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Originally Posted by Weasley174 (Post 12563927) Daisy was a bit nervous, she was still struggling to find her feet at Hogwarts, it was such a massive place and the lessons were so hard, she was trying to do her best, now what was a box blasting charm, surely all you needed was a locksmith, who could just unlock the box for you. It would be simple right. Daisy thought for a few moments, before she put her hand up. "Something valuable." That was all she could think about, surely you wouldn't need to lock a box if it was just junk in the box.

"That's correct," Feirgrund would've liked to hear their reasoning, but "valuables" did speak for themselves after all.

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch (Post 12563930) Emmie raised a brow at an out of breath Emma as the other girl took a seat beside her. In whisper she asked "Hi Em's, are you okay? Did Peeves hold you up again?" How many times hadn't Emmeline been held up by the school poltergeist who wanted to pull a prank on you or just be rude? Anyways the lesson began with a Q&A portion as usual. They were going to be practicing the Box Blasting Charm soon that could unlock trunks or cases or even doors Emmie supposed, but didn't they use Alohomora for that too? Raising her hand she waited for her turn before supplying her suggestion, directing her gaze towards Professor F as she started speaking. "Expensive jewellery like necklaces, rings, bracelets, tiaras, crowns and similiar are often kept in locked cases, boxes or so to keep them from being stolen or damaged. Hopefully that answer was good enough. It was what had come to mind when Professor Feirgrund had asked what items/objects could be kept in locked and stored away boxes.

"That's correct," Feirgrund nodded.

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Originally Posted by Emzily (Post 12563933) He’d skipped greeting the professor after he arrived earlier on, but of course had quietly resumed a spot next to his best friends, Anna and Aurora, though he did not join in with any arm linking. Stifling laughs when Aurora bumped into the hut, because yes, he absolutely saw every moment of that, but he also wanted to know that she was okay. It looked like she was, other than being embarrassed. The first question felt so easy. “A diary.” Solomon blurted out, “if you’re in to that sort of thing.” HE obviously wasn’t one to keep a diary. AHEM. But if he did, then you better believe it would be locked up good and proper. He offered an explanation even though he thought it obvious. “To make sure your private thoughts aren’t being read by someone who shouldn’t be reading it.” That made sense, and he hoped he’d gotten the question right, because he quite often misunderstood them, it seemed.

"Well-reasoned," Feirgrund nodded. Diaries and Journals were both private.

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Originally Posted by love-for-HP (Post 12563934) Greer ever the studious student raised her hand. "Sentimental things." She said thinking of the trunk her mother kept in the attic. "Like baby items your parents are not able to part with." Each of her sibling had one up there full of things her mom wasn't able to part with, a few outfits, a blanket. All those of type of things.

"Correct," Feirgrund did have sentimental items locked as well from his own kids.

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Originally Posted by Lottiepot (Post 12563935) Aurora thought she had managed to get away with covering up her little moment if it wasn’t for Anna’s comment. If she hadn't known her curly haired Bestie so well, it might have been misconstrued as sarcasm, a joke on how she clearly wasn’t elegant as her shoulder had made contact with an inanimate object. But this was Anna and she was pretty certain that the sixth year was incapable of saying anything intentionally offensive or unkind plus the arm linking helped to settle that touch of embarrassment and she leaned in to her best friend's side. “The wall snuck up on me!” she whispered back, although this ‘whisper’ was far louder than it needed to be. Thankfully she didn’t see any stifling of laughs from Solomon, probably for the best and the lesson had started anyway. Aurora didn’t keep a diary herself, mostly because by the time she had thought of something it would come spilling out of her mouth anyway. The thought of Solomon keeping a diary had her intrigued to the point that once he had finished his sentence, she leaned closer to the boy (likely dragging poor Anna who was still attached to her arm with her) to whisper. “You can borrow my gel pens for your diary if you’d like?” Y’know, because it deserved to look and smell great if it was carrying all your deepest, darkest secrets. Besides, Rora loved to share! She loved to share her ideas too, hence the raised hand. “Gnomes.” Bared teeth, bearded, scary garden gnomes. Temporarily though. Just as long as they had food and water and could be released far FAR away from her. “Or maybe Boggarts? Do Boggarts need food? It wouldn’t be very fair to keep them locked away and starving.” What lesson was this again?

