Lily Alexander
January 19, 2013 1:12 AM
Subbing for Levitation Charm (1-2 years) by Lily Alexander
Early September rolled around and the green-eyed brunette pushed her black rimmed glasses further up the freckled bridge of her nose. Her expensive new Kodak camera hung around her neck, her present from Grandpa James for getting a real big girl job, and her two diplomas from the State University of New York at New Paltz sat in front of her on the desk. One, a Bachelors of Science in Education; the second, a Bachelors of Arts in Photography. Both made her proud.The Administrators of the school had told her just the night before what her first class she’d be teaching was. Beginners Charms. It was right then however, sitting in her new apartment, that she thought of the PERFECT lesson. The Levitation Charm.
It was simple, yet satisfying. It was fun, yet interesting. And could very well be useful.
The last thing Lily Alexander wanted to do, however, was to fail. She was never a quitter, and wanted nothing to do with doing wrong by her Headmistress or her students. Lils wanted her students to learn and grow, both from her and the rest of the school. They would be successful at anything they did if it were up to her, just as she felt when she was with Grandpa James. She hoped she’d be the same type of person that her grandfather was to the children.
She had collected small feathers, pillows, small stones, bits of paper, a few marbles, even a few photographs she’d taken herself and put them in her briefcase before she’d left for Sonora, and now she pulled them out and set them on the desk in front of her. After spending a few moments deciding which items should go to a first year and which to a second year, she went around the room placing items on desks. She put a light item on the desks for the first years and a slightly heavier one for the second years. With her wand, she spelled out the spell they would be learning as well as the pronunciation of it and sat down at the desk to wait for the class to arrive.
With the sound of the door opening, her smile widened again (but not to a scary point) and she welcomed the first student in. “Hello!” As the others shuffled in after the first, she gave a welcoming nod to each one and when all had entered the room, she used her wand to close the door with a small snap.
“Welcome first years! And welcome back second years!” she said in a happy tone. She was genuinely glad to see them, and dressed in her pretty pale blue robes, she knew she didn’t look intimidating. She didn’t want her students to treat her like subs that she’d had through school, but she didn’t want to be too hard on them either. There was a happy medium, and she was striving towards it. “My name is Lily Alexander, and I will be your substitute for Charms Class today. Professor Olivers is unable to make it today, so I have been asked to take over for the day.” she paused and glanced down at the roll call sheet she had in front of her. “I will be taking roll call, so that I can learn your names and see that you are all here, where you should be. And if you are not supposed to be here, you have the opportunity to go to the correct class.”
“Ambrose, Rajid?” she paused for Rajid to answer before going on to the next name. “Andrews, McKinley” Lils waited for McKinley to answer as well, before repeating this over and over again until she’d reached “Francesca Wolseithcrafte”
“Okay, now that we’re all here and in the right class, this is Beginners Charms and today we are going to be studying the Charm for Levitation. Behind me on the board is the spelling of the name of the charm as well as the pronunciation. So, before we pick up our wands, lets say it aloud. Repeat after me, please. “Win-GAR-dee-um lev-ee-OH-sa.”
They repeated after her and she smiled. “Great. Now, this is the wand movement.” She showed them the swish and flick and then spoke again. “Now try that, without saying the charm please.” She waited a moment and watched around her as the students looked like they were listening to her.
“Those of you in first year, should have a light object on your desks. Second years should have slightly heavier things on yours. Either way, the items are not terribly heavy. Please partner up, first year with a second year if it is at all possible please. Second years, use this chance to be like a mentor to your partnering first year. First years, allow the second years to assist you, and all of you, learn from each other.”
Lily looked around at the students, some of which seemed happy about this proclamation, other’s weren’t so happy. She let them express their moans or cheers, whichever, and then spoke again. “First you will watch me, and then you may begin. If you have any questions, please raise your hand and I will be right there.”
Lils pointed her wand, using the swish and flick movement at her diplomas and said, “Wingardium Leviosa.” Her Education diploma was levitated up off the desk and landed right on top of her Photography one. “Please pair up and begin.” She watched the students start their pairing, trying to be sure as many first years had a second year as was possible.
OOC: As in your other classes, at least ten sentences should be in your posts, as per roleplay rules. More creativity, however, gives higher points. Pair up with a student in the opposite year from you and have fun! Tag me in the subject line if you need me!
