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"Give it another try," Preston said, as he made his way by. "Focus on size, shape and consistency as you cast the spell."
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"Keep practicing," he said, continuing his walk. "There is a limit as to how large you can make the board just by concentrating, but that's going to be dependent on your skill and the leaf itself. So keep at it."
As he walked, he continued to speak. "You could use these boards to create a quick lean-to, using the nails and hammer spells we learned last class. You could use them as a floor, to keep your body away from the wet ground. You could do any number of things with them."
He stopped in his tracks, though. "Remember, though, that this isn't permanent. I would caution strongly against using these materials to build structures that you need to last."[/COLOR]
Salander nodded his head at the Professor's suggestion. So many things to concentrate on, no wonder he was having a hard time. He had trouble just focusing on one thing. He accio'd a new leaf and tried again
"Temran madera!" he cast as the leaf changed into a board-- a very thin board, but a board nonetheless. The Slytherin lad grinned widely, taken by his sheer awesomeness. Now he can make boards to karate chop with all summer.
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AmbiguouslyMe Preston walked, watching the students make good progress.
"Many of you have been successful, so I will introduce the second spell for this class. Another option when creating shelter is to use poles to support fabric, or even to just provide better framing for boards."
Levitating a branch over to his desk, he set it down. "You can use this spell on branches, drumsticks, lengths of vine, even fabric if you needed to, to create poles. It's simplest with branches, however, and those would be the most likely supplies you'd have if you were stranded in the wood."
He levitated the branch for everyone to see. "Start with wooden poles, but as you improve, you may also be able to vary the material, which could be useful in any number of cases."
Casting a quick fixate on the branch to suspend it in mid-air, he continued. "A simple flick and Palus is all you need. Just make sure to focus on smooth, even poles."
Demonstrating, the branch, suspended in air, became a long wooden pole, not unlike one that could be used, with others, to make a tee-pee.
"Practice both spells and after some time, we'll move onto the final."
Okay pole time.
Salander took the branch, and not wanting to accidentally on purpose poke anybody on the head the way Fletcher did, he fixated the branch to stand on the floor vertically. He trained his wand at the branch, concentrating fiercely that it should transform into a pole and cast the spell
"PALUS!!" The branch twirled in its place as it sprung up into a pole. A very long pole. So long it slammed into the ceiling and dug into the floor.
Ehrmm...
He reached out and held the pole, not really knowing what to do next. He tried shaking it loose-- it wont budge, as the pole was lodged solidly in place. His eyes shifted around the room, then stepped back quickly. No he is not getting on it, just in case anybody was wondering.