What could go wrong?
If he remembered right....this was the way to the charms classroom. It has been a few days by now, and he has explored the school extensively lately. Nonetheless, Eric was late a few time to other classes, getting lost or finding himself going on the stairs at an inopportune moment when they would change their direction. Magic had its advantages sure thing, didn't mean he liked all said advantages, and he was starting to have a problem with those darned stairs.
Even with that, he ended up being on time at this class...and after taking a seat and getting out his book and preparing his wand he was ready for the class to start. And well half of said class worked well. No issues, he was focused on what the teacher explained, the wand movements, and test trying it himself at this point. Huh...for once this might be the most uneventful class. Well..eventful in the sense of learning new things, uneventful in the sense that nothing out of the ordinary happened. The charms worked when he tried them (or at least didn't backfire on him anyway), he was not late, and he found the class in time with even a few minutes to spare at the beginning. What could go wrong?
@Novalie Moon
Even with that, he ended up being on time at this class...and after taking a seat and getting out his book and preparing his wand he was ready for the class to start. And well half of said class worked well. No issues, he was focused on what the teacher explained, the wand movements, and test trying it himself at this point. Huh...for once this might be the most uneventful class. Well..eventful in the sense of learning new things, uneventful in the sense that nothing out of the ordinary happened. The charms worked when he tried them (or at least didn't backfire on him anyway), he was not late, and he found the class in time with even a few minutes to spare at the beginning. What could go wrong?
@Novalie Moon
Last edited by Eric Kim on 8 Nov 2024, 10:49, edited 2 times in total.
| sta • 7 | eva • 6 | str • 1 STATS⠀HERE wis • 7 | arc • 3 | acc • 6 | Seer | Sixth Sense | ability THROUGH⠀THE⠀YEARS ability | ability | ability |
What could go wrong?
Lumos wasn’t exactly a challenging spell to master.
As soon as Novalie had gotten the hang of it, she puffed her cheeks in boredom, twirling her wand idly between her fingers - its whippy length bending slightly with each flick. She was barely paying attention to the Professors instructions, her thoughts already drifting elsewhere.
This time, her mind wandered to her ever-shifting appearance. Novalie wondered.. could she one day change her entire look at will? Or were there limits?
The redhead glanced around the classroom, imagining herself morphing so drastically that she might even resemble one of the boys. Now - that would be crazy!
Disguising herself, pulling off a prank and then slipping away unnoticed into the girls' dormitory while everyone frantically searched the boys’ dorm for the culprit!
..Or maybe she could transform into an adult, posing as a teacher..
The idea brought a sly grin to her face. She could already picture it: tall, with short red hair and perhaps.. even a mustache.
Yeah, that’d be sick!
But would it suit her?
Curious, Novalie glanced at the boy sitting beside her. Without much thought about whether he wanted to chat or not, she leaned in slightly and whispered,
"Do you think a mustache would suit me?"
Her eyes searched his, waiting expectantly for his answer.
"You know, like... right here.", she traced a dramatically curly mustache shape in the air above her lips with her finger.
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@Eric Kim
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What could go wrong?
He blinked a few times confused at not only the sudden interaction but the question itself. Frankly he found himself at a lost for words for a few moments, all studying forgotten now. And because of this redhead girl, he was starting to get distracted as well actually envisioning how she would look with a mustache. WHY WOULD HE TRY TO IMAGINE THIS ANYWAYS?
"I...guess? Are you going to just grow one?" Ok he didn't mean to sound mean or anything, and he didn't really sound mean either. He was just surprised, so what followed after his answer was just...shock mixed with curiosity as to how she would even go about it. Because why would he take in consideration spells in changing one's appearance? They were barely learning Lumos, as it seemed, it would be a while until any sort of magical method to alter one's appearance to some extent would be taught to them.
Afterwards though he tried to focus on the lesson. Well...that went out the window quite quickly since he kept thinking about that mustache. Count him intrigued. "How would you even go about it?" He even put the wand down checking a bit on the teacher to not be caught not practicing Lumos and just turning towards her fully. Hey...Eric was a studious person, but childish curiosity won today. Plus he already was alright with using the spell anyways. He has had enough practice and was now doing Lumos with ease so he was allowing himself some time to investigate this odd conversation that was about to unfold.
@Novalie Moon
"I...guess? Are you going to just grow one?" Ok he didn't mean to sound mean or anything, and he didn't really sound mean either. He was just surprised, so what followed after his answer was just...shock mixed with curiosity as to how she would even go about it. Because why would he take in consideration spells in changing one's appearance? They were barely learning Lumos, as it seemed, it would be a while until any sort of magical method to alter one's appearance to some extent would be taught to them.
