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On a fairly chilly post-breakfast morning of the sixteenth of October, you might find yourself heading towards the first floor for another Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson. At this point, it might not be surprising to find that the classroom looks rather empty but you don't have to have a keen eye to notice that the classroom is covered in something you wouldn't even find in the castle itself, forget a Defence room.

Snow.

Looking around, you notice that every inch of the floor in the well-lit room is covered in soft, fluffy snow, causing you to leave footprints as you head further inside. There are no signs or explanations as to why that is and there certainly aren't any cushions to suggest that this is the right place to be. Confused? You might be.

Apart from the snow, there's something else in the room that might help to suggest that this is a Defence room. Lifeless and motionless, an array of dummies can be seen standing along the edges of the room instead of their usual spot in some of the other defence rooms. Maybe they could give you an inclination as to what you're going to be doing today?

Those who are observant enough might notice that along with the usual classroom decor, Professor Hirsch seems to be missing as well. Where could the man be and why wasn't he here yet? And, most importantly, did that mean that this was the right room or not?

While you're left pondering - or just enjoying the sight of the snow - come in and make yourselves as comfortable as possible...

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- MINI ACTIVITY:
_____- Dummies post
_____- Dummies post
_____- Dummies post
- What went well in that activity? And what would you do differently next time?
- Protego Munio + why might some people prefer that spell? What makes it better or worse in terms of defence?
- MAIN ACTIVITY: Use the spell to protect yourselves in a SNOWBALL FIGHT!
- That's all, folks!


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Zarina saw the Professor finally making his appearance in mist of all the chaos. Well it was about flipping time. Least he could calm down the first and second years but some of them seemed to be brave than she would have been at that age. Now that the dummies were away and not causing them harm, she now had time to reflect on the activity all together. What did she think of it? Well it was an adrenaline rush all together. She loved it. Would she consider it a career choice? Possibly but she still had time to think about it. What would she do differently? Zae shrugged and maybe her protection spells could use some work. She needed strength and accuracy in her spell work. She was still learning.

Zae raised her hand and admitted, "I could work on the accuracy on my spell casting..." She knew she was meant to focus on one target but was worried about all the other dummies coming for her. "I think what I would have done differently is scope out the room first and see the better advantage points where I can cast spells effectively." Seemed simple enough right? Knowing the layout of your area was a huge advantage.
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Alessandro was ashamed of the relief he felt when Callum stepped in front of him. The moment he saw the dummies move, he wanted to be strong enough or brave enough or clever enough to be able to defend himself. On his own. But, instead, he heard his little voice ask his cousin for help. Al couldn't do it by himself.

He nodded at Callum's order and crouched low. And then, he watched his older cousin move on pure instinct. And the part of him that was not utterly shaken by the chaos whipping around him, left defenseless without any tools to help himself, was gobsmacked by Callum's prowess. He was awesome? How long had Callum been awesome?

Al nearly missed the mini Defense Against the Dark Arts Lesson. He yanked his wand free and strained to listen to Callum's instructions. "Armanto," he repeated. He focused on Callum's advice and not the anxious energy in his gloved hand. You can do it. Want it, and let yourself have it.

"Ar-men-tow." No, no. That was not right. He ducked out of the way of an incoming snowball and tried not to yell at his wand that frustratingly did nothing. With a unsteady jaw, he tried again, "Ar-MON-toe." Again. No response.

He sucked in a breath between his teeth, "Armanto!" And miraculously, a faint shield appeared. A shield that he had conjured. It was more grey than silver and was not nearly as strong as his cousin's but it was there. It would do. For now.

As Alessandro's world started to right itself on its axis, as he regained some control of his surroundings with the little magic he could do, he actually had time to process this whole cluster of a lesson. This was horrible. How were first years like him expected to protect themselves without any practical knowledge or practice with wand magic? This was not teaching. This was an ambush.
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The Silver Shields, as cast by Callum and Alessandro, were working. While the Hufflepuff’s spell was faint, it did deflect a spell from an oncoming dummy, though at a much weaker level. To make matters worse for the dummy, Callum’s Petrificus Totalus hit it squarely in the chest and the dummy froze in place before falling backwards and.......

......... being caged up tightly by the works of one Junia. It fell backwards still and landed with a THUMP on the snow, cage and all. There was no way it was going to escape now.

Maybe working together was working out better for them.

It was hard NOT to worry about one of his offensive spells hitting a fellow student as people were moving sporadically and unpredictably in the fray, but each of his spells had connected with a dummy, and he shot an encouraging grin Junia's way when she locked it up good, but only for a moment as the next second, he was smacking away another rogue snowball with his shield. It wasn't always the easiest to decipher whether the projectile flying at them was a dummy or a snowball or a spell, so he instinctively smacked at anything that came his way, hoping to send the dummies back to the other side of the room. They were starting to wig him out.

It wasn't until Callum was too preoccupied at blocking something to also block the spell coming Alessandro's way that he realized the Hufflepuff HAD conjured the silver shield successfully (strength wasn't all that important - he had DONE it), and just saved himself from a spell! Ha! "Way to go, Alessandro! Looking good!" He had just showed up ALL the other first years. THAT WAS CALLUM'S COUSIN.


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"Now," he said, clapping once and walking slowly towards the front-centre of the room, "What I want to know is: looking back, what has that activity taught you?"
He knew it. He KNEW Hirsch had to be there, watching them, taking too much enjoyment out of seeing them suffer. Callum wasn't an idiot; he understood the whole point of the exercise without the professor explaining. He was preparing them, forcing them to get outside of their comfort zone, and have an experience to reflect upon how they would act in an ambush and what they needed to improve upon moving forward. Obviously.

Callum wasn't going to offer up anything he had learned about himself, though - that was uncomfortably vulnerable and admitted weakness - so he took another route, with an unenthusiastic hand-raise. What did the activity teach him? "That you enjoy torturing us, professor?" His tone was good-natured and playful, not at all intended to be the least bit disrespectful - he was hoping some lightheartedness in this room would ease the tension that many of the younger students still seemed to be harboring, and he assumed Hirsch would understand that; they'd known each other long enough, since Callum was eleven.

...Of course, Callum DID truly believe that Hirsch had been far too entertained by that whole charade. But he hadn't said it because of that. Heh.
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Hand still in Ace’s back, she looked around her and then noticed that the dummies had stopped moving. Was it over? She then paused and saw Hirsch. Has he been here the whole time?? Classic disillusionment charm. Should have expected. She probably ought to have cast a revealing spell on the dummies and the room to have gotten a heads up. Well she supposed that it was a good exercise for them to do. It certainly made them come up with solutions really quickly.

Vi stayed silent, listening to her classmates offer answers. Should haves, would haves, could haves... Teamwork and defense were a must indeed. Callum’s playful comment made her smirk. Heh. Hirsch enjoyed testing them.

While I do agree this activity taught us teamwork and expecting the unexpected, I think it also taught us that we need to communicate to more. Some of our spells went towards our classmates instead of the intended targets.” Olivia paused once more to reflect on her own performance. She smiled. “I would have used a presence revealing spell.
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The Stunning Spell missed Finn and Zoryn by mere inches but unfortunately, they had another problem on their hands. Night’s decapitation and summoning of the dummies, though successful, ended up being given up halfway and so, the heads of the dummies were starting to rain down on them instead.
At first Finn thought Zoryn had gotten hurt, because shortly after hitting the snow, he felt a large thud on his back that felt like a body. "Zoryn!" He quickly rolled over to find.. was that A HEAD?!?! Oh wait, just the dummy, not the Gryffindor. Crisis averted.

