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entranceway2012-06-14 03:28 pm
airshipswank) wrote in entranceway2012-06-14 03:28 pm
Entry tags:
- axis powers hetalia: poland,
- dead like me: george lass,
- detective conan: edogawa conan,
- dissidia final fantasy: bartz klauser,
- durarara!!: sonohara anri,
- glee: finn hudson,
- glee: kurt hummel,
- glee: noah puckerman,
- glee: santana lopez,
- homestuck: nepeta leijon,
- marvel: clint barton,
- persona 3: arisato minato,
- persona 4: seta souji,
- skullgirls: peacock,
- south park: kenny mccormick,
- tangled: rapunzel,
- the three musketeers: athos,
- the three musketeers: lord buckingham,
- umineko: battler ushiromiya,
- umineko: beatrice
What's that magic in your charms? [Charms, 1st to 7th Year]
[ Good morning, darling seventh year students! Remember when Charms was a harmless subject with a lovable old professor and a slim to none chance of suffering emotional or physical trauma? No? Excellent.
Today each of you will find a candle sitting on the desk in front of them. Don't worry, unlike last time it will not grow teeth and attack you on sight. So sit down, get comfortable and listen to the task at hand! ]
Now, given the dreadful quality of your memory charms last week I trust that at least none of you will have any trouble recalling... the freezing charms you were taught in your third year. Today-
[ He snaps his fingers, lighting all the candles in the room at once. ]
-you will freeze the small flame in front of you.
[ He allows for a dramatic pause and for his students to wonder what place child's play like that has in a seventh year class. ]
Of course there... is a catch. Not only do I expect your actual incantation to be silent, no, I... should also like you to move your wand and lips as if you were conjuring fire. Allow me to demonstrate.
[ Professor Buckingham draws his wand (Dogwood, dragon heartstring, 15¾”, rather flexible, of course) and aims a flowing motion and a booming Incendio! at the candle on his desk, but instead of flames his wand produces a jet of ice that freezes flame, candle and holder solid.
Cue moment to let the display sink in. ]
To maintain the appearance of one charm while executing another is the very peak of focus, control and unity between you and... your wand, not to mention quite the edge in a duel.
[ It's also a rather underhanded technique and greatly frowned upon by Professor La Fère... which is all the more reason to teach it passionately and thoroughly!
Buckingham grins broadly and moves to the side of the classroom in strides. ]
That said, good luck and... do mind the eyebrows, eh?
[ For any ghosts, members of the faculty or students not presently suffering from his class Professor Buckingham will be in his office, grooming his owl. He will also be wandering the hallways often enough, especially to return a little something to a certain Ravenclaw's office. ]
Lesson Plan
First Year
[ We seem to be curiously light on students in their first year these days. If we were not then this would be where Professor Buckingham would teach the Wand-Lighting Charm while judging the new arrivals on their fashion, pet and wand choices. ]
Second Year
[ It's time to conjure up some green paint and throw it! At least if you are Professor Buckingham. Students are expected to use Aresto Momentum to stop the attack. Victory and house points go to whoever is not covered in green paint by the end of the lesson. ]
Third Year
[ Bring your pets, dearest students! Today you will learn how to turn even the most drab creature into a colourful sight of joy! ]
Fourth Year
[ Accio antidote! At the beginning of this lesson there will be a delicious treat waiting for each student. Consumption is mandatory and will result in fun changes such as enlarged ears, blue skin or beaks! But don't worry, don't worry, none of it is fatal and if you manage to accio the correct antidote with your name on it (all hidden in this room somewhere) by the end of the lesson then you won't even need to wait the rest of the day for the effects to wear off!]
Fifth Year
[ Your desk is sporting lips! Big, noisy lips that just won't stop talking! Use the Silencing Charm to make them shut up. Do take your time with it as well, that is, unless you are bothered by the fact that what those lips are saying just so happens to be a string of embarrassing little secrets, such as the name of your current crush or what you do with that bunch of Gillyweed at night. ]
Sixth Year
[ BIRDS! It's a lovely day today, so let's take that Avis! summoning outside. Your grade will not only depend on stance and elocution of the charm itself, but on the visual appeal of your flock as well, so don't even dream of conjuring up a common pigeon. ]
Today each of you will find a candle sitting on the desk in front of them. Don't worry, unlike last time it will not grow teeth and attack you on sight. So sit down, get comfortable and listen to the task at hand! ]
Now, given the dreadful quality of your memory charms last week I trust that at least none of you will have any trouble recalling... the freezing charms you were taught in your third year. Today-
[ He snaps his fingers, lighting all the candles in the room at once. ]
-you will freeze the small flame in front of you.