Afterwards though he tried to focus on the lesson. Well...that went out the window quite quickly since he kept thinking about that mustache. Count him intrigued. "How would you even go about it?" He even put the wand down checking a bit on the teacher to not be caught not practicing Lumos and just turning towards her fully. Hey...Eric was a studious person, but childish curiosity won today. Plus he already was alright with using the spell anyways. He has had enough practice and was now doing Lumos with ease so he was allowing himself some time to investigate this odd conversation that was about to unfold.
@Novalie Moon
| sta • 7 | eva • 6 | str • 1 STATS⠀HERE wis • 7 | arc • 3 | acc • 6 | Seer | Sixth Sense | ability THROUGH⠀THE⠀YEARS ability | ability | ability |
What could go wrong?
Novalie rested her head on the table, stretching her arms out in front of her when the boy beside her asked if she would just grow one.
"Hmm.. I might.", she chuckled, giving it a bit more thought.
She could already change parts of her appearance, at least when it came to colors - her hair, her compplexion - but growing hair out of her skin like a mustache?
That would absolutely take a lot more practice. At least for now, it wasn’t something she could pull off.
"How would you even go about it?", she heard him ask.
Novalie turned her head, which was still resting on the desk, toward him, a mischievous grin spreading across her face. Instead of answering right away though, she began changing her eye color, making him witness them turning from a deep green to a sparkling gold.
"I read..", she began, emphasizing the word 'read' with exaggerated pride, since it wasn’t exactly her favorite activity, "..that I can literallly change anything about my appearance. As long as I practice enough, that is."
The redhead glanced toward the front of the classroom, where the the lesson dragged on, before whispering again,
"Too bad I can’t turn into animals, though. I’d do anything to become a dinosaur."
Novalie sighed.
Regardless of the debate over whether dinosaurs were technically animals, the idea of transforming into one was crazy.
There had to be a potion for that or something!
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@Eric Kim
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What could go wrong?
Ok now his attention was fully on her. "Where did you read that?" He was ready to find that book now. It didn't sound like an animagus situation. Not that a first year would be even capable of doing this let alone have it honed to perfection here. But then again, he just heard about animagus briefly, so not much knowledge about the limits of the ability overall.
Once she mentioned the turning into animals though, that...that sounded more like an animagus. And then once again his attention span was proved as he turned a bit towards her tilting his head a bit at her mentioning dinosaurs, thinking for a bit. Well they should be considered animals. They were giant reptiles, animals nonetheless. "That would be cool..." he found himself mumbling smiling a bit as he thought about the sheer possibilities here. "Maybe there is a spell out there that can do that..." He doubted it. But one could hope still.
"A dinosaur roaming the corridors, now that would be something. Though it would most likely also cancel out classes for the day. And not like it is easy to hide as one anyways." Who would have guessed, that a charms class of all things, would bring such a "heated" lines of thoughts of dinosaur shifting witches and wizards roaming Hogwarts. Eric for sure didn't expect such a turn of events but he also for sure was not that upset about it either, since he was starting to come up with possibilities out of nowhere. And sure in a way it would upset him if classes were put on hold....but it would be AWESOME.
"But....if you can change anything about your appearance...would it not be possible to change to at least part animal if you wanted to?" he asked eventually after another check on the teacher to make sure they were not yet noticed to not pay attention.
@Novalie Moon
Once she mentioned the turning into animals though, that...that sounded more like an animagus. And then once again his attention span was proved as he turned a bit towards her tilting his head a bit at her mentioning dinosaurs, thinking for a bit. Well they should be considered animals. They were giant reptiles, animals nonetheless. "That would be cool..." he found himself mumbling smiling a bit as he thought about the sheer possibilities here. "Maybe there is a spell out there that can do that..." He doubted it. But one could hope still.
"A dinosaur roaming the corridors, now that would be something. Though it would most likely also cancel out classes for the day. And not like it is easy to hide as one anyways." Who would have guessed, that a charms class of all things, would bring such a "heated" lines of thoughts of dinosaur shifting witches and wizards roaming Hogwarts. Eric for sure didn't expect such a turn of events but he also for sure was not that upset about it either, since he was starting to come up with possibilities out of nowhere. And sure in a way it would upset him if classes were put on hold....but it would be AWESOME.
"But....if you can change anything about your appearance...would it not be possible to change to at least part animal if you wanted to?" he asked eventually after another check on the teacher to make sure they were not yet noticed to not pay attention.
@Novalie Moon
| sta • 7 | eva • 6 | str • 1 STATS⠀HERE wis • 7 | arc • 3 | acc • 6 | Seer | Sixth Sense | ability THROUGH⠀THE⠀YEARS ability | ability | ability |
What could go wrong?
