Boredom Strikes [open]

[logan12]

Since Logan has gotten here, he's had loads to do. Unpack all of his belongings, search for all his classes, meet new people. But all of a sudden he felt horribly bored. He only had walked past the Quality Quarters, and not really payed any attention to it before. Deciding he had nothing better to do, Logan headed toward the Quarters.

The big room towered over him, like he was a little ant. There were numbers of boards full of information. All with different colored papers hanging from them. It was very warm, and cozy, since there were three fireplaces.

Logan noticed the windows, looking down from them he couldn't see much. Some field maybe, but nothing special. Turning away, he headed to a large couch that looked quite welcoming. He sat down, with a sigh. As he looked into the fire, it looked as if it was dancing. He loved it.

Logan always had something to draw with. He took out his sketch book and started to draw what he saw in the fire. As he sketched he thought about what his classes might be like once they start. He wondered whether or not he'd make friends. He sure hoped so.

[emmawinters]

Emma Winters limped into the room carrying her usual stack of books. She thudded them down on the nearest table and collapsed next to Logan. "I'm exhausted..." she muttered, half to herself. She turned to face Logan, "Emma Winters, first year Hufflepuff," she glanced at his tie and smiled. "...same as you!"

[logan12]

"Emma Winters, first year Hufflepuff," Logan turned to face a girl that had just sat down next to him. "Hey, nice to meet you. I'm Logan Maniaci." He smiled and looked down at his tie, since Emma was also. "Yeah, Hufflepuff." He said still smiling. "So, how are you?" Logan asked.

He held onto his tie, rubbing it between his fingers. He set his pencil and sketchbook down next to him on the couch. He looked back into the fire, not seeing anything special now that another person was in the room.

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[emmawinters]

She raised an eyebrow, "I'm good. I headed over to the Quidditch field a little earlier, that was a lot of fun. Do you play?"

[logan12]

Logan's eyes fell on Emma again, "No, I don't. Did you try out?" He asked smiling at her. He was happy to be making friends. He picked up his sketches again."Hey, stay still." Logan said, as he started to draw her.

She was a very pretty girl, and he just couldn't pass up the opportunity to sketch her. As she sketched he smiled, his eyes moved from his book to Emma. He blew some of the eraser shavings off his sketch, and kept drawing.

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[emmawinters]

Emma froze, her eyes smiling. "You draw? That is so cool!" she watched as his hand quickly flew across the page, amazed at the speed and accuracy.

[logan12]

Logan finished drawing Emma, he turned his sketchbook for her to see it. Hoping she would like it, he smiled, he was satisfied with his work. "So?" He asked, "Do you like it?"

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[emmawinters]

She took the drawing book in her hands, and smiled. "Yeah!! This is great!! How'd you learn to draw like that? It's amazing..." she trailed off as her eyes wandered around the page, feeling like she was looking at a mirror. "I like how you did the eyes." She hesitated, but then asked, "Do you think you could teach me? Just the basics and stuff."

[logan12]

Logan smiled, looking at his work again. "Thanks, my grandpa is an art teacher at a school, back where I live." He answered, smiling. He glanced at the Emma's eyes, then the eyes that he drew. "Haha thank you, yeah I'd love to teach you!" He chuckled. His eyes widened, he never knew how good he was, he just loved drawing so much that he never really payed attention. Now someone wanted him to teach them. He smiled to himself, feeling important.

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[emmawinters]

"Great!" Emma said enthusiastically. She set her books aside and glanced around the room, her eyes searching. She walked over and picked up a spare piece of parchment, and a pair of dirty socks that had been left in the room. She placed her parchment on the table along with the quill and socks.

"Let's see how well I've been doing in Transfiguration," she muttered to herself. "Bibo Firmus!" she ordered, and suddenly two glasses of lemonade took the place of the socks. "Much better," she smiled at Logan.

"Okay, where do we start?"

[logan12]

Logan got up to where Emma had placed the parchment. He laughed as she turned a dirty pair of socks into two glasses of lemonade. "Ok, first you should start with simple objects, like a cup or a box. Try to find objects that are simple in shape, and ideally of one solid color, because without the distraction of a pattern it is easier to concentrate on their shapes. Then you will move on to somethinglike a shoe, using the same skills you learned on the simpler objects."

