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Transfiguration Lesson 2: How to Train Your Dragon It may be a chilly January day outside, but Professor Carton has kept the transfiguration classroom nice and toasty with a few well-placed warming charms. The desks are arranged around the perimeter of the room with a large wooden maze taking up the space in the middle. While the maze itself is expansive, the walls and passages are much too small for a human to navigate. Perhaps it’s meant for an animal instead. Perhaps it’ll be transfigured into something else. Only time will tell! If the maze isn’t enough to pique the students’ curiosity, hopefully the objects on the desks will. Three small objects sit atop each desk: a stone, a leaf, and an ice cube. No need to worry about the ice melting! It’s been charmed to hold its shape. Professor Carton stands in his usual place at the front of the room, waiting to greet the students as they arrive. On the chalkboard behind his is the following message: Quote:
OOC: Welcome to the 2nd transfiguration of the term! Class Lesson Progression Q1: What kind of transformation spell is more useful: one meant for use on a specific object or one useable on a variety of things? Q2: What, if any, effect do you think the type of material used has on the transformation? How so? Mini Activity part 1: Guess which material wil be hardest to transfigure/which will be easiest Main Activity: Dragon obstacle course maze Obstacles #1 Obstacles #2 |
Fiona entered the warm classroom and flashed Professor Carton a smile. "Good afternoon, Professor." The layout of the classroom had certainly sparked some curiosity within her. As she sat down at one of the desks, Fiona observed the three items on the desk as she waited for more students to arrive and the lesson to officially begin. |
Ash did not like how toasty it was in here. She was fine with the cold. But whatever. Ash did not like what she thought was going to happen. Making animals run mazes was mean. But whatever. Ash did not like Hogwarts very much. She wished she could just go home. But whatever. She took her seat, not next to Fiona. "Hi- Professor Carton." Look at how respectful she was. She even remembered to call him professor. Respect. |
Dahlia entered the Transfiguration classroom and noticed two things right away. One the very large wooden maze sat in the middle of the room. Cause well.. seriously. How could she NOT see that? The second thing she realized right away was how nice and warm it was in the room. It was so comfortable that she didn't even need the warming charms she had placed upon herself. "Good afternoon, Professor Carton," she greeted him with a warm smile as she took a seat at an empty desk. Seeing the items on the desk, she looked at the board and sighed. Of course they weren't supposed to touch anything. Didn't the professors know that telling the NOT to touch things only made them want to touch the items even more? |
Did Professor Carton know that warm classrooms made Kinsay James all sorts of sleepy? Because they did and she would be yawning for the entire duration of class. Not on purpose, but- Entering the classroom, she maneuvered her way around the maze to sit at a desk near Lia. "Hi," she turned, greeting the second year, before looking back up at the front of the classroom. Despite all the exhaustion, she sat leaning forward with her feet on her chair. Sitting improperly was the Kinsay way. As was asking about things that made her all sorts of curious. This time, the maze wasn't one of those things. "Hi, Professor. Where's the bread?" Healer Poppy said classes would have bread, so Kiz made sure to save extra room even though they had just come from lunch. |
Darius walked into the Transfiguration classroom, "Good day, Professor." He greeted before noticing immediately the change in the room. It was practically a maze here, but he couldn't imagine himself fitting through it.... unless, he had to be shrunk down to the appropriate size. That wouldn't be it, would it? His eyes remained on the leaf, stone, and ice cube after reading the board that forbid him from touching it. |
Well, Nem was here. Present and correct. Ready and willing to learn from the Milk Monitor. Or something. As was now their tendency, in all lessons, with all professors, Nem didn't say a word when they entered the classroom, in greeting or otherwise. They stepped inside, dropped into the first desk available at the edge of the room - right by the door - and just sat there, still and silent, looking across the room at nothing in particular while they waited. If the items, or the maze, or the message on the board elicited any kind of reaction, it wasn't a discernible one. |
Nice maze. They were the first words in Claudine’s mind the moment she stepped into the classroom. Naturally her curiosity was at its highest. And what exactly did a maze have to do with those three items? The girl could think of anything linking them at the moment. Carton would tell them eventually anyway. “Hi, Professor,’’ she greeted, and giving the man a smile. Moving into the room further, the Snakette sent a wave to Fiona and Ashley. “Try to resist temptation, Darius.” Yes, she saw you eyeing those items. |
Violet was in a fairly good mood today--she'd enjoyed the holidays this year, for a change, and she liked the cold winter weather. She'd also come to enjoy Transfiguration the past year, and no one had tried to make her eat any bread so far today (Violet wasn't against bread per se, but anytime anyone tried to pressure her into do doing anything, that just made her resist doing it, on principle.) "Good morning, Professor Carton," she said as she entered and looked for a seat. She saw some students she knew there already--Claudine, Ashley, and some others, so she smiled and nodded to them (there, that wasn't so hard, was it?) Upon sitting down, she took note of the three objects on the desk--she pushed down a sudden and strong desire to touch the ice cube (which was obviously magical, since it wasn't melting)--and also the maze. Look at the size of that thing--either the students or the maze were going to get some transfiguring done on them before the class was done, Violet was pretty certain. |
Transfiguration wasn't her favorite of all subjects, but she was here. Serena eyed the classroom as she entered and wondered about the maze. For a slight moment she wondered if they were going to shrink themselves and solve the maze, but that was mostly a potions thing, no? Or was shrinking someone's size considered transfiguration? Eh. Making her way deeper into the classroom, she greeted the professor with a polite nod and then claimed the seat beside Ashley, the free one. Ashley was cool. "Hi," she greeted. Were they friends yet? |
You know that test where you left a kid in a room with a single marshmallow and told them if they did not eat it they could get two? The Stanford marshmallow experiment. Atlas always passed that with flying colors. Know what test he did not pass? Anything that involved pushing a button, whether figuratively or literally and even then it was not always intention. The items on his desk were really just all giant buttons ASKING to be pushed. Idly taking a spot beside Dahlia, Atlas smiled up at the Transfiguration professor and offered a chipper kind of 'hello' before settling into his seat. And then he was staring at the three buttons on the desk. "Now...when he says not to touch..." he muttered under his breath to the Ravenclaw while wiggling his fingers. "Do you think that also includes licking?" Technically, the answer was yes. It was physical contact with another object and therefore constituted as touching. But Atlas really wanted to lick the ice cube. Did enchanted ice taste the same as regular ice? If he licked it...would it still melt against his tongue? These were clearly pressing questions that required answers...and so Atlas folded his arms over the surface of the desk and set his chin on the back of his hands. Inching closer and closer, enough so that his eyes crossed while looking at the ice cube, the Gryffindor...uh...Gryffindor'd and sloooooooowly began to creep his tongue out towards it to give it just the sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiightest of little pokes. Really, the only way to ensure a room full of magical teenagers were not going to touch a thing was to not give them the things. |
Question 1! *phone post Sorry for typos/weird formatting* SPOILER!!: Individual replies ^_^ Norman checked his watch. At exactly 1:00 on the dot, he closed the door with a flick of his wand and addressed the class, "Good afternoon, everyone!" He was about to launch straight into the lesson, but the wafting smell of baked goods reminded him of the basket of bread on his desk and Healer Poppy's ridiculous rule. "If anyone wants bread, come up and get it now before we begin. And please don't make a mess with it!"* Poppy may have undermined his "no eating in class" rule, but he would not have his lessons disrupted by students coming and going from the front while he was teaching! Anyway… After allowing a few minutes for the students to take their fill of the bread, he continued, "Right, let's get started then. Transformation spells - some of them are meant to be used only on a specific object. For example, the Bowling Ball to Balloon spell wouldn't have the same results if you tried to use it on a baseball instead. Other transformation spells can be used on a variety of objects, like Vera Verto. That spell turns small animals into water goblets, but there's room for variation in the type of animal. You could use that same spell on a mouse, a frog, and a canary, and you'd wind up with a goblet each time, provided you've cast it correctly." He paused to allow time for the students to absorb that information before he asked the first question, "So which do you think is more useful: a transformation spell meant for a specific object or one that works on a variety of things? Why?" OOC: Class has officially started! Feel free to join in any time. Just post as if your charrie has been here the whole time, unless you want IC consequences for a late arrival. We'll move on in 24-28 hours. ^_^ |