Creatures... that was unexpected to hear but not wrong, "Both Magical and Non-magical versions of gnomes do make one want to lock them away," Not that he was suggesting it for the live ones, ahem. "Professor Khanna would be able to fully confirm this, boggarts tend to feast on fear more so than physical foods," Feirgrund did quietly wonder if the suspected collision had her mistakening the subject. He'd keep an eye out for any other signs of a concussion.

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Originally Posted by Kolyander (Post 12563939) Outdoor lessons were normally Bryony's favorite. However lately she had been a bit off and very much not at all like herself. Much more quiet, very clearly lost in her own thoughts more often than not. The walk down towards the Charms lesson had been done on her own. She had also found herself a seat near her usual group but not quite beside them like she always did, especially when she had seen who was sitting right beside Ary.. but of course he was. It was fine though, everything was just fine.. there was nothing for anyone to see here. And to prove as much the usual finger wiggle wave had been given to Professor Fairgrund. Now when the lesson began, Bry tried to pay attention. Really she did. Blue eyes even focused on Fairgrund, glad to hear that to too many notes would have to be taken today. The less notes she needed to take, the less she would need to review. Maybe if she was lucky no homework would be given today either. Then she would have even more time to think about things. Things that weren't supposed to be on her mind right now... What had the Professor asked? Something about keeping things locked away? "My mama keeps her lessons locked away, I guess so no one can see them but her before she teaches that particular lesson." Bry had no clue if this was the sort of answer Fairgrund was looking for but at least she had managed something.

Feirgrund took a moment, then realizing which Professor she was speaking of. Which earned him softly smiling with a nod, "There is a thrill with providing the element of surprise," As he himself often did that too.

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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy (Post 12563942) Sydney listened semi-intently as the lesson began. The box-blasting charm? That sounded fun at first, though slightly less so when she heard what the charm did. Was unlocking all it did? That seemed anticlimactic. With a name like that, she thought it would actually blast a box apart. Maybe if she cast it hard enough… She hoped there was at least something fun inside the hypothetical box in question to make up for the lack of blasting! Speaking of which, Professor Feirgrund's question reminded her of all the fun things her mums kept locked away… not that it mattered. She always found a way around the lock if it was something she wanted. She raised her hand and said, ”Dangerous things that could cause harm in the wrong hands like knives, glass, certain potions… My mums locked away all of those things when my sisters and I were little.” Not so much now because they trusted at least one of the girls to be responsible…

"Well-reasoned, both valuable and dangerous items are excellent candidates on being locked away,"

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 (Post 12563943) It was so like Sloane not to greet the professor. He purposely stared at her just so that she would acknowledge him, and because he liked messing with her. When his fellow Sltherin finally nodded at him, he reached out to poke her very lightly in the shoulder. However, whereas he was unafraid of Sloane, Drake was not. Grateful that himself and Drake’s friendship seemed to have not taken a hit in Ary’s recent confession at the Topiary Garden, he welcomed the other guy with a wide smile. Hi, Drake. Nudge, nudge, Also, hello to you as well, Emmeline, Emma and Pheebs. His entire attention went to Bry as she approached the group. He hadn’t expected her to sit with him. Even if they still had their talk, it was still awkward between them; something which Ary hadn’t thought he’d experience with her. He sighed softly to himself while wishing his life was less complicated. Thankfully the lesson was starting which meant he got to be distracted. A brief stint of lecture and note-making? Aryan loved the sound of that. Especially when he heard the interesting Charm they were to be working on today. Surely this was bound to come in handy at some point? His first answer would have been valuables but since that was already mentioned… “Exam papers,’’ he piped up when he was called upon. The idea had came to him because of Bry's answer and he mainly presented it to the class because he hoped to get her attention. Maybe she would grin at him or even glance at him… or something? “Professors can lock them away from students.”

Another answer that brought a soft smile, "That's another good candidate, it also helps prevent them from getting lost," A true nightmare is one losing grades.

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl (Post 12563955) Daydreaming was happening a little more often for Ezra these days, and so he'd only managed to get down to the outdoors spot for the Charms lesson juuuust before the lesson began. This left him no chance for chatting with friends before the lesson as usual, but still he gravitated toward the general vicinity of Anna and Aurora. He did appreciate the fact that the lesson was outside, so he figured he should show that appreciation by paying attention. It was difficult when his thoughts often drifted elsewhere, but he could manage. So. A chest. Box Blasting Charm. Storing items. Like what? A lot of things had already been said, and...there was only one thing left that had popped into his head. "Treasure like gold coins, if you're a pirate," he said after raising his hand.

