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SPOILER!!: Khaine
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Originally Posted by Compootor View Post
Razz had no intention of not going noticed at his favorite subject, so despite being slightly distracted by all the bubbles, his hand shot up almost immediately at the sound of the first question of the day.

"A jinx, sir, is one of the three types of dark charms, the others being hexes and curses. Jinxes are, as far as I remember, the least severe of the three, but generally cause some sort of malicious or mischievous effect." he proudly stated, perhaps a little bit too sure of himself. As he gave the second part of the question a quick ponder, he may have begun to slightly second guess himself, but it was too late to take back the answer. All he could do at this point was hope it was correct. Or at least not too wrong. Either way, the question was twofold and it wouldn't do to answer just the one part, so off he went:

"If I had to escape from a pursuer, perhaps. If I was in some immediate danger, I could use a jinx to hinder my attacker, cause a distraction or protect myself. I could, uh.. use the knockback jinx, for example." He struggled to come up with a good example of how exactly he'd use the jinx, but he was certain he'd read of several clever and ingenious uses of all manners of jinxes when it came to self-defense. With several bubbles swarming him as he spoke, he looked rather silly, and given his inability to waft them away, one could be forgiven for thinking that, in a danger-scenario, he wouldn't even remember the knockback jinx existed, let alone cast it.


"Correct you are, Khaine." If the boy kept that up, he wouldn't have problems with his OWLs at the end of the year. They all still had those, in case they were wondering. This "field trip" to Beauxbatons changed nothing. "Jinxes do fall under the category of dark charms. Nice to see someone's doing their readings." Something he expected them all to be doing but he wouldn't digress.

"And they would be beneficial should you be trying to create some distance between you and your pursuer." As it so happened, the knockback jinx was particularly useful against certain dark creatures, but he supposed the boy already knew that.

SPOILER!!: Rose
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Carsyn literally had almost forgotten this was Defense Against the Dark Arts. Had the Headmaster not been standing there, she might have actually been QUITE confused because the decor was set up like nothing that Headmaster Trent would do??? Hence the blank expression and lack of a greeting. While she might have been surprised by the decor, the usual thump the door made when it slammed shut was NO surprise to the fourth year.

Jinx. Yea, that Ravenclaw boy basically said exactly what it was right there, but there was an additional piece to the question. When might she decide to use one? There were multiple reasons, but there was one circumstance recently that crossed the fourth year's mind. And probably something on the brain of every teenager since its announcement.

Carsyn raised her hand. "If someone is hesitant to accept an offer to be a date escort to the ball." Okay, so maybe that wasn't the most appropriate answer, but it may have crossed her mind as a possibility. Jinxes were meant to be taken lightheartedly, yes? Not cause harm? Cause she wouldn't want to harm a potential date.


"I..." What? No, really, what?

The Headmaster blinked several times at the Fourth Year, not entirely sure where to begin replying to a response like that one. Given the...ahem...scarlet and gold nature of her uniform, the man was more inclined to believe it, too.

"How many have you asked...?" How many had said no? Questions, he had them. "Let's not jinx our schoolmates. Won't end well for anyone involved."

Him included if he ended up responsible for the detention.

SPOILER!!: Kaiser
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"Uh..." Bubbles? Yes, they were everywhere. Did he want to join in with making them? "... I'm good, thank you." Did it make him a killjoy if he wasn't interested in the bubbles? Not really, as he didn't mind anyone else having fun.

Also, if he started making bubbles there would be no way that he'd be able to focus on the lesson at the same time. He'd never actually used a bubble wand before, so it would surely take all of his attention. No. Best not. Especially as the lesson was now starting.

Jinxes. Well, there was one jinx and its appropriate circumstances that sprang to mind, given the bubbles that were everywhere, but when Kaiser raised his hand, he went for a more general answer. "They are the least severe dark spell, and usually more 'amusing'-" He did finger quotes here. "-than the other kinds, but they can still be useful in times that you are under threat but do not want to harm the threatening person. If you think they are already cursed, maybe. Like Imperiused." The same could go for hexes too, Kaiser supposed, but that didn't discount the use of jinxes. "The Trip Jinx, for example, does not do any magical damage." Which, as far as Kaiser knew, was more difficult to deal with than bumps, bruises, or broken bones.


"Some would consider them to be 'amusing', yes. I don't blame them--not condoning any cross fire among you students, but some do have interesting results when done correctly." There, balance struck between being a responsible Headmaster and an appreciator of a well cast jinx. Nailed it.

"Useful when you don't want to cause harm but don't want to be harmed either." As opposed to not wanting to be harmed and not minding doing some damage in the process.

Some just had a bigger heart. Thoughtful but sometimes the difference between life and death.

SPOILER!!: Blaze
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 View Post
Claudine had, in fact, hesitated when Trent told her that she should take a bubble. What would she do with one, anyway? She was more inclined to pop it. For this reason, the first year resorted to watch her classmates and the bubbles from her corner of the room. But when the door thudded shut, she gave her full attention to the Headmaster.