Honestly, Ash wasn't a fan of transfiguration. Turning small animals into objects and vice versa was mean, and turning an object into another object was unnecessary in most cases. Bowling ball to a balloon? Why not just buy a balloon? Why not turn a balloon into a bowling ball and then sell it? Where did they get the bowling ball from??? Ash was glad that Serena was here though. The arrival cheered her up a bit. She smiled. "Hey Serena." And yes, they were friends. Ash felt like they were often on the same wavelength(?), and Serena hadn't hated her when they met. So they were friends. In case anyone was wondering. As people came and took bread, Ash pulled up a piece of robe to cover her nose. She knew the bread smelled good, but it was overpowering. No thanks. Mmm she wanted some... no no NO. Absolutely NOT. "I think spells that can use a variety of things is more useful." Slightly muffled voice. "Because you might not have the specific objects required. If I wanted to cast the Bowling Ball to Balloon spell-" which she didn't, because it was dumb "- I wouldn't have any bowling balls to use." A variety spell would be more useful in emergencies. Emergencies were the only times when Ash thought transfiguration was helpful. She seemed to be in emergencies a lot. Was there a variety spell to make a broom to catch her as she fell from the sky? That would be helpful. |
Getting out her materials for the lesson, Claudine occasionally cast a gaze towards the door of the classroom to check out who was arriving. That’s how she caught Violet’s nod. Claudine smiled back. Yes, she was indeed in a bit of a social mood. Not too much though, so don’t be surprised if you caught signs that her social battery was running out. Oooh, bread. The tantalising aroma dared Claudine to head to the front to collect a few pieces but as she had just eaten lunch… well, she wasn’t hungry just yet. Moving on. Transformation spells… she let Carton’s words sink in before raising her hand. “I agree with Ashley. I mean, it’s unlikely that we may walk around with a handy object at a time when we mostly need it. Random objects in our environs would be easier and more convenient to use." |
Dahlia hadn't taken notice or Professor Carton's eyebrow raise pertaining to her sigh as she was busy getting herself prepared for the lesson. It was nothing to worry about though. She could handle not touching the items on her desk as long as she was kept busy. The sleeping eyed looking Kinsay that sat down at the desk beside her got a soft smile in greeting. "Hiya," she answered back to the slightly older Ravenclaw. Hearing her mention bread made her turn her blue eyes towards the professor. Yes, was there any? Preferably strawberry bread or maybe cinnamon raisin or.. or any sweet yummy warm bread would do! When someone sat down on the other side of her, Lia looked over expecting to see Tadhg like usual. There was a slight look of surprise on her face when it wasn't but it was quickly replaced with a smile. "Erm.." Lia paused thoughtfully hoping he really wasn't going to lick the stone or leaf and returning the finger wiggles, "I think licking would count as touching." She nodded her in as if agreeing with herself on this thought. Now she couldn't help but watch Atlas as he leaned on his desk closer and closer to lick the ice cube. Only the ice cube. Which was good because she didn't have a bottle of water to offer him today so he could rinse his mouth out. Oh! The lesson was starting. And the first thing mentioned was.. bread! Sweet sweet bread! Now somewhere in the back of her mind, Dahlia knew that someone had told her not to eat the bread. The problem with that was, she couldn't currently remember who or why. Not with the way the scent of it wafted through the room and made her feel so calm and hungry. Lunch was hardly an hour ago and yet.. she wanted bread. So without any further ado, she got up and headed to the front of the room to get herself a piece of strawberry bread before returning to her seat. It was a good thing that she could multi-task. Taking notes, listening to professor Carton talk about the lesson and nibbling at strawberry bread. Lia made sure to finish the small bit of bread that was in her mouth before raising her hand. "It's definitely much easier if a spell can used on a wide variety of of different things. Sure I might be able to conjure what I need to a very specific spell but why do that when I might already have something else laying around that could be used? Sometimes it should be all about convenience and making things easier." |
Here all along With a hello to Professor Carton Tadhg seen that the seats by Lia were taking, not at all happy he doesn't get to sit by his girlfriend he sat down behind her. Bedsides she had friends, he can't be expected to sit there all the time. Getting his stuff out he listened to the first question taking notes and getting the rest of his stuff quietly out. Waiting his turn, he raised his hand waiting his turn and to be called on. "I think a variety of things would be better sir, for example if you were to be attack by people, a spell that does varieties of things would be useful then a spell that does one thing if you were being attacked by them. " Going back to his notes he pushed his glasses up a bit and wrote down what he said in his notes. Although he hopes what he said was okay, it was how he felt on the issue, last term was a firm reminder of it. He wanted to learn as much as he could and advance himself. Taking a bite of his banana bread he took before class, he was quickly finishing it off before he was chewing too loud or so. Mmm... so good and yummy as well as warm, how does Healer Poppy do it? Quickly making the crumbs disappear from his desk and his notes he was happy and satisfied now. |
Also here all along Kayne sat patiently and quietly in his seat, as he watched and listened to what his classmates had as an answer in regards to the question that was brought up. Looking around for a brief second, everyone else in the room seemed to be in pretty much a collective agreement; spells that can be used on practically any object were better than the previous. While they brought up several good points as to why they thought so, Kayne's mind couldn't help but thinking of a different approach to the question. However, no matter how hard he thought, he just couldn't seem to find a way to fully be confident with answering about why a spell with a specific object would be better. After the last person had finished speaking, the 14 year old reluctantly raised his hand, nails currently painted to resemble a snake moving it's way across them, and waited for the Professor to give him his turn to speak. "While I think both kinds have their own individual uses that could be considered better for certain scenarios, I have to agree with the others on the fact that spells that can be used on multiple things are better." Taking a momentary pause before continuing, "My reasoning for agreeing is simply due to the fact that I wasn't able to find a reason as to why the other spells would be better. Also, as previously mentioned, it just saves more time for whoever is doing the casting, if they don't have the specific object needed." |
Ditto! Here all along Lisa was quieter than usual today. Upon entering the class, she had smiled and greeted her fellow friends, classmates, and the Professor too. However she didn’t particularly feel like taking too much today. She felt off and weird and strangely calm. Was this what happened when you grew older? Did you become less energetic with every solar rotation? Or perhaps it was all the bread that was available in classes that she had nibbled on. Carbs did make you feel tired. She had read that in the library the other day. She had been leaning her chin on her hand as she stared at the chalkboard. She didn’t even realize that she had spaced out until other students were answering the Professor’s question. She hadn’t even noticed Atlas trying to lick the ice cube or the objects. Oh yeah…. He had asked a question. “Well I suppose it depends on the quality of the transformation. Would a generic transformation used for multiple objects be as effective as one for a specific object? I doubt it because there had to be a reason for the specific transformation spell… right?” She eyed the bread and then glanced back at the Professor. She was really starting to get sick of the bread smell. It smelled great and mouthwatering but it made her tummy ache. “Specific spells for objects probably take into account all the intricate little details like the difference in their make up… their molecular makeup up and properties.” |
Kinsay grabbed as much bread as she could, even stuffing a piece into her mouth for the sake of carrying it all back to her desk. "Mffmkooo," she called back to Professor Carton (translation: thank you), before sitting down at her desk again and arranging the bread all proper. Mmmmm...... It smelled so good. It was also very fun to play with. Kiz took to rolling up doughy pieces into little bread balls, which she then used to make bread snowmen. Needless to say, she was proper distracted by the time class began. So no answers, but LOTS of bread snowmen and good vibes. They were so cute. Did Professor Carton want one? MMMMmmmm! So YUM! |
Fiona didn't bother grabbing herself some bread for three reasons. The first reason was that she simply wasn't hungry. The second reason was that she was used to the no eating/drinking in the classroom rule and the third was that she had an uneasy feeling about these baked goods. After Professor Carton asked his question to the class and hearing the students before her give their answers, Fiona raised her hand and provided her input. "There are so many occasions where you need to think quick on your feet when performing spellwork so I think a transformation spell that works on a variety of things is the better option." |
Question 2! SPOILER!!: Individual replies ^_^ Norman’s eyes swept the room, searching for more hands in the air. When he saw none, he addressed the class again, “Excellent answers! So the consensus is that transformation spells that work on a variety of objects are more useful because they better lend themselves to convenience and flexibility than those meant for use on one specific object. Now let’s build on that discussion, shall we?” He paused a few moments to allow time for the students to give him their full attention before continuing, “In the case of transformation spells that work on multiple types of objects, what role, if any, do you think the material used plays in the transformation process? Some things to consider: Do you think some materials would be harder to transfigure than others? Which materials do you think would be difficult? Which ones would be easy? What is it about those materials that you think would make them easier or harder to work with?” OOC: Question 2 is up! ^_^ For this one, Norman wants to know if your student thinks the type of material used can affect a transformation and if they do, how so? Feel free to use any/all of the example questions he gave as a jumping off point or draw your own conclusions. We’ll move on in 20-22 HOURS. |
