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GrapehSarah · 06-05-2019, 02:17 AM

SPOILER!!: barlow

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waterloo

“Ah, yes!” Barlow clapped his hands together. Was it obvious this was a subject he was passionate about? Because it was. Very much so. “Magicians really do seem to have a thing for pulling things out of hats, huh?” Stay tuned, ahem.

Guess who was suddenly, miraculously feeling wide awake now? Yeah, this bloke. “Great answers from all of you,” Barlow encouraged, absently ruffling his hair and by doing so, accidentally worsening matters atop his head. “Seems like you’ve all got the jist of it and have at least some basic knowledge about muggle magic tricks and that’s going to come in handy for what we’ve got coming up next.”

Remember that whole standard, boring classroom setup thing? Not strictly true.

With a quick flourish of his wand, Barlow lifted the disillusionment charm that had been placed on an unsuspecting table pushed up against the wall on one side of the classroom. On the table there were props aplenty. Playing cards, rope, metal rings, feathers, ping pong balls, cups, coins…… there were more than enough to go around.

“I spotted a few of you got your wands out ready for the lesson,” he started again, practically bouncing on the balls of his feet. “But for now, wands are banned, alright? I don’t want to see any of you cheating, that’ll take the fun out of it.” Brown eyes lingered on certain individuals. He’d temporarily confiscate wands if he absolutely had to. “Go grab yourselves a prop or two and have a play around. I want you all to have a go and see if you can perform magic the good old fashioned muggle way and while you’re doing that, think about or discuss amongst yourselves how you think Transfiguration could be used to make these tricks easier…… or more exciting!”

This was still a Transfiguration lesson after all.

OOC: Time to get creative! You’ve got about 72 for this mini activity section of the lesson. Just joining? Feel free to jump right in or post a catch up, it’s up to you! Any questions, give me or Barlow a shout! <3

Cassidy couldn't help but giggle a bit at Professor Barlow's enthusiasm. It had gone from a very dull early morning to something more exciting just from his change in mood. Cassidy herself was already getting more excited for the lesson. Muggle magic was just so...weird.

She went up to the table and her eyes scanned over everything. She didn't know what to grab because she wanted to try everything. She decided on something simple that she'd also heard of: making a coin disappear through a table. Shouldn't be too hard right?

Cassidy grab a coin from the table and skipped back to her seat. So all she had to do was get the coin from one hand to the other without someone noticing to make it look like it went through the table. Easy peasy. She grabbed the coin and started practicing sliding it from right hand down to her left. She kept doing it over and over, each time doing the motion faster and faster, only dropping the coin a few times. Eventually she was going to have to practice this with another person or she wouldn't be able to prove if the trick was working or not.

06-05-2019, 02:17 AM	#30 (permalink)
GrapehSarah Demiguise Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nebraska (GMT -5) Posts: 24,108 Hogwarts RPG Name: Cassidy Burke First Year x6 x3	SPNer \| Whovian \| Sherlockian \| \| Artist \| Cornhusker \| Blackhawks SPOILER!!: barlow Quote: Originally Posted by Waterloo “Ah, yes!” Barlow clapped his hands together. Was it obvious this was a subject he was passionate about? Because it was. Very much so. “Magicians really do seem to have a thing for pulling things out of hats, huh?” Stay tuned, ahem. Guess who was suddenly, miraculously feeling wide awake now? Yeah, this bloke. “Great answers from all of you,” Barlow encouraged, absently ruffling his hair and by doing so, accidentally worsening matters atop his head. “Seems like you’ve all got the jist of it and have at least some basic knowledge about muggle magic tricks and that’s going to come in handy for what we’ve got coming up next.” Remember that whole standard, boring classroom setup thing? Not strictly true. With a quick flourish of his wand, Barlow lifted the disillusionment charm that had been placed on an unsuspecting table pushed up against the wall on one side of the classroom. On the table there were props aplenty. Playing cards, rope, metal rings, feathers, ping pong balls, cups, coins…… there were more than enough to go around. “I spotted a few of you got your wands out ready for the lesson,” he started again, practically bouncing on the balls of his feet. “But for now, wands are banned, alright? I don’t want to see any of you cheating, that’ll take the fun out of it.” Brown eyes lingered on certain individuals. He’d temporarily confiscate wands if he absolutely had to. “Go grab yourselves a prop or two and have a play around. I want you all to have a go and see if you can perform magic the good old fashioned muggle way and while you’re doing that, think about or discuss amongst yourselves how you think Transfiguration could be used to make these tricks easier…… or more exciting!” This was still a Transfiguration lesson after all. OOC: Time to get creative! You’ve got about 72 for this mini activity section of the lesson. Just joining? Feel free to jump right in or post a catch up, it’s up to you! Any questions, give me or Barlow a shout! <3 Cassidy couldn't help but giggle a bit at Professor Barlow's enthusiasm. It had gone from a very dull early morning to something more exciting just from his change in mood. Cassidy herself was already getting more excited for the lesson. Muggle magic was just so...weird. She went up to the table and her eyes scanned over everything. She didn't know what to grab because she wanted to try everything. She decided on something simple that she'd also heard of: making a coin disappear through a table. Shouldn't be too hard right? Cassidy grab a coin from the table and skipped back to her seat. So all she had to do was get the coin from one hand to the other without someone noticing to make it look like it went through the table. Easy peasy. She grabbed the coin and started practicing sliding it from right hand down to her left. She kept doing it over and over, each time doing the motion faster and faster, only dropping the coin a few times. Eventually she was going to have to practice this with another person or she wouldn't be able to prove if the trick was working or not. __________________