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He paced back to the middle of the room. "Now, let's move on. We've discussed... the very nature of Dark Arts, and I hope that you are developing your own opinions on what constitutes Dark magics. In time, I hope that you can all speak eloquently about your own ideas on this topic. Now, I'd like to move the discussion onward."
Tate put his hands behind his back and fixed his eyes on the students each in turn. "Who has heard the phrase 'The best defense is a good offense'? What does it mean?"
Evelyn was sitting back, listening to all the others talk. Hehe, why talk when others did it for you? Besides, her opinion was already stated by a few others in the class, so she really didn't need to repeat it again.
But she had heard that saying before. The one the Headmaster had stated. Was this in the terms of a duel? Or a fight? Hmm, she hoped it was, because that was the only way she was able to explain the phrase. Which is what she was going to be explaining after she raised her hand.
"I believe it means that, in having a good offense such as keeping your opponent on their toes so to speak, you ultimately destroy their ability to attack. So really, why would you need to defend yourself...if don't need to defend yourself from anything?"