Lesson: Charms: It's a Blast!

[Charely Potter]

It was the beginning of October. The skies were somewhat cloudy and cool, yet still sunny enough for one to not need a jumper. Meeting out on the grounds, there was a good view of the garden and duck pond from here. But where was Professor Feirgrund? He was standing near the abandoned Hut, where the canopy housed the blackboard, some seats, and a chest on the table. Was this a lecture day? It appeared so, but the surroundings suggested otherwise.

Where are we at?
Q1 - Greetings + First question.
A1 - Replies + First practice
A2 - Continue practice + Treasure Hunt


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[FearlessLeader19]

Ary appreciated it when professors kept their lessons outdoors. Truthfully, he didn’t mind what the weather was as he was accustomed to being outside helping with tending to the dragons and hippogriffs on the family Reserve at any given time he was at home. The boy arrived at the designated spot for today’s Charms lesson, those dark eyes of his immediately taking in the chest. How interesting.

Feirgrund was sent a finger wiggle-wave and a smile though the smile turned into a smirk shortly after. He was just having a particular thought that amused him, a thought that he needed to share with Jan later. Aryan took a seat then busied himself with retrieving his notebook and quill.

[aRogueOne]

With the weather not being as miserable it could have been, Sloane made her way down into the in a slightly better mood than what it would have been had the lesson taken place in the castle. It wasn’t that she didn’t like the castle, she simply wanted to make the most of the good weather before everything froze over. With her hair tied up in a messy bun and wearing a set of old, navy overalls, Sloane was prepared for almost anything.

Admittedly, the blackboard and the seats did take her slightly off guard but she quickly found a seat near Ary, not even bothering to acknowledge the professor. Instead, she pulled her backpack off and quickly made for her quill and parchment to so that she could carry on her doodles that she’d been working on before this lesson. She did however spare a moment to give Ary a small smile and nod.

[littledhampir]

An outdoor lesson was always cool. It usually meant there would be some sort of interesting element incorporated into it. Something to do with the outdoors. Whatever that would be, Alissa was interested in finding out what it was. She always enjoyed Charms, so she was sure she would enjoy whatever this activity was going to be today. She was also pleased with the chance to spend some time outdoors. With classes and studying, she tended to spent most of her time at school cooped up inside. Best to take advantage of the Scottish weather while it was still good.

"Hello Professor Feirgrund," she greeted as she arrived at the designated lesson spot and took a seat on one of the chairs that had been set out.

[Chelliephone]

Outdoor classes were certainly the best for the young Slytherin. Perhaps it was one of the reasons he had always loved Herbology as much as he did - the fresh air, the sunshine on his face (when the sun made an appearance that was), the expanse of space around him. Whatever it was, seeing Charms would likewise be in the great outdoors left Drakie with a smile on his face as he headed down to the meeting spot. The 'uniform optional' bit had been all he needed to slip into a comfortable pair of well worn jeans and a simple baseball tee. There were some stains on both, a bit of grass on the knee here and a dirt smudge here, but considering the only reason Professors ever seemed to offer optional for uniforms was that a mess was inevitable, he felt validated in his selection.

Spotting one of his best friends as he reached the area, Drake grinned - his smile only lessened slightly when he noticed their year mate also nearby (as his fear of Sloane was certainly not something he'd surpassed yet). Still, he knew exactly where he would be sitting as well as he made his way over and dropped into an open space next to Aryan. "Hi Professor Feirgrund!" He greeted the Charms Professor, before giving Ary a gentle nudge in hello.

[love-for-HP]

Greer wasn't all that happy to be outside - outside usually meant bugs and animals .. all of which she hated. Care of Magical Creatures was the the literal worst! But non the less she came not that she had much choice . Smiling at the Professor and a little wave to show she was ready she took one of the unoccupied seats and got out a parchment and quill. Ready for today's lesson, magic still enthralled her, she hoped that would never change.

[Nordic Witch]

An outdoorsy charms lesson in October and it was warm enough still for Emmeline to not need a jumper, but she had one in her backpack just in case she got cold. Heading down to the designated spot for the lesson on the grounds the third year eaglette waved, and smiled over in greeting to her Professor first. "Hi Professor Feirgrund!" Emmeline then waved to Greer before heading over to plopp herself down on an empty seat near Aryan and Drake. Now where was Emma and what was in that chest? Could professor F have some objects in there they were going to lift with wingardium leviosa or maybe some creatures?