Fiona thought for a good few moments about what her answer was going to be when it came to Professor Carton's second question. She then raised her hand and answered. "I think materials such as stone or brick would make it difficult because of the lack of flexibility in said materials. Maybe lighter materials such as I don't know.... a piece of cotton fabric might have the necessary flexibility needed." Yeah, that answer didn't sound too bad in Fiona's mind. |
Lia found it a little strange how Tadhg had literally walked right past her desk to get himself bread at the front of the room. Then past her again to sit at the desk behind her and not said one word to her. Not a hello, not a smile, a wave or anything. Nothing. Had she done something to upset him? He couldn't be that mad that he wasn't sitting beside her, could he? Unfortunately the lesson had already begun and there was no real time for her to ask him so she did the very next best thing that came to mind. She looked over her shoulder at him and gave him one of her brightest Lia smiles before turning back around to pay attention to professor Carton. Whatever the problem was, she would have to wait a bit longer to find out. While more responses were being given from her peers, Lia took that time to take notes. Some more of her bread was eaten as well. A bit of it offered over her shoulder to Tad as she normally always shared half of her bread with him out of habit. Her hand went straight up into the air when the next question was asked. "I think the material being used does matter. A moving item could pose to be a lot harder to transfigure then one that is still because you have really focus and make sure you don't miss when casting the spell. Or maybe the larger something is that could make it harder to transfigure to? I'm not really sure.. how difficult is it to freeze the water of a lake so everyone can ice skate on it?" The last part was meant as a serious question. Her papa had done this many times and her big sister as well and they made it look so very easy. |
Kayne had to think really hard about the Professor's specific question to him. His mind immediately had raced to some mischievous scenarios, however, he knew it was best not to say those examples out loud. So, when he thought of an answer that would actually suffice, the Slytherin boy raised his hand saying with confidence "Well, let's say theoretically, you're in your house during a powerful storm; all of a sudden a window by you breaks due to...let's say the wind in this instance. You could use the glass to sand spell to ensure that you wouldn't get injured by the shards." Though, you'd then most likely end up with sand in your eyes, but Kayne didn't add that part to his answer. Moving on to the other question posed, this answer came rather quickly. Still with his hand raised, just to make sure he didn't get called out for not doing so, Kayne mentioned "I believe that the material used in those kind of spells have a big part in the process to transmute it into something else." He took a moment before elaborating. "Things that could be considered ever-changing such as water, and other fluids would most likely be harder to work with, as you would then also have to be constantly shifting your focus to ensure the spell would work to it's fullest extent." The next part of what he had to say was a bit of a stretch, and most likely wrong, but that still didn't stop Kayne from also saying "I also think that, if you're including animals and people in this example, they could also be considered ever-changing due to the fact that: one, our bodies mostly consist of water, therefore, it could add that consistent movement pattern that would require more focus. And two: our bodies are more easily effected by the process of time, even though most of the time we can't actually physically see it. Like our hair and nails are constantly growing and changing while time moves forward." This answer was most certainly a stretch if he's ever seen one. But it was still at least something different than what his classmates were saying |
Claudine was pleased with her answer and was not at all surprised that there were most students who agreed with the use of a variety of objects. Really, that answer made a lot of sense as opposed to the other one. The Snakette sat back pondering on the other questions while listening to responses. From observations, it seemed that quite a few of her classmates thought that moving objects would be more difficult to change. That was possible but there was another {and possibly more}. She raised her hand and waited to be called upon. “Couldn’t bigger objects be more difficult? I mean, someone may be able to master changing a pebble into something else but let’s say… one of those dummies in the Dueling Arena... they could be a lot more difficult to manipulate into changing their forms.” |
"I would think," Violet began, "that the closer a material resembled the thing you want to transfigure it into, the easier it would be to change. And vice versa." |
He sort of knew Dahlia's response even before she said it...because he knew the answer. Mostly he asked these things so that someone could enable him to just go ahead with it. Probably not the best to ask that of a Ravenclaw, all things considered. Apparently the tiny ice cube in juxtaposition to the size of his face and tongue were entirely too obvious to the professor...who saw precisely what the Gryffindor was trying to do. But still...the tip of his tongue HAD touched the ice cube and his results were still entirely nonconclusive. He also now wondered if the enchanted ice cube and it's water had a large index of refraction... So many questions and no time to ask them or else he would end up looking like Kinsay James. Mumbling a half apology, only because he had been caught, Atlas straightened his posture and shrugged his shoulders at Dahlia. His anxiety SPIKED a bit when there was all this bread passing and tearing going on, and not just because his deskmate was getting crumbs everywhere. "Don't eat that!" he hissed, nearly knocking it right out of her hand while she tried to pass it to the Slytherin behind them. He didn't care about whatever their dynamic was or wasn't, the bread was more important! The first question was distracting enough not to dwell on his own anyway, though he remained silent through it while his brain went into overdrive. There were benefits to both, he figured. But the more broad a spell could impact the transformation of object, the weaker he presumed it would be. Whereas if there was a spell that was specific to one object, then all that magical butter could be sucked up over one slice of bread. Magical physics and all that, even magic had its limitations. But in terms of practicality and personal preference, having a spell that worked the same on anything would be optimal. Which apparently strolled right into the subject matter of the next question and his hand popped right back up. "Well...I would suppose it would depend on the intended result. If you wanted to transfigure something that was hard and solid as an end result. Shape too. It's like...a hedgehog is soft and squishy and already has a shape that resembles a pin cushion. But maybe if there was a stone that was trying to be transfigured into a pin cushion, the magic would first have to change the stone to something soft as well as morph the shape a bit. Or something long and narrow like a log into a single pin cushion. There is so much more material and density there that...it all has to go somewhere. Would think you would need to aim for objects of similar mass to have the most effective transfigurations...otherwise there is a surplus or deficit depending on the original object. It's all right there in the Transformation Formula even! Transformation is directly influenced by the mass of an object, which is the 'a'...and your own wand plays a big party in it too...like wand flexibility. And that's the 'w'." This is why he liked Transfiguration, there were some rules that had to be followed and there were equations to input towards a predictable conclusion. Individual skill aside, of course, which was the 'c' in the equation but at least he could run simulations in his head. And then there was that other Slytherin boy talking about transmuting stuff, so Atlas was pointing again. "Transmutation and Transfiguration are separate branches of magic with separate magical laws, aren't they?" |
It should be no surprise that Nem had so far opted not to answer. They had no interest in being here, nor in any of their other classes, and though this had been the case in the couple of months leading up to the holidays - longer, even, but usually concealed - there was a different edge to it now. Or maybe that wasn't the word, as neither really constituted as having an edge at all. Didn't matter. Nem was here, wondering idly if the Headsman would retract the permission for them to take their Transfiguration NEWT early if they just stopped showing up again, and how much they'd care if he did. The second question was not a difficult one to come up with an answer for. Until now, Nem had been looking at the maze while the discussion went on around them, their eyes following a path through until they'd done so twice in a row, at which point they let their gaze drift elsewhere. They'd moved on to the items in front of them, and had taken to nudging the ice cube so that it gently slid back and forth on the desk. Clearly it was charmed not to melt, given it was exactly the same shape it had been when Nem had sat down. They were just curious to see if it was protected from the ambient temperature alone, or if the friction of its movement along the desk would make a difference. So far, nothing. They still had nothing they wanted to contribute. Nem couldn't admit to having much difficulty with one material more than another, though metal was one that was supposedly difficult to charm, had its own branch. It had taken some extra work, that was true, but Nem had soon managed it. Stood to reason that it might be a slightly more resistant material to magic in the area of Transfiguration as well. Of course, there was more than just the basics to consider - not all metals were made equal. A similar thing could be said for stones and leaves, and even ice cubes, Nem supposed. Depended what had been frozen. Not even just 'easy' or 'difficult' either, but other attributes could factor in. There was something to look into. Nem had delved into it already, with their experiments in metallurgy, but the stone thing might be worth playing around with too, if they got around to it. |