"That's correct," Both magical and non-magical pirates had a hankering for sealed treasure.

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Originally Posted by astrocat (Post 12563958) Phoebe blinked. She was used to people calling her Phoebe Dupont... Master Fox, not so much. She had a friend whose last name was Fox, who had a sister who kind of looked like her, but... "I'm Phoebe," she said confusedly. Speaking of confusing... Phoebe side eyed Ary. And Bry not being nearby. Interesting. "Um, if you had something special that you wanted to keep private, like important documents for when you die, or a special scrapbook, you could lock them up. They're private." That made Phoebe frown, though. They were learning how to blast open boxes, and it wasn't right to go through other people's stuff. What if someone started going through her stuff and reading her private journal??

Feirgrund blinked, briefly wondering before realizing his error. "Ah.. yes, you are, my mistake Miss Calypso." How embarrassing, for him more so. "Take a point for addressing it right away," He appreciated corrections.

With her answer, "That's correct," Feirgrund said. "It would be a shame for them to be unlocked."

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Originally Posted by Chelliephone (Post 12563960) Phoebe likewise got a large green when she took the other seat next to him, and he leaned over to give her a gentle shoulder bump too in greeting. Quiet and subtle, so as not to disturb the others around them. Bryony 's appearance had also gotten a smile though perhaps the one offered was a bit more tentative, but Drake certainly hoped that didn't show. Aryan's returned nudges got another smile too, but then as Professor Feirgrund had officially started the class the boy went silent as he tuned in to pay attention. Box blasting charm today, was it? That sounded exciting! Though.... Respectfully Professor, if they were all being taught how to break in to locked places he would decline to offer any sort of an answer lest he draw anyone's curiosity towards his own belongings. Not that Drake had anything terribly exciting, a diary as mentioned by others and some extra blankets, but still he didn't particularly want either of those items to go missing. Perhaps most notably his blankets though. Those were IMPORTANT for all the fort building he likes to do! Remaining quiet, the boy's eyes flitted to each of his classmates as they offered verbal answers, giving a nod of agreement here and there.

While no response, Feirgrund did see this student was physically present and attentive to other's answers. Very good.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie (Post 12563962) Something wasn't quite adding up and the Hufflepuffle's eyes narrowed while she pondered Aurora's response and what the wall had to do with her elegance. "...so...it was your dance partner?" she whispered back, bright eyes darting back and forth between the blonde and the wall and herself wondering how she could get a wall to be her dance partner for a spin. Surely it was a good partner, you know? Nice and sturdy and such. "Maybe we should invite the suits of armour next time," she suggested, thoughts still trying to logically piece together the fantasy she had woven as class officially began and the professor denied his pirate heritage through omission. "Oh a DIARY! I have one of those too. Well, actually, I suppose what I have is a journal since there is no real organization to it and sometimes I even accidentally jump pages ahead and have to double back to fill in the ones I missed," she added to Solomon's response with several firm nods. "Suppose knowledge in general is something that is...locked away..." Anna trailed off for a moment, her fingers tugging a bit on some of her loose curls, and eyes unfocusing as if they were delving into their own chest nestled away in her mind palace. At least her response was, mostly, on topic and echoed in sentiment to the majority of her peers' responses. Save for Ezra's...which did pull her back because of the connection to pirates and treasure and...why was she crying? "Huh?" she murmured to herself, her hand reaching up to touch her cheek which was only slightly damp from a couple of tears that had decided to go on a slide down her face. She blinked a few more times in Ezra's direction before looking forwards again, entirely missing whatever Phoebe had said.

"Knowledge, yes, there's plenty of documents of the past kept locked for safe-keeping." Feirgrund nodded in approval. There was a noticeable change in her demeanor in some student's responses. But rather than draw full attention now, he'd wait until after class to address it.

"Alright, settle down, everyone," Addressing some of the background chatter in between student's responses, Feirgrund used his wand to tap the blackboard a few times before the following appeared:

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Originally Posted by Blackboard Box-Blasting Charm ~ SEES-tem - uh-PAIR-ee-oh Wand Incantation/Movement: Cistem Aperio - Tracing the Letters C & V conjoined left-to-right

"The Box-Blasting Charm is used to unlock trunks, chests, boxes, and other forms of container.. with a bit of a blast," Not that he had to add that last bit as most had likely imagined, "To clarify with it opening those with simple locks, typically when sealed items are locked away they're put under a number of charms that wouldn't allow this one charm to work even with the most experienced. It's the same reason for why Alohomora doesn't work on all doors and windows. But with time, charms wear off and this is perfect for finding old valuables that may not be deemed as important enough to have multiple charms for security," This could set aside some thoughts from those planning to go on a raiding spree of other's belongings.