Subthreads: Looking for an awesome first year. by Rupert Princeton, Pecari with Omara Hernandez, Pecari, Rupert
Teasing the lower classes by Effie Arbon with William Casey, Julian Umland, Teppenpaw
Beware of stray flying objects! by Wendy Canterbury with Carter Browning, Wendy - Pecari
I'm spinning around! by Charlie B-F-R, Teppenpaw with Jeweliah Dyste
Up in the air by Rajid Ambrose with Enion Whitebriar - Teppenpaw
A reasonable start by Francesca Wolseithcrafte, Aladren with Annabelle Pierce, Pecari 2nd year
'Stupid letter S' by Analea Thornton with Annette Pierce, 2nd Year Pecari, Analea
What are you subbing for it? by Willow Collins,Teppenpaw
Why? by Amity Brockert, Aladren
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Wendy Canterbury
January 20, 2013 3:38 PM
Beware of stray flying objects! by Wendy Canterbury
Today was the first day Wendy was almost late to class. She barely made it before the professor shut the door behind her. She had run here, stomach grumbling hungrily, after waking up late and rushing to get dressed. Her robes were slightly skewed, but she fixed them up as best she could as she tried to find an empty seat. She saw Carter and waved at him with a breathless smile from all the running she had done and sat down quickly in the back.That was mistake number two, sitting in the back. Having such a vivid imagination, Wendy was liable to daydream if she already kind of knew what they were planning to do. Before she had started school but had found out she was magical too, Wendy had levitated cupcakes and cookies to herself from the kitchen, maybe by sheer willpower. Now, with a wand, she wasn't sure if it would be any more difficult than that.
She watched lazily with her chin in her hand as Effie Arbon levitated some person's book in front of her. Sometimes she wondered about that girl...and then she realized that they were starting to work. She really had no idea what they were doing except for the Levitation Charm, and so she quickly flipped to that page in her textbook. She studied it carefully, having tuned out her professor's lecture, and raised her wand.
"Wingardium Leviosa!" she exclaimed, and sure enough, her quill floated up. "Yay!" she said to herself with a small smile and watched as it continued to float higher. And higher. "Uh oh," she breathed and watched till it hit the ceiling. Wendy blinked, unsure of how to get it down, and then shrugged as she lowered her wand. The quill would come down when it wanted to, right?
Now she wanted to try something heavier. Her textbook would do. She cleared her throat. "Wingardium Leviosa!" Her textbook rose and she watched it float up and up. "No, come back!" she said, and then watched in horror as, when she cut off the charm, her textbook came crashing down on someone else's desk. The quill decided to come too, but that was a little nicer. It drifted down into her lap and Wendy put it back on her desk before sheepishly scurrying over to get her textbook.
"I'm really sorry," she exclaimed. "I didn't mean to. My book just kind of got out of control." She smiled apologetically as she tucked her short blonde hair behind one ear. "Sorry."
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Carter Browning
January 21, 2013 4:01 PM
Thanks for the warning by Carter Browning
Carter smiled as Wendy rushed past him on the way to class. He even tried waving back to her as she waved to him upon entering class and shook his head slightly as he watched her rush to a seat in the back. He decided that he would try to find a seat close-ish to hers. He quickly sat down and listened half-way closely as the Professor introduced herself and explained their assignment for that day. Levitation huh? he thought to himself. This should be interesting He studied the items they were told they could work with and decided he would try using his bookbag and his textbook. Although he figured it was probably better to start with the book since the bag was slightly heavier and could hurt someone of he wasn't extremely careful.He saw Wendy's attempt with her quill and laughed softly to himself as it floated up towards the ceiling. He wanted to offer her some assistance on the matter, but figured it was small so if she lost her concentration on it and it fell it wouldn't actually hurt anyone. He turned his attention to his textbook and uttered the charm "Wingardium Leviosa!" He watched with delight as the book lifted off the desk and began rising into the air before him. He kept his attention on the book to keep it from falling and after letting it float just a little higer he carefully brought it down. it settled onto his desk with a soft thump and he stared at it pleased. He was about to make his next attempt when he heard "No, come back!" from near him. He glanced over just in time to see the look of horror on Wendy's face and was about to ask her what was wrong when his question was answered.
He heard a loud thump/crashing sound as another textbook suddenly appeared on his desk. He glanced at it in surprise and was about to pick it up when he heard Wendy's apology. "I'm really sorry," she exclaimed. "I didn't mean to. My book just kind of got out of control." Carter smiled back at her as he picked the book up and handed it to her. "I wouldn't worry too much about it Wendy," he told her encouragingly. "Its not like it hit me in the head or anything," he teased her. Once he was sure that her texbook was back in her possession he moved to his next item for Levitation. "Lets just hope I don't drop my bookbag on our heads," he told her jokingly. He pointed his wand at the bag sitting by his desk on the floor and spoke the charm. "Wingardium Leviosa!" he commanded, flicking his wrist slighlty to encourage the bag to rise.
