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Originally Posted by kayquilz  If Peralta had made note of how Aboli was looking/feeling, Aboli did not notice. The freezing charm was lovely, though. Lovely was not a good word...but Aboli found her thoughts often cloudy like that. Lovely...well.
Aboli slowly raised her gloved hand. "If you're being attacked by an unfriendly animal. You can freeze it to get away," Aboli offered, thinking of the Dragon field trip debacle recently. :|
And that was that. Aboli grew quiet again. "Good example, Miss Song. Creatures are not always approachable and if you find yourself faced with one who is trying to defend itself, its young, or its territory, you might want to keep this spell in mind." Quote:
Originally Posted by Waddles Mamie wrote down all these spells people were coming up with. Who knew which could come in handy sometime? All of them, probably, if she could learn them. She probably couldn't, given she never had her wand outside of class. As to when the freezing charm would come in handy, Mamie knew that one immediately.
From experience.
"The Whomping Willow," she said, hand raised. Though she probably couldn't cast it on the whole tree. Maybe even just a branch that was coming your way could be frozen, so you could get out of the tree's reach. This was the answer she'd expected and Neva nodded in approval, glad someone had mentioned it. "As anyone who has ever watching the whomping willow would know, that particular tree's movements are unpredictable and dangerous. This spell can be useful if you ever find youself standing too close. Good." Quote:
Originally Posted by PatInTheHat Octavia both noticed and didn't notice her friends. She watched them without watching them at all. It was one of many skills she picked up when being taught by her mother over the years, last year especially. So when Kinsay focused her attention on Tavie the older girl reciprocated, offering up a small smile to her friend.
She missed her friends so much that it crippled her when she thought too much on it. So much so that just the simple act of opening up her heart enough so that Kinsay would know that she too was dearly missed, was almost too much.
It was why she missed the first question and why she couldn't give a response for ways to use the...freezing charm? Something. Whatever. Miss Stark was awfully quiet today and Neva took note as she walked by the fifth year's desk, tapping on the top gently. Quiet was okay as long as she could manage to pay attention. Quote:
Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl It was a small thing really, but hearing the words "Nice work" from Professor Peralta...it made Ivy sit up a little straighter in her seat. Maybe it was silly, but anything close to a compliment at this point felt like a breath of fresh air, even if it was just about how she answered a question.
As for the next one... It didn't take long to think of a situation this spell would be useful. She raised her hand. "If someone's about to attack someone else, the Freezing Charm would be useful for stopping them before they can." "Exactly. This spell would be useful in a duel with a friend, or in a dangerous situation with a foe. Its one you want to learn and practice so that you've got it mastered. Good." Quote:
Originally Posted by pundantic The freezing charm was a weirdly aggressive one, in the Gryffindor's not-so-humble opinion. And the horrible gut feeling in his tummy just knew it'd be twisted later in the lesson as some way to punish adversaries and more specifically Muggles.
So, he opted not to play into that hand yet. Like his tickling charm answer, Kale answered, "Firework goes off. Looks fantastic when it first bursts but kinda wimpy as it fades away. Wonder if you could freeze it when it first explodes to sorta keep the burst of light in the sky longer." Neva couldn't help but smile a little. There was an innocence to this answer that made her a bit wistful and she nodded her head. "Creative, Mr. Trent. I can't say I'm aware of anyone who has tried this, but I imagine it might work, yes." Quote:
Originally Posted by MadAlice "If you were being attacked by a group of something--like a swarm--you could use Immobulus to freeze them all and give you a chance to figure out a way to deal with them, one at a time." Violet said, though she wasn't much motivated to participate in class ever since being exiled to the Room.
Sorry to be late, been dealing with post-storm issues IRL (could use some magic myself this week) "Good thinking." Neva nodded enthusiastically. "This spell would certainly come in handy against, say, a swarm of bees coming your way. Buying time in situations like those could be the difference between life and death, depending on how many creatures you were dealing with." Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Camryn was pleased that she was able to come up with a correct answer to the first question. When the second question came along, she had thoughts. Apparently Immobulus was the spell of the day and the professor wanted to know what the spell could be used for. What Cam would like to use it for was to stop the bad guys in their tracks. There were more students and professors than hoodie guys. How she wished that they could just Immobulus them all.
