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Lori and Trixie! <3

Charms. Charms. Charmsssssss.

This was a nice lesson, and Sarah wandered into it with a smile on her face. A smile that got broader at the sight of Lori sat by one of the desks, and Trixie not far away from her. Giving Professor Carlton a nod and a quick "Good day, Professor!" Sarah made her way over to them and sat down next to Lori.

Not saying a word, so not to get into trouble, ~~bad thing for a Prefect, that~~ Sarah just leant into Lori and rested against her arm, grinning goofily. Lifting up the table cloth to see what was underneath, she shrugged as she saw nothing, and looked back up to the front of the class.

Mummy Lexabear<3 and Auntie Sarah! <3

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Originally Posted by Alexa Black (Post 9524835)

Whoah! Everyone was here. "Trix!" Ooooh. She gave her a small wave and a smile. She was sitting RIIIIGHT up the front and .. alone.
"Want company?" She asked, trying to be friendly.

Trix looked up as she heard someone calling her name. Cameron. Ooo....She wouldn't be a loner anymore. "Yeah sure" the young blonde whispered because she didn't want to get into trouble at all for talking But did Cameron want her to move to her or Cameron join her? Ah well.

Trixie grinned as Sarah walked into the room too. But to sya anything more would be a bad thing. And te girl didn;t want to loose any more house points. Not that she had lost any in the first place...

Luna walked into the classroom quite gracefully. It was hard to admit but Charms was actually her favourite classroom. Luna was quite smart she actually loved most of her classes and studied hard. But that didnt mean she didnt want a break.

Luna sat next to a boy who had just pointed out a girls heels and how they were not suitable for the learning enviorment. Luna smiled at the boy was it strange that actually liked him? "Hi, I'm Luna" she said introducing herself.

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Originally Posted by Seeker_Seven (Post 9524818)

Freeman resented being referred to as 'a straggler'. He was on time. Class had not started. It wasn't even the top of the hour yet. Phbbbbt.

"Good morning, Professor," he greeted, hiding a rather cool tone. It was expected to greet your professors. He would meet social expectations, even if he didn't know if this class would be meeting his expectations.

He sat next to a girl who was wearing rather large, impractical, purple shoes. With studs on them. He pointed. "Excuse me," Freeman couldn't help interject, "Are those going to be beneficial to the learning environment today?"

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Originally Posted by Alexa Black (Post 9524835)

OOOH! LOOKIT! "Fallon!" The Gryffindor exclaimed. hehe! It was the girl that adored wearing high heels.. shame about the balance and coordination thing. She grinned, "How's your head feeling?" *chuckle*

Fallon looked up as someone shouted her name. It was Cameron. "Hey Cameron." She giggled at the mentioning of her head. "It's feeling fine. Thanks for asking." She watched as she asked someone if she wanted company. Fallon hoped this boy wouldn't be the only company that she got.

Okay. Shuffle. Shuffle. And runn into Charms before slowing down and making sure not to hurt anyone."More professor." Shana went and sat randomly by herself because she didn't really wanna distrub anyones conversations. Charmsssss. Charms-eyyy. Charmss-ity-charms charms. Shana like loved Charms, why ? because she could acctually answer some on the questions. She sat still waiting for the lesson to start, playing with her shoe laces as she did so. She looked at the table. Oooohey, pretty cloth. She poked it before placing her hands on her lap incase she like ripped it.

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Originally Posted by Alexa Black (Post 9524835)

LOLLY! "Are you trying to alienate yourself from the world, Lorr?" The red-head asked stopping at her desk. She was sitting by herself from the remainder of the students. Maybe Lori didn't have any friends.

That was hardly possible really..

"Can I sit?" She asked, feeling like she should ask just incase she actually wanted to be alone..

Lifting her head once as someone spoke to her, -- or you know, said her name in a variation-- Lori smiled softly. "Just thinking about things." Things. Yeah.

She nodded her head quickly, patting the seat beside her, but chuckled softly next. "You can go sit with Trixie, I don't miiiind. I have Sarah now." Not being mean or nothing.

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Originally Posted by MeredithRodneyMcKay (Post 9524858)

Smiling softly, as Sarah took the seat Cammy would have, Lori patted her head lightly as she leant into her, and rested against her arm. Wasn't the prefect so cute? Hehe!