[PhoenixRising]

Outdoor charms lessons were surprising in the least. Emma of course, was the one who did not read the initial notice and had found herself sprinting out to the grounds once she realized no one was showing up to the classroom on the third floor. Racing out to where the lecture was by an abandoned hut, the blond looked around for familiar faces - seeing Drake and Aryan and Sloane and Emmie, she slid onto the seat beside the Ravenclaw. "wheewww. made it." she said in breathless sigh.

"Hey Professor Feirgrund," She said after a moment to catch her breath.

[Lottiepot]

Aurora was simply existing that day. Not necessarily in her head in the clouds sort of way either but her thoughts clearly were on another planet. Venus perhaps? Although she’d always liked the thought of Saturn with her beautiful rings. Was Saturn a she? She felt like it would be a she and..

*bump*

So consumed in an acromantulas web of thoughts was she that she had managed to walk into the hut’s exterior wall with an audible thump. Ordinarily she might have just giggled the experience off but Aurora was a fifth year now and the emotional squirmies were wreaking havoc with her stomach to the extent that her lack of self awareness (in the most positive way) was starting to turn into TOO much awareness. The heat rose in her face and her cheeks pinked as she rushed to conceal herself somewhere in the middle of the group without saying hello to Monsieur Feirgrund.

Nothing to see here..

[MadMadamMalfoy]

Sydney was in a pretty good mood today, not that it showed on her perpetually stoic expression. She preferred the cooler fall weather to the summer heat, and October meant that Halloween (the only holiday that got her genuinely excited) was just around the corner. She also rather enjoyed charms lessons… most of the time. She liked the destructive and/or bombastic spells but tended to struggle with the more delicate, mundane ones.

She made her way to the grounds, dressed in comfortable attire. Her idea of which wasn’t all that different from a school uniform. The button-down shirt was red instead of white; the Hogwarts tie was traded for a black bowtie, and she’d opted for trousers instead of a skirt and boots instead of mary janes. “Hello, Professor Feirgrund,” she greeted, nodding politely. Recognizing one of her fellow first years, she also acknowledged Greer with a nod before taking a seat.

Sydney wondered what spell they’d be practicing today, but she was more interested in the lesson location. Abandoned buildings were full of dark secrets! She tilted her head to one side, studying the building intently. What happened? Did somebody die there? Was it haunted? Her gaze shifted to the chest. Did that come from inside the hut? Was it cursed? Did it contain a ghost or some sort of angry creature? Likely not, as this wasn’t DADA, but it was fun to imagine!

[astrocat]

Despite the relative warmth outside, Phoebe Calypso was wearing several layers of warm clothes, including the world's baggiest and most oversized sweater, which made Phoebe look slightly ominous and a little bit like the bat she'd dressed up as last Halloween. She was one of the later arrivals, due to her slow walking pace.

Pheebs hesitated briefly, before moving to sit next to Drake, who was sitting next to Ary, who was sitting next to Sloane. "Hi," she said quietly. The comment was mostly for Drake, who she had chosen to sit next to, but really it applied to all of the third years present. "Hi Professor," she added dutifully, always making sure to greet him at some point. Charms was one of the only classes she was good at, so... might as well get along with the teacher, right?

[sweetpinkpixie]

CHAAAAAAAAAARMS!

When it came to last term's OWLs, it was one of the two subjects Anna had strolled into with a legitimate air of confidence. Sure, she had skipped in to all of her exams with the same 'what will be will be!' kind of confidence, but very few had returned the favor when results were owled back. Even BETTER that today's lesson was outside in the glorious autumn sunshine and crisp harvest air to which the Hufflepuffle was convinced tasted just a little bit like warm cinnamon and marshmallow.

Skipping, as per usual, the ever-so-slightly-but-still-fun-sized sixth year approached the assembled group just as Aurora was performing what she could only imagine to be the pirouette of the ice dancing princess that her best friend was - or...well...at least that was what the whole crashing into the building had looked like in the curly haired girl's mind! "You're so elegant!" she whispered with a giggle as she pranced right on over to the Ravenclaw and slipped an arm through the blonde's

Beaming to each of her peers as she passed, Anna offered Professor Ameliorating Teddy Bear a very enthusiastic wave and smile. "Good day, professor," she called out triumphantly - though to what conquest not even she knew - and only then did her eyes fall on the rest of the display surrounding him. Or rather, one very specific thing. "Oooooh, X marks the spot, AYE professor?"