[ He allows for a dramatic pause and for his students to wonder what place child's play like that has in a seventh year class. ]
Of course there... is a catch. Not only do I expect your actual incantation to be silent, no, I... should also like you to move your wand and lips as if you were conjuring fire. Allow me to demonstrate.
[ Professor Buckingham draws his wand (Dogwood, dragon heartstring, 15¾”, rather flexible, of course) and aims a flowing motion and a booming Incendio! at the candle on his desk, but instead of flames his wand produces a jet of ice that freezes flame, candle and holder solid.
Cue moment to let the display sink in. ]
To maintain the appearance of one charm while executing another is the very peak of focus, control and unity between you and... your wand, not to mention quite the edge in a duel.
[ It's also a rather underhanded technique and greatly frowned upon by Professor La Fère... which is all the more reason to teach it passionately and thoroughly!
Buckingham grins broadly and moves to the side of the classroom in strides. ]
That said, good luck and... do mind the eyebrows, eh?
[ For any ghosts, members of the faculty or students not presently suffering from his class Professor Buckingham will be in his office, grooming his owl. He will also be wandering the hallways often enough, especially to return a little something to a certain Ravenclaw's office. ]
Lesson Plan
First Year
[ We seem to be curiously light on students in their first year these days. If we were not then this would be where Professor Buckingham would teach the Wand-Lighting Charm while judging the new arrivals on their fashion, pet and wand choices. ]
Second Year
[ It's time to conjure up some green paint and throw it! At least if you are Professor Buckingham. Students are expected to use Aresto Momentum to stop the attack. Victory and house points go to whoever is not covered in green paint by the end of the lesson. ]
Third Year
[ Bring your pets, dearest students! Today you will learn how to turn even the most drab creature into a colourful sight of joy! ]
Fourth Year
[ Accio antidote! At the beginning of this lesson there will be a delicious treat waiting for each student. Consumption is mandatory and will result in fun changes such as enlarged ears, blue skin or beaks! But don't worry, don't worry, none of it is fatal and if you manage to accio the correct antidote with your name on it (all hidden in this room somewhere) by the end of the lesson then you won't even need to wait the rest of the day for the effects to wear off!]
Fifth Year
[ Your desk is sporting lips! Big, noisy lips that just won't stop talking! Use the Silencing Charm to make them shut up. Do take your time with it as well, that is, unless you are bothered by the fact that what those lips are saying just so happens to be a string of embarrassing little secrets, such as the name of your current crush or what you do with that bunch of Gillyweed at night. ]
Sixth Year
[ BIRDS! It's a lovely day today, so let's take that Avis! summoning outside. Your grade will not only depend on stance and elocution of the charm itself, but on the visual appeal of your flock as well, so don't even dream of conjuring up a common pigeon. ]
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Now that is not part of the incantation, Miss Lass.
[ He tuts and watches, waiting for her to try again. ]
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Inc--
[Oh, she's not even supposed to be saying it out loud. God. Okay, Inside: glacius. Outside: incendio. You can do it. Just. Don't. PissyourselfoffohmyGodyouaresuchaloserhowcanyounotdothis?!]
I can't do it, okay? Whatever.
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[ He turns, ready to walk away and continue his round. ]
Wand up, back straight, try again. I shall expect to see some progress when I return.
[ And with that he goes to check on the rest of the class. ]
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Oh well. He's right about the practice. She's just so terribly lazy and this definitely qualifies as work.
Okay. Swish, flick, glacius. Swish, flick, glacius. Swish, flick, incendio. Fuck. Okay, okay, again.]
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Well?
[ He stands by, ready for another demonstration. ]
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Fuck yes! It worked! Yes!
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Very good, now-
[ One swish of his wand to make candle and ice both disappear, another swish to make three new candles appear in its place. ]
-best out of three.
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[ She has a certain defiant charm, certainly, but otherwise she's rather dreadfully trying as a student. ]
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[She gets one, apparently out of sheer defiance. The second takes a few more tries, but she does manage it.]
There. Two out of three.
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1/2
[ He frowns. ]
Strange, I suppose my... memory is simply not what it used to be.
[ Was there a dangerous and accusatory glint in his eyes just now? ]
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Very well, five points for Slytherin.
[ He begins to move away from her, but stops himself at the last second. ]
Twenty candles in a row by next week, Miss Lass. I suggest you practice accordingly.
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