Professor Jacob Carter
November 27, 2009 7:53 PM
Beginner’s transfiguration (1st & 2nd years) by Professor Jacob Carter
Jacob Carter entered his classroom wearing his dark maroon robes and set down his books. He smiled glad that he had time to set up the classroom before. There where tables all over the room with four chairs two on each side. He wrote Duro and Lentesco on the chalkboard before sitting down and watching as the first and second year students filed in.Once they were all in their seats he stood up and smiled. “Welcome to Transfiguration, I am your Transfiguration Professor, Jacob Carter. You may call me Professor Carter.” He said with a nod of his head. “Now to forewarn you all I will not allow foolish behavior as Transfiguration is a highly dangerous class, one slip up and someone has a third arm. It’s not pretty and I wish to never see anything like that again. Understood?” He waited a minute for a few nods before turning to his book and opening it.
“With Transfiguration you can turn desks into horses.” He said as he tapped his desk and a large black steed appeared where the desk was. “You can turn a horse to a doll.” Once again a doll appeared where the steed had been. “And Back again.” He finished as he tapped the doll and his cherry desk appeared he smiled at the awed faces of his students. “Yet in order to do this we must start small.”
“To begin our time together will be starting we will begin with Duro and Lentesco.” He pointed his wand at the board and in his loopy handwriting by Duro he wrote Hardens objects to stone , and by Lentesco he wrote Makes objects soft .
“Duro will harden an object so its stone while lentesco does the opposite. He picked up an aluminum can he has saved over the summer by drinking soda. They were all white as he had charmed them that color. “Watch closely.” He said as he flicked his wand and then tapped the can three times. “Duro.” The can turned grey and into a hardened stone. “Remember when you cast Duro it’s flick and three taps then the spell, it’s very important.”
He paused until the scribbling has subsided and then he nodded. “Once again watch closely.” He said as he tapped the can twice, and then flicked the wand. “Lentesco.” The can turned from stone to a jelly like can shaped substance. “When you cast Lentesco you first tap the can twice then flick your wand before saying Lentesco.” He waited until the writing had stopped before he sent a two cans to each table.
“You will work in pairs, one will cast Duro the other will cast Lentesco after that you will switch spells.” He said with a nod. “The person sitting next to you is your partner; there will be no switching seats. Everyone is to stay seated until the lesson is over. If you need me please raise your hand and I will be along in a few moments.” With that he nodded and sat down at his desk thankful he could see the whole classroom, if anyone was fooling around he would see it.
OOC: Normal posting length be creative and have fun
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Beginner’s transfiguration (1st & 2nd years)
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Andrew Duell
November 27, 2009 9:34 PM
Time for some fun by Andrew Duell
Andrew walked into transfigurations as early as he was able. This was undoubtedly his favorite class, mainly because it was the only one at which he seemed to be any good. Potions and Charms were okay, he could usually struggle through them, but nothing ever seemed to work out like he thought it should. Care of Magical Creatures just didn't hold that much interest for him, and History of Magic was down right horrible. DADA was probably his second favorite, but it was nothing compared to transfiguation. He was excited to be back.Finding a seat near the front of the class he sat down and pulled out his note taking equipment and book. As Professor Carter began speaking, he began scribbling down notes. Wait, did he just say transfiguration could give you a thrid arm? That would be pretty neat, right? Sometimes in potions class he wished he had another arm of his own. Professor Carter seemed to think that it wasn't such a great thing, so Andrew nodded to him. Professor knows best. Andrew's eyes opened wide as Professor Carter demonstrated on his desk. That was cool. He did it with nothing more than a tap as well.
Andrew watched with a smile as the professor demonstrated Duro and Lentesco. These two were ones he had read about in his book over the summer. Now he was actually going to get to do them, excellent. He copied down notes of the gestures and pronunciation of the words.
Once the professor said that they could begin, he eagerly looked at the cans before turning to the person sitting next to him. "Looks like you're my partner, do you want to go first, or should I?"
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Demelza Eagle
November 28, 2009 9:04 AM
But first I will have to understand this by Demelza Eagle
After thoroughly enjoying every class she's had so far, Demelza walked excitedly into her next class: Transfiguration. Her brother Jamie said that when he was in school, transfiguration was his worst subject. Maybe she could break his record. However, she also knew that with transfiguration you had to focus and concentrate. Wow, two things that Demelza is horrible with! Well, this is just perfect, she thought sarcastically. She took a seat next to someone she didn't recognized and guessed that he was a second year. Which was all he better for Demelza. Maybe he could help her with this?But too soon the class started, and Demelza saw the boy next to her taking notes. Disgusted, she figured she should take notes too. She took out a peice of paper, quill, and ink, and scribbled down a few notes. Her mouth dropped as Professor Carter demonstrated transfiguration on his desk. Demelza doubted whether she could ever do that once he stated explaining their lesson. She didn't think she could turn something to stone or jello already!
She was slightly relieved when the Professor said they had to work with the person next to them. The second year boy clearly seemed to be excited about this class, so he must know what he is doing.
"Looks like you're my partner, do you want to go first, or should I?" He asked her.
"Defiantly you. I don't think I can understand this until pigs can fly! However, I suppose if you put them on a broomstick, then they can fly. I'm Demelza Eagle, just first year, by the way. So, I'm defiantly knew to this." She said, clearly showing that she hardly had any idea about what she was to do. I'm going to need help, she thought as she got ready to watch the boy demonstrate his transfiguration skills.
