((Now I lost my muse! D: ))
"Perfect!" Mathias proclaimed, "I would clap my hands with glee, however; well, you know..."
Mathias lifted his plate of food slightly to effectively express why he was unable to clap. Wielding his mashed potato laden plate, Mathias squeezed by Ellie and indicated the spiraling staircase to the left of the room.
"Upstairs, we shall find my room of art, a small room for tea and chit-chat, a bathroom, and of course my bedroom, but we shall not go in there. They say you can tell a genius based on the messiness of their room, and well, frankly; mine is a disaster area."
Mathias sighed slightly, shrugging his shoulders slightly, "Being a genius can be a burden sometimes...but you would know that. Everyone is a genius in their own manner, therefore everyone has the burdens which come with genius!"
The stairs ended to become a balcony, which followed the curve of the wall. Though you could not tell from the outside, the interior of Mathias' house was slightly curved, like a cylinder within an ornate box. Mathias led Ellie by the bathroom, which was right at the top of the stairs, and on to the next room.
"Behold!" Mathias said dramatically as he used his elbow to flip on a switch, "The art room!"
Also following a cylindrical design, the art room was lined with shelves, which fit the curvature of the room. There were no windows; only blue lights which lit up each art piece in its own mini-spotlight. As Mathias approached a set of shelves labeled, 'The Fruits of My Labor,' the shelf began to stretch slightly, allowing a space just the right size for his potato masterpiece, and a tiny spotlight to go with it.
"I abhor empty spaces," Mathias explained, setting the mashed potatoes waterfall gently down into the empty space, "So each of the shelves have a stretching charm that activate whenever I enter with a new art-piece in my hands. In this particular area, there is also a spell which allows for me to keep my food art unspoiled for as long as the food is within the spell boundaries. Feel free to browse."
- Spoiler:
There is, of course, the food art. Envision a castle formed out of carrot sticks in the same way you would use Lincoln Logs; or a broccoli forest complete with a river of ranch....maybe an icy landscape of vanilla icecream, and powdered sugar drifting down out of a marshmallow cloud. Come up with some of your own. It's fun!
Also in the room are some unusual sculptures, moving paintings of famous eccentric wizards from the past, and unusual inventions of course. He even has a wall displaying replicas of famous muggle paintings by the likes of da Vinci and Picasso. Wish I had pictures to describe it, but can't find anything good enough.
Oh, another note. Nothing is straight or even. Mathias hates things that have angles and straight lines. He adores curvature and imperfection.