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana (Post 9524719)

Ahh, and of course Nymphy was in class and ready to go. He always seemed to enjoy the Charms classes. She smiled at him and replied, "Good day to you, too. I did enjoy the ball. It was something fun and different for a change."

"Thank you. So.....what are we learning today?" he asked. "I hope its Summoning and Repeling Charms....or even Babbling Hexes" he said, ready for anything.

Text Cut: Greetings and the such

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Originally Posted by feltbeatslover22 (Post 9524754)

"Good Morning Professor" Trixie chimed as she walked into the Charms classroom. She liked Charms, and the girl happened to be in a good mood today. So she was excited for the days lesson. Not that she wasn't usually excited But at times when she was more focused on the other things that effected her life. But that was another story, so enough of that. "Hows life treating you?" she asked sweetly before looking around to see where to sit. Okay now where should she sit? The girl was a bit of a swot. Near the front was a good place for her. Hehe. She just hoped her friends would be around soon, otherwise she'd be a little lonely. Ooo Lori was here. She smiled at the Hufflepuff because she didn't know here that well. They'd spoken on occasion. And twitter. Cue shifty eyes.

"Same to you, Miss Malfoy," Lexi said, observing that Trixie seemed to be in a really cheerful mood. "Oh, it's treating me alright. I can't complain." She'd ask how Trixie was, but she had a feeling the girl was doing just fine...more than fine, really.

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Originally Posted by midget ♥ (Post 9524763)

Lori smiled as the Professor walked in, and she gave her a cheery grin, and a waggle of her fingers again, before greeting her vocally. "How are you today, Professor?" She smiled again, this time because she realised how much she did like this Professor.

Yes. Yes she did.

"Pretty good, Miss Bristol. How about yourself?" she replied.

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Originally Posted by ImAGrape (Post 9524786)

Fallon practically ran to Charms, which was rather hard in the heels she was wearing. She was so glad that she wasn't late. She smiled at Professor Carlton and grab a seat near the middle of the classroom. She really iddn't want to be up front.

"Hi, Miss McCarthy," Lexi greeted, although, her attention was mainly on the girl's shoes. They couldn't be within school dress code standards, but at the moment, Lexi was too focused on how very pretty they were to worry about something like that.

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Originally Posted by Seeker_Seven

Freeman resented being referred to as 'a straggler'. He was on time. Class had not started. It wasn't even the top of the hour yet. Phbbbbt.

"Good morning, Professor," he greeted, hiding a rather cool tone. It was expected to greet your professors. He would meet social expectations, even if he didn't know if this class would be meeting his expectations.

He sat next to a girl who was wearing rather large, impractical, purple shoes. With studs on them. He pointed. "Excuse me," Freeman couldn't help interject, "Are those going to be beneficial to the learning environment today?"

"Good day to you, too," Lexi greeted with a smile. Overhearing his comment to Fallon, Lexi bit her lip to keep from laughing. She may have still giggled a bit, though. It was an amusing comment, if she did say so herself.

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Originally Posted by MeredithRodneyMcKay (Post 9524858)

"Same to you, Prefect Griffin," Lexi said, spotting one of the Hufflepuff prefects coming into the classroom.

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Originally Posted by MissGlee (Post 9524875)

"Hi there," Lexi politely greeted. "Welcome to Charms class."

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Originally Posted by ChloeeCloverr (Post 9524889)

More? Hmm. Lexi had never heard that expression before, but it was always cool to learn something new. "More to you, too, Miss Miller," she said, still wondering what in Merlin's name the expression meant. Figuring it was short for morning, and that she was safe saying it, Lexi smiled at Shana before turning back to Nymphy.

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Originally Posted by quidditch_captain (Post 9524902)

"Thank you. So.....what are we learning today?" he asked. "I hope its Summoning and Repeling Charms....or even Babbling Hexes" he said, ready for anything.

"We're getting ready to start now, and you'll see," she said, smiling at how enthusiastic Nymphy always seemed to be.

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Originally Posted by Nixy! (Post 9524917)

Iris sat in her seat, tapping her fingers together, waiting for class to start. When the professor asked this question, she rose her hand "The most obvious way is with owls and the Floo network." She said simply.

