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Ira Banner wasn't exactly PLEASED to be here. He was alright with the WAND part of it all, but the CHILDREN part? Circe save him. He KNEW Bryce thought it was hilarious too, he bloody knew that his boss was probably having a right old chortle about it. It was good publicity for his upcoming book and everything, but Ira wasn't writing for PEOPLE, he was writing for WANDS.
This classroom set up wasn't ideal either, but never mind, they’d not be stuck in here for too long because there was a field trip in order. Pre-approved, and Ollivanders-sponsored. Bryce was clearly just SO generous and it hadn't a thing to do with casually putting Ira into what was probably the LEAST COMFORTABLE SITUATION HE COULD POSSIBLY BE IN JUST FOR FOR KICKS. Oh no. Couldn’t be that. He'd have to talk to children who thought they knew him. Merlin.
Just breathe, Banner.
He set up the room as sparsely and uncomfortably as possible. There were chairs and desks. Not an ounce of personality or comfort or warmth. A long chalkboard at the front of the room, which had writing on it because Ira had no intention of saying anything to any of these kids until he absolutely had to. If they could follow instructions, that wouldn't be a problem.
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Place your permission slips on the edge of your desk, face up. Fill out the following information on a fresh piece of parchment. Don't get too comfortable. Wand Wood: Wand Core: Wand length: Wand flexibility: Is this your first wand? Yes/No If No, List the characteristics of any old wands here, and explain what happened to them: House: Name:
Now just to wait. In silence. Ira stood there leaning against the chalkboard, arms crossed over his chest, with a sour glare on his face as he eyed the door. Here they come.
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OOC: Hi guys! Welcome to your first seminar of the term! It’s all about wandlore and includes a field trip for which your characters would have been required to get a permission slip signed from parents or guardians. No permission slip = no field trip, no exceptions. If you don't want your character to go on the field trip that is fine, they'll get a task to do in class, but will not be eligible for full points, because Ira doesn't really care about being fair or whatever.
When you post your character arriving, placing the permission slip on their desk, and filling out Ira’s little questionnaire, I’ll add your character’s name to this first post. This first post will be edited throughout the seminar with information and links as needed with the aim of making it easier to jump in whenever you want to and join in from the most recent set of instructions. Please no catch up posts, just pretend you were there all along, or Ira will give you funny looks. Other than that, general class rules apply and have fun! Feel free to nudge me with any questions.
SPOILER!!: permission slip
Child's name:
Year:
House:
I __parent or guardian__ declare that __child's name__ is permitted to leave Hogwarts ground on a school sanctioned field trip to the Forest of Dean for the purpose of learning about Wandlore. I understand that while all precautions will be taken to keep my child safe, Hogwarts, Ollivanders, and the employees of both, do not take responsibility for any foul play or accidents which may occur during the field trip, and that my child must act responsibly and respectfully at all times while off Hogwarts grounds. My child agrees to follow all instructions given by the teacher, and understands that attendance is privilege not a right.
Parents signature:
Child's signature:
Student -Wand - Permission Slip Adelaide Adams - 11 inch springy Willow with Unicorn hair core - slip Nigel Barrington -11 1/4 inch balanced Walnut with Sphinx talon core -slip Clement Belrose -11 1/5 inch soft Rowan with Unicorn hair core - slip Ella Bishop -12 9/10 inch hard Spruce with Mackled Malaclaw shell -slip Marcus Branxton -11 3/4 inch balanced Fir with Griffin Claw core - slip Sophie Brown - 10 3/4 inch supple Vine with Dragon Heartstring (Chinese Fireball) - slip Alexa Cambridge - 9 3/4 inch strong English Oak with Griffin Claw core - slip Sophie Campbell -12 1/4 inch flexible Elm with Unicorn Hair core - slip Sky Carter-Hope -11 inch swishy Beech with Phoenix feather core- slip Olivia Clarke -9 1/4 inch balanced Hazel with Kneazle Whisker core - slip Adrienne Colbert - 9 1/4 inch firm Acacia with Unicorn hair core - slip Sarah Edwards -11 3/4 inch unyielding Chestnut with Phoenix feather core - slip Wade Elisabeth-Potter -12 1/2 inch swishy English Oak with Phoenix feather core - slipCANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH WANDS Nerida Eventide -11 3/5 inch swishy Oak with Aethonon tail feather core- slip Alice Fischer -11 3/4 inch ?? Rosewood with Thestral tail hair core -slip Tora Gallaway - 11 inch slightly springy Ebony with Phoenix feather core - slip Penelope Greenwell - 10 3/4 inch springy English Oak with Unicorn Hair core - slip UNSIGNED Katrina Hudson - 10 inch spinnable Ebony with Dragon heartstring core - slip Jacob Keller - 11 1/2 inch stiff Holly with phoenix feather core - slip Zahra Kettleburn -10 3/4 inch delicate Redwood with Phoenix Feather core - slip Kace Lecium - 10 1/2 inch solid Beech with dragon heartstring core - slip Ariana Logan - 11 inch sturdy Willow with Unicorn hair core - slip Marigold McAlistor -10 3/4 inch swishy Birch with Phoenix feather core - slip Taylor McIntyre -10 1/4 inch sturdy Aspen with Kelpie Mane core - slip Isidora Miroslava - 9 1/2 inc sturdy Acacia with Demiguise hair core - slip Cutty Mordaunt -9 1/2 inch flexible Aspen with Hippogriff feather core- slip Caterina Moretti - 10 1/2 inch sturdy Ivy with mermaid hair core - slip Caleb Newell - 9 1/2 inch ?? Fir with Demiguise hair core - slip Kalla Ogden - 10 1/2 inch pliable Maple with Unicorn Hair core - slip Anya Phillips - 12 2/5 inch soft Cedar with Demiguise Hair core - slip Fern Quimbley - 9 3/4 inch stiff Hornbeam with Unicorn Hair core - slip Aditya Rehman - 10 2/3 inch robust Hazel with Hippogriff feather core -slip Benzi Rider -9 3/4 inch sturdy Rowan with Unicorn Hair core - slip Cassia Somerlad -13 1/10 inch swishy Ash with Dragon heartstring core- slip Ascanius Stark - 9 1/2 inch swishy Ash with Dragon heartstring core - slip UNSIGNED Asher Stinson -12 1/2 STIFFBUTSTILLSWISHYWHATISTHISMADNESS Willow with unicorn hair core - slip Aidan Stone -9 3/4 inch springy Sycamore with Jobberknoll feather core - slip Alec Summers -11 inch supple Rowan with Unicorn hair core - slip Tobias Tempus -9 3/4 inch whippy Hazel with Griffin claw core- slip Minerva Wheatborn- 12 1/4 inch Solid English Oak with Phoenix Feather core - slip Lotus Wisteria -10 1/2 inch balanced Hickory with Phoenix feather core - slip
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Seminar progression: Post 1: Starting early, your character can still arrive. Please fill out the permission slip and the little wand questionnaire here in this first post if you're joining in. You'll be added to this list too! How many standard wand woods does Ollivanders use, and name some of them
Post 2: Please fill out the permission slip and the little wand questionnaire here in this first post if you're joining in. Ira lists all the woods and cores used at Ollivanders and talks a bit about finding a balance between them, and the difficulty involved Any questions about woods and cores before moving on
Post 3: Please fill out the permission slip and the little wand questionnaire here in this first post if you're joining in. Ira answers some questions then says some stuff. Its interesting but you don't have to read/listen. Also, guess which cores to harvest Guess the cores, and tell me why you think that is what you'll all be trying to harvest.
