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Talk about your first experiments and getting to know your egg. You can write about what happened in class if you want to, and about how your egg has been since the lesson, but make sure to make a new post somewhere in the school.
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Username: FireboltAvis88 Member Number: 170888 House: Hufflepuff Character Name: Alyssa Potter Year: Second Year
Journal: Taking Care of Queenie
Entry 1: 01/18/2076
I checked on Queenie, my egg today. I call it Queenie, even though I don't even think it has a gender, because it's all shiny and has swirly decorations. The Professor told us that we had to practice the charms we learnt in class in order to take care of Queenie. The charms were Argentus Frigidus which makes it cold or freezing; Argentum Calidus which makes it hot or warm; Argentum Siccus which makes it wet. Note to self: Always remember to carry a small towel or rag. This is one messy spell; Argentum Humidus which fortunately dries it up and Excolo, which makes the egg all shiny and brand new again.
I had checked Queenie a couple of times in the past, and didn’t notice any change until today. Qeenie was very cold to the touch. I believe that it was because of the sudden drop in temperature in the room because it had snowed really bad last night. Even though she had been wrapped up in my woolen sock and was inside my bag, the cold air must have seeped through. I had to use the Argentum Calidus spell to warm it back up.
I will need to keep a closer eye on my metal egg from now on.
Something unusual happened while I was out at the lake today. While I was there, I decided to check on Queenie. Even though it was still frosty outside, it wasn’t as cold as it had been the last few weeks. I still wanted to make sure that the temperature of the egg was at least somewhere close to room temperature. What was strange was that when I had taken the egg out of my bag, unwrapped it from my woolen sock, and was holding it in my hand, it suddenly ‘jumped’ out and started rolling down the slope and into the lake.
I tried to wade in but the water was too cold, so I decided to use the Accio spell which worked. Once it flew out of the lake and landed in my hand, I quickly performed that Argentum Siccus spell to dry it up and then the Argentum Calidus spell to warm it back up. I checked the surface to see whether there were any dents, but thankfully there were none. I cleaned off most of the dirt of the egg and then used the Excolo spell to polish it and bring back the luster to its color and swirly decorations. Once Queenie was all warm, dry and polished again, I quickly wrapped the egg back into the woolen sock, tucked it safely in my bag and returned to the castle.
I am still trying to figure out how the egg fell out of my hand. I am very sure that I was holding it firmly. If I didn’t know any better, I could have sworn that it had actually jumped out of my hand, but that is not possible, or is it? Anyway, I will be closely keeping an ever closer eye on it from now on.
I had another strange experience today in the House Common room. After that weird experience at the lake, I decided to check on Queenie in a ‘safe’ and warm environment. After that ‘dunking’ in the lake, I was hoping that its dip in the freezing water didn’t affect it in anyway. Everything looked normal when I took the egg out, and that’s when normal ended.
This time I am sure that the egg bounced out of my hand. It bounced and then rolled away from me, all over the common room, with me chasing after it and then returned to hide under the very same couch that I had been sitting on. Even stranger yet, when I reached in to grab it, it moved away from my fingers like it was dodging me. I do believe that this egg has some form of intelligence.
Anyway, I managed to catch it and used the Excolo spell to polish it up. It is now wrapped in my woolen sock and tucked safely in my bag.
I now truly believe that this egg in my possession has some form of intelligence. For all I know that could be likely something growing inside it. But for now, I still don’t know what it is. I’m not sure whether it is part of the charm spell that the Professor had cast on it, but it definitely can move, and it seems to have a sense of humor.
I was checking on Queenie while I was in the Common Room before going to bed. It tricked me into thinking that it was not going to jump up out of my hand. But I was wrong. It was actually playing ‘possum’ and waited for me to get closer to it, relax my hand grip, and then it ‘bounced’ up, hit me on the nose before falling out of my hand and rolling away to hide. This time unfortunately it decided to hide in the fireplace which still had burning embers. I was able to retrieve it using the Accio spell. I had to act fast to cool it down. I first used the Argentum Humidus spell to cool it down slowly by getting it wet, and then I used the Argentum Siccus spell to dry it. Then I used the Argentum Frigidus spell to lower its temperature back to room temperature. Lastly, I used the Excolo spell to remove the burn scorch marks.
I checked on Queenie today, while I was having breakfast in the Great Hall. After its strange behavior the last few times I checked it, to my surprise, nothing happened today. Maybe Queenie had ‘heard’ my request to behave herself and decided to give me a break today. For that I am thankful. I would have been embarrassed if I had to chase my egg all over the Great Hall in front of the other students.
I used the Excolo spell to polish up its metallic shell just to make sure that the shell wouldn't start to rust or tarnish. I need to finish breakfast now or I will be late for class. End of Entry.
Today I went to look for someone in the gazebo to teach her how to dance the chicken dance. Don’t ask. It was part of the Muggle Studies Homework Assignment Professor Cerulean had assigned us to do. Anyway, while I was there, Queenie decided that it wanted out of my bag. I don’t know how she did it, but when I went to look for her, she was no longer in my bag. After much searching I found her in the bushes, wet, shivering and running a high temperature. I quickly dried her up by casting the Argentum Siccus spell and then I used the Argentum Fridigus spell to bring down her temperature. After two attempts, her temperature was back down to normal room temperature. After manually removing whatever dirt I could from her shell, I used the Excolo charm to prevent her outer covering from rusting and tarnishing.
I still don’t know what is inside this egg, but whatever it is, it doesn’t like being neglected for too long. I will have to make sure that I keep a closer eye on it and ensure that everything is secured before I leave it alone for the night.
Today, I went to visit Shannia, my Snowy Owl in the Owlery. While I was there I decided to show Queenie to her. Bad mistake!! I accidentally dropped the egg and it dropped onto floor. It rolled around and got covered in owl droppings. Thankfully when I examined it, the fall had not cracked its shell. But I still had to clean it first with the wetting spell, Argentum Humidus, to wash off the owl droppings. Then I dried it by using the Argentum Siccus spell. Finally because it had been exposed to water for at least 2 minutes, I used the Excolo spell to polish it up to prevent it from rusting. I will need to be more careful when handling my egg. This time I was lucky. End of Entry.
Today Queenie had the worst experience ever. I was visiting the Girl’s bathroom and was in the toilet. While I was in there doing my ‘business’, I decided to pull out a magazine to read. Big mistake, I accidentally snagged the egg’s sock while pulling out a magazine. I leaned forward to catch the sock before it landed on the ground but in the process, the egg flew out and landed in the toilet bowl behind me. I used the Accio Spell to get it out. Thank goodness I was only doing Number One!!. Anyway, I used the Argentum Humidus spell to quickly wash it and then the Argentum Siccus spell to dry it up. Once it was both clean and dry, I used the Excolo spell to make sure that its encounter with the water in the toilet bowl wouldn't tarnish its shell. I placed the egg back into the sock, tucked it into my bag, remembered to wash my hands thoroughly before leaving the girl’s bathroom. Journal entry end.
It has been a week since I last checked on Queenie. While I was in the Library Reading Lounge, I decided to check on it. I’m glad to report that despite my neglect, Queenie looked and felt fine. The egg was warm to the touch but still remained within room temperature range. I just used the Excolo spell to polish it up because it was starting to lose its shine. Queenie is now looking all nice and shiny again. I need to get back to my reading. End of Entry.
Here I am back in the Girl’s Dorm room. Almost 5 months ago, I started this journal. Today will be my last entry in this journal. I will soon be told whether Queenie will hatch or not. I guess it just depends on how well I have taken care of it. I took out Queenie out of her woolen sock protection for the last time. Her temperature was normal and even though she was clean of grime, and rust, and was shining like it was brand new, I cast the Excolo spell one more time to polish it and make it shine. I wonder what will become of Queenie. Will it hatch into a creature or will something like a metal ball just pop out of it? I do hope that it’s a creature like a baby owl or even better yet, a baby Phoenix. That would be so cool, because Phoenix’s are very rare now and it would be nice to add another one to the species. I guess I will have to wait and see. I guess patience isn’t one of my known qualities. I’m still waiting to hear from the Professor.
Last edited by FireboltAvis88; 11-12-2011 at 07:45 AM.
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Character Name: William Montcenaggio, AKA Starr
Year: Second
Journal: Tending to Mischievous
Entry 1: 02/17/2076
I noticed that my egg enjoys playing tricks on me, like making a skipping motion as it is trying to get away. For this reason, I have chosen to name my egg Mischievous. This is a name that could work for either a boy or a girl.
I also noticed that Mischievous has a tendency to get dirty easily, but I am working very hard at keeping him or her as clean as possible! I used Excolo to make sure that Mischievous is the cleanest and most immaculate condition that could be achieved, at least for the time being.
I had come back to the Gryffindor Boy's Dorm tonight after being outside by the Lake and found that my egg, Mischievous was colder than usual. I decided that I should use the Argentum Calidus spell to warm things up and it worked fine. Mischievous tried to skip away from me again, but I was able to calm the egg down and finally got it to sleep after I told it it was going to get in trouble for roaming the halls!
I had a bit of an unexpected adventure with Mischievous today. I had gone down to the small waterfall to enjoy the beautiful weather and decided to play a little toss game with mischief. I had gone closer to the water than I thought, and Mischievous slipped out of my hand and got a little bit wet. I was able to dry the egg again through use of the
Argentum Siccus I had learned in class. Mischievous didn't seem to have much trust in me when I tried to pick it up, though, and tried to skip away from me as it has done before. After I promised I would be more careful, I was able to pick Mischievous up and return the egg safely to my pocket.
After that, I headed back to the Common Room. That had been enough excitement for one evening!
I should have realized that breakfast time in the Great Hall would be a dangerous place for an egg!
I went to the Gryffindor House Table with my egg Mischievous in my pocket today and it tried to get away from me, actually skipping across the table and onto the floor. I realized that Mischievous was upset because of all the students who were eating eggs there, and it took me a while to get the egg back.
When I finally caught up with Mischievous, the egg was really dry and I was afraid that it was going to crack. I used the Argentum Humidus spell and was pleased to see that the cracks were gone and that Mischievous seemed as good as new.
I'll be more careful of taking that egg with me when I go to breakfast next time!
I wandered down to the Lake to take a swim today, but discovered that the water was too cold. I decided to lay down in the grass for a little while and I guess I laid out there too long. I woke up and discovered that it had become really warm, warm enough for me to swim.
I reached into my pocket, forgetting that I had my egg Mischievous in there the whole time. Mischievous was really warm, almost hot, and I knew I had to cool the egg off right away.
I was going to dip Mischievous into the lake but I realized that that would probably produce tarnish. Then I remembered the Argentum Frigidus spell was good for cooling, and I used that and Mischievous' temperature went back to what it usually is.
Mischievous tried to skip away from me again, and I figured that that was because the egg really likes being outside the same way I do.
I found myself by the water as usual, this time the small waterfall with a swimming pool. Another nice day, and I thought I would take a dip in the pool.
I took Mischievous out of my pocket and put the egg on the ground, not realizing that the ground was saturated with dew and moisture. The next thing I knew Mischievous was really damp, so damp that I feared it would mildew. I reached for the egg, but it skipped away as it so often does.
I used Wingardium Leviosa to levitate the egg and bring it back to me, then Argentum Siccus to get Mischievous back to its normal state, well, normal for a metal egg, that is.
It's hard to believe that a tiny egg could be so challenging to care for, but this is an interesting experiment!
Today was an easy day with Mischievous for a change, nothing really exciting was going on. I took a walk down to the Pathways and saw that Mischievous looked a bit dusty, so I took my wand out and polished the egg using the Excolo spell which I had learned in Charms class. I focused my attention on the dusty area and soon saw that the egg was once again bright and shiny, just like it was when I first received it!
I took Mischievous out of my pocket today and was really surprised to see how cold the egg's temperature was. It was almost freezing it was so cold, in fact.
I performed the warming spell Argentum Calidus on the egg, but its temperature still wasn't as high as it was supposed to be. I repeated the spell one more time and saw that Mischievous' temperature had finally come back to an acceptable level.
Not wanting to take any more chances, I slipped the egg back into the pocket of my robe and headed back to the castle.
I went into the Room of Requirement to talk to some of my friends, but there were a lot of people in there and the temperature was really hot. I decided to check and see how Mischievous was doing because I was concerned the temperature was too hot in the room and it might have affected the temperature of the egg.
When I took Mischievous out of pocket, I found that it was so hot that I could barely touch it, and that it was even making my hand sweat to touch it. I performed the Argentum Frigidus charm on the egg as I had been taught and left the room, vowing to not return there as long as Mischievous was still in my care. There will be plenty of time for socializing in there later!
I checked to see how my egg Mischievous was doing while I was walking by the statues and noticed that it was kind of warm. I put the egg down for only a moment and it tried to skip towards the statues. It seemed as though it wanted to head into the portable swamp, so I figured that it was drying to moisten itself.
Since the egg had gone so fast I needed to use Accio to bring it back, then I was able to perform Argetum Humidus in order to stop the dryness ad prevent cracking from occurring. I also polished Mischievouss using Excolo, as I wanted it to look really nice. The egg may be ready to hatch soon, and I want to make sure that everything goes right in any event.
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Journal 1: Making Sparkles comfortable
Today I took the egg and looked it over. Trying to figure out what might be in it and what to name it. Sparkles is the best name I came up with. Sparkles was cold and needed warmed as well as cleaned.
Journal 2: Playing with Sparkles as usual
At the Gazebo I took Sparkles out and played with it as I like to. Sparkles is moving a little and it makes me wonder what is in the egg. I like to take care of things so this has brought a smile to my face watching the egg here at school.
Sparkles really moved today and took me by surprise. Sparkles went right into my food and got all sticky. I had to cleaning Sparkles up and then had to place it in my bag where Sparkles would not get lost.