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Originally Posted by city_girl_95

Amy jogged into the classroom and stopped, there were no desks, odd? she thought before putting her brain back into gear, hello professor she said as she made her way to a work table and taking out a notebook, quil and wand

"Hi there, Miss Samson," Lexi said, eying the doorway again. It seemed that most everybody was already inside, and since the lesson needed to get underway, she'd go ahead and begin.

With her attention now on the class as a whole, Lexi headed up to her desk and took a seat on the edge of it. She may have accidentally gotten a few bits of that colored substance from her arms and hands (and other apron) on her desktop, but she couldn't really be sure.

"Alright, we're going to go ahead and get started. First, a small discussion on wizarding communication," she said, stressing the last two words. "What sorts of ways can wizards and witches use magic to communicate with one another?"

Alex rose her hand after a moment, "The messenger spell, if I recall the name correct." Alex stated afterwards hoping she was right on that. "It's a spell that sends a message in the form of a paper Air plane and flys towards the person it is meant for." Alex explained.

Diggy was swinging his legs under the desk as he sat at his chair waiting for the class to start. He blinked as Professor Carlton stood up. All thought emptied out of his head. She was like a goddess with a swirl of cotton candy around her head. His hand rose automatically, "They can use mirrors Professor Carlton," he breathed as his whole face flushed. he wasn't used to talking to her directly in full sentences.

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana (Post 9524906)

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"Hi, Miss McCarthy," Lexi greeted, although, her attention was mainly on the girl's shoes. They couldn't be within school dress code standards, but at the moment, Lexi was too focused on how very pretty they were to worry about something like that.

With her attention now on the class as a whole, Lexi headed up to her desk and took a seat on the edge of it. She may have accidentally gotten a few bits of that colored substance from her arms and hands (and other apron) on her desktop, but she couldn't really be sure.

"Alright, we're going to go ahead and get started. First, a small discussion on wizarding communication," she said, stressing the last two words. "What sorts of ways can wizards and witches use magic to communicate with one another?"

Fallon smiled up at Professor Carlton. She grinned as she saw the Professor eyeing her shoes. Yeah, they weren't the most practical things, but they were gorgeous. And some of Fallon's favorite shoes.

Fallon sat up in her seat as the lesson began. She was stuck next to that boy and she was just going to ignore him and the girl who had sat herself next to him.

Simple. Fallon raised her hand. "Well, Professor Carlton, you can use an owl. Or if you have the capability to use a patronus charm, you can send messages that way."

Amy put up her hand, patronuses can be used to carry messages professor

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Originally Posted by MeredithRodneyMcKay (Post 9524858)

Prefect... what was her name again? Cam knew she was one of Oliver's friends.. she'd heard about her. She gave her a smile as she approached Lori. "Haiiii." *nod*

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Originally Posted by feltbeatslover22 (Post 9524861)

Cameron motioned to her, "Come, keep Lolly company.. she looks a loner," She said, poking her tongue out at the Huffie.

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Originally Posted by ImAGrape (Post 9524876)

Fallon looked up as a younger boy sat next to her. And then he insulted her shoes?! Well, that's what it sounded like. "I really don't care if they are or not. I like wearing them." This kid had no reason to ask her that question. None whatsoever.

Fallon looked up as someone shouted her name. It was Cameron. "Hey Cameron." She giggled at the mentioning of her head. "It's feeling fine. Thanks for asking." She watched as she asked someone if she wanted company. Fallon hoped this boy wouldn't be the only company that she got.

"Hiya Fallon," She replied with a a laugh. Yeah.. she didn't know if those statues were feeling so good.. "Good. I reaallly didn't mean to... I just wanted my muffins." Ooopsies.
"Hey.. you wanna come sit?" There was a spare seat in front of her.. and it wasn't really that nice sitting alone. The red-head knew THAT feeling well.

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OOH! She'd asked a question. Putting up her hand, she stopppped talking and sat down. "You can use the floo network, a patronus or most commonly an owl." Cam liked owls. They were hooooty.

Lori smiled at the Professor and nodded. "I'm doing alright, thanks." Alright meaning she was tired, and wanted to go home, and not come back because one of her best friends wasnt. Yeah. She was alright. EH.

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Raising her hand swiftly into the air, Lori nodded. "Owling, Professor. People of the Wizarding World tend to owl one another, with letters and presents. Like a Muggle mail service, I suppose."