Resident Pirate Fairy here! Though...Anna had already forgotten her name despite still having the costume somewhere!

[Charely Potter]

SPOILER!!: Hello to everyone

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Ary appreciated it when professors kept their lessons outdoors. Truthfully, he didn’t mind what the weather was as he was accustomed to being outside helping with tending to the dragons and hippogriffs on the family Reserve at any given time he was at home. The boy arrived at the designated spot for today’s Charms lesson, those dark eyes of his immediately taking in the chest. How interesting.

Feirgrund was sent a finger wiggle-wave and a smile though the smile turned into a smirk shortly after. He was just having a particular thought that amused him, a thought that he needed to share with Jan later. Aryan took a seat then busied himself with retrieving his notebook and quill.

Feirgrund returned the wave with a friendly nod and smile of acknowledgment.. or was that a smirk? Welcome back, Master Atreyu-Rehman.

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Originally Posted by aRogueOne

With the weather not being as miserable it could have been, Sloane made her way down into the in a slightly better mood than what it would have been had the lesson taken place in the castle. It wasn’t that she didn’t like the castle, she simply wanted to make the most of the good weather before everything froze over. With her hair tied up in a messy bun and wearing a set of old, navy overalls, Sloane was prepared for almost anything.

Admittedly, the blackboard and the seats did take her slightly off guard but she quickly found a seat near Ary, not even bothering to acknowledge the professor. Instead, she pulled her backpack off and quickly made for her quill and parchment to so that she could carry on her doodles that she’d been working on before this lesson. She did however spare a moment to give Ary a small smile and nod.

Student found their way here, that was good. No acknowledgement, no problem. Some were just here to get a lesson over with, undestandably.

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Originally Posted by littledhampir

An outdoor lesson was always cool. It usually meant there would be some sort of interesting element incorporated into it. Something to do with the outdoors. Whatever that would be, Alissa was interested in finding out what it was. She always enjoyed Charms, so she was sure she would enjoy whatever this activity was going to be today. She was also pleased with the chance to spend some time outdoors. With classes and studying, she tended to spent most of her time at school cooped up inside. Best to take advantage of the Scottish weather while it was still good.

"Hello Professor Feirgrund," she greeted as she arrived at the designated lesson spot and took a seat on one of the chairs that had been set out.

"Hello, Miss Rhodes," Feirgrund greeted.

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Originally Posted by Chelliephone

Outdoor classes were certainly the best for the young Slytherin. Perhaps it was one of the reasons he had always loved Herbology as much as he did - the fresh air, the sunshine on his face (when the sun made an appearance that was), the expanse of space around him. Whatever it was, seeing Charms would likewise be in the great outdoors left Drakie with a smile on his face as he headed down to the meeting spot. The 'uniform optional' bit had been all he needed to slip into a comfortable pair of well worn jeans and a simple baseball tee. There were some stains on both, a bit of grass on the knee here and a dirt smudge here, but considering the only reason Professors ever seemed to offer optional for uniforms was that a mess was inevitable, he felt validated in his selection.

Spotting one of his best friends as he reached the area, Drake grinned - his smile only lessened slightly when he noticed their year mate also nearby (as his fear of Sloane was certainly not something he'd surpassed yet). Still, he knew exactly where he would be sitting as well as he made his way over and dropped into an open space next to Aryan. "Hi Professor Feirgrund!" He greeted the Charms Professor, before giving Ary a gentle nudge in hello.

"Hello Master Beery," Feirgrund greeted.

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Originally Posted by love-for-HP

Greer wasn't all that happy to be outside - outside usually meant bugs and animals .. all of which she hated. Care of Magical Creatures was the the literal worst! But non the less she came not that she had much choice . Smiling at the Professor and a little wave to show she was ready she took one of the unoccupied seats and got out a parchment and quill. Ready for today's lesson, magic still enthralled her, she hoped that would never change.

Feirgrund returned the friendly smile and wave. Miss Murray was clearly ready to work.