Journal 4: Sparkles wants out of my bag.
Sitting reading today near the stained glass windows Sparkles came rolling out of my bag. It looked as if Sparkles was shivering so I made Sparkles warm. After getting Sparkles warm I asked if it wanted to listen to me read. Sparkles rolled into my lap. This really makes me wonder what is in this egg and can whatever hear and understand me or was this just a random act with no meaning.
Journal 5: Sparkles runs away.
Today while I was at the student gardens Sparkles slipped out of my bag and took off through the gardens. By the time I caught up to the egg Sparkles was dirty and warm so I had to use a charm to cool Sparkles off and I used the damp charm to clean the dirt off. Once sparkles was clean and I am in a better place I will need to use the polishing charm to make sure Sparkles is completely clean.
Journal 6: Sparkles wants to go to the fireplace.
Today while I was trying to get warm by the fireplace Sparkles rolled out of my bag and started heading towards the fireplace. I grabbed Sparkles before the egg made it to the fire and when I touched Sparkles the egg felt cold so I made Sparkles comfortable. I enjoy spending time with the egg I can't wait until the egg hatches to find out whats inside.
Journal 7: Sparkles is dirty
Today I went outside for some fresh air. I have been having trouble with Sparkles wanting to roll away every change it gets. So I took Sparkles out before placing my bag on the ground. I was trying to figure out what was inside when I tapped on the egg and to my surprise the egg tapped back. Now I don't know if this was a random thing or if the egg tapped because I did. I will have to watch this in the future. I also noticed Sparkles was becoming tarnished so I polished the egg and placed it back in my pocket to stay warm.
Journal 8: Sparkles has an accident
Today while in the common room I took Sparkles out of my bag. I am still trying to figure out what could possibly be in the egg. While trying to figure it out Sparkles rolled out of my hands and took off across the common room. As I was trying to catch Sparkles the egg knocked over water and got all wet so I used a spell to dry the egg off.
Journal 9: Where did Sparkles Go
Thought I lost Sparkles today. Silly egg got out of my bag when I put my bag on the floor. I search the common room until I found Sparkles in a corner. Sparkles kept shaking I thought maybe it was a sign that he/she might hatch soon. It made me really start wondering what is in the egg and will I get to take care of it or keep it as a pet after it hatches. I sure hope so. I sat and watched Sparkles for awhile and then decided to put the egg back in my bag where he/she would be safe.
Journal 10: Is Sparkles going to hatch?
Today I was walking around the castle when I felt Sparkles moving in my bag. When I took the egg out Sparkles was shaking and moving. I was thinking about going to see the professor to make sure nothing was wrong when I decided to make Sparkles cooler, because the egg felt hot. Once cooled the egg still was shaking I am wondering if this means that Sparkles will be hatching soon.
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[Eggcellent Eggventure]
Entry 1: Janurary 18, 2076 (Saturday)
SPOILER!!: Q: How did the egg get up the mountain?
Since class was dismissed I have kept my egg, who is currently without a name, in the left pocket of my robes. At night, I have slept with it either beside me or under one of my pillows to keep it warm. My cat, Walnut, finds the egg repulsive and perhaps evening frightening, so he has not enjoyed the addition of it to my sleeping routine. It certainly makes me wonder more about what is inside the egg.
Besides casting the occasional Excolo here and there to make sure it is clean, there hadn't been any drastic changes to the egg's appearance and temperature until this evening when I sat down at the study tables. I understand that one cannot consider this egg to be a living and breathing being - Professor Schirmer said so herself that there is nothing living within the egg - but it seemed like my egg was running a fever. So, I treated it as such. First, because all the moisture had been sucked dry from it, I performed Argentum Humidus to return moisture to the egg just like how you are expected to drink lots of liquids when running a fever. The egg seemed to like this and spun around like a spinning top.
Next, I used Argentum Frigidus to cool down the egg. Each time I did so, the egg shivered. At least, it looked like it shivered... Each time the shiver became less and less. I suppose this means that the difference between the heat of the egg's surface and the cold from my wand was decreasing, so the egg didn't have to adjust too much. I guess you could say it is the same as when we get into a cold swimming pool on a hot day. As we ease our way into the pool, our body adjusts and balances out the temperature.
After performing these two spells, my egg didn't appear to be tarnished or anything, so I simply left it as was and returned it to the pocket of my robes while I went back to doing my homework.
One thing about this assignment that I didn't plan on is just how heavy a metal egg in your pocket can be. The size is small, so the weight is not all that noticeable, especially in the morning, but as the day goes on I find myself leaning to the side to try and counterbalance the weight. I suppose it is a small price to pay as long as the egg turns out alright in the end.
Well, that's all for now I suppose. My egg is back under my pillow, but I have the sinking suspicion that Walnut is going to try and play with it, so it might migrate to a new location starting tomorrow.
---------------------- Entry 2: February 4, 2076 (Tuesday)
SPOILER!!: A: It scrambled up!
Several weeks have passed since my last entry and a few things have been confirmed since about the behavior of my egg. It appears that the shivering does mean that the egg its too hot. I first thought that this meant the opposite, that the egg was too cold and needed heating, but my egg seems to be telling me what it wants to happen. I have yet to see an of the other states with the egg, but I hope I am able to recognize the signs when the times comes and that it doesn't do anything too strange...
Anyway, today Walnut, my cat, managed to get his paws on the egg when it fell out of my pocket and onto my bed. It is my own fault for not being careful and allowing it to fall out in the first place, but Walnut pounced on it. it looked like Walnut had scratched it, so I immediately began casting Excolo wonder if perhaps it would be able to fix the scratch, only to find that it did no such thing. Of course, we were told that the spell will only polish and tarnish, but I was panicked!
In the end, it turned out that the scratch was no scratch at all, but a piece of thread from my blanket that had gotten itself caught in the intricate design on the egg. There is a section of the design that swirls around like a spiral with a hook at the end. I think it got caught on my blanket and pulled the thread out when Walnut pounced on it.
Needless to say, the egg is still in perfect condition and I was freaking out over nothing. It did get a thorough polishing because of what happened, so I suppose it wasn't in vain.
Still no name for the egg, but I am having a hard time naming an inanimate object. I understand that my housemates are picking names for them, but naming something of this nature just seems...odd. It isn't alive and even when it hatches it won't produce a living thing. Maybe I just need to bond more with my egg? My egg seems to think so as it began bouncing when I touched it. Is that even possible? Can this egg made of various metals and silver alloys actually wish for attention? Or is the egg telling me something else? Perhaps tomorrow I will try some of the other spells on it to see how it reacts.
---------------------- Entry 3: February 6, 2076 (Thursday)
SPOILER!!: Q: How do monsters like their eggs?
After what happened last time regarding my egg and Walnut, I decided that it would be best if I relocated my egg to a different place while I sleep since under my pillow seems to be very dangerous. My egg is now located in my sock drawer where I also keep my pygmy puff, Momotaro. Momotaro seems to have taken a liking to the egg and always snuggles it. Hopefully this won't over heat the egg...
Speaking of heat, my egg seems to be especially sensitive to heat and gets warm very easily. I am starting to think that I may need to start off each morning casting Argentum Frigidus just so it stays cooler longer or when I am about to have a Potions lesson. During about the last ten minutes of the lesson this morning, my egg began shaking in my pocket. It has never shaken this much before so I became concerned and went to the courtyard afterwards to check on it.
Seems like, due to being near the open flame for several hours, the egg's temperature was way too hot and it was shacking so much because it needed to be cooled down. It took somewhere around seven times casting Argentum Frigidus before the shaking stopped. I actually took a picture of the shaking and developed it with the solution we brewed in class - sort of ironic, I know.
The egg was cover in bits of smashed bugs and dirt because it had been rolling around the courtyard for a bit, so I cast Excolo next to remove all of that.
I am a bit concerned that my egg is always overheating, even in the cold winter months. Maybe putting it with my pygmy puff wasn't such a good idea after all. I suppose I will need to find another location. Maybe in one of my shoes?
---------------------- Entry 4: February 13, 2076 (Thursday)
SPOILER!!: A: Terri-fried!
I learned today that my egg is even more sensitive to the heat than I first suspected. Knowing that I was going to do some baking, so I cast Argentum Frigidus to cool the egg before I got too close to the fire, but even that didn't seem to be enough. Only after a few minutes of standing by the stove, the egg began to shiver A LOT in my pocket. I guess I need to be more careful around the heat.
Something else strange happened today when I used Argentum Frigidus when it probably wasn't really necessary: my egg sort of glowed. It turned a light golden color, but there was no shivering or bouncing movement, just the color change. It happened again after I caught the egg - long story - and used Argentum Frigidus on it again. I am still not sure why it did that and I am kind of afraid to experiment with my egg for fear of damaging it. That being said, all changes that have happened with my egg - the shivering and the bouncing - have all been an indication that it wants something to change. This color shift must mean something too. Now I just need to figure out what. Perhaps that will become apparent in the coming weeks.
I also needed to cast Argentum Siccus on my egg today, which was very tricky since it was bouncing around so much that I couldn't get a proper grip on it and had to take careful aim. Once again, kind of a long story, but I was able to manage after a little. Besides there being a lot of moisture on the outside of the egg, I am not sure that there is any other indication from my egg that it wants to be dried. I wonder what it will do when it wants to be damper...
Still no name for the egg, just doesn't feel right yet. No sense in forcing a name on it, right? Arya thinks I should name it, she names everything, but nothing is coming to me. This assignment kind of reminds me of something that I've heard happens in some non-magical schools back in America where students are paired off and have to take care of a real egg. They all seem to name their eggs too. Maybe I am the weird one.
---------------------- Entry 5: February 22, 2076 (Saturday)
SPOILER!!: Q: What do chicken families do on Saturday afternoon?
I nearly had my ears blown off by my egg today.
I suppose the good part of this whole thing is that I now know what it means when my egg shifts colors. More specifically I know what it means when it turns a golden hue and glows. I initially mistook this glow to mean that it wanted to to cleaned, you know, shinny and new?
Well, the egg didn't like that...at all. In a pitch that a swore only dogs could hear, it began squeaking. It literally redefined the expression 'squeaky clean' which actually doesn't mean clean at all surprisingly. The English language is so strange...but I digress. The egg clearly didn't want to be cleaned anymore, so I tried my next option - warming it.
Casting Argentum Calidus to work and the egg shivered slightly in response. I concluded that this was for the same reason as when I when I cooled the egg using Argentum Frigidus. It's nice to know that there are some consistencies with this egg. I took another snap shot of my egg, for future reference.
In the meantime, I have been thinking more about this egg name and I think I may have come up with something. Eggs can be extra fortified with Omega-3 as a nutrient for healthy brains. Omega-3 fatty acids are crucial to take into the body since the body doesn't produce them. They are thought to be crucial for overall good health and are said to help prevent cardiovascular disease. I was thinking about perhaps naming this egg Omega...but I am not sure if it is really sticking with me.
I need more time to think about this I guess. Calling it 'the egg' is starting to get tiring.
---------------------- Entry 6: March 3, 2076 (Tuesday)
SPOILER!!: A: They go on peck-nics!
For lack of a better word, I finally cracked. It might of had something to do with my egg squeaking obnoxiously every time I called it simply egg, but today I took it upon myself to head to the library and do some research on possible names for it. Clearly, my egg has an idea of what it wants to be called and I am really wishing that it had been charmed to be able to speak. I would try to perform such a charm myself, but I am afraid of doing anything other than the spells taught in class for fear of potentially melting it.
Anyway, upon discussing possible names, my egg behaved in a very strange manner. It began making noises that sounded very similar to when someone coughs. The sort of dry and raspy voice that tends to be heard all over the castle around this time of year. Lots of people do seem to get sick in March - must be the changing of the seasons and allergies. Between the coughing and poofing of what looked like sand from itself, I figured that this was its way of telling me that it was too dry, so I cast Argentum Siccus on it and it seemed to like that. The rolling around tends to mean that it is happy as long as it isn't making other noises.
But, the real reason for my entry today is that I have finally decided upon a name - a very fitting name in fact. Understanding my eggs behaviors is very difficult, like a riddle with many layers, I was reminded of a riddle involving eggs. This riddle's question was first posed by a philosopher named Aristotle who said
If there has been a first man he must have been born without father or mother - which is repugnant to nature. For there could not have been a first egg to give a beginning to birds, or there should have been a first bird which gave a beginning to eggs; for a bird comes from an egg.
The whole concept of which came first, the chicken or the egg is a very old causality dilemma that really is synonymous with life in general. Technically, the statement should really be "Which came first, X that can't come without Y, or Y that can't come without X?"...but that would just be me over thinking things again. POINT BEING that I have decided to name my egg Aristotle. I feel really weird about this, but it seems to like it.
---------------------- Entry 7: April 15, 2076 (Wednesday)
SPOILER!!: Q: Why do chickens rinse their mouths out with soap?
I am still dripping wet, so this entry will have to be a short one.
While I was in the library, Aristotle Merlin I can believe I am actually calling it by name began to shake like it always does when it wants to be cooled down, so I cast Argentum Frigidus and then returned it to my pocket so that I could return to getting some of my own studying done. However, in the next instance there was a sound like heavy rain falling on metal, and then my pocket became really damp and...well... Aristotle decided to turn into a pocket fountain. Water was going everywhere - I didn't even know these eggs were capable of producing water - and I tried to cast Argentum Siccus before too much damage could be done. Thankfully, the library is safe, but my robes are a wet mess and hanging by the fireplace as I write this.
This was certainly a first, the spewing water thing, and here I was thinking that Aristotle had calmed down since I really only needed to tend to him once last month. Well, there were a few instances where I needed to cast Excolo to polish him up a bit, but nothing like this. Here's to hoping that for the rest of the term things stay a little calmer and that he doesn't squirt more water. I guess I should be thankful that the water wasn't boiling but a pleasant room temperature.
