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DecemberMoon · 09-17-2012, 01:48 AM

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Fair enough questions. "Not weird if you think about it." she started off, looking at the entire class. "It's more of a brain exercise. Believe it or not, things won't go exactly according to plan in the real world outside this castle, or even inside as I'm sure most of you have figured out already. It's best to think of more than one solution than to be left stumbling. It's actually quite a crucial aspect for topics discussed in this class."

Adjusting her legs, she made herself comfortable once more before continuing in. "I'll try not to have basic yes or no questions to make this less hard on you all. If you honestly cannot think or more than one answer, do try and reword it from what you're previously thinking. The point of this is broaden your horizons, so to speak."

"So, for starters, tell me something you know about the dark arts."

"So we’re meant to be stretching our minds?" She thought on that for a moment. “Yes, being able to change up how you thought could be useful,” she figured. “It would be especially useful if you were ever attacked.” She shuddered at the thought. “Hopefully that never happens, but it’s always good to be on your toes…”

She really didn’t like this Lotus position. She wasn’t doing it right anyway, but just sitting on these mats was uncomfortable in itself. The professor asked what they already knew about the dark arts, and she realized she knew very little. Her first reaction was to say, “Not much” but she doubted that would be sufficient. She thought on it and said, “Well…I know that they are usually bad. Or used to do negative things.” That seemed right.

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Medea listened and nodded to a few more replies before speaking again...

"So, how do you know what to defend yourself from? And what are some things you should defend yourselves from or that may be too much in grey area to even know?"

She heard a lot of similar answers to her own so she must’ve been on the right track. Several students seemed a little conflicted about the dark arts. Some even sounded like they didn’t necessarily think they were bad; She wondered why they felt that way. “I don’t see what good can really come from anything related to dark magic,” she thought to herself.

Eliza shifted her weight a bit and rolled her head from side to side. Now her neck was starting to get sore. She hoped they would be able to change positions soon. “How do we know what to defend against?” She was puzzled. It seemed obvious, wasn’t it? A vivid picture of another wizard coming at her with their wand pointed came to mind. She shook it from her mind and tried to think outside of the box. She raised her hand and said her next idea a bit sheepishly, but curious to hear if she was right or not, “Things that are clearly going to cause you harm of course, like a dementor or…or a monster that’s chasing you…” she cleared her throat. “But there could be things you don’t even know are dark until it’s too late,” she said - thinking particularly of some of the cursed items she’d heard existed in Knockturn Alley. “But I guess those would be hard to defend against. I mean…there must be a way though. Isn’t there?”

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DecemberMoon Puffskein Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 999 Hogwarts RPG Name: Eliza Neladara Dawnsel Fifth Year	Quote: Fair enough questions. "Not weird if you think about it." she started off, looking at the entire class. "It's more of a brain exercise. Believe it or not, things won't go exactly according to plan in the real world outside this castle, or even inside as I'm sure most of you have figured out already. It's best to think of more than one solution than to be left stumbling. It's actually quite a crucial aspect for topics discussed in this class." Adjusting her legs, she made herself comfortable once more before continuing in. "I'll try not to have basic yes or no questions to make this less hard on you all. If you honestly cannot think or more than one answer, do try and reword it from what you're previously thinking. The point of this is broaden your horizons, so to speak." "So, for starters, tell me something you know about the dark arts." "So we’re meant to be stretching our minds?" She thought on that for a moment. “Yes, being able to change up how you thought could be useful,” she figured. “It would be especially useful if you were ever attacked.” She shuddered at the thought. “Hopefully that never happens, but it’s always good to be on your toes…” She really didn’t like this Lotus position. She wasn’t doing it right anyway, but just sitting on these mats was uncomfortable in itself. The professor asked what they already knew about the dark arts, and she realized she knew very little. Her first reaction was to say, “Not much” but she doubted that would be sufficient. She thought on it and said, “Well…I know that they are usually bad. Or used to do negative things.” That seemed right. Quote: Medea listened and nodded to a few more replies before speaking again... "So, how do you know what to defend yourself from? And what are some things you should defend yourselves from or that may be too much in grey area to even know?" She heard a lot of similar answers to her own so she must’ve been on the right track. Several students seemed a little conflicted about the dark arts. Some even sounded like they didn’t necessarily think they were bad; She wondered why they felt that way. “I don’t see what good can really come from anything related to dark magic,” she thought to herself. Eliza shifted her weight a bit and rolled her head from side to side. Now her neck was starting to get sore. She hoped they would be able to change positions soon. “How do we know what to defend against?” She was puzzled. It seemed obvious, wasn’t it? A vivid picture of another wizard coming at her with their wand pointed came to mind. She shook it from her mind and tried to think outside of the box. She raised her hand and said her next idea a bit sheepishly, but curious to hear if she was right or not, “Things that are clearly going to cause you harm of course, like a dementor or…or a monster that’s chasing you…” she cleared her throat. “But there could be things you don’t even know are dark until it’s too late,” she said - thinking particularly of some of the cursed items she’d heard existed in Knockturn Alley. “But I guess those would be hard to defend against. I mean…there must be a way though. Isn’t there?”