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Andrew
November 28, 2009 12:48 PM
It is only as difficult as you make it by Andrew
Andrew smiled at the girl sitting next to him. "Don't worry about a thing. I was a first year as well, just last year." He grinned, "I'm Andrew Duell. Let's get started." He quickly turned back to his book and scanned over what it had to say about Duro, mainly to refresh his memory and see if he had forgotten anything from when he had looked at it over the summer. Nope, everything seemed straightforward enough."Okay, the first thing I like to do is know exactly what we are working with." He picked up a can and inspected it from all angles. It was a soda can, turned white. He didn't see anything unusual about it. He set it down in front of him, and glanced back at Demelza. "Next I try to imagine what I'm turning the thing into, then cast the spell. Simple." He closed his eyes and pictured the can in his head just as he had seen it. He then pictured the same can, but made of stone just like the professor's had been. He focused on the changes that had to be made, the differences between the two along with the similarities.
He then opened his eyes, completely focused on the can, picked up his wand and cast the spell. The change started off slow from the point that he had tapped the can, but the stone quickly spread until the metal was no more. Andrew relaxed back into his seat and smiled once again at Demelza, "See, easy. Your turn."
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Demelza
November 28, 2009 3:43 PM
If you say so by Demelza
After only a few seconds of talking o him, Demelza had inferred that Andrew is a Transfiguration fanatic/genius. He seemed to know everything he was doing and even checked his book to make sure. He was obviously more responsible than Demelza. She listened intently to every word he said, and she found he was more helpful than Professor Carter. He ought to be Transfiguration Professor, she thought.Still holding on to Andrew's advise, she watched, amazed, as her turned the cup into stone. It seemed like he did it as easily as snapping fingers, but Demelza could tell that he has also put a lot of work into it.
"See, easy. Your turn." He said to her. Easy? Ha, maybe for him, but it didn't seem so easy for her! But she wouldn't know until she tried.
"Alright," she said with a sigh. She drew he wand and examined the aluminum soda cup. She wondered if it used to be a coke soda. No, she had to tell herself, you aren't supposed to be thinking about that. She got so unfocused easily...
She tried to imagine the cup melting just like the professor demonstrated. It was easy to picture, it had only happened a couple of minuets ago. Concentrating hard, she flicked her wand, tapped the white can twice, and spoke clearly, "Lentesco," and to her great surprise, the can turned to jello!
"Wow!," Demelza exclaimed, turning to Andrew, "You must be some kind of Transfiguration genius! I would never have been able to do that without your tutoring! Thank you! Now, I guess you have to try the spell, 'course, that should be easy for you," She smiled at him. Really, she couldn't have done it without him. She would have been so lost. She was very grateful!
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Andrew
November 30, 2009 9:59 PM
Indeed I do, but I'm far from the expert. by Andrew
"Alright! Great job." Andrew cheered as Demelza's can turned into jello. He then promptly turned red at her praise. A genius? Hardly. He grinned and scratched the back of his neck, trying to cover up his embarrassment. "Nah, I'm sure you would have gotten it, you did great with that change. As crazy as it sounds, this class has always just kinda made sense. I'm not sure why... Anyway, I guess it is my turn."He looked at his can again. His stone can. "Hmmm... are we supposed to change it back before we change it again, or change it right from this state? Well, let's see what happens like this." He closed his eyes and focused once more, pulling up the mental image of the stone can once again, this time he pictured the jello can for his desired result and started mentally figuring out the differences between the two.
Opening his eyes, he cast the spell, and watched his can change once more. This time the color seemed to fade out from the stone's gray to the whitish shade the can had been. Andrew touched it, and the sides gave way to the pressure, and jiggled back into place when he pulled his hand back. "Cool, looks like that worked." He smiled at his partner, "Give it a shot."
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Demelza
November 30, 2009 10:35 PM
Are you quiet sure? by Demelza
As Demelza praised Andrew's transfiguration skills, she found it very hard to conceal the giggle sneaking behind her. His face was turning red in embarrassment, and it was so funny. Then, it was her turn to feel embarrassed as he praised her. She grinned her thanks at him as her turned back to the cup. She hardly noticed her was saying something, and when she heard him, his words went into one ear, and out the other. Simple as that. Oh no.What was she going to do? By now, she didn't even remember the process of turning the can into stone. Oh no, oh no, oh no. She might as well say hello to that third arm now, or she could be packing her bags, saying goodbye to Sonora because she just wasn't cut out for magic. But she did turn the other cup into stone. Maybe she could do it? Hopefully.
Once again, she watched amazed as Andrew turned the stone cup into jello. Impressive! But how was Demelza even going to remember the process of the piece of transfiguration? Her eyes darted around for answers she knew she would not find.
But there it was! Her heart skipped as she sat the paper of notes on the table. Hey, note taking actually does help you after all, she thought, relieved. And she hated taking notes. Giving a mental note to herself to take notes more often, she read her hardly legible handwriting to find the process.
Duro- Three taps, one flick, then say spell.
Well, then, that wasn't to hard after all! It was already a few moments before Demelza realized that Andrew told her to give a shot at the spell that she actually tried it. Closing her eyes so that she could picture the stone cup that Andrew previously had, she opened her eyes, Flicked her wand-
"Oh no!" She whispered, realizing she had immediately done something wrong. This time it was flick last. Getting herself back in the zone, she tapped the cup, thrice, and then flicked, and then said "Duro!" And it worked!
The cupped turned to grey stone, and Demelza couldn't have been happier. She wouldn't need to leave after all! And she wasn't that bad at transfiguration! It was just a mental thing!
"Wow, I can't believe I got that," She said to Andrew. Then picking up the cup, she said, "I'm going to have to brag in my brothers face that I am better at transfiguration then him. 'Cause he is Awful at it." She smiled at Andrew, "You are really good. Oh, and note taking is a genius idea. One more thing you helped me with, I never take notes. You are smart," she said, nodding at him.
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