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TakemetotheBurrow · 01-20-2021, 11:54 PM

As the children worked, Neva continued to focus her attention on the fish tank. It wasn't long before the small tank was the size of the entire inner portion of the horshoe, a swimming pool of a tank now. A little transfiguration work helped to make ladders for getting in the tank on each side, as well as magical fish swimming through the water. The house colored marbles were still scattered along the tank's floor, undisturbed, though the four large colored jars that were now positioned on the floor in front of Professor Peralta's desk might be a hint as to where they're meant to go.

SPOILER!!: James Siblings!

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Originally Posted by feeheeheeny

Teddy was quite familiar with the Bubblehead Charm, having practiced it extensively during his third year to enhance his experience in searching for Bartholomew Henry in the Black Lake. There was always room for improvement, in maintaining the bubble for longer and not letting it begin to shrink too soon, and Teddy was happy to fine-tune his craft.

The fifth year coolly directed his wand around his head in the counter-clockwise motion and cast, "Viseo Ebullio." The bubble formed, Teddy patted it gently as if to reassure it to stay put, but then he followed up with a quiet, "Finite," to dissolve it. He didn't feel the need to put his head into the bucket when his time and energy could be better suited potentially helping someone who was struggling, and Teddy looked to check on the progress of his sisters and Emm when--

Bernadette. While it was an unfortunate sequence of events, Teddy was mildly amused, and his expression showed just that. Intrigued, though, the Ravenclaw raised a hand once the minor crisis had been averted. "Professor? Just out of curiosity, with Ebublio," he nodded his head in the direction of Bernie, "could she have gotten out on her own? It's... a sort of containment charm, yeah? Would Finite have worked if she'd cast it from within? What are its limitations?"

Just how effective of a spell was that at inconveniencing humans, particularly evil ones? Just for science.

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

When it looked like the rest of the class was properly distracted, Kizzy decided it was time for her to finally try her own. This way no one would be looking at her and if she failed miserably it wouldn't be a big deal. That's important. It's why she used to sneak off after dinner every night last term. That was risky now though with the alliance around. Meant she couldn't keep avoiding the practical portions of class.

She had even started practicing the wand movement for the bubblehead charm... Only to pause just as Teddy asked a question aaaaaaand! Yeah! Kinsay wanted to know the answer to that too.

So instead of practicing the spell, she watched Professor Peralta curiously."Can you pop it with something reaaaally sharp?" See? So curious. Of course she wanted to do this activity. Of course she did. This had nothing to do with wanting to avoid trying the spell. She was only waiting because she wanted to know about the ebublio spell. Only for that reason and for absolutely nothing else.

Mhm.

While she wasn't pleased with Miss Grantham, at least her mishap had inspired some curiosity in her classmates. "It is exactly that, Mr. James. If someone finds themselves trapped inside a bubble like that without their wand, they're out of luck." She glanced at Small James, offering her a smile. "Bubbles like that cannot be popped by physical force, so you'd need magic to get you out from either inside or outside the bubble." So yes, Bernie could've gotten herself out, though she probably wouldn't have wanted to do that from the air unless she was good at the softening charm, or the cushioning one.

Glancing down at her watch, Neva's eyes widened a little. They were running behind and Peraltas did not do tardiness. "Alright everyone, eyes on me!" She gave them a minute and then continued. "If you haven't yet, please go get your wetsuit on. We'll be moving on to a little friendly competition for the remainder of class and I want to give us time to really enjoy it. You've got a few minutes, so make it quick." She'd wait. Not patiently, but she'd wait.

...

"Alright! As you can see, the fish tank is little no more and is now the perfect place for you to put your bubble-head charms to the test. The task is simple. You will break into teams based on which house you're in and dive down into the tank in search of marbles representing your house. Green for Slytherin, red for Gryffindor, yellow for Hufflepuff, and blue for Ravenclaw." That part should be self explanatory but one never knew with the first years. "You are only allowed to pick up three marbles per dive, and your goal is to take those marbles and help your housemates fill up your house jar before the other houses manage to do so." Easy, right? Well.."Keep in mind that the fish inside the tank, while pretty to look at, like to blow the occassional stream of bubbles while they swim, and these bubbles might make it hard to see from time to time. Also they're not big on personal space, so I must apologize if they get in your way. Just something to keep in mind as you go." She grinned. "Whichever house has the most marbles by the end of class wins, which means no homework for you tonight. Simple as that. So without further ado, GO!"

OOC: Hi my loves! We're starting the main activity now! It's okay to play catch-up if you need to, no worries! **The Activity is this: Students break up into teams by houses and using the bubble-head charm, dive into the tank to locate/collect marbles in their house color (up to 3 per dunk can be obtained) to add to their house jar. Posts need to be labeled with house and number of marbles collected. Please feel free to RP for the magical fish in the tank. They won't hurt the kids, but they will get in their way and might blow streams of bubbles that obstruct their view!** Class will stay open until the 24th, so enjoy and Professor P will be keeping an eye on the progress of each house as we go!