---------------------- Entry 8: April 27, 2076 (Monday)
SPOILER!!: A: Because of all the fowl language!
Is it possible for a metal egg to feel...lonely? Have I been going about this assignment the wrong way the entire time? I know that it is not a creature in the way that my cat is, but today Aristotle seemed to be show more than just the emotional range of a teaspoon.
While making my way through the maze that is the moving staircases, Aristotle began bouncing...a lot. He was also glowing which means that I needed to cast Argentum Calidus on him, but before I could he was bouncing from staircase to staircase in just the right way so that I could not follow him. He seemed to be enjoying this game of tag, but I certainly wasn't amused. I eventually caught him by casting Immobulus and summoned him to me with Accio, but it certainly took a while to get into a position where I could do so. He seemed to enjoy this as he did that weird humming thing he does all the way back to the Gryffindor common room. At one point, I thought that he may have even been purring...
This is a debate that is often had in the non-magical world with artificial intelligence...but I am beginning to have the same sort of thoughts about my egg. What does it mean to be alive? If one were to look at my egg, one would certainly say that it isn't a living thing...but simply charmed metal. If it was just that, then would it have the personality that it shows me? Is it possible that in charming objects to do things that wizards are, in fact, creating their own version of artificial intelligence?
It's become more and more obvious to me over the past few days that, despite it creeping me out a bit, I have actually come to care for the egg as if it were a pet. Isn't this a bit odd? I mean, it IS just a charmed piece of metal that reacts certain ways, yet myself and everyone else can't seem to accept it as that. Why would a metal egg want attention and lash out like a small child to get it? This certainly gives me a lot to think about and makes me wonder even more what my egg with hatch into.
It also makes it impossible for me to change in front of it. I shove Aristotle in my sock drawer when I put my robes on in the morning. It's too awkward.
---------------------- Entry 9: May 3, 2076 (Sunday)
SPOILER!!: Q: How can you drop an egg six feet without breaking it?
I've been spending more time talking with Aristotle. As a result, he hasn't been bouncing around as much and seeking attention. Which...only adds to the notion of it possessing even abilities that it shouldn't and it taking on human-like characteristics. Perhaps this is simply because I am unfamiliar with the abilities of charms and just how much they are capable making an inanimate object, um, animate, but some of its traits are a bit too human-like.
Today, I spent several hours in the Transfiguration practice room making an ice cream cake - which was a mistake as I sort of caught a cold - and should have wrapped Aristotle up in a towel or something, because the environment was far too cold for him and he began to glow and...turned purple. I managed to take a picture of this and have included it below.
As per usual, the glowing means that Aristotle wanted to be warmed, so I performed Argentum Calidus several times until the glowing stopped and his color returned to its usually silver color. This is the first time that he had turned purple...which was a bit strange, especially since he now seems to be picking up on some of my own behaviors. The other day when he rolled off my bed, he turned a sort of burnt orange color...which is something that my hair does when I am embarrassed. He even sort of turned a blueish color when I left him in my sock drawer a little longer than I usually do because I forget to take him out before heading to classes. I suppose that this is a good thing and it means that we are bonding...if that is even possible.
Hard to believe that my next entry will be my tenth on and that I will have had Aristotle for half a year. Merlin does time fly by fast. I'm...almost sad to think about him hatching. I've actually grown rather fond of him just the way he is.
---------------------- Entry 10: May 15, 2076 (Friday)
SPOILER!!: A: Drop it 7 feet. It won't break for the first 6 *wink*
I am finding it hard to believe that this is my final entry and that the next step will be Aristotle hatching into...whatever it is he will hatch into. It sort of reminds me of this toy I had when I was younger called a Tamagochi. You started off with an egg and depending on how well you took care of it it would hatch into one of many things. I wonder if it is the same for him? I think I've done the best job I can including daily polishes with Excolo and he hasn't been seeking extra attention, so I know I haven't been neglecting him like I did in the beginning. It certainly has been a growing experience and the learning curve has been rather steep. Especially with regards to what happened today.
I was walking in the pathways when Aristotle began jumping in my pocket again, but this time when I removed him I found that he was flashing rainbow colors, like this:
Last time he turned a color, purple, it meant that he was cold, so I thought that the multicolors implied that he was experiencing a lot of different things, which lead me to try every charm we learned in class, but nothing seemed to work. As it turned out...the color changes were just his way of saying Happy Birthday, but I didn't realize it until he shifted his designs a bit to spell it out for me. My only concern is...how did Aristotle know the date? Seriously, as much as I enjoyed parts of this assignment...the whole borderline artificial intelligence bit really creeps me out.
So, I guess that is it for now. I'm nervous about what Aristotle will hatch into...but I wonder if he will still be Aristotle when that happens? I rather like him the way he is and don't want him to change.
When you’re stuck in a moment and your spark has been stolen .................................................. ........... this is our time to own it, so own it..................................... baby we were born withfire and gold in our eyes
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Kimothée Chalamet • The UWU Agenda • Once Baby, Now Trouble • All Growed Up
Username: PotterHeadforLife Member number: 175895 House: Slytherin Character name: Katrina Marie Hudson Year: First Year
Metal Eggs = Project.
Entry 1: 01/18/76
I let Aimee sleep for a short time until it nearly fell off the bedside table. Good thing I got it. So I brought her to the Gazebo but then she started to feel a bit cold so I used "Argentum Calidus" on her and then I polished her with "Excolo". Nothing much happened today, though. But my egg's doing fine.
Aimee is my metal egg. She does like the heat always, which explains why she always shivers. She likes to get dirty too.
Aimee and I went around the school today. I brought her to some classes so there won't be any accident. She shivered in the Common Room because the January air was definitely cold. I used "Argentum Calidus" again.
Aimee seemed to have a bit of a mood change today. I don't know why but maybe she's turning to a big girl now!
It's so magical, feeling that no one's got a hold_______________________________ ___________________________________And the whole wide world is whistling...
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Reason: Egg Entry 2
Gryffie♥ | Disney DORK | Brittana | Mrs Kellan Lutz | I like Your Moves!
Username: elllla_Wtwins Member Number: 134563 House: Gryffindor Character Name: Thea-Aurora Eden Year: Second
Egg Journal!
Entry1; January 18th, 2076 Hold up, my egg is wet?!
Since the charms lesson, I've been keeping my egg up in my dormitary. In my trunk, I tucked it into a pair of socks so it wouldn't get lost. Checking on it everyday, I saw no changes until the assignment was posted on the notice board. This is when my little egg began making some changes. Not irritating at all..
I've got to say, I'm not the biggest fan of my egg. It's almost like a small child. His attitude is something else...
Nothing much happened apart from the horrid thing growling at me! Yes, you read correctly.. the egg growled at me because I wasn't fast enough. Somehow, he got all damp so I had to use Argentum 'Siccus' to dry him off. Twirl and point blah blah blah..
½ of Lauralie | Koala | The being in Ern's pocket | Baby Smurf | Prouf member of The Flock
Username: Iceblossom22
Member number: 127180
House: Ravenclaw
Character name: Elise Fairfield
Year: First
El and Ally's Eggtastic Journey
Entry 1: January 18th, 2076
SPOILER!!: Entry 1
Today, I met Ally. My beautiful, shiny, colorful metal egg. We had learnt how to take care of her and take care of her I shall.
Ever since class, I kept Ally (my egg) inside my pocket. I think I'm going to bring her everywhere, just to make sure my cat, Snow doesn't eat her. Snowy would eat anything.
As I was saying writing, I've kept Ally in my pocket. That was, until she went completely freezing in my pocket and started shivering. Terrified that something bad had happened to Ally, I pulled her out of my pocket. My fingers nearly went numb with cold.
Checking my Charms notes, I found the Warming Charm. Argentum Calidus, with a twirl and point. When I performed the charm on Ally, something I didn't quite expect happened. Ally wriggled, as if trying to get comfortable and closer to the warmth.
Holding her firmly, I cast the charm a few more times before Ally snuggled calmly into my palm. I then pulled my spare woolly socks out of my bag and gently pushed Ally in. It should keep her warm enough. She seemed to like my snitch-covered socks.
I'm signing off now. I'll write more when there's more to say.
Today, just before I went to sleep, I was checking on Ally.
I was amazed again at how beautiful the swirls on her shell were, until she burned up as if having a fever. I nearly dropped her as I reached for my wand.
I tried casting Argentum Frigidus, but it didn't work the first time. Ally just got even hotter. I tried it again, holding Ally in a woolen sock because she was too hot to hold in my hand.
It worked. Ally became cool again, and put her down on the table beside my bed. I'd be able to check on her if anything went wrong in the middle of the night.
Today, Ally and I went over to the lake to relax and unwind a little. I put my bag down next to me and pulled my scarf off to make Ally's nest. Once I put Ally in there, though, she started hopping and rolling around and before I knew it, she rolled her way into the Black Lake.
It took me a moment to process what just happened, but when I did, I pulled out my wand and tried the summoning charm. And guess what? I did it! All the practicing I'd done had actually paid off! It felt amazing!
Then, Ally zoomed out of the water and hopped into my skirt, getting it all wet. Crap. Holding her in my right hand, I tried to call the drying charm to my mind.
Right, Argentum Siccus. As soon as I'd twirled and pointed my wand at Ally, she went all dry and looked as beautiful as ever. Finally dry, Ally hopped around happily in my hand. I wonder what's in there?
I'm sorry I seemed to have forgotten about you. Ally had been behaving rather well, so I forgot to tell you what exactly happened.
Well, today Ally ripped my robes. And I'm telling you all about it.
So, after classes were over and I finished my dinner, I went up to the Ravenclaw Common Room and looked for a vacant armchair. I found one over by the fireplace with a nice little table to put my books on.
I put my book bag on the table and pulled out my new book, 'Forget-Her-Nots.' Only halfway through the second chapter, I felt an irritated bouncing in my pocket. Ally the Egg.
Pulling her out, I realized that her normally beautiful swirly patterns seemed grainy and unfocused, as if dehydrated. She was okay after I used an Argentum Humidus, though.
When I asked her if she wanted me to read to her, she actually hopped happily and rolled into my lap. I wonder if she actually knows what's going on or if it's just something she does.
I know. I'm terrible for abandoning you all day. But here's what happened on Valentines Day.
Ally and I were trying to escape the madness that they call Valentines' Day. It's really disgusting, with the PDA and the mushiness everywhere.
So, we went up the giant treehouse and Ally seemed bored, lifeless. When I pulled her out, she seemed dull. In need of a good polish.
I used Excolo on her, sweeping my wand over Ally and making sure I didn't miss a spot. Strangely, after I did so I noticed that she seemed to emit a silvery glow. It was almost like an aura. It was very strange indeed.
Well, I'll sign off now. I've got tire swings to try out.
Ally and I popped by the students garden today. She seemed to like the flowers. I like them too. Professor Bentley's really done an awesome job with the garden.
Anyway, when I pulled Ally out of my pocket, she seemed fine. At a normal temperature but looking slightly dull. Pulling out my wand, I polished her using Excolo. She emitted that silvery aura again. It's rather strange. I really do wonder what charms Professor Schirmer's put on them...
So, today I tried an experiment. I tried Argentum Calidus when Ally wasn't hot. She actually twitched irritably and glowed a little red. Feeling her heat up in my hand, however, wasn't quite as pleasant. After I cast the Argentum Fridgidus, she was okay again. What an adorable little eggy.
Today, I visited the Portraits with Ally on the way to Herbology. Well, it started with me dropping her onto the frame of one particularly mean picture's frame. He seemed to have a pet snake which he brandished at me. Disgusting. I would have thrown up if I didn't feel sorry for the house elves.
There was another portrait making fun of me until this nice violinist portrait person told them to shut their traps. Apparently, they're mean to everyone. Bullies.
She actually played a piece for us, Ave Maria by Schubert. She played so well, I hope I'll get that good someday. Her violin was very pretty too, almost golden in color. Very cool.
Ally liked the music, twitching in time. She emitted a bright blue glow too. Maybe that means she's happy...
I think I'll try play my violin for Ally. I think she likes music.
It's me again! And Ally and I went on a visit to the kitchens today!
Unfortunately, there was a sign saying that were weren't allowed. That's just depressing. So, as I skidded to a halt, I dropped it. Her. I dropped Ally the Metal Egg.
Noticing some scratches that were just marring her perfection, I pulled out my wand and traced over the egg, paying extra attention to the scratches. I performed the polishing charm, Excolo perfectly.
Well, since I'm not allowed to eat, I'm off to bed.
Ally met Gaby today. She's my best friend. We were at the fountain together, cloudgazing when Ally slipped out of my hand. She bounced on the grass a little while before stopping. I used the Argentum Siccus charm on it, and she dried like a charm. Well... It was a charm...
After that, I polished her off with an excolo. There was a scratch. On. Her. A SCRATCH!
I fixed it with the excolo, though. She looks more beautiful then ever, but I wonder what's with the aura. It seemed purplish this time. Really do sorta hope Ally's a real egg, tough. She seems alive...
It's my birthday today! And somehow, the egg seemed to know. It flashed all sorts of colors, it was beautiful. I don't know, but I swear Ally's alive. She's been such a good egg. I love her already.
I wonder what she'll be when she hatches... Maybe a phoenix? Or an eagle. Something magical, maybe? I know Professor Schirmer's awesome with her charms, she'd have done something absolutely fantastic. With a final excolo, Ally's ready to be handed in.
