TMQ113 -- Full Moon Kennel

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Discussion of The Magic Quill #113 -- Full Moon Kennel by Robbie Fischer.

+++ DOUBLE CHALLENGE FOR TMQ #115 +++

SURVEY: Does Spanky ever meet Zichri Goode before the climax Vold-War I?

CONTEST: Name and describe some dances that young witches and wizards might enjoy.

[_houdini]

Oh man another time i'm the first person to post... oh well i vote for a yes that Spanky does meet Zichri Goode before the Vold War as well being a top RMB agent and the only one who is on good terms with Zichri he probably would be assigned to rally werewolf allies and thus Zichri would the first person to look for regarding good werewolfs in the country (other than Lupin)....

Hmm.. as for some young hip wizard dances... well one would be ballroom dancing (most of the students in Hogwarts don't seem to mind it during the Yule Ball except for maybe Ron and Harry...) but then again ballroom dance is like hardly hip and modern... so well okay another one is Magic Disco.. this is based on one of the episodes from Nick's "All That"..... well its bascially any sort of dancing usually disco enhanced with spells... so its really up to the wizard dancers to use any spell creatively.. like levitating spells to dance in the air, frictionless charms on shoes to do the moonwalk. It's easy to say but it is in fact as challenging as a Muggle breakdancing, you would have to be able to smoothly incoroporate wand movements into the dance moves, able dance and cast a spell and of course cast a spell in your mind, wouldn't it be silly if a person dances and is always shouting spells now and then... he would be out of breathe from the shouting instead from the dancing..

Another wizard dance would be bROOM, well its dancing on broomsticks... yup i think it is also a global sport just like Quidditch... There are solo dance, couple and group dance. Its a bit like a cross of gymmastic and breakdance, the dancers are to dance and do stunts on broomsticks without magic of course... so its based on how well you syncronise with the music and with the group and the diffcultly of the stunts you do... so usually for slow music dancers would use the Cleansweep brooms and for faster paced music the Nimbus is used...so far few has dared to use the Firebolt but only find themselves in St Mungo's with broken bones and dismayed that no body could watch their daredevil dance...

[Linda_Carrig]

Great story! Just love that wolf kibble! Feel sorry for the poor werewolves though.
I don't think Spanky met Zichri alive. I do believe that Spanky happened upon the bodies of both brothers already dead and torn to pieces. Must have been a nightmare...
As for dances-I like the idea of bROOM dancing as put forth by Houdini. There could be some really wicked competitions!
How about dancing with the moon calves on the night of the full moon? I can picture a real ballet with the witches, wizards and moon calves all soaring through the air and executing complicated steps.
A typical witchcraft dance is a pentagon dance (instead of a square): There are five couples all dancing to the calls of a caller (is this the correct term?)--doze e do, alaman left, swing your partner, go round and round, etc.
Of course, there are always the old standards of wolf trot, boogie-man boogie, the hippogriff walk, fairy dip and troll stomp.

[Celairiel]

I think he did meet Zichri. Also, Spanky learned from this younger brother about how to set up a successful kennel, so that he could help keep the business going after the war if anything happened to them.

Hmmm... Dances. I really don't know about this. Some sort of a take off of swing dancing would be cool. And I agree that ballroom dancing would be popular, even though it isn't modern. They could put a modern spin on it.

[MsJunior84]

I'm thinking Spanky got wind of the Death Eaters coming for Zichri and helped 'amass troops'. During the fight, that is when Spanky used the blade, but their side lost.
Dances... not very good at this... maybe variations on swing, ballet, ballroom dancing, the tango... not having any fabulous ideas here.

[h_morgan]

I think Spanky would see Zichri again, and then get wind of the attack on Zichri, but not in time to help.

I think they would dance a dance like the waltz where they cast a charm to themselves to float a few inches off the floor. They could call it Aeria waltz.

[woot]

Survey: Yes. I think Spanky should meet Zichri. I think Zichri should be a bit different from his brother, more in his appearance than personality. Like, Zichri should be tall… and handsome.

Contest: A dance young witches and wizards would enjoy would be a type of dance sort of like ice-skating, except with out the ice, or the skates. They would use magic,of course, to do this. They would also do it to fast, jumpy, happy music.

[Dragonic]

Survey- No, Zichri would die, but leave Spanky a clue of how to aid the dying breed of the British werewolf. Perhaps the secret lies with Remus?
Contest- A dance that would consist of the girls forming a small circle inside a larger circle of more spaced out boys, with the two circles facing each other. The boys dance would be simple, consisting mainly of hand and feet movements. The highlight of the dance would be the girls dancinh, as their dresses would be constantly changing colors. after an interval of time, Each boy would randomly select a girl (or vice versa) and dance with for a certain interval of time, after which it would start over.