Now for the objective, "This chest here will be perfect one to start on, before you get to find more chests to open," Nothing like a fun activity, right? "But first, we practice the incantation, Cistem Aperio. Sees-tem. uh-Pair-ee-oh." Waiting until enough audibly spoke it. "Good, continuing pronouncing it. NEWT students, practice it both audibly and wordlessly,"

"Next up is the wand movement," Feirgrund motioned his wand out, "You begin tracing out the letter C, joining it with the letter V from left to right," As he pointed his wand at the board to motion the direction drawn out. "Once you feel comfortable enough, you can line up in front of the table and practice on the chest. If done correctly, the chest will blast open and cough up get a piece of parchment, then you can return to your seat with it. It'll take a moment for the instructions to appear." Nothing like some anticipation.



OOC: Great responses everyone! Now you'll be practicing the wand movement and the Box-blasting charm. The main activity will continue with further instructions 48 hours from now. If you have any questions feel to ask. ^_^

Greer smiled as the new spell she had not learned yet appeared on the black board. She loved learning new things, and like most things in her life magic had come easy and natural to her. She had yet to try a spell that she had not well if not mastered, worked well on the first or second try. She wouldn't say she was the most advanced studen to ever come to Hogwarts but she wouldn't argue if someone else said that, she stayed humbled though ... most of the time.

Trying out the spell out loud of few times time "Cistem Aperio, Cistem Aperio, Cistem Aperio" And then pulling out her wand to trace the CV movement a few times.

"Sees-tem. uh-Pair-ee-oh" She tried one more time without her wand to just make sure the words rolled off her tongue a bit. She smiled and stood up confident when she tried it, the spell would work for her.

minor catchups too :3
 

some shifting for timeline
 

SPOILER!!: question/concern

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie (Post 12563981) Sadness wove with confusion which then gave way to utter bewilderment as the Hufflepuffle continued to touch her cheeks, each moist touch ushering in blurry and disjointed vision that was as foreign as it was familiar. One final flash of blinding lime green light temporarily robbed her eyes of their usual luster fully brought Anna out of the deepest echoes of her mind - maybe she needed to get some Dreamless Sleeping Draughts...although she hadn't actually been asleep so was there a no Nightmareing During Daydreaming Draught available? Patting her cheeks and even pinching them to make sure that she was totally awake and in the present now, though she had unfortunately heard Emma's suggestion for items to lock away and it had sent a rather unpleasant shiver up and down her spine, Anna's eyed refocused at last on the board and the incantation to be practiced. "SeeS-TEM...oh-Pair-ee-uh..." she whispered, the words rolling off her tongue like chunky peanut butter. "Seas-TUM...uuuuuuh-Par-ee-oh...Sees-tem...uh-Pair-ee-oh...Sees-tem...uh-Pair-ee-oh..." The incantation was getting so easier to say and Anna could only fantasize about a world in which she could bypass her inability to pronounce things and cast them nonverbally. Still, she was feeling...somewhat confident in her pronunciation after a handful more tries. "A C...joining with a V..." she repeated while her eyes crossed trying to focus on her wand as it moved through the air. "Professor...is it similiar to when you are writing in cursive? That sort of...C to V connection?" For some reason she was really not grasping the concept and her wand may as well be traveling through molasses.

"That's right, Miss Walles," Feirgrund thought this was a good question, incase others struggled as well. "Joining the C to V is similar to cursive writing fashion, where the bottom half of the C will connect to the top left portion of the letter V," Just in case they needed another demonstration, Feirgrund walked over to stand on the side facing towards the board. "Like so," Then taking his wand out to repeat the wand movement.

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Originally Posted by astrocat (Post 12563980) Phoebe nudged Drake back, feeling better-than-usual. Professor Feirgrund used her correct name AND Phoebe got a point. She didn't usually get points, especially not for correcting people, so she was pleased. She took careful notes on the box-blasting spell and then got right to work on practicing the incantation. Phoebe was good at charms!! So she felt more confident. "sees-tem uh-pair-ee-oh," she practiced. "seestem uhpaireeoh. Cistem Aperio!" She practiced it lots of times until she felt confident, before moving on to the wand movement. C... V... CV... was she doing this too slowly? CV!! Pheebs had a harder time with the wand movement, which felt complicated, but she watched the older students and eventually got the hang of it. Phoebe moved to line up behind the other students. "Professor? Isn't it rude to go through other people's things?" She felt a little stressed. What if they went through her things? Phoebe would be crushed if that happened!

