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DaniDiNardo · 05-10-2015, 10:23 PM

SPOILER!!: It's an elevator, it goes up and down

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Originally Posted by Saz Hale

Abby looked at the poster and raised her hand and said "That is an elevator, i have ridden and it takes people up and down to different destinations" Abby being muggleborn knew all about them

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Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin

Time to go sit at the desks? Well if the professor said so. He returned to his seat after being sweaty from going under and over the desks. He hadn't done that since elementary school. It was good to relive those memories. He squinted at the board and saw a picture Maddox posted. He couldn't make it out but he moved closer and knew what it was instantly. Merlin he needed to get himself glasses. He forgot to mention that piece of information to his mother.

The big puff raised his hand and said, "Professor that is an elevator but also a lift like Zeke said. Whatever you wanna call it, it is suppose to help people get to their floor. People use it if they have many stairs to climb or if they are lazy.." he shrugged. He heard Zeke's question and it would be quite cool to have an elevator at Hogwarts. He waited to hear that answer.

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Originally Posted by Kaos.Doodles

Wiggling around on his desk, Kyroh stared. He hadn't grown up around Muggles or anything, but that didn't mean he was dim enough to NOT know what it was. Raising his hand, Kyroh did his best to put on a 'I am completely interested in whatever is coming out of your stupid mouth, face' "A lift sir."

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Originally Posted by RandomRaven

Now Jackson was already wide awake. Did this Professor always did this before his class? Then the Korean boy then got back to his seat. It was.. fun. A little exercise before the class? He used to do that before his dance class at Kirin.

Stop thinking about Kirin, okay? You're in Hogwarts now.

He raised his hand as the Professor showed them a picture. "It's an elevator, Sir. It helps people to move from.. one floor to another..." Hope that the Professor understand his words since he still couldn't eliminate his Korean accent.

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Originally Posted by Mordred

Since he’s a big ~~boy~~guy now, he situated himself at the back, sat on the desk nearest him and crossed his legs. They were allowed to sit on desks, so why not make the most out of it, hm? Ethan eyed the poster without any effort, and raised his hand to answer. “Yeah, it’s a lift professor. It’s a muggle device that takes people up and down floors.” But in the wizarding world, it’s a bit different. Lifts can take them in all sorts of direction.

But wait, this isn’t Muggle Studies. So...does that mean that they are going to learn how to enchant a box to act like a lift? Or be the lift?

Hm. Interesting stuff! He's all ears, Professor Q!

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Caleb was...slightly confused. He hadn't accidentally wandered into Muggle Studies right? Because that was a muggle lift - not the kind that wizards used at the Ministry or at St. Mungos. Those muggle ones could only go one way, up or down. Despite being unsure as to what exactly this had to do with charms, the prefect raised his hand.

"That's a muggle elevator, professor," he told him matter of factly.

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Originally Posted by Symphora

No chairs? No problem...he put his hands on the desk and hopped up to sit. The wood felt smooth and he let himself be comfortable by leaning slightly back. He had a good view of the classroom, why not? He could get use to this position.

Henric nodded agreeably with the others who answered the professor's question regarding the poster. He had rode the lift too many times before, he could easily guessed what it was even if it been said already.
"Yep..yep..that's a lift,alright,"he muttered to noone in particular. Adi got it right again, he gave him a thumbs up. Correctoo.They were definitely not magical doors for sure, but he wished it was.

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Originally Posted by Samia

Despite the fact that MOST of the students were happy with this running exercise - Noel Wallace was not. He fell and rolled and it was just embaressing really. Not to mention chaotic. So when the professor FINALLY let them stop - Noel Wallace collapsed on the floor instead of finding himself a chair to give himself a break.

AAAAH. Breathe in. Breathe out.

So while just lying on the floor, Noel looked at the poster and held his hand up before speaking: "THAT is a elevator, sir"

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Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy

They weren't going to be sitting on chairs today? Well alright then that was perfectly fine by her. Hady made her way over to where her desk and been and quickly wiped off the top of the desk were everyone had been stepping on it or crawling on it. Then placing her hands on the desk she pushed herself upwards and slipping onto the desk on her knees only then to turn around to sit on her bottom, her legs swinging back and forth a little bit.

Listening silently she only raised her hand once she saw what the photo was of. "It's an elevator Professor and normally used in buildings to take people from floor to floor, though sometimes people can have one in their homes if like a family member or something is able to use stairs." Yup she knew that was true cause she had been in a very large home once that had one because their young child was in a wheelchair.

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Originally Posted by Mell

Well he was definitely awake after that. Michael perched himself onto his desk, crossing his ankles and waiting to see what else the Professor had planned.

He glanced at the picture and then raised his hand. "That appears to be an elevator." And he had been in one and oh boy did he have a story but there were young kids in the room so it was best he kept that to himself. "The muggle ones go up and down. They have an electric motor, cables and pulley's and counterweights to balance them."

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Originally Posted by fire_faerie

After ~~sucking up~~ making friends with the professor, after pinning his name to his shirt, after running around the classroom and having a completely and utter blast of a time, Benzi finally settled down on the desk and put his Charms thinking cap on. He voted to do that every lesson, Professor. Yes. An excellent addition to his morning work out.

Note to self: take Noel with him. He looked like a dead fish running around.

Anyways. Yes. Class. He lifted his hand (GEDDIT?!). "That's a lift, sir," he said, like they all did, because yes. And he was most definitely not going to share his experience on a lift. Nope. "... Isn't there one in the Ministry?" he was pretty sure there was one. In fact, he remembered being in years ago. No idea what for though. He'd been with Ja- NEVER MIND MOVING ON.

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Originally Posted by griffin

Sit on the desk? Penelope was really not a sitting on desks kind of person, so she remained standing behind her desk. So, what was this lesson about? She looked at the poster that Professor Quigley was showing them. "It's an elevator or a lift. It is used for transport between floors of a building. Not good for claustrophobic people." Penelope didn't like elevators. Stairs were much better. What did elevators have to do with the lesson? ~~Please don't be that they would have to get in an elevator.~~

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Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah

It was indeed a lift, or a pair of lift doors as Goosey had suggested and as he was about to piggy back on and take all of the credit for. The problem with sharing that answer hadn't so much lied in the fact that everyone had said that particular answer, but that from Cutty's reactions with the Professor he wasn't really one to be so...simple. Was he really looking for an obvious answer? Cutty had doubts.