[dele]

Yes I think Spanky will meet Zichri Goode before the war. He will learn something important from him which will help in the fight against Voldemort.

As for the dancing I love _houdini's idea...

Magic Disco.. this is based on one of the episodes from Nick's "All That"..... well its bascially any sort of dancing usually disco enhanced with spells... so its really up to the wizard dancers to use any spell creatively.. like levitating spells to dance in the air, frictionless charms on shoes to do the moonwalk. It's easy to say but it is in fact as challenging as a Muggle breakdancing, you would have to be able to smoothly incoroporate wand movements into the dance moves, able dance and cast a spell and of course cast a spell in your mind, wouldn't it be silly if a person dances and is always shouting spells now and then... he would be out of breathe from the shouting instead from the dancing..

Maybe for younger dancers who cannot use non-verbal spells, spell words could be incorporated into the lyrics. The dancers could shout the spells without feeling stupid and would have to figure out how to incorporate the different spells into their dance moves. This could lead to some interesting competitions.

[i6uuaq]

Originally Posted by dele

Maybe for younger dancers who cannot use non-verbal spells, spell words could be incorporated into the lyrics. The dancers could shout the spells without feeling stupid and would have to figure out how to incorporate the different spells into their dance moves. This could lead to some interesting competitions.

this is exactly what i was thinking of.... but for a different dance though....


a dance which well-to-do wizarding parents send their kids to learn is Hex-trot. A group dance involving a minimum of 18 people, up to 108 and beyond, participants move about in a circle (or two concentric circles for larger groups, and three concentric circles for professionals), taking part in a complicated series of dance steps. However, part of the dance involves firing hexes (hence the name) directly ahead of you at regular intervals in the dance. If the dancers are keeping step, the hexes should pass harmlessly through the gaps between dancers... if the dancers are out of step... well... the dance continues until there are too few participants. =) Advanced practitioners of this dance use behind-the-back spell casting and aimed-deflected spells.

hex-trot would make an interesting backdrop to a fight scene, what with random spells intruding into the duel. =) i must confess that the idea for hex-trot came from Book 6 of C.S Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia (The Silver Chair), second-last chapter or so. go read it!

Another interesting and highly competitive wizard dance is Swing. Requiring nothing more than immense mastery of the Wingardium Leviosa spell and complete immunity to motion sickness, Swing involves a couple simultaneously casting Wingardium Leviosa on each other and levitating each other simultaneously through dance moves of ever-increasing complexity. Imagine trying to manouvre your partner through an Immelman roll while she puts you through a nausea-inducing flat spin triple helix. Even simple 30-second routines can take up to two years to perfect and master. Swing is generally the domain of serious, professional, full-time wizard dancers.

[Linda_Carrig]

Hex trot! Love it!

[Voldemort_13]

All the Ideas sound brilliant I don't know how I can compete with them. I think he should meet Zichri Goode.

I do have one idea they could do a water dance. This dance has some advantages because it requires little fancy spell work to do. All it requires if for someone to put a charm on a pool or large body of water before the dance so the water would became hard enough to walk on but palpable enough to move with the grove. At Hogwarts they would use the lake. There are a huge variety of water dances some of them are simple circle dances. Slow dances are also common. Also if you but ice skates on you are able to glide trough the water like you would on ice but you leave a trail of water behind you. Advanced dancers will manipulate the water as they dance creating waves and waterspouts in the water. Some people will even dive in the water, although that is dangerous because if you fail to break a hole in the water you end up hitting you head. You can also manipulate the water to make it harder or softer. This can get really interesting if the water you are manipulating isn't under your feet but someone else's feet. That being said it is usually good to wear a swimsuit when doing this dance because it usually degrades into a water fight. People also often do flips and other jumps because the water can be made springy to get into the air and soft for landings, and if you wanted to do a really big jump you could land in a dive and go right trough the water.

[greyniffler]

What sort of dances? Would they be at the Crystal Ball?

• The Troll Trot
• The Jelly-Legs Jam
• Hex-B-Gone Dancing
• The Toad's Waltz
• Bat-Bogie-Wogie
• Dance of the Hourglasses
• Tarentacula
• Wand Limbo (or broomstick Limbo) with Magic Fire
• Cheese Cauldron Cha-Cha
• Lobster Leg-Locker
• Broomstick Ballet

New

• Jinxers Jig
• Goblin Gambol
• Flaming Flamenco
• Mugglewalking
• Ghosts' Gavotte
• Portrait Polonaise
• Apparition Tango
• Sallemande
• Poltergeist Polka
• Ministry Minuet
• The MerLindy
• FairyLight Waltz

Also

• The Diagon Alley Cat

[Linda_Carrig]

Broomstick ballet! Hurrah!