“I read about it in a book on Metamorphmagi.”, Novalie answered his first question, absentmindedly twirling a strand of hair between her fingers.
She was still stuck on the idea of becoming a dinosaur.
Why could people transform into almost anything, but not that?
It just didn’t sit right with her. There had to be a way.
“Exactly!”, she said, sitting up straight when the boy mentioned that it would be something to see a dinosaur roaming the corridors.
That would be the perfect excuse to skip class!
Then he asked if she could transform just a part of herself into an animal, which made Novalie pause. That was actually a brilliant idea! She’d never thought to try that out before. But how would she even start? Changing her hair color only required vivid imagination. Maybe animal traits worked the same way?
“Okay, wait, let me try!”
The girl squeezed her eyes shut and clenched her fists, focusing as hard as she could. She imagined herself with the fierce face of a T-Rex - big mouth, sharp teeth, uh... large nose? Something like that.
After a moment, Novalie opened her eyes and turned eagerly toward the boy, fully expecting her face to have transformed at least a little bit into something ferocious - when in fact, she looked just as normal as any other student.
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@Eric Kim
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What could go wrong?
He shook his head looking a bit sad to see her not change much. "Nothing." he confirmed as he sighed. "Maybe it takes more practice? Starting smaller?" How was he not even shocked of the fact that he may have met a metamorphmagi was another story altogether. Frankly, he saw no reason to be shocked, he read about them in a book in the library.
At this point the class was not even the main point of interest, which in a way in the back of his mind Eric did reprimand himself for getting distracted. But...it was not every day he would meet someone that could shape shift just about anything. And the fellow student did give him an idea with the T-rex now it was a bit ridiculous how invested they both were in this shenanigans.
"Maybe just focus on...I don't know..claws. Or changing eye color? Small steps." he reiterated after another quick glance (which would also be among the last glances he even gave the teacher at this point) to make sure they were still going unnoticed for now, but careful enough to keep his tone low.
After some moments he did think of trying to suggest...well..something that was not extinct millions of years ago or more. "What if animals that are more...modern and to our time would work? Maybe a cat?" Hey it was making sense in his mind, it was much easier, or at least he thought it was much easier to change something that they knew how it looked and had examples of everywhere. A dinosaur didn't have that privilege.
@Novalie Moon
I apologize for the late reply this week has been very busy.
At this point the class was not even the main point of interest, which in a way in the back of his mind Eric did reprimand himself for getting distracted. But...it was not every day he would meet someone that could shape shift just about anything. And the fellow student did give him an idea with the T-rex now it was a bit ridiculous how invested they both were in this shenanigans.
"Maybe just focus on...I don't know..claws. Or changing eye color? Small steps." he reiterated after another quick glance (which would also be among the last glances he even gave the teacher at this point) to make sure they were still going unnoticed for now, but careful enough to keep his tone low.
After some moments he did think of trying to suggest...well..something that was not extinct millions of years ago or more. "What if animals that are more...modern and to our time would work? Maybe a cat?" Hey it was making sense in his mind, it was much easier, or at least he thought it was much easier to change something that they knew how it looked and had examples of everywhere. A dinosaur didn't have that privilege.
@Novalie Moon
I apologize for the late reply this week has been very busy.
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What could go wrong?
Hmm... he had a point.
Transforming her face into a dinosaur was harder than she’d imagined. There were just too many details to focus on and Novalie could barely manage to concentrate on two - maybe three if she had a good day - things at once.
“Well, I can already change my eye color, but I haven’t tried...”
Her voice trailed off as her gaze wandered to the ceiling, now pondering how to transform into a cat instead. No, actually, she had tried once, but the only result was her hair changing from red to brown. Still, turning into a part-cat had to be easier than becoming a part-T-Rex, right?
Then again, if a cat wasn’t her Animagus form, could she even become one?
That’s how Novalie understood it, at least - there were limits to what she could do, right? And how was the Ravenclaw supposed to know what her Animagus, or spirit animal, or animal-thing in general, was in the first place? Did one just... decide?
If so, hers would definitely be a raccoon. God, she loved raccoons! Novalie was convinced she’d been one in a past life.
Anyway! The girl would now try to become part-cat!
Small steps, just like the boy suggested.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, focusing intently.
Novalie pictured a cougar in front of her - watching with the gaze of a hunter.. stealthy, sharp, dangerous...
After a few seconds, she opened her eyes and turned to him,
“What about now? Did anything change?”
In fact, they had returned to their deep green color, but her pupils had now transformed into thin, sharp slits!
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What could go wrong?
