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Magical Soul · 07-01-2016, 01:04 PM

Text Cut: Arielle :3

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Originally Posted by ginnilie

Arielle was still having trouble coming up with the kernel. She knew so far that the basis of the numbers meant that the spell affects physical touch and humans. So that must mean that it affects the physical touch of a human. The range, what activates the spell, she knew was verbal magic, so she could not use a verbal spell on the box to open it. The cline numbers meant that the curse is immediate and short-lived. The kernel she was still having trouble with, and looked back down at the number meanings to try and figure it out. So far she had change written down, so the spell must change something... And physical touch was what it affected, so maybe physical touch was also what it did? It could change physical touch and... something with a 2... humans? The same as what the spell affects? Arielle gathered her thoughts and jotted them down in her notes.

SPOILER!!: notes

Looking up from her notebook Arielle glanced around the room. Her eyes stopped when she saw a box with the same golden numbers as hers. It was the only one like hers in the room. Maybe the girl had some ideas? But she looked more confused than Ari. Maybe if we worked together... Ari thought. Deciding to go over to her, Ari picked up her notes and her box and strode over to the girl's desk, the numbers above the box gliding with them.

"Hi, I'm Arielle," she said, and sat her box on the girl's desk. "My box has the same numbers as yours so maybe if we work together we can figure it out." Arielle sat down and spread her notes out on the desk, immediately jumping into an explanation of what she had worked out so far. "Okay. So. So far I know that the spell affects physical touch of humans. And I'm pretty sure that the kernel means the spell changes a human's physical touch, which I think means that the curse is a jelly-fingers curse. But I'm not sure. I do know for sure that it's activated by verbal magic, and that the effect is immediate and doesn't last long." Arielle stopped to take a breath and see if the girl was following. "Anyway, half of the assignment is to break the curse, and I don't really know the counter curse for a jelly-fingers curse. I don't even know how to cast a jelly-fingers curse, I've only heard about it. But the other half of the assignment is to open the box, and since the spell is only activated by verbal magic we can just physically open it, right? I mean, as long as we open it we should get half credit..."

Maybe Arielle wasn't as confused as she thought she was. Explaining everything out loud seemed to help her connect everything. She glanced down at her notes and then back at the girl. "Do you have any ideas?" she asked. She could have been wrong about what curse it is and she could be wrong about physically opening it. And maybe the girl knew the counter curse. Arielle finally shut up and waited for her new partner's input.

Someone must've seen the despaired look on Genny's face because in no time, a new girl came over and offered to partner up. Genny's face lit up for the first time this lesson and she made space for her new partner, Arielle, who seemed to know more than Genny in long ways. The second year was amazed how a first year managed to keep up with the lesson this quickly. Yes, they were already at the end of the term where firsties must've learned much more but Genny never seemed to find Arithmancy easy to keep up.

A hard, concentrating look passed over the Gryffindor's face when Arielle started explaining things. It didn't sound too complicated at first, but then there were verbal magic and physical touch curse and Genny was confused again. "Uhm. I think what you said sounds good. But.. if the curse is activated by magic... shouldn't it have been activated when we cast the spell that made the numbers appear?" Hmm? "In any case, I can try and open the box with my hand first and see if it opens or if it turns my fingers jelly-like." She couldn't help but puff up her chest a little at that. She was more than willing to be cursed and go through an exciting adventure in this boring class where no one is dueling anyone else.

Without waiting for an agreement from Arielle, because she might refuse and deprive Genny of her desire to be cursed, Genny grabbed the box and tried to open it.

07-01-2016, 01:04 PM	#106 (permalink)
Magical Soul Kappa Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: GMT +3 Posts: 14,520 x6	Dalliesa \| Ab-Bot \| Hogwarts Trojan War \| Text Cut: Arielle :3 Quote: Originally Posted by ginnilie Arielle was still having trouble coming up with the kernel. She knew so far that the basis of the numbers meant that the spell affects physical touch and humans. So that must mean that it affects the physical touch of a human. The range, what activates the spell, she knew was verbal magic, so she could not use a verbal spell on the box to open it. The cline numbers meant that the curse is immediate and short-lived. The kernel she was still having trouble with, and looked back down at the number meanings to try and figure it out. So far she had change written down, so the spell must change something... And physical touch was what it affected, so maybe physical touch was also what it did? It could change physical touch and... something with a 2... humans? The same as what the spell affects? Arielle gathered her thoughts and jotted them down in her notes. SPOILER!!: notes 52 525 71 9 9 Basis: 52-physical touch, humans-affects a human's physical touch Kernel: 525-change, physical touch, physical world-changes human touch Range: 71-magic, verbal expression-activated by verbal magic Cline: 9 9-short lived, immediacy-type immediate and short lasting Looking up from her notebook Arielle glanced around the room. Her eyes stopped when she saw a box with the same golden numbers as hers. It was the only one like hers in the room. Maybe the girl had some ideas? But she looked more confused than Ari. Maybe if we worked together... Ari thought. Deciding to go over to her, Ari picked up her notes and her box and strode over to the girl's desk, the numbers above the box gliding with them. "Hi, I'm Arielle," she said, and sat her box on the girl's desk. "My box has the same numbers as yours so maybe if we work together we can figure it out." Arielle sat down and spread her notes out on the desk, immediately jumping into an explanation of what she had worked out so far. "Okay. So. So far I know that the spell affects physical touch of humans. And I'm pretty sure that the kernel means the spell changes a human's physical touch, which I think means that the curse is a jelly-fingers curse. But I'm not sure. I do know for sure that it's activated by verbal magic, and that the effect is immediate and doesn't last long." Arielle stopped to take a breath and see if the girl was following. "Anyway, half of the assignment is to break the curse, and I don't really know the counter curse for a jelly-fingers curse. I don't even know how to cast a jelly-fingers curse, I've only heard about it. But the other half of the assignment is to open the box, and since the spell is only activated by verbal magic we can just physically open it, right? I mean, as long as we open it we should get half credit..." Maybe Arielle wasn't as confused as she thought she was. Explaining everything out loud seemed to help her connect everything. She glanced down at her notes and then back at the girl. "Do you have any ideas?" she asked. She could have been wrong about what curse it is and she could be wrong about physically opening it. And maybe the girl knew the counter curse. Arielle finally shut up and waited for her new partner's input. Someone must've seen the despaired look on Genny's face because in no time, a new girl came over and offered to partner up. Genny's face lit up for the first time this lesson and she made space for her new partner, Arielle, who seemed to know more than Genny in long ways. The second year was amazed how a first year managed to keep up with the lesson this quickly. Yes, they were already at the end of the term where firsties must've learned much more but Genny never seemed to find Arithmancy easy to keep up. A hard, concentrating look passed over the Gryffindor's face when Arielle started explaining things. It didn't sound too complicated at first, but then there were verbal magic and physical touch curse and Genny was confused again. "Uhm. I think what you said sounds good. But.. if the curse is activated by magic... shouldn't it have been activated when we cast the spell that made the numbers appear?" Hmm? "In any case, I can try and open the box with my hand first and see if it opens or if it turns my fingers jelly-like." She couldn't help but puff up her chest a little at that. She was more than willing to be cursed and go through an exciting adventure in this boring class where no one is dueling anyone else. Without waiting for an agreement from Arielle, because she might refuse and deprive Genny of her desire to be cursed, Genny grabbed the box and tried to open it.