Trixie shuffled along a bit so she was sat nearer to Lori, Cameron and Sarah, not wanting to be a loner herself. She grinned at them each individually.

Trixie raised her hand to answer the professors question. Communicate with each other? Well that was a fairly easy question. "Professor" she announced. "Well you could always use the owl post" she grinned. That was the most common way of communication between magic folk. "And the patronus messenger charm. Allowing your patronus to communicate for you" she smiled happily again Well this was charms class, so a charm was a good answer really. "Then there's the obvious way of through portraits. Sending messages from one to another ina different location.

And there was one final charm. "How about the protean charm?" she suggested seeing as this hadn't been said yet. Although she wasn't exactly sure how it worked. But she knew that messages could be disguised and passed on in this way.

Fallon smiled at Cameron as she offered her a seat. Unfortunately, the lesson had already started so Fallon couldn't move. Maybe when they went on to the practical part of the lesson she would move over by Cameron and her friends. It would be better than sitting with the boy that had poked fun at her shoes.

"The most common way of wizard communication is probably by using owls, to send messages. Or if you have the ability to use a patronus to carry a message"

Jacob raised his hand, there was one way he knew. "Aren't there magic mirrors that can be used to comunicate?" right? that was a communication thing, either that or owls... which was most common.

Marie sat there at the back of the room sort of listening to what was going on. She was tired and in a bad mood today. She hadn't slept much the night before thanks to Kay. She just knew that girl was up to something and she was going to find out what it was. Kay had not talked to Carter all term and now all of a sudden she wanted to know what his parents were going to say about something. Yeah, those two were keeping something from her and it was NOT making her happy at the moment.

Hearing what the others were saying she decided not to answer the question. The others had already said what she was thinking and well, what was the point in repeating the same thing over and over. She would just wait until the next question to try and answer.

Listening to all the answers, Evelyn thought about it for a moment, leaning her elbow on the table and holding her head up with her hand. Hmmm, ways of communication. "Well, they don't always have to be long messages to communicate to someone or a bunch of people do they?" she asked after raising her hand before continuing. "I mean, you can mark something with magic to get their message across. Like the flagrate spell. Or the dark mark that was used in the past. Those can get a message across pretty quickly and...well, communicate to others."

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Originally Posted by midget ♥ (Post 9524894)

Smiling softly, as Sarah took the seat Cammy would have, Lori patted her head lightly as she leant into her, and rested against her arm. Wasn't the prefect so cute? Hehe!

Hehe, head patting. Her friend's were so adorable, and she suddenly felt like a puppy. But Sarah resisted the urge to purr or growl quietly, 'cause that would be strange, especially in a classroom. Instead she gave her friend a wink, and glanced over in the direction of some of the other seats, where she spotted.....

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Originally Posted by Alexa Black (Post 9524931)

Prefect... what was her name again? Cam knew she was one of Oliver's friends.. she'd heard about her. She gave her a smile as she approached Lori. "Haiiii." *nod*

.... Cameron!

Who was saying hello to her. How lovely. There was no mistaking that flaming red hair... Unless she was stood next to Gold - But she wasn't. So yeah. Giving her a small wave, Sarah grinned back at her. "Haiii." How goes things with Oliver? Noooo, she wouldn't ask that now.

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana (Post 9524906)

Oooooh question!

Hand shooting in the air, Sarah waved it slightly. "Well owls are the most commonly used form of communication I think. Although I'm sure Floo's and Patronus' would be easier. They wouldn't get tired for a start...." She mumbled that last bit, as her thoughts turned to the worn out Screech.

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Originally Posted by Nixy! (Post 9524917)

"Owls, yes...definitely. An owl is something most wizarding families...or even individual wizards and witches...have. It's something very commonly used," she said, nodding head. "...and yes, we can definitely speak through the floo network."

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Originally Posted by Kris (Post 9524919)

"The Messenger Spell is a good idea, and one I'm very fond of myself, actually," she said. Personally, she just thought it was a really unique idea to send a charmed paper airplane soaring through the air.

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Originally Posted by Tomasina Riddle (Post 9524926)

Spotting Dillon's flushed face, Lexi walked his way and briefly studied the boy, checking for any signs of him possibly passing out. Wasn't he the one that...had some sort of accident in the first class? Hmm... "Ahh, yes, mirrors! Two-way mirrors...can be used if the person you're trying to communicate with has the other mirror," she said.

