Charm The Eyeglass Repair Charm, First Year

If there was any object on Pericles' person which regularly required mending, it was his glasses. In recent months, the first-year had the thing knocked from his face in a duel, dropped from a great height whilst flying, and crushed beneath him when tumbling out of a tree. While he had heard of the spell, he was not quick to answer when Professor Masoud asked if any knew the incantation. He had never been one for the spotlight (not even the metaphorical sort one received when answering a class question). Oculus Reparo. His eyes shone in anticipation behind his own spectacles, presently intact though they may be.

The cheap sunglasses provided to them were unlike anything that the pampered pureblood wore. He regarded them with abstract intrigue, carefully bending a plastic temple, contrasting the fake tortoise shell material to the thin metal wires wrapped around his ears. Mindful of the cracked lens, he removed his eyewear to try it on. The sunglasses seemed to amuse him. He smiled to himself, stifling an airy snicker, and returned them to the surface of his desk before his focus could stray too far from the lesson. When the time came to practice, he did so diligently. "Ock-you-less ree-pair-oh." "Ock-you-liss," a nearby (NPC) girl muttered helpfully, and his brows bounced. "Oh. Thank you." After the short exchange, he resumed practicing, albeit at a whisper this time around.

Pericles was prepared when the time came to practice. Pronunciation perfected, this was a simple matter of reciting "Oculus Reparo" (OCK-you-liss reh-PAH-roh) and tapping the glass. He would begin by practicing upon the provided glasses, though curiosity would catch up with him. If successful, Pericles would kick things up a notch, placing his own glasses under the little hammer they were given. If he could fix them, it would save him a great deal of trouble in the future.... The tip of his aspen wand prodded the crackled lens. "Oculus Reparo!"

WC: 323

Professor Edit: Zahid had to stave off a chuckle as the (slightly overeager) boy made a move to attempt to destroy his own glasses, presumably to then repair them. “Mr. Dralt, maybe give it a few more tries with the sunglasses, before you move on to the glasses you actually need.” While it did not really show on his face, the amused smile was audible in Zahid's voice.

Oculus Reparo learned

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Professor Edit: Walking over to the next student, Zahid was apparently too late to give her the same advice that he had given the prefect. Luckily for the Ravenclaw girl, she actually succeeded in casting the spell to repair her glasses. “Well done Miss Jensen.”

Oculus Reparo learned

Professor Edit: "Take care of which syllable you stress, Mr. Knight. It's OCK-you-liss
reh-PAH-roh." Zahid gently admonished the nervous boy. "If you wish to know more about the werewolf registry, we can discuss it after the lesson. For right now, please concentrate on the Eyeglass Repair Charm."

Oculus Reparo not learned

As you did not include the proper pronunciation of the spell, you did not learn it.
You can still learn the spell by making a new post writing how you try again - just make sure to include both the wandmovement and the pronunciation this time.

390 words!

Professor Edit: Zahid was a bit taken aback by the ball of plastic that adorned the Gryffindor's desk. That wasn't a result of a failed Oculus Reparo he'd come across before. But it seemed the boy hadn't let a little mistake deter him in practicing the spell as he was currently trying again on a new pair of glasses. "Well done, Mr. Yao.", he acknowledged upon the boy's success.

Oculus Reparo learned

Professor Edit: Seeing as the Slytherin simply practised the incantation for a bit, Zahid quickly checked on a few other students before returning to check up on the boy's progress. “Better. Well done, Mr. Knight.”

Oculus Reparo learned

Professor Edit: Moving on to check on the next student after correcting a – frankly appalling mispronunciation; whatever that had been had nothing in common with today's spell anymore – Zahid watched as the Gryffindor attempted to repair the glasses in front of her. “Well done, Miss Labrouder.” It was quite good for a first attempt.

Oculus Reparo learned

Backdated to First Year
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Mars blinked at Professor Zahid in front of the room, sitting up from their rather slumped position. Wait. The professor had a pair of sunglasses in his hands, taped over in different areas. They were learning a spell today, and that was exciting. But... they were learning a spell—to fix glasses?

Mars could help but snicker. Oddly specific, wasn't it? You'd think wizards would make broader spells, ones to fix things beyond glasses frames, but then, maybe magic was finicky like that, did better in specific situations. It was just funny to consider which poor soul had broken their glasses enough times to come up with this spell. They would've though magic contacts or LASIK existed in the wizarding world.

Oculus Reparo, hmm? Well, the words themselves made sense. They were glad—the last thing they needed what yet another complicated incantation to remember. And the wand movement was simple too, just touching the tip of their wand to the broken frame. Okay, they could do this.

Scooting their chair out, Mars stood, picking up their wand in steady hands. They regarded the glasses on their desk for a moment. Were they meant to touch the wand to the cracks? That made the most sense.

Raising the cherry wood, they tapped the tip against the tape holding the frames together and spoke, "OCK-you-liss rah-PAH-roh." The tip flashed for just a moment before dissipating, and Mars grinned. Looks like they'd done it.

Setting the wand down on the desk, they picked up the sunglasses and unwound the tape. It should looked good as new now, hmm? However, when they unraveled it, something rather odd had happened. Half of the crack had sealed up, but there was still a seam in the top half. Huh. That wasn't supposed to happen.

Mars furrowed their brow. Okay, so they'd done something wrong. But what? It couldn't have been the wand movement, seeing as it was so simple. Then something about their incantation was wrong. OCK-you-liss rah-PAH-roh. OCK-you-liss rah-PAH-roh. OCK-you-liss—oh.

Shaking their head a little, Mars took either side of the glasses and snapped down. The frames broke with a satisfying crunch, and they smiled, rewinding the tape around the bridge. Okay, one more go.