Raising his wand hand he gave a less cut and dry option, "It's a means of getting either below or above ones present location. A transportation option where no others are possible or efficient." Everything in life was more or less a tool to be used, wasn't it afterall?

Blink.

Right, well it wasn't like they were wrong or anything. It was an elevator--or a lift as some called it and it was useful for taking you from one floor to the next so the Professor nodded slowly in turn to each of them, happy they'd even bothered to try in the first place. "Correct. The lift or elevator is a muggle contraption that takes people from one floor to the next both up and down. As Mister Rider questioned, it can be found in the Ministry where it travels in all directions."

Not that THAT was the important bit about all this but a little added information never hurt. "You're quite right Mister Toussaint, it does have all those complicated mechanics that can typically be found in muggle inventions and as Miss Lynch suggested, it comes in handy for those unable to take the stairs."

Useful, if not vastly terrifying.

SPOILER!!: Shut down once/shuts down on people

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Originally Posted by PuppySara

Philipe raised his hand, confirming as everyone else had, "It's an elevator." He paused trying to remember, "I've not been on one in a number of years... the last one shut down when my parents and I were still on it..." Yeah, no trust for the stupid muggle thing anymore... And why were they tlaking about an elevator in charms class? This makes absolutely no sense to him... Hopefully it would tie back around soon at least.

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Originally Posted by Squishy

Feeling more awake from all the exercise, Lux headed back to her desk and took a seat on it. Eh, she didn't mind not using a chair; it wasn't every day that they got to try different seating arrangements in class and this made her feel taller. Getting comfy, she crossed her legs and gave her arms a good stretch.

Looking at the poster that Professor Quigley displayed for them, Lux knew immediately what the device was. She had been to plenty of muggle buildings before. Raising her hand she said, "that's an elevator. I've been in them loads of times and they are used in buildings to take people from one floor to another. Usually they work perfectly, but sometimes they malfunction and the people are trapped inside." Fortunately that had never happened to her, because she would probably have a panic attack even though she had never been claustrophobic like Bay. Being trapped in an elevator just sounded scary.

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Originally Posted by Harry174

Angel continued to go up and over the desk and then under them, trying to get herself woken up without hurting herself, she continued until the Professor told them to stop and then she went back to her desk, she listened to what the Professor said.

She raised her hand straight away. "Professor it's an elevator..." She was muggle born so she had been in them loads. "Sometimes they break down and you get stuck in them." Angel sighed. "Though when I was Nine, I was messing about with an elevator, I decided to press all the buttons to see what would happen." Angel had at the time thought that it would be fun.

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Adi had not realised Henric was the person behind him until he heard the other boy's voice saying something about him holding up the line. And was that laughter in Henric's voice? Hmph. Adi supposed if the roles were reversed he would have been laughing his head off too. "I'm going, I'm going,'' he mumbled. "You try hurrying along after banging your skull against a desk, Henny.''
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Brilliantly awake? Adi had always been awake, Professor Feline! The only difference with the Adi that had entered the classroom moments ago and the one that had just completed the exercise was that the latter one had a mild headache. OhOhOH! They could take a seat on their DESKS? Cool! It wasn't often one got to do that so the sixth year had no problem flopping down on one.

His eyes followed Quigley's wand and he studied the poster. Hand up, Adi said, ''It's an elevator, Professor. Lots of people have been known to get stuck in one of those when it malfunctions. It carries persons from one floor to another in buildings.'' Unfortunately, he didn't have any interesting stories to volunteer involving the objects.

Then there was the set that reminded him why he took the stairs. The man might have paled slightly though it was hardly noticeable as he continued nodding.

"Also correct. One downside--as it is with any muggle technology--is the likelihood it will malfunction mid use. You never know when you'll be minding your own business, sipping you coffee when suddenly the machine has you held hostage for the rest of the afternoon. Don't ride them children. Not if you don't have to." Ahem.

Moving on.

He had imparted enough wisdom on that matter for one day.

SPOILER!!: Silent ones

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Originally Posted by nanyjj

Leah did not like sitting on desks. Chairs existed for a reason. Being short, sometimes she just could not plop down on desks like cool people could do. Fortunately, the ones here were pretty short themselves, so she walked over to her desk and sat down.

Oooh, a poster. She stared. And stared. And stared. It wasn't like she could not see it clearly, but she had no idea what that was. She felt like she had seen something like that before though. Leah listened to her classmates' answers instead. Ah, an elevator. Or a lift. They were the same thing, yeah? Its function sounded pretty cool.

Why DIDN'T they have one at Hogwarts? It would be easier to make one elevator than making one hundred and forty-two staircases.

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Originally Posted by VRSCIKA

Ilia managed all of the desks without getting bumped or run over or getting any bruises , so she was pleased enough with that. She had no idea what this had to do with charms, but she wasn't the teacher so she didn't question it yet. So....no chairs now......she didn't become overly concerned about that either and simply leaned against her desk. She had a feeling that something even stranger would happen, when she saw the poster she felt that she was right. She had no idea what it was or did, so she simply listened attentively and watched. So it was a muggle contraption, an elevator...or lift. It went up and down.......they had just unexpectedly gone up and down.......was there a pattern going on? Why they were learning their ups and downs in charms class she hadn't the foggiest idea though.

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Originally Posted by JustAlice

OOH YES YES ROWAN KNEW WHAT THAT WAS. They were pretty much everywhere in the muggle world, so she couldn't really have avoided them. But everyone else seemed to know too, so there wasn't really much point in raising her hand just to say 'lift' again, was there? No.

She made herself comfortable on her desk and swung her legs a bit, listening to everyone else's answers. She didn't have any interesting lift stories, since she rarely actually went in them. So listening was gonna have to suffice for now.

