Professor Bulla

July 30, 2005 10:39 AM
A good working knowledge of the school was never something that went amiss. Manfred, making good use of his, took a quick shortcut from the Cascade Hall that allowed him not only to be the first to arrive in the corridor where his class was, but also allowed him a minute to make sure that everything needed for the class was present. What with recent events, and the intense morning he wasn't certain that he had allowed enough of his attention to be directed to preparation for his classes, so he was glad to find that he had remembered to collect several tableclothes from the prairie elves.

They were stacked neatly on his desk, and after subjecting the classroom to another last minute check to be sure that all was in order should the tour make its way past his classroom, Manfred went back to the front of the room. While the students filed into the room he busied himself at the board, writing up notes for the class.

"Alright," he said finally, when the last of them had arrived. He pulled his watch out of a pocket, looked at it, and directed a frown at the last student, then put it back away. "I'm sure you're all very excited to have visitors at the school, particularly those of you who are recieving visits from your family, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't all settle down for class. What you are learning in these classes is very important to your education, and to your ability to become a functioning member of Magical Society." He looked around to be sure that his words were at least having some effect, then deciding that it would have to do started the lesson proper.

Pacing around he addressed the class.

"First years, you are going to be learning a charm that I'm sure your older classmates are all familiar with: Aquor. This is a charm which does what?" He pointed to a second year student and nodded as an answer was given. "Very good. To reiterate - please listen, I don't appreciate talking in my classes, particularly when I'm addressing the class. It is disrespectful not only to me, but also to your classmates who are trying to learn - Aquor is a charm which conjours water from your wand. It can be very useful in environments such as the one which surrounds our school. You point your wand - there is no specific movement needed for this spell - and pronounce this incantation Aquor."

He demonstrated, squirting water over the pile of tablecloths and soaking them quite thoroughly in the process.

"If you need any help, refer to the information on the board," Manfred indicated the notes on the left hand side," or you can ask me, or perhaps one of the older students. You will, after all be working together today.

"Second years, you will be learning a drying charm today." He waited half a second, then cut off any protests, "You'll find that these spells do have everyday use as well and are not 'merely doing the job of a house or prairie elf'. Now, as I'm sure you can all recall some of the gaff's that you managed to conjour up last year, the particular charm I've picked for you to study today is a general dogsbody type of drying charm. Watch."

He walked back to the side of the desk, aimed his wand and then while keeping the tip in place pulled down on the handle while saying "exsorbeo". A low, sucking sound started to come from his wand, and as he moved the wand over the soaked tablecloths, the moisture was sucked out of them. Towards the end the sound started to rattle as he moved around picking up the last drops, sounding remarkably like then last few drops of a milkshake being sucked up through a straw.

"Ok, I want you all to form into groups of two or three. One second year per group." He flicked his wand and the tableclothes sailed around the classroom, each settling onto this desk or that. "You may begin."

OOC: Ok, I want some good long posts from you all. Any one line posts will not get your house points. Please pay attention to what your fellows are doing, I'd be quite happy for one student to write that they were the last to arrive, and for another to answer the question, but I don't want more than ONE for each, ok? So once that's happened, its done.

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Carillon Arksington

September 23, 2005 9:20 AM
Punctuality was one of Carillon's okay points. He wasn’t obsessively early but he's not exceptionally late either. He's just always in the acceptable middle part of the graph though he might just be convinced to switch to obsessively early after this particular class.

For the moment the very short and black-haired boy stepped into the room, he nearly ran back out. It seemed that the available seats were beside girls. And they looked like the giggly ones too! Sweat started to bead on his forehead. What was he going to do? He didn't want to sit beside them. He had enough female contact at home, why can't he be spared at school?

The professor looked like he meant business and Carillon had to choose a seat before he received a reprimand. Gingerly, he hunkered down on a seat beside a girl who looked the least volatile to giggles. He could only imagine what would happen to his nerves if she started to titter.

As Professor Bulla started his lesson, his apprehension turned into horror to find out that he needed a partner at the least. A partner! It was hard enough to find a male partner in Sonora but a second year? He'd probably have a better chance in asking for the apocalypse.

He desperately scanned the class for a second year male who could partner with him. Unfortunately, none of them looked like they were available. Eeeekkkk!!! His third older sister’s, Clarice, favorite phrase echoed in his head. He was doomed for a female partner but that didn't mean that he couldn't fend off the inevitable.

He scrunched down even more into his seat (Not a very difficult feat with his size). Taking out some parchment and a quill, he started copying his written notes on the board before some girl though he didn't have a partner. No! He'd make this a bit harder for her as much as possible, whoever she was.\n\n
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