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Chaos.

This class was complete and utter chaos.

And Hirsch both loved it and...... didn’t.

The Defence professor was currently standing off to a hidden corner of the room, disillusioned and watching the madness that ensued. His plan was to take the students by surprise, to see how they reacted to a situation that they weren’t forewarned about, but this was turning into something else entirely. What started out as an opportunity to make snow angels and kick start a snowball fight - yes, he saw that - had turned into, well, war against the dummies.

There was an array of spells flying around, a fact that made Hirsch smile proudly. While he was glad that they were protecting themselves - and had to give extra props to one Tenacius Salander for putting up a large fort of protection - he was also happy to see that there was some fighting going on as well. Some students seemed to jump right into the mess, attacking as many dummies as possible and taking no prisoners in the meantime. It was almost as if if they were going to go down, they were going to take down as many dummies as possible.

And what exactly was Jessa Cambridge doing?!

And then there were those that didn’t want to take part either which wasn’t exactly surprising. Years of teaching had taught this man that not everyone was comfortable with the idea of fighting, even if they were being attacked. It was natural and it wasn’t something that saddened him. What did sadden him was seeing students burst into tears and one even running out of the classroom.

Er. That wasn’t meant to happen.

The smile disappeared, only to be replaced by a small frown, instead. Maybe that was a sign that enough was enough and he needed to call an end to this madness. He glanced down at his watch and silently counted down the last few seconds before taking out his wand. He swept his wand across in a horizontal line that covered the classroom from his vantage point, all the while concentrating on the right spell. Instantly, the dummies froze in place, dropped whatever they might’ve been holding and snapped back to their original, straight-backed pose. They then turned around and walked right back to their original position along the edges of the room.

It was only then that Hirsch took away the Disillusionment Charm and stepped forward to greet the class. "Excellent! That was an excellent display of magic, I have to say. Very well done, all of you." Here’s hoping it had woken them up enough for the lesson ahead, even if that hadn’t been the main intention of that activity.

"Hello and welcome to another Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson! I thought I’d start us off with a short activity on surprise attacks and defending yourselves from such a situation." Something that not all of them might be too happy about. "This was an exercise to get you to think, and act, on the spot. Most of the times in these lessons, I pre-warn you about what the activity is going to be about and what you need to do. You have some sense of preparation, in these cases." Though, there were some times where he added in an element of surprise or kept things mysterious but that wasn’t the point.

"However, that’s not always going to be the case in real-life situations. You’re not always going to be told what’s going to happen but you’ll still have to act accordingly to keep yourself, and those around you, safe. I hope that this activity has made you realise how you act in surprise-attack situations and taught you about what you should or shouldn’t do."

Breathe.

"Now," he said, clapping once and walking slowly towards the front-centre of the room, "What I want to know is: looking back, what has that activity taught you? Or what would you do differently next time?" It was probably an odd question seeing as most, if not all, of them had been taken by surprise and therefore, it was hard to say what they would do differently but, well, he was curious.

Pause. "And if you still have the effects of a Charm in place, come forward to get it taken off." Or they could do go to an older student as well.



OOC: EEEEEEEEE! Look at you guys go! We are so ridiculously proud of that display of magic and defence akfkdhskd!

Ahem, anyways. I’m sorry for how late this is: I only got back from work an hour ago

This question is super simple: what has that activity taught you? Or what would you do differently next time?

I’m going to give you until 10pm GMT+1 before moving on. Thank you for your patience! :3

And then all of a sudden there was a lot of screaming, but a lot fewer spells. He stayed on the ground until he was sure, but the dummies were definitely going back to their places. Which meant... Yup, Hirsch had seen the whole thing.

Well, that had been quite effective to the man's purpose, Finn would give him that for sure. And as far as what they had all learned, would it be unacceptable to say he'd learned their Head of House was a manipulative, evil mastermind? Probably. However, he did still stick his hand into the air. "I learned that I really should be checking a room when I enter, like with some sort of revealing spell." Finn knew he would never actually remember to do that all the time, and even if he did, people would call him paranoid. "And I also learned there was a reason the Sorting Hat didn't put me in Gryffindor." Bravery? Not his thing. As for what his thing actually was, he still had no clue.
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Well that was chaotic… for lack of a better word. For the most she had been able to shield herself from some of the spells and she could cast finite on the rest. Though she felt like she had been beat up all over.

Well now there was Hirsch… Finally. As for his questions. ”One thing I learned is you can’t really let pretty things like snow distract you from constant vigilance.” That was about it. It all really just happened so fast that she just kept trying to dodge getting hit more than anything.
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After what felt like an ETERNITY, Hirsch finally appeared and caused all the chaos to stop. She KNEW that there had been a method to his madness, of course - but that hadn't made it any less unpleasant. She also knew he had to have been hiding SOMEWHERE enjoying all of this. Professors LOVED to throw kids into the wolves den while they watched. She didn't mind it, for the most part, even if it was kind of annoying. Like today. Straightening up her hair, she frowned at his question before raising her hand.

"I learned that I definitely, 100% do NOT want to be an Auror," she told him. Which she already knew - but if there had been ANY doubt, it was all gone. And what would she have done differently? Not get attacked, of course. That wasn't the answer he'd be looking for though. "And I probably would have...done more than Stupefy. If I could have thought of anything else," she admitted. In the heat of the moment, that was all she could think of. That and Protego.

Again - there were reasons she did NOT want to be an Auror.


This was not an answer he was expecting but it was an answer that made him chuckle wholeheartedly. "Being an Auror is..... difficult." He was dating one, he heard plenty of stories. "There's a lot of intensive training involved and it's not everyone's glass of pumpkin juice so I don't blame you." Though, his reasons for never going along the Auror path were completely different but she didn't need to know that.

Her second answer was.... interesting. Hirsch nodded slowly, letting the answer mull around in his head before saying, "Sometimes, when you're in the middle of an attack, it's difficult to think properly and defend yourself in a way that you might not think is good enough later on. It's completely natural." Pause. "Stupefy is an excellent spell to use but having a range of offensive spells to use will work better for you. Your opponent won't know what to expect." Just saying.

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Interesting. Very very interesting.

So the dummies WERE under the animation charm...but more specifically.....it was linked back to....oh? "Professor?" She tilted her head curiously watching the man over in the corner. How long had he been there? Was this all his doing? Would she need to be present if she wanted her dolls doing magic too? And so grew the list of questions she now had for the man.

Jessa waited patiently for him to end the chaos and return the class to order before moving closer. Merlin was she glad that was over.

She did see his point with being prepared even in cases where you didn't get a warning--and Scarlett's response got her thinking about her sister who probably dealed with this sort of thing all the time--but honestly all this really did was help her draft up a list of people she did NOT want to be around should an apocalypse of any sort hit Hogwarts.

"Differently? Honestly, I think I'd have pulled the dummy out of the room with me before getting a better look, just because it turned into a madhouse real quick and most of my classmates have an automatic freak out reaction when put under stressful situations." Seriously, did they not hear about calmly assessing a situation? Surely if more of them had stopped for two seconds, they could have disarmed the dummies completely. End their incantations and they wouldn't be firing anymore. All that random firing, yelling, screaming, running, it was counter-productive to say the least.

"Reckon collectively we did more harm than good. It wasn't the dummies who got me pelted with snowballs and it wasn't the dummy that tied itself to Derf." She had a ton more examples too; examples that could have been avoided if the lot had learned to just breathe.


