Professor Tallec
September 27, 2014 8:05 PM
Let's spice things up. [Int. 3 to 5] by Professor Tallec
Although there was still a ways to go until the end of school, Richard was already looking forward to the winter break. He was planning a trip to Europe to study dragons with an old colleague of his, and felt excited for the opportunity to get out into the field again. Its not that he didn’t like being a teacher, he just didn’t feel he was ready to settle down in one place yet. In truth when he had applied for the job, he saw it as more of a pit stop on the road of life, rather than a career. Even with this ideology in mind, he found that he surprisingly enjoyed teaching. He felt that he was in a way giving back to all of his professors that had inspired him when he was a student.When the students entered, not only would they be greeted by a large bowl of chili powder on their desks, but they would also have the delight of a roaring fire in the front fireplace. “Good Afternoon class,” Richard said with a smile once his intermediate students filed in, “I hope you all did the reading last night and brought your fireproof gloves, we will be needing them today.” For the past few days they had been studying the Fire Salamander along with its cousin the Frost Salamander, going over habitat, behavior, and diet. If his students had done their homework then they should have basic knowledge of how to handle one as well.
“First, we are going to have a short lecture on one of the most common diseases in salamanders, Scale Rot. Scale Rot can be found in many magical reptiles including, but not limited to, salamanders and dragons. The most identifiable symptom is the scales taking on a dull, flakey appearance, and falling off in large amounts. If you turn your books to page 42 you can see an example pictured in the upper left hand corner,” he said as he wrote the page number on the board."If left untreated, in salamanders it could become severe enough that the tail would detach from the body. The treatment for Scale Rot differs in creatures. For instance, if you were treating a dragon you would want to use a mixture of saltwater, tar, and white spirit. Whereas in salamanders you would want to repeatedly rub the affected area with chili powder.”
“Today you will be charged with caring for Fire Salamanders inflicted with Scale Rot,” he said as he began to write the instructions on the board. “Using your fireproof gloves and the chili powder on your desks, you will each apply powder to the affected areas of your salamanders until you believe the Scale Rot is sufficiently treated. While doing this you must also feed them chili powder to ensure their survival outside the fire. 5th years will be working with the hotter blue salamanders, 3rd years the colder (even though they were still very hot) red salamanders, and 4th years have the choice of either. You will all do this at least two times. If any of the younger students feel comfortable enough after treating your red salamander, feel free to move up to the blue salamanders,” Richard said hoping some would be up for the challenge. Now that his lecture was over, he walked to the fireplace to begin the hands-on part of the lesson. With a wave of his wand the two large cast-iron cauldrons that had been resting in the fire, began to move about the classroom, stopping at each student so they may grab or levitate a salamander.
“Don’t worry about catching your desks on fire, I placed a special charm on them that should prevent them from burning. Feel free to talk to your neighbors while you work, although you can expect a few burns or a scorched cloak if you aren’t being vigilant," he added warningly. Even though accidents were usually caused by a salamander’s temperament rather than a student’s negligence, Richard wanted to keep them on their toes. "In addition, I will be walking around the classroom if you need any help, or have any questions,” he added, his wand at the ready in the event he needed to jump in.
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You have creative freedom with your salamander’s personality/ how they would react, just remember that Professor Tallec is watching and wouldn’t let things get out of hand. Creative, realistic posts are worth more points. If Richard is needed, please tag Professor Tallec in the subject line. Posting rules apply. Please add house after name. Have fun!
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Julian Umland, Teppenpaw
October 03, 2014 2:06 PM
Spices make me sneeze. by Julian Umland, Teppenpaw
The bowls on the desks caught Julian’s attention at once and she went to examine one, only to sneeze as soon as she smelled the deep red powder within. Stepping back quickly, she covered her nose with her hand, fumbling in her pocket for a handkerchief as her eyes began to water a little.She had done her reading and attended the last few classes, so she had a pretty good idea what was going on – or was going to go on – in class before Professor Tallec informed them. She nodded when he confirmed it, but declined to turn back to the page in the book he mentioned to look at the illustrations again. They weren’t very pleasant, though the name of the condition itself was a good warning for that. Anything with the word ‘rot’ in it was something bound not to be very pretty, and observation when she’d read her assignment had confirmed her hunch about that was right.
Hearing they were going to treat the unsightly condition made Julian make a face, but she slid on her dragonhide gloves without complaint. They were an almost new pair because she had outgrown her old ones over the course of the previous year, and she flexed her fingers as she adjusted the way first one and then the other sat on her wrists, thinking they didn’t look bad, for gloves she wore to handle dangerous potions ingredients and handle fiery lizards. She just hoped her robes would still also look pretty good, to be garments she wore to all these magical classes with all their clothing hazards five days out of seven and frequently practiced magic for homework in, too, by the end of class.
When the cauldron came to her, she carefully levitated one of the salamanders out of the cauldron and onto her desk, holding her breath for a second until she was sure the surface wasn’t going to catch fire or scorch immediately. She knew that was irrational, the professors were rather good at magic, after all, but Julian never underestimated things’ ability to go wrong, and she was still, she thought, a little wary of the school enchantments after last year – they said it had been all on the charms facility nearby, but at the time, she had gotten the idea (possibly from rifling through Alicia Bauer’s notes while the Head Girl was up a ladder in the library one day) that it could be the school enchantments, and she had felt more…aware…of them since than she thought she ever had been before the shut-down last year.
“Poor things,” she said, half to the salamanders and half to her neighbor, examining the salamander on her own desk to see how bad the scale rot around its tail looked and carefully pinching up some chili powder between her gloved fingers. They were stiff enough to make it not totally easy; powder trailed back down into the bowl. “I sort of feel bad for them, having to wait for treatment until we got here….”
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