Do we get to keep our eggs? I have yet to hear from Professor Schirmer, and I hope it'll be good news.
not throwing away my shot | Slytherpuff | roll for initiative | woof you ❤
Username: littledhampir Member number: 102104 House: Hufflepuff Character name: Isobel VonHue Year: Fifth
Lovely Luna and I
Entry 1: 12/17/2075
I thought of the perfect name for my egg today; Roza. I read it in a book once. It means Rose, and though that has nothing to do with eggs, I think it's pretty, don't you? Anyway, I should probably get to talking about Roza. There wasn't anything wrong with her in particular but she looked....sad. I used Argentum Humidus to make her damp, then Argentum Siccus to dry her. That was the best bath I could think of. After those were completed I used Excolo to polish her. All in all, I think it went well.
Entry 2: 2/10/76
Today I went outside to hug Slytherins. When I came in I tried to warm Roza up with my hands, but it was not very effective. She was trembling, like she was shivering. Was she shivering? Can eggs shiver? No, they cannot. Well, normal eggs can't, anyway. Roza is not a normal egg, that has been evident from the beginning. What is going to hatch out of her when the time comes? Anyway...I thought hard and used Argentum Callidus to warm her up, and it worked. I was proud of myself.
Entry 3: 2/13/76
Today I danced with an egg. I went to the Room of Requirement and when I paced back and forth in front of it, I wanted it to show me a room what would make Roza happy. The room was filled with musical instruments. I didn't know how to play any of them, but there was a demo button on the piano and when I pressed it, it played music. I danced with Roza. I think she liked it. If it was possible, I would say she was smiling, and she looked brighter.
Entry 4: 3/10/76
I went swimming today. Okay, no I didn't. I went down to the Lake and Roza went swimming. I did not mean to drop her, and I have no idea how she slipped out of my hands. I panicked, but thankfully I caught her and dried her off. She had not been cold for some reason. Maybe she had been hot and the water cooled her off. I don't know, but I am just glad she is safe.
Entry 5: 3/13/76
Roza was looking dull, or duller than usual at least. I used Excolo to make her shiny, and now she is pretty again. Not that she is every not pretty of course, don't you dare insult my Roza. I made sure that the two of us look pretty, because you never know when you will need to look pretty. I should find Roza a boyfriend.
Entry 6: 3/24/76
Apparently Roza has sone abilities that I had never known about before. Today I was eating in the Great Hall and I noticed that it was unnaturally hot. A few moments later there was this high pitched screeching sound coming from beside me, and Roza was making it. I was panicked at first, so my spell would not work, but I used Silencio to make her be quiet. I hope that was okay and it will not hurt her. Anyhow, I concentrated and cast Argentum Frigidus. I really hope she does not do it again; it nearly scared the pee out of me.
Entry 7: 3/30/76
Today I brought Roza outside with me as I went down to the grounds to write. I sat against a large rock near the Whomping Willow and as I was looking for something to keep Roza warm my kitten, Star, curled herself around the egg. I thought it was nice. I hope they will get along after Roza hatches. I must not think about that though, because it will just make me wonder what is inside the egg, and that will drive me crazy.
Entry 8: 4/3/76
I think Roza likes the outside. That is one of my theories anyway. We were outside for a while, and a little bit after we came inside she was really warm, like she was not used to the warm temperature inside and she liked it better outside. I was tortured again by the wonder of what is inside that egg. I really hope we get to find out soon. Oh, and in case you were wondering I used Argentum Frigidus to cool her off, and she was better for the rest of today.
Entry 9: 4/15/76
Roza likes the cold. I think that after she hatches her favorite summer will be winter. That is just a guess though, because it might just be the egg, and not whatever is inside the egg. Anyway, this morning as I was doing my homework I noticed that she was really hot, so I cooled her down.
Entry 10: 6/1/76
Today, well tonight actually, I went up to the Observatory and Roza and I were stargazing. She was looking a little dull so I polished her and then I could see the sky reflected in her. It was pretty cool. Well, this is my last entry, and now I actually get to find out what is inside her. I hope I get to keep her, because I would be terribly sad if I had to let my Roza go.
Username: WitchLight27 Member number:172155 House: Ravenclaw Character name: Erin Cornelia Heyman Year: First
Erin's Journey with Louisa, the Egg
Entry 1: 01/18/2076
Louisa, the egg. I adapted the name of my former cat that was in the possession of Enya now. I know, I shouldn't have written that. Today, Louisa and I went out at the lake. I wanted Louisa to get some fresh air. Maybe, she'll get more healthy and healthier. Before starting to knit her a dress, I sketch Louisa's face in her shell. Eyes first then lips curled for a smile. I knitted a dress for her. Well, it was round like her. It's more difficult to make her clothes than my former cat, Louisa. As I was dressing her, she was sort of giggling softly. She started to roll around and. Louisa loved the texture of the cloth I used or maybe, she loved the warmth she felt from it. I used pink fabrics. Maybe, that's her favorite color.
Entry 2: 01/28/2076
Louisa was in my bag today and something really unusual happened. She was weighing like 2 pounds earlier and now, she was as light as a balloon. I panicked really hard. Other students’ eggs become heavy and all but Louisa, my egg was lighter than ever before. When I went out heading at the Giant Treehouse, I put her in my pocket. Then, I notice something floating while I was climbing the tree. Before she can even get farther, I got hold of her. I grip the egg almost cracking but thankfully, the surface wasn’t damaged. When I reached the top of the treehouse, I used the spell Argentum Humidus twirling and point my wand on her to make her damp. And then I used Excolo to refine the texture of her shell. I caressed her softly with my palm. I actually use special lotion on my hands to make it softer so that Louisa will not get hurt. I think she was sick today.
Entry 3: 02/07/2076
Nothing much happened today apart from Louisa getting nearly cracked because of her silly bouncing, early in the morning. Before I could even brush my teeth, I saw Louisa jumping crazily over my pillows. I panicked a lot. I nearly woken up my room mates at the dormitories, maybe I just did. What if my Louisa get hatch earlier. She would definitely die. That would be sad. I wouldn't allow it. I love Louisa. From now on, I'll tuck her in my arms when I sleep. She felt hard these days and there was a small probability of her getting hatch on my hug. I discovered that she was actually exercising earlier, that's why she was bouncing, to make herself warm. She felt cold from the outside. Yesterday, she was sick hot and all, but earlier today, she felt like icy cold. I used the spell Argentum Calidus to make her warm. Last time, she had a hot fever and now, she's got cold fever? Eggs were really unstable. From now on, I would protect Louisa.
Entry 4: 03/9/2076
Louisa was really the naughty type. She loved playing so much and she had no idea how dirty she would be by playing at my food. And she was wasting it as well. I just hoped, the elves wouldn't feel angry towards our wasting of the food they served. Hunger filled my stomach while I was at the dormitories so I headed down to the Great Hall to grab dome food. Of course, of any of my endeavors, Louisa, my egg would always be a part of it. As we are getting near the food, Louisa sort of made a giggling movement from under my palms. She really loved the smell of her most favorite food in the whole world even if she couldn't really eat it herself. Before I could even touch my spoon and fork, she already jumped to the pudding and bounced energetically. I kind of envy her for feeling her happiest in such simple things. After finishing my food, I attended to her cleanliness. I pointed at my egg and used the Argentum Humidus to make her clean. I used Argentum Siccus to make her dry. I felt very happy seeing Louisa happy. Maybe, that's how a mother's mind works. I feel like she was mine from now on forward.
I was still upset with Louisa until today because of her pudding ruckus. I can't really control her in front of that food. I just hope, she'll still be obedient to me in the following days. The lake was always Louisa's favorite place. That's why today, I brought her at the waterfalls. She threw tantrums, yes. That bad eggy. She's so moody.
I was not paying much attention with her that time when suddenly, she was gone. I scanned the place. Maybe, she was just hiding from me when I saw her kind of drowning. I panicked a lot. I immediately went onto the waters and started to look for her. I am losing her this way. She was too precious to me now. I should not lose her. Suddenly, I realized the egg was a metal. What if she rust? Then I remembered using the Impervius spell the moment I had her. That was one of the recitations in class.
Thankfully, I still found her but the weird part is that, she was invisible for I guess, 30 minutes. Weird. Maybe, it had something to do with the current of the water in the waterfalls. Or the Impervius spell?
Today, Louisa was really cute. We've met Harvey and Annabeth who was rather sad because of her Uncle's recent loss. I felt pity for her. He's the only family she's got. At least, Harvey was there to comfort her.
Anyway, we've also met Beezus with her cat Davinci. That cat was a little arrogant. I saw Louisa's color change everytime she got near Davinci. Cute little pets. She goes purple and then pink and then coming back to her normal white with patches of blue. She was no way like this ever before. I thought, or rather sure, my egg was totally crushing on Beezus' cat. Haha! Then, we'll be like mothers of a couple. Seeing Lousa all blush, I took a grab of her to check her temperature. She was warm. It wasn't normal for her. Taking my wand, I casted Argentum Frigidus to make her a little cold.
I was making my way through the Ravenclaw common room when suddenly I noticed a little girl crying. I was not really familiar to her at one glance but as I get closer, the little girl seemed to be a first year too. I was also a small one but I could say I’m taller than her. With her night clothes, she looked weird. Not just because of her night clothes but also because of her face. She was drowning with tears. And she’s got a face powder. It was a make-up to be specific. I’ve never used those kinds of things on my face. I stared at her for a moment without her noticing me. She was in her face palm. I called onto her saying hey but she seemed not to hear me. When I decided to touch her, she quickly glanced back towards me. I felt like I was seeing a ghost. She was very white. She was indeed having a big problem. I asked her if she was fine, she did not respond. I went closer to extending my arms, sitting beside the girl. I introduced myself as I normally do. Still,no word from her.
I pulled out my egg to let her breathe fresh air, or almost fresh air. We were inside the castle now and fresh air was harder to find than outside. I noticed I had my candy wrappers inside my pocket too and they were all jammed up together with my egg, Louisa. Poor little one. She must have suffered so hard inside and endured the time she was in there. Quickly, I used my wand to cast Excolo in order for Louisa to maintain her texture. And then using the spell Argentum Humidus, I damped her surface followed by Argentum Siccus to dry her up. She really loved when I clean her up. Turning my attention to the younger first year, I lent her my egg and because of her instant reaction of trying to cracked it with her own hand; I did not remove my hold to Louisa. Feeling so much anger within myself, I told her, “You’re lucky, I’m in a good mood today.â€
My mind was jammed up with a lot of things today. Louisa, I never thought I would forget about her. She was in my mind all these days and her safety was always first on the list.
Waking up, I always looked forward on starting my day with my little egg. She was my perfect companion, my happy place, my best friend. But today was different. As I woke up, I hurried toward the bathroom, washed my face, brushed teeth and cleaned my body. I was in so much awe towards the upcoming Hogsmeade trip today. I am going alone but I kind of had a talk with Nessie that if we see each other there, then we’re shopping together.
While I was looking for candies and chocolates at Honeydukes, I remembered Louisa was all alone in my drawer. She must be suffocating for air in there. I’ve never left her that way. At night, I considered her to be asleep. Things jammed my mind. What if Davinci decided to open my things and scratched my egg. Or worst, cracked her. I will never forgive Davinci for that. Deciding to go on my own while Nessie and her best friend Zara celebrate for the latter’s coming back, I hurried towards the dormitories and finally reaching the tip of my drawer. Pulling the handle, there I saw my Louisa. She was super hot…? Yeah, that’s what happened. I recovered my wand from my pocket and used the Argentum Frigidus to make her cold somehow. And then I hugged her so tight she almost broke. But still, she was in good shape. I almost forgot she was a metal egg.
Janice Elizabeth Trewhella, Hufflepuff Second year.
Username: cheeseStrings Member number:135331 House: Hufflepuff Character name: Janice Elizabeth Trewhella Year: 2nd
Argentum Frigidus (swish, tap) -makes it cold Argentum Calidus (swish, tap) - makes it warm Argentum Siccus (twirl, point) - makes it dry Argentum Humidus (twirl, point) - makes it humid and damp Excolo (point, trace) - Polishes it
Argentum=Silver
Eggs are Tiring
Entry 1: 17 January 2076
After getting ready for bed, I took out the egg Professor gave me and named it Eggie, or simply Egg. Then, I sneezed, which indicates that the air is too cold for me, so, I used the Argentum Calidus charm to make it warmer. To make sure that it stays warm over night, I put it in 2-overlaping socks after I 'Excolo'-ed and 'Argentum Calidus'-ed it again. First day with Eggie in my Dorm, before 9 o'clock.
Entry 2: 20 January 2076
No time to write. Loads of HW. Lost Egg for 5 mins. Found it, learn/use Accio spell to summon it. Loads of homework, very little time. Huffie Common Room
Entry 3: 22 January 2076
I went up to the owelry to send a monthly owl post to my mum. Egg looked a bit tarnished up there, probably because I didn't remember when was the last time I polished him. So I polished him there and warmed him a bit because it was a bit colder than usual.
It was kind of cold today. Egg squirms a lot these days, like in Herbology just now. It made my pockets uncomfortable. I tried to squeeze it, but then remembered that it's metal so there's practically no way to calm it down just by squeezing it. I tried to ignore it but it tickles once and a while, so the least I could do was to smile uncomfortably and cast Argentum Calidus. For once, I kind of thought that I might Immobilize him any minute, but, I didn't dare damaging it any further. When I took out my wand, I had to be really careful not to drop Egg along because it's going to be a total disaster if it does. (NOO!!! A HYPERACTIVE EGG ON THE LOOSE!!!!)
My mom sent me a book after she received my letter 4 days ago. She gave me 'The Alchemist', the first book from 'The Secret of Nicholas Flamel' series by Michael Scott. Right after I got it I went up to the library, stuffing Egg in my pocket along the way. In the middle of my reading, Egg interrupted by moving around my pocket, but wen I 'threaten' him by putting him on the table for him to see where we were, he got quiet. Magic rocks.