.......... What?

No, really, what?!

Hirsch blinked a few times at this answer. Was she talking about dragging a dummy away for further inspection? Why? That wasn't her way of protecting herself, was it? Not when the dummy was likely to start firing off spells as well. Or did this have a little something to do with their project from the previous year? Needless to say, the man was very much confused and wanted to know what her train of thought was but he wasn't about to say anything just now.

He also didn't know how to respond to her comment about the entire class. It was probably why he stood there, taking a moment to adjust his glasses while he thought of the right response. "It's natural to be taken by surprise when put under stressful situations and to think a lot differently than you would do if you weren't so stressed out," Hence the freaking out. "but thinking things through helps significantly. Sometimes, you're not left with much of a choice and you just have to attack within a split second but I understand where you're coming from and I do agree."

Was this a sign that they needed to be put under these kind of situations a lot more?

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The extreme relief she felt when Professor Hirsch appeared and stopped the chaos was immeasurable. If she hadn’t still been under the effects of the Petrificus Totalus spell, Emmalyn would have jumped for joy. She listened to every word the professor said and realized she couldn’t come forward to have the spell removed, or raise her hand to get help from an older student. She was still FROZEN, trapped inside her body, only her mind working as it should.

As she waited for someone to realize she needed help, she pondered Professor Hirsch’s question. What did she learn from this lesson? She learned to trust her gut and not go to class when every part of her was telling her to stay away. After that thought, she realized that she no longer had that feeling of danger anymore. Maybe she really did somehow know something was going to happen that day.

Then she thought about the second part of the question, what would she have done differently. For starters, Emmalyn thought she should have ducked and covered much sooner. She had been hit by the curse before she had reacted in any way. She knew she would not be one to stand and fight, and that meant she would need to figure out how to get out of the way next time. The Head Boy might not be around to help her out if another such situation arises.
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Just when she thought she might remain frozen for the rest of the class, Ace made his way over and lifted the spell from her. She slowly stretched her arms and legs, in a snow angel motion, joyous to have the freedom to move her limbs. “I’m okay, thank you. You saved me!” She exclaimed as she jumped up and ran to embrace the Head Boy, hoping he would allow her to give him a hug.

Now that she was able to move, she wanted to get as far away from the classroom as possible. She was torn between knowing she should stay and finish, and wanting to run as fast as she could back to the comfort of the Hufflepuff common room. That also got her thinking. What if the professor had events like the one that just occurred planned for the rest of the year? She knew she couldn’t avoid class completely, so she decided that she must at least learn how to perform a few defense spells. Spells that wouldn’t harm another, only protect.


Admittedly, the man hadn't noticed the girl's need to be unfrozen until Tenacius went ahead and unfroze her. It was something he'd missed entirely due to the chaos that was the activity that had taken place. Where was his constant vigilance, hm?

Once she was unfrozen and had confirmed that she was okay, her shot her a small, dimpled smile and slight nod of the head. The Head Boy got a slightly prouder smile as a way of saying thank you for all of this.

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Oh. Thank Merlin it was over! Harriet was not a defence person. yes. She liked duelling. But that was generally only one person, and so it was manageable. This had just been crazy though. And she hadn't really enjoyed it. She knew it was probably partly due to her own feelings, but also how her class mates had reacted. In a duel it was just her, and her opponent. But right then she'd had to consider what everyone else was doing. It was hard to try and win a battle when people were panicking and just throwing spells all over the place. Hattie had at least tried to aim her own spells at the actual dummies. No point hitting her class mates, that would not have helped. She was pretty glad when it was over though. Hopefully she never had to experience that again.

"I agree with Scarlett. I do not wanna be an auror" Hattie mused with a laugh. If she didn't have to do anything like this again, then it would be great. Please take note Professor. "I also think maybe we needed to group together more? We were just throwing spells around, but if we worked together it probably would have worked better"


This was another answer that caused him to smile in an amused way. "It's not for everyone so I don't blame you." Funny, seeing as her brother was currently on the path to becoming an Auror. Had he told her anything about the way his training was going? Hirsch was curious to know.

The second answer, however, caused his smile to grow and he nodded quite enthusiastically at her. "Exactly! Note how things started to look up the moment people worked together?" Coincidence? He didn't think so. "If you're faced against an army of opponents and you have your own gang of people behind you, it's better, and much easier for you, to combine that magical force. Good observation!"

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So far their strategy was working, with the protego rampart and the dummies slipping on the ice. He was just about to answer Vi when the chaos stopped as suddenly as it started. Whoah wait it was over? Yay?

Ace rose behind the shield slowly as he looked around, listening to Hirsch as the man began to explain what just happened. Indeed that was pretty effective in the testing-if-you-can-think-on-your-feet scenario, to which the Head Boy appreciated immensely. Yes it was a learning experience-- which is what classes are all about. But more than the self-realization that he was pretty handy in a battle scenario, the experience of being caught unawares and surviving that with flying colors will be something he will bring with him in the future.

He looked around his immediate area and thought it would be safe to remove the rampart that kept them safe. He moved his wand as he cast Finite Incantatem to discontinue the existing protego spell, then moved towards Emmalyn and Shera to lift the spells that has taken them down. "You ok?" he asked quietly as he gave a tentative thumbs up. He didnt know how well they would take to the scenario they suddenly found themselves in, and given that they were from another house, he could gauge their natural abilities even less. Daehyun on the other hand, he was a bit more familiar with, and he stopped by the young boy just to make sure he's ok.

When finally he can focus back onto the discussion, he paused for a moment and wondered what he would've done differently. Be as strong as an Auror is probably not something Hirsch was looking for in this discussion, although Ace did wish his casting abilities has grown strong enough to shove all the dummies on one spot and seal them shut. Finally he offered something as he raised his hand "Probably try to physically incapacitate the dummies from firing back or countering our spells before drowning them and freezing them in a block of ice." Because a tied up dummy will certainly take longer to break down its trap than a freed up dummy right?


Tenacius's willingness to help out the younger students hadn't gone unnoticed and had, in fact, earned him a very proud smile from the Defence professor. He might have to mention something to the boy about what had happened in the activity but that could wait for the end of the lesson. Right now, he had an answer to concentrate on.

"Incapacitating the dummies, or stopping them from moving altogether, is probably the best form of offence in these kind of situations. Stop them from attacking you altogether, and take them out, as quickly and swiftly as possible. I do have to say that you didn't do a bad job of doing exactly that." And freezing them in a block of ice? "Though, I do have to say that I feel bad for anyone that tries to attack you with that kind of mentality." Cue a wide, dimpled smile.

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Matt was still on the floor, trying to catch his breath, when a BLAZING DUMMY THING came zooming his way. He could hear Chewie shouting stuff, alright, but he was way more aware of that flying thing on fire about to hit him.

Good thing he had his wand at the ready, as all he had to do was to cast a non-verbal Flipendo and the dummy was no longer coming HIS way. In fact, it was no longer going ANY way at all, as it suddenly stopped and it wasn't even on fire anymore.

The Gryffindor blinked several times as he was pretty sure he had cast a Knockback Jinx and not a Finite-It-All kinda spell. Wha?

Oh, the professor. Haha.

As the man was congratulating them all and yadda yadda, Matt dropped back on the floor again. He was tired now, okay, after all that running and firing spell nonstop. Phew!

It had been super fun, though. Like, FOR REAL.

What had that activity taught them? Something Matt already knew: "CONSTANT VIGILANCE!" He shouted from the floor, still looking straight up at the ceiling.