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Originally Posted by Hey Ju

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Were her classmates all deaf? Why in the name of the all powerful Morgana was every single one of them saying the same thing over and over and OVER again? Yes, they all KNEW it was a lift by now >____>

Agatha rolled her eyes and crossed one leg over the other as she turned away from most of the other kids, crossing her arms in the process as well. Just get on with it already. Morgana.

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Originally Posted by Meizzner

Well Dante was most certainly awake. Tired but awake. But why no chairs. It was not the most comfortable to be sitting on a desk. When he could be sitting in a chair. And it was a lift or elevator. Whatever word you wanted to use. The only thing you had to worry about in one of those is being really close to someone who smelled horrible or awkward conversations. And besides getting stuck in one. You know that can be terrifying.

It has already been said about 50 times.

So Dante stayed quiet and tried to relax in case more exercise was in his future.

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

The running under and over desks was definitely unexpected, but it wasn't too bad overall. She appreciated a little exercise in the morning, especially to wake up better for class.

And even now the unexpected continued - they were allowed to sit on their desks and the professor was showing a Muggle invention, a lift/elevator. Very interesting. Surely had something to do with what they were learning today and not just for the 'fun' of it. Perhaps whatever the charm was would help them all use the moving staircases a little less.

Jenna wasn't raising her hand to answer yet though, considering most of the others had covered the basics of it. She wasn't taking notes yet either, since all this was stuff she knew, having used elevators many times before. But she was definitely listening and paying attention, don't worry.

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Originally Posted by Govoni

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While he wasn't in terrible shape, Gabe rightly struggled with most physical activities. He didn't get out much...because the Library just made the most sense. Sure, walking the many, MANY stairs and corridors of the school was enough to keep them fit enough....

He'd barely made it through the course...chest heaving; face covered in a light sheen of sweat...as he was a sweater. It was practically unavoidable with any physical exertion. And this was why he wasn't into sports. He didn't like sweating. It was gross....and he FELT sticky now.

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....and he couldn't get the words out...as to what that picture was. Naturally, he KNEW it was a lift...but words. Words were difficult at the moment. Maybe when he...was able to breath properly.

*wheeze*

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SPOILER!!: Silent ones

He wouldn't even say he was surprised that some had chosen to remain silent. That was always a thing in his class for one reason or another and the man could respect that....while shooting concerned looks to Mister Banner and Wallace....they were okay....yeah?

Nothing he needed to be concerned with....?

No? Okay.

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Originally Posted by Hera

"It's a lift, Professor!" he said more excitedly than he had wanted to, his hand waving like a floppy rag in the air. "It can move you up or down between different floors of a building and things.... as well as side to side if you work at the Ministry ....." and then, LIGHT BULB! ... "Are we making one for Howarts?!" It needed one, for sure.

Maddox HAD been doing the dutiful thing, nodding along as Mister Rogers spoke but found he immediately had to discontinue that when the boy began asking about making lifts for Hogwarts. "That's...not exactly it...no....but something like that...only....far less recommended for lift use."

If that made sense. Did it? The man didn't even know but he did know they wouldnt' be adding any death traps to the castle. Merlin knew this place was filled with enough of them as it was.

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Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Exhaustion taking over. Mind shutting down.

Hugh was just gonna....yea....he was just gonna crawl up on that desk like he was told and rest. Face first. Hanging off of the desk with his belly up. Perfect.

Muuuuuuuch better, yo.

Was the professor talking? He would listen in a minute. Just needed to breathe. And not die.

A harder task then it looked.

Honestly, this kid.

"Mister Hughbert you're beginning to worry me and I feel being a responsible Professor entails inquiries about your health." Was the kid dying or not???? "Don't need you to say anything....just...just gimme a thumbs up if you think you can make it through the class before calling it in."

This sort of thing was important. He needed to know if the kid needed removal before he could legally be blamed for anything.

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Originally Posted by starryowlandinkymoon

"It's a lift," Stella said slowly, the way she'd explain to a five year old- or an ignorant pureblood. "It's a special kind of box held up by cables. You stand inside it and the cables pull it up or down to different floors in a tall building. Hogwarts should get some." Stella gave the teacher her best fake polite smile and in a tone she really hoped sounded genuinely confused she said, "But I thought this was a Charms class, Professor Quigley? Or am I back in Wales in my primary school?"

Snarky little blunt wasn't she?

"I thought this was Charms Class too but now I fear you've confused me and I don't have the foggiest where I am." He tilted his head at her, deliberately feigning his confusion. "Might be we're in Care of Magical Creatures now. Might be we're in Muggle Studies." Maddox gave a light shrug, his tone conversational if not a little disinterested as he continued on. "Might be we really are in Charms, but if it's the latter I'd think you being a Firstie Year and unaccustomed to the wiles of Hogwarts would wait a little longer before asking such pretentious questions." Just a suggestion she could stick into her pocket for later if she felt so inclined.

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

It wasn't really an answer, was it? Dot was pleased that the professor had responded, but he hadn't given her much of an answer. Her shoulder slumped as she finished the last over the desk under the desk action and then scurried back to her seat. Fine, they'd just talk about it later.

"It's a door, sir. It might or might not be the door to a lift, but it is definitely a door."

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And then he realized she couldn't be wrong. "Awfully literal, Miss Wojack. It is a door but I was hoping for what fell behind the door." He gave a tentative smile, unsure what to really make of her response just yet.

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

He did, however, find his desk again and try to be all attentive with the question answering stuff. Though the amount of people who knew the answer was highly discouraging because Zander actually knew this one too. Except it wasn't impressive, apparently 'cause so did everyone else. "It's a lift," okay so he started just like everyone else, BUT Professor Q get a load of this!! Zander was about to be UNIQUE. Time to finally be impressed. "They play interesting music so people don't get bored while they've got to ride 'em. And despite popular belief, no matter how many times you press the lift's buttons... It'll still take the same amount of time for it to arrive." SEE no one said that. Plus this is really what one ought to know about the lift. Forget all that stuff about transport.