Post 4: Please fill out the permission slip and the little wand questionnaire here in this first post if you're joining in. Ira hints here what the cores might be, and consider where in the world we are yes? Still guessing two of the cores, and tell me why you think that is what you'll all be trying to harvest.... one is guessed correctly: Dittany Stalk.
Post 5: Please fill out the permission slip and the little wand questionnaire here in this first post if you're joining in. Tell us things about the three cores, it doesn't have to be much, anything is good depending what your character knows. All three guessed correctly:, Augurey Feather, Kelpie Bulrushes, Dittany Stalk. What do you know about Augureys, Kelpies, and Dittany?
Post 6: Please fill out the permission slip and the little wand questionnaire here in this first post if you're joining in. There's a list of the three cores and their properties here, and Ira wants people to say stuff about Wiggentrees and harvesting wood for Runes For those of you who are familiar with the Study of Ancient Runes, you may have some idea of how one might best harvest wand wood, its similar to how you choose wood for making a rune set. Please, tell the class if you have any knowledge about this method of gathering magical wood, and if you don't know, then tell the class what you know about Rowan, and about Wiggentrees?
Post 7: Please fill out the permission slip and the little wand questionnaire here in this first post if you're joining in.There is more information about Rowans/Wiggentrees, and about how to harvest the cores, and the wood in this post. Your charrie should probably take a few notes. Find a partner/small group and prepare for the portkey
Post 8: Portkey! Make sure you read the previous post instructions too.
ooc: Field trip starts soon! Last chance to join in here!
ignore this, Tegz is reminding herself to add Dora and Alice and Zahra and Caleb and Toby to the list
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Wow! Adi didn't know what to expect but the three surprised him. Whatever the reason may be. Most students volunteered answers about the animals but he raised his hand intending to add a bit about dittany.
"It can be used in Potion making and can help skin that has been um, removed to grow back.''
Didn't reply directly to everyone,but included your answers on the 'board'
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Hah! Adrienne won something! She was clearly the awesomest person in this entire class. Except maybe for the other two people who also won things. BUT! She was still awesomer, just because she... uh. Was cool.
"Kelpies usually look like a horse with a mane made of rushes, but they can shapeshift, and they would trick people into getting onto their backs and then drown them and eat them." Smiles. "So... a wand with a core of Kelpie rushes would probably be kind of violent, and maybe deceptive, too?" Did that make any sense? Adrienne then launched into a short tirade about Augureys, which were clearly the coolest birds ever. "Augureys are shy and sad and they sing when it's going to rain, although in the past people thought that it meant that they were going to die if they heard their cry, and their feathers repel ink, and they're kind of green and weird-looking." Right, relating this back to wands. "The owner of an Augurey-feather wand would probably be kind of shy or melancholy too?" As for dittany, well, she didn't really know anything about plants.
"No, not violent, but deceptive properties exist within a core of Kelpie Bulrushes. A wand on its own isn't inherently violent." Ira rubbed his face and wished that this day would end, but really it was only just the beginning. "The owner of a wand with Augurey feather may share some of the perceived traits of an Augurey, but it is also common for such a wand to cleave with someone that lacks those traits, perhaps someone who needs that balance. It tends to be either like-to-like, or opposites attract when it comes to matching a wand to a wizard or witch, no real middle ground." So yes, see he was saying some things. Information things. Ira added some of the girl's points to the board.
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Caleb had, shockingly, been sitting quietly in the back during this seminar and was now wondering if he should leave, cause he didn't know ANYTHING about wands. Like at ALL. He could barely remember what was in his own wand! That was another reason he'd been so quiet - he was trying to remember the core of his own wand. What was it again? UGH he needed to write this information on the back of his hand or something. He debated asking the guy who was holding the seminar, since he'd actually given him his wand, but that would be SO embarrassing and Caleb did not like being embarrassed.
After a long LONG time of thinking, he had his form filled out and decided to join in the seminar. He raised his hand. "Um, a Augurey is a type of bird, isn't it?" he guessed. It SOUNDED right.
"... where's your permission slip?" Kid couldn't go on the trip without it. And yes, Ira DID remember this one, and his wand. Especially his wand. Okay, more the wand than the boy. "Stiff Fir." He added.
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Adelaide thought it over for a bit. She didn't know much about any of those things. She knew that dittany was a plant, a kelpie was a water demon, and an augurey was a bird. But other people in the seminar had already touched on those things. She bit her lip, trying to go through her brain to see if she could come up with anything else from all of the books she'd read.
Then an idea hit her. She raised her hand. "With dittany being such a powerful tool in healing, would it be more useful for healing charms?" It made sense to her that the dittany would strengthen those specific charms.
"Yes, very good for healing spells." Ira agreed, not sounding pleased about it exactly, but not looking quite so grumpy as normal either.
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So mr. wand man didn't like a challenge. Hmmm interesting. Still would have been fun to try to get the whiskers even though if it hurt the troll she wouldn't have liked doing that. No maybe he knew what he was doing not having them try to get whiskers and get beat by a troll. Hogwarts was dangerous enough without issue on a field trip.
Putting up her hand at the next quesiton, "Sir, the Augurey's feathers repel ink so they can't use them for quills. Is that why they are better in wands does it make the power of the wand more intense do to the repelling factor?" She thought about this as she waited for his response.
Better in wands? Than what? Than in quills or than other cores? Ira eyed the girl. "It doesn't effect the power of the wand, but with the right wood, an Augurey feather core is excellent for the Impervius charm, as well as any other protective charms that aren't necessarily defensive in nature."
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WHOA! This lesson was flying as was Sarah's hand across the page as she wrote. She could barely make out what she wrote, yet perhaps writing would commit it all to memory. Not that she needed to take notes, with all her vast general knowledg gathered until now she never took notes. Maybe because OWLs were serious and things, and she wanted to have good habits. She was disapointed that she never won a kit, not that she thoght she would ever need one, yet she did like free stuff.