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie (Post 12563981) Her attention briefly drifted to Phoebe and her question to which she simply had to sat something! "Well, Professor Feirgrund has given us permission to perform the spell on THAT particular chest, so you needn't worry about being rude," she assured the girl. "Nor do I think that Professor Feirgrund is teaching this particular spell to us with the intention of going and using it on others as an antagonist nor for malevolent intent. More so that...well...it could be useful to know the skill in an emergency situation. ALSO, one of the best ways to know how to protect against something is to know how to do it, right? Or at least know the logistics of how it is done."

The question did confuse Feirgrund at first. He didn't recall saying or implying that they'd be going through other student's belongings, as he tracked back to what he said earlier. Perhaps, they had a different concern? A valid concern, as Miss Calypso likely wasn't the only one with the same thought. "I can assure you, the box-blasting charm in today's lesson will not be used on anyone else's belongings," Especially in front of his eyes. Miss Walles was quick to also address the concern, "As Miss Walles said, it is beneficial being familiar of the box-blasting charm. As many forms of security have a work-around, there are ways to prevent this charm from working. School trunks, for example, already are equipped with a charm preventing other students within the same magical ability from breaking in. It would take a generation or two for the charm to wear down to the degree of a beginner from opening it." Wondering if this would be enough assurance, he'd happy to elaborate. Wouldn't want to have students leaving worried instead of feeling confident in their abilities.

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Originally Posted by love-for-HP (Post 12563967) Greer smiled as the new spell she had not learned yet appeared on the black board. She loved learning new things, and like most things in her life magic had come easy and natural to her. She had yet to try a spell that she had not well if not mastered, worked well on the first or second try. She wouldn't say she was the most advanced studen to ever come to Hogwarts but she wouldn't argue if someone else said that, she stayed humbled though ... most of the time. Trying out the spell out loud of few times time "Cistem Aperio, Cistem Aperio, Cistem Aperio" And then pulling out her wand to trace the CV movement a few times. "Sees-tem. uh-Pair-ee-oh" She tried one more time without her wand to just make sure the words rolled off her tongue a bit. She smiled and stood up confident when she tried it, the spell would work for her.

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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy (Post 12563970) Sydney listened, copying down the spell information in her notes. Only a bit of a blast? That didn’t sound like much fun! Her ears did perk up at the mention of unlocking old things, though, Was that why the lesson was here? Were they going to search the abandoned hut for old things to unlock? Now that sounded fun, blast or not! Eager to try the spell, she practiced the individual components starting with the incantation. “SEES-tem - uh-PAIR-ee-oh,” she repeated, enunciating each syllable carefully. “SEES-tem - uh-PAIR-ee-oh, Cistem Aperio, Cistem Aperio…” When she felt confident with the pronunciation, she moved on to the wand movement. Holding her wand in her right hand, Sydney traced the C & V shape connected left to right. After a few more tries, she shifted her wand to her left hand and practiced the movement again with that hand a few times. Now she was ready to try the spell for real!

So far the students were practicing well. Some were really getting the hang of it. Feirgrund saw two students stood up to line up and looked ready to try out the spell... supposedly. He waited for a moment as they stood idly, before adding gently, "Excellent, you're free to try it out on the chest here. When you're ready, give it a go," Gesturing the chest on the table sitting nicely. "If it doesn't open with a slip of paper for you, that's okay, you can head to the back of the line and re-try until it does."

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OOC: Keep it up everyone, you're doing great! Friendly reminder, your character's free to try out the charm on the chest first when ready to receive a blank parchment. Next day, we'll continue into the full activity. ^_^ If you have any questions feel to ask/message me.

Wait.. Did Anna genuinely think that she was performing a dance routine with an inanimate object? Aurora just assumed she was being a great friend and pretending to avoid any embarrassment on the Ravenclaws behalf. She sort of slow blinked before deciding to go along with whatever story the Hufflepuff was weaving. “Umm.. Yes. But not a very good one.” Too solid, not enough flexibility. “Have you worked out how to awaken them yet? The suits of armour I mean. Because I don’t think needing a dance partner is enough of an emergency for them.” She recalled back to a conversation they’d had previously.