"How very...informative...Mister Adair. I'm almost impressed you didn't strike for a cop out as you've been known to do when asked questions." He still hadn't forgotten the time the boy offered 'you draw your wand and cast a spell' as a response to one of his questions.

"It looks like improvement and I'll take it....though why you pressed all the buttons I'll never understand. It's awfully childish and you shouldn't in future."

Because obviously Zander was talking about himself. It took exceptionally disappointing people to do something like that.

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Originally Posted by Jessiqua

She frowned at the photo. She was sure she had seen one somewhere, but wasn't sure where. Surely it was some kind of muggle thing. She raised her hand, always trying to at least suggest SOMETHING, and waited, then said "Professor is it some kind of door?" Did she have to be more specific? "A muggle invented… magical door?" Was that what she remembered? A magically opening door?

Another going for the simplest answer. "Yes, it is a door, Miss Burton, but as I just explained to Miss Wojack, I was looking for a little more than that. It's an elevator in truth and there's nothing particularly magical about it I'm afraid."

Shame too.

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Originally Posted by littledhampir

"That's an elevator professor. They're used to bring people from one floor to another if they don't want to or aren't able to use the stairs. I've been on one and it's fun to jump right when it's about to stop. It makes you feel like you're floating for a second." She knew more about elevators too, but she stopped herself from saying more because she had already contributed enough and she didn't want to get carried away talking. Other people knew stuff to so it was time to listen to them. Yes.

Huh. Now that was interesting to note.

"I never knew that..." He rubbed at his chin thoughtfully as he considered what the young Hufflepuff had said. "Fascinating, I'll have to give it a try sometime." You know, if anyone could actually coax him IN to one of them ever again.

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Raising her hand, "I've been in one of those, Professor. And I must say they're generally a very smooth ride up and down, unless it's in need of maintenance in which case it could feel shaky and nauseating."

"I find the ride nauseating regardless, but that's also a good point to bring up, thank you Miss Mancini." How anyone liked those things was beyond him and how anyone considered the rides smooth would forever be a mystery for this man.

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Originally Posted by Felixir

"It's a LIFT, Professor, like everyone said. And it's on the top floor, I think, 'cause both the little arrows at the top are pointing down," Toby explained, moving his arm to point point point. Y'know, important information. "In the muggle world they take people between floors and stuff, for people who can't use the stairs, or don't want to. My-... someone I know got stuck in one before, for a few hours, because sometimes they just randomly stop. Sometimes they barely feel like they're moving. You step in, and a few seconds later you're on a different floor, like Muggle magic."

Muggle magic.....now there was something you didn't hear everyday.

"I suppose you're right, it does seem a bit magical in the way it works..." Until it stopped working and you found yourself shaking your fist at muggle technology. He had those moments often. Yup.

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Originally Posted by Sararara

The fourth year waved a hand around in the air because THIS WAS SUCH A GOOD DAY. They were going to talk about LIFTS. "It's a lift! They take you up and down in building and stuff when you don't want to use stairs and they're a lot funner than stairs and they're the funnest I think, 'cause if you jump up right when it starts going down it feels like your stomach is falling out of you!" She'd ridden the lift up and down and up and down and up and down that time with Sebby and Marcel. It was like MAGIC except for muggles which was CRAZY. "But if you go up and down too many times the person who owns the lift will yell at you because apparently you're not supposed to do that. It's fun, though!" COULD THEY PLAY IN ONE TODAY PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE?

Believe it or not, there was such a thing as too much energy and right now it looked like Miss Kittredge was suffering from it. Merlin the man felt exhausted just looking at her.

"It...er...sounds like you've had quite the experience with these things..." Nod nod.

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Originally Posted by carpediem

"Isn't that a lift, Professor? They usually use those to go up or down, correct? Better than stairs, though what do you do if they stop working? Are you like trapped?" A little metal cage that got trapped between two floors seemed terrifying. A tiny metal cage with strangers. Gross.Ophelia thought she would start reacting like one of those caged animals at muggle zoos.

Was it what??

Maddox stared at the young Ravenclaw for a moment, not sure what she was really asking before finally giving a firm shake of his head. "Can't say that I am, Miss Clarke. I've never been one bogged down with restrictions." So being trapped was hardly likely, y'know?

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Originally Posted by Tiro MacMhuirich

Running a hand through her hair, the girl shook her hair as she sat next to Rusty on their desk. Gosh, she’d never even seen Uncle Derek in his wheelchair but she couldn’t imagine what it was like being in a wheelchair or needing muggle crutches to get around every day. Yeah, that was all she had to say on the matter at the moment. Hopefully that was enough.

"And this right here is a perfect reason why you should all thank your lucky stars you have magic. Magic makes everything easier and lets you avoid riding lifts. As Miss Hanover pointed out, it was charms that helped her grandfather." COUGHCOUGHCOUGH. "Thank you."

But it was time to move on or they would forever be pondering the mystery that was a lift in Charms class. "Like most of you have stated, this is a lift and for those of you wondering, both silently and aloud, it has something in common with the spell we'll be learning today." Maddox flicked his wand and an incantation became visible on the board.

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Originally Posted by Board

Alarte Ascendare

"This is the spell we'll be covering today and like the elevator it makes things go up...albeit more dangerously and at a greater speed than what might be considered desirable or safe. This charm will launch an object into the air and as expected, how heavy the object is and how much power you apply determines how far and how fast it goes."

He paused for those who might want to be taking notes. "It's probably what early lifts used to be powered by before muggles found their own means of getting by." They should write that down too, even if he couldn't prove it. "And the wand movement is simply brandishing the wand at the target." Easy as pie.

"Before we go any further, let's talk applicability. When would you ever need to shoot something into the air." Maddox was of the firm belief that charms were not taught in a bubble. They shouldn't only learn a spell because it was on the curriculum.