Ivy had indeed gone up to get some bread when they were allowed, but only one slice this time. It was nice having the bread in their classes, but it also meant that she didn't need to grab several slices at once since there would always be more later. So no need to worry about missing out on any! Or anything else either. Anyway...what were they talking about? Oh right, materials for transfiguration. "I agree that the size of the material probably counts, like Claudine mentioned," she said, raising her free hand. "But especially the size relative to what you wanna transfigure it into, maybe. A small animal and a goblet are pretty similar in size, but it might be more difficult to make a really tiny pebble turn into a big goblet." |
Mini Activity part 1 SPOILER!!: Individual replies ^_^ Seeing no more hands in the air, Norman addressed the class once more, “You’ve all come up with some interesting theories on how the material used might impact the transfiguration process. Some of these factors, as Mr. Flamsteed touched on, are explicitly stated in the Transfiguration Formula. Among them are weight, viciousness, concentration, and although this one doesn’t pertain to the target of the spell, wand power.” He flicked his wand at the chalkboard, and the following information appeared: Quote:
OOC: Thanks for sticking with me so far! ^_^ We’ve reached the mini activity, For this part, all your student needs to do is make and write down a prediction of which item (stone, leaf, or ice) will be hardest to transform vs which one will be easiest. The prediction can be as simple or detailed as you like. We’ll move on to the next part one the activity in ABOUT 18 HOURS. |
Remy had been quiet for the duration of the lesson so far. Not that she was uninterested, it was just tiredness. She didn’t know why she was feeling it so much lately. Too much homework, probably. Judging by the factors written on the board, Remy could only assume that the stone would be the most difficult to transform, due to its weight. Choosing which was easiest was the more difficult task. A leaf or an ice cube could both be pretty easy to change, Remy decided that technically in it’s ice form, that would be more heavy than a leaf, so that was the logic she went with. SPOILER!!: “Answers” Her answers felt really obvious so she wasn’t too confident with them. Maybe she was missing something. |
Upon seeing a finger being pointed at him, Kayne couldn't help but chuckle a lit bit. The Slytherin boy lazily shrugged when the notion came up that transmutation and transfiguration were two separate things. Surely, the Professor still most likely understood what he had meant. Hopefully. Otherwise, Kayne really seemed dumb then. In which case he just had to step it up a bit to make sure that others weren't outshining him. Even though he knew that transfiguration was by far nowhere near his strong suit, Kayne still highly disliked being the worst at anything; including the things he didn't even really like. When the Professor had announced the next activity for class, Kayne immediately got set to work, closely examining the three objects laid out before him. First there was the leaf. In his mind, this would most likely be the easiest thing to transform. However, a question was raised inside the boy's head. Kayne couldn't help but wonder if this was some form of trick question. Was the leaf meant to throw the students off from the other two? Going down the list of information on the board, he cross examined the leaf with each variable. The weight was obviously lighter than both the ice cube and the stone. Viciousness had currently applied to none of the three as they were all inanimate in their current states. Concentration was the variable that tripped him up the most. Because concentration really also varied from person to person. Some people had it easier than others when it came to focusing on things, but, taking into account the rest of what was written down, the leaf would most likely be considered to be the smallest on the table. It had less mass than the other two, which Kayne also took into close consideration when coming up with his answer. Then he moved onto the ice. Moving through that same process, the young rascal could tell that this was most likely going to either: A- the object that would be considered in the middle when it came to difficulty if the leaf was actually the easiest one to transfigure. Or B- that could actually be the easiest one to work with. One thing was certain about the ice cube, Kayne knew that there was a higher chance of the ice cube being easier to utilize than the stone. He was almost certain on this fact. Lastly, he moved onto the stone. This object was by far, the heaviest of the three. So, using a form of point system for each variable, the stone would have the most points for weight. It all came down to concentration. After pondering over the information he thought about for the previous two, Kayne decided that the stone would most likely require the most concentration, so he was able to come to the conclusion, that the stone was definitely the hardest object to be subject to change. Pulling out his quill and parchment, Kayne proceeded to write down his best guess at the answer to the question being posed. SPOILER!!: Notes |
Not for the first time Claudine wondered why that little Flamsteed Know It All hadn’t been sorted into Ravenclaw. She didn’t spare a thought about the boy any further though. The sixth year was now too busy making her meticulous notes. Why did it seem as though this was going to be a difficult lesson? Maybe it’s just the formula complicating things, she thought as she turned her attention to the three objects on her desk. Quote:
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The answer from the Flamsteed kid had left Fiona momentarily stunned. She had to refocus on the lesson with a quick little shake of her head. After listening to Professor Carton discuss the formula of Transfiguration, the Snakette began to write down her prediction. SPOILER!!: Transfiguration Notes After writing her prediction, Fiona began to reread what she had just written. |
"Hey!" Lia frowned a bit at Atlas and the now crumbled strawberry bread that was in her hand. "What was that for?" Did he not know this was her favorite kind he had just mashed up on her and nearly knocked right out of her hand? The bread was yummy and warm and it made her happy when she ate some. What was so wrong with being happy? Seriously she was going to have to have a talk with him after class or something and find out what his problem was. Anyhow, trying to keep the mess of crumbs only on her own desk, Lia returned to taking notes once again. Lots of notes. And that's right.. Transfiguration NOT Charms class. She really appreciated that Carton answered her question anyhow and gave him a very thankful smile for that, nodding her head in understanding. Quote:
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Mini Activity part 2 Norman roamed the room, his blue-green eyes scanning the rows of desks as he went. He liked what he saw so far: quiet, working students. From what he saw of their theories so far, their reasoning was sound, but he refrained from offering critique so as not to give anything away. The experiment would be more fun if they made their own observations! Speaking of the experiment… He glanced at his watch, noting it was time to move on, and returned to the front of the room. “If you still need more time to make your prediction, you can come back to it in a minute. For now, eyes here.” He paused to allow time for the students to find a stopping place and turn their full attention to him before continuing, “The spell we’re going to use on these items is Draconifors. This spell turns its target into a small dragon and can be used on a variety of materials. Because the dragons are small, their potential for violence and fire-breathing is limited.” He had to throw that last bit in for anyone who might be afraid of the dragons or on the flipside, those who might get ideas to use them to start fires. He placed a stone, leaf, and ice cube on his desk, then aimed his wand at one of them at random (in this case, the ice cube). “To cast, make a slashing motion with your wand and say the incantation Drah-KON-i-fors. If you’ve done it correctly, the spell will emit a fiery orange light.” He made the slashing wand movement at the ice and said clearly and firmly, “Draconifors.” A fiery orange light burst from the tip of Norman’s wand, and a tiny white dragon appeared where the ice cube once was. It flew in a circle around the room then perched on the professor’s desk, lazily curling up into a ball. He demonstrated the spell twice more on the leaf and stone, and soon two more dragons - a green one and a gray one - were napping on his desk. With a wave of his wand, the spell information appeared on the board behind him: Quote:
OOC: For the second part of the mini activity, your student needs to do the following: 1) Practice Draconifors on the stone, leaf, and ice cube on their desk 2) Observe and take notes on the transformations and 3) Compare their notes to the prediction they made in part 1. Spells and predictions do not have to be correct to receive credit, so feel free to have your student struggle, make mistakes, etc. As always, catching up is allowed. We’ll move on to the main activity in about 48 HOURS ^_^. |