Or she tried to.

One bubble in the shape of a bowtruckle came hovering close. "What Kaiser said,’’ Claudine stated, her hand up but eyes fixed on Bowtruckle bubble which was now hovering in the vicinity of her head. “The Ebublio Jinx is a good one to use on anyone daring to interrupt me while I’m sketching.’’ Simply trap them in the bubble and watch them float away.

That in itself, would made a lovely sketch.


And another that got a peculiar sort of look from the Headmaster. These students were a lot more willing to cast on each other than he cared for.

"In theory, yes, that would be a good use of the ebublio jinx, however," Because there was obviously going to be a 'however' following a suggestion like THAT, "we don't cast on our schoolmates. If we're having issues, we report them and have a professor deal with it." He remembered that meeting, largely filled with First Years, in the Inquisitorial Hall. The main reason for their poor behaviour was that they "didn't know".

Well. He was reminding her--and everyone else in the room--that that sort of behaviour landed you in serious trouble. Just saying.

SPOILER!!: Dakest
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Originally Posted by hermionesclone View Post
Bubbles?

Lucas glanced over at one of the fountains - the closest fountain - and then at one of the wands that was sitting there. Could he help himself? Was Trent encouraging him to help himself? That wasn’t a BAD thing, right? No. The man was generally calm and unless there were creepy creatures hidden in here, he was sure some extra bubbles wasn’t going to do him any harm.

With this thought in mind, the Gryffindor shuffled over to the closest fountain and picked up one of the spare wands. Blowing bubbles didn’t take any brainpower. None whatsoever. And he still didn’t know what they had to do with a Defence lesson but he was too busy blowing bubbles to care.

It was only when Trent started talking that he lowered the wand and considered the question that the man was asking. Jinxes? Huh. There were a few answers coming in but none caused him to widen his eyes quite like Carsyn’s answer over there. Jinxing someone because of a ball?? Uh???

Okay.

Lucas shook his head slightly and raised his hand - wand and all - up in the air. "You’re supposed to maintain eye contact on your target when casting one of these." Which he always found difficult to do. "I guess you could use it defensively, you know? To protect yourself before you even get attacked." Example? "Like the Anti-Intruder Jinx to repel intruders. Stop them before they get the chance to take anything."


"Excellent point, Dakest. Eye contact is important when it comes to casting and maintaining jinxes. The moment you break eye contact, the jinx is broken and you have to cast again."

Good to see the boy wasn't too distracted by the bubbles to pay attention. "Of course, that becomes more crucial for some than others. Like...say the knockback jinx your classmates mentioned. Once the target is blown back, there isn't really need to maintain eye contact...as opposed to say...a jinx on a broomstick mid quidditch game play. You'd have to maintain throughout."

It was all about choosing wisely while in the middle of a scrap.

SPOILER!!: Jones
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Originally Posted by GD2204 View Post
Ewan couldn’t help but feel somewhat jubilant as he entered the classroom today, a precarious smile across his freckly face, even with the lack of a free period. Instantly his eyes were drawn to the floating bubbles as they floated, effortlessly dancing in the wind that was gently blowing in through the wide windows. "Bubbles? Huh. That's cool".


Deciding against toughing the delicate bubbles, Ewan focused now as the headmaster called for their attention, his eyes focused with a steely glint, eager for the knowledge of today.

A jinx? That was an easy one. Hesitating for a second, Ewan listened to some of his fellow class mates answers before finally letting out a smile as he heard one of the fourth year Gryffindors mention the ball (Carsyn). “Remind me never to mess with you” he whispered under his breath as he contorted his face into what he hoped was an innocent smile.

“A jinx is a charm. Some people consider it to be a dark charm but I guess it really depends on how you use it? I mean, if used defensively, is it still a dark charm?” he answered after holding his hand up in the air for a moment before being called upon (Headmaster).


"You're there but not there." He saw where the boy was going with his logic on whether the spell was a dark charm or not, however that wasn't how classification worked. "Intent does determine how dark a spell or even a creature is considered to be, however the standard classification is more black and white. Spells that have been created as jinxes, hexes or curses are all labelled "dark charms" regardless of the individual caster's intent. It is the intent at the creation of the spell that gave it the classification, not how you choose to use it in daily life."

So yes, a jinx was still very much a dark charm. Choosing not to use it with dark intent was admirable but did not change what it was by nature.

SPOILER!!: Sinclair
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Avalon couldn't help herself. The minute the headmaster said she could grab a bubble wand, her eyes lit up. Who didn't love blowing bubbles? She grabbed one sitting on the ledge of the fountain and waved it around in the air. Mesmerized, she watched the elegant ovals stretch through the wand and into the air. How in the world was Headmaster Trent making such elaborate shapes, though? Perhaps there was a bit of a science to blowing bubbles that the young Ravenclaw wasn't familiar with.