OOC: I'll probz be moving the class again in another 12-18 hours depending then we can get into practising before the activity ^^

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DaniDiNardo Crup Join Date: May 2012 Location: Over here! (GMT -5) Posts: 17,239 Hogwarts RPG Name: Ruth (Rae) Elliot Gryffindor First Year x12 x12	Yeah I broke that mirror, so what? ll NOT backward ll Official Gryfferin ll Lemon's favourite SPOILER!!: It's an elevator, it goes up and down Quote: Originally Posted by Saz Hale Abby looked at the poster and raised her hand and said "That is an elevator, i have ridden and it takes people up and down to different destinations" Abby being muggleborn knew all about them Quote: Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin Time to go sit at the desks? Well if the professor said so. He returned to his seat after being sweaty from going under and over the desks. He hadn't done that since elementary school. It was good to relive those memories. He squinted at the board and saw a picture Maddox posted. He couldn't make it out but he moved closer and knew what it was instantly. Merlin he needed to get himself glasses. He forgot to mention that piece of information to his mother. The big puff raised his hand and said, "Professor that is an elevator but also a lift like Zeke said. Whatever you wanna call it, it is suppose to help people get to their floor. People use it if they have many stairs to climb or if they are lazy.." he shrugged. He heard Zeke's question and it would be quite cool to have an elevator at Hogwarts. He waited to hear that answer. Quote: Originally Posted by Kaos.Doodles Wiggling around on his desk, Kyroh stared. He hadn't grown up around Muggles or anything, but that didn't mean he was dim enough to NOT know what it was. Raising his hand, Kyroh did his best to put on a 'I am completely interested in whatever is coming out of your stupid mouth, face' "A lift sir." Quote: Originally Posted by RandomRaven Now Jackson was already wide awake. Did this Professor always did this before his class? Then the Korean boy then got back to his seat. It was.. fun. A little exercise before the class? He used to do that before his dance class at Kirin. Stop thinking about Kirin, okay? You're in Hogwarts now. He raised his hand as the Professor showed them a picture. "It's an elevator, Sir. It helps people to move from.. one floor to another..." Hope that the Professor understand his words since he still couldn't eliminate his Korean accent. Quote: Originally Posted by Mordred Since he’s a big ~~boy~~guy now, he situated himself at the back, sat on the desk nearest him and crossed his legs. They were allowed to sit on desks, so why not make the most out of it, hm? Ethan eyed the poster without any effort, and raised his hand to answer. “Yeah, it’s a lift professor. It’s a muggle device that takes people up and down floors.” But in the wizarding world, it’s a bit different. Lifts can take them in all sorts of direction. But wait, this isn’t Muggle Studies. So...does that mean that they are going to learn how to enchant a box to act like a lift? Or be the lift? Hm. Interesting stuff! He's all ears, Professor Q! Quote: Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Caleb was...slightly confused. He hadn't accidentally wandered into Muggle Studies right? Because that was a muggle lift - not the kind that wizards used at the Ministry or at St. Mungos. Those muggle ones could only go one way, up or down. Despite being unsure as to what exactly this had to do with charms, the prefect raised his hand. "That's a muggle elevator, professor," he told him matter of factly. Quote: Originally Posted by Symphora No chairs? No problem...he put his hands on the desk and hopped up to sit. The wood felt smooth and he let himself be comfortable by leaning slightly back. He had a good view of the classroom, why not? He could get use to this position. Henric nodded agreeably with the others who answered the professor's question regarding the poster. He had rode the lift too many times before, he could easily guessed what it was even if it been said already. "Yep..yep..that's a lift,alright,"he muttered to noone in particular. Adi got it right again, he gave him a thumbs up. Correctoo.They were definitely not magical doors for sure, but he wished it was. Quote: Originally Posted by Samia Despite the fact that MOST of the students were happy with this running exercise - Noel Wallace was not. He fell and rolled and it was just embaressing really. Not to mention chaotic. So when the professor FINALLY let them stop - Noel Wallace collapsed on the floor instead of finding himself a chair to give himself a break. AAAAH. Breathe in. Breathe out. So while just lying on the floor, Noel looked at the poster and held his hand up before speaking: "THAT is a elevator, sir" Quote: Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy They weren't going to be sitting on chairs today? Well alright then that was perfectly fine by her. Hady made her way over to where her desk and been and quickly wiped off the top of the desk were everyone had been stepping on it or crawling on it. Then placing her hands on the desk she pushed herself upwards and slipping onto the desk on her knees only then to turn around to sit on her bottom, her legs swinging back and forth a little bit. Listening silently she only raised her hand once she saw what the photo was of. "It's an elevator Professor and normally used in buildings to take people from floor to floor, though sometimes people can have one in their homes if like a family member or something is able to use stairs." Yup she knew that was true cause she had been in a very large home once that had one because their young child was in a wheelchair. Quote: Originally Posted by Mell Well he was definitely awake after that. Michael perched himself onto his desk, crossing his ankles and waiting to see what else the Professor had planned. He glanced at the picture and then raised his hand. "That appears to be an elevator." And he had been in one and oh boy did he have a story but there were young kids in the room so it was best he kept that to himself. "The muggle ones go up and down. They have an electric motor, cables and pulley's and counterweights to balance them." Quote: Originally Posted by fire_faerie After ~~sucking up~~ making friends with the professor, after pinning his name to his shirt, after running around the classroom and having a completely and utter blast of a time, Benzi finally settled down on the desk and put his Charms thinking cap on. He voted to do that every lesson, Professor. Yes. An excellent addition to his morning work out. Note to self: take Noel with him. He looked like a dead fish running around. Anyways. Yes. Class. He lifted his hand (GEDDIT?!). "That's a lift, sir," he said, like they all did, because yes. And he was most definitely not going to share his experience on a lift. Nope. "... Isn't there one in the Ministry?" he was pretty sure there was one. In fact, he remembered being in years ago. No idea what for though. He'd been with Ja- NEVER MIND MOVING ON. Quote: Originally Posted by griffin Sit on the desk? Penelope was really not a sitting on desks kind of person, so she remained standing behind her desk. So, what was this lesson about? She looked at the poster that Professor Quigley was showing them. "It's an elevator or a lift. It is used for transport between floors of a building. Not good for claustrophobic people." Penelope didn't like elevators. Stairs were much better. What did elevators have to do with the lesson? ~~Please don't be that they would have to get in an elevator.