Snapping back to reality, Camryn raised her hand and began to give her alternate answer. “You could use the spell if someone threw an object at you. You could stop it with the Immobulus and keep yourself from possibly getting injured.” Of course Protego might be the best way to go in that situation, but it was always good to have options. "That could work, yes. You'd need to be quick with your wand, but it would defintely be worth a try." She smiled a little and nodded. Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 There were some pretty good responses added to the board. Claudine started to make her notes as Peralta added them, and was utterly startled to hear her name being called. Wait… what had she done? Looking up wearily at Peralta, as though expecting she was in some form of new trouble with The Hoods. It took her about five seconds to fully register the words and the fact that they were focusing on the Charm she had named. Claudine went from weary to delighted. She loved this particular Charm!
A hand went up. “I know it can be used to render Muggle burglar systems useless.’’ She lowered her hand as she hastily added, “That’s another inferior and silly device they have created since it’s no match for witches and wizards.’’ Neva was a little worried when Miss Blaze mentioned the muggle device, but Claudine seemed to recognize the danger there and managed to save the Charms professor from having to step in. "Precisely, yes. Thank you." For the answer and for preventing herself from getting hexed. Quote:
Originally Posted by Fireheart Avalon took a few minutes to jot down all the spells that her classmates were naming. She had been trying to pay extra attention to potentially defensive spells lately, given everything that was going on at Hogwarts. Not that they would really be of any use, given the fact that she had to relinquish her wand every time she came back to the Room. But in case she ever needed to defend herself in the corridors, these were good to know.
"If someone was falling, you could use Immobulus to stop them. It'd be particularly helpful if you could freeze them with it right before they hit the ground. To absorb some of the shock." Not the best spell to use in that situation, but if you were in a pinch, it could be useful. "Arresto momentum would probably be a better choice, but if you needed a minute to think or prepare a better landing spot, a freezing charm could work." "It's always good to have lots of spells in your repertoire, especially in stressful situations where you might not be able to come up with the ideal spell in the moment. A backup or substitute can certainly be useful." Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin Phoebe was NOT feeling like herself, so it took her a while to perk up to the professor's topic of choice. Not that she didn't have an opinion about every spell ever created, but it was hard to care deeply about anything right now. Still, OWLs, right? Had to keep throwing her brain at the books and hoping some small something would stick. Enough that made this whole thing worth it.
"Um. If you're asked to herd Muggles during Defense and they all start panicking and won't be herded, you could just drop them with the spell and move them physically." This...yeah. Neva had heard about that horrible lesson and those poor muggles and she was just thankful she was good at keeping her expression neutral as the hoods would surely have something to say about a furrowed brow or frown.
"This spell would come in handy in a situation like that, yes. Thank you, Miss James." Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle Moose Uh? The Freezing Charm can be used to stop Muggle Alarms? William hadn't thought of that. That seemed so surreal even for a magical spell to be able to stop a burglar system. Even so he wanted to contribute something. He was already somewhat more talkative for this class surprising even himself. Still wimpy and fearful of just about everything that could happen to him in this school but...eh...might as well. He probably wasn't going to make it. "You could freeze your Alarm Clock and get some more sleep." What a dumb answer! If he was still sleeping in a bed he usually kept his wand at his bedside table next to some clock. Why not just hit the clock. It's extra work to use magic. Magic was terrible. This was along the same lines as Miss Blaze's answer and Neva nodded. "This would stop the alarm, yes. At least for a while. Good." Quote:
Originally Posted by Felixir Nem could have easily spent the rest of the lesson exploring memories - there were certainly plenty of them to pick apart, maybe they'd try to get their hands on a pensieve - but continued keeping an ear out to see what they were doing. Mention of the Freezing Charm almost sent them back into their own head again, but then something made them stop, and instead provide an answer. Sort of.
"If you wanted to turn someone into a decoration for a building," they said, voice flat. Not even deadpan, though this would have been the moment. "You could frieze them." ..............
"Not entirely sure why anyone would want a human decorating their building, but the spell would immobolize another human long enough for one to stick them up, so yes." She wasn't sure what to make of this answer, but it wasn't wrong. SPOILER!!: Shark bait hoo haha Friends and reply Miss Fox was pushing her luck and Neva had to bite her tongue to stop herself from saying something that might call the hoods' attention to the girl. Her patience was certainly waning, though. At least she'd put the marker away. For now.