So now the things on the board.. Sarah raised her hand. "well, I first heard of Dittany in relation to its healing properties and in potions, using it as a wand core is the newest bit of information about it. So perhaps, wands with a dittany core would be most useful to those in the healer professions? Or maybe Aurors would need it on the job. Using muggle sources, Pliny used it in his book Natural History in relation to does, so maybe a profession relating to Care of Magical creatures would be good." She really thought that she should give others a chance.. she was wokring on herself not to be so attracted to attention. "an Augurey is known as the Irish Phoenix.. as Adrienne they are thought to be deeply depressing creatures... if there was a witch who had only Augurey characteristics I would feel bad for them. Anyways.. the feathers repel ink, so perhaps they repel other things and are thus useful in a duel?" She was just guessing. Was she allowed to do that?
Now onto Kelpies, "Kelpies are shape shifters, so maybe those properties would be good for transfigurations... all these are guesses by the way"
"Dittany is good for healing." The rest he wasn't going to get into, this business about professions and the like...no. But sweet Circe she was still talking. Ira listened. What was this? A witch specifically? Strange child. And Ira was sure that anyone who happened to identify with an Augurey wouldn't much care for miss unyielding Chestnut's sympathy. "Augurey cores are good at repelling spells, but not necessarily in a defensive sense." As for Kelpie cores, "Yes, Kelpie Bulrushes are good for transfiguration spells." So... that part was a good guess.
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So Augureys, Dittany and Kelpies were used in wand core too? ... That... was kind of weird. Or just unusual, as the man had put it earlier. Or maybe he was just far too used to hearing cores like unicorn hair and dragon heartstring and that's why the other ones sounded a little odd. Maybe.
But... they had to talk about one of the options, yeah? Alec sat back a little and tapped his chin with the end of his quill. Dittany... was good for healing, he knew that. But quite a few people had mentioned that already. Then again, people had talked about Augureys too. And Kelpies. Could he just... branch off of what one of them had said? Yeah?
... And he was going with what the Ravenclaw girl from Astronomy had said. Scary girl, she was. He took a deep breath and raised a hand in the air. "Well... Kelpies are water demons and... it's hard to capture them because they're sneaky, like some people have said," What was that girl's NAME? "So maybe the cores are used for wands that are good with... not necessarily Dark Arts but people who are good at being... sly? Sneaky? And can sometimes use magic that could be used for personal gain?" Guesses. He was good at making those.
... And... Transfiguration like someone else said. Why didn't he think of that?
"Kelpie Bulrushes often match with Slytherins and, sometimes but less often, Ravenclaws, and with Gryffindors who could do with some subtlety if that's what you mean." With the sly aspect and such. "But almost any wand can be matched with someone who intends to use magic for personal gain."
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Admittedly...Alexa wasn't all that great at guessing games and didn't NEED a free anything when she could ask her Daddy to get her things so she sat back in her seat and listen to the others all get 'no's until those three students got it right and they were ready to move on. Good.
Or not...
No.
They were still talking about cores and the creatures related to them. If this was what they were doing then she had a statement followed shortly by a question. "Kelpie hair's considered to be inferior when you compare it to cores like Unicorn hair, dragon heartstring and...um...phoenix feather, right." That's what she knew about the core, but she wasn't done yet. "If that's the case then why use it at all? Ollivanders boasts selling the finest wands, they can't be that good if their made of inferior cores as rare as you say they are."Someone still got them. Poor sucker, wherever they were.
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So two questions then. It seemed most were answering the second. So first it is. Merlin, that is a lot of presuming to be done on a field trip. Though field trips were always fun.
"I know kelpie cores are said to be inferior to the common ones like unicorn hair, phoenix feather, and dragon heartstring."
Plus all you need to do was take a defense against the dark arts class to know what the creatures are.
"As defined by Garrick Ollivander, and as much personal preference as because he was best with Unicorn Hair, Dragon Heartstring, and Phoenix Feather cores. His skill did not lie with other core types and really, it was pretty bloody good marketing since it nearly put several other wandmakers entirely out of business at the time. So I'm telling you it is not necessarily the case; the three main cores, which we still use the majority of the time, are easier to work with, and easier to match, but quite often someone who would have done better with a different core may be matched with one of those three, and never quite be satisfied without knowing why, simply because alternatives weren't available or nobody bothered to explore them - this is something that we pride ourselves on avoiding at Ollivanders. As a wandmaker I can tell you other substances aren't necessarily inferior as they are difficult to effectively balance with a wood." Ira, looking grumpy but sounding matter-of-fact, informed Miss strong English Oak and Mister balanced Walnut.
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What did they know about Kelpies, Aurgureys, and dittany? This wasn't too bad of a question and something she could actually answer since she'd been silent for most of the others. Answering everything she knew about all three would take too long though, and she didn't want to talk that much. So she'd just stick to something about Kelpies for now. Her hand was in the air.
"The Loch Ness Monster is actually a Kelpie." That was always something she'd thought interesting. "And you can make them harmless by putting a bridle on them with the Placement Charm." So that was probably how everyone else would be getting their Kelpie bulrushes during the trip.
"Yes, that's right." Loch Ness and such. "Yes, Placement charm." Kind of IMPORTANT for this whole situation really. "You: a Polish Kit for that to the value of 10 Galleons." Yep. He'd sort her out with that later.
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BEAMING. "What he said!" Yeah! 'Cause he was the G R Y F F I N D O R Prefect. ANd he deserved a HIGH FIVE. The HIGHEST of fives. And because Zahra was in over her head with this class with no chance of resurfacing, she just... well had she ever even started listening? Hmm. HEHE
No big though. SHE OFFERED JAKE A HUGE HIGH HIGH FIVE. He was totally her favorite and said true things and "WOnder what fairies taste like?"
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"What DO fairies taste like? You ever tried one, Wand man?" Oh. Oh Merlin a THOUGHT. "So if you got an Augurey in your wand, and an Augureys got a FAIRY in his belly, then you gotta fairy in your wand too." Zahra was still thinking.... "that'd be cool." Yep. Decided.
"No." He hadn't. "And no, because you don't use a whole Augurey," Why the hell was he EXPLAINING THIS? "Just the feathers, and there wouldn't be any in there." This kid, he knew who this kid would be foisted off with for the field trip.
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Wow! Adi didn't know what to expect but the three surprised him. Whatever the reason may be. Most students volunteered answers about the animals but he raised his hand intending to add a bit about dittany.
"It can be used in Potion making and can help skin that has been um, removed to grow back.''
.... what can? What? Was he supposed to be a mind reader? Ira eyed the little boy. Eyed him. Eyeeeeeeeed.... and then added the potions part to the board.
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Having heard all the given answers, and selectively responded to some, Ira checked the board and then added other things that had either been missed or not expanded upon with enough detail.
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Dittany (Stalks)
Dittany is a healing herb, heals wounds and scars
Dittany grows fresh skin when applied to wounds
Dittany gives off flammable vapours, also known as the Burning Bush
Can be used as a potions ingredient
When burned, the smoke can be used for divination purposes
Dittany Stalk cores are good for healing spells, divination spells, and are a good helpmate for brewing potions. They have an affinity for fire magic and conjuring spells. It is a subtle core, and not usually suited for powerful offensive magic, or for loud and brash individuals.
