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Originally Posted by Deezerz  Serena had grown used to DADA lessons incorporating the theme of the day within the classroom, so it was no surprise that the floor felt springy under her feet. Part of her was tempted to jump, the other part had her curiosity and attention on alert.
Signs that make her suspicious of an area? Abnormal things, Serena thought. Like the floor in which she stood on. At the second question the redhead remained silent.
There had been plenty of times this past summer when she walked into a room and felt something was off. It mostly took place in the dungeons of her home as part of her Coming of Age Training. Her dad set up rooms with different forms of exercises Serena must practice, so she could the pass them when the time came. Some of the trainings took place in the dark…with strange creatures watching her…waiting…and then pouncing. She was always ready.
Snapping back to reality, Serena blinked, catching the professor’s following question. She didn’t feel comfortable sharing the details of her training. It was a Baltazar thing.
“It could be useful when your surroundings feel or seem abnormal. Something is out of place and you just don’t know why,” she said, not giving any specifics. “Also when someone gifts you something and it gives you a bad feeling.”
Like that one time her family received a gift package at one of her mum’s Quidditch games and it turned out to be a cursed bottle of butterbeer. Thank Merlin her dad had been more suspicious of the package than the Aurors had been. Famous parents’ problems. "Yes and..yes." The Professor did briefly wonder if she had prior experience to receiving a suspicious package. Well, no matter, as long as they know. "The element of surprise can be dangerous."
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Nerina was the most supportive friend, did she know? Kinsay quietly reached for her hand, giving it a squeeze. Just as a reminder of her love. Anyway. What were they talking about again? Suspicion or something?
Or, rather, the Verdimillious charm ... Um. Kins was somewhat familiar with the spell, though it had nothing to do with Dueling Club (because she would never ever, ever willingly sign up for that particular extracurricular) and everything to do with skimming the textbook. With how poorly she had done on her OWL, she really, really, really wanted to make an effort to stay on trick this term. But. But it was just that. Everything kept blurring together and theory was so much easier than the practice and and and. So. So yeah.
Um. Also? She didn't understand Professor M's next question. At all. It felt so, so similar to the first. Um. She looked around, to check to see if she was the only one confused. Despite this, she still really, really wanted to make an effort to show Professor M that she was trying her best to stay engaged. Maybe then he'd take pity on her and give her an O for her efforts. That seemed super reasonable and super, super fair. Super, super. Please? So when it came to her turn to answer, she raised her hand and attempted a pivot. aka. Her specialty. "Does Verdimillious also reveal objects that are hidden by regular magic?" Or was, like, dark magic the only thing it helped with? Because if that were to be the case, it was totally impractical... No offense.
Maybe they should learn another spell instead. Like, one that would be super easy and make Kinsay look really good in front of her peers. That would be nice. That's where her vote went.
"Good question Miss James," Regular magic. "It can help illuminate a specific area with a stronger variation of Verdimillious. Since Verdimillious focuses more on revealing dark arts and magic in addition to damaging your opponent it serves more on a defensive scale." A bit wordy, but he would explain it in detail soon.
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Aria did some thinking on Madigan’s reply to her. It would make sense that intuition be inherited. But could it also be developed as one grew older? She liked to believe that it could be. The Verdimillious Charm, however… yes, this Slytherin was familiar with it. Did Madigan just say ‘passages’? EXCITING!!!
Up went her hand almost immediately. “Professorrrr! If one’s intuition is correct and the spell is cast in a swift manner, then anyone lurking about will be noted. Or their outline will be at least. The same goes for hidden objects too, though I think it does not work on objects hidden by dark magic?” Aria gazed inquiringly at Madigan. "Astute thinking, Miss McLeod. A person would indeed have their outline revealed with a strong enough cast of Verdimillious, and it will also reveal objects hidden by dark magic specifically. Otherwise, it would serve to damage the specific person if you aim it directly towards them." Quite useful in a duel.
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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow A hand squeeze from a friend was 10/10, did Kinsay know? Nerina was all about that type of communication and she was happy to offer some support to her beauty of a bestie just like she hoped K would do for her when she found herself floundering in History of Magic. Hype ladies to the rescue always.
”I feel like it’d be great when entering an environment you’d never been in before. If you were feeling creeped out at all, you could cast the spell to reassure yourself you are safe or act on any hidden dangers.” "Yes, indeed. Very useful in reassuring the area is safe."
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Originally Posted by Chelliephone The first question had been so loaded for the Ravenclaw he found himself in a torrent of his own prior Hogwarts memories and unable to offer any answer until he realized they'd already been moving on. Had he been paying enough attention and not reminiscing about things he'd rather forget, he would have offered that there were scenarios in which it was the occupants itself that could make a scenario feel suspicious. And as their school history had taught them, sometimes it was better to pay attention to that suspicion regardless and check the seemingly safe environment if there was any inclination the people in it were less than.
But.. he supposed it actually wasn't too late to offer something regarding the second question though, even if he could only give a brief background as to his reasoning. If Professor Madigan knew anything about the previous terms, which Evan imagined he did, he figured it would be understood anyways. He raised his hand and waited to be called on before offering an answer. "If you're entering a room with someone untrustworthy, it can help to cast Verdimillious to confirm the individual doesn't have a surprise prepared." "It can help reveal an untrustworthy person, so long as they're in possession of a substance or material made with dark magic." Professor Madigan nodded. It was good to hear these answers as it helped to clarify.