While she hadn't planned for a class debate, it seemed like both Miss James and Mr. Flamsteed had strong opinions about Miss Fox's answer, so she let their opinions be heard. Maybe a better conversation for creatures class, but at least they were actively participating. She'd take it. Quote:
Originally Posted by astrocat Ash did not really care if they would discuss it later. What was Peralta gonna do, give her detention? Express disappointment in her? Merlin forbid, take away *points*??? Pfft. Was she gonna torture her? No. Possess her? No. Leave her out of her will? No. Take away 300 points and blame her for rotting all the food in a school? No. Leave her to burn or drown? No. Kill her? No. She was powerless, then. Probably. Feeling the professors gaze, she put away her marker. Then she rested her hands on top of her chin and stared right back, her right arm now covered in marker. Hi, professor. "If there was a shark chasing you, you could freeze the water around it and it would be stuck." She flushed. "It's a feasible situation if you live on the coast." It was true. Ash had seen sharks before. Most of them weren't that scary. They were little. But some of them were big and scary and fast and could take your limbs off or worse. It was a feasible scenario for her. "Or if a person was chasing you in water or a boat, you could freeze them too." That was especially feasible. Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Tavie's smile made Kinsay feel so much lighter. It was something little, but Kizzy had come to realize that sometimes the little things were the biggest things. This one sure was anyway. So when she turned back to pay attention to class, she didn't feel quite as miserable as she had felt before. Even if it was only by a little bit.
And though Kiz still wasn't feeling up to answering, she still wracked her brain for something worthwhile to contribute. Just incase. She didn't want any trouble, she really didn't. It wasn't until Ashley spoke that Kinsay felt brave enough to raise her own hand, this time wearing a DEEP frown! "A shark wouldn't chase you just because," she pointed out defensively, turning to face the other second year. It was important that she knew. "Sharks are only misunderstood, Professor." She nodded adamantly, turning back to Professor Peralta now. "People are only scared because they don't know. But sharks don't like to hurt people usually, not unless you're horrible to them first." It was really, really important that they knew. People always thought sharks just like to attack, but they really didn't! You were more likely to die in a vending machine accident than by a shark attack!!
She was going to suggest using immobulus for playing games like Freeze Dance! But she was already feeling a little embarrassed for speaking earlier, so she stayed quiet instead. Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie The melancholy in the 11-year-old's body sort of shot out of his gangly frame as the professor moved things along. Was this a hint about things? Or did the professor just REALLY like the Freezing Charm because she was suddenly talking more..spiritedly. Blinking a few times, Atlas diverted his attention again towards the older Ravenclaw girl and then followed her gaze towards Kinsay who...he still was not entirely sure how he felt about. The Gryffindor was finding out that he knew how to hold a grudge pretty ferociously...but also it was hard to hold a grudge against someone who was being locked up like she was.
His morals felt all over the place. ALL over.
And then the slightly older lioness spoke, addressing something the one crass Ravenclaw had said about sharks, and he found himself a bit dumbfounded. But in a good way? Unaware of his own brother's intentions, Atlas promptly decided that he had moved on to his next unrequired crush. The noble defending of sharks...which then derailed Atlas from the whole topic of the lesson despite the professor having his attention only a few moments earlier thanks to her enthusiasm on the subject. "Also, sharks aren't attacking you. They are mistaking you for their natural prey, like a fish, because you are invading their natural habitat. Cows are more dangerous! They will coordinate group attacks!" Oh right. Lesson. But someone had already mentioned about freezing animals that were charging at them so...he was simply offering up an example of that.
Obviously. "To stop the movement of the ocean would require a very powerful witch or wizard. I do think using the spell on the shark itself might be more useful to you." And yes, it could be used to stop the motion of a person or boat. She nodded her head.
"As for the points Miss James and Mr. Flamsteed bring up about the nature of sharks and why they act the way they do, I have to agree, though I don't think this is the right venue for such a discussion. I like that you're both thinking, but let's try to stay on topic." She offered all three a small smile before moving back to the center of the room. It was time to move on. "Thank you for your answers, everyone. As you can probably tell, there are many uses for this spell and it is an important one to master. Now we're going to do a bit of practice. The incantation is immobulus, said like Ih-Mo-byoo-luhs, and the wand movement goes like this-" She raised her wand, demonstrating so that everyone had a clear view. "Now to practice this spell, you're going to need someone to practice on. I'd like you to partner up. Practice the incantation and wand movement a few times before taking turns casting the spell on each other. Please use Finite to put an end to the immobility once you've successfully frozen your classmate." Simple enough, right? "If there are no questions, you may begin."
OOC: Hello hello! We're moving on to the practice portion of the lesson. For this, you simply need to have your charrie 1. Partner up with another classmate and 2. Practice casting Immobulus! If anyone has any questions or needs Professor Peralta, please let me know in the title of your post! Class will be moving on to the main activity in about 48 hours
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