Kelpie (Bulrushes)
Kelpies are water demons that take the form of a horse
They are shapeshifters
They are sneaky
They trick people into getting on their backs so they can drown them
They eat people
The Loch Ness Monster is a Kelpie
A Kelpie can be rendered docile and harmless if a placement charm is used to put a bridle on its head
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Kelpie Bulrushes are well-suited for transfiguration magic; particularly transformation spells, and it makes an excellent core for those with metamorphamagus or animagus abilities. It has an affinity for water magic, and has never been known to bond to individuals who cannot swim. Those with an affinity with magical creatures tend to do well with this core.
Augurey (Feathers)
Augureys are a type of bird
Also known as the Irish Phoenix
Native range is Ireland and the UK
Augureys are shy and sad
Augureys sing/cry when its going to rain, people used to think they sang to foretell death
Their feathers are greenish-black
Their feathers repel ink, not good for quills
They eat fairies, insects, and flies
They live in a tear-shaped nest amongst thorns and brambles
Augurey Feather cores tend to be difficult to match with a wood, and tends to cleave to lighter-coloured woods more often than darker woods. They are excellent for water spells, repelling spells, and any magic used for general protective spells such as locking spells, burglar charms, Impervius,and fire-proofing spells. Augurey Feather core wands are not 'social' and do not like to be touched by anyone but their owner, and may spontaneously develop thorns to scratch and prick a would-be thief.
"You should copy that stuff down, since it relates directly to what you'll be tasked with on the field trip." He paused just long enough to hear some quills scratching away, "You'll also be having a go at harvesting a type of wand wood. Just one wand wood mind you: Rowan. You'll be looking for a Wiggentree in particular. For those of you who are familiar with the Study of Ancient Runes, you may have some idea of how one might best harvest wand wood, its similar to how you choose wood for making a rune set. Please, tell the class if you have any knowledge about this method of gathering magical wood, and if you don't know, then tell the class what you know about Rowan, and about Wiggentrees."
OOC: RE: dittany, I'm mostly using the canon information for dittany, rather than being too picky about 'muggle' information where there is dittany vs false dittany and such. Canon dittany is seemingly a combination of dittany of Crete + false dittany, so that's what we're going with. Just wanted to make that clear for anyone who notices things
So just in quick summary at this point, the field trip will consist of attempting to gather the three listed cores, and some Rowan wood. The current question is about what your character knows about harvesting wood for magical purposes, and about what they know about Rowans and magical Rowans.
Yes, people can still join in, see instructions in the first post.
Sorry this post took so long (it took me four hours to do O_O I'm out of practice) I'll start the next post in 4-6 hours.
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Her wand core was unstable? Just like her. Alice twirled it in her fingers, eyeing it speculatively.
And then her gaze flickered over to him. Maybe? But the QUESTIONNARE, Mr. Banner, sir, the questionnaire.
She didn't hazard any guesses for the materials they'd be harvesting or offer any information, but her right hand shot up while her left scribbled down what was written on the board. "We have to talk to the tree? Tell it what we want and ask permission?" At least, she was pretty sure that was what you did when making a rune set.
As for Wiggentrees... "They're rowans, sir." He hadn't actually directly SAID that. So Alice did.
Mr. Banner really needed to be more specific.
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Mo's hand was cramping from all the notes he was taking, even if he was deeply dissatisfied with the answer to his question. He didn't want to know why it was impractical to have two wands, or how they were used, or any of that. His mother had two, and a license for it, and he got that. But she was still the owner of two wands and he wondered if that mattered to the particular wands.
Perhaps it just didn't.
Mo raised his hand. "When we made our own gandr last term, it was important to feel for which tree was willing to give up wood, and then talk to it and ask permission... and we had to give it a gift. We buried it at the base of the tree." Mo had given sweat and blood, actually, even though Lex was more interested in feeding her tree chocolate frogs.
Tobias raised his left hand once again, whilst his right continued to take notes on the subject. He needed his notes but also wanted to give his input, 'cause now they were touching on Ancient Runes and he loveloveLOVED THAT.
"The tree has like sort of let you know that it's okay with you taking the wood you need to make a wand, y'know, when you get a kind of feeling that says you can take it, and you need to make a kind of connection with it. Be one with the tree and all that."
Even as he spoke he was STILL writing notes, and even ended up accidentally writing the words he was saying a couple of times. Mainly he wanted it all written before this super fun sounding FIELD TRIP.
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That actually made sense. So Ollivander was more comfortable using those three. That was all he really had to say. But get this Banner guy talking about wands and his Hulk shows. Banner really did have to specify what he wants in his answers. Nigel liked Alice's answer. Simple and technically correct. Who didn't love technicalities?
"A Wiggentree is guarded by Bowtruckles"
There were other things cool about Rowan and Wiggentrees. But lets get on with this field trip already.
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As interesting as that little monotone ranting of Mr. Banner's was, Lex found herself glancing around the room, bored and waiting for SOMETHING, anything. Even if they didn't go on the field trip, could they at least DO something that didn't involve hearing this man stand there and talk in the same voice he probably used for ALL his communication needs. His voice would put her to sleep soon, just watch. She'd wake up and they'd all be gone. No fieldtrip for her. Such a horrid thought.
Lex didn't exactly know what he was going on about now but she was willing to bet she didn't know the answer so she simply pulled out a sheet of parchment and a quill then began scribbling the notes. Might as well, listening was getting her nowhere.
He didn't seem like the type to CARE whether or not she said anything so even after she'd finished writing she just kept her mouth shut and stared over at him. No use making faces, he'd probably ignore her. That'd be a waste if there was no reaction.
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This lesson was going to be interesting. More than she even she originally thought. Maaaaaaybe she could even get some stuff for runes too while she was there. This dude wouldn't mind, right? Dora fixed him with an intent stare, absorbing everything and not taking one note while also trying to figure out if he would be cool with that.
Maybe? He didn't like some students, but who didn't like her?
.... if anyone it'd be him. Still. Hm. She took out some paper and a quill, then started taking notes. For show. Good student here.
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Sarah was writing and writing. He probably did not appreciate her logic about healing and stuff, just like she did not appreciate the monotone. At least the subject was interesting or else Sarah would have fallen asleep a while before. Write write.
She raised her hand"Like Mo, said, it was the reason that I dropped Ancient Runes" actually she was still deciding, it varied from moment to moment, "This whole sacrificing to trees business... one should respect trees just like one should respect property, yet this whole getting permission part.. If the professor is insistent on you sacrifing to the tree," going against Sarah's moral code "then just give the tree fertiliser, I am sure there is plenty of dung in the Forest of Dean, best use that from a Herbiovorous animal, as that is basically just plant matter"
One more thing, "in wandlore, Rowan is said to be a great wood for defensive spells, few of those that possess Rowan wood go to dark arts"
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Minerva was taking notes on everything he was saying. She might not be pursuing a career in Wandlore, but she couldn't help but find it really interesting, but when was learning not interesting. So it seemed she was a bit off on her answer, but it didn't matter she wasn't an expert so all she could do was give her best guess.
