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SilverTiger · 07-19-2009, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by hermygirl

"Too true, concussion wouldn't be pleasant," Nia replied. It kind of reaffirmed how dangerous a bludger could be, if in the wrong hands. She'd been all too glad of the good beaters in the Ravenclaw team when she chased last term, keeping her from any real danger and allowing her to concentrate on scoring. "I must say it would be real good if someone could invent a cream to remove bruises too. I was covered last year from, ahem, bites and teeth marks, and they just don't go with a skirt, ya know?" Nia added, giving Elizabeth a knowing look. It was a well known fact Mariel and Nia had been just a tad competitive at practice last year. She smiled as Elizabeth commented on her prefering the yelling. "Yep. At least you can get used to that, and sort of, er, block it out." Of course Nia listened to every word Willow said. Totally.

And some twin brothers just don't have a clue full stop, Nia added mentally. Though apparently Theo had managed some first year spells now. "Everyone has their field," Nia agreed, "..and I guess you don't have to be good with a wand to excel in the magical world." She wondered if now Theo had mastered something if he still wanted to be an astronaut. Something told her he would.

Nia nodded as Elizabeth spoke about the characteristics. "I guess you're right. We don't need wings to fly - and although it can be tiring flying a broom, I doubt its not nearly as bad as the energy needed for wings. I'll love to try it sometime." She scribbled that down on the parchment, so she wouldn't forget if questioned about something later. "The vision is probably wasted unless you're in the air, but yeah...their majesty is pretty intriging. Like it can't be just because they fly, because the majority of birds do that. So what sets those sort of birds apart? What makes them look so elegant and effortless in the sky?" She frowned slightly. "Do you reckon we could use that as a characteristic? Or do you think it needs to be physical?"

Elizabeth's head tilted in curiosity as Nia expressed the desire for something to remove bruises, a bit confused by the younger girl for once. "Isn't there already a cream, or something like that to remove bruises?," she asked, blinking. "But yeah, Mariel's pretty vicious sometimes, isn't she?," she finally said, completely understanding where she was going with the comment and remembering her own battle with the little Seeker during tryouts this term. And that was almost scarier than the idea of Willow retaliating against her for fictional distractions. Even if, as things had turned out, the imaginary distractions that the captain had seen between her and Robert may have actually been there, just they had been in denial. Either way, Mariel was scarier. "I'd kind of be amazed if you, or anyone, could actually block Willow's yelling out. Sometimes it's actually important," she mused at the final comment from the other girl on the topic. Not to mention the fact that their captain would probably just get more irritated if she knew they were blocking her out.

She shrugged at the comment about everyone having their field. "Sure. Look at Potions masters. Or Quidditch players. Both valid careers in the magical world, and both don't really require exceptional wandwork." Or the fact she wanted to be a writer. She just had to hope she could actually be successful. But then the discussion veered toward actual class topics again, and she grinned. "Steering or flapping? Interesting conundrum. And you'd have to figure there would be some sort of steering involved in flying like a bird too." She had a hard time really thinking of a negative side to flying on a broom, since she loved it. She grinned, before shrugging at the hypothetical question about why birds of prey were so different than other birds. "No idea. Maybe it's their size. Or because they're predators. Either way, it's still pretty cool." She glanced around at the other groups discussing the assignment at the question over what exactly established a characteristic, before shrugging again. "I'm not sure if it has to be a physical characteristic or if it can be conceptual. I mean, it is transfiguration, so maybe it has to be physical, but that brings us back to either wings or really cool eagle eyes complete with the amazing eyesight. But conceptual aspects would be more subtle." Maybe they should ask Professor Svensson.

07-19-2009, 06:58 AM	#174 (permalink)
SilverTiger Crumple-Horned Snorkack Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SoCal sighs(GMT-8) Posts: 111,305 Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurora Barrington Ravenclaw Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Teagan Kensington Slytherin Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nico Diggory-Keighley Hufflepuff Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Annika Owens-Byrne Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Noa LeCourt Gryffindor Sixth Year x5 x3	Shoe!Girl │ Rebel Ravie │ Confundus Queen │ RP Addict Quote: Originally Posted by hermygirl "Too true, concussion wouldn't be pleasant," Nia replied. It kind of reaffirmed how dangerous a bludger could be, if in the wrong hands. She'd been all too glad of the good beaters in the Ravenclaw team when she chased last term, keeping her from any real danger and allowing her to concentrate on scoring. "I must say it would be real good if someone could invent a cream to remove bruises too. I was covered last year from, ahem, bites and teeth marks, and they just don't go with a skirt, ya know?" Nia added, giving Elizabeth a knowing look. It was a well known fact Mariel and Nia had been just a tad competitive at practice last year. She smiled as Elizabeth commented on her prefering the yelling. "Yep. At least you can get used to that, and sort of, er, block it out." Of course Nia listened to every word Willow said. Totally. And some twin brothers just don't have a clue full stop, Nia added mentally. Though apparently Theo had managed some first year spells now. "Everyone has their field," Nia agreed, "..and I guess you don't have to be good with a wand to excel in the magical world." She wondered if now Theo had mastered something if he still wanted to be an astronaut. Something told her he would. Nia nodded as Elizabeth spoke about the characteristics. "I guess you're right. We don't need wings to fly - and although it can be tiring flying a broom, I doubt its not nearly as bad as the energy needed for wings. I'll love to try it sometime." She scribbled that down on the parchment, so she wouldn't forget if questioned about something later. "The vision is probably wasted unless you're in the air, but yeah...their majesty is pretty intriging. Like it can't be just because they fly, because the majority of birds do that. So what sets those sort of birds apart? What makes them look so elegant and effortless in the sky?" She frowned slightly. "Do you reckon we could use that as a characteristic? Or do you think it needs to be physical?" Elizabeth's head tilted in curiosity as Nia expressed the desire for something to remove bruises, a bit confused by the younger girl for once. "Isn't there already a cream, or something like that to remove bruises?," she asked, blinking. "But yeah, Mariel's pretty vicious sometimes, isn't she?," she finally said, completely understanding where she was going with the comment and remembering her own battle with the little Seeker during tryouts this term. And that was almost scarier than the idea of Willow retaliating against her for fictional distractions. Even if, as things had turned out, the imaginary distractions that the captain had seen between her and Robert may have actually been there, just they had been in denial. Either way, Mariel was scarier. "I'd kind of be amazed if you, or anyone, could actually block Willow's yelling out. Sometimes it's actually important," she mused at the final comment from the other girl on the topic. Not to mention the fact that their captain would probably just get more irritated if she knew they were blocking her out. She shrugged at the comment about everyone having their field. "Sure. Look at Potions masters. Or Quidditch players. Both valid careers in the magical world, and both don't really require exceptional wandwork." Or the fact she wanted to be a writer. She just had to hope she could actually be successful. But then the discussion veered toward actual class topics again, and she grinned. "Steering or flapping? Interesting conundrum. And you'd have to figure there would be some sort of steering involved in flying like a bird too." She had a hard time really thinking of a negative side to flying on a broom, since she loved it. She grinned, before shrugging at the hypothetical question about why birds of prey were so different than other birds. "No idea. Maybe it's their size. Or because they're predators. Either way, it's still pretty cool." She glanced around at the other groups discussing the assignment at the question over what exactly established a characteristic, before shrugging again. "I'm not sure if it has to be a physical characteristic or if it can be conceptual. I mean, it is transfiguration, so maybe it has to be physical, but that brings us back to either wings or really cool eagle eyes complete with the amazing eyesight. But conceptual aspects would be more subtle." 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