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch

An outdoorsy charms lesson in October and it was warm enough still for Emmeline to not need a jumper, but she had one in her backpack just in case she got cold. Heading down to the designated spot for the lesson on the grounds the third year eaglette waved, and smiled over in greeting to her Professor first. "Hi Professor Feirgrund!" Emmeline then waved to Greer before heading over to plopp herself down on an empty seat near Aryan and Drake. Now where was Emma and what was in that chest? Could professor F have some objects in there they were going to lift with wingardium leviosa or maybe some creatures?

"Hello Miss Vance," Feirgrund greeted.

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Outdoor charms lessons were surprising in the least. Emma of course, was the one who did not read the initial notice and had found herself sprinting out to the grounds once she realized no one was showing up to the classroom on the third floor. Racing out to where the lecture was by an abandoned hut, the blond looked around for familiar faces - seeing Drake and Aryan and Sloane and Emmie, she slid onto the seat beside the Ravenclaw. "wheewww. made it." she said in breathless sigh.

"Hey Professor Feirgrund," She said after a moment to catch her breath.

Not a moment too soon or late, "Hello Miss Montmorency... hold still a second, this'll help," Noticing her shaky breath, Feirgrund aimed his wand in the direction of her throat. Wordlessly clearing her airway. "That better?"

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Originally Posted by Lottiepot

Aurora was simply existing that day. Not necessarily in her head in the clouds sort of way either but her thoughts clearly were on another planet. Venus perhaps? Although she’d always liked the thought of Saturn with her beautiful rings. Was Saturn a she? She felt like it would be a she and..

*bump*

So consumed in an acromantulas web of thoughts was she that she had managed to walk into the hut’s exterior wall with an audible thump. Ordinarily she might have just giggled the experience off but Aurora was a fifth year now and the emotional squirmies were wreaking havoc with her stomach to the extent that her lack of self awareness (in the most positive way) was starting to turn into TOO much awareness. The heat rose in her face and her cheeks pinked as she rushed to conceal herself somewhere in the middle of the group without saying hello to Monsieur Feirgrund.

Nothing to see here..

Perhaps it was a good thing Feirgrund had just finished with helping Miss Montmorency that he didn't notice the next arrival. But he certainly heard the thump. Curiously, he turned to see Miss Ackerly rush over to her seat. Well, there didn't seem to be any visible injury to the student or the area, so he mentally shrugged it off. Accidents happen.

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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy

Sydney was in a pretty good mood today, not that it showed on her perpetually stoic expression. She preferred the cooler fall weather to the summer heat, and October meant that Halloween (the only holiday that got her genuinely excited) was just around the corner. She also rather enjoyed charms lessons… most of the time. She liked the destructive and/or bombastic spells but tended to struggle with the more delicate, mundane ones.

She made her way to the grounds, dressed in comfortable attire. Her idea of which wasn’t all that different from a school uniform. The button-down shirt was red instead of white; the Hogwarts tie was traded for a black bowtie, and she’d opted for trousers instead of a skirt and boots instead of mary janes. “Hello, Professor Feirgrund,” she greeted, nodding politely. Recognizing one of her fellow first years, she also acknowledged Greer with a nod before taking a seat.

Sydney wondered what spell they’d be practicing today, but she was more interested in the lesson location. Abandoned buildings were full of dark secrets! She tilted her head to one side, studying the building intently. What happened? Did somebody die there? Was it haunted? Her gaze shifted to the chest. Did that come from inside the hut? Was it cursed? Did it contain a ghost or some sort of angry creature? Likely not, as this wasn’t DADA, but it was fun to imagine!

"Hello, Miss Masters," Feirgrund greeted. There were certainly a number of young students here today. Hopefully, they would experience some thrill from the lesson.

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Originally Posted by astrocat

Despite the relative warmth outside, Phoebe Calypso was wearing several layers of warm clothes, including the world's baggiest and most oversized sweater, which made Phoebe look slightly ominous and a little bit like the bat she'd dressed up as last Halloween. She was one of the later arrivals, due to her slow walking pace.

Pheebs hesitated briefly, before moving to sit next to Drake, who was sitting next to Ary, who was sitting next to Sloane. "Hi," she said quietly. The comment was mostly for Drake, who she had chosen to sit next to, but really it applied to all of the third years present. "Hi Professor," she added dutifully, always making sure to greet him at some point. Charms was one of the only classes she was good at, so... might as well get along with the teacher, right?

"Hello, Master Fox," Feirgrund greeted.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

CHAAAAAAAAAARMS!

