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hermionesclone · 06-07-2013, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Looking around to see if there were anymore hands in the air, which there were not, he stepped aside from the board and tapped it with his wand to draw attention to it. "I would like you all to now please take a look at the board. Please note that this list is by no means complete and there are still many constellations visible in tonight's sky that no one mentioned. I will add just a few more of those to the list."

"One constellation in particular that was not mentioned but I would like you to remember is Cepheus. It is the fifth constellation of the five circumpolar constellations and named after Cepheus, King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology."

Turning to look at the board for a moment to look over the list, he gave it a reaffirming nod and then turned back to the class. "Now, as we have already discussed, Polaris is our indicator for north. Once you have spotted it you need only go in a clockwise fashion and use one of my personal favorite mnemonics to find the other directions. The mnemonic goes 'Never Eat Soggy Waffles' and represents North, South, East, and West. Therefore, in theory, once you have found Polaris you can now find all the other directions and therefor navigate the world without a map in your hands." And hopefully not get lost.

Alright. Enough talk and theory. Time to get down to the good stuff.

"We will spend the rest of the lesson doing just that, finding Polaris and its surrounding constellations and a few other celestial bodies." Like planets. "However, to do so I had intended on you all using telescopes as some of the planets and constellations may be very hard to see with the naked eye. Unfortunately....those were repossessed recently by goblins, so we are going to have to go with plan B." WHICH WAS SO MUCH MORE LEGENDARY THAN TELESCOPES.

"Older students may be familiar with the Telescope Focusing Charm, Lens Focalis. We will be using a variation of that charm today..." Pause for effect. "On our own eyes." Pretty cool, huh? "The wand movement is the same, a simple swish followed by a tap on your closed eyelids. The incantation is Oculo Focalis. First years and those who are uncomfortable with charmswork should not be worried. You will not harm your eyesight by not performing the spell properly." So breathe kids. Breeeeeeeeathe. "One word of caution. Extended use of this spell WILL cause tiredness and red eyes. Sort of think of how one looks after not sleeping properly. Bags under the eyes is also a common side effect."

The professor then tapped his desk and summoned a stack of posters from the drawer when he then levitated around the classroom.

SPOILER!!: the poster

"You may work alone or with a partner to practice the charm. What I want you to do first is to test your eyesight using this muggle eye chart. Place the poster on the wall and then stand back various distances to test how well you can see and then attempt the charm to see if there is a difference. Once you all have gotten the hang of things we will move on to looking at actual stars. You may begin."

Information... lots of information was being given out. And Alec was just scribbling away in his jour-

WOAH WOAH WOAH. HOLD THE SNITCH.

They were going to use a spell on their eyes? The boy reached up and ruffled his hair. Sure, the spell was meant to be more or less harmless but... Astro Man said something about the spell causing tiredness and red eyes and bags and... they had a MATCH coming up. And he needed to be able to SEE the Snitch, you know. Properly. With eyes that weren't tired.

Frowning slightly, Alec grabbed hold of a poster and walked over towards an empty spot on the wall. He stuck the poster up before taking a couple of steps backwards. ... And then a couple more. And a couple more. There. His grey-blue eyes scanned the list and he tried to read the letters on the chart. Most of the lines were read more or less easily but the bottom two... squiiiiint... the bottom two, especially the last line, required more careful thought as to what letters each shape looked like. Like that one there. Was that an O or a Q?

... This... wasn't good. But did this mean that he could practice the spell now?

06-07-2013, 05:52 PM	#138 (permalink)
hermionesclone Pogrebin Join Date: May 2009 Location: London Posts: 32,852 Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexander River Hirsch Gryffindor Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: -- x11 x11	Post #1 urine trouble \| Pat's Strong Confident Other Half \| Pees Like a Champion Unicorn Racehorse Text Cut: Flamsteed! Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Looking around to see if there were anymore hands in the air, which there were not, he stepped aside from the board and tapped it with his wand to draw attention to it. "I would like you all to now please take a look at the board. Please note that this list is by no means complete and there are still many constellations visible in tonight's sky that no one mentioned. I will add just a few more of those to the list." "One constellation in particular that was not mentioned but I would like you to remember is Cepheus. It is the fifth constellation of the five circumpolar constellations and named after Cepheus, King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology." Turning to look at the board for a moment to look over the list, he gave it a reaffirming nod and then turned back to the class. "Now, as we have already discussed, Polaris is our indicator for north. Once you have spotted it you need only go in a clockwise fashion and use one of my personal favorite mnemonics to find the other directions. The mnemonic goes 'Never Eat Soggy Waffles' and represents North, South, East, and West. Therefore, in theory, once you have found Polaris you can now find all the other directions and therefor navigate the world without a map in your hands." And hopefully not get lost. Alright. Enough talk and theory. Time to get down to the good stuff. "We will spend the rest of the lesson doing just that, finding Polaris and its surrounding constellations and a few other celestial bodies." Like planets. "However, to do so I had intended on you all using telescopes as some of the planets and constellations may be very hard to see with the naked eye. Unfortunately....those were repossessed recently by goblins, so we are going to have to go with plan B." WHICH WAS SO MUCH MORE LEGENDARY THAN TELESCOPES. "Older students may be familiar with the Telescope Focusing Charm, Lens Focalis. We will be using a variation of that charm today..." Pause for effect. "On our own eyes." Pretty cool, huh? "The wand movement is the same, a simple swish followed by a tap on your closed eyelids. The incantation is Oculo Focalis. First years and those who are uncomfortable with charmswork should not be worried. You will not harm your eyesight by not performing the spell properly." So breathe kids. Breeeeeeeeathe. "One word of caution. Extended use of this spell WILL cause tiredness and red eyes. Sort of think of how one looks after not sleeping properly. Bags under the eyes is also a common side effect." The professor then tapped his desk and summoned a stack of posters from the drawer when he then levitated around the classroom. SPOILER!!: the poster "You may work alone or with a partner to practice the charm. What I want you to do first is to test your eyesight using this muggle eye chart. Place the poster on the wall and then stand back various distances to test how well you can see and then attempt the charm to see if there is a difference. Once you all have gotten the hang of things we will move on to looking at actual stars. You may begin." Information... lots of information was being given out. And Alec was just scribbling away in his jour- WOAH WOAH WOAH. HOLD THE SNITCH. They were going to use a spell on their eyes? The boy reached up and ruffled his hair. Sure, the spell was meant to be more or less harmless but... Astro Man said something about the spell causing tiredness and red eyes and bags and... they had a MATCH coming up. And he needed to be able to SEE the Snitch, you know. Properly. With eyes that weren't tired. Frowning slightly, Alec grabbed hold of a poster and walked over towards an empty spot on the wall. He stuck the poster up before taking a couple of steps backwards. ... And then a couple more. And a couple more. There. His grey-blue eyes scanned the list and he tried to read the letters on the chart. Most of the lines were read more or less easily but the bottom two... squiiiiint... the bottom two, especially the last line, required more careful thought as to what letters each shape looked like. Like that one there. Was that an O or a Q? ... This... wasn't good. But did this mean that he could practice the spell now? __________________