His bookbag rose slowly off the floor and began to raise above his head. He grinned over at Wendy. "Hey, check it out! It worked!" he told her half excitedly. He took his gaze off the bag long enough to lose control over it and before Carter could say another word he found himself covered in pencils and a couple of notebooks as they fell from the bag above his head. The canvas bag would soon follow. He grimmaced slightly towards Wendy before starting to laugh. "That actually went better than I had anticipated," he told her, still laughing slightly. 'What do you think? Should I try again?" he asked her as he collected up his belongings.
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Wendy - Pecari
January 22, 2013 12:38 PM
Should I be worried by our excellent skills? by Wendy - Pecari
Wendy felt really lucky that her book had landed on Carter's desk. He was one of her favorite people at this school and she had been meaning to eat lunch with him sometime. It was just sad that they weren't in the same house. She wanted to say something else, so she just stood there as Carter tried the spell for himself.She watched, fascinated by magic as always, when he levitated his book bag. "That's so cool!" she squeaked, squeezing her textbook to herself in happiness. "You're really good if you can bring it back down. That's what I seem to have trouble on." Apparently, however, her speaking and him looking over at her had broken his concentration because the bag was dumping itself on her friend's head.
Wendy finally had enough sense to snatch at the canvas bag in an attempt to save Carter from it, but it landed in a heap on her friend's lap anyway. "I tried," she said sheepishly. Carter's laugh made her laugh, though, and he looked so silly covered in his things it was hard not to.
"That was pretty good," she agreed, still giggling. "You should totally try it again! Although maybe just the bag this time." She smiled. "Hold on, I'm going to bring my chair over." She went to her desk and picked up her backpack, zipped it shut, and then swung it over one shoulder. She was half-tempted to levitate the chair over, but seeing how her last two attempts went, that was probably not a good idea.
She carried it over, scraping the stone floor once or twice, and finally plopped it across the desk from Carter. She dropped her bag down on the ground and sat down. "Phew. Okay Carter, now you have an audience. I can go after you." She folded her hands on the desk and smiled, feeling somewhat silly, as if she were interviewing him or something.
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Should I be worried by our excellent skills?
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Carter
January 22, 2013 8:53 PM
Nah...I wouldn't be by Carter
Carter grinned as he watched Wendy pull her chair over and put it in front of his desk. He had to agree...he definately had an audience now. He'd feel pretty retarded if he failed now. He had to admit he really liked her idea of his trying again only with the empty bag this time instead of full. "You're probably right," he told her. "It's better that I try again with the bag empty instead of full." He rubbed his head sheepishly. "That last try really hurt. Who would've guessed pencils and paper could hurt hitting your head from the ceiling?" he joked lightly. He put the contents from his bag on the corner of his desk in a neat little pile. He laid the canvas bag across his lap and prepared to try again. He cast the charm flicking his wrist as instructed.The bag began to slowly rise from his lap into the air. Carter grinned towards Wendy, but kept his eyes on the bag. It floated up slightly higher and Carter watched it to make sure it didn't float too high. "Wow...that does work a lot better," he told Wendy, without taking his eyes from the flying bag. "It seems to be lighter without my junk in it." He joked openly. Outside of his cousin Kinley, Wendy was fastly becoming one of his favorite people here at school. Carter really found himself enjoying her company. He tried bringing the bag down gently, but lost it at the last second. The bag hit the desk with a soft, clothy thud. It only dislodged a couple of pencils from their spot when it hit. They started rolling off the desk and onto the floor. "Well...that could have gone better," he laughed slightly staring at the motionless bag. 'Luckliy there was nothing in it thanks to you."
Carter picked up the empty bag, grinned approvingly at it and began putting his stuff back into it. "Ya know," he thought out loud. "I've been wondering if we're actually allowed to sit somewhere other than our House tables for lunch and stuff. Might be worth looking into. What do you think?" he asked her nonchalantly. He placed his texbook back on the table and folded his arms across his chest. "Alright Wendy, its your turn. Are you ready to give it another try?" he asked her encouragingly.
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Nah...I wouldn't be
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Wendy
January 23, 2013 12:10 PM
We are pretty excellent by Wendy
Wendy thought that anything hitting a person's head would hurt, so Carter's comment made sense. "Aw, poor Carter," she said, patting his head lightly. She had never really had a sense of social norms, or at least never really stuck to them. She was very touchy-feely sometimes and she hoped Carter didn't mind.He cast the charm again and Wendy watched, hazel eyes wide, as the bag went up and up. This time he didn't look away from it and brought it back down mostly gently. The bag wasn't all that heavy anyway so it didn't matter if there were books and things in it. The pencils on his desk rolled off, however, although Wendy was able to stop a couple from leaving the desk completely. "I'm glad nothing came crashing down on both of us too."
She smiled and watched Carter pack his things back into his bag. He mentioned exactly what had been on her mind and she bobbed her shoulders up and down. "My older sister sits with her friends in different houses sometimes, so I guess it could be okay. I was always kinda nervous to try. We should eat lunch together though!" She smiled. "I bet we wouldn't get in trouble for it." She hoped he would agree, but she didn't think he wouldn't.