Picking their wand up once more, they tapped the tip gently against the sunglasses and corrected, "OCK-you-liss reh-PAH-roh." The flash went off again, and Mars eagerly discarded their wand to unravel the tape. No evidence of crack remained.

They grinned, placing the pair over their eyes. When Professor Zahid came over, they would ask, "How do I look, Professor?"

Professor Edit: Zahid shook his head in amusement. “They do seem to fit you. Well done, Mars T'ien. But you should break them again to practice some more.” He just hoped they would not use a book to break the glasses.

Oculus Reparo learned

Sarah was having a particularly productive week. She’d managed to complete all of her assignments for the next few days already, trying her hardest to stay on top of her already building workload, and had been left with enough time to spend the previous afternoon in the library researching. Growing up in a Pure Blood household with a father who despised anyone with ‘lesser blood’ had meant she’d not had much experience with anything outside of the Wizarding World. The first and only times she’d even stepped into the muggle world were to visit Diagon Alley and to catch the Hogwarts Express from King’s Cross. It meant she knew very little about the culture or people and she was eager to learn more. So, she’d spent hours yesterday reading up on all things muggle and basking in the excitement which learning offered her. How Ravenclaw of you, Lightwood, she thought with a wry smile.

She’d been planning on doing the same thing this afternoon after her classes had all finished. That was until she walked into her History of Magic class and realised they’d be learning a new spell today. Spellwork was her favourite, always eager to learn a new charm of spell or hex. She didn’t care what, as long as it expanded her repertoire and allowed her to learn another piece of magic. That was why, even though she’d never worn glasses in her life, she was so excited to learn the eyeglasses repair charm – and likely spend the rest of the day trying to perfect it outside by the Great Lake in the spot she was quickly beginning to think of as ‘her place’.

The Slytherin watched closely as Professor Zahid explained the spell and demonstrated how to cast it. She listened to the incantation keenly and noted the movement of his wand perfectly. She could do this. Or she’d practise until she could, at least.

Taking a pair of the sunglasses, she moved over to the side to create a modicum of privacy in the loud and slightly crowded classroom. She was a people person, a talkative one at that, but when she was casting, she liked to focus. No distractions. So, just about managing to tune out the voices filling the room, she stared at the broken spectacles.

“OCK-you-liss reh-PAH-roh,” she said, getting a feel for the incantation and letting it sit on her tongue for a few seconds. “OCK-you-liss reh-PAH-roh,” she repeated, doing so until the words came naturally, and she deduced that she was using the proper rise and fall. She smiled to herself as she flipped her wand around in her fingers. Once. Twice. Three times. Before pointing it at the broken pair of sunglasses. “Oculus Reparo,” She said, speaking clearly as she let the tip of her wand touch the black rim of the sunglasses on her desk. It took less than a second for the glasses to shift and quickly repair themselves. Sarah practically beamed as she looked down at the now fixed pair of glasses, before picking them up to inspect them. They appeared fine, all back in one piece, and she felt satisfied that she’d completed the spell perfectly.

She broke the glasses once more, cringing slightly at the loud snap the action drew from the thick plastic rims. “Oculus Reparo,” she said once more, again tapping the sunglasses and watching them repair themselves before her eyes. She took a moment to consider how exciting this must be for those raised by muggles who’d only just found out of magic. If even she found the use of magic thrilling, as someone who had grown up surrounded by it, she could only imagine how they might feel. After repeating the breaking and repairing of the glasses a few more times – happy that she could cast the spell successfully – she picked the sunglasses up. With a small grin to herself, she placed them atop her head, slipping them into her hair as if they were a headband. She glanced at her reflection in the glass cabinet situated at the side of the classroom and smiled. “Perhaps I should invest in a pair,” She mused, smile still firmly in place.

Word count: 699

Professor Edit: Walking past Miss Lightwood on his way to correct a pronunciation (it was -liss not -lass), Zahid gave the Slytherin a nod as he noted her repaired glasses. “Well done.”

Oculus Reparo learned

Backdated to First-Year

Serena walked into the History of Magic classroom, ready to see what spell they would be learning today. She chose a seat towards the middle of the classroom and set her school bag down on the floor. The blonde girl picked up a piece of the broken object that was on top of it. Hmm, they must be learning some sort of repairing charm today. The item looked like it used to be a pair of sunglasses before someone decided to break it.

She gently set the sunglasses down as Professor Zahid started the lesson. Serena quickly pulled out her notebook and quill from her bag and began to take notes. So she was right; they were learning a repairing charm, one specifically meant for eyeglasses. Serena made sure to pay special attention to this one. Unlike some of the other charms, the pureblood hadn’t had the advantage of watching her family members perform this charm, seeing as none of them wore glasses. Thankfully, this charm seemed easy enough; just tap the glasses with your wand and make sure that you pronounce the incantation correctly.

So, after noting down the correct pronunciation and wand movement in her notebook, Serena took out her wand. Tapping the sunglasses, she clearly spoke the incantation. “OCK-you-liss reh-PAH-roh.”

The sunglasses then came back together, almost looking as if they had never been broken in the first place.

Professor Edit: Having cleaned up a slight mishap he (they were supposed to repair the glasses not explode them, how did that boy even...), Zahid went back to his rounds, checking on the progress of one of the Hufflepuffs next. “Well done, Miss Bowen.”

Oculus Reparo learned

Backdated to Year 1.

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Professor Edit: It was always heartening to observe students noticing and correcting their own mistakes. Zahid gave the Slytherin a nod when her next attempt succeeded. “Very good, Miss Seilun.”

Oculus Reparo learned