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hermionesclone · 06-27-2013, 03:24 PM

Text Cut: Romanos!

So they weren't going to be practising Legilimency? ... That was... probably for the better, right? The idea of someone invading his mind and finding out how he felt about certain... things wasn't an idea that sat well with the sixteen year old. It was like someone reading his journal. Yeah... that was exactly what Legilimency reminded him of. Sort of.

But as for how to achieve this... he really didn't know. Sitting back and listening to what the others had to say was interesting, though. And it did spark some ideas and questions in the Hufflepuff too. "Professor?" he started, raising his hand in the air, "They say that the mind is a many layered... thing," Was that a good way of putting it? "So does the amount of layers you invade, as the Legilimens, depend on your skill with the spell? For example... erm... someone who's more skilled with the spell could probably access deeper feelings and thoughts, ones that the target person had kept hidden particularly well? And someone who's not that skilled might not... be able... to invade as far? Or does your skill with the practice only let you go through someone's mind without saying a spell?" Like Ravenclaw dude (Nigel) had said. Alec was sort of trusting that the dude was right with that piece of information. It sounded right, anyways...

And... did he know what he was saying? ... Sort of. Not really.

"Erm... but to answer your question..." Because he shouldn't just... leave it at a question, yeah? "I guess... I think the intent really counts too. I mean... theoretically... someone who doesn't want to enter someone's mind and is, say, forced to, might not be able to perform Legilimency that well. It sounds like a spell where when you perform it, you have to really mean it." That... was his two knuts. Or something.

06-27-2013, 03:24 PM	#70 (permalink)
hermionesclone Pogrebin Join Date: May 2009 Location: London Posts: 32,852 Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexander River Hirsch Gryffindor Graduated x11 x11	urine trouble \| Pat's Strong Confident Other Half \| Pees Like a Champion Unicorn Racehorse Text Cut: Romanos! Quote: Originally Posted by Roselyn With that last thought in her mind now, there was no way she could take the smile off of her face. Whether large or small, it would be there. "Those are very good answers, and questions, from all of you. Basically, legilimency is the act of penetrating one's mind through magic and reading their thoughts, memories, and emotions and interpreting them. However, I would use the word "reading" lightly. It is not like reading words in a book. A more accurate term would be "seeing". Seeing their thoughts, memories, and emotions and interpreting them. Mister Barrington gave an excellent idea on what it's like. Flying on a broomstick and interpreting what you find along the way. If you can imagine that, than you're one step closer to knowing what legilimency is like." "I believe it was Miss Somerland who mentioned that the people who practice this art are called Legilimens." Somerland. Summerland. "I'm sure we can all take a guess on just how they came up with that name. What I would like to focus on for the moment though, is just how one manages to look into someone's mind." Taking a moment, she glanced around to the entire class before continuing. "We will not be practicing legilimency today." Just going to drop that bomb first. She would like to keep her job, thank you very much. "Theoretically though, if one were to perform legilimency on someone, how do you think they would achieve doing so? Is it all in the intent? Would they have to clear their own minds and emotions in order to gain access to the other person's? Is there a best angle on a someone's head for them to achieve this? What do you think?" So they weren't going to be practising Legilimency? ... That was... probably for the better, right? The idea of someone invading his mind and finding out how he felt about certain... things wasn't an idea that sat well with the sixteen year old. It was like someone reading his journal. Yeah... that was exactly what Legilimency reminded him of. Sort of. But as for how to achieve this... he really didn't know. Sitting back and listening to what the others had to say was interesting, though. And it did spark some ideas and questions in the Hufflepuff too. "Professor?" he started, raising his hand in the air, "They say that the mind is a many layered... thing," Was that a good way of putting it? "So does the amount of layers you invade, as the Legilimens, depend on your skill with the spell? For example... erm... someone who's more skilled with the spell could probably access deeper feelings and thoughts, ones that the target person had kept hidden particularly well? And someone who's not that skilled might not... be able... to invade as far? Or does your skill with the practice only let you go through someone's mind without saying a spell?" Like Ravenclaw dude (Nigel) had said. Alec was sort of trusting that the dude was right with that piece of information. It sounded right, anyways... And... did he know what he was saying? ... Sort of. Not really. "Erm... but to answer your question..." Because he shouldn't just... leave it at a question, yeah? "I guess... I think the intent really counts too. I mean... theoretically... someone who doesn't want to enter someone's mind and is, say, forced to, might not be able to perform Legilimency that well. It sounds like a spell where when you perform it, you have to really mean it." That... was his two knuts. Or something. __________________