It was now Wendy's turn to cast the spell and she hopped a little in her seat. "Yes, I'm ready!" She picked up her polka-dotted backpack and put it on her desk. It was heavy and probably wasn't safe to levitate if what had happened to Carter's bag and her textbook were of any indication. She hesitated once before looking at her textbook. "Maybe I'll try the book again." She smiled and then concentrated on the charm. She really didn't want to bother anybody else with her book slamming on her desk. She highly doubted anyone else would take it nearly as well.
"Wingardium Leviosa!" she said, watching as her book made its way up. The challenging part for her was getting it back down, and she lowered it slowly, focusing closely on it. The book made its way down very slowly and then landed gently back on the desk. "Yay!" she exclaimed. "It worked!" She slumped in her chair happily and looked over at Carter. "D'you wanna go again?"
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We are pretty excellent
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Carter
February 01, 2013 4:26 PM
That we are partner by Carter
Carter grinned sheepishly as he watched her retrieve his pencils that had managed to roll off of the desk. He was even a little surprised when Wendy patted him on the head. He grinned amused at her patting and shook his head slightly. Other than his grandmother, no one else had ever pat him on the head before. He found he really didn't mind her patting him on the head. He found himself agreeing with her on the fact that they were both glad he hadn't dropped anything else on their heads. He was glad to hear that apparently Wendy's older sister sat with her friends in other houses here as well. It made the possibility of them having lunch together that much easier. He nodded in agreement at her suggestion. "That would be awesome," he told her.He was glad to see that she was excited about her chance to try again and grinned slightly as she hopped in her seat. He watched her carefully as she studied the polka-dot bag she had with her and wondered to himself if she would really be willing to try lifting her bag like he had his. He was a tad relieved when she put it down and went for the book instead. He sat back quietly and watched as she put the book down on the desk and prepared to cast the spell again. He crossed his arms over his chest and kept silent so as not to break her concentration. He couldn't help but smile slightly as he wondered whether she would send the book floating away towards the ceiling again. He kept still as she took her turn and was very proud when he watched her get the book up into the air and back down again without any problems. He clapped lightly for her and smiled.
"Awesome job partner!" he told her genuinely excited for her. He couldn't help, but grin at her when he watched her slump happily into her seat. "D'you wanna go again?" she asked him after she was finished. Carter nodded. "Sounds good...only this time I think I'll try something a tad lighter than my bookbag," he joked. He dug around in his bag for a second and brought out three pencils. He lined them up on the desktop and pointed his wand at them. He looked up at her briefly and grinned. "Lets see how this works out, shall we?" he asked playfully. "Wingardium Leviosa!" he commanded.
He watched the three pencils start to slowly float upwards off the desk and directed them upwards slightly higher. He couldn't keep himself from being curious about something. Now that he had them in the air...why couldn't he make them move around? He twirled the wand slightly in a small circle and was pleasantly surprised when the pencils did the same. He laughed slightly out loud and clamped his hand over his mouth to try and keep it in. Unfortuantely he wasn't quick enough and lost control of the pencils. They crashed down upon the desk and went in three different directions. He looked up at Wendy sheepishly. "Well...that sorta worked," he said, glancing around at the spots where the pencils sat. "Perhaps I should stick to one object at a time from now on," he commented laughing to himself. "What do you think?"
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That we are partner
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Wendy
February 09, 2013 7:47 PM
Pick up again another day? by Wendy
As much as Wendy liked the people in her house, she thought it would be nice to eat with Carter for a change. She was sometimes in her own little world during meals, though, and wasn't as talkative as she usually was. Oh well. He'd find out soon enough and if he wanted to keep eating with her, then that was his decision.Wendy's concentration on levitating her book correctly took a lot out of her, and by the time she was done she was ready to glow in Carter's applause. "Thanks!" she said happily, and then watched as he decided to levitate his pencils. He liked to do more than one object at a time, Wendy was finding, but that was cool. She knew she would be too afraid to try it herself so she was glad to watch someone else try it.
The pencils did just what Carter told them to do, and Wendy watched in delight as he made them twirl around with his wand. It was her second year in school and she was still finding so much new found joy in magic. Being in class was like discovering it all over again. The pencils, however, fell with Carter's laugh and she shielded herself from the haphazard pencils. "Yeah, I think just one at a time would be good," she said decidedly, and smiled at her partner. "I'm kinda pooped out with this for today. I think we both did really well though." She stuck out her hand for a high-five, wondering if the people who had been born in the magical world knew what a high-five was. She was still trying to figure out the differences between the purebloods and the so-called "Muggle world" that she was from.
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