more permanent than conjured nails." He paused. "If you're interested in that spell, however, come by the practice room after class." ---- "As for the rest of you," he said, returning his attention to the class, "I want to see you hammering your nails in before we can get to the last spell." __________________ 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