And what would he have done differently? WELL. "Nothing. I quite enjoyed that." He said, more to himself than as an open answer. He sat up and took a deep breath. He supposed he could've used defensive spells. To be honest, had that been a REAL dangerous and in-real-life situation, where his life would truly be at risk, he WOULD have cast defensive spells, alright. He wasn't THAT dumb.

He wasn't dumb at all, actually. HE KNEW THAT IT HAD BEEN A LESSON! He did. Honest.

And he snorted when some of his classmates said they had learned they didn't want to be Aurors. "I'm the opposite!" The seventh year said a bit louder this time, still sat on the floor. "This confirmed to me what I already knew: I'm definitely going to be one!"

YAS! And yeah, yeah, he'd be 'more careful'. Blah blah.


Mr Meriwether's enthusiasm had earned him a rather large, and very amused, smile from the Defence professor. He could always count on the Gryffindor to be exactly that for his lessons: enthusiastic.

Constant vigilance? "Exactly!" he said, nodding his head once, "Constant vigilance is key. And I'm glad you enjoyed the activity. You did seem to put every bit of your energy into the fight." Which wasn't a bad thing in the slightest.

...... He's the opposite? This took Hirsch by surprise. He hadn't known that the boy was planning on going down that route and, in hindsight, probably should've seen it coming from the off. He might've been even more surprised if he chose not to do something Defence-based, actually. "Come and see me after class, or in your next break. I have a lot of information about Aurors and could introduce you to some as well." Tempest, Lex and Frankie were all going to be very annoyed with him, no doubt.

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Okay so if she was being honest, that was kind of an exhilarating. Terrifying? At first, yea. But as she figured out what was happening, she felt pretty satisfied with her memory of spells. As the dummies returned to their first position, Kye felt the adrenaline start to stall, and she became wary of what would come next... Then seemingly out of nowhere, there was Professor Hirsch!

"WHOA!" Kye jumped. How long had he been standing there?? When did he get here? She recomposed herself and listened as he further addressed the class.

"I think I can work on being observant of ricocheting spells... and I agree with Hattie about working together." Kye added, although she disagreed about being an Auror... That actually sounded really cool. How could someone not think that that was cool!


The reaction to his sudden appearance was amusing, he had to admit, and it did cause his smile to grow but it wasn't what he was concentrating on. Not when there was an answer that needed his attention a bit more.

Still. Surprise?

"Being observant is key in situations like these. You can't have eyes everywhere, and it would be impossible to protect yourself all the time." Nobody could do that. "But being observant and vigilant will work out much better for you, ricocheting spells included. You never know where your next attack is going to come from." Hopefully that hadn't scared her.

And she was right about working together. Definitely.

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The Lion King was talking. Um the Head Boy that is. Tenacius. Ace? Uhhh... whatever. The older boy was all those things and he was talking to HER! Well okay so technically he was teaching her a new spell as she crouched down low behind the rampart that had been created. All her focus was momentarily on him and what he was saying. Protego Fianto Duri. That was a mouthful for sure. "Protego Fianto Duri.." she whispered several times while nodding her head watching as Tenacuis reinforced the rampart making it stronger than ever. "Whoa! I can d-"

Rylee had even pulled out her wand and was about to give the movement for the spell a try when suddenly the chaos just... stopped.

The dummies all froze and were returning to their original places lined up against the wall. The source of the chaos had made itself known in the form of their Professor. Some might have been happy about this but not this little ginger haired cub. Nope. Rylee was completely crestfallen as she stared around the room and back at Tenacius. "I guess I won't be able to try that right now..." It wasn't fair! Why couldn't the professor wait just another minute or two...

Rylee replaced her wand into it's holster and plopped down onto her bottom right where she was against the wall. Yup. She was no doubt going to end up cold and wet from the snow but it was fine by her. What had this activity taught her and what might she have done differently? Well that would depend.. saying something and than doing it were two different things entirely.

"It taught me that my sister was right... if something seems off that means it probably is. That it's good to always be aware of my surroundings no matter where I am." Yes, even during lessons. Especially during lessons. "I'm not sure what I could have done differently but I do know one thing... I need to learn more spells." Which was the case for every other first year in this room right now. The more she learned the better she would be able to take care of herself.


'if something seems off that means it probably is'

That was something to think about, wasn't it? Hirsch pushed his glasses a little further up his nose, smiling at this answer. "That's very true. It is a good idea to take note of your surroundings and to keep an eye out, even if it's a seemingly harmless situation." Though, he didn't want them to become paranoid because of this but it was a good idea to be vigilant as well.

The second answer, however, was interesting and caused his smile to turn into a sympathetic one. "You're only a first year, you're not expected to know every single spell right now. There'll be time to pick up on these things so I don't think that's something you have to worry about."

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" Gah!.. Son of a siren!", Miranda exclaimed as she was hit with a rebounding spell in the face.. Lovely... And now she had no idea who needed to receive a bit of payback later for the pulsing pustule that was now forming beneath the surface of her skin.. Sure it was easy enough to take care of.. A simple counter curse being uttered as she pointed her wand at her chin..

Okay.. You've got my full attention, Professor.. Well done.. She listened and pondered the presented quarry for a few minutes as she calmed her nerves from the dregs of the fray.. What could I have done better?.. Differently?.. '


" Well, I know I should've taken better cover instead of being caught out in the open.. But seriously, Professor.. That was one heck of a way to start a lesson..",
She said with a grin..


Taken better cover? Hirsch considered this answer carefully. "How good are you at the Shield Charm? Because if your Shield Charms are perfect, you could risk being out in the open." Just saying. "But that's also an excellent point about tactics: being hidden gives you an upper hand in these kind of situations because you can see your opponent but they might not be able to see you." It depended entirely on the situation but it was bound to work.

Her comment about the start of the lesson earned her a wide grin from the Defence Professor. "Thank you, I'm very glad that you think so."

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Aww, little Hanna had hugged her tightly and was saying Thank you. "It's okay! We're supposed to have each other's backs. It was no trouble." Truly...... and just to reiterate... "Finite will definitely be one of the most important spells you learn, as well as Finite Incantatem, Protego, and Expelliarmus." If she wanted to practice at any time, she was more than welcome to join the blonde in the DADA training rooms...

.... but Liv had no time for the chit-chat as she continued to fight her way through the room. Yes, she was gifted in the art of duelling (which was what this felt like), but she still had to focus on the spells she wanted to cast. This Gryffindor could only Gryffindor so hard with her attention split..... on Stasya and Hanna now, because she was devoted to keeping ickles safe. Any and all ickles. At least Cassie had joined her, casting Stupefy! with deadly precision. Excuse the heart eyes, Cassie... Olivia just appreciated the fierceness.

The battles continued to rage on all around her, but she was singularly focused. Had everyone seen that domino effect?? HAD THEY?! Smirking like a Slytherin now, this small success seemed to light more of a fire beneath her backside. Her spells became more vicious and ruthless, though she understood these were just DUMMIES and that her spellwork would only be so effective against them. Funnily enough, Stupefy seemed to be the most effective and she had to wonder why that was...

......Suddenly, every dummy still standing froze in place. Huh.....and they were retreating back to their original positions. Was the exercise over? Olivia hadn't needed to wait long as just moments later, Professor Hirsch was revealing himself to have been watching the entire time. Behind a Disillusionment Charm. Mhm, Olivia had KNOWN he was here SOMEWHERE. While he talked....the blonde just stood there, righting her hair and cleaning snow off her clothing. She'd kinda thrown herself headfirst into the fray... Hm?