She placed the wand down as class began, somewhat fascinated to see what bubbles had to do with today's lessons. Maybe they were learning the Ebulio spell? She was pretty certain that it was a jinx that trapped the target in a giant bubble. Raising her hand, she prepared to offer a bit of her own insight to the question. "Like the others said, jinxes are usually the least severe of the dark charms. But they still can have pretty negative effects. One time, my sister was hit by a pretty nasty stinging jinx, and she had to sit in an aloe bath for six hours straight." Now that was an interesting evening in the Sinclair household. "And I'm fairly certain that they can be prevented by casting an Anti-Jinx beforehand."

And now for the second part of his question, when she might use one. She supposed she shouldn't be completely honest, because if she was, she might say she'd use a jinx when her brother was irritating her to no end. Plus, Trent would probably appreciate it if she thought in more DADA-like terms. "I'd use a jinx if I just needed to temporarily disable or distract my opponent. Not necessarily harm them, but just trip them up so for a moment so that I had time to think or get away."


"Right on that one." The Headmaster affirmed. "While considered the least harmful of the dark charms, jinxes can still do a bit of damage in their own right and leave some nasty consequences." Something else he hoped they would all keep in mind before sending spells at each other all willy nilly.

"They do make good distractions, in fact some make it near impossible to keep proper focus once they've been cast. A good route to take when trying to gain the upperhand."

He was pleased with most of the responses thus far.

SPOILER!!: James
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Bubbles. Bubblesbubblesbubbles. Phoebe kept trying to catch them, especially since the professor had just given her the incredible gift of EVEN MORE BUBBLES. BUBBLES. By the time the professor was ready to start class, Phoebe had managed to collect herself a full bubble!beard and hat.

But she could focus. Yes. "Jinx is when two people talk at the same time and then one yells JINX real quick and the other can't talk until the first one says it's okay. And the one who loses has to buy the loser a bottle of butterbeer." Didn't sound at all like what everyone was talking about, and Phoebe patted her beard gently. Thoughtfully. "Also spells that cause bad stuff but not super bad stuff and mostly mean tricks when someone needs to learn a lesson about not touching your stuff."


"Not...quite that first one..." Malachi scratched absentmindedly at his chin just watching the girl make her own beard of bubbles. "But on the second, you've got more of a point." As...watered down and First Yearafied as she'd made it.

Precious beans at work, honestly.

"You've...you've got something right there..." He said, gesturing to his own face in all the areas bubbles had collected on hers. "Just there. Did you know?"

SPOILER!!: Summers
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Cecelia certainly wasn't going to pass up THAT offer, so the first year headed right over to the fountain to claim herself a bubble wand which she spent the remainder of her free time using to make the biggest bubbles she could manage. There was just something SO calming about watching bubbles float through the air, there was.

Most people had already offered facts about jinxes that SHE would've said, so the first year had to think extra hard to come up with an answer that didn't feel like she was copying someone else. When she'd thought of something, the small blonde raised her bubble wand brandishing hand and gave her answer. "Well, I know there are counter-spells for jinxes AND spells that can prevent jinxes from harming you, too." That was something, wasn't it? "Oh! And I'd probably use a jinx against someone in a duel." Were they dueling today? COULD they?


"Yes, good point. There are ways to prevent or put an end to a jinx." They were, afterall, the mildest of the dark charms. "A counter-jinx is one good one." It was something they'd touch on in another unit but today they would just be focusing on the jinxes themselves, one particular jinx.

"Duels would be an appropriate place to put them to good use. A sanctioned environment to cast at your peers."

Because, liked he'd said, it absolutely was not permitted otherwise and the man had had his fill of suspending and giving detentions for the year. The students needed to chill.


After taking the last of the responses, it was time to move on.

"Excellent points." Ones that told him not only that he had to keep an extra eye on some of his students but also that they had been doing the prescribed readings. It was a proven benefit, he just hoped they all saw them that way. "So a quick recap, Jinxes are a branch of magic known as "dark charms". They share the title with hexes and curses but those will get a proper look at later in the year. Today, we'll focus on jinxes." As most would have already been able to guess.

"They are the least severe of the three and can be countered. Specifically, we'll be looking at the jinx mentioned by Blaze; Ebublio." Was the room starting to make a bit more sense now?

"This is a jinx that traps whatever target within a giant bubble that can't be popped by mere physical force. Now, before we get into any sort of casting, I'd like you all to really think about this jinx." They wouldn't be needing their textbooks for this answer. "As we did with a few of our spells, I'd like you to tell me one disadvantage of using it." Advantages were typically easier to come up with but realizing disadvantages and weighing them carefully was important when trying to defend. Not weighing everything up carefully could have disastrous results. "I'd like an advantage, too, if you can think of one, but I'm looking mainly for disadvantages."

OOC: Sorry for the late move, everyone. The typhoon has everyone in my area evacuating just in case. You'll have about 24-28 hrs to get in responses. Catch ups are also fine ^^
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