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Callie · 01-16-2016, 09:37 PM

SPOILER!!: TeachyPants

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Originally Posted by hermionesclone

And here came the clumsy.

At the sound of the shoulder hit the door, Hirsch turned his head sharply towards the source of the sound only to find....... a girl. A girl who couldn't see the door? Or a girl who couldn't control her movements. Being the kind of person he was, he couldn't help but wonder what she'd be like in a duel, where she'd have to have full control of her movements.

But first, "Are you okay? Does your shoulder hurt?" It looked normal enough, but you never know.

And there she went again. Yep, this was going to be difficult.
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Oh, will you look at the time? It was time to get this lesson started! So, with a flick of his wand, Roderik made the door shut itself with a small SNAP! Anyone who was late was going to miss out. Their loss, frankly.

Standing up properly, he smiled around at the class before launching with his speech, "Hello one, hello all, and welcome to Defence Against the Dark Arts. I'm Professor Roderik Hirsch and, as most of you should know by now," Unless you were living under a rock. "I'm going to be your new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor."

"Before I launch into the main gist of the lesson, I'd like to mention one thing first." At this, Hirsch paused, mainly for dramatic effect. His eyes landed on Ava and he gave her a smile - was she listening? - before continuing, "I've been approached by a few students about, as I understand, a Dueling Club that was running last year. After some consideration and planning, I'm pleased to announce that the club will continue this year as well. All those interested in the club, look out for a sign up sheet after this lesson is over."

Was that an exciting enough introduction to the lesson?

"Moving ON, I want to ask all of you something." Another dramatic pause and another smirk. "Picture this: you're stuck somewhere, anywhere, and you don't have your wand on you. You're in danger and you need to find your way out of it by using your body, your mind and your surroundings." Interesting thought, wasn't it?

"In fact, imagine that you're about to be attacked........ by another human, say. They could be bigger, tougher, whatever you imagine them to be. I want to know............ what would you do to try and defend yourself against this person? How would you put your body, mind and surroundings to use?"

Be careful how you answer this, kids.

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OOC: Firstly, ohmygosh the turnout for this class ;____; The main reason this took a long time to post was because I was too busy fangirling over all of you ugh. Thanks for turning up you guys <3

Secondly, a signup sheet WILL be up for the Dueling Club later on today, as well as rules and more info about it all. Be on the lookout for that!

Be as creative as you like with your answers. And I won't be posting until sometime tomorrow. Thanks once again! ^^

"Yep, I'm good." Hadley glanced around, and realized no one else was wearing their robes. She should probably start reading more than just class time and day on those notices. Sheepishly, she shrugged out of her robes and replaced the name tag on her shirt.

Class started with an announcement that excited Haddie. Dueling club. Penny had told her about it and how with Kira she'd be great at dueling. Haddie tried to imagine what dueling club would be like, and all the spells they'd be taught. She almost missed the Professor's question. Almost.

Haddie glanced around. This had to be a wizarding thing. Because she grew up not knowing anything about wands or magic, so this just didn't seem as tricky as everyone else seemed to think it was. Including Hirsch. She'd dealt with bullies plenty. For herself and her twin. And only a few times was accidental magic involved.

"It depends on the surroundings and the other person. You can find something to use as a weapon anywhere, and if you're smart enough you can use their strengths and weaknesses against them. Like if they're big and strong, they probably aren't all that fast and agile, so you can use that." She shrugged a moment, debating on whether or not she should continue with the important part. The lesson her Grandpa told her, that she never forgot. "And fight dirty. You're not in a boxing match," she was echoing her Grandpa's words now, "and there's no such thing as fighting fair when someone's attacking you. Do whatever you can to drop them before they drop you. Unless, um..." She looked down, avoiding eye contact, "Unless you're at school and it's another student..." Yeah, Grandpa got in as much trouble as she did for that one.