She couldn't help but roll her eyes a bit when the talking to trees and sacrificing for them got brought up. She always thought they were all insane for doing that last term, but would have never said it in front of Ethan. She hoped for the love of Merlin they wouldn't have to do that. Maybe this guy was sane enough to know it was a tree, it would be fine with bark being taken.
Putting up her hand she decided to talk about Rowan, "Sir the Rowan is also called Mountain Ash, because it's a smaller tree or shrub. It is said that the Rowan has a dissociation with the dark arts." She loved when her library trips came in handy well that and her boyfriend was a plant lover.
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Ella took down the notes as suggested. If it'd help her during the field trip, it was definitely worth doing. She also smiled a little at the mention of Ancient Runes. One of her favorite classes, y'know. She thought back to their assignment and nodded absently at what Hulk, Mo, and Toby had said. "We had to thank the tree too, Sir. It was all about making a good connection to it. If the connection wasn't there, you had to find a new tree."
As for the Rowan, Ella tapped her chin thoughtfully and then raised her hand. "It's meant to be pliable, I think. The Rowan, I mean."
[COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"] "You. Yes. Dittany Stalk is correct. It is indeed one of the core types. Congratulations, you win one of the kits." Okay see he hadn't expected anyone to get that one, especially not this kid without a slip and all.
Having heard all the given answers, and selectively responded to some, Ira checked the board and then added other things that had either been missed or not expanded upon with enough detail.
"You should copy that stuff down, since it relates directly to what you'll be tasked with on the field trip." He paused just long enough to hear some quills scratching away, "You'll also be having a go at harvesting a type of wand wood. Just one wand wood mind you: Rowan. You'll be looking for a Wiggentree in particular. For those of you who are familiar with the Study of Ancient Runes, you may have some idea of how one might best harvest wand wood, its similar to how you choose wood for making a rune set. Please, tell the class if you have any knowledge about this method of gathering magical wood, and if you don't know, then tell the class what you know about Rowan, and about Wiggentrees."
OOC: RE: dittany, I'm mostly using the canon information for dittany, rather than being too picky about 'muggle' information where there is dittany vs false dittany and such. Canon dittany is seemingly a combination of dittany of Crete + false dittany, so that's what we're going with. Just wanted to make that clear for anyone who notices things
So just in quick summary at this point, the field trip will consist of attempting to gather the three listed cores, and some Rowan wood. The current question is about what your character knows about harvesting wood for magical purposes, and about what they know about Rowans and magical Rowans.
Yes, people can still join in, see instructions in the first post.
Sorry this post took so long (it took me four hours to do O_O I'm out of practice) I'll start the next post in 4-6 hours.
Cool. Taking a shot in the dark payed off, yeah? Sure, it was the most logical thing he could think of, but no one need know that. He would just sit in the corner with his smirk working the whole I'm-right thing. S'not their fault. No one ever expects the pretty face.
He didn't bother answer again after getting the first bit right to be polite. Let the other people take a swing at it.
Although, he did raise his eyebrow at the latest question. Harvesting wood? What was this, runes? Ugh, he hated that class so much. Exceptionally tedious and taught by a guy.
...but he knew how to harvest wood. All of that singing and chanting and...he liked to not relive that mortifying moment, yeah?
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Blink. She didn't realize he was still giving out polish kits. Had she missed something? Not that she was complaining, she just didn't expect it. Free stuff was cool, yeah? So she just nodded and continued listening.
...that was a lot of stuff on the board. Penelope was suddenly glad she couldn't go on the trip because now she didn't have to write all that down. No way was she taking that many notes if she didn't have to.
And then he mentioned that they'd be getting wand wood on the trip too and it was like the Ancient Runes thing. Yet another good reason to be happy about not going. If it was anything like what they had to do for that Runes project last term, she wouldn't enjoy. That stuff was weird. 'Course, it was okay when she got to spend time with Ascanius during it, but that was about the only good thing about it.
There was also the fact that her cat actually knocked her gandr thing out the window and basically ruined all effort she'd even put in but....they weren't gonna talk about that. Nope.
So she was just gonna continue listening, not really feeling like trying to think of something else that hadn't been mentioned. She probably had only one good answer in her anyway, and it got her a polish kit. So...silence from her.
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Adi in fact knew a little about Rowan trees, even though he didn't know about anything else Mr. Banner was talking about just then. He raised a hand.
"The Rowantrees are usually found in Britain and Ireland,'' he volunteered. He thought he had seen a few sometime back bu the had not been sure. Oh well. He'd find them sometime when he was back home and see if they were indeed Rowan trees.
Jake listened to people talk, his face slightly scrunching at the mention of Ancient Runes. He didn't know anything about Ancient Runes. Wiggentrees, though. That sounded familiar. The prefect thought for a moment to make sure he could form completely thoughts on the subject and raised his hand.
"Wiggentree bark is used in potion making. And the trees are guarded by bowtruckles."
"Yes, very good for healing spells." Ira agreed, not sounding pleased about it exactly, but not looking quite so grumpy as normal either.
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Having heard all the given answers, and selectively responded to some, Ira checked the board and then added other things that had either been missed or not expanded upon with enough detail.
"You should copy that stuff down, since it relates directly to what you'll be tasked with on the field trip." He paused just long enough to hear some quills scratching away, "You'll also be having a go at harvesting a type of wand wood. Just one wand wood mind you: Rowan. You'll be looking for a Wiggentree in particular. For those of you who are familiar with the Study of Ancient Runes, you may have some idea of how one might best harvest wand wood, its similar to how you choose wood for making a rune set. Please, tell the class if you have any knowledge about this method of gathering magical wood, and if you don't know, then tell the class what you know about Rowan, and about Wiggentrees."
OOC: RE: dittany, I'm mostly using the canon information for dittany, rather than being too picky about 'muggle' information where there is dittany vs false dittany and such. Canon dittany is seemingly a combination of dittany of Crete + false dittany, so that's what we're going with. Just wanted to make that clear for anyone who notices things
So just in quick summary at this point, the field trip will consist of attempting to gather the three listed cores, and some Rowan wood. The current question is about what your character knows about harvesting wood for magical purposes, and about what they know about Rowans and magical Rowans.
Yes, people can still join in, see instructions in the first post.
Sorry this post took so long (it took me four hours to do O_O I'm out of practice) I'll start the next post in 4-6 hours.
Adelaide couldn't help but smile and give herself a mental pat on the back. He had confirmed her assumptions AND he hadn't been AS grumpy about it. If he kept moving in this direction, maybe he would move from 'grumpy' status to 'happy'. That was her new goal. To make this grumpy man smile.
Addi quickly did as she was told. Besides, one could never have too much information stored away somewhere. She didn't know much about the things being mentioned. She couldn't help but be a little confused at some of the other students answers. They were going to have to talk to trees? How did that help with anything.