Attention being drawn back to the board, Kayne listened and watched carefully as the Professor did his demonstration for the spell that they'd be learning today. It was one that he had wanted to learn for a while too, so the boy was ecstatic knowing that he'd be able to finally transfigure something into a dragon. A small dragon, but it was still a dragon! Eying up the white one as it flew around the room before landing back on the desk at the front, Kayne cracked a grin. Now, it was his turn to play. Pulling out his wand, Kayne wanted to try it right away. Going over the syllables quickly in his head, he made a slashing motion at the stone with his wand, while confidently saying "Draconifers!" Nothing happened. Not even a little puff of light came out of the wand. Growling a bit at the mistake, Kayne pondered over the object. Was it his concentration maybe? Focusing a bit more on the stone this time, the Mordrake boy repeated "Draconifers!"...still...nothing...he couldn't help but roll his eyes a bit. He was most likely making an absolute fool of himself. Keeping his cool though, Kayne just relaxed his mind. Maybe, if he tried one of the objects that he predicted to be easier to transfigure, it would actually work? So, his focus then shifted to the one he thought would be the easiest to work with: the leaf. Taking a few seconds to steady his breathing, Kayne closed his starry, hazel eyes. Then, with the same slashing motion at the leaf this time, he said once more with confidence "Draconifers!" A flash of orange light emerged from his wand. Lo and behold, once Kayne's eyes fluttered back open, there was a small green dragon sitting there on his desk! "Yes!" He exclaimed, finally happy that the results were finally there. Third time's really are a charm apparently. With the thought of the spell actually working on the leaf, Kayne came to the decision that he would try the ice cube next, hoping for the same results. He went through with the same process as before instead of rushing into it this time. First, steadying his breath. Then closing his eyes and putting his focus into transforming the ice. With another slashing motion, he opened them suddenly and stated with conviction in his voice "Draconifers!" And boom, just like magic (because it was magic), he marveled as the ice cube altered itself into a white dragon. This dragon then swiftly flew towards Kayne, and perched itself up on his shoulder. Letting out it's best little dragon roar, he laughed in amusement. "Awwww, aren't you the cutest thing." He said to it. To his surprise, it had made another little screech back to him and started nestling it's head against Kayne's cheek. This literally sent Kayne into cuteness overload. Cheeks turning now bright red, the boy couldn't handle the adorableness of the petite creature. Eyes darting back and forth from the two dragons, Kayne said to them "It's time to give y'all your other sibling." Hopefully, that was at least. He didn't speak that hopefully part because Kayne wanted to seem confident with what he was doing after the first two times failed miserably. Turning back towards the stone, this was the moment he was waiting for. Taking a deep breath in, and slowly releasing it, Kayne put all of his concentration into this attempt. Wand in hand, a slashing motion was made. "Draconifers!!" The orange light trailed as the wand went from one side to the other, and the stone transformed. Watching as it seemingly became sculpted like a statue, until it reached it's end result of the last dragon. Kayne let out a sigh of relief, as he had finally done it. For the most part, his predictions had seemed correct. At least for himself, that was. So, carefully putting the other dragon back down on his desk, Kayne wrote in his notes. SPOILER!!: Notes |
Eyes where? Claudine glanced up from her parchment where she’d been studying her answers. Carton’s words made her face light up and got her excited. Dragons! Small ones… but still. The best part? There would be no, or barely, any issues since they were going to be little itty bitty smol dragons. She watched with interest as Carton transformed his ice cube into a cute bby. Claudine was in love, and couldn’t wait to get started on her own practice. “Drah-KON-i-fors. Drah-KON-i-fors.Drah-KON-i-fors,” Claudine muttered as she put her writing materials to the side of her desk. She decided to go with the leaf and set it infront of her. The ice cube and stone were placed besides her books and quill. Slashing movement, right? Did it matter if the slashing started from the left or the right? Carton hadn’t said nor mentioned it in his notes. A few slashes of practice and she was ready to actually ready to get things going. “Draconifors.” Cue the wand movement. Claudine was picturing a Swedish Short-Snout in her mind as she did so. |
Fiona watched with contained excitement as Professor Carton demonstrated the Draconifors Spell to the class. The teenager felt confident enough to just go for the spell without practicing beforehand. She decided to perform the spell first on the lightest object and then finishing with what she deemed the heaviest object. Aiming her wand at the leaf, Fiona made the slashing movement and firmly said, "Draconifors!" An orange fiery light emitted from the Snakette's wand and very soon a tiny version of a Hebridean Black had replaced the leaf that had been on Fiona's desk. The dragon looked at Fiona with its brilliant purple eyes before giving its wings a little stretch. Fiona now was ready to attempt the spell on the ice cube. Once again, she moved her wand in a slashing formation at the ice cube as she said in a clear voice, "Draconifors!" The orange light signifying a correctly done spell emitted from her wand but it took a couple of milliseconds longer for the ice cube to transfigure into a dragon. Since the newest "addition" had two golden horns and was dark green in colour, Fiona knew that it was a Romanian Longhorn. The two dragons seemed to be looking at each other warily and Fiona was grateful that they were not the size of "real" dragons. It was now time for the stone to be turned into a dragon. Fiona made the slashing motion with her wand towards the stone but just as she was going to say the incantation, the Hebridean Black gave a little hiccup, and two tiny trails of smoke emitted from its nostrils. Stifling a small laugh, Fiona once again made the slashing motion and cast, "Draconifors!" A Common Welsh Green had now replaced the stone. The tiny dragon seemed quite shy and distanced itself from the other two dragons by lying closer to Fiona. Fiona carefully grabbed her notes and began to write down her observations. SPOILER!!: Transfiguration Notes |
Questions for the Professor :) Huh? Notes? What notes? Crumbled smushed up strawberry bread that she had wanted to eat but now wasn't going to. Yeah, that was forgotten about to. It was all forgotten about. Everything. Even Atlas' whispered hissed warnings of 'not eating the bread'. Large bright blue eyes stared in awe at the itty-bitty wittle dragon that flew about the room. Dahlia squealed the moment she seen it unable to pull her gaze away from it, though she heard every single word Professor Carton had said. Almost becoming dragon food last term didn't stop her love for the creatures one bit. "Professor," Lia raised her hand. She already had a few questions that she needed to ask before getting started. "Can we transfigure any type of dragon we want? How long will the dragon last if we don't change them back? And am I control the dragon.. or does it.. move about on its own?" It appeared as if the dragons were flying around on their own? |
Would you know it… on her very first attempt that leaf turned into a dragon, exactly as she had pictured in her head. Claudine sat there blinking in amazement, the dragon blinking back at her. Once past the surprise, the sixth year grinned at the little fellow. “Hi. Aren’t you the cutest?” Swedish Short Snout sneezed and a bit of black smoke was expelled from its nostrils. “Bless you.” The dragon blinked as if to say ‘thank you’ with its eyes then sauntered over to her books to lie next to them. That was fine with her. Onto the ice cube then. Claudine opted to stick with transfiguring Swedish Short Snouts as she figured if she did a variety of species, they might not get along and end up wrestling each other on her desk… or something of the sort. “Draconifors.” The slashing movement brought about no orange light, much less a bby dragon. “Draconifors.” Nothing. Mustering all her focus, the Snakette gave it another try. “Draconifors.” There we go! Two bbies down. |
So...much...information. Serena's eyeballs were swimming in her head as she tried to absorb everything. This is why she didn't appreciate Transfiguration as much as other subjects. There was a lot of information and formulas. The only formulas she rolled with was potion related ones. At least transfiguration wasn't as bad as Astronomy or Divination. Taking notes from the first few questions, Serena flipped the page on her notebook to write down her predictions. SPOILER!!: Serena's Predictions Setting her quill down, she picked up her wand from the table and practiced the wand movement. First cautious, then with more gusto. "Draconifors," she sounded out without any wand movement. Being from a well polished pureblood family, Serena has studied plenty of spells. Magic is engrained in her in all aspects. Due to her age and lack of wand, she hasn't cast majority of the, yet. Thus, school has been steady. If only making friends was the same. Meh. It's not like she cared all that much about making friends. Meh...meeeeeeh. "Draconifors!" There it was. |
His answer to her answer intrigued her. Transfiguration was just so… :x3: thought provoking!! She loved it. She had never expected an item that was in abundance to like that…. It made SENSE now or so she willed herself to get there. She remained quiet for the second question and opted to scribble some notes down. When Professor Carton started speaking about the formula, Lisa became intrigued. Say what now? She was ALL EARS. It made ACTUAL sense that the concentration (cause Noah Jedi Master had taught her that), weight, and viscous ness all played a factor. Wand power was intriguing too. Anyway she picked up her quill, dipped it in ink, and then began predicting the outcome. She quickly decided the order from easiest to hardest would be: leaf, ice, and then stone. “Professor, does the temperature of an object impact the transfiguration formula? What if the ice began to melt? Would the viscosity of the liquid have an impact on the ability to transfigure?” SPOILER!!: Lisa’s notes & predictions SHE GASPED IN PURE DELIGHT WHEN HE MENTIONED JUST WHAT THEY WERE TRANSFORMING THEIR OBJECTS INTO. NO WAY!!! :loved: COOLEST ACTIVITY EVER. She was going to make three different toothless’ and it was going to be perfect. As soon as he mentioned that they could start practicing, she started with the wand movement. Make a slashing motion with your wand LIKE A LIGHTSABER! (Merlin knows that she has been practicing this motion for her entire LIIIIFE! All those days of play fighting with plastic lightsabers and swords had FINALLY come in handy!! :whaa:) Then they just had to say the incantation. Got it. She didn’t spend much time on the wand movement. Lisa proudly considered herself a professional (whether or not she was … was a different story but she was decent - no need to inflate said ego). She shifted her focus to the incantation. “Dray-KON-IH-fours.” That didn’t sound right at all. “Dr-AH KON i FOR S. DRAHKONIFORS! DRAHH KON I FORs!” |