I went up to the library again to read, bringing the book mum sent me 4 days ago. This time, I went to the Library Reading Lounge instead of the Bookshelves. There, the seating spaces are much more comfortable. Also, I found my old Quidditch Caotain studying for her OWLs. We started talking about lessons, bumped into the Egg thing, and we took out our eggs.
Username: Bubbles Member number: 142534 House: Slytherin Character name: Kennedy Escalante Year: 4th
Metal, Charms and Eggs; A Journal to Taking Care of a Metal Egg
SPOILER!!: Entries
Entry 1: January 20, 2076
SPOILER!!: Slippery Slope
After receiving my egg that day in class I decided to secure it's safety. Of course, when I am not in the Slytherin Common room I will be carrying my egg in my robe pocket. I thought about putting it inside my trouser pocket, but I was afraid that I might sit on it and dent it. I also secured the egg for sleeping arrangements. Since I am crazy sleeper, I created a box out of cardboard. The box has no top (so I can keep and eye on it) and is layered with cotton, so the egg could be comfortable.
The first obstacle I faced when getting my egg was with my Pygmy Puff, Puff. Puff prefers sleeping inside my robes pocket and when she was replaced by the egg, she almost tipped it off a desk. I guess I have to pay more attention to her too, since she seems to be after revenge against the egg.
Also, the egg hasn't showed much changes in its temperature. There had been a time when I thought it was too hot, but it was just my hand. I had been holding cup of hot chocolate, false alarm. But, the other day while I was supposed to be working on some homework at the Slytherin study tables, I touched the egg to check its temperature, but I was faced with something different. The egg's shell was slippery and it resulted in humidity. So, I performed the Argentum Siccus charm on it and immediately, it returned to its original state.
After that, there hasn't been anymore changes. I'm hoping that the egg won't suddenly decide to heat up during one of my lessons.
After the last incident, the egg has not shown much difference. I've been carrying it with me everywhere, but I worry that in one of the lessons I might fall on it and squish it. That hasn't happened, yet. The time it did worry me the most was during the Transfigurations lesson. We were supposed to work with a team and shoot dummies with two different spells. I ended up hitting the wrong dummy and a horrible odor was realized. I tried running and almost tripped with my own feet. Luckily, I didn't fall and the egg was safe. I'm actually thinking of making a carrier for it, but I'm still not sure.
The other day I was at the library looking for a book on magical creatures. I'm trying to cheat or anything, I just want to have a better understanding of what I am dealing with. Anyway, I was looking for a book when the right side of my robes grew warm. At first I thought it was Puff that had done her business inside my pocket, but it wasn't her. I realized it was the egg that was getting warmer and warmer. So, I performed the Argentum Frigidus charm on it. It cooled down and returned to its original state.
That left me wondering more if this creature has to do something with warmth, like a phoenix. I mean, the first it reacted it had been humid and humidity is sometimes caused because of heat and now, the second reaction. Maybe, its just going through a phase or something.
The progress with the egg has been uneventful. I think this is because it isn't near hatching anytime. When I once visited my mom's homeland, Mexico, my grandmother told me a story about chicken eggs. She said that there was this one time when a coyote killed a chicken that had laid three eggs. Our family needed chickens and so instead of cooking the eggs she cared for them. As time passed the eggs seemed to shake or tremble when they got close to the hatching day. I think the same thing may be happening to this egg.
Maybe it's dormant, that's what I've guessed. The creature inside it isn't strong or big enough to produce heat or coldness. I'm not sure if they relate to chicken eggs in any way, so this is just theory.
Since my last update, Puff has been ignoring the egg. That was a huge relief for me. Today though, she did something that I have completely not expected. It was like if she was bonding with the egg. It was a great scene because now I don't have to worry about Puff harming the egg. Oh yeah, she actually licked the egg. I don't know why, but she just did. I did of course, perform the Excolo charm to polish the egg after that. Now, it's all shiny and tucked inside my pocket. I'm also taking it along with me to Hogsmeade. Maybe a change of place will make it more active.
I was impressed when six days after the egg's last reaction it had reacted again. This time I was sleeping resting in the library while reading an Astronomy book when the egg began to change temperatures. Okay, I have to admit it, I was kind of sleeping and dreaming. Anyway, I was dreaming I caught a snitch and it was cold, but it wasn't the snitch it was the egg. The egg had grown quite cold, not freezing cold, but just water cold. I performed the Argentum Calidus charm which warmed it up.
I thought that that would be the last reaction until a few days later, but I was wrong. Two days later at night I was awoken by my Pygmy Puff. Then I found that she was trying to tell me something about the egg. You see, she has grown this strange attachment to the egg. Anyway, the egg had a faint glow. I know I wasn't imagining things because Puff saw it too. I checked its temperature, but it was okay. It wasn't dry nor humid. I don't know what that means, maybe its a sign that the creature inside it is moving or something like that.
Lately, I've been busy with homework and other things, but I still haven't forgotten about the egg. I carry it everywhere with me and keep a close eye on it. I was at the lake when the weirdest thing yet happened. I was reading while laying under a tree, the egg was resting on my chest when suddenly it began trembling. I have to admit it that I was a bit freaked out at first, but when I picked it up, I realized that it was chalky dry. So I used the Argentum Humidus charm on it. After I did that the egg stopped shaking.
I was wondering if maybe the creature inside it is growing bigger that it can actually give signs of when its egg shell needs attention. I'm not sure if this theory is correct, but that's how it seemed to me. This time there was an eight day interval between reactions. They are getting more frequent, I wonder if it'll hatch soon, although I doubt it.
The egg is really frustrating at times. There are times when it's shaking like crazy and others when it has a faint glow. What frustrates me is that it shakes a lot during the day while I'm in classes. It's weird having a shaking egg in class and trying to concentrate at the same time. Then it decides to glow during the night when I'm trying to sleep. I think it does it on purpose, but then again an egg can't think for itself...can it? I'm not sure.
Today while I was up at the Owlery it began to get hot and shake. It's heat was a little bit higher than before, not scorching hot, but like warm tea hot. Usually when I perform the spell to either cool it down or something else the shaking stops, but lately not even the charms have stopped it from shaking. I think the creature inside it is trying to talk to me. Is that weird? Maybe, but it's really cool.
As the thing inside the egg develops everyday its behavior keeps on getting weirder and weirder. The shaking won't stop at all now. There are times that is shakes so hard that it's lucky it has a metal shell. When it's not shaking as much it only vibrates, but its never still. It's glow is also getting brighter, but that only happens when it gets warm, and that usually happens at night. Which is also strange.
Lately, I've kind of become "closer" to the egg. I hate to admit it, but I've become attached to it and I've been thinking; is the creature inside the egg big or small? Dangerous? Would I be able to keep it? Or, is there even a creature in there? I really don't know, but I hope it's real.
I thought all the egg was going to do was glow and shake, but it did something completely different today at the library. It was jumping. Since the last time it had reacted I decided that it was best if I used the makeshift crib I made it at the beginning of the project. All the shaking it does has it rolling sometimes that I don't want it to fall and get a dent or something else like hatching prematurely.
As it bounce I also noticed that its glow was stronger and a different color. Usually it's a yellowish color, but today it was grey. For a minute I thought it was just about ready to hatch, but its too early still, right?
Anyway, I hope it doesn't happen at night because it might startle me my roommates.
I have finally given in and named my egg. His name is Hilbert. I know I shouldn't have named it because then I'll grow more attached to it, but its already too late for that. I mean I've practically lived with Hilbert for these past few months and well, I don't think I want to let go.
Enough of that. Lately, Hilbert has been more active. Needing, polishing, warming, cooling, and all sorts of things. He also did what I hoped he wouldn't do. The other night he began to jump in his makeshift crib and glowed brightly in the middle of the night. I have to admit it did startle me and also woke up some of my roommates. That time though, it didn't even need the charm. So, I let it sleep with me and it seem to calm down. It also did the same thing when I was reading by the waterfall. Maybe its ready hatch.
This is my last post. Wow, time passed by so soon. Hilbert has been more active now. Maybe he feels that the end is nearing and that he'll hatch very soon? I don't know, but that is how it feels. We we at the Olwery when Hilbert began jumping and shaking and even turned cold. For a minute I had thought that it was excited to be surrounded by owls. Then I thought, well maybe there was a metal owl growing inside the egg? But, I realized that idea is silly.
I've read books and articles of creatures, but so far I've found so much information that I don't know what the thing inside the egg might be, but then again there might not be anything in there. I really hope that there is because I dedicated my time to it and grown to care for it. Whatever hatches from it I promise to take care of it.
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Username: SilverTiger Member number: 86319 House: Ravenclaw Character name: Stella Gardiner Year: Fifth
[Oberon's Adventures]
Entry 1: January 20, 2076
I decided not long after the first Charms lesson that I was going to name my pretty little egg Oberon, after the faerie king in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". It seemed appropriate, and it fit my egg's appearance somehow, so Oberon it is. I don't know if it's a boy or a girl, really, but I don't think it cares. Naming it shows I care for it, whether it's gender-appropriate or not. And I do care about my little egg, and it stays with me all the time. Usually I have it wrapped in a scarf or sweater in my bag, so I don't have to worry about my books or anything scratching it, but after the holidays I also brought back a small basket so it can be next to my bed in the dorm when I sleep. Even Lyra, my kitten, seems to know that it's important, and she doesn't bother it.
Anyhow, Oberon seems to like being cool and dry most of the time. Not too cold, but not really warm either. I think it knows when I'm stressed, too, as it keeps reacting whenever I'm sad or scared or anything. Today I had to try and get away from a manic enchanted snow ram, and when I was able to check on Oberon, it was damp and warm. Not good, so I corrected that with the appropriate charms. Hopefully nothing else happens before bed with myself, so hopefully Oberon doesn't need to react again.
Entry 2: February 9, 2076
Today seemed like a normal day for myself and Oberon. I woke up and checked on it, and only needed to cast a quick Argentum siccus before wrapping it up to bring with me to classes and such. It was a little damp, but that might have been from the dormitory. Some people like keeping the windows open slightly, even now when it's still cold outside. Either way, myself and Oberon got down to the Great Hall for breakfast without too much trouble, or needed Charms-work, and I went over to the Ravenclaw table without distraction. Other than my normal concern about being able to eat before I have to get to class, at least.
But it seemed like Oberon didn't want me to forget about it, as it started vibrating inside my bag almost as soon as I'd started getting myself something to eat. When I checked on it again, it was freezing, so I cast the warming charm and then polished it a little. That, and leaving it on the table by my plate instead of wrapping it back up and putting it back in my bag seemed to help, so maybe things are okay again. Oberon seems happy again at least, which is good.
Entry 3: February 13, 2076
Sometimes it's just more calming to go outside for a while, even if it's still mid-February and not exactly warm outside. Thankfully, I haven't had too many problems adjusting to the difference in weather here as opposed to that at Beauxbatons, and I'd had a free moment or two and therefore decided to go for a walk in the grounds, Oberon wrapped in its scarf in my bag as usual. It had seemed alright in the morning, only needing a quick warming up like usual, so I wasn't too worried. I had other things to think about anyhow, and being outside seemed to help me sort my thoughts out, or at least decide to worry about them later.
Apparently Oberon wasn't convinced, because halfway through my walk my bag started twitching and when I tried to find out what was wrong, it was my egg. Nothing obvious was wrong, as physically it looked perfectly normal. I didn't need to cast any of the charms from class, at least, but I needed to find out why it was vibrating yet again. Surprisingly, it seemed like Oberon wanted to answer me, vibrating more after I asked a question or two, and ultimately, I decided it was trying to tell me it was sad. I needed to fix that, even though I'd also concluded that my egg was sad because I was, and that would be less easily dealt with. I could help Oberon, though, so I cast a Cheering charm on it and petted it a little, at which point it seemed happy again. At least one of us is.
Entry 4: March 15, 2076
I wonder if Oberon knows I'm getting a little more anxious as time goes by and exams get closer. I know I've been doing a lot more studying then usual, which has made Lyra feel neglected. At least she hasn't bothered Oberon, but I couldn't tell if it could sense my feelings again. It hadn't shown it, at least, not til now. Of course, it had to try and get my attention while I was in the library, and it couldn't get my attention by vibrating like it has before, either. Instead, it had to squeak. Now that I think about it, the squeak had definitely been more metallic than anything else, but at the time I'd worried I had a mouse in my bag.
Luckily, I didn't have to release a mouse into the library, but Oberon had definitely not been alright. Instead, trying to hold it was like holding onto an ice cube. A really frozen ice cube that your hand sticks to, which was definitely not normal. It was easily fixed, but nowhere near normal, and it made me worry. I regulated Oberon's temperature first, though, and made it not quite as dry, with "Argentum calidus" and "argentum humidus" respectively. I'm definitely going to try and pay closer attention to it from now on, though. I don't want to end up with it squeaking in the middle of a class or something.
Entry 5: April 5, 2076
Rainy days always make me not want to do anything. It's not the cold, or the wet, just something about them make me not want to get out of bed. The wetaher doesn't seem to affect Oberon very much, beyond needing to check on it more when the weather hit one extreme or another. I'm not about to take the poor defenseless egg outside and see what the rain does to it, after all. I do take it with me when I study for exams, however, and pretty much everywhere else too. I don't want to go back to my dorm to find my kitten has knocked it under my bed or something, even if Lyra hasn't shown interest in the egg yet. That doesn't mean it's not possible.
I decided to check on Oberon as I was heading, well, I hadn't decided where yet but it ended up being the library for yet more exam preparation, and took it out of my bag in the corridor to find it vibrating again. It was more like a purring vibration, than anything else, but it made me check. Oberon was fine, even though it was vibrating, although it was a bit too warm. Maybe I should switch to a lighter-weight scarf to wrap it in for safekeeping inside my bag. Either way, it was easy to regulate the egg's temperature again, using Argentum frigidus. And after a quick polishing to get rid of scarf lint, we were off to the library.