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She was still here and was listening and listening and taking notes. Turned out her knowledge was shallow in this field. Flipping to another page, she started copying what was on the board. Though, the man didn't look pleased or entertained, he gave them lots of information and explained thoroughly. Can't complain about his unsmiling face after that, heh.
Also, people were really fast. She paused and flexed her fingers that cramped having been taking notes since like the beginning of all this.
Then came the next set of questions. Most of the others answered the tree thing so she felt no need to repeat what they said. As for the Rowan she didn't really know much. But she did know a thing or two about the Wiggentree. "Wiggentrees barks are used in making the wiggenweld potion which is a healing potion." Was that off topic? "Also, if a person is touching its trunk, he or she is protected from dark creatures for as long as they are touching it." Pretty interesting, right!
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Kace was still listening and taking notes. He was learning a lot this term about wandlore. Then he heard the professor move on and he took a break from note taking. His wrist was starting to cramp up. He looked up from the board and saw the Professor moved on to Wiggentree's. What did Kace know about Wiggentree's? He smiled and raised his hand.
"Professor i know Wiggentree bark is used in some potions!" Then he heard Cassia saying that if you touch it's trunk you are protected from dark creatures. Now that was neat to know!
Botros made it to the room. He didn't spend all this time walking down the stairs and convincing them to move the way he wanted, he came right here and now on purpose. Feo was quite a handful to deal with on the way down, the Crup BARGED into the room with his tongue out of his mouth and excited drool evvverywhere! If his tail wasn't cut off, he'd be wiggling it crazy.
Botros nodded at the young man holding the seminar, then a general smile and nod towards the students - oh! Professor Romanos was already here. Good. Good. Ab guided Feo (connected to his leash) to the back of the room where the DADA professor was sitting quietly. The Crup made some loud WOOFS and tried to climb on one of the students' laps, but Botros fixed him with a glare and tugged on the leash to keep him quiet, which Feo replied to with a whimper and ducked his head obediently.
Sitting down now. Hai professor Romanos, hi. Botros nodded and smiled at the young lady.
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Well... they've said everything they needed to know. Kat just sat in silence as she wrote down more notes on her parchment. Wiggenweld Potion. Yeah, she knew that. She knew how to brew that, just saying. However, maybe Mr. Banner dude didn't really need to know that little piece of information anyway so she stayed quiet.
And more notes-taking. Who knows, maybe this will be important soon?
Oh, and she totally didn't let Professor Botros' appearance go unnoticed. Just good timing for him to arrive in the Ancient Runes-relate part of the seminar/lesson. Kat gave her Professor a smile before going back to taking even more notes.
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Caleb actually knew a little bit about how wands were made - he couldn't remember where he'd heard it, but he was pretty sure his father was debating going into wandmaking at one point, so maybe that was how he'd heard about the process. He didn't know. It didn't matter, now he was going to use that info to win POINTS WOOOOOT!
He raised his hand. "I know that wandmakers have a kind of...sixth sense I guess, where they can sense if a tree wants to be used for wands. If it doesn't, it won't do you any good and you'll get a terrible wand out of it AND you'll be guilty because you cut down a tree that didn't want to be taken from it's home," he said.
It was actually kind of sad, when you thought about it.
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Marigold was very curious about this, and she was taking notes and staring enthralled at the wandmaker, yep! She straightened out her permission sheet and... Survey thing.
Text Cut: Permission sheet
Child's name: Marigold McAlistor
Year: Second
House: Hufflepuff
I __Thomas McAlistor__ declare that __Marigold McAlistor__ is permitted to leave Hogwarts ground on a school sanctioned field trip to the Forest of Dean for the purpose of learning about Wandlore. I understand that while all precautions will be taken to keep my child safe, Hogwarts, Ollivanders, and the employees of both, do not take responsibility for any foul play or accidents which may occur during the field trip, and that my child must act responsibly and respectfully at all times while off Hogwarts grounds. My child agrees to follow all instructions given by the teacher, and understands that attendance is privilege not a right.
Parents signature: Thomas McAlistor
Child's signature: Marigold McAlistor
Text Cut: Wands
Wand Wood: Birch
Wand Core: Phoenix feather
Wand length: 10 3/4 inches
Wand flexibility: Swishy
Is this your first wand? No
If No, List the characteristics of any old wands here, and explain what happened to them: Previous wand was also birch, with unicorn core and 8 inches, my kitten Nibbles sat on it.
House: Hufflepuff
Name: Marigold McAlistor
Taylor finished the survey thing and checked her permission form while taking the notes from what he said. Tay placed the slip on his desk face up. She raised her hand. "Do you have to be nice to the bowtruckles to gather the wood? I mean like... appease them like a gift or a promise or something..." Tay shrugged, not really sure and started to feel embarrassed.
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Child's name: Taylor McIntyre
Year: 7th
House: Ravenclaw
I __Elizabeth Dashkov__ declare that __Taylor McIntyre__ is permitted to leave Hogwarts ground on a school sanctioned field trip to the Forest of Dean for the purpose of learning about Wandlore. I understand that while all precautions will be taken to keep my child safe, Hogwarts, Ollivanders, and the employees of both, do not take responsibility for any foul play or accidents which may occur during the field trip, and that my child must act responsibly and respectfully at all times while off Hogwarts grounds. My child agrees to follow all instructions given by the teacher, and understands that attendance is privilege not a right.
Parents signature: Elizabeth M. Dashkov
Child's signature: Taylor Belle McIntyre
Text Cut: wand
Wand Wood: Aspen
Wand Core:Kelpie Mane-Bulrush
Wand length: 10 ¼ inch
Wand flexibility: sturdy
Is this your first wand? No
If No, List the characteristics of any old wands here, and explain what happened to them: 11 inch, Aspen wood, Demiguise Hair core and sturdy, I broke it
House:Ravenclaw
Name: Taylor McIntyre
Resuming now! Last post before Field trip portion starts!
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Her wand core was unstable? Just like her. Alice twirled it in her fingers, eyeing it speculatively.
And then her gaze flickered over to him. Maybe? But the QUESTIONNARE, Mr. Banner, sir, the questionnaire.
She didn't hazard any guesses for the materials they'd be harvesting or offer any information, but her right hand shot up while her left scribbled down what was written on the board. "We have to talk to the tree? Tell it what we want and ask permission?" At least, she was pretty sure that was what you did when making a rune set.
As for Wiggentrees... "They're rowans, sir." He hadn't actually directly SAID that. So Alice did.
Mr. Banner really needed to be more specific.
Obviously. He'd SAID so. Ira eyed this smartmouth kid.
"Keep that up if you don't want to come on the field trip." He said in a bit of a growl.
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Mo's hand was cramping from all the notes he was taking, even if he was deeply dissatisfied with the answer to his question. He didn't want to know why it was impractical to have two wands, or how they were used, or any of that. His mother had two, and a license for it, and he got that. But she was still the owner of two wands and he wondered if that mattered to the particular wands.
