Text Cut: Thompson
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Originally Posted by
Charely Potter
"Alright. We will be using food to lure out the Porlocks, who happen to be with the Winged Horses out by the Playpen walkway." Which food? Grass? "Since it's quite nice out to them, they'll have plenty access to grass, so we'll be feeding them certain fruits.. with a little change in the taste." If that tomato the Professor had eaten earlier gave any hint on what they would be doing. "We're going to make it taste sweet. As sweet as a regular sugar cube." Now why exactly? "The Porlock's nature is to allow the Winged horses first access to the snacks, unless it's sweet. Knowing full well that too much sweets can do more harm than good they're more than willing to help out with the diet."
With a simple wand motion the huge basket right by Professor Thompson appeared. Filled with a large number of tomatos, apples, and lemons. "Now taking a fruit from the basket we're going to perform a spell that will make it the desirable taste. Extra Sweet." And? "Not only will it taste sweet, but if done proper the fruit should sparkle and shiny enough to garner attention in the light to attract the Porlocks."
"So we don't accidentally offer a bunch of salty and bitter treats, we will be practicing and tasting them until it is sweet enough." Hopefully these kids didn't eat alot right before the lesson just in case. "The incantation is "Magimus. Maa-Gee-Mus.." This time the Professor took out a lemon. "Drawing a circle around its circumference," Holding it in his palm so it just sat there, he drew an invisible circle around it with his wand before saying, "Magimus." Continuing the circle sparks started forming in the circle before he lowered his wand. Not bothering to peel the skin off, he gave it a little bite for a taste.. smiling a little from the extra sweet taste. "Now it is no longer sour.. Now you all can try."
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OOC: We will be giving them extra sweet fruits. Using the spell, Magimus you will first practice and taste the sample fruit of your choice; tomato, apple, lemon. In no less than three labeled posts the following must be done;
- Picking the desired fruit.
- Practice the incantation "Magimus" and the wand movement (draw an invisible circle around) alone and then on the fruit.
- Tasting the sample, retrying if the attempt fails/tastes bad.
You will have until February 2nd 11:59 pm EST to complete this part before we continue. Feel free to poke, pm, vm for any questions you have and I'll get to them.
Cutty watched with interested as Professor Thompson casted upon the lemon and then took a bite out of it. There was something about Thompson's classes, even when (or perhaps especially when) joined with Professor Fuller's classes that made them feel the slight bit a prank. What if Thompson had simply taking a taste numbing potion before class had begun and was tricking them all into biting raw and not so sweet fruits? There were sparks from the spell, however that did not always mean the magic did what he said. Cutty considered all of this not with disgust or distaste, but with admiration. He knew that if he were a teacher it'd be his way of carrying on. Things we to do pass the time.
Cutty helped himself to one of each of the fruits and carried them back to his desk. He bit into the apple and held it up. "
Magimus." He said, circuling the fruit with his wand and watching the sparkling bits of light surround it. Holding the apple between his middle finger and his thumb he inspected it for an enhanced appearance. Zilch! Next time, swallow your food before you try the incantation, Mordaunt.