~~ Quote: Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah It was indeed a lift, or a pair of lift doors as Goosey had suggested and as he was about to piggy back on and take all of the credit for. The problem with sharing that answer hadn't so much lied in the fact that everyone had said that particular answer, but that from Cutty's reactions with the Professor he wasn't really one to be so...simple. Was he really looking for an obvious answer? Cutty had doubts. Raising his wand hand he gave a less cut and dry option, "It's a means of getting either below or above ones present location. A transportation option where no others are possible or efficient." Everything in life was more or less a tool to be used, wasn't it afterall? Blink. Right, well it wasn't like they were wrong or anything. It was an elevator--or a lift as some called it and it was useful for taking you from one floor to the next so the Professor nodded slowly in turn to each of them, happy they'd even bothered to try in the first place. "Correct. The lift or elevator is a muggle contraption that takes people from one floor to the next both up and down. As Mister Rider questioned, it can be found in the Ministry where it travels in all directions." Not that THAT was the important bit about all this but a little added information never hurt. "You're quite right Mister Toussaint, it does have all those complicated mechanics that can typically be found in muggle inventions and as Miss Lynch suggested, it comes in handy for those unable to take the stairs." Useful, if not vastly terrifying. SPOILER!!: Shut down once/shuts down on people Quote: Originally Posted by PuppySara Philipe raised his hand, confirming as everyone else had, "It's an elevator." He paused trying to remember, "I've not been on one in a number of years... the last one shut down when my parents and I were still on it..." Yeah, no trust for the stupid muggle thing anymore... And why were they tlaking about an elevator in charms class? This makes absolutely no sense to him... Hopefully it would tie back around soon at least. Quote: Originally Posted by Squishy Feeling more awake from all the exercise, Lux headed back to her desk and took a seat on it. Eh, she didn't mind not using a chair; it wasn't every day that they got to try different seating arrangements in class and this made her feel taller. Getting comfy, she crossed her legs and gave her arms a good stretch. Looking at the poster that Professor Quigley displayed for them, Lux knew immediately what the device was. She had been to plenty of muggle buildings before. Raising her hand she said, "that's an elevator. I've been in them loads of times and they are used in buildings to take people from one floor to another. Usually they work perfectly, but sometimes they malfunction and the people are trapped inside." Fortunately that had never happened to her, because she would probably have a panic attack even though she had never been claustrophobic like Bay. Being trapped in an elevator just sounded scary. Quote: Originally Posted by Harry174 Angel continued to go up and over the desk and then under them, trying to get herself woken up without hurting herself, she continued until the Professor told them to stop and then she went back to her desk, she listened to what the Professor said. She raised her hand straight away. "Professor it's an elevator..." She was muggle born so she had been in them loads. "Sometimes they break down and you get stuck in them." Angel sighed. "Though when I was Nine, I was messing about with an elevator, I decided to press all the buttons to see what would happen." Angel had at the time thought that it would be fun. Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Adi had not realised Henric was the person behind him until he heard the other boy's voice saying something about him holding up the line. And was that laughter in Henric's voice? Hmph. Adi supposed if the roles were reversed he would have been laughing his head off too. "I'm going, I'm going,'' he mumbled. "You try hurrying along after banging your skull against a desk, Henny.'' ............................. Brilliantly awake? Adi had always been awake, Professor Feline! The only difference with the Adi that had entered the classroom moments ago and the one that had just completed the exercise was that the latter one had a mild headache. OhOhOH! They could take a seat on their DESKS? Cool! It wasn't often one got to do that so the sixth year had no problem flopping down on one. His eyes followed Quigley's wand and he studied the poster. Hand up, Adi said, ''It's an elevator, Professor. Lots of people have been known to get stuck in one of those when it malfunctions. It carries persons from one floor to another in buildings.'' Unfortunately, he didn't have any interesting stories to volunteer involving the objects. Then there was the set that reminded him why he took the stairs. The man might have paled slightly though it was hardly noticeable as he continued nodding. "Also correct. One downside--as it is with any muggle technology--is the likelihood it will malfunction mid use. You never know when you'll be minding your own business, sipping you coffee when suddenly the machine has you held hostage for the rest of the afternoon. Don't ride them children. Not if you don't have to." Ahem. Moving on. He had imparted enough wisdom on that matter for one day. SPOILER!!: Silent ones Quote: Originally Posted by nanyjj Leah did not like sitting on desks. Chairs existed for a reason. Being short, sometimes she just could not plop down on desks like cool people could do. Fortunately, the ones here were pretty short themselves, so she walked over to her desk and sat down. Oooh, a poster. She stared. And stared. And stared. It wasn't like she could not see it clearly, but she had no idea what that was. She felt like she had seen something like that before though. Leah listened to her classmates' answers instead. Ah, an elevator. Or a lift. They were the same thing, yeah? Its function sounded pretty cool. Why DIDN'T they have one at Hogwarts? It would be easier to make one elevator than making one hundred and forty-two staircases. Quote: Originally Posted by VRSCIKA Ilia managed all of the desks without getting bumped or run over or getting any bruises , so she was pleased enough with that. She had no idea what this had to do with charms, but she wasn't the teacher so she didn't question it yet. So....no chairs now......she didn't become overly concerned about that either and simply leaned against her desk. She had a feeling that something even stranger would happen, when she saw the poster she felt that she was right. She had no idea what it was or did, so she simply listened attentively and watched. So it was a muggle contraption, an elevator...or lift. It went up and down.......they had just unexpectedly gone up and down.......was there a pattern going on? Why they were learning their ups and downs in charms class she hadn't the foggiest idea though. Quote: Originally Posted by JustAlice OOH YES YES ROWAN KNEW WHAT THAT WAS. They were pretty much everywhere in the muggle world, so she couldn't really have avoided them. But everyone else seemed to know too, so there wasn't really much point in raising her hand just to say 'lift' again, was there? No. She made herself comfortable on her desk and swung her legs a bit, listening to everyone else's