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Old 10-15-2012, 03:12 AM   #63 (permalink)
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But anyway, on with the lesson, it's why everyone was there. "Okay, as there are no questions just yet, I shall demonstrate the spell." Isabelle moved swiftly in to the back room and came back with an armful of black bags. Yes they would be using them again. But this time, they had been split down the middle to make it easier to wrap them around the legs of the mannequin - which she proceeded to do to one of the ones at the front. Dragging it forward a little, she placed it in a central position so they could all see.

"Now, this spell is VERY similar to the last one, with just a slight change in the first word and the wand movement.... So please pay close attention." flicking out her wand, Issy took a step back and cleared her throat. Pointing it downwards, she flicked up, then down again in an upside down V shape. As she did so she said clearly and concisely "Summitto Vestis!"

The bag began to elongate and split some more, taking the shape of a pair of trousers that came down to the mannequins ankles and stopped. "There we go. I won't say it's simple to accomplish, but there is no reason why you can't all get something of note done in this lesson and your homework later. As you saw the wand movement is like an upside down V, sort of like two legs. It's the same even if you're wanting to make a skirt, by the way. And you need to put emphasis on the last part of each word - 'Summ-ITTO Vest-IS'" It was a lot simpler than it seemed though.

"If you want to go ahead and try it out please do, but if you want to ask me anything first go right ahead. Bags are here and already split down the middle for you to attach them better."
As soon as they were set loose to practice on their dummies, Vivi moved hers back to her work station and swaddled it in the split plastic bag. Sort of had the look of a really poorly constructed hula skirt.

Which... sort of gave Vivi a fun idea to work with as she was experimenting with this spell. Why NOT make a hula skirt? The material wasn't really material, which made it all the more difficult to transfigure, and all the individual strands... it would be excellent practice.

Should she start with something simpler for a first attempt, though? Maybe a pair of simple black yoga pants - the sort they'd need for comfortable Defense practice. Vivi mentally pictured the trousers she had in mind, replacing the bag on the mannequin with those very ones. After spending time thinking about the texture and thickness of the fabric, the color, the length of the trousers, and how the seams ought to form, Vivi finally raised her wand and practiced the wand motions.
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