Entry 6: April 17, 2076
Things between myself and Oberon have seemed to fall into a lull. The egg wasn't chirping, vibrating, or doing anything odd lately, so I fell back into a habit of chec king on it a couple times a day. Just because it wasn't telling me anything was wrong didn't necesarily mean that nothing was really wrong, after all. Of course, beyond the occasional polishing, nothing really did seem to be off. Until today. No, today it seems Oberon had decided to pick a different way to get my attention. By trying to take a swim in the swamp on the fifth floor.
First off, the egg didn't exactly run away. It just was really wet and slipped out of my hand as I went to check on it while exploring, and then rolled away from me. I caught it before it went into the swamp, too, but it still got dirty from rolling around, wet, on the stone floors. Even the house elves can't get everything clean, not when there are as many students around walking back and forth. But at least I caught my little egg before it ended up all swampy, in addition to wet and dirty. First thing I did after I caught it, after calming down, was dry it off with Argentum siccus. That loosened the dirt up, so I was able to gently scourgify it before polishing it. Now Oberon's good as new, but I'm definitely going to check on it more often after this.
Entry 7: April 20, 2076:
The incident on the fifth floor scared me more than I thought. I'd saved Oberon from a horrible, swampy death, but it also reminded me that maybe I hadn't been checking in my egg as much as I should have. I wasn't about to make the same mistake again, though, and I even started carrying it around in my pocket instead of wrapped up inside my school bag. At least that way, I figured, I could tell if it was having problems before it had to squeak at me or anything. It hadn't squeaked in a while, but that didn't mean I was going to trust that that meant it was doing okay.
I need to study for my exams, but checking on my egg comes first. If I know it's doing fine, then I can concentrate on everything else better, after all. That meant checking on Oberon before I got into the library, so I did. At least there aren't any swamps in the corridor outside the library, so I wouldn't have to worry about escape attempts. Anyway, I didn't have to worry about it slipping from my hand. It wasn't slippery wet, but the complete opposite. I quickly fixed that, with Argentum humidus, but apparently Oberon didn't want to let me off that easily. No, I had to turn around and cast Argentum calidus as well, because the egg decided to lower its temperature as I'd cast the first spell. Either way, I got it regulated again, so hopefully I can study without having to worry too much.
Entry 8: May 6, 2076:
Every time I can go for a while without Oberon chirping at me, or doing anything else odd, actually oddly makes me relax. I'm still hyper-aware of any changes, but I worry less. Of course, worrying less about my egg just means I worry more about exams, but at least I know my egg's okay. It's not planning another attempt at drowning itself in a swamp or something, which is always good. I'd rather not worry about failing Charms on top of the worry about failing my exams. Anyway, the change in weather was nice, as I was able to go for a walk. With Oberon in my pocket, of course, even though it had been doing okay since I'd checked on it this morning when I'd waken up.
I do think my egg can hear me, though. As soon as I'd wondered aloud what it was going to become, it started purr-vibrating. Apparently that wasn't as calming as I'd thought, as almost immediately afterward its temperature shot up. I don't know if the two incidents are related, or if Oberon just has a weird sense of humor. Especially as I quickly cast Argentum frigidus, after putting the egg carefully down so I wouldn't burn myself, and then it was back to normal. No weird temperature fluctuations, the humidity was fine. It was just like it wanted my attention, and then once it received that, it was fine. Just what I need, a clingy metal egg.
Entry 9: May 14, 2076:
Studying has been getting to me. Oberon actually had been fairly good, only needing the occasional spell cast on it to make sure it was comfortable, but studyin g was making me worry. Homework wasn't exactly taking a backseat to exams, but I've been spending a lot of time in the library. Practically more time than I spend in my common room, and I know Lyra's been feeling a bit lonely. Oberon, not so much, as I'm still keeping it in my pocket whenever I'm away from the dorms, and therefore it was with me on my latest trip to the library.
One of these days I am seriously going to end up hurting myself, but at least my egg oddly helped me remember I didn't need to practically climb the bookshelves to retrieve the book I needed. Of course, it reminded me by scaring me half to death by vibrating in my pocket, but that turned out to be a good thing. It alerted me that I needed to raise its temperature as well, so after (quietly) casting Argentum calidus, I quickly polished it and then was able to go back to the important matter of making sure I have every possible topic covered in my studying before exams. Egg alarm is a go, it seems. At least until it hatches. I still won der what it's going to hatch into.
Entry 10: May 23, 2076:
Why is it that the idea that it's always quiet before the storm keeps running through my head? Possibly because Oberon's been quiet again lately. I'm not that afraid of the fact, considering it might just be my egg preparing itself for hatching, b ut it's still a bit unnerving. at least when it's twitching, vibrating, or making odd noises I know there's something going on. Quiet means I just have to check more often, but today seemed to go by alright. Not too many times of needing to cast any of the charms on my egg, but that didn't keep me from checking when I could. Not during classes or anything, but ther was certainly a lot of checking between classes. Luckily I never dropped it or anything. I'm still a bit twitchy after the swamp incident.
Anyway, I didn't need to do much charm-work before bed, but there was always the last-minute check. Oberon still hadn't made any weird noises or motions, but that wasn't stopping me from checking on it for the milionth time. Not too bad, but I had to cast Argentum calidus and Argentum siccus. I wonder if the eggs actually perspire. Even though that's a really odd thought, and I'm pretty sure I won't find the answer. Especially if my egg hatches before then. I'm still curious about that, too. What my little Oberon is going to become. I'm fairly certain it won't hatch into a faerie king, but that would be interesting. I'm certain whatever it becomes will be amazing, I just need to wait.
~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
Username: FearlessLeader19 User ID:63698 Character Name: Jory J. Stonewall House: Hufflepuff Year: Second
Post 1: (20/01/76)
After collecting the patterened metal egg from class, I had put it safely in my trunk. But the very next day, I started carrying the still un- named egg in my left pocket. On the first day, the temperature seemed quite ok for it was neither excessively warm nor cold. When I took it out of my trunk that day, I had noticed it was a bit dusty. I took care of the Egg during breakfast at the Hufflepuff table where something strange occurred.
Post 2: (26/07/76)
It was an ordinary afternoon after class when I was reading a Muggle book. I didn't notice any strange behaviour with my egg all day because I constantly checked it, making sure the temperature was right and there was no damage to it. But while at the Lake, the egg wanted to do something which reminded me of human behaviour.
Post 3: (29/01/76)
Nothing much was needed to be done with my Egg today. I only cleaned out the little grooves that were made when the Egg had dragged itself towards the Lake. And the Egg finally got a name!
Post 4: (01/02/76)
Today once again, Egghead got out of my pocket. How does it keep doing that with me noticing? He managed to send me into a frantic search for him. Anyway, Egghead was extremely cold today, so cold he was shivering. But I did get his temperature down.
Post 6: (07/02/76):
I noticed Egghead was a bit to dry for my liking so I put the spell on him that would make him damp. Other than that, he was in perfect "health"!
Post 7: (14/02/76):
Today I noticed Egghead was getting a bit..."peaky". So I decided to brighten him up a bit! Cleaned out those grooves to! How I wish Egghead hadn't gotten them. They spoilt the perfect look Egghead had.
Username: Orla Member number: 152342 Charecter's name: Luna Kieren House: Ravenclaw Year: Second year
Argentum Frigidus: Cools the egg Argentum Calidus: Warms the egg Argentum Humidus: Cleans the egg Argentum Siccus: Drys the egg Excolo: Polishes the egg
The Speckles Project!!!
1.Starting off
Entry #1
I started my egg project today I named my egg Speckles because he was.. Speckly I suppose! I did my first entry in the Ravenclaw girls dorm I took out the egg from my bag safetly in a small box with warm wool inside I charmed the box so it would be opened by anyone else but me! I took out the egg and placed it gently on the bed then I took out my wand and did the hot and cold spells Argentum Frigidus and Argentum Calidus On the cold spell Argentum Frigidus the egg slightly shivered barely and it didn't stop untill I cast the other spell Argentum Calidus it was strange I didn't know eggs could shiver
Today I tried out the two other spells on Speckles at my bed seems best to do it there it came out pretty sucessfull guess Speckles was asleep, The drying spell didn't seem to agree with me but still I got most of it therest I just had to dry with a towel :\ Is that aloud? Then I polished the egg which seems weird but it's not!
It was cold to day not very wise to take a poor defensles egg outside in the cold is it? But I thought it was good for my project to see if i'm really learning these spells! Besides Speckles doesn't seem as small as he used to maybe he's growing! Silly idea but... it's possible I mean it is magic right?I waited till the egg was atit's coldest I dunno if this was wrong or not? But I did it so there is know backsies then I used Calidus of course and it worked out pretty good then I put Speckles back in the box and went back to the castle
I seem to be taking my Speckles EVERYWHERE now.... Even when I eat! Weird... Speckles is starting to hop around now pretty cool for an egg! I did no spells today just thought I had to have some quality time with Speckles! But I think we both had a good enough time
Today I properly cleaned Speckles came out pretty well-ish! hehe! I cleaned him as I do everyday but I experimented a bit more! I cleaned it with Scourgify I put it in soapy water to see if it made a difference and then I made the egg warm not much but I really couldn't think of anything! Oh well!
I take Speckles everywhere now! Even when i'm studying on a different subject which is annoying since he/she rolls onto my book but it seems I have more time for Speckles than anyone else! Weird... right? I wash and clean him everyday, practise new spells, take him/her everywhere and so on I can't wait for hatcing... I have to say I will miss Speckles and writing in the diary
So I decided that I needed to keep Speckles somwhere a bit more special then a charmed box I decided to make a house sort of a thing just a bit more special! I took an average box small of course and decorated it I painted it green and put Speckles in writing on the box! On the in side I put down some velvet that I cut off from one of my old dresses a little pillow and I put lights on it it's always warm I also put air holes in it
Hot and cold Frigidus and Calidus just some re-vision for my last day i'll be doing all my spells and cleaning and so on so i'm getting prepared! I'm begining to think Speckles really is growing is it possible or is it just my imagination?
Wet! Humidus Dry Siccus and Polish Excolo pretty simple I guess once again re-vision speckles doesn't seem to like geting washed or stuff like that well Proffeser did say they had quirks but were the really this weird?
Last and final entry huh? Really going to miss Speckles and the diary of course I took it way more serious than I thought and I did start to care about Speckles at some point hope everyone got as close to their egg as I did! Today I practised all my spells and i'm ready to hand Speckles in once he/she is hatched! Wonder what it is I really got no signes!
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Username: CassiopeiaAKTF Member number: 96645 House: Slytherin Character name: Daichi Katharos Year: 2nd
Entry 1 of SuSu the Egg. January 20, 2076
I'm not a big fan of writing in journals. I always seem to write stupid things which has nothing to do with the assignment itself...like i am doing now. But since it is homework i guess i have to.
So, at Charms class which is totally an awesome class scratch that..why did i write scratch that? You SEE what i'm talking about writing nonsense? Anyways, at the Charms class we had an assignment to take care of an metal egg. The spells we learned that day were:
Argentum Calidus: Heats the egg
Argentum Frigidus: Makes the egg cold again.
Argentum Siccus: Dries the egg
Argentum Humidus: moist or damps the egg
Excolo: polishes the egg
My egg that i choose has a silver colour. And on the top (or is it the bottom?) of the egg there are some incravings on it that seems to form a sort of patern. Personaly, i like my egg. At first i named it "DHANY" which stands for Doesn't Have A Name Yet" but i knew i was going to forget about that so i picked a more simple name and called the egg SuSu.
I had taken SuSu everywhere where i went. To the point that i almost forgot about it which i admit. Nothing special happened , it was just a boring metal egg until i was at the Owlery to send my brother a thread letter. SuSu started to shiver which had never happened before. I picked the egg out of my bag and performed the Argentum Calidus spell on it. It didn't work at first but eventually it did.
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Username: alchemist_18 Member number: 175296 House: Slytherin Character name: Raven Avicenna Charlotte Year: First
Untitled My Eggsperience
Entry 1: Jan, 20 2076
I was very tired, I wanted to reached my bed and lied soon!!! I just noticed that the neglected silver egg lied at my bed. I remembered about the assignment then I took it. But, The egg was very hot and almost burnt my palm..
OUCH!!!
The egg was falling and rolling, it almost came out from my bedroom. Then I cast the colding charm. I touched it and it no longer hot anymore, then I took it and brought it to my bed.
I was enjoying my alone time at the lake. Since I've never be there for long time. I wanted to take a book from my bag, But suddenly my egg was rolling and dropping to the lake. I casted summoning charm to take it back and I dried it with the drying charm (Argentum Siccus)
I was having breakfast at the Great Hall and suddenly I realize that the egg was falling from my bag. I dunno why the eggs like falling from my bag. It was scratch there. Then I took my wand and polished it with Excolo charm.
I just reached common room after had DADA class. Suddenly I felt something cold as ice at my pocket robe. It was the egg. The egg was very cold (maybe almost freezing). Then I casted the spell that can make it warm again
After I had a great meeting in Duelling Club, I reached Slytherin Common Room. There were Zhenya and Desiree, my best friends. Noticed that Desiree was taking care her egg carefully, I remembered that I put my egg on a secret pocket in my bag, because it liked falling from anything. And it was neglected for weeks.
I took my egg from the secret pocket and put it on my palm. Then it was falling... AGAIN *sigh* then I polished it with excolo charm.
Entry 6: June 10 2076
So long I didn't take care about my egg. It looked abandoned and awful. I was walking at the courtyard and took my egg. Then I polished it with Excolo charm. Seemed like the egg will be hatching soon.
