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MadMadamMalfoy · 05-27-2023, 07:49 PM

Norman continued monitoring the students’ progress from the front of the room. He saw Fox making quick progress with the three spells, and… was it just him or did the transfigured dummy look a lot like one of his former students? Never mind. “Nice work, Mr. Fox,” he said with a slight smile. It looked like Ellis was moving along quite nicely too. “You too, Mr. Ellis.”

Elsewhere he noticed that Rasting had elected to practice on herself instead of the dummies, and quite successfully too. “Excellent, Miss Rasting!”

Eyes scanning the room, he saw that with the help of the counterspell, Thanatos and Archard had now successfully transfigured their dummy. “Great job, girls!” he said, nodding approvingly. Another nod followed for Nam, who was still practicing Ristaris. “Nice pronunciation, Miss Nam.”

Bergstrand was doing quite well with the three spells as well, but before Norman could offer any words of encouragement, the boy asked a question. “It can be used for a partial reversion, yes,” he replied. “In that case, you’d want to aim at the dummy’s body, away from the hair and eye color changes you want to keep, and visualize only the height and build changing.” He hoped that helped!

Out of the corner of his eye, Norman noticed Beta-Erikson struggling with Ristaris and sidled over to help. “You’ve got the pronunciation and wand movement down,” he said encouragingly. Which meant it was most likely a problem with visualization or focus. “What exactly do you want the eyes to look like?” He knew from experience that sometimes describing one’s idea out loud could help with the visualization. “Picture that clearly in your mind as you cast.”

Returning to the front of the room, Norman glanced at his watch to see that the fifteen minutes were winding down. “Find a stopping place please!” He addressed the class, pausing for a few moments to allow time for the students to refocus their attention. “You’ll have more time to practice in a few minutes, but now it’s time to move on to the next activity.”

He wandered the room, passing out a folded slip of parchment to each student. “On these slips of parchment, you’ll find one of five monsters written: Vampire, Frankenstein, Phantom, Zombie, or Hyde. Your job is to transfigure the dummies into the monster on the parchment. You may continue working with the dummy you have, switch to a different one you feel better resembles your monster, or if you’re feeling confident, practice on yourself instead.”

Make sense so far? He paused, bluish-green eyes scanning the room for any signs of confusion. “The posters around the room are here to provide inspiration if you need it -” He knew not everybody in the class would’ve been familiar with the classic No Maj monster movies, and that was okay. “-but you do not have to copy them. Creative interpretation is encouraged… say you wanted to do a Mrs. Hyde, a short Frankenstein monster, a zombie with pink hair. As long as we can tell which monster it is, anything goes.”

"There are costumes and accessories in the trunk up front -” He gestured in that direction. “-to help you complete your monster look. You may use them on yourselves if you wish, but let’s take turns with any costume changes. No more than two people gone to the bathrooms at a time, and try to keep the stops to five minutes. You’ll have the rest of class to work, starting NOW!”

OOC: It’s main activity time! For this, your student needs to use a combination of Ristaris, Crinis Muto, and Tirinum to create one of the following monster looks: Vampire, Frankenstein (or Bride), Phantom, Hyde, or Zombie. You may pick which monster your student was assigned, but let’s try to have some variety [e.g. not half the class doing vampires]. Your student can keep their dummy, switch dummies, or practice on themself. Group/partner work is allowed.

If your student is practicing on themself and wishes to wear any costumes/accessories from the trunk, you DO NOT have to wait. You may headcanon that Carton excused your student from class. The monster prompts are open to creative interpretation, but please indicate in the title of your post(s) which one you’re doing. Norman and I will be checking in throughout. You’ll have AT LEAST 72 HOURS for this activity. As always, catch-up on anything else is allowed.