When it came to last term's OWLs, it was one of the two subjects Anna had strolled into with a legitimate air of confidence. Sure, she had skipped in to all of her exams with the same 'what will be will be!' kind of confidence, but very few had returned the favor when results were owled back. Even BETTER that today's lesson was outside in the glorious autumn sunshine and crisp harvest air to which the Hufflepuffle was convinced tasted just a little bit like warm cinnamon and marshmallow.

Skipping, as per usual, the ever-so-slightly-but-still-fun-sized sixth year approached the assembled group just as Aurora was performing what she could only imagine to be the pirouette of the ice dancing princess that her best friend was - or...well...at least that was what the whole crashing into the building had looked like in the curly haired girl's mind! "You're so elegant!" she whispered with a giggle as she pranced right on over to the Ravenclaw and slipped an arm through the blonde's

Beaming to each of her peers as she passed, Anna offered Professor Ameliorating Teddy Bear a very enthusiastic wave and smile. "Good day, professor," she called out triumphantly - though to what conquest not even she knew - and only then did her eyes fall on the rest of the display surrounding him. Or rather, one very specific thing. "Oooooh, X marks the spot, AYE professor?"

Resident Pirate Fairy here! Though...Anna had already forgotten her name despite still having the costume somewhere!

"Good day, Miss Walles," Feirgrund greeted. Smiling at the consistent enthusiasm she displayed.

Eventually, it came time for the lesson to began. Feirgrund waited as the last set of students arrived before he faced everyone seated.

"Good day, everyone," He addressed the class once the chatter died away. "Now, I know there's a blackboard here, but the lecture and note-taking will be short. Today, we'll be learning and practicing the Box Blasting Charm, which is used to unlock any trunk, case, that carries a simple lock." Pausing the chest on the table beside him, "Now, what sort of items are good to be stored and locked away? And why so?" There were no wrong answers or reactions here.. within reason.


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[Weasley174]

Daisy was a bit nervous, she was still struggling to find her feet at Hogwarts, it was such a massive place and the lessons were so hard, she was trying to do her best, now what was a box blasting charm, surely all you needed was a locksmith, who could just unlock the box for you. It would be simple right.

Daisy thought for a few moments, before she put her hand up. "Something valuable." That was all she could think about, surely you wouldn't need to lock a box if it was just junk in the box.

[Nordic Witch]

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Originally Posted by Charely Potter

"Good day, everyone," He addressed the class once the chatter died away. "Now, I know there's a blackboard here, but the lecture and note-taking will be short. Today, we'll be learning and practicing the Box Blasting Charm, which is used to unlock any trunk, case, that carries a simple lock." Pausing the chest on the table beside him, "Now, what sort of items are good to be stored and locked away? And why so?" There were no wrong answers or reactions here.. within reason.

Emmie raised a brow at an out of breath Emma as the other girl took a seat beside her. In whisper she asked "Hi Em's, are you okay? Did Peeves hold you up again?" How many times hadn't Emmeline been held up by the school poltergeist who wanted to pull a prank on you or just be rude?

Anyways the lesson began with a Q&A portion as usual. They were going to be practicing the Box Blasting Charm soon that could unlock trunks or cases or even doors Emmie supposed, but didn't they use Alohomora for that too? Raising her hand she waited for her turn before supplying her suggestion, directing her gaze towards Professor F as she started speaking. "Expensive jewellery like necklaces, rings, bracelets, tiaras, crowns and similiar are often kept in locked cases, boxes or so to keep them from being stolen or damaged. Hopefully that answer was good enough. It was what had come to mind when Professor Feirgrund had asked what items/objects could be kept in locked and stored away boxes.

[Emzily]

He’d skipped greeting the professor after he arrived earlier on, but of course had quietly resumed a spot next to his best friends, Anna and Aurora, though he did not join in with any arm linking. Stifling laughs when Aurora bumped into the hut, because yes, he absolutely saw every moment of that, but he also wanted to know that she was okay. It looked like she was, other than being embarrassed.

The first question felt so easy.

“A diary.” Solomon blurted out, “if you’re in to that sort of thing.” HE obviously wasn’t one to keep a diary. AHEM. But if he did, then you better believe it would be locked up good and proper. He offered an explanation even though he thought it obvious. “To make sure your private thoughts aren’t being read by someone who shouldn’t be reading it.” That made sense, and he hoped he’d gotten the question right, because he quite often misunderstood them, it seemed.