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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy SPOILER!!: lowkey catch-up
Desiree was a bit ehh about Defense Against the Dark Arts. Of all the classes at this school, this one was most likely to involve getting dirty and/or scary creatures. And not the good kind of scary creatures, the ones who looked frightening but were really good inside, like the Beast! It wasn’t like she was likely to use this class anyway. Granted, she wasn’t sure whether she wanted to be a ballerina or an opera singer when she grew up, but neither seemed likely to overlap with DADA. Despite her reservations about the subject itself, she liked Professor Madigan well enough, and her dad thought it was important that she learn DADA. That was a good enough reason for her to make an effort!
The first thing she’d noticed when she walked in was the dim lighting, and that alone was cause for hesitation. Was there some monster hiding in the room? Her mind immediately went to creatures that thrive in relative darkness. Nonetheless, she’d greeted Professor Madigan politely upon her arrival and taken a seat on a cushion in the middle of the room, close enough to see what was happening but not close enough to be an easy target. She’d also noticed the springiness of the ground. Any other time she would’ve been tempted to bounce on it, but she remembered what class this was. What if the springy ground was a booby trap?
She sat quietly, turning her attention to the professor as the lesson began. Signs that would make someone suspicious of an area? Her first thoughts turned to darkness, like the way the dim lighting made her suspicious when she entered the classroom, but she thought that answer was probably too obvious. Better come up with something more outside the box!
As Desiree considered the question more carefully, her mind wandered to other places that had once made her suspicious, like the scary woods behind her house or her brother’s room when he first came home. Both times, it had been weird noises that had made her wary of those places. Was that a good answer? Or would everyone think she was a huge scaredy cat for being afraid of noises? Not at all confident in that answer, she kept quiet for now.
Desiree listened carefully as the professor spoke again. Verdimillious… wasn’t that the red sparks spell? It seemed like that spell would draw unnecessary attention in a suspicious situation. No, wait! That spell was Vermillious. Verdimillious created green energy… or was that Verdillious? Jiminy Crickets, this was confusing! Why were there so many spells that started with “Ver”?! Ugh, she should know this! She was the daughter of a former charms professor, for Merlin’s sake!
Okay, so Verdimillious revealed hidden objects and passages. Her thoughts again turned to the weird noise scenario, and she cautiously raised her hand. “Weird noises could make someone suspicious of a particular place,” she said. “So in that case, could verdimillious reveal what’s making the noise?” She wasn’t sure, but she was determined to not stay silent and show she was making an effort! Now this was a thinker, based on her response which gave him a pause to consider, "Indeed it can, dark magic within itself doesn't have to be illegal but with dark intentions a certain noise would be a great tip off to use Verdimillious." Very good.
"Excellent," Professor Madigan said, even to those who remain quiet, their presence was excellent enough. "Now before we practice, first a little explanation. No need to take notes here." If they were like him as a student, he did not favor jotting notes, "A number of you have posed great scenarios and questions regarding Verdimillious. The charm falls under the umbrella of a number of other spells that can reveal passages, objects, beings, creatures, and other humans, alike. Revelio and Lumos share a common purpose in revealing what's hidden in the dark. Lumos, serves as only revealing anything hidden in the dark with the use of light." Cue his eyes looking towards a wise student who used it earlier upon entry in the classroom. "Revelio, focuses more on revealing invisible secrets. Perhaps you used invisible ink to carve your crushes' initials, or someone is hiding under a newly bought invisible cloak." and finally, "Verdimillious, happens to serve three purposes. Damaging your opponent in a fight, signaling your present location with green sparks, and revealing objects and passages with the presence of the dark arts and intentions." It was the perfect time for any questions to be had, given what he just spilled. Afterward it was time to finally practice.
"Now, repeat after me. Verdimillious. Ver-dih-mill-ee-yus." Pausing to hear them repeat it. "To those who have prior experience or would like a bit more of a challenge, you can say Verdimillious Duo for the extra strength and duration." Then adding, "Another advantage to using Verdimillious compared to Revelio is in the difficulty range Revelio is difficult to beginner magic users. Verdimillious alone excels as one of the more user-friendly charms, while Duo is an upgrade from that. For revealing objects you will make a circular motion with your wand in your peripheral view on where you imagine the object to be hidden at, like so." Taking his wand out he lowered himself momentarily to pick up one of the cushions before standing upright again. Circling over the cushion, a coin happened to reveal. A chocolate coin in particular that appeared glued to it. "On all the cushions is a chocolate coin hidden, at the end of class they'll automatically fall from the cushions if you happen to be craving some." Just before they worried that this was the only activity today. "You're welcome to practice the charm with another person if you choose." Not on them hopefully, he would be sure to clarify if it came to that.
-- OOC: So now you can practice the Verdimillious charm, saying it and then performing it on the cushions. You're free to partner with another if you want, but can easily do it alone if your character wishes. Class will continue sometime June 6th, but feel free to ask Professor Madigan any questions in between.  |