Tucking her wand away, she crossed her arms to rest over her chest. "I think what it should've taught most of us, is that practicing defensive magic should be a priority." No shade, just love. "And that shields won't always be the answer." Yeah, it was awesome to protect yourself, but more often than not, they didn't last. It was lucky they had been in the safety of a classroom, to be honest. As for what Liv could've done differently..... Hm. "I was onto you from the start, Professor. I expected something creative and out-of-the-box, because that's what your lessons always are. However, I do need to get myself back into a training room. Just to brush up."



And here was another student who had thrown herself headfirst into the activity, something that caused Hirsch to smile proudly as he glanced in the Gryffindor's direction.

"Precisely!" he said, nodding once at her, "It's only then that you can cause multiple dummies to fall over in a domino effect." Yes, he'd seen that. "Shields are great but relying on them so much isn't. I'm glad that you mentioned them, by the way." She'll find out why very shortly but right now, he wasn't going to say anything more about that.

And there was that dimpled smile again at that compliment - it was a compliment, right? He was going to take it as that. "Thank you, I'll make sure it stays creative and out-of-the-box in the future as well. And the training room is always open for you." He'd have to check in from time to time as well.

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Chaos.

Everything was utterly chaos. Diandra was not sure if the shield charm that she had cast earlier would hold up a little bit longer. At the same time she also considered to send some attacks but it might cause more harm than good, eh? Especially she wanted to cast a silencing charm to that loud Gryffindor guy (Matt) because Merlin, he was just too loud. But attacking the fellow student wouldn't be a good call so she just tried to hold on until Professor showed up and made the dummies stop.

Thankfully!

The badger listened to Hirsch talked about how to be prepared, correlating what had just happened in this room to the real life, yada yada yada... Until he asked the question. "I do agree with everyone mentioned about teamwork.. and be prepared of any kind of situation." Diandra spoke up.


Another answer about teamwork and being prepared for any kind of situation. One that was very true and, in fact, he was glad that so many of them had picked up on this aspect of the lesson. Teamwork and vigilance were both very important, after all.

"You're absolutely right. I hope this activity has helped you to establish just that: how to work with those around you and be vigilant at the same time."

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Zarina saw the Professor finally making his appearance in mist of all the chaos. Well it was about flipping time. Least he could calm down the first and second years but some of them seemed to be brave than she would have been at that age. Now that the dummies were away and not causing them harm, she now had time to reflect on the activity all together. What did she think of it? Well it was an adrenaline rush all together. She loved it. Would she consider it a career choice? Possibly but she still had time to think about it. What would she do differently? Zae shrugged and maybe her protection spells could use some work. She needed strength and accuracy in her spell work. She was still learning.

Zae raised her hand and admitted, "I could work on the accuracy on my spell casting..." She knew she was meant to focus on one target but was worried about all the other dummies coming for her. "I think what I would have done differently is scope out the room first and see the better advantage points where I can cast spells effectively." Seemed simple enough right? Knowing the layout of your area was a huge advantage.


Hirsch was glad that the Slytherin had mentioned the accuracy of her spellwork. Very glad, in fact. "Exactly! You could be amazing at casting strong spells but without an accuracy in your spellwork, you won't be able to get very far." Just saying. "There is a way to work on this to ensure that you cast accurately as much as possible." She should come and see him to set up a practice for this. It had worked for Noelle, after all.

And then she was mentioning scoping out the room and talking about..... advantage points? Funny how that was now two students talking about tactics to make sure that they were in better positions to fight. Huh. "Interesting tactics, Miss Carraro, and one that would work to your advantage, no doubt. Knowing what's in the room and being able to see everything from one fighting point would help you prepare for what's to come. It might also put you at ease because you know what the room looks like and where you can go hide if you need to." Did that make sense?

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He knew it. He KNEW Hirsch had to be there, watching them, taking too much enjoyment out of seeing them suffer. Callum wasn't an idiot; he understood the whole point of the exercise without the professor explaining. He was preparing them, forcing them to get outside of their comfort zone, and have an experience to reflect upon how they would act in an ambush and what they needed to improve upon moving forward. Obviously.

Callum wasn't going to offer up anything he had learned about himself, though - that was uncomfortably vulnerable and admitted weakness - so he took another route, with an unenthusiastic hand-raise. What did the activity teach him? "That you enjoy torturing us, professor?" His tone was good-natured and playful, not at all intended to be the least bit disrespectful - he was hoping some lightheartedness in this room would ease the tension that many of the younger students still seemed to be harboring, and he assumed Hirsch would understand that; they'd known each other long enough, since Callum was eleven.

...Of course, Callum DID truly believe that Hirsch had been far too entertained by that whole charade. But he hadn't said it because of that. Heh.


And then came this answer.

And in that moment, Hirsch lost it. Completely.

He threw his head back and chuckled wholeheartedly. When had students become so sassy? He half-expected it from students in his own house but this? This had taken him by surprise more than it probably should've.

"You shouldn't be calling me out like this, Mr Kettleburn." Cue a cheeky smile.

And no, he didn't but he did enjoy testing them, all the same.

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Hand still in Ace’s back, she looked around her and then noticed that the dummies had stopped moving. Was it over? She then paused and saw Hirsch. Has he been here the whole time?? Classic disillusionment charm. Should have expected. She probably ought to have cast a revealing spell on the dummies and the room to have gotten a heads up. Well she supposed that it was a good exercise for them to do. It certainly made them come up with solutions really quickly.

Vi stayed silent, listening to her classmates offer answers. Should haves, would haves, could haves... Teamwork and defense were a must indeed. Callum’s playful comment made her smirk. Heh. Hirsch enjoyed testing them.

While I do agree this activity taught us teamwork and expecting the unexpected, I think it also taught us that we need to communicate to more. Some of our spells went towards our classmates instead of the intended targets.” Olivia paused once more to reflect on her own performance. She smiled. “I would have used a presence revealing spell.


Communication wasn't an answer he expected, if he was completely honest with himself but he listened out to her reasoning behind it while considering it, all the same. "That..... is a very good point. It's also down to accuracy and, well, luck because the dummies like to move. But communication would definitely help in situations like these, especially with that teamwork part you talked about. You can't work as a team if you don't communicate with each other."

And here was some more sass.

An amused smile crossed the man's face as he silently wondered what the students had eaten for breakfast this morning. Because there was more sass going around than usually present in his classroom. "To try and foil my secret plan?" Heh.

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And then all of a sudden there was a lot of screaming, but a lot fewer spells. He stayed on the ground until he was sure, but the dummies were definitely going back to their places. Which meant... Yup, Hirsch had seen the whole thing.

Well, that had been quite effective to the man's purpose, Finn would give him that for sure. And as far as what they had all learned, would it be unacceptable to say he'd learned their Head of House was a manipulative, evil mastermind? Probably. However, he did still stick his hand into the air. "I learned that I really should be checking a room when I enter, like with some sort of revealing spell." Finn knew he would never actually remember to do that all the time, and even if he did, people would call him paranoid. "And I also learned there was a reason the Sorting Hat didn't put me in Gryffindor." Bravery? Not his thing. As for what his thing actually was, he still had no clue.


Protego, chaos and sass. That was the theme for this lesson, it seemed.

And Hirsch not-so-secretly loved it.

The amused smile wasn't going away anytime soon but he did raise an eyebrow at the fifth year's answer. "In case there's a professor hidden there trying to test you or in case there's something more dangerous lurking in the shadows?" It was an interesting tactic, no doubt, and is one that would be bound to work in situations like these. Prepare yourself, you know? Even if the situation took you by surprise.