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Username: sarahb Member number: 102617 House: Slytherin Character name: Isabelle Dupont Year: Sixth
Eggstraordinary Eggventures of Bubbles the Egg
Entry 1: January 20, 2076
So, I guess I have to write a journal about my new egg. Well not much happened with my egg until today I guess. I decided to take a walk and sat down by the small waterfall and swimming pond which is right now a skating rink. I have been carrying my egg around everywhere I go because I am determined for it to hatch and don't want it to not hatch because I am not taking care of it.
Once I got to the waterfall I sat down and pulled my egg out. It was shivering a bit so I decided to use one of the spells we learned in class Argentum Calidus to make it feel warmer. Then I decided it needed a name. Inspecting the surface of my egg I noticed that the purple swirly patterns on its outside formed to sort of look like bubbles in some places. So from now on my little egg is named Bubbles.
Username: pinkphoenix Member number: 177320 House: Ravenclaw Character name: Aurora Opal Year: First
[Title of your Journal:] The Fantastic Adventures of Ginger the Egg
Text Cut: Ginger
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Entry 1: Date 20/01/2076
SPOILER!!: Entry 1
I just got my egg which I've named Ginger. She is a very beautiful with a sort of flaming orange glow to her. I've had her for a few hours now and there hasn't any problems. So far, Ginger has been at the right temp and all I've done is polish her.
Since my last entry, Ginger and I have been bonding in the past week so I haven't had much time to write. We've been getting to know each other and despite being an egg, Ginger has quite the personality. She enjoys when I polish her both with my wand/incantation and with a cloth I have.
I've also learned that she is quite a music fan. She almost gave me an heart attack when she got hot and wouldn't cool down until I left my music on. I also had to tell her that she couldn't always listen to music especially since I've been carrying her everywhere with me including classes. She grew hot in a HoM lesson and luckily I was able to sort everything out without having the Prof. notice. I was not happy with her then.
I know what Prof. Schirmer said about the eggs but with Ginger's temperament NOW I'm very hesitant to learn what was inside of her.
That been said-- so far I've enjoyed my time with Ginger.
I haven't written in a while because I've been busy with classes and taking care of Ginger. I know that this sounds crazy but we're really bonding--as much as someone can bond with a inanimate egg.
The other day, I learned that Ginger is really sensitive to cold even if it is just a little cold and she is wrapped up warmly. She gave me a fright when she went freezing cold during one of our walkies (what I call our daily walks together) and just barely warmed up when I did the "Argentum Calidus" incantation on her. I had to return to the castle immediately where she warmed up in no time due to the warmth of the castle as well as my use of the incantation.
How is it that Ginger is so animate for an egg? Being muggleborn this fascinates me and I probably should ask Prof. Schirmer more about it.
Today was very eventful. I took Ginger with me down to the student gardens and she really enjoyed it, getting muddy all over before she bumped herself and got a scratch. SHE'S OK though. I got her clean up and fixed the scratch but I don't know who was more scared. Her or me?
Anyway, she calmed down once I got her clean and fixed up and we spent the rest of the day in the Ravenclaw common room, cuddled up together.
Today was a lazy day for me and Ginger. For our 'Egg and Me' time, we stayed in the dorm and did make-overs on each other. I love that Ginger can be so laid back and doesn't mind if we don't do something really active. She has become a really good friend to me.
Who would have thought that I would write that about an egg of all things?
Anyway, February is almost over and it has just been over a month since I got Ginger. I can't think of ever not carrying her around and chatting to her. We've grown really close.
Today, Ginger wasn't feeling very well and she felt very hot to the touch so I cooled her down but even then she was not herself. Can eggs get sick? I don't know but it sure looks like it.
Even after her temp went down, she still wasn't in the mood to do anything but cuddle with me.
I'll try and get an appointment with Prof. Schirmer if this continues tomorrow. And it's a shame because we had so much fun yesterday.
Sorry that I haven't written in a few days. Classes have been intense and of course taking care of Ginger is a full time job of its own. I now know what my parents dealt with when I was younger and acted up when I wanted my own way.
The other day, Ginger made herself wet WHILE inside my bag wetting everything just because I hadn't spoken or rather played with her for a few hours due to class.
The little rascal had the nerve to be a little coy about the whole thing.
She drives me insane sometimes but I love her. Still I wonder what is inside of her and if whatever it is has the same personality as Ginger. I really hope not!
Well, I haven't written in a while. Again, I've been busy with classes and of course taking care of Ginger. We're getting along great. We've fashioned a couple of games to play together and we had great fun playing one the other day. It involved Ginger changing her temperature, etc and I had to quickly perform the suitable spell to bring it back to normal. I thought that I had done great but I guess Ginger didn't agree with me. What can I say? She is a stubborn magical egg.
Nothing much has been going on since my last entry. Although Ginger has becoming more sneaky of getting me to play with her. The other day, while I was in the library, she rolled out on to the table all miserable. I saw that she was really hot to the touch and I cooled her down.
Now I don't know if she was just acting or she was really sick but I just decided to head out the library to spend some quality egg time with her and I must say that I had a great late afternoon playing with her.
It has been more than two months taking care of Ginger and I honestly can't imagine my life without her. She really has become a true friend.
It is sad that this project has come to an end but Prof. Schirmer told us to speculate about what is inside the eggs at the end of the project so here are my thoughts. I think that after spending so much time with Ginger, I think that she has a magical creature inside of her. Which I have no idea. But I'm certain that it is as cheeky and as lovely as Ginger herself. I just hope that I won't be disappointed when Ginger finally hatches and whoever is inside of her emerges and isn't like the spunky Ginger whom I've grown to love.
I know that she is just a egg, basically a shell but I've grown to depend on her so it will be a bitter-sweet day when she finally hatches. A part of me doesn't want her to hatch. But then I really want to meet whoever she has locked in her shell.
In any case, I really had fun looking after Ginger and I can't wait to meet the little guy/girl who comes out of her when she finally hatches.
Username: McFeisty Member number: 203 House: Ravenclaw Character name: India Collette Johanson Year: Sixth Year
Journal Title: The Eggsasterbating Adventures of Egbert The Inedible Egg
Entry 1: Eggbert the Pelt-Covered Egg: February 1st, 2076
So I have finally decided on a name for my little bugger - his name will be Eggbert. I really don't know why but I just like the name. Probably because it reminds me of my cousin's name Edward - but who knows. Eggbert is interesting and cool to the touch with his metalic feel.
It was just earlier today that when I checked on Eggbert I found he was covered in lint, dust, and all the annoying little pelt-bits from the towel he had been wrapped in. This was not fun, I really didn't want to have to display constant vigilance with primping and polishing my egg.
I guess I'm an unfit mother - but at least I'm taking care of him. I really want to know what Eggbert becomes - who knows he might be something really rather interesting.
Today I came into the Dormitory to check on Eggbert and to take care of him in his shell-covered wonder and I found the room was freezing cold. It was like living in a walk-in-freezer. Not fun at all.
Anyhow, Eggbert didn't look to well so I cast a heating charm on him and it seemed to have done the trick. He's gotten brighter in tonation, and it seems like he's shaking far less. I really do wonder if Eggy can shiver.
Today as I was on a walk with Eggbert I noticed he didn't look all too well - a little steamy, very hot to the touch. Actually when I touched his normally cool surface I burnt my finger a bit. Its still a bit sore but I wanted my little Eggy to be safe so I used the freezing charm on him and well it worked wonders. One minute he was letting off steam and the next poof no more unbearable heat and no more boiling steamyness. He looked all together better.
And the funny part - I was outside when this all happened. What would have happened if I was inside?...and is it possible for an egg to have a cold? I might look up some more charms and do a little research at the study table later on today or this week. Eitherway I want him to be safe and sound or is it her? Eggbert could be anything!
Entry 4: Death Defyingly Dangerous Decents :: Febuary 13 2076
Eggbert and I had a scary little moment today. While I was climbing up the giant treehouse my bag broke the egg-carrying bag that is - so now I need a ruddy new one or else i'll have to swaddel and carry him in my arms which can really put a damper in one's plans...i mean how do I carry eggbert swaddled with me to class? Not easily. Especially not potions.
So I cast Immobulus on him and froze his decent when he was an inch or so from the ground - and then I cradled him in my arms....I didn't want anything to happen to my little baby - I want to see him hatch into whatever it is thats inside of him...because that would be amazing.
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Username: PureBlood64 Member number: 116637 House: Slytherin Character name: Katelyn Star Year: Fourth
[Eggy Eggventures of the caring of Eggy]
Entry 1: Second of February in the year 2076
I would never imagine taking care of a egg, but look at me now, things change, I decided I would name the egg Eggy, keeping it simple of course, no reason really of the name, expect the fact that its an Egg and I just added a y to the end.
Deciding on just going to the common room instead of the grounds for now I checked out the egg making it was okay from last night, it was rested on a pillow in an open draw in my bedside table, it was in there so Vixy wouldn't play around with it and maybe dent it, because Vixy can be very playful at times and sometimes can cause damage so I had to make sure the egg was safe, and it seems it was, no dents, marks nothing, but thats when I saw some dust on Eggy, it must be gone immediately! So I used the spell Excolo and with that the egg was nice and clean, and shiny.
Sitting by the fire of course I wasn't surprised when the egg got a bit warm, and as quick as that I got out my wand again and used Argentum Frigidus. That was all that happened in the common room really, it was getting late anyway so I took Eggy back up to the girls dorm, and put it back in the very special draw just for Eggy, I'm thinking of making a sign to put on the draw, no reason, just because it would be fun, and it would give me something to do.
Its been only a few days since I wrote in my journal, so I thought its time to, but to catch you up nothing interesting has happened with Eggy, all I have been doing is cleaning the egg, making sure its the right temperature and that it wasn't too dry and really wet, oh, and that Vixy didn't find the egg....
Until today, so I still haven't taken the egg out of the Slytherin area, today I had the egg in the dorms with me while I read, but whilst I was finishing a page, Vixy was trying to bring the egg down to the ground, that curious cat could have broken it! But I wasn't going to get to angry, she didn't know that the egg was sort of precious and should be kept safely and not to be played with, but even telling her no she started playing with Eggy, and I could see that one more second with that egg and Vixy would break it, so I explained everything to Vixy and she went away, to be honest I think she is jealous, I checked Eggy and it was fine, good.
I watched the egg for awhile see if anything interesting happened and thats when Eggy wiggled, how odd, maybe it was trying to tell me something?, I lifted the egg and felt it was really dry, so immediately I used the spell Argentum Humidus so it would be a little damp again, because it might get super dry and get cracks and all that, and I really really don't want that to happen to Eggy, I want to make sure my egg is the perfect egg, well, nearly perfect, because nothing can be completely perfect.
Username: mellamaet Member number: 117634 House: Slytherin Character Name: Ara Cassandra Prewett Year: 4th
Journal Title: The "Allie" Chronicles
Entry 1: February 10, 2076 (The Meeting)
Well, I can't really count class as my first encounter with my then-unnamed-egg since I didn't really mind it much till I saw a friend of mine carrying her egg around, and so, I rushed back to the Slytherin dorms, practically tearing it apart (I probably scared a couple of first years) just to find the egg, which was on my cat's old bed. Thankfully, it was a nice, soft surface, so no damage whatsoever was found on the surface on my egg.
And speaking of which, I found it shaking! At first I thought it was probably just scared of all the screaming that I had been doing while trying to look for it, but when things had finally quieted down, it was still shaking, so I deduced that it was probably from the cold...after all, the dungeons wasn't known as being one of the warmest places in Hogwarts, and so, I cast the 'Argentum Calidus' charm on it, and sure enough, it stopped shivering! Yay.
Then, I decided to name it Allie, coming from the word 'Alloy' which most metals - even silver - have. Isn't it awesome?
Today, I decided to take Allie with me to the owlery to wait for my mother's letter...but things didn't turn out the way I planned it.
First, Allie has somehow gotten herself wet, and I absolutely have no clue how it happened, or why, but I didn't really mind it as I simply cast the Argentum Siccus charm to dry her up. Then, when my owl finally arrived, Things started to go downhill from there. Well, fist off, SHE HATED ALLIE. Absolutely loathed her. So, she started hooting at her,while Allie just sat there like the metal egg that she was, so, I protective and hugged my egg closer to me, which just totally made my owl even angrier and so she flew off and pooped on Allie! and me
So, basically, it was a major disaster. I am never putting them in the same room, ever again.
So, Allie woke me up today. Yippee. For some insane reason, she had somehow ended up on my bed! I don't know how, but I woke up to her, jumping on top of the green comforter! She almost fell of the bed too, it was a good thing I caught her in time. Honestly, this egg was learning how to disobey me faster than I did with my mother. But, aside from the near accident, nothing else out of the ordinary happened. She was a good little egg that stayed in her basket while got ready for the day and we both went down to breakfast.
That was where the action started.
So, I was sitting there, about to eat the delicious piece of toast with strawberry jam, then Allie suddenly goes crazy and started shaking, not only that, when I tried to touch her she burnt me! But finally, after cooling her down. she calmed too..but then I guess she hated my toast, because when I reached for another thing to eat, she didn't go berserk like last time.
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Username: Macavity Member number: 77690 House: Gryffindor Character name: Gideon Gert Year: 4th Year
[Title of your Journal] Adventures in Egg-Sitting
Entry 1: January 31, 2076
Since class I've been mainly keeping an eye on my egg, the egg still unnamed compared to the others I've happened upon others talking and dealing with. Its been relatively fine until one morning when upon touch and removal where it was kept during the night it was shivering and seemed a little colder then it usually seemed. Not that I'm an expert on it.
One needs to be careful when dealing with hot metal. Unlike my last adventure, I was surprised by a surprisingly warmer then usual egg and of course it needed to be cooled down.Thankfully there was a spell to help just as there was before and thankfully my hand had not gotten burned, just a little achy for the day.
The temperature and conditions have seemed alright with the egg since my last check in, more like it was usually. However the silver coating outside the egg was appearing to be far from the same color or condition it had been when I first selected it in class, seeming a little dull. So I worked on making it shine again and over time it was a success.