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Originally Posted by ImAGrape (Post 9524927)

"Patronus Charms...mmhmm. Neat little things, since everyone's version of it takes on a different form," she remarked. Maybe she'd teach a lesson about them one of these days...

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Originally Posted by city_girl_95 (Post 9524928)

Amy put up her hand, patronuses can be used to carry messages professor

"That's right, we can definitely send messages via a Patronus Charm," she agreed.

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Originally Posted by Alexa Black (Post 9524931)

OOH! She'd asked a question. Putting up her hand, she stopppped talking and sat down. "You can use the floo network, a patronus or most commonly an owl." Cam liked owls. They were hooooty.

"All three of those are great choices," she said, pausing by the girl's seat for just a moment. She'd been very deep in conversation when Lexi had started the lesson, but she seemed to have stopped for now. In a way, Lexi couldn't blame her, though. A good conversation was hard to pass up sometimes.

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Originally Posted by midget ♥ (Post 9524933)

Raising her hand swiftly into the air, Lori nodded. "Owling, Professor. People of the Wizarding World tend to owl one another, with letters and presents. Like a Muggle mail service, I suppose."

"That's right, and I think learning to communicate via an owl is likely one of the first few forms of wizarding communication a magical child learns of," she commented.

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Originally Posted by feltbeatslover22 (Post 9524941)

"Portraits and the Protean Charm, now there's two new ones no one has mentioned yet," Lexi remarked. "Both of those are good choices."

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Originally Posted by MissGlee (Post 9524959)

"The most common way of wizard communication is probably by using owls, to send messages. Or if you have the ability to use a patronus to carry a message"

"Yes, I'd agree that owls and Patronus Charms are both very commonly used," she said, nodding her head in agreement.

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Originally Posted by Walrus (Post 9524966)

Jacob raised his hand, there was one way he knew. "Aren't there magic mirrors that can be used to comunicate?" right? that was a communication thing, either that or owls... which was most common.

"You're exactly right. Two-way mirrors are definitely used for communication and are helpful in lots of ways," she replied.

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Originally Posted by individual (Post 9525002)

"That's right, and often times people who want to keep their messages a secret from the wrong eyes and ears choose to use shorter, less obvious messages," she remarked. "The Dark Mark is a good example of how communication isn't always such a good thing, and how we can use different means of communication to serve malicious purposes."

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Originally Posted by MeredithRodneyMcKay (Post 9525053)

"That's right, Miss Griffin. All three are good methods to use," she said.

"Now, let's get a little more specific with certain types of communication. Think about this for a moment. What are some ways a person can show support for their favorite Quidditch team?" she asked. Even if there were students present today who didn't have a favorite team, they could always think about what others who did have a favorite team would do. "Specifically, what can we make to show our support? Think along the lines of how we can use magic to communicate a message we'd like to get across...like, at a Quidditch game, for example."

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Originally Posted by MissGlee (Post 9524875)

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Originally Posted by ImAGrape (Post 9524876)

Freeman stared at the shoe girl in puzzlement. Didn't she know that clothing was, by design, supposed to be functional? "You just like them?" This was baffling. "But. . . the construction of the shoe is completely inefficient. How did you climb all those stairs? And the heel of the shoe is so thin, it's bound to break if you attempt to run."

He gave a wave to the Luna who had suddenly materialized next to him, and put a stern finger to his lips. Discussing shoes was a necessity, regardless of the class. Exchanging names and pleasantries could wait.

Heheheh. It was so ridiculous. Everyone had named all possible modes of communication but the most obvious. Cavemen, all of them. Freeman raised his hand.

"Professor. . . wizards talk. And plenty of people scream like barbarians at Quidditch games."

He could totally argue that talking required magic. Especially talking to girls. That required a miracle.

Iris looked at Professor Carlton as she answered everyone, and then addressed the next question. Quidditch. Greeeeeeat. Iris knawed on the inside of her lips as she thought about the question, before putting her hand up. "Well... I suppose we'd wear our team's colours to show our support.... And some people would use charms to charm things like flags and badges to change colour and talk." She paused for a minute. "Wouldn't most people make, like, banners or something to show their support? Like, out of a large piece of parchment or fabric. You could use charms to animate the message on the banner."

Iris nodded to herself a little, and sank into her seat.