01-16-2016, 09:37 PM	#70 (permalink)
Callie DMC Snidget Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Never Never Land Posts: 2,717 Hogwarts RPG Name: Andromeda Renzler-Denaker Gryffindor First Year	Fluttery Pegasi SPOILER!!: TeachyPants Quote: Originally Posted by hermionesclone And here came the clumsy. At the sound of the shoulder hit the door, Hirsch turned his head sharply towards the source of the sound only to find....... a girl. A girl who couldn't see the door? Or a girl who couldn't control her movements. Being the kind of person he was, he couldn't help but wonder what she'd be like in a duel, where she'd have to have full control of her movements. But first, "Are you okay? Does your shoulder hurt?" It looked normal enough, but you never know. And there she went again. Yep, this was going to be difficult. ------------------------------------------------------------- Oh, will you look at the time? It was time to get this lesson started! So, with a flick of his wand, Roderik made the door shut itself with a small SNAP! Anyone who was late was going to miss out. Their loss, frankly. Standing up properly, he smiled around at the class before launching with his speech, "Hello one, hello all, and welcome to Defence Against the Dark Arts. I'm Professor Roderik Hirsch and, as most of you should know by now," Unless you were living under a rock. "I'm going to be your new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor." "Before I launch into the main gist of the lesson, I'd like to mention one thing first." At this, Hirsch paused, mainly for dramatic effect. His eyes landed on Ava and he gave her a smile - was she listening? - before continuing, "I've been approached by a few students about, as I understand, a Dueling Club that was running last year. After some consideration and planning, I'm pleased to announce that the club will continue this year as well. All those interested in the club, look out for a sign up sheet after this lesson is over." Was that an exciting enough introduction to the lesson? "Moving ON, I want to ask all of you something." Another dramatic pause and another smirk. *"Picture this: you're stuck somewhere, anywhere, and you don't have your wand on you. You're in danger* and you need to find your way out of it by using your body, your mind and your surroundings."** Interesting thought, wasn't it? "In fact, imagine that you're about to be attacked........ by another human, say. They could be bigger, tougher, whatever you imagine them to be. I want to know............ what would you do to try and defend yourself against this person? How would you put your body, mind and surroundings to use?" Be careful how you answer this, kids. _________________ OOC: Firstly, ohmygosh the turnout for this class ;____; The main reason this took a long time to post was because I was too busy fangirling over all of you ugh. Thanks for turning up you guys <3 Secondly, a signup sheet WILL be up for the Dueling Club later on today, as well as rules and more info about it all. Be on the lookout for that! Be as creative as you like with your answers. And I won't be posting until sometime tomorrow. Thanks once again! ^^ "Yep, I'm good." Hadley glanced around, and realized no one else was wearing their robes. She should probably start reading more than just class time and day on those notices. Sheepishly, she shrugged out of her robes and replaced the name tag on her shirt. Class started with an announcement that excited Haddie. Dueling club. Penny had told her about it and how with Kira she'd be great at dueling. Haddie tried to imagine what dueling club would be like, and all the spells they'd be taught. She almost missed the Professor's question. Almost. Haddie glanced around. This had to be a wizarding thing. Because she grew up not knowing anything about wands or magic, so this just didn't seem as tricky as everyone else seemed to think it was. Including Hirsch. She'd dealt with bullies plenty. For herself and her twin. And only a few times was accidental magic involved. "It depends on the surroundings and the other person. You can find something to use as a weapon anywhere, and if you're smart enough you can use their strengths and weaknesses against them. Like if they're big and strong, they probably aren't all that fast and agile, so you can use that." She shrugged a moment, debating on whether or not she should continue with the important part. The lesson her Grandpa told her, that she never forgot. "And fight dirty. You're not in a boxing match," she was echoing her Grandpa's words now, "and there's no such thing as fighting fair when someone's attacking you. Do whatever you can to drop them before they drop you. Unless, um..." She looked down, avoiding eye contact, "Unless you're at school and it's another student..." Yeah, Grandpa got in as much trouble as she did for that one. __________________