The second answer amused him even more, partly because it was the Gryffindors that were behind some of the dramatics and quite a few of them seemed to be into the entire activity a lot more. "That's not necessarily a bad thing." And didn't mean that he couldn't defend himself either.

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Well that was chaotic… for lack of a better word. For the most she had been able to shield herself from some of the spells and she could cast finite on the rest. Though she felt like she had been beat up all over.

Well now there was Hirsch… Finally. As for his questions. ”One thing I learned is you can’t really let pretty things like snow distract you from constant vigilance.” That was about it. It all really just happened so fast that she just kept trying to dodge getting hit more than anything.


Oh!

Oh!

Distractions! "That is an excellent, excellent point! Sometimes, an environment might look calm and pretty but it doesn't mean you should drop your guard either." Again, he didn't want them to become paranoid but, well, you know. There was some truth behind these words. "Sometimes, it could be a case of the quiet before the storm."



Once it looked as though no one else was about to answer, Hirsch turned his attention to the class in general. It was a good time to carry on with the main gist of the lesson otherwise they were going to be here all day. "Those were some excellent points raise by all of you, particularly the ones about teamwork, communication and using a variety of spells. Working together, communicating with each other and ensuring that you're not just relying on one spell, one signature spell, will make the situation work in your favour." It was tempting, yes, but in a duelling situation, someone could always use that against you. Just saying. "Some of you have mentioned tactics as well and I'm glad you've done so: scoping out the environment you're in and what's sitting there will help you be more at ease and, hopefully, less freaked out. It'll also help you figure out what you could use to help you or hide you."

Breathe.

"Something I really want to focus on today is a type of Shield Charm. A great number of you have used Protego, which isn't a bad thing, but there's another spell I want to introduce you to that might help you a bit more in situations like these. In environments like these, actually." At this, he gestured to the surrounding area at the snow around them. "An important aspect of defence is being able to utilise the area around you and this spell does exactly that." At this, he turned around, took out his wand and gave it an intricate wave. At once, words started to form in the air in large letters:

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Protego Munio
A spell that causes solid particles to form a shield around you
Incantation: Protego Munio (pro-TAY-go MOO-nee-oh)
Wand movement: sweeping vertical line upwards followed by a flick at the end
Light: n/a
Difficulty: moderate
Other: need to maintain a high level of concentration
Smiling, he turned back around to face the class once again. "Protego Munio is a spell that uses solid particles and causes them to form a shield around you, one that only people on your side can see through. These particles have to be tiny, mind you. Snow, sand, bits of earth, dust..... as long as they're solid and not in any other form. For example, the spell will work for snow and ice but not for water or steam." Was the setup of the room starting to make sense now?

"Now. It's important to remember that this isn't a spell to use instead of Protego, it's just an alternative option. One that forms a wall, if you will, of solid particles around you." Which fitted in with the meaning behind it. "So what I want to know is: why do you think some people might prefer to use this spell instead of Protego? Why might it be better or worse in terms of defence?" Let's get those brains thinking.



OOC: So many words holy crap! Thanks for sticking with me and for the amazing answers! Keep up the wonderful work, you guys

The next question is pretty simple, I hope: why might some people prefer Protego Munio? Why might it be better or worse in terms of defence? This is pretty much hypothetical so feel free to think outside of the box <3

I'm going to give you guys roughly 24 hours before we move on to the next part of the lesson. I really hope that explanation about the spell made sense but if you have any questions/comments/concerns, feel free to give me a nudge anywhere <3

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Why would they use that instead of Protego?

That was the question that Shera was going to have asked the professor before he asked them instead. Now she actually had to think about it. "Is it easier to cast?" although just based on the notes on the board discussing that spell Shera would've assumed that the answer to that would have been a no.

Shera was going to settle for disappointing her head of house by just not really understanding what was going on.

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After his first successful spell, Abra might have thrown another one or two into the room, to try and help out his classmates a little more, but he honestly couldn't remember. While the situation hadn't been very overwhelming to start off with, it had soon reached that point, though not necessarily in a bad way. Again, Abra felt lucky he was removed from the class in the most literal sense, because it definitely helped him keep his head.

But after a while he'd ended up holding off on the magic, and instead just peeking around the doorframe once in a while at the scene unfolding inside the classroom, finding it somehow more chaotic by the second, even with dummies being put out of action. Whether he decided against throwing a million more spells because he was worried about catching people in the crossfire, or because he was suddenly all too overwhelmed and overstimulated, or for some complete other reason, he wasn't totally sure, but Abra did feel a huge sense of relief when Professor Hirsch suddenly appeared. It made sense that the professor had been there all along, now that he thought about it. Abra knew, deep down, that he wouldn't have left them in a truly dangerous situation all alone, and it was comforting to see the proof.

Even so, he did wait a little bit longer before stepping into the classroom, just in case Hirsch sprung anything else on them as a sort of double surprise - sure, he trusted him, but not ENTIRELY. About as much as a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor could or should be trusted, probably, if that. Eventually, though, Abra sidled in, hoping to draw as little attention to himself as possible (lest he be correctly accused of cowering out of sight) and lingered by the door, seeing as he was already there.

He made sure to look directly at Hirsch, and did not allow his eyes to stray to any certain others he may have already been watching. Nope. Eyes firmly fixed onto the professor. Merlin. It really was cold in here. He pulled his robes tightly around himself and tried to trap his own body heat inside of them.

At Hirsch's question, Abra had half a mind to point out that he'd not really learned, anything, only had his pre-existing thoughts confirmed: that you generally can't (and shouldn't) trust your teachers to make sure the classroom environment is a comfortable one, and that when you spent half your time trying to calm down and relax, certain professors would go out of their way to undo all that. Not that he was bitter or anything. It was just that Hirsch's methods didn't really mesh so well with Abra's........ well... They just didn't mesh well with Abra full stop.

One thing he did learn, mind you, was that he'd had the right idea from the start, that it was best to not walk right into an unfamiliar environment, or one that you were at all suspicious of, as Abra had been. Like, OKAY, SURE, FINE, he'd mostly sort of kinda completely lingered outside the door because of the snow, but what was the reason for the snow in the first place if not to lure everyone in and catch them off their guard? YES OKAY FINE IT WOULD PROBABLY BE REVEALED LATER, but that wasn't the POINT. It had caught people off guard anyway, hadn't it?

The more Abra thought about everything, the more anxious he started to get. It was strange; during the surprise activity his worry had been practically non-existent (though that absolutely wouldn't have been in the case where he fully in the fray). Now, however, when he had time to stop and think and mull over how they really couldn't ever properly trust their surroundings in this classroom for reasons like this, he started to feel strangely panicked and unsettled and also like his school tie and shirt were strangling him. He pulled at them both in an attempt to free up his airways. Could he really take four more years of this? What if Hirsch even one day, in an attempt to stop being predictable, didn't confine this sort of activity just to the classroom and began attacking them in the corridors to try and teach them all this 'constant vigilance' stuff?

Perhaps it would be a good idea to seek him out later and... Abra wasn't really sure. Talk? Look for reassurances that he wouldn't necessarily trust? Ask to drop the actual group lesson portion of DADA? Request some kind of heads-up whenever something like this was planned, so that he could avoid having a heart attack at the grand old age of fourteen? It was a difficult dilemma; Abra was pretty much so constantly vigilant in some respects that it was actually a bit of a problem that he was trying to unlearn, at the same time as being taught to learn it again at school, and it made his head spin. He really didn't want to have to drop this course entirely, and also wasn't even sure that he could do that before sixth year, but it played havoc on his already shot nerves.


