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Post by HannahHopkins on Apr 24, 2005 14:00:12 GMT -5
Hello students! Welcome to the third transfiguration class. Today we will be learning about vanishing spells. As I learned during your first homework assignment, many of you are intereseted in the subject. Vanishing spells are advenced, and knowthat I am trusting all of you to follow directions and not to use the material that you learn incorrectly. Today some of the class will be through message boards. For that matter, don't even use it outside of my class. So, obviously vanishing spells make something disappear. Sometimes there are different incantations. Today we will be vanishing snails. Does anybody here know why we will be using snails as opposed to another animal or object?
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Caesar
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Post by Caesar on Apr 28, 2005 21:01:42 GMT -5
Vanishing spells sounds fun, I look forward to it!
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Post by snailo on Apr 30, 2005 1:31:51 GMT -5
"Do we use snails because they're a vertibrate?" Faye asked. "It's legal to perform experiments on them right? And maybe because we'll know if they vanish successfully or not because of its shell?" Faye added. "Like a snail turning into a slug without it's shell?" Shrugging she proceeded to bite her thumb nails. She always had a habit of doing that when she answered to a question.
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Post by skittles on Apr 30, 2005 2:54:05 GMT -5
"Good point Faye, but I think it's because snails are invertebrate. It's easier to make invertebrate creatures vanish,it's less complicated. Beginners always use invertebrate animals, I think."
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Post by snailo on Apr 30, 2005 3:01:49 GMT -5
"Oh oops - inverterbrate...whatever the word goes with bones for backs." She frowned and looked at the professor with a puzzled expression. "Don't mind me." She said quickly.
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Post by skittles on Apr 30, 2005 3:09:06 GMT -5
"Bones for backs? I'm sorry, but I don't understand.....snails are mollusks! They don't have a spine."
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Post by snailo on Apr 30, 2005 7:29:25 GMT -5
"Well - must have been thinking about another creature." Faye shrugged.
((how ironic - my nickname is snailo and i had no idea that snails wer mulusks))
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Post by skittles on Apr 30, 2005 10:28:38 GMT -5
"Yep, that must be it. I'm Lyra by the way."
((lol))
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Post by HannahHopkins on Apr 30, 2005 16:41:20 GMT -5
no need to be upset Faye, but Lyra is quite right. It is because snails are invertebrates. It is much easier to transfigure something that does not have a back bone
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Post by HannahHopkins on Apr 30, 2005 16:43:20 GMT -5
If we ever do vanishing again, we will be using invertibrates again. 5 points to gryffindor for your answer Lyra. Who here can tell me other common invertebrates? They can be wizarding creatures or not...
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Post by Skye Barkson on Apr 30, 2005 17:22:56 GMT -5
Skye raised her hand and after she was called on replied " snakes and bugs like worms and slugs are also invertabraes."
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Caesar
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Post by Caesar on Apr 30, 2005 20:53:28 GMT -5
Caesar raised his hand waiting to be called on.
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Post by HannahHopkins on Apr 30, 2005 23:30:02 GMT -5
yes skye, that is true. Yes caeser
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Post by skittles on May 1, 2005 2:48:50 GMT -5
Lyra also raised her hand and waited, hoping Caesar wassn't going to say what she wanted to say.
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Post by dairywizard on May 1, 2005 11:21:52 GMT -5
"Actually, snakes have spines," Darius interuppted, correcting Skye.
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