The assignment is as follows:
Background
History:
Stemming from the 2000s Unmagical hair chalk trend, the magical counterpart has a very interesting origin story. During this time, the two daughters of a witch by the name of Sybil Warner had begged to be allowed to use Unmagical hair chalk. Sybil was anxious that this would cause her daughters to become reliant on Unmagical products, so she forbade the usage of hair chalk. However, guilt soon crept into Mrs. Warner.
Sybil then began to experiment for weeks to create a magical alternative for her daughters. At last, after many tiring hours of work, Sybil made a product. Her daughters were over the moon, wearing it everywhere they could. This prompted Sybil Warner to sell the product to other parents and eventually in magical stores! Unfortunately, the trend died around 5 years later in both communities, leaving this outstanding product to become a part of history.
Usage:
The product is very simple to use. Just like Unmagical hair chalk, the product should be run under warm water, then one applies it by pulling the targeted hair taut and gliding the chalk down the hair. It might take a few applications for opaque colour. For the magical version, the magical abilities will not get stronger if more chalk is added.
The said properties do limit the number of colours the chalk comes in. While Unmagical hair chalk has a wide range, there are only 5 magical hair chalks that correspond to their abilities:
- Red: This colour grants the user the ability to heat liquid.
- Blue: This colour lets the user breathe underwater for a short period of time.
- White: This colour allows the user to phase through thin enough objects.
- Purple: This colour grants the ability to transfigure small objects wandlessly with ease.
- Yellow: This colour is the oddity. It is incredibly expensive and hard to find, leading to it being more a collectable than a practical hair chalk. This chalk lets the user teleport a short distance.
Assignment
For the assignment prompt, you will have two different options! Please specify in your answer which one you pick. You only have to pick one prompt to answer for full credit.
- Imagine you have stumbled across a box of Sybil Warner’s old hair chalks! Intrigued, you rummage through it. Which hair chalks do you find? Do you manage to find the rare yellow colour, or do you only find the basic red, purple, white, or blue? What do you do with the hair chalk? Does it help you in some way, or is it mainly for fashion? Be creative!
- You decide that the hair chalk trend needs to come back in the magical world. You pick up Sybil’s old recipe and begin production! What new colours do you make, and what does each colour do? Do you give them names? How do sales do? Does the trend come back strong, or does it die back out? Be creative!
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