Abra shifted uncomfortably where he stood, and tried to pass it off as a shiver (and then actually properly shivered because it really was far too cold). He frequently disagreed with the methods of some of his professors, but never once had he even thought about actually addressing the matter with them. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad with Hirsch; he was reasonable and generally seemed like the kindest staff member, but that didn't necessarily mean he would agree with anything or make a single allowance for him. Abra decided to give himself until the end of the lesson to decide what he was going to do.

His spirits had plunged so very unexpectedly that it was difficult to kick himself back into gear again, but Abra tried his best. He didn't really succeed, but he did at least try. Hirsch went on talking, and Abra did listen, but his heart wasn't in it. Too much introspection, that was his problem. He leaned back against the wall and listened and watched and tried very hard to engage his brain, but his other problem was that he believed he simply didn't have access to the kind of thought process that would allow him to answer the question. He didn't feel smart enough to answer, so it was difficult to convince himself to try.

Why WOULD anyone prefer that kind of shield spell? It was a good question; Abra couldn't think of a single reason he'd choose that one over the regular one. Lucky enough for him, however, the question allowed them to think about cons as well as pros.

"Wouldn't it let things through?" Abra spoke up, though quietly, from his space at the back of the room, his voice growing a touch louder as he went on. "Because it's just made of particles of solid things, I mean. If it's magic that stops anything from getting through, then surely you may as well just do a normal shield one, if it's easier to maintain?" He'd already stopped speaking by the time an idea had occurred to him, but spoke up again (without really thinking) to add his afterthought. "Unless the particle thingies strengthen the way it works as a barrier? Sort of like how you can use certain runes to make certain spells stronger, if you have actual solid things in your shield charm maybe it makes it act a bit more like an actual wall? So it's like it's feeding off the solid parts the same way a spell might feed off the energy of a rune." Honestly though? It didn't seem worth it. A shield charm took less effort and energy which was really only helpful if you planned on shielding yourself (and others) and not relying on much more spellwork. This seemed like it would take a lot out of the one casting it.

Once Abey stopped talking, he might have turned a little bit very red. He didn't really like giving answers in class that he wasn't entirely sure of, in case he was wrong and his professors loudly announced it and everyone stared and laughed at him. But his answer had started off more as a question and evolved from there before he'd given his brain a chance to catch up with his mouth, and so there it was, thrown out into the void without the protection of his silence shielding it - and himself in turn - from being mocked.
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Patrick hadn't been a fan of what had gone on in the classroom before Hirsch literally magically appeared before the classroom. He was hoping that the lesson wouldn't have any more use for the dummies, but knowing his luck, there would be something. He listened intently as the Professor asked the first question, "Well, this taught me that I am a bit braver than I thought," he shrugged, "especially after last term." he mumbled under his breath still scarred from that lesson with the cave.

He continued to listen as the topic of today's lesson came up. Well why would you want a wall in front of you, that seemed like it would only be helpful from one angle the thought. Now he felt that was a good point, "maybe I'm just dense, but uh--" scratching his head he looked back up, "wouldn't the wall only protect you on one side?" he genuinely had no idea why that would be a good idea if that was what occurred when the spell was used.
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This was not an answer he was expecting but it was an answer that made him chuckle wholeheartedly. "Being an Auror is..... difficult." He was dating one, he heard plenty of stories. "There's a lot of intensive training involved and it's not everyone's glass of pumpkin juice so I don't blame you." Though, his reasons for never going along the Auror path were completely different but she didn't need to know that.

Her second answer was.... interesting. Hirsch nodded slowly, letting the answer mull around in his head before saying, "Sometimes, when you're in the middle of an attack, it's difficult to think properly and defend yourself in a way that you might not think is good enough later on. It's completely natural." Pause. "Stupefy is an excellent spell to use but having a range of offensive spells to use will work better for you. Your opponent won't know what to expect." Just saying.



.......... What?

No, really, what?!

Hirsch blinked a few times at this answer. Was she talking about dragging a dummy away for further inspection? Why? That wasn't her way of protecting herself, was it? Not when the dummy was likely to start firing off spells as well. Or did this have a little something to do with their project from the previous year? Needless to say, the man was very much confused and wanted to know what her train of thought was but he wasn't about to say anything just now.

He also didn't know how to respond to her comment about the entire class. It was probably why he stood there, taking a moment to adjust his glasses while he thought of the right response. "It's natural to be taken by surprise when put under stressful situations and to think a lot differently than you would do if you weren't so stressed out," Hence the freaking out. "but thinking things through helps significantly. Sometimes, you're not left with much of a choice and you just have to attack within a split second but I understand where you're coming from and I do agree."

Was this a sign that they needed to be put under these kind of situations a lot more?

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Admittedly, the man hadn't noticed the girl's need to be unfrozen until Tenacius went ahead and unfroze her. It was something he'd missed entirely due to the chaos that was the activity that had taken place. Where was his constant vigilance, hm?

Once she was unfrozen and had confirmed that she was okay, her shot her a small, dimpled smile and slight nod of the head. The Head Boy got a slightly prouder smile as a way of saying thank you for all of this.



This was another answer that caused him to smile in an amused way. "It's not for everyone so I don't blame you." Funny, seeing as her brother was currently on the path to becoming an Auror. Had he told her anything about the way his training was going? Hirsch was curious to know.

The second answer, however, caused his smile to grow and he nodded quite enthusiastically at her. "Exactly! Note how things started to look up the moment people worked together?" Coincidence? He didn't think so. "If you're faced against an army of opponents and you have your own gang of people behind you, it's better, and much easier for you, to combine that magical force. Good observation!"



Tenacius's willingness to help out the younger students hadn't gone unnoticed and had, in fact, earned him a very proud smile from the Defence professor. He might have to mention something to the boy about what had happened in the activity but that could wait for the end of the lesson. Right now, he had an answer to concentrate on.

"Incapacitating the dummies, or stopping them from moving altogether, is probably the best form of offence in these kind of situations. Stop them from attacking you altogether, and take them out, as quickly and swiftly as possible. I do have to say that you didn't do a bad job of doing exactly that." And freezing them in a block of ice? "Though, I do have to say that I feel bad for anyone that tries to attack you with that kind of mentality." Cue a wide, dimpled smile.



Mr Meriwether's enthusiasm had earned him a rather large, and very amused, smile from the Defence professor. He could always count on the Gryffindor to be exactly that for his lessons: enthusiastic.

Constant vigilance? "Exactly!" he said, nodding his head once, "Constant vigilance is key. And I'm glad you enjoyed the activity. You did seem to put every bit of your energy into the fight." Which wasn't a bad thing in the slightest.

...... He's the opposite? This took Hirsch by surprise. He hadn't known that the boy was planning on going down that route and, in hindsight, probably should've seen it coming from the off. He might've been even more surprised if he chose not to do something Defence-based, actually. "Come and see me after class, or in your next break. I have a lot of information about Aurors and could introduce you to some as well." Tempest, Lex and Frankie were all going to be very annoyed with him, no doubt.



The reaction to his sudden appearance was amusing, he had to admit, and it did cause his smile to grow but it wasn't what he was concentrating on. Not when there was an answer that needed his attention a bit more.

Still. Surprise?