[love-for-HP]

Greer ever the studious student raised her hand. "Sentimental things." She said thinking of the trunk her mother kept in the attic. "Like baby items your parents are not able to part with." Each of her sibling had one up there full of things her mom wasn't able to part with, a few outfits, a blanket. All those of type of things.

[Lottiepot]

Aurora thought she had managed to get away with covering up her little moment if it wasn’t for Anna’s comment. If she hadn't known her curly haired Bestie so well, it might have been misconstrued as sarcasm, a joke on how she clearly wasn’t elegant as her shoulder had made contact with an inanimate object. But this was Anna and she was pretty certain that the sixth year was incapable of saying anything intentionally offensive or unkind plus the arm linking helped to settle that touch of embarrassment and she leaned in to her best friend's side. “The wall snuck up on me!” she whispered back, although this ‘whisper’ was far louder than it needed to be.

Thankfully she didn’t see any stifling of laughs from Solomon, probably for the best and the lesson had started anyway.

Aurora didn’t keep a diary herself, mostly because by the time she had thought of something it would come spilling out of her mouth anyway. The thought of Solomon keeping a diary had her intrigued to the point that once he had finished his sentence, she leaned closer to the boy (likely dragging poor Anna who was still attached to her arm with her) to whisper. “You can borrow my gel pens for your diary if you’d like?” Y’know, because it deserved to look and smell great if it was carrying all your deepest, darkest secrets. Besides, Rora loved to share!

She loved to share her ideas too, hence the raised hand. “Gnomes.” Bared teeth, bearded, scary garden gnomes. Temporarily though. Just as long as they had food and water and could be released far FAR away from her. “Or maybe Boggarts? Do Boggarts need food? It wouldn’t be very fair to keep them locked away and starving.” What lesson was this again?

[Kolyander]

Outdoor lessons were normally Bryony's favorite. However lately she had been a bit off and very much not at all like herself. Much more quiet, very clearly lost in her own thoughts more often than not. The walk down towards the Charms lesson had been done on her own. She had also found herself a seat near her usual group but not quite beside them like she always did, especially when she had seen who was sitting right beside Ary.. but of course he was. It was fine though, everything was just fine.. there was nothing for anyone to see here. And to prove as much the usual finger wiggle wave had been given to Professor Fairgrund.

Now when the lesson began, Bry tried to pay attention. Really she did. Blue eyes even focused on Fairgrund, glad to hear that to too many notes would have to be taken today. The less notes she needed to take, the less she would need to review. Maybe if she was lucky no homework would be given today either. Then she would have even more time to think about things. Things that weren't supposed to be on her mind right now... What had the Professor asked? Something about keeping things locked away? "My mama keeps her lessons locked away, I guess so no one can see them but her before she teaches that particular lesson." Bry had no clue if this was the sort of answer Fairgrund was looking for but at least she had managed something.

[MadMadamMalfoy]

Sydney listened semi-intently as the lesson began. The box-blasting charm? That sounded fun at first, though slightly less so when she heard what the charm did. Was unlocking all it did? That seemed anticlimactic. With a name like that, she thought it would actually blast a box apart. Maybe if she cast it hard enough…

She hoped there was at least something fun inside the hypothetical box in question to make up for the lack of blasting! Speaking of which, Professor Feirgrund's question reminded her of all the fun things her mums kept locked away… not that it mattered. She always found a way around the lock if it was something she wanted. She raised her hand and said, ”Dangerous things that could cause harm in the wrong hands like knives, glass, certain potions… My mums locked away all of those things when my sisters and I were little.” Not so much now because they trusted at least one of the girls to be responsible…

[FearlessLeader19]

It was so like Sloane not to greet the professor. He purposely stared at her just so that she would acknowledge him, and because he liked messing with her. When his fellow Sltherin finally nodded at him, he reached out to poke her very lightly in the shoulder. However, whereas he was unafraid of Sloane, Drake was not. Grateful that himself and Drake’s friendship seemed to have not taken a hit in Ary’s recent confession at the Topiary Garden, he welcomed the other guy with a wide smile. Hi, Drake. Nudge, nudge, Also, hello to you as well, Emmeline, Emma and Pheebs. His entire attention went to Bry as she approached the group. He hadn’t expected her to sit with him. Even if they still had their talk, it was still awkward between them; something which Ary hadn’t thought he’d experience with her. He sighed softly to himself while wishing his life was less complicated.