Apollo had been distracted lately.... distracted especially by the three objects that were sitting on his desk that he REALLY wanted to touch and if ten year old Apollo would have walked into this classroom, he undoubtedly would have touched all of them without hesitation. But he was older now - almost a TEENAGER, BELEAF IT OR NOT! - and with that also came experience. Experience from a year where he'd witnessed peers and innocent victims being cursed for innocently exploring and adventuring. A year that had definitely toned down his hyperactivity to the point where he had to talk himself into speaking aloud. He listened as Professor Carton spoke, trying to absorb the information. It was obvious and did it really require an answer that a transformation working on VARIETY would be more useful?? That was the consensus of his opinion matched with his classmates as well. What materials would be easier or more difficult to work with? The harder objects would probably be the more dense objects. Maybe even moving objects. Could moving objects be transformed? Wasn't there some law about objects in motion? Oh they needed to decide which of the objects would be easiest to transform. Were they allowed to pick the objects up now? Also, could they learn more about why this ice cube wasn't melting? Because Apollo was ninety percent certain that would be a super useful spell in the summertime when he had ice cream melting all over his hands. Right, predictions. Ice already changed forms quite easily.... from liquid to solid and didn't the water even change to a gas? So if it could change forms WITHOUT magic, wouldn't that make it one of the easiest to transform? He dipped his quill in his ink and began to write... SPOILER!!: Apollo's predictions Oh, moving on... they were transfiguring these objects into DRAGONS?!??! Also, Dahlia had some valid questions. He glanced over to her, impressed by those questions and back to Professor Carton, his gaze passing over Serena and gave her a consolation smile at her efforts, which seemed to be ineffective thus far. Draconifors, he wrote down on his parchment, muttering it under his breath. Bit of a tongue twister. |
Violet had been lost in thought, brooding about the increasing strangeness in the castle, but caught herself after a short while and began jotting down notes about the objects. Stone--hardest to transfigure, due to its weight and density Leaf--in between; it's light, but also a living thing and more complex Ice--easiest--though heavier and denser than a leaf, if it gets above freezing, it practically transfigures itself |
Maybe bby dragon number two saw that bby number one was fast asleep and that influenced the former’s decision to follow suit. Whatever the reason, Claudine was left in peace to practice on the stone. Like she had reasoned, she was having trouble with this object, a lot more than she’d had with the previous two. But was it just all in her head? Was this simply mind over matter? Was it because she expected to have trouble with the stone that in turn led her to have trouble in actuality? Hmmm… “Draconifors.” This was her fifth attempt, by the way. So far, the stone had not changed not even in the slightest bit. Here went attempt number six. Claudine took a deep breath, pictured the Swedish Short Snout… “Draconifors.” Hey! Something was happening. The stone was reshaping, recoloring and all the other things until there was another dragon before her. Finally. Claudine was thrilled with herself, and thrilled with the little bbies on her desk. She patted the head of the third dragon then went to finish off her notes. Quote:
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Main Activity Norman roamed the room as the students worked, monitoring their progress. As his blue-green eyes swept the room, he saw Mordrake’s successful transformations and nodded approvingly. A small smile played at his lips as he overheard him talking to the dragons. “Excellent transformations, Mr. Mordrake,” he said. Elsewhere, he saw Jenovick having similar successes, and her efforts earned a beam from the professor. “You too, Miss Jenovick. Great work!” He paused to observe Blaze’s work for a minute, ready to offer advice if she needed it, but she was doing well on her own. There were already three Swedish Short Snouts on her desk. Between her work and the sweet way she spoke to the dragons, her efforts got a smile from him. “Very good, Miss Blaze!” he said. As he continued his rounds around the room, Norman noticed Adara-Stark and Blackthorne still writing. He gave them each an encouraging nod but said nothing so as not to break their concentration. He overheard Balthazar-Dos Santos and Nam practicing the incantation and gave both girls an approving nod. “Nice pronunciation, Miss Balthazar-Dos Santos. You too, Miss Nam.” As to Nam’s question, he replied, “No, the temperature doesn’t impact the transfiguration formula. This ice has been charmed not to melt, but if that were to happen, generally speaking, the thicker the liquid, the more difficult it is to transfigure.” Elsewhere he saw Donovan’s hand in the air. Wow, that was a lot of questions! Not that he minded, of course. Curiosity was a good thing. “Yes, although the dragons will always be small, what they look like beyond that is up to the caster,” he said, “They’ll last until either someone changes them back or they encounter something that would realistically kill a small dragon, like starvation or a well-aimed spell. As for movement, they’ll move on their own unless specifically directed by the caster to do something.” Did that answer her questions? As he made his way back to the front, Norman checked his watch and saw it was time to move on. “Eyes here, please!” He addressed the class, allowing a few moments for them to find a stopping place and turn their attention to him. “Now that we’ve compared the ways different materials impact the transformation process, we’re going to conduct another experiment to compare the way objects transformed from different materials behave. In a few moments, you’ll have each of your dragons run the maze, but first, you’ll need to predict which dragon will finish the maze the fastest. Go ahead, do that now, and write it down.” After allowing some time for the students to write, he continued, “Once you have your prediction, come up front and get a stopwatch to time your dragons.” He placed a box on top of his desk and pulled out one of the stopwatches, holding it up for the class to see. “These are pretty straightforward. Push the left button to start and the right one to stop.” He demonstrated by timing ten seconds on the stopwatch. “When it’s your turn, place your first dragon at the start of the maze here-” He gestured to an opening in the maze at the front of the room. “Time them with the stopwatches, and observe them along the way. There will be obstacles along the way, so pay attention to how the dragons react to them. When the dragon finishes, write down their time, as well as anything you noticed about their behavior in the maze. Repeat the process for your other two dragons; then compare your results with your original prediction. Don’t worry if you weren’t able to transfigure all three dragons. In that case, partner with someone else. The important thing is that you have one dragon from each type of material between you. YOu have the rest of class to do this activity, starting now!” OOC: Main activity time! ^_^ For this activity, your student needs to do the following: 1. Predict which dragon will finish the maze fastest and write it down. 2. Collect a stopwatch. 3. Place their dragon at the start of the maze (You do not have to wait to do this. Just play as if it’s your student’s turn.) 4. Time the dragon using the stopwatch, and observe their behavior in the maze. 5. Write down those observations, as well as the dragon’s time. 6. Repeat steps 3-5 for the other two types of dragons. 7. Compare their findings to the original prediction. Group/partner work is allowed, as is rping for the dragons. Please be aware that there are obstacles in the maze, and I’ll be posting periodically to throw some curveballs at your dragons. Catchup is still allowed. Feel free to PM/VM me if you have any questions. You’ll have until 11:59 PM EDT June 25 for this activity. |
More Questions! Also a bit of Catch-up Dahlia was all kinds of patient. Usual. Sometimes. Okay, not really. She tried to be. It was hard when you had lots of energy. She did her best to take down notes. Very incredibly detailed notes when Carton answered her questions. Did the professor know he was a saint? Seriously?! Bright blue eyes shone with delight as she heard all that he had to say but.. wait. What?! Her little itty-bitty tiny wittle dragon could die?! It could starve? So theoretically speaking what he was telling her was that she could keep her dragon if she managed to create one? "Professor, if.. it could starve that means if needs to eat? And it could get sick and injured too just like an actual dragon. So really it IS a real dragon just very tiny?" That is what he was telling her, correct? Cause that's what her young adolescent ears were hearing. Happy with all the answers she had gotten and her predictions on difficulty she was ready. "drah-KON-i-fors.. drah-KON-i-fors..drah-KON-i-fors" Over and over and over again until it flowed from her lips like a hummed tune. The wand movement was easy, a slashing motion at the target. That she could do without even thinking about it. Now came the hard part. Actually getting herself a dragon. Think it. See it. Feel it. First she needed to visualize what she wanted. Closing her eyes she pictured it in her head perfectly and then opened her eyes again. She could do this. Pulling her wand from its holster she aimed it at the leaf on her desk and gave a slash like motion. "drah-KON-i-fors!" Nothing. Not a shudder from the lead not a talon. Nothing. "Drah-KON-i-fors!" Lia tried again, giving another slash of her wand as she pictured the dragon in her head. She poured all her focus into seeing it before her, giving the leaf life. And there it. Well sort of. The leaf shook and quivered, it wanted to change. She could see it. Come on, come on! "Drah-KON-i-fors!" Third time was a charm! Scarlet. The color was undeniable. Her heart began to race as what was once a small leaf was now a tiny dragon. Correction. A tiny Chinese Fireball. The exact dragon she had come talons to shoulders with only a year ago. Well.. not the EXACT one but the species. Yellow eyes stared into her blue ones as if it knew what she was thinking when even SHE didn't know what she was thinking. It watched her curiously before walking around her desk, climbing up onto the pencil box and laying down on top of it like it was guarding it. Well alright then. One down. Two to go. |
