[OOC] Hogwarts: Ignition - Year One

[AbysmalDemon]

So what would my character be limited to spell-wise? Dan is a Ravenclaw, and I want him to live up to that, so I figured he would've studied before he came to Hogwarts, and at least read up on a few spells.

[Eyeris]

@AbysmalDemon sorry! I thought I had replied to you for some reason!!!!

What spells did you have in mind? Hermione could pull off a few very early on, so, Dan can to I think. He seems to have 'lumos' down. Shoot me a pm if you don't want to talk about it on the thread. :D

[MiddleEarthRoze]

OHMIGOD IM SO SORRY IM THE WORST FOR NOT POSTING

I was just feeling so BLAH about doing anything creative this past week or so, and I didn't want to post anything that was super crappy. :(

I am posting today, so YAY HAPPY DAYS!

[Prints Avoid]

OHMIGOD IM SO SORRY IM THE WORST FOR NOT POSTING

I was just feeling so BLAH about doing anything creative this past week or so, and I didn't want to post anything that was super crappy. :(

I am posting today, so YAY HAPPY DAYS!

@MiddleEarthRoze

Lol I know what you mean. I had similar feelings. Having family come in and stay with us didn't help either. I'll try and post soon too.

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I will post tonight...

Edit: ugh it'll have to be tomorrow.

[Prints Avoid]

Aww geez, 24 days between posts?! Sorry guys. Even this post wasn't quite what I wanted it to be.

[Eyeris]

Aww geez, 24 days between posts?! Sorry guys. Even this post wasn't quite what I wanted it to be.

@Prints Avoid

It was good ^_^. I can imagine Nolan bitterly picking flowers, then, 'WTF-mate!'

We will post soon to move things along :D

[Prints Avoid]

I was honestly considering having him lead the rest of the students back to the castle. As much as he wants to help, he's all too aware there's nothing he can personally do. Poor guy.

[Eyeris]

That's an idea! Totally do whatever you think is a good idea! :D

[AbysmalDemon]

I like that idea. Though I think that as all the other teachers are busy fighting, I would have my own thing trying to guard Cassandra while she weak. It'll be like my own little personal thing, if you don't mind, that is.

[Prints Avoid]

That's an idea! Totally do whatever you think is a good idea! :D

@Eyeris

That was the plan, but also he wouldn't leave without knowing Caelum coughandChandlercoughcough is safe. He won't exactly run in and save her. "We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid" and all that, but I don't think he can exactly leave. Hmm we'll see how it plays out I guess.

[TaliPaendrag]

Sorry for my absence, guys. College has been pretty busy lately. I'll try to get a post up soon, but I can't make any promises.

[Eyeris]

I'm also having a crazy week! Sooooon!

[TaliPaendrag]

Posted! :D I'll preemptively defend Dani's spell casting given the extraordinary circumstances they're in as well as the unique method by which Dani casts spells.

1. The adrenaline of being caught in a fight where one could die would make it easier to cast any spell due to heightened emotions and what not.
2. Dani's wand is made of pine, which actually has the characteristic of making non-verbal magic easier to perform.
3. Dani's understanding of incantations as being focusing agents allows her to cast some spells without 'knowing' them, much like the emotional acts of magic performed by children before they're trained. Most other students at her age wouldn't be able to do the same due to the false conclusion that magic is performed by the incantation.
4. The spell is nothing special. It just creates a shield that can take a few hits. As hinted at in my post, it's of a rather poor quality, meaning that two or three more hits would shatter the whole thing, especially if they hit the thin spots, as Dani wasn't able to make it uniform.
5. This is not something that Dani will be able to do out of the blue in the future. In other words, this does not mean that Dani will just be able to cast this spell, or others (i.e. she'll still struggle with Lumos), whenever now. The only reason that she's able to do it now is because a) she has enough time to think about what she wants to do, and b) the adrenaline rush she's experiencing.

If it's still too much, then I'll figure something else out. I just thought that it would be a good way to highlight how Dani works differently than most of the other students.

Also, sorry if I came across as pushy or something with the above. I just didn't want you guys thinking that I was trying to make my character out to be the most powerful or whatever. That's not the intention, and I fully plan on exploiting Dani's many weaknesses in the future. :D

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Sounds good to me.

[Eyeris]

I'll have stuff up sooooon!

[Eyeris]

WAIT DON'T READ IT YET THERE WILL BE SOME EDITS!

Sorry this took so long to get together, tis the season to go crazy @.@

[Prints Avoid]

WAIT DON'T READ IT YET THERE WILL BE SOME EDITS!

Sorry this took so long to get together, tis the season to go crazy @.@

@Eyeris

Well good thing I always look at OOC first

[Eyeris]

OK NOW YOU CAN READ AND POST!

Small changes.

oksmokey, a nice big joint GM post of justice!

The masks! Everyone who wants to spot someone in the forest can see that their attackers are masked.

This is the one that Darius (the guy attacking Caelum) is wearing.

This is the one everyone else will be wearing.

[AbysmalDemon]

@Eyeris

Shit, potions! Y u do this to me!?

Just a quick question, did she pass out from the spell, or from blood loss.