He said, looking at Emma to see if she got it all. "Once you've picked something to draw, try setting it in front of you and drawing it." He smiled, wondering if she was lost.

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[emmawinters]

"Sounds like you got this teacher thing down!! You should think about it," she smiled and then looked around the room. She spotted a simple China tea cup, beautifully curved, but with very simple detail. She walked over and picked it up gently, then returned to her 'desk'.

"Here goes nothing," she breathed. Placing the teacup in front of her, she ran her eyes over its shape and body before picking up the quill. She hesitated before putting it onto the paper, but once she had started the basic outline, she kept going.

Looking up regurarly at the cup, she quickly finished a rough sketch. Although it was slightly lopsided she had drawn the porportions correctly and the shape was recognizable. "Not bad," she said, looking up at Logan.

[logan12]

Logan was very surprised to see Emma do so well on her first try. "Wow, that's not half bad," He joked with her. "Just kidding, that's actually very good." He smiled, as he looked over her drawing. "My grandpa always told me to always listen to my eyes, not my brain." Logan added, as he turned to look at Emma again.

"Ok, next you'll need a box of some kind. Place it in front of you. But don't start drawing yet. Take another look at your box. See if you can see any shapes. See if you can see where you would draw lines. Think about the lines that connect to your starting place. Do they line up horizontally or vertically with the paper? Or do they angle off? Do you see parallel lines?" Logan stopped to let Emma take that all in. He waited.

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[emmawinters]

Emma took a deep breath as she tried to register all that her totally advanced 'teacher' was telling her. "Okay, first things first. I need a box," her eyes wandered around the room but she couldn't find anything. "Hm..." she reached into her pocket and surprisingly found the box her wand had come in. She took it out and placed it on the table.

"I see...rectangles, parellelagrams, squares," she squinted. "Maybe a scalene triangle here and there. What do you think?"

(Wow, you REALLY do know what you're talking about. This is so cool!!)

[logan12]

[haha thanks]

Logan smiled, as he watched Emma find the figures in the box. "Ok, good." He said. She seemed to be understanding well. "When you're a little more comfertable with drawing, you can try turning the box at different agles. It's a little more challenging." He smiled at her, looking down to her box. "Next, you carefully, and taking your time, try to draw your box." He added, watching Emma. He leaned on the table a little, just like a real teacher might.

[emmawinters]

Emma nodded, concentrating on the box. She began drawing, taking her time with this one. While her quill was dutifully marking the paper, her mind kept racing.

Remember the shapes, listen to eyes and not mind, take your time...

She had finished the front side of the box and wasn't quite sure how to start the angle to make the box seem 3D. She bit her lip and then remembered to follow her eyes, and that's just what she did.

Drawing the lines at a slant she soon realized that she had discovered 3D. She smiled and then continued drawing the box, wondering how Logan thought she was doing.

[logan12]

Logan smiled as he watched Emma concentrate so hard on her work. It was turning out a lot better than he expected. "Wow, I'm impressed." He chuckled. He waited until she was finished with her drawing until he kept going on with the lesson.

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[emmawinters]

She turned back to her work, smiling. Being an ordinary Muggle half of her life, she had never gotten very much praise from anyone for doing anything. It was a new feeling for Emma but it was definately something she could get used to.

She finished drawing the basic shape of the box, without adding much detail or shadows, but it would do. "Done," she said.

[logan12]

Logan smiled, looking over Emma's work. "Very good." He said, giving her a smile. He had never met anyone that caught on to drawing this quick. "Ok, once you've masterd the basics shapes, you can start focusing on shading." Logan said, turning back into his 'teacher mode'. "Oh, and LOTS of practice." He added, remembering what his grandfather had told him. "That's pretty much the basic stuff." He said, trying to think it over.

[emmawinters]

"Cool!" she said, adding her swooping signature to the bottom of the page, along with the date. "I'll practice some more back in my dorms tonight," she said, taking the box and sliding it back into her pocket. She decided that now that the drawing lesson was done, or at least paused, she would try to find out more about this Logan Maniaci. "Are you Muggleborn?" she asked. "Or have you known that you're a wizard."