"Dra-KON-i-fors, Dra-KON-i-fors..." Violet had practiced the incantation and wand movements a number of times until she felt she had them right, and then began first on the ice cube. That was the one she thought would be easiest, and, she noticed, it was the one the teacher had started with. Drakonifors! Violet said, moving her wand toward the ice cube. For a moment it seemed like it was going to just sit there melting, but then what seemed to be melting turned into a metamorphasis into a small blue-white dragon with droopy wings. It regarded her coldly as she stared at it. "I love magic!" Violet whispered, as she looked at it. Next she pulled over the leaf, moving it carefully so as not to tear it. "Draconifors!" she cast again, with more confidence this time. The leaf seemed to fold in on itself in a spiral and emerged as a slender, beautiful green dragon the size of a dragonfly. Observing it was being watched, the dragon preened and began folding and unfolding its wings, as if it were asking to be admired. The white dragon observed it with what seemed to be disdain. "Okay, one more," Violet muttered, moving the rock directly in front of her. "Draconifors!" Nothing happened. "Draconifors! Draconifors! The rock sat solidly in front of her, refusing to move. 'Stubborn as a rock'--that should be a new saying, she thought. "Dra-KON-ifors!!" [/i][/b] she cast again, louder and more firmly than before, and with just a touch of anger. Finally, finally! the rock seemed to begin to sort of melt into a puddle, moving as slow as a glacier, and then the puddle pulled itself together, with agonizing slowness, into a squat, grey, grumpy looking little dragon with short wings. It looked at her like she was the most detestable creature on earth. Violet might have felt offended, but the grey dragon gave an equally displeased look to each of the other dragons. Hmm--now for the maze. Violet decided to start with her leaf-dragon, since that seemed the most cooperative, so she got a stopwatch and walked over to the maze and carefully laid the dragon in. "Now, this won't be too hard or dangerous of anything," she said to it. Just...just do your best." Violet started the watch and stepped back, expecting to see her dragon take off. Which it did--at first. But the leaf-dragon kept getting distracted by admiring its own wings and mincing along like it was at a fashion show, so it really didn't make good time. Well, at least it was moving. |
We're up for a partner ^_^ While the first two dragons were taking a nap, the third - she now noticed he had three spikes on his tail- was exploring her desk. Hearing Carton’s compliment, Claudine looked up and smiled back. “Thank you, professor.’’ Did he see how enthusiastic and happy she was? When conjuration was not involved, she was at her best in Transfiguration. While she waited for things to move on, the girl played with bby 3 by booping its snout continuously. She gave him one last boop then shifted her attention to Carton. Oh. So that’s what the maze was for. Claudine was excited about the race. But which dragon of hers did she think would win the race? She sat there mulling over the question. There was no way of knowing which was fastest or slowest. The only thing she knew was that two were sleepy bbies… That’s it! The first two could possibly be more interested in sleeping than racing. Claudine eyed dragon three. He was very much full of energy as he was back to exploring the contents of her desk. Yes, she predicted that he would win. This was written down. “If anyone wants to be my partner, speak now or forever hold your peace.” Claudine was in a good mood enough to actually be willing to work with someone. After grabbing a stopwatch then moved to the maze. Anyone could join her now or wait for her to take a turn with the remaining two dragons. The Snakette had opted to start with dragon three. “So, you start here… then make your way through the maze until you come to the end. There’ll be stuff blocking your path but you’re smart. You’ll figure it out.” He was smart and cute! Could she just snuggle him? Claudine gazed arounch, checking for anyone who might want to be her partner. She was going to wait for one minute then get this show on the road, partner or not. |
These dragons were just one of the cutest things that Kayne has ever laid his eyes upon. The way that they almost purred like a cat when he was petting them was just too much for his heart to contain. Overflowed with a very warm and happy energy, he almost found himself too distracted to listen to the Professor, but he quickly snapped back to reality when Professor Carton had said his name followed by the compliment. The welcoming smile still upon his face, Kayne replied "Thanks, Professor! Is there any chance we can keep these little ones as pets?" He couldn't help but ask that question. Even if the answer was no, the Slytherin would still most likely be finding himself casting this spell later on. Peering back at the three dragons, they had now seemed to be play fighting with each other. Knowing that there was a job to do though, Kayne tapped his fingers very lightly on the desk to get there attention; it wasn't hard enough to startle them in any way, but it was still just enough to let them know that Kayne needed them now. Seeing that he had now six eyes staring up at him, Kayne asked "Ok you three, which one of you will finish first?" The green one had then let out a tiny screech. "You think you'll win Leif Erickson?" Yes, Kayne had named the dragon that was transfigured from the leaf, Leif Erickson. Did he care that it was a bad pun? Absolutely not. Did he laugh at his own joke even though he knew it was terrible? Absolutely. Now actually thinking about it, Kayne couldn't help but wonder if that was actually true. Come to think of it, Leif was previously the lightest of the three objects. So could that correspond to it possibly having the most aerodynamics of the bunch? This was a very interesting theory that had arisen. With nothing better to use for his prediction, Kayne decided to go with it. So, he jot his predictions down in his notes. SPOILER!!: Notes With the notes now completed, his attention moved back towards the group, which, surprise surprise, was once again play fighting. "You three better behave while I go get the stopwatch for us." Kayne remarked. After which, he got up from his seat, and went to go grab one of the available stopwatches that the Professor had laid out for them on the front desk. |
SPOILER!!: Serena's Predictions Serena didn't elaborate her dragon predictions. She honestly didn't know which one would take the win. She was only formally aware of the transformation process, not the quality of the end result. That meant testing this out. After proper practice and feeling ready, she cast, "Draconifors!" There was no doubt in her voice. Her confidence was a consistent thing. Baby blue eyes watched with hidden excitement as the leaf began to morph and take shape of dragon. Its wings grew wide and slightly jagged. The tails gave a mighty swoosh. It's auburn scales gleamed like autumn as spikes ran down its back. It was truly majestic. Serena had made that all on her own. Ugh. Precious. Now for the other two items. And then she could test them out on the maze. |
Answering questions + Obstacles round 1 Text Cut: Donovan & Mordrake Norman thought he’d answered all of Miss Donovan’s questions, but then another barrage came his way. He smiled slightly, amused by her curiosity. Nice to see a student so interested in he subject! “Technically no, it isn’t a real dragon,” he replied, “but it’s meant to mimic one as closely as possible. So yes, it can eat, and it can die.” His blue-green eyes shifted to Mr. Mordrake as he heard the boy’s question, and he shook his head. “I doubt Headmaster Trent would take kindly to miniature dragons in the castle,” he said, “but I’ll create a habitat for the dragons here in the transfiguration corridor. You can visit them whenever you want.” That bit of information probably bore repeating, didn’t it? Clearing his throat, he addressed the class as a whole, “The dragons and maze will stay in the transfiguration corridor after today for anyone who wants to run the maze or visit the dragons.” Text Cut: Obstacles #1 |
After retrieving the stop watch needed in order to time his dragons, Kayne made his way back to his seat. Two of the dragons, Snowden and Brick, were just laying around, being pretty lazy compared to how they were acting previously; while Leif was walking around on it's tiny little feet. Clearly, Leif seemed to be the more energetic of the three apparently. Upon hearing the Professor's answer to his question, at first Kayne was kinda sad. Until he had remarked that he would make a habitat for the dragons, which reinvigorated him. It wasn't something that the boy had hoped for, but at least it was some form of compromise. Kayne knew the Professor could have simply just said no, but he was grateful for this. Something was better than nothing. And at least the Slytherin could then visit his new children (yes, the dragons are now his children), whenever down here. Kayne then said "Thanks Professor!" Eyes now staring down at the three dragons, the boy told them "Alright little ones, time to get this party started. Leif, you're gonna go up first." A hand reached down towards Brick and Snowden, and quickly, the two hopped on. He then put them on either shoulder for them to perch there and watch as Leif would run the maze. After those two were settled, Kayne then picked up Leif, and brought him over to the entrance. Carefully, the boy set the green dragon down at the entrance. Starry eyed, Kayne told it "Alright Leify, your time, starts..." Dramatic pause for effect. "Now!" With this, he clicked the stopwatch to start the dragon's time. Leif looked kinda confused while the big man that was talking to him picked him up and set him down in that giant thing with tons of walls. Not knowing what to do really, it just sort of started to wander through the labyrinth. Making all sorts of twists and turns, lefts and rights, it had seemed to come across a dead end after a few brief seconds. Tilting it's head, the dragon screeched a bit. As it screeched, small sparks flew out of it's mouth to attempt to burn it down, but obviously that didn't work. So, instead, it took flight, landing on top of the wall which was blocking it's way. |
