"Those are good suggestions," Rae nodded and checked her notes. "I'll give 10 points to Gryffindor and Slytherin, fifteen to Ravenclaw, and 5 to Hufflepuff. Let me address you're questions and suggestions at this time. Noel is correct. While intent is crucial, there are many lesser hexes and jinxes that don't require the type of emotional commitment that curses do. Fan#1 also brought up a very valid point in suggesting that all spells can be used for bad, and I heard a few of you build on that idea. Even the most helpful or innocuous spells can be used for bad under the wrong circumstances. But that doesn't make them Dark necessarily. Last, Francis wondered if Dark spells negatively affected us in ways other than physical. A Dark spell can harm you in any way possible, just so long as it causes harm."



ooc: Sorry about that. I've been struggling to load SS and I thought I could handle it. Unfortunately, you all were moving much too fast for me, and thankfully Kris was around to shut things down. I'll get on tomorrow to open 'er back up again. Thanks for your patience, and those of you that didn't chat... you rock like whoa.