Before he would even answer, it was quite clear on his face that she did...in fact manage to change something that much was certain. "Your pupils" he mumbled after a bit when the shock of seeing this first hand wore down slightly. "You have cat eyes. Literally." he added a sort of admiration, mixed with some childish curiosity mixed in. "Try imagining yourself with cat ears." At this point this class was going from charms to being about transfiguration. Well...a very odd transfiguration self-learning class at that.
Of course he was paying attention...to some extent to class as well. Such as, he knew the teacher said something about one of the charms they were learning about. And Eric even did practice it a bit as he was waiting for Novalie to try to change more things.
Was the whole, changing into part-cat a smart idea to do during class? No...not exactly. Was it interesting? Precisely. Then again...a cat was "less obvious" than a T-rex, so it was still a massive improvement in "subtility" they were doing here.
He was not entirely out of the loop with what a metamorphmagi were. And how their change of appearance was happening. But most of the information he got was very brief from what he read in the library. And then again, even for someone like him that liked reading quite a lot, and surrounded himself with books everywhere, reading was one thing, having someone do this change in front of your very own eyes was completely different, and much more interesting and exciting.
"Would that mean that you can change your appearance to look like other people? Like changing into a teacher?" Oh that would open up a lot of doors, that much was certain. Admitedly Eric was not one for troublemaker shenanigans, but it might be fun, if also most likely risky to do that. Or hell even be someone's "twin". The possibilities were frankly endless if he thought about it enough.
@Novalie Moon
Of course he was paying attention...to some extent to class as well. Such as, he knew the teacher said something about one of the charms they were learning about. And Eric even did practice it a bit as he was waiting for Novalie to try to change more things.
Was the whole, changing into part-cat a smart idea to do during class? No...not exactly. Was it interesting? Precisely. Then again...a cat was "less obvious" than a T-rex, so it was still a massive improvement in "subtility" they were doing here.
He was not entirely out of the loop with what a metamorphmagi were. And how their change of appearance was happening. But most of the information he got was very brief from what he read in the library. And then again, even for someone like him that liked reading quite a lot, and surrounded himself with books everywhere, reading was one thing, having someone do this change in front of your very own eyes was completely different, and much more interesting and exciting.
"Would that mean that you can change your appearance to look like other people? Like changing into a teacher?" Oh that would open up a lot of doors, that much was certain. Admitedly Eric was not one for troublemaker shenanigans, but it might be fun, if also most likely risky to do that. Or hell even be someone's "twin". The possibilities were frankly endless if he thought about it enough.
@Novalie Moon
| sta • 7 | eva • 6 | str • 1 STATS⠀HERE wis • 7 | arc • 3 | acc • 6 | Seer | Sixth Sense | ability THROUGH⠀THE⠀YEARS ability | ability | ability |
What could go wrong?
Novalie’s grin widened in excitement when the boy confirmed her eyes had changed - or rather, her pupils had. She glanced around, half-expecting her vision to shift, to see the world through cat-like slits, but everything looked just as normal as ever.
Huh, weird.
This whole Metamorphmagus thing was really so confusing..
The dim light in the classroom flickered as the girl leaned in, listening to her seat partner suggesting she try changing her ears into cat ears next. Without hesitation, she shut her eyes again, focusing hard, trying to use the same mental trick she had with her eyes... but when she opened them again and touched her ears, nothing had changed.
They were exactly the same. Smooth skin, human shape. Normal.
A slightly frustrated sigh slipped from her lips.
“Yeah, that’s the thing, you know?”, she whispered, leaning back in her chair, completely tuned out from the lesson at this point, “I can’t really manage to change more than one thing or a few colors at a time. At least not when I’m trying on purpose. It’s kind of unfair, right?”
The redhead crossed her arms, her thoughts now swirling between awe at her abilities and mild sulllenness.
“Like, I know I can change a lot, but it only happens when I’m feeling something really intense. Remember when we arrived here, in the boats?”
Novalie tilted her head, looking at him, her eyes shining with the memory of their first night at Hogwarts. The sky had been dark and full of stars, the towering castle glowing against the black water.. and her particular boat got yeeted into the air. It was truly magical.
“I had blonde hair, white eyes and glitter all over my skin!”, she said, her voice rising with excitement, “All at once, without even thinking about it! It was so cool, but-”
Her tone shifted, and her excitement faltered as a bit of frustration crept back in.
“...But I can’t control it. It'd be crazy if I could change into a teacher just like that, right?”
Novalie puffed her cheeks in a pout, resting her chin on her hand. She felt that it was possible. She just knew it.
The classroom around her seemed distant, the murmur of her peers and the professor’s lecture fading into the background.
Novalie’s gaze flicked back to the boy, her smile now bright again.
“I’ll get there.”, she said, half to him, half to herself, “One day, I’ll be able to change anything I want, anytime.”
Then, as if remembering, she asked,
“Oh, what's your name anyway?”
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