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Suddenly, the leaf dragon shifted its wings, bringing them closer to its body and slanted backward slightly. The wings acted as a sort of sail or kite and the dragon began to soar gently a little above the ground, making good speed now through the maze. Violet was pleased with the dragon's ingenuity--she had thought it a bit of an airhead, but when push came to shove, the leaf-dragon was quick on its feet. She looked down at her stopwatch, ready to clock the dragon's finish. She thought she would try her ice-dragon next, as it seemed slightly (but only very slightly) more cooperative than the stone-dragon. |
No takers? The one minute wasn’t even up but Claudine was too excited to even care or wait. She coaxed the bby to the start of the maze. However, he seemed to want to cling to her all the time. At least, he held onto her arms and it was all so cute! It reminded her of a certain Ravenclaw whom she adored. Anyway. Eventually, with more coaxing and some loving words, the Snakette eventually got him to let go of her and turn his attention to the maze. She was pleased to to see him eventually take a few steps in. |
Obstacles #2 Text Cut: Mordrake Leif was a clever little dragon to fly above the wall, but it may soon find its efforts futile. The moment it lands, a mini earthquake hits the wall, causing it to rattle violently enough to knock the little dragon off balance. What will you do now, Leif? It's a rather long way down! Text Cut: Blackthorne So the little leaf dragon made it through the wind. Great job! But don't get too comfortable. As the dragon nears the finish line, the path ahead darkens as clouds descend, and a crackle of lightning touches down. How will you navigate the lightning storm? Text Cut: Blaze As the little dragon steps farther into the maze, the way forward narrows, almost as if the walls are closing in on the poor thing. No, wait, they are closing in! The path ahead becomes smaller and smaller until the dragon can no longer fit through. How will you proceed now? OOC: You still have ABOUT 12 HOURS for this activity. ^_^ |
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It stood there turning in a circle and flicking the water off its wings in an irritated manner, then looked crossly up at Violet, as it it blamed her for the whole thing. Violet clicked the time and recorded the time--not bad, but could have been better if the dragon hadn't wasted so much time in the beginning. Still, it had done a clever job of it, and Violet smiled as she gently lifted it out of the maze in both hands and set it back at her workstation. Violet had spent a lot of time on the first run, so she hurriedly scooped up the ice-dragon and carried it over to the starting line of the maze. It looked disdainfully up at her and stuck its nose up in the air, not moving an inch. "Very well, if that's the way you feel," Violet remarked. "Only I'd have thought you wouldn't want to let that leaf-dragon show you up. I'm starting the timer now, by the way." The ice-dragon pricked up its head at that, then, turning forward, started with determination into the maze, sliding along like a skater on an iced-over pond. |
Wait. This dragon spell .... was permanent??? Apollo's eyes widened as he heard Professor Carton telling someone - that slytherin boy ? - about creating a habitat for them in the corridor which meant ... this spell, if cast, wouldn't wear off? Didn't these transfiguration and charms spells wear off after a certain time ? "Drakonifors" he rehearsed again. Was this a difficult spell? He guessed not, but the Professor seemed to be making the assumption that they could ... oh wait, if they couldn't, then they can partner with someone who had transfigured the dragons? So he said the ice would be easiest to transfigure ... but he also didn't think it would be fastest to go through the maze. He considered what the Professor had told them before writing down his predictions. [textcut"Maze Predictions"] Leaf-dragon would be fastest because leaves blow quickly in the wind. The next fastest would be the stone because if you were to compare throwing a stone and an ice, the stone would throw better. Leaf fastest. then Stone. Slowest is ice dragon [/textcut] "Drakonifors" he flicked his wand at the ice, concentrating and picturing a dragon ... it wasn't detailed, but it was a creature. That looked wet? Interesting. Unsure if it would move, Apollo figured only way to test it out was to place the dragon at the start of the maze, in which he did and the 'dragon' seemed to slide like an ice cube. Well, guess he may as well start the timer since it was moving ... just not flying, but no one said their dragon had to fly?? |
Class Dismissed! Norman watched from his place at the front of the room as the students (and dragons) worked. So far, they were making good progress! He saw Blackthorne had already completed her leaf dragon’s run and moved on to the ice dragon. Mordrake and Leif Erikson were also making good time. Elsewhere, he saw Blaze and Adara-Stark starting their first runs. All progress was noted, though he didn’t offer any comment so as not to distract anyone, person or dragon, from the task at hand. After some time had passed, he checked his watch and - Merlin, was it dismissal time already?! He cleared his throat, addressing the class one final time, “Alright, time is up! Find a stopping place and collect your things. Make sure you leave all dragons here! After today, the maze and dragons will be moved to their new home where you can visit any time, should you want to finish your experiment or play with the dragons. Tonight’s homework: practice Draconifors on at least one material we didn’t use in class, and record your observations on the transfiguration process and the dragon’s characteristics.” Oh, and one more thing! “If you’ve named your dragons, please leave their names written on a scrap of parchment. Otherwise, class dismissed!” OOC: That’s all, folks! Thank you for coming! I’ll leave the thread open for another few hours for anyone who wants to finish up their maze run and.or post their charrie leaving. ^_^ |
Violet had been keeping one eye on the ice dragon and one on the timer, anxious that class would end before it finished. The ice dragon was making good time, moving in a stately glide along the track and ignoring anything else going on around it. It was making much better time than the leaf-dragon had. Suddenly she heard the teacher call an end to class. Glancing over, she saw the ice-dragon was very near the finish. She looked over at Professor Carton--he wasn't looking in her direction. Well, he hadn't said right this minute--exactly. Violet was reluctant to try to stop the ice-dragon when it was so close (besides, it was a little intimidating, for a tiny dragon), so she waited just a minute or so longer and watched as the ice-dragon glided triumphantly over the finish line, clocking its speed. The ice-dragon looked over at her with a very smug expression, folded up its wings, and turned the other way to gaze imperially off in the opposite direction. Violet scooped it up, put it with her other dragons, and began to gather her things. The stone dragon would have to wait, which might be just as well, since it was still sitting where she had transfigured it with a very sullen expression on its face. Violet suspected that she would have had a lot of trouble getting the stone-dragon to do the maze. Apparently creatures transfigured out of stone were not only hard to transfigure, but very stubborn besides. Still, Violet hated to leave the project incomplete. But, for now, she had to leave, so with all her things in hand, she headed for the door. "Goodbye, Professor Carton, nice lesson," she called as she passed out the door. |
SPOILER!!: Professor Carton Leif was shook, both figuratively and literally, as a mini earthquake had knocked the poor thing off from the wall. But it wouldn't let this be the end. Flipping mid-air, the dragon quickly took flight back through the maze the way it came. Going up above the walls, it surveyed the area to find it's path out. Then, the little guy found it's exit. Swiftly, the dragon flew through the labyrinth; zig-zagging through the windy halls. After a few short moments, he had made it's escape, finally out of the stone enclosure. After Leif was done, he flew back towards Kayne. Kayne audibly gasped as he witnessed his dragon getting forced off the wall. Until he noticed the little guy had some great reaction timing, almost immediately taking off after his fall. Very shortly after that, the Slytherin was able to click the stopwatch as the dragon had finished up the maze. Surprised, Kayne took notice of the time, Leif had finished the maze in only two and a half minutes. That was extremely well done! At this point, the Professor had called for the end of class. Which also meant, the boy had to unfortunately say goodbye to his dragons...for now at least. Looking at the three, Kayne said to each of them "Unfortunately, I have to go now cuties. I promise, I'll be back to visit you all as soon as possible." Saying this, he snuggled and gave a mini hug to all of them, sad that he had to be leaving them here. Making sure to write down their names on a piece of parchment, Kayne left it on the front desk with the dragons. Before leaving he said "Goodbye Professor, and thanks again for allowing us to keep the dragons here!" SPOILER!!: Dragon names |
The Snakette gasped. No way! Surely the maze wouldn’t crush her little bby. She almost went into a panic. “Look out!’’ she called to the bby. The bby in question did not want to do this. All he wanted to do was to be with the nice human. Was that too much to ask for? He’d only decided to go down this path thing because she wanted him to. And now the path thing was closing in on him. Bby didn’t panic. No. He simply took flight, beating his little wings, as he rose into the air. He flew back to the human where hoped to perch in her arms. Claudine was relieved that the bby wasn’t hurt. Of course she knew that Carton would not let the dragons be harmed. She didn’t even care that her dragon hadn’t made it a decent way through the maze. “Hi.’’ She gathered him in her arms, holding him so that his back was against her. Claudine was sad to leave him and the others but… ”I’ll visit, I promise.” She returned him to her desk with the other two who were still sleeping. Her belonging were gathered up and she gave each dragon a pet before saying goodbye to Carton and leaving. |
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