Anna headed back into class, free of any damage from Paris Greenwood's attempted hexes and jinxes. Noticing the quills, ink sets, and parchments at the desks, Anna immediately found a seat and set to work filling out the answers to all the questions.

Defense Against the Dark Arts: CURSES
Name: Anna Greingoth
House: Gryffindor
Year: Sixth

1. What is your personal experience with dark arts, if any?
As a seventeen-year-old, my only exposure to the dark arts has been what I have encountered as a Defense Against the Dark Arts student here at Hogwarts. In class, we've discussed and read about various dark spells. We've been taught what these spells do and what the effects of those spells are. I have also read several dark arts books that I've checked out from the library. Outside of learning about the dark arts in school and reading about it in books, I have no other personal experiences.

2. Have you had personal experience with curses specifically? If so, explain.
Just recently, my friend Agie Brandywine and I practiced duelling by competing against one another. During the duel, she ended up defeating me by casting a Babbling Curse on me. I was unable to successfully cast another spell at that point, because I couldn't shout the proper incantations.

3. Do you intend to pursue a profession that will require you to excel in DADA or pass N.E.W.T. level coursework? Explain.
At this time, I am considering two different career choices. The first is a professional Quidditch player, which, to my knowledge, doesn't require excelling in DADA or passing N.E.W.T. level coursework. The second is a potions researcher, which wouldn't directly relate to DADA, but I believe a deeper knowledge of the subject would still be a great benefit. It may be that one day I am required to research or brew a potion that would assist someone who has been injured by the casting of a dark spell. In that case, I would need to have a deeper understanding of dark spells and what their effects are.

Please complete this worksheet and I will collect them before class begins. If you have unresolved spell damage from the hex and jinx exercise, please queue up at Healer Byron's chair and she will assist you.