Today was an interesting day that simply started out with a break out by the lake enjoying a somewhat warmer day. However upon an attempt to get up from my perch near the water's edge, my egg and I had a mishap and my metal charge accidentaly went for a swim. Thankfully my dear friend seems to like swimming for despite needing to be dried off, it had returned to its pleasant usualness.
I really never should have gotten that close to the common room fireplace and the fire within it. Otherwise my dear egg might not have gotten so unnaturally warm, at least unnatural in my opinion since I can not be certain of anything. I just hope it is alright and I haven't done anything damaging or imreparable.
I admit as time has been passing since we had first been given our eggs and this assignment, my curiousity has only grown as to what the overall result will be. And as such my focus has been dragged to it from time to time even at times when it seems perfectly fine and not needing my attention.
One must always be careful and watchful of weather conditions when venturing outside especially with items that might react either outdoors or when returned indoors. And what might be fine to a human will not necessarily be fine for my egg. I certainly learned that fact after returning from a little walk outside where even in the warming weather of May, my charge was somewhat uncomfortable in return.
Can a metal egg get hungry? Or can it feel what its human companion does? I dont know the answer though I highly doubt it. Nevertheless it certainly seemed to do so at least at first when I headed into the Great Hall today. Perhaps I was meerly imagining things at the time and connection various reactions to the wrong stimuli.
This was the reason I had taken to carrying the egg nearly everywhere I went. (Flying and other events being obviously out of the question for safety concerns) But anyway, there I was, giving it some alone time persay and it just seemed lke it wouldn't have it. Guess it has gotten quite attached to me...for a technically non-living thing.
It seems no matter how careful or watchful I was or how protected the egg was, it still managed to get grungy or whatever other would you could think of. And I couldn't think of leaving it that way, especially for any length of time. So once more I polished it, having done so periodically thoughout the year as it wore down its shininess. And like a human after a nice shower or bath, my egg was nearly good as new and 'clean.'
Username: MadAlice Member number: 174915 House: Slytherin Character name: Violet P. Blackthorne Year: First
Violet's Egg-Charming Journal; or Life with Lewis
Entry 1: Jan. 26, 2076
In class, I thought my egg was moving around because I poked it with my wand or because it was slippery from the humidity charm, but after working with it for a while, I have come to the conclusion that this egg is trying to get away from me! It slips out of my hand and rolls away under the furniture or into dark cupboards at every opportunity. I have taken to keeping it in an inside pocket of my robes at all times, except at night, when I lock it in a little metal box I have to keep it safe from harm. I have been polishing it at least once a week, more if it needs it. So far the temperature seems constant. I have also named it 'Lewis,' after an author I like who wrote about a talking egg. Maybe having a name will make it want to stay in one place.
Entry 2: Feb. 20, 2076
I took my egg outside today (I keep in in my robe pocket all the time when I'm not in my dorm). I had gone out for some air and forgotten I had Lewis with me. It was quite chilly and windy out, and it almost seemed as if my egg was moving in my pocket and trying to burrow under my robes to get warm. I used the 'Argentum Calidus' charm on it, and it stopped moving immediately and felt warmer. Then I replaced it in my pocket and went back inside before it could get too cold again.
Entry 3: Mar. 3, 2076
Things are going well; Lewis is thriving! (well, if a metal egg can be said to thrive, that is). I had to adjust the temperature a number of times with the Calidus charm during February, as it stayed quite chilly, and I have continued polishing and cleaning it weekly at minimum. All seemed quite uneventful until my second flying lesson. I had forgotten I still had Lewis in my pocket and took it up flying with me, and later it started jumping around in my pocket. amost as if it were agitated. I myself am afraid of heights and am terrified every time I get on a broom, and it seemed as if my egg was somehow picking up on my emotional condition and mirroring it. I checked it thoroughly and it seemed fine, other than the odd behavior, and when I stroked it for a few minutes, it eventually calmed down and stopped jumping.
Entry 4: Mar. 10, 2076
Lewis got away from me again while I was taking a walk around the grounds--it's almost as if it were trying to escape or something. It is the jumpiest thing I ever saw in my life. I nearly had a heart attack because Lewis very nearly rolled beneath the gazebo, and I thought I'd never get it out again, but fortunately I was able to catch it just in time. It had gotten all muddy and I had to scourgify it to clean it off (the Scourgify charm seems to work all right on the egg). After that, I thought it seemed damp, probably from all the mud, so I used Argentum Siccus to dry it off a bit, and after that it seemed fine again. I seem to be getting the hang of these charms now, so my Charms project should turn out pretty well if I can just keep Lewis from getting away.
Entry 5: March 21, 2076
I was up in the Owlery today and was checking on Lewis, almost out of habit. I suddenly noticed it was dry and performed the Humidus charm on it right away, and it immediately seemed to return to the right moisture level again. I'm glad I've gotten in the habit of checking Lewis periodically throughout the day--probably if I let a problem go on too long, it might get really bad and hard to fix, or it may even be impossible to fix. It's like anything, it's better to correct and tend things as you go along rather than letting them build up. I think the windy air up in the Owlery might have dried Lewis out, so maybe I won't take him with me there next time.
Entry 6: April 4, 2076
I finally made it to a Hogsmeade weekend! It was pretty good--I didn't care much for Honedukes, it was so crowded, as well as Zonko's, but the Shrieking Shack was pretty interesting, and I was able to stock up on supplies at the stationers. After walking around for a while, I went to the Hog's Head for a butterbeer, and while I was there, I took out Lewis (my egg) to check on it. I sat there for some time, taking in the atmosphere, and when I touched my egg again, I noticed that it had rolled against my glass and was now cold. I am assuming that the egg picked up on the coolness of the glass, and that this egg can be affected by the temperature of its environment in general. Anyway, I used the Calidus charm on it and got it back to the right temperature in no time.
Entry 7: April 18, 2076
The weather is finally warm enough to study outside, so I had gone out to the lake this afternoon to study. I took a lunch, transfigured a blanket, and brought nearly all my books, then sat there studying nearly all afternoon. It was a really nice day, sunny and mild and little breezy, so I took my egg out of my pocket and set it on the blanket near me, thinking maybe it could use some fresh air, too. When I was done studying, I reached down to feel my egg and noticed it was rather hot; I think it must have been sitting in the sun that did it. I used the Argentum Frigidus charm and it returned to normal temperature right away. Just to be sure, though, I think I won't leave it sitting out in sunlight again, or at any rate, not for very long.
Entry 8: May 1, 2076
Today I got up before dawn and went outside to observe the 1st of May like a good witch. I'm pretty sure bathing in the May dew won't help me to be beautiful, but hey, it can't hurt. It was fun to see the sun rise and smell the early morning air. I had gone down to the greenhouses and gardens to do this, because I thought that would be a nice spot. I had Lewis with me in my pocket, of course. I don't know if the air was unusually damp or if I accidentally rubbed against something wet or put my wet hands in my pocket, but my egg got a little damp outside. However, I was able to put it right using the drying charm, so no harm done. So far, the egg seems to be affected by its environment and by my own mood; interesting.
Entry 9: May 16, 2076
I let Lewis get just a bit too tarnished this week. It wasn't really intentional--it's just that every time I try to work on my egg, my fellow Slytherins are always putting in their noses and interfering (I swear some of them do it on purpose!). I walked all over the castle trying to find a quiet spot to work and wound up way up on the Seventh Floor, when the most marvelous thing happened! I was walking back and forth along the corridor, right by that silly-looking tapestry, when all of a sudden I saw this door I had never noticed before, and when I turned the handle to check it out, I found a nice quiet little room with a chair and a work-table and even a little light to help me see. It was just exactly what I had been hoping for--a quiet place to work on my egg in peace, and here it appeared just when I wanted it. It was, if you'll pardon the expression, "like magic"! So I spent a nice quiet afternoon using the Excolo charm to get Lewis looking really top-notch, just in time for finals.
Entry 10: June 3, 2076
Well, the term is nearly over, and Lewis seems to be doing fine, so I hope he will hatch into something interesting. I think I've gotten pretty good at all the charms we've learned, after doing them so many times. My egg had a tendency to roll away whenever I took my attention off of him, but I've learned not to let my guard down while handling him, so he hasn't gotten loose for quite a while now. I thought it was kind of a pain to have to carry around a metal egg all the time, but now I find I've quite gotten used to it and will even miss Lewis when he's hatched into whatever he's going to hatch into. I also find I've started calling this egg a 'him' instead of an 'it.' I know it's just my mind playing tricks on me and that Lewis isn't really alive, but it's been kind of nice to know there was company in my pocket whenever I wanted it, and I don't see the harm in indulging myself just a little. Well, Lewis, your next great adventure will be upon us soon--good luck, little friend!
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Muffs Enchanted Egg Journal
Entry 1: February 5, 2076
SPOILER!!: Names and Other Accessories
I decided during the lesson to give my enchanted egg the name Muffs. Hopefully the name will be fitting of whatever it is that's 'growing' inside of the egg. One of the things I noticed during the lesson was that Muffs seems to be found of heat and anything that emits warmth, but I didn't realize until after the lesson, when I took Muffs for a trip outside and she started to shiver, that she's sensitive to the cold. And because of it, I've knitted her a sweater.
Actually, I knitted a couple things for my egg to keep her warm. Muffs has a little blue turtleneck with a red flower on the front. That is for when we are out on the grounds or for when it gets really cold in the castle, like it often does during the freezing winter. Muffs also has a knit cap with rainbow colors on top for when she's resting at my bedside in her spiral metal egg cup. I used some metal wiring with both so that I could place metal warming charms on them, figuring that metal could warm metal and the cloth could keep the warmth around Muffs longer. So far it seems to be working and Muffs enjoys the extra warmth. I don't keep them on her too long though. Too much heat I've found makes her unbearable to hold and Muffs gets extra excited, rolling to places she ought not to roll.
I'm still experimenting with the combination of the metal warming and metal cooling charm, trying to find a good combination of the spell that will keep Muffs at a moderate temperature that will have us both satisfied. Whatever is inside my egg sure does like heat. A few protection charms are place on her resting cup since my kneazle, Perseus, seems to think this is yet another toy for him. My fault for letting Muffs roll away from me I guess.
Next I think I'll work on figuring out exactly why it is my little egg doesn't seem to enjoy being cleaned or shined up.
Muff's is fast. A few days ago while I was studying creatures late in the common room, she decided that she was getting chilly, and rolled of my chair and to the fire place. I bet she would have rolled into it had I not got a hold of her. Luckily she hadn't been dented, but I am making certain to check her temperature more often now, since even the slightest bit of cold seems to bother lil Muffs.
Still can't fathom why she won't sit still during a cleaning, but I charmed my pocket clean, so she doesn't get too dirty in there and when I have her out, I try to keep the area clean. The polishing doesn't get much of a reaction out of Muffs. Odd.
Perseus is taking to her better than I thought he would, and I'll often come back from the showers to find my kneazle wrapped around the metal egg. Another way of keeping her warm I suppose, and it's much better than Perseus chasing Muffs around like he's done my other toys and objects. Maybe one day I'll take Muffs with me and Perseus into our favorite tree and see how she takes to the slightly higher altitude.
I felt kind of bad eating eggs for breakfast while Muffs was around, even if I did have her shielded from me while I eat them. Not too bad though, cause she's a metal egg and probably doesn't have a little chicken inside her, so no harm no foul? Something like that.
Anyway, I noticed she wasn't looking as shiny as she did normally, so I gave her a quick polishing and now she looks good as new. Probably should throw some hot air on her just to keep her temperature on the regular, but she's not rattling in her egg stand or anything, so I think, at least while I eat, she's fine. Plus she's sitting in her metal egg stand, and that has charms on it, so no extra heat needed. My enchanted egg has been a great way for me to practice my nonverbals, not just with the spells I cast on her (most of which I've mastered already), but also for other simple spells that I can use on her.
That's all for this entry, as I have the rest of my breakfast getting cold.
Muffs prefers my pocket to sitting out with me and Perseus in a tree. Mostly because I went up when it was early so I couldn't be bothered, but I'm positive the wind had her shivering. It wasn't all shivers that morning though! I treated Muffs to a bath in the prefects tub and she seemed to like the warm water and all the bubbles. Who doesn't though?
I gave her a good clean up with the drying and polishing spells afterwords to keep her from rusting, then fitted her with the cap I knitted to keep her warm. Nothing much else exciting has happened. She still rolls around when she wants to, and I keep chasing her. We'll see if I have anything new in my next entry, but right now I have to write some other letters.
Things have been going smooth with Muffs. She's not making much of a fuss anymore when I clean her off like she did the first few times. The egg still likes to roll though, which... well we had a little incident the other day when Altair, my owl, was delivering me a letter. The silly creature mistook rolling Muffs as a critter and tried to get her for lunch. Thankfully she didn't. Who knows what her sharp claws would have done to her! I got nipped at though, for getting Muffs first, but I'm used to it.
Studying with Muffs around is always good for a laugh. She's constantly trying to roll off of the table and benches we occupy while I'm studying, and instead of stopping her with my hand, I've taking to letting her fall before I summon her back. That's how she earned the nick name Yo-Yo Muffs. Hehe. And that's more nonverbal practice, so I'm getting two birds with one stone so to speak. If only I could find a way to use Muffs to practice Runes. That would be awesome. But until then it's the books I hit or the friends I use to study for that class.
Muffs is rattling around in my pocket, so I'm going to let her get warmed up some. Gotta keep her happy.
♥ I won't pass up on the danger ♥ I'd miss out on the fun ♥_____ ______________♥We'll live while we're young ♥ We'll chase down the sun ♥_________________________
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The Egg Journal. 
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Violet P. Blackthorne, Slytherin 