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MadMadamMalfoy Newbie Mod MO & DMLE Chizpurfle Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hazbin Hotel Posts: 10,915 Hogwarts RPG Name: Norman A. Carton Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Sydney M. L. Masters Slytherin First Year Ministry RPG Name: Gaston A.L. Marchand Minister's Office Ministry RPG Name: Normandie A. Carton Law Enforcement	Answering Charlie's question/Start of main activity Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll Norman continued monitoring the students’ progress from the front of the room. He saw Fox making quick progress with the three spells, and… was it just him or did the transfigured dummy look a lot like one of his former students? Never mind. “Nice work, Mr. Fox,” he said with a slight smile. It looked like Ellis was moving along quite nicely too. “You too, Mr. Ellis.” Elsewhere he noticed that Rasting had elected to practice on herself instead of the dummies, and quite successfully too. “Excellent, Miss Rasting!” Eyes scanning the room, he saw that with the help of the counterspell, Thanatos and Archard had now successfully transfigured their dummy. “Great job, girls!” he said, nodding approvingly. Another nod followed for Nam, who was still practicing Ristaris. “Nice pronunciation, Miss Nam.” Bergstrand was doing quite well with the three spells as well, but before Norman could offer any words of encouragement, the boy asked a question. “It can be used for a partial reversion, yes,” he replied. “In that case, you’d want to aim at the dummy’s body, away from the hair and eye color changes you want to keep, and visualize only the height and build changing.” He hoped that helped! Out of the corner of his eye, Norman noticed Beta-Erikson struggling with Ristaris and sidled over to help. “You’ve got the pronunciation and wand movement down,” he said encouragingly. Which meant it was most likely a problem with visualization or focus. “What exactly do you want the eyes to look like?” He knew from experience that sometimes describing one’s idea out loud could help with the visualization. “Picture that clearly in your mind as you cast.” Returning to the front of the room, Norman glanced at his watch to see that the fifteen minutes were winding down. “Find a stopping place please!” He addressed the class, pausing for a few moments to allow time for the students to refocus their attention. “You’ll have more time to practice in a few minutes, but now it’s time to move on to the next activity.” He wandered the room, passing out a folded slip of parchment to each student. “On these slips of parchment, you’ll find one of five monsters written: Vampire, Frankenstein, Phantom, Zombie, or Hyde. Your job is to transfigure the dummies into the monster on the parchment. You may continue working with the dummy you have, switch to a different one you feel better resembles your monster, or if you’re feeling confident, practice on yourself instead.” Make sense so far? He paused, bluish-green eyes scanning the room for any signs of confusion. “The posters around the room are here to provide inspiration if you need it -” He knew not everybody in the class would’ve been familiar with the classic No Maj monster movies, and that was okay. “-but you do not have to copy them. Creative interpretation is encouraged… say you wanted to do a Mrs. Hyde, a short Frankenstein monster, a zombie with pink hair. As long as we can tell which monster it is, anything goes.” "There are costumes and accessories in the trunk up front -” He gestured in that direction. “-to help you complete your monster look. You may use them on yourselves if you wish, but let’s take turns with any costume changes. No more than two people gone to the bathrooms at a time, and try to keep the stops to five minutes. You’ll have the rest of class to work, starting NOW!” OOC: It’s main activity time! For this, your student needs to use a combination of Ristaris, Crinis Muto, and Tirinum to create one of the following monster looks: Vampire, Frankenstein (or Bride), Phantom, Hyde, or Zombie. You may pick which monster your student was assigned, but let’s try to have some variety [e.g. not half the class doing vampires]. Your student can keep their dummy, switch dummies, or practice on themself. Group/partner work is allowed. If your student is practicing on themself and wishes to wear any costumes/accessories from the trunk, you DO NOT have to wait. You may headcanon that Carton excused your student from class. The monster prompts are open to creative interpretation, but please indicate in the title of your post(s) which one you’re doing. Norman and I will be checking in throughout. You’ll have AT LEAST 72 HOURS for this activity. As always, catch-up on anything else is allowed. __________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true...