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TakemetotheBurrow Grindylow Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Boston Posts: 14,487 Hogwarts RPG Name: Everleigh Evans Ravenclaw Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Luca Benetti Hufflepuff Graduated x12 x7	elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿ As the children worked, Neva continued to focus her attention on the fish tank. It wasn't long before the small tank was the size of the entire inner portion of the horshoe, a swimming pool of a tank now. A little transfiguration work helped to make ladders for getting in the tank on each side, as well as magical fish swimming through the water. The house colored marbles were still scattered along the tank's floor, undisturbed, though the four large colored jars that were now positioned on the floor in front of Professor Peralta's desk might be a hint as to where they're meant to go. SPOILER!!: James Siblings! Quote: Originally Posted by feeheeheeny Teddy was quite familiar with the Bubblehead Charm, having practiced it extensively during his third year to enhance his experience in searching for Bartholomew Henry in the Black Lake. There was always room for improvement, in maintaining the bubble for longer and not letting it begin to shrink too soon, and Teddy was happy to fine-tune his craft. The fifth year coolly directed his wand around his head in the counter-clockwise motion and cast, "*Viseo Ebullio." The bubble formed, Teddy patted it gently as if to reassure it to stay put, but then he followed up with a quiet, "Finite," to dissolve it. He didn't feel the need to put his head into the bucket when his time and energy could be better suited potentially helping someone who was struggling, and Teddy looked to check on the progress of his sisters and Emm when-- Bernadette. While it was an unfortunate sequence of events, Teddy was mildly amused, and his expression showed just that. Intrigued, though, the Ravenclaw raised a hand once the minor crisis had been averted. "Professor? Just out of curiosity, with Ebublio," he nodded his head in the direction of Bernie, "could* she have gotten out on her own? It's... a sort of containment charm, yeah? Would Finite have worked if she'd cast it from within? What are its limitations?" Just how effective of a spell was that at inconveniencing humans, particularly evil ones? Just for science. Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack When it looked like the rest of the class was properly distracted, Kizzy decided it was time for her to finally try her own. This way no one would be looking at her and if she failed miserably it wouldn't be a big deal. That's important. It's why she used to sneak off after dinner every night last term. That was risky now though with the alliance around. Meant she couldn't keep avoiding the practical portions of class. She had even started practicing the wand movement for the bubblehead charm... Only to pause just as Teddy asked a question aaaaaaand! Yeah! Kinsay wanted to know the answer to that too. So instead of practicing the spell, she watched Professor Peralta curiously."Can you pop it with something reaaaally sharp?" See? So curious. Of course she wanted to do this activity. Of course she did. This had nothing to do with wanting to avoid trying the spell. She was only waiting because she wanted to know about the ebublio spell. Only for that reason and for absolutely nothing else. Mhm. While she wasn't pleased with Miss Grantham, at least her mishap had inspired some curiosity in her classmates. *"It is exactly that, Mr. James. If someone finds themselves trapped inside a bubble like that without* their wand, they're out of luck." She glanced at Small James, offering her a smile. "Bubbles like that cannot be popped by physical force, so you'd need magic to get you out from either inside or outside the bubble."** So yes, Bernie could've gotten herself out, though she probably wouldn't have wanted to do that from the air unless she was good at the softening charm, or the cushioning one. Glancing down at her watch, Neva's eyes widened a little. They were running behind and Peraltas did not do tardiness. "Alright everyone, eyes on me!" She gave them a minute and then continued. "If you haven't yet, please go get your wetsuit on. We'll be moving on to a little friendly competition for the remainder of class and I want to give us time to really enjoy it. You've got a few minutes, so make it quick." She'd wait. Not patiently, but she'd wait. ... "Alright! As you can see, the fish tank is little no more and is now the perfect place for you to put your bubble-head charms to the test. The task is simple. You will break into teams based on which house you're in and dive down into the tank in search of marbles representing your house. Green for Slytherin, red for Gryffindor, yellow for Hufflepuff, and blue for Ravenclaw." That part should be self explanatory but one never knew with the first years. *"You are only* allowed to pick up three marbles per dive, and your goal is to take those marbles and help your housemates fill up your house jar before the other houses manage to do so."** Easy, right? Well.."Keep in mind that the fish inside the tank, while pretty to look at, like to blow the occassional stream of bubbles while they swim, and these bubbles might make it hard to see from time to time. Also they're not big on personal space, so I must apologize if they get in your way. Just something to keep in mind as you go." She grinned. "Whichever house has the most marbles by the end of class wins, which means no homework for you tonight. Simple as that. So without further ado, GO!" OOC: Hi my loves! We're starting the main activity now! It's okay to play catch-up if you need to, no worries! The Activity is this: Students break up into teams by houses and using the bubble-head charm, dive into the tank to locate/collect marbles in their house color (up to 3 per dunk can be obtained) to add to their house jar. Posts need to be labeled with house and number of marbles collected. Please feel free to RP for the magical fish in the tank. They won't hurt the kids, but they will get in their way and might blow streams of bubbles that obstruct their view! Class will stay open until the 24th, so enjoy and Professor P will be keeping an eye on the progress of each house as we go! __________________