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TeafortheSoul · 06-14-2011, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Nika was a bit nervous for this. She normally didn't do well in classes like charms in transfiguration where it was more of hands on stuff with spells. She didn't want to be the only one who couldn't do it. So she quickly chewed on the jelly baby as she watched the little demonstration by this Jim guy. Should Nika introduce herself again? Nah. She already did it once so hopefully Jim was listening.

Right now to choose a dummy. Nika walked over and stood in front of the nearest one. Okay so what did he say it was again? "Er-tick-ate?" She nodded in confirmation. Right. Er-tick-ate. That's how you say it... She lifted her wand and made a small X in the air. "Er-tick-ate?" She muttered very quickly and not so confidently as she hoped that something would happen.

Nothing.
Zip.
Nada.

She was used to this though. It wasn't a new feeling. This always seems to happen to her in charms. After maybe a good seven times she seems to get it right though, but she didn't want to end up embarrassing herself in front of these people. She wanted to show them that she was good enough and that she wasn't just an "ickle second year who doesn't know what she's doing". So again she lifted her wand and did the same thing. X in the air and the muttered, "Er-tick-ate?"

Still Nothing.
Still Zip.
And Still Nada.

She let out an exasperated sigh as she blew a stray strand of hair away from her face. She looked towards Jim and raised an eyebrow. "Do you know what I'm doing wrong?" Maybe this wasn't a good idea and she should've just stayed in the common room.

"You've got to put some intent into it." Jim answered. "Its Nika, right? Be confident, and even if you don't feel confident, fake it. Think about something that makes you feel strongly and use that to focus your intent. You can't question yourself with offensive magic, or your wand will question you too and nothing will happen. See hexes and jinxes and especially curses, you have to put negative feelings in because after all they aren't benign are they? The point is to either hurt someone or incapacitate them so they can't hurt you. Just keep practicing and be firm with it. You're not gonna let a little spell get the better of you right?" He gave the kid an encouraging grin.

06-14-2011, 04:20 AM	#54 (permalink)
TeafortheSoul Formerly: Tegz Demiguise Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 24,239 Hogwarts RPG Name: ??? Ravenclaw Hogwarts RPG Name: Ronnie Thurkell Gryffindor Seventh Year x12 x12	lives in a hobbit hole \|\| Ern and Touz's Nuzzle \|\| roflysst \|\| looking at a seed packet Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Nika was a bit nervous for this. She normally didn't do well in classes like charms in transfiguration where it was more of hands on stuff with spells. She didn't want to be the only one who couldn't do it. So she quickly chewed on the jelly baby as she watched the little demonstration by this Jim guy. Should Nika introduce herself again? Nah. She already did it once so hopefully Jim was listening. Right now to choose a dummy. Nika walked over and stood in front of the nearest one. Okay so what did he say it was again? "Er-tick-ate?" She nodded in confirmation. Right. Er-tick-ate. That's how you say it... She lifted her wand and made a small X in the air. "Er-tick-ate?" She muttered very quickly and not so confidently as she hoped that something would happen. Nothing. Zip. Nada. She was used to this though. It wasn't a new feeling. This always seems to happen to her in charms. After maybe a good seven times she seems to get it right though, but she didn't want to end up embarrassing herself in front of these people. She wanted to show them that she was good enough and that she wasn't just an "ickle second year who doesn't know what she's doing". So again she lifted her wand and did the same thing. X in the air and the muttered, "Er-tick-ate?" Still Nothing. Still Zip. And Still Nada. She let out an exasperated sigh as she blew a stray strand of hair away from her face. She looked towards Jim and raised an eyebrow. "Do you know what I'm doing wrong?" Maybe this wasn't a good idea and she should've just stayed in the common room. "You've got to put some intent into it." Jim answered. "Its Nika, right? Be confident, and even if you don't feel confident, fake it. Think about something that makes you feel strongly and use that to focus your intent. You can't question yourself with offensive magic, or your wand will question you too and nothing will happen. See hexes and jinxes and especially curses, you have to put negative feelings in because after all they aren't benign are they? The point is to either hurt someone or incapacitate them so they can't hurt you. Just keep practicing and be firm with it. You're not gonna let a little spell get the better of you right?" He gave the kid an encouraging grin. __________________ love is like a letter wrote :: and life is like an envelope be careful who you give it to :: they might not give it back to you