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Pierson paced the floor slowly as he gave the students a moment to think about those questions. Yes, it was seemingly a simple spell, but once you got to the nitty gritty of which aspect of the charm you wanted to use, it could easily become slightly difficult.
"The answer is, quite simply, intention. Magic is in your body -- in your mind, and it is channeled through your wand. Or, if you are quite the expert, through your entire being. But wandless magic is a different subject. Intention, my friends, is everything. If you cast a disarming spell with the intention of painting a wall, it's obviously not going to work because that isn't what the spell is designed for. Arresto Momentum is designed to slow or to stop an objects speed. Which one it does when cast is entirely up to you."
Turning back around, the charms professor picked up the piece of chalk again and began writing on the board as he continued to speak, "Today we will be learning how to slow and how to stop an object's speed. We will first begin with learning the incantation and wand movement." Stepping away from the chalk board, he revealed what he wrote:
Arresto Momentum
ah-REST-oh - mo-MENT-um
Wand Movement: Wave "Repeat after me: Ah-REST-oh... Mo-MENT-um... Good. Quite simple, yes?" Pierson unholstered his wand and tossed the piece of chalk several feet in the air, over the head of the male Slytherin Prefect's head.
"Arresto Momentum!" he said with a short wave of his wand towards the white stick of chalk, and it froze, just a few inches above the Prefect's head. With another flick of his wand, he summoned it back and caught it in his free hand.
I want you all to try it out now. First, practice the incantation without your wand, but that should be quite easy. Then, do what I just did. Toss something in the air, I don't care what: a pencil, a textbook, your tablemate -- just joking, Kettleburn -- and first try to slow it from hitting the ground too fast. Then throw it up in the air again and completely stop it. Don't slow it, stop it. Don't let it hit the ground. Make sure your intentions are clear. Ready, set, go." Piers tucked his wand away and turned to write the instructions on the board:
1) practice the incantation
2) slow the momentum of the object
3) completely stop the momentum of the object
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Well, she didn't get to know if the vanishing spell would be a good choice but she got to know about other options. Cassia paid attention and jotted down information and some spells and jinxes the others have mentioned. Might come in handy one day. No one knew.
The fifth-year didn't know if the class was fun or it watching and hearing the Professor was fun. She hoped it was the first. Will never know, thought. She scribbled the incantation on her notebook for no reason other than being used to. And she repeated it after the Professor and the others. Also, good thing that piece of chalk didn't hit Theo in the head. He wouldn't have been happy about it. No one wanted an unhappy Theo.
Leaning back in her seat, Cassia stared down at the incantation for a bit then held her quill. No need for the wand just yet.
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Arrestooo Momentuuum...Ah-REST-oh... Mo-MENT-um..." Was that too exaggerated?
"
Arres-to Mom-en-tum," Much better. She glanced around her considering at whom to throw stuff. Or maybe she'd just throw something of her belongings up in the air.