She would’ve been listening to what Feirgrund was explaining had she not been watching her bestie’s eyes well up. She leaned closer, sliding her hand into Anna’s and giving it a gentle squeeze. “Are you okay?” she whispered, concern etching on her face. “Is it allergies? My Ma says weed pollen is the worst in September.” Her eyes darted over towards Ezra, to the Professor and then back to Anna. Listening would just have to wait.

..Or not. Suddenly the rest of the class were practicing their spells and Aurora had absolutely no clue what she was doing. It was lucky that the incantation had been written on the board really as distractions happened all too often for the fifth year. Despite Anna’s.. moment, she had apparently been able to tune in so the blonde attempted to copy her.

“Seeeeeeeees-tem uh-pair-eeeee-oh.” Oh how she wished that incantations could be simple and easy to recall. “Why can’t it be openus boxius?” she spoke out loud, her nose wrinkling like a rabbit whilst practicing drawing a C into a V in her neatest cursive writing in the air with her wand. She was happily getting along with repeating the incantation and drawing pretty CV’s in the air in different fonts until she heard the third year's rather worrisome answer about concealing bodies which stopped her dead in her tracks.

Oooookaaaay..

Activity time
 

After some time had passed, a few students managed to successfully open the box. It was well time for the activity. "Alright everyone, you're doing well! Those of you still working on mastering the charm, you can continue working on it with this chest here until you receive a a slip of parchment. Give it some time before the location shows up." Gesturing the table once more. Before any worries could begin, "Do not fret if you're still unable to master it by the end of the lesson, you'll be credited just the same for all your attempts," It would be too discouraging not crediting everyone.

"Those of you who were successful and managed to have a slip of paper, take a look now and see what shows up. You will be going on a little treasure hunt, based on the hint of the location provided. The item in particular are known for being on the sweet side and will be hidden inside a box somewhere in the vicinity of where we are. You're welcome to work with another, as long as you each managed to open container of your own."

Before adding one important factor, "There is also a charm to prevent you from wandering too far for the duration of the lesson. So you won't be lost looking for it." That way no student will accidentally end up in the Forbidden Forest or elsewhere. Merlin knows what could be found in there. "When you're ready, begin!"


OOC: You all are doing amazing! ^_^ As mentioned, continue working on the main chest on the table if your student is still working on the charm. Those going on the treasure hunt, your provided location is free for you to choose to RP, based on this bingo card. There's no need to post in other threads, just be sure to label the title of your post (ex. A1, C4, D2,etc.) while searching in this thread. A Narrator will respond if you're close by/found it along with the randomized reward when the charm is done successfully. There will be at least 72 hours to complete this. Any questions, feel free to ask/vm/pm. :)

C2 - Inside the Hut
 

He was entirely grateful that that was Aryan's way of thinking, because he was pretty certain he wouldn't have made it at all through Charms in the past 2 terms if it hadn't been for Aryan's additional assistance and guidance. It was super helpful to have friends good at other subjects! At the affirmation from his friend, Drake beamed brightly at Aryan and wiggled back into his spot besides the boy, giving a nod to Emmeline as well as she also returned with her bit of parchment.

Observing the rest of the class as they got their papers, Drake was relieved when they were moving on for a hunt. He also wanted to ask Ary if he wanted to work together, but he was trying to be sensitive too to the weirdness that was currently surrounding his friends and his accidental involvement in it. So... he was trying to refrain, and instead looking at his rather apt piece of parchment that said quack in front of the pond. Fitting, for a Duck like himself, wasn't it? Except before he could make any move away from the crowd, he heard Ary address him and invite him inside the hut - matching his note. The curly haired boy nearly sighed in relief, but instead settled for a wide smile and a quick nod of his head. "Sounds good to me. After you!" He chirped back, softly, as his own piece of paper was stuffed into his pocket before taking a few steps towards the hut. "It sounds like we're getting some type of candy or something as the prize... but what else do you think is in the hut?"

B3- Behind the hut
 

C2 - Inside the Hut
 

Look alive, look below. For not too high up, was a brown box sitting pretty on the window sil. Looks reachable but is it teachable?

As the two walked inside, the door wasn't the only one making a distinct creak sound. The floor seemed to only creak after stepping close to the cupboard.

messy jumble of tl's ftw {target: C3, bush with most leaves on the ground}
 

D1-Stack of hay