answers. She didn't have any interesting lift stories, since she rarely actually went in them. So listening was gonna have to suffice for now. Quote: Originally Posted by Hey Ju .... Were her classmates all deaf? Why in the name of the all powerful Morgana was every single one of them saying the same thing over and over and OVER again? Yes, they all KNEW it was a lift by now >____> Agatha rolled her eyes and crossed one leg over the other as she turned away from most of the other kids, crossing her arms in the process as well. Just get on with it already. Morgana. Quote: Originally Posted by Meizzner Well Dante was most certainly awake. Tired but awake. But why no chairs. It was not the most comfortable to be sitting on a desk. When he could be sitting in a chair. And it was a lift or elevator. Whatever word you wanted to use. The only thing you had to worry about in one of those is being really close to someone who smelled horrible or awkward conversations. And besides getting stuck in one. You know that can be terrifying. It has already been said about 50 times. So Dante stayed quiet and tried to relax in case more exercise was in his future. Quote: Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl The running under and over desks was definitely unexpected, but it wasn't too bad overall. She appreciated a little exercise in the morning, especially to wake up better for class. And even now the unexpected continued - they were allowed to sit on their desks and the professor was showing a Muggle invention, a lift/elevator. Very interesting. Surely had something to do with what they were learning today and not just for the 'fun' of it. Perhaps whatever the charm was would help them all use the moving staircases a little less. Jenna wasn't raising her hand to answer yet though, considering most of the others had covered the basics of it. She wasn't taking notes yet either, since all this was stuff she knew, having used elevators many times before. But she was definitely listening and paying attention, don't worry. Quote: Originally Posted by Govoni . . While he wasn't in terrible shape, Gabe rightly struggled with most physical activities. He didn't get out much...because the Library just made the most sense. Sure, walking the many, MANY stairs and corridors of the school was enough to keep them fit enough.... He'd barely made it through the course...chest heaving; face covered in a light sheen of sweat...as he was a sweater. It was practically unavoidable with any physical exertion. And this was why he wasn't into sports. He didn't like sweating. It was gross....and he FELT sticky now. . . ....and he couldn't get the words out...as to what that picture was. Naturally, he KNEW it was a lift...but words. Words were difficult at the moment. Maybe when he...was able to breath properly. wheeze [/COLOR] SPOILER!!: Silent ones He wouldn't even say he was surprised that some had chosen to remain silent. That was always a thing in his class for one reason or another and the man could respect that....while shooting concerned looks to Mister Banner and Wallace....they were okay....yeah? Nothing he needed to be concerned with....? No? Okay. Quote: Originally Posted by Hera "It's a lift, Professor!" he said more excitedly than he had wanted to, his hand waving like a floppy rag in the air. "It can move you up or down between different floors of a building and things.... as well as side to side if you work at the Ministry ....." and then, LIGHT BULB! ... "Are we making one for Howarts?!" It needed one, for sure. Maddox HAD been doing the dutiful thing, nodding along as Mister Rogers spoke but found he immediately had to discontinue that when the boy began asking about making lifts for Hogwarts. "That's...not exactly it...no....but something like that...only....far less recommended for lift use." If that made sense. Did it? The man didn't even know but he did know they wouldnt' be adding any death traps to the castle. Merlin knew this place was filled with enough of them as it was. Quote: Originally Posted by fanficfanatict Exhaustion taking over. Mind shutting down. Hugh was just gonna....yea....he was just gonna crawl up on that desk like he was told and rest. Face first. Hanging off of the desk with his belly up. Perfect. Muuuuuuuch better, yo. Was the professor talking? He would listen in a minute. Just needed to breathe. And not die. A harder task then it looked. Honestly, this kid. "Mister Hughbert you're beginning to worry me and I feel being a responsible Professor entails inquiries about your health." Was the kid dying or not???? "Don't need you to say anything....just...just gimme a thumbs up if you think you can make it through the class before calling it in." This sort of thing was important. He needed to know if the kid needed removal before he could legally be blamed for anything. Quote: Originally Posted by starryowlandinkymoon "It's a lift," Stella said slowly, the way she'd explain to a five year old- or an ignorant pureblood. "It's a special kind of box held up by cables. You stand inside it and the cables pull it up or down to different floors in a tall building. Hogwarts should get some." Stella gave the teacher her best fake polite smile and in a tone she really hoped sounded genuinely confused she said, "But I thought this was a Charms class, Professor Quigley? Or am I back in Wales in my primary school?" Snarky little blunt wasn't she? "I thought this was Charms Class too but now I fear you've confused me and I don't have the foggiest where I am." He tilted his head at her, deliberately feigning his confusion. "Might be we're in Care of Magical Creatures now. Might be we're in Muggle Studies." Maddox gave a light shrug, his tone conversational if not a little disinterested as he continued on. "Might be we really are in Charms, but if it's the latter I'd think you being a Firstie Year and unaccustomed to the wiles of Hogwarts would wait a little longer before asking such pretentious questions." Just a suggestion she could stick into her pocket for later if she felt so inclined. Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin It wasn't really an answer, was it? Dot was pleased that the professor had responded, but he hadn't given her much of an answer. Her shoulder slumped as she finished the last over the desk under the desk action and then scurried back to her seat. Fine, they'd just talk about it later. "It's a door, sir. It might or might not be the door to a lift, but it is definitely a door." .... ...... And then he realized she couldn't be wrong. "Awfully literal, Miss Wojack. It is a door but I was hoping for what fell behind the door." He gave a tentative smile, unsure what to really make of her response just yet. Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack He did, however, find his desk again and try to be all attentive with the question answering stuff. Though the amount of people who knew the answer was highly discouraging because Zander actually knew this one too. Except it wasn't impressive, apparently 'cause so did everyone else. "It's a lift," okay so he started just like everyone else, BUT Professor Q get a load of this!! Zander was about to be UNIQUE. Time to finally be impressed. "They play interesting music so people don't get bored while they've got to ride 'em. And despite popular belief, no matter how many times you press the lift's buttons... It'll still take the same amount of time for it to arrive." SEE no one said that. Plus this is really what one ought to know about the lift. Forget all that stuff about transport. "How very...informative...Mister Adair. I'm almost impressed you didn't strike for a cop out as you've been known to do when asked questions." He still hadn't forgotten the time the boy offered 'you draw your wand and cast a spell' as a response to one of his questions. "It looks like improvement and I'll take it....though why you pressed all the buttons I'll never understand. It's awfully childish and you shouldn't in future." Because obviously Zander was talking about himself. It took exceptionally disappointing people to do something like that. Quote: Originally Posted by Jessiqua She frowned at the photo. She was sure she had seen one somewhere, but wasn't sure where. Surely it was some kind of muggle thing. She raised her hand, always trying to at least suggest SOMETHING, and waited, then said "Professor is it some kind of door?" Did she have to be more specific? "A muggle invented… magical door?" Was that what she remembered? A magically opening door? Another going for the simplest answer. "Yes, it is a door, Miss Burton, but as I just explained to Miss Wojack, I was looking for a little more than that. It's an elevator in truth and there's nothing particularly magical about it I'm afraid." Shame too. Quote: Originally Posted by littledhampir "That's an elevator professor. They're used to bring people from one floor to another if they don't want to or aren't able to use the stairs. I've been on one and it's fun to jump right when it's about to stop. It makes you feel like you're floating for a second." She knew more about elevators too, but she stopped herself from saying more because she had already contributed enough and she didn't want to get carried away talking. Other people knew stuff to so it was time to listen to them. Yes. Huh. Now that was interesting to note. "I never knew that..." He rubbed at his chin thoughtfully as he considered what the young Hufflepuff had said. "Fascinating, I'll have to give it a try sometime." You know, if anyone could actually coax him IN to one of them ever again. Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Raising her hand, "I've been in one of those, Professor. And I must say they're generally a very smooth ride up and down, unless it's in need of maintenance in which case it could feel shaky and nauseating." "I find the ride nauseating regardless, but that's also a good point to bring up, thank you Miss Mancini." How anyone liked those things was beyond him and how anyone considered the rides smooth would forever be a mystery for this man. Quote: Originally Posted by Felixir "It's a LIFT, Professor, like everyone said. And it's on the top floor, I think, 'cause both the little arrows at the top are pointing down," Toby explained, moving his arm to point point point. Y'know, important information. "In the muggle world they take people between floors and stuff, for people who can't use the stairs, or don't want to. My-... someone I know got stuck in one before, for a few hours, because sometimes they just randomly stop. Sometimes they barely feel like they're moving. You step in, and a few seconds later you're on a different floor, like Muggle magic." Muggle magic.....now there was something you didn't hear everyday. "I suppose you're right, it does seem a bit magical in the way it works..." Until it stopped working and you found yourself shaking your fist at muggle technology. He had those moments often. Yup. Quote: Originally Posted by Sararara The fourth year waved a hand around in the air because THIS WAS SUCH A GOOD DAY. They were going to talk about LIFTS. "It's a lift! They take you up and down in building and stuff when you don't want to use stairs and they're a lot funner than stairs and they're the funnest I think, 'cause if you jump up right when it starts going down it feels like your stomach is falling out of you!" She'd ridden the lift up and down and up and down and up and down that time with Sebby and Marcel. It was like MAGIC except for muggles which was CRAZY. "But if you go up and down too many times the person who owns the lift will yell at you because apparently you're not supposed to do that. It's fun, though!" COULD THEY PLAY IN ONE TODAY PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE? Believe it or not, there was such a thing as too much energy and right now it looked like Miss Kittredge was suffering from it. Merlin the man felt exhausted just looking at her. *"It...er...sounds like you've had quite* the experience with these things..." Nod nod. Quote: Originally Posted by carpediem "Isn't that a lift, Professor? They usually use those to go up or down, correct? Better than stairs, though what do you do if they stop working? Are you like trapped?" A little metal cage that got trapped between two floors seemed terrifying. A tiny metal cage with strangers. Gross.Ophelia thought she would start reacting like one of those caged animals at muggle zoos. Was it what?? Maddox stared at the young Ravenclaw for a moment, not sure what she was really asking before finally giving a firm shake of his head. "Can't say that I am, Miss Clarke. I've never been one bogged down with restrictions." So being trapped was hardly likely, y'know? Quote: Originally Posted by Tiro MacMhuirich** Running a hand through her hair, the girl shook her hair as she sat next to Rusty on their desk. Gosh, she’d never even seen Uncle Derek in his wheelchair but she couldn’t imagine what it was like being in a wheelchair or needing muggle crutches to get around every day. Yeah, that was all she had to say on the matter at the moment. Hopefully that was enough. "And this right here is a perfect reason why you should all thank your lucky stars you have magic. Magic makes everything easier and lets you avoid riding lifts. As Miss Hanover pointed out, it was charms that helped her grandfather." COUGHCOUGHCOUGH. "Thank you." But it was time to move on or they would forever be pondering the mystery that was a lift in Charms class. "Like most of you have stated, this is a lift and for those of you wondering, both silently and aloud, it has something in common with the spell we'll be learning today." Maddox flicked his wand and an incantation became visible on the board. Quote: Originally Posted by Board Alarte Ascendare "This is the spell we'll be covering today and like the elevator it makes things go up...albeit more dangerously and at a greater speed than what might be considered desirable or safe. This charm will launch an object into the air and as expected, how heavy the object is and how much power you apply determines how far and how fast it goes." He paused for those who might want to be taking notes. "It's probably what early lifts used to be powered by before muggles found their own means of getting by." They should write that down too, even if he couldn't prove it. "And the wand movement is simply brandishing the wand at the target." Easy as pie. "Before we go any further, let's talk applicability. When would you ever need to shoot something into the air." Maddox was of the firm belief that charms were not taught in a bubble. They shouldn't only learn a spell because it was on the curriculum. OOC: I'll probz be moving the class again in another 12-18 hours depending then we can get into practising before the activity ^^ __________________ Imma say all the words inside my head____________________________________ ______________________________I'm fired up and tired of the way that things are said. Last edited by DaniDiNardo; 05-10-2015 at 10:35 PM.