Perhaps it just didn't.
Mo raised his hand. "When we made our own gandr last term, it was important to feel for which tree was willing to give up wood, and then talk to it and ask permission... and we had to give it a gift. We buried it at the base of the tree." Mo had given sweat and blood, actually, even though Lex was more interested in feeding her tree chocolate frogs.
Gandr. Well that was a good association to make. Not worth a polish kit but worth a reluctant nod of approval at least.
............Nod.
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Tobias raised his left hand once again, whilst his right continued to take notes on the subject. He needed his notes but also wanted to give his input, 'cause now they were touching on Ancient Runes and he loveloveLOVED THAT.
"The tree has like sort of let you know that it's okay with you taking the wood you need to make a wand, y'know, when you get a kind of feeling that says you can take it, and you need to make a kind of connection with it. Be one with the tree and all that."
Even as he spoke he was STILL writing notes, and even ended up accidentally writing the words he was saying a couple of times. Mainly he wanted it all written before this super fun sounding FIELD TRIP.
"Connecting is important, yes. Its all about intent: if you intend to take the wood for the right purpose then there' usually no particular problem from the tree's perspective." Trees did too have perspectives, thanks.
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That actually made sense. So Ollivander was more comfortable using those three. That was all he really had to say. But get this Banner guy talking about wands and his Hulk shows. Banner really did have to specify what he wants in his answers. Nigel liked Alice's answer. Simple and technically correct. Who didn't love technicalities?
"A Wiggentree is guarded by Bowtruckles"
There were other things cool about Rowan and Wiggentrees. But lets get on with this field trip already.
"Yes." True. And important to know.
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Sarah was writing and writing. He probably did not appreciate her logic about healing and stuff, just like she did not appreciate the monotone. At least the subject was interesting or else Sarah would have fallen asleep a while before. Write write.
She raised her hand"Like Mo, said, it was the reason that I dropped Ancient Runes" actually she was still deciding, it varied from moment to moment, "This whole sacrificing to trees business... one should respect trees just like one should respect property, yet this whole getting permission part.. If the professor is insistent on you sacrifing to the tree," going against Sarah's moral code "then just give the tree fertiliser, I am sure there is plenty of dung in the Forest of Dean, best use that from a Herbiovorous animal, as that is basically just plant matter"
One more thing, "in wandlore, Rowan is said to be a great wood for defensive spells, few of those that possess Rowan wood go to dark arts"
"....." Right. "This is not the time for you to get on a soapbox. I don't care why you do or don't like Ancient Runes." Not even a little bit, in fact. Bloody droning Chestnuts. Just like the rhyme.
"Right about the wood associations however."
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Minerva was taking notes on everything he was saying. She might not be pursuing a career in Wandlore, but she couldn't help but find it really interesting, but when was learning not interesting. So it seemed she was a bit off on her answer, but it didn't matter she wasn't an expert so all she could do was give her best guess.
She couldn't help but roll her eyes a bit when the talking to trees and sacrificing for them got brought up. She always thought they were all insane for doing that last term, but would have never said it in front of Ethan. She hoped for the love of Merlin they wouldn't have to do that. Maybe this guy was sane enough to know it was a tree, it would be fine with bark being taken.
Putting up her hand she decided to talk about Rowan, "Sir the Rowan is also called Mountain Ash, because it's a smaller tree or shrub. It is said that the Rowan has a dissociation with the dark arts." She loved when her library trips came in handy well that and her boyfriend was a plant lover.
"Dissociation from." Correction. Grammar. But yeah it was also called Mountain Ash. "It isn't called Mountain Ash because of its size, its because of the similarity in appearance between the Rowan and the Ash to the untrained eye, in its overall shape, and to some, the appearance of its leaves." But not to him because it was OBVIOUSLY entirely different.
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Ella took down the notes as suggested. If it'd help her during the field trip, it was definitely worth doing. She also smiled a little at the mention of Ancient Runes. One of her favorite classes, y'know. She thought back to their assignment and nodded absently at what Hulk, Mo, and Toby had said. "We had to thank the tree too, Sir. It was all about making a good connection to it. If the connection wasn't there, you had to find a new tree."
As for the Rowan, Ella tapped her chin thoughtfully and then raised her hand. "It's meant to be pliable, I think. The Rowan, I mean."
Alright, thanking the tree. More of that. Ira just nodded a bit.
"Pliable in general use, but also strong. Rowan in a wand tends to vary from Balanced through to Robust."
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Adi in fact knew a little about Rowan trees, even though he didn't know about anything else Mr. Banner was talking about just then. He raised a hand.
"The Rowantrees are usually found in Britain and Ireland,'' he volunteered. He thought he had seen a few sometime back bu the had not been sure. Oh well. He'd find them sometime when he was back home and see if they were indeed Rowan trees.
"Britain and Ireland yes, but also throughout the Northern Hemisphere." Which was useful to know.
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Jake listened to people talk, his face slightly scrunching at the mention of Ancient Runes. He didn't know anything about Ancient Runes. Wiggentrees, though. That sounded familiar. The prefect thought for a moment to make sure he could form completely thoughts on the subject and raised his hand.
"Wiggentree bark is used in potion making. And the trees are guarded by bowtruckles."
"Yes on both counts."
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She was still here and was listening and listening and taking notes. Turned out her knowledge was shallow in this field. Flipping to another page, she started copying what was on the board. Though, the man didn't look pleased or entertained, he gave them lots of information and explained thoroughly. Can't complain about his unsmiling face after that, heh.
Also, people were really fast. She paused and flexed her fingers that cramped having been taking notes since like the beginning of all this.
Then came the next set of questions. Most of the others answered the tree thing so she felt no need to repeat what they said. As for the Rowan she didn't really know much. But she did know a thing or two about the Wiggentree. "Wiggentrees barks are used in making the wiggenweld potion which is a healing potion." Was that off topic? "Also, if a person is touching its trunk, he or she is protected from dark creatures for as long as they are touching it." Pretty interesting, right!
Right potion. Blah blah-- ah! That was better. "Yes, protection from dark creatures! Useful indeed to know, especially for when you're caught without a wand, or if the dark creature nearby happens to be stronger than you can manage."
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Kace was still listening and taking notes. He was learning a lot this term about wandlore. Then he heard the professor move on and he took a break from note taking. His wrist was starting to cramp up. He looked up from the board and saw the Professor moved on to Wiggentree's. What did Kace know about Wiggentree's? He smiled and raised his hand.
"Professor i know Wiggentree bark is used in some potions!" Then he heard Cassia saying that if you touch it's trunk you are protected from dark creatures. Now that was neat to know!
"Good. Now you can learn other things about it." Potions was a good start though.
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Botros made it to the room. He didn't spend all this time walking down the stairs and convincing them to move the way he wanted, he came right here and now on purpose. Feo was quite a handful to deal with on the way down, the Crup BARGED into the room with his tongue out of his mouth and excited drool evvverywhere! If his tail wasn't cut off, he'd be wiggling it crazy.