Thankfully the lesson was starting which meant he got to be distracted.

A brief stint of lecture and note-making? Aryan loved the sound of that. Especially when he heard the interesting Charm they were to be working on today. Surely this was bound to come in handy at some point? His first answer would have been valuables but since that was already mentioned… “Exam papers,’’ he piped up when he was called upon. The idea had came to him because of Bry's answer and he mainly presented it to the class because he hoped to get her attention. Maybe she would grin at him or even glance at him… or something? “Professors can lock them away from students.”

[AlwaysSnapesGirl]

Daydreaming was happening a little more often for Ezra these days, and so he'd only managed to get down to the outdoors spot for the Charms lesson juuuust before the lesson began. This left him no chance for chatting with friends before the lesson as usual, but still he gravitated toward the general vicinity of Anna and Aurora.

He did appreciate the fact that the lesson was outside, so he figured he should show that appreciation by paying attention. It was difficult when his thoughts often drifted elsewhere, but he could manage.

So. A chest. Box Blasting Charm. Storing items. Like what? A lot of things had already been said, and...there was only one thing left that had popped into his head. "Treasure like gold coins, if you're a pirate," he said after raising his hand.

[astrocat]

Phoebe blinked. She was used to people calling her Phoebe Dupont... Master Fox, not so much. She had a friend whose last name was Fox, who had a sister who kind of looked like her, but... "I'm Phoebe," she said confusedly. Speaking of confusing... Phoebe side eyed Ary. And Bry not being nearby. Interesting.

"Um, if you had something special that you wanted to keep private, like important documents for when you die, or a special scrapbook, you could lock them up. They're private." That made Phoebe frown, though. They were learning how to blast open boxes, and it wasn't right to go through other people's stuff. What if someone started going through her stuff and reading her private journal??

[Chelliephone]

Phoebe likewise got a large green when she took the other seat next to him, and he leaned over to give her a gentle shoulder bump too in greeting. Quiet and subtle, so as not to disturb the others around them. Bryony 's appearance had also gotten a smile though perhaps the one offered was a bit more tentative, but Drake certainly hoped that didn't show. Aryan's returned nudges got another smile too, but then as Professor Feirgrund had officially started the class the boy went silent as he tuned in to pay attention.

Box blasting charm today, was it? That sounded exciting! Though.... Respectfully Professor, if they were all being taught how to break in to locked places he would decline to offer any sort of an answer lest he draw anyone's curiosity towards his own belongings. Not that Drake had anything terribly exciting, a diary as mentioned by others and some extra blankets, but still he didn't particularly want either of those items to go missing. Perhaps most notably his blankets though. Those were IMPORTANT for all the fort building he likes to do!

Remaining quiet, the boy's eyes flitted to each of his classmates as they offered verbal answers, giving a nod of agreement here and there.

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Something wasn't quite adding up and the Hufflepuffle's eyes narrowed while she pondered Aurora's response and what the wall had to do with her elegance. "...so...it was your dance partner?" she whispered back, bright eyes darting back and forth between the blonde and the wall and herself wondering how she could get a wall to be her dance partner for a spin. Surely it was a good partner, you know? Nice and sturdy and such. "Maybe we should invite the suits of armour next time," she suggested, thoughts still trying to logically piece together the fantasy she had woven as class officially began and the professor denied his pirate heritage through omission.

"Oh a DIARY! I have one of those too. Well, actually, I suppose what I have is a journal since there is no real organization to it and sometimes I even accidentally jump pages ahead and have to double back to fill in the ones I missed," she added to Solomon's response with several firm nods. "Suppose knowledge in general is something that is...locked away..." Anna trailed off for a moment, her fingers tugging a bit on some of her loose curls, and eyes unfocusing as if they were delving into their own chest nestled away in her mind palace. At least her response was, mostly, on topic and echoed in sentiment to the majority of her peers' responses.

Save for Ezra's...which did pull her back because of the connection to pirates and treasure and...why was she crying? "Huh?" she murmured to herself, her hand reaching up to touch her cheek which was only slightly damp from a couple of tears that had decided to go on a slide down her face. She blinked a few more times in Ezra's direction before looking forwards again, entirely missing whatever Phoebe had said.