Botros nodded at the young man holding the seminar, then a general smile and nod towards the students - oh! Professor Romanos was already here. Good. Good. Ab guided Feo (connected to his leash) to the back of the room where the DADA professor was sitting quietly. The Crup made some loud WOOFS and tried to climb on one of the students' laps, but Botros fixed him with a glare and tugged on the leash to keep him quiet, which Feo replied to with a whimper and ducked his head obediently.
Sitting down now. Hai professor Romanos, hi. Botros nodded and smiled at the young lady.
So. What were they discussing now?
Ah. And another one of the chaperones. Good. Ira managed a quick nod but tehn glared at the dog. No, crup. The crup got a glare.... well, as long as it was quiet, but if it chewed on even a single wand, it'd be sorry.
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Caleb actually knew a little bit about how wands were made - he couldn't remember where he'd heard it, but he was pretty sure his father was debating going into wandmaking at one point, so maybe that was how he'd heard about the process. He didn't know. It didn't matter, now he was going to use that info to win POINTS WOOOOOT!
He raised his hand. "I know that wandmakers have a kind of...sixth sense I guess, where they can sense if a tree wants to be used for wands. If it doesn't, it won't do you any good and you'll get a terrible wand out of it AND you'll be guilty because you cut down a tree that didn't want to be taken from it's home," he said.
It was actually kind of sad, when you thought about it.
Now that was what he wanted to hear. Ira's grumpy expression disappeared just a little bit and he squared his shoulders.
"Yes. You're right, and it takes some time to really learn to listen to that sense of a tree - most of you won't be able to manage it, and that's why you lot need to thank the tree and show respect, that way even if you take wood from the wrong tree, the tree will forgive you to some extent."
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Taylor finished the survey thing and checked her permission form while taking the notes from what he said. Tay placed the slip on his desk face up. She raised her hand. "Do you have to be nice to the bowtruckles to gather the wood? I mean like... appease them like a gift or a promise or something..." Tay shrugged, not really sure and started to feel embarrassed.
And then a Ravenclaw asked a good question.
"Yes and no. You won't be able to appease them: they're scratchy and violent, but you can distract them with the right food." __________
Ahem.
"Rowan trees prefer the heights, mountains and such, which is why its alternative name is Mountain Ash, but don't go thinking that means they are only found in mountainous regions - many of you may have even seen one in your own back yard. Rowan twigs were placed above doorways and barns to protect the inhabitants against misfortune and evil spirits. It was one of the trees sacred to Ancient Druids and used for protection against Dark Magic. This is also why Rowan wands have always enjoyed quite the reputation as a helpmate against curses and such." Ira informed them, warming to the subject.
"There is evidence to suggest that Dragons will not flame a Rowan, and in fact may have protected them at one time or another. Research is underway to test this historical claim, by growing Rowans in Dragon reserves. So far not one of them has been found scorched or burned in any way." So far.
"Rowan boughs can also be used to find where precious metals are hidden or where they occur in natural veins." So if anyone felt like digging for gold.... Anyway. "Due to the time of year," Being winter, "The Rowans we find will not have any leaves. They are deciduous. However the Wiggentrees are evergreen, and therefore should be easy to spot even without the telltale signs of bowtruckles attempting to stab your eyes with their fingers." Because they would.
"In order to deal with the bowtruckles, you will need to distract them with fairy eggs or woodlice, they have a voracious appetite and will eat as many as you can find. Giving either to the bowtruckles will distract them long enough that you'll be able to harvest some wood."
So they'd have to find some of those.
"When harvesting the wood from the Wiggentree... or the Rowan if you can't find an enchanted tree, as many of you said, you need to respect the tree, and understand that you're making an exchange. You can use broken branches which have recently fallen from a tree if you find them, but they must still feel 'alive'. We can't work with dead wood when making a wand. If you harvest directly from a tree, spend some time talking to it, see if you can connect with it and feel its spirit and its potential power. If the tree does not want to be a wand, you'll generally feel unwelcome, perhaps even as if something is watching you, something creepy. But if the tree is willing, and many are, the wood will feel almost warm, and if you listen, then you'll know, you just may have to listen very closely, its an art, and not the easiest though Rowan is usually the easiest to hear, I find."
Were they listening? Because it was important.
"As for the cores we have been speaking about: you must not kill or harm them. It is the same content of a living core. Dittany must be dug up, and its roots kept intact. Kelpie Bulrushes must be taken from a living Kelpie, which means you'll need to use a placement charm to hold the Kelpie still, and then you may diffindo some of its mane, which will grow back in a few days. Augurey feathers must be plucked from a live bird, preferably while it is singing."
Were they ready?
"You'll need to use knowledge you have from studying in any of your school subjects as appropriate. Older students, you should help the younger students as needed. Now, we'll be taking portkeys to the forest, you'll need to buddy up... two-four people per portkey." He waved his finger at the nearest student. "You are to work only with someone who shares a wand attribute with your own. That is, someone with the same wood, or the same core, or the same length, or the same flexibility. Get in groups now, and I'll hand out the portkeys when you are ready. If there are any more questions, now is the time. You'll get more directions when we arrive in the Forest of Dean." Clearly he'd arranged things so that they could portkey from here.
OOC: Hi guys! Sorry this took so long, I had to delay things while I was finishing up university classes for the year. All done except for exams later in the month wooohoo!
This is a mini-task, getting ready to go to the Forest of Dean. You should make at least two posts doing the following:
~Finding at least one/a few people to work with who have the same wand wood, same core, same length, or same flexibilty as your character. It doesn't have to be all of these things, one is fine.
~ Asking any questions if you have any.
~ Writing down any notes if your character thinks they need to.
~ When you have your partner/group, waiting for a portkey to be given over.
~ When you get your portkey from Ira, you can RP your group disappearing from the room.
The second thread will open soon (probably tomorrow) there's plenty of time to RP this portion, and anyone can still join in as long as they post their wand information and permission slip as explained in the first post.
Any questions, feel free to ask me, or if they are IC feel free to ask Ira. If your character hasn't had their details added to the list yet, hold tight, I'm going to do it now.
More information about what to do on the actual field trip portion will appear in the next thread.
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Kimothée Chalamet • The UWU Agenda • Once Baby, Now Trouble • All Growed Up
Alright, so they were finally moving on. And they were about to leave for the Forest of Dean now? Awesome. But then they had to find a partner, someone who shared a same wand attribute with her. No problem, she thought. Kat looked around the room, in search for someone. Anyone with an ebony wand, dragon heartstring core, 10" length, and... spinnable quality or flexibility. Eyes were still searching.
"Does anyone have an ebony wood, dragon heartstring core, 10" length, OR a spinnable wand?" Because, well, she didn't KNOW if a person had those said attributes. Might as well make an announcement. Did Mister Banner dude mind? Yes? No? There was no other method on how Kat would be able to find out anyway.
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