"Being observant is key in situations like these. You can't have eyes everywhere, and it would be impossible to protect yourself all the time." Nobody could do that. "But being observant and vigilant will work out much better for you, ricocheting spells included. You never know where your next attack is going to come from." Hopefully that hadn't scared her.

And she was right about working together. Definitely.



'if something seems off that means it probably is'

That was something to think about, wasn't it? Hirsch pushed his glasses a little further up his nose, smiling at this answer. "That's very true. It is a good idea to take note of your surroundings and to keep an eye out, even if it's a seemingly harmless situation." Though, he didn't want them to become paranoid because of this but it was a good idea to be vigilant as well.

The second answer, however, was interesting and caused his smile to turn into a sympathetic one. "You're only a first year, you're not expected to know every single spell right now. There'll be time to pick up on these things so I don't think that's something you have to worry about."



Taken better cover? Hirsch considered this answer carefully. "How good are you at the Shield Charm? Because if your Shield Charms are perfect, you could risk being out in the open." Just saying. "But that's also an excellent point about tactics: being hidden gives you an upper hand in these kind of situations because you can see your opponent but they might not be able to see you." It depended entirely on the situation but it was bound to work.

Her comment about the start of the lesson earned her a wide grin from the Defence Professor. "Thank you, I'm very glad that you think so."



And here was another student who had thrown herself headfirst into the activity, something that caused Hirsch to smile proudly as he glanced in the Gryffindor's direction.

"Precisely!" he said, nodding once at her, "It's only then that you can cause multiple dummies to fall over in a domino effect." Yes, he'd seen that. "Shields are great but relying on them so much isn't. I'm glad that you mentioned them, by the way." She'll find out why very shortly but right now, he wasn't going to say anything more about that.

And there was that dimpled smile again at that compliment - it was a compliment, right? He was going to take it as that. "Thank you, I'll make sure it stays creative and out-of-the-box in the future as well. And the training room is always open for you." He'd have to check in from time to time as well.



Another answer about teamwork and being prepared for any kind of situation. One that was very true and, in fact, he was glad that so many of them had picked up on this aspect of the lesson. Teamwork and vigilance were both very important, after all.

"You're absolutely right. I hope this activity has helped you to establish just that: how to work with those around you and be vigilant at the same time."



Hirsch was glad that the Slytherin had mentioned the accuracy of her spellwork. Very glad, in fact. "Exactly! You could be amazing at casting strong spells but without an accuracy in your spellwork, you won't be able to get very far." Just saying. "There is a way to work on this to ensure that you cast accurately as much as possible." She should come and see him to set up a practice for this. It had worked for Noelle, after all.

And then she was mentioning scoping out the room and talking about..... advantage points? Funny how that was now two students talking about tactics to make sure that they were in better positions to fight. Huh. "Interesting tactics, Miss Carraro, and one that would work to your advantage, no doubt. Knowing what's in the room and being able to see everything from one fighting point would help you prepare for what's to come. It might also put you at ease because you know what the room looks like and where you can go hide if you need to." Did that make sense?



And then came this answer.

And in that moment, Hirsch lost it. Completely.

He threw his head back and chuckled wholeheartedly. When had students become so sassy? He half-expected it from students in his own house but this? This had taken him by surprise more than it probably should've.

"You shouldn't be calling me out like this, Mr Kettleburn." Cue a cheeky smile.

And no, he didn't but he did enjoy testing them, all the same.



Communication wasn't an answer he expected, if he was completely honest with himself but he listened out to her reasoning behind it while considering it, all the same. "That..... is a very good point. It's also down to accuracy and, well, luck because the dummies like to move. But communication would definitely help in situations like these, especially with that teamwork part you talked about. You can't work as a team if you don't communicate with each other."

And here was some more sass.

An amused smile crossed the man's face as he silently wondered what the students had eaten for breakfast this morning. Because there was more sass going around than usually present in his classroom. "To try and foil my secret plan?" Heh.



Protego, chaos and sass. That was the theme for this lesson, it seemed.

And Hirsch not-so-secretly loved it.

The amused smile wasn't going away anytime soon but he did raise an eyebrow at the fifth year's answer. "In case there's a professor hidden there trying to test you or in case there's something more dangerous lurking in the shadows?" It was an interesting tactic, no doubt, and is one that would be bound to work in situations like these. Prepare yourself, you know? Even if the situation took you by surprise.

The second answer amused him even more, partly because it was the Gryffindors that were behind some of the dramatics and quite a few of them seemed to be into the entire activity a lot more. "That's not necessarily a bad thing." And didn't mean that he couldn't defend himself either.



Oh!

Oh!

Distractions! "That is an excellent, excellent point! Sometimes, an environment might look calm and pretty but it doesn't mean you should drop your guard either." Again, he didn't want them to become paranoid but, well, you know. There was some truth behind these words. "Sometimes, it could be a case of the quiet before the storm."



Once it looked as though no one else was about to answer, Hirsch turned his attention to the class in general. It was a good time to carry on with the main gist of the lesson otherwise they were going to be here all day. "Those were some excellent points raise by all of you, particularly the ones about teamwork, communication and using a variety of spells. Working together, communicating with each other and ensuring that you're not just relying on one spell, one signature spell, will make the situation work in your favour." It was tempting, yes, but in a duelling situation, someone could always use that against you. Just saying. "Some of you have mentioned tactics as well and I'm glad you've done so: scoping out the environment you're in and what's sitting there will help you be more at ease and, hopefully, less freaked out. It'll also help you figure out what you could use to help you or hide you."

Breathe.

"Something I really want to focus on today is a type of Shield Charm. A great number of you have used Protego, which isn't a bad thing, but there's another spell I want to introduce you to that might help you a bit more in situations like these. In environments like these, actually." At this, he gestured to the surrounding area at the snow around them. "An important aspect of defence is being able to utilise the area around you and this spell does exactly that." At this, he turned around, took out his wand and gave it an intricate wave. At once, words started to form in the air in large letters:



Smiling, he turned back around to face the class once again. "Protego Munio is a spell that uses solid particles and causes them to form a shield around you, one that only people on your side can see through. These particles have to be tiny, mind you. Snow, sand, bits of earth, dust..... as long as they're solid and not in any other form. For example, the spell will work for snow and ice but not for water or steam." Was the setup of the room starting to make sense now?

"Now. It's important to remember that this isn't a spell to use instead of Protego, it's just an alternative option. One that forms a wall, if you will, of solid particles around you." Which fitted in with the meaning behind it. "So what I want to know is: why do you think some people might prefer to use this spell instead of Protego? Why might it be better or worse in terms of defence?" Let's get those brains thinking.



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Hmm. So that was interesting. What he was confused on was.. is the shield only made of particles, or is it also a magical shield? Because frankly, in a wizards' duel, he wanted to block out the magic first and foremost. It sounded like Abra had a similar question. And yet, truly accomplished wizards manipulated their surroundings like Hirsch was saying, so there was more to consider here.

And then he remembered one of the seemingly small details Hirsch had thrown in there that, now he thought about it, was really a huge detail. He stuck his hand up in the air, this time a bit more confident that he had a well-reasoned answer. "Sir, I believe you said that I could see through my shield, but my opponent could not. That may give me - or someone else I am shielding - a chance to catch their breath and regroup, or even come up with some sort of sneaky spell my opponent couldn't see ahead of time. Like..." He paused for a moment. "Even if my incantation is said nonverbally," which he wouldn't even learn until next year, "the wand movement still helps to give away what spell you're about to you. That would give my opponent a split second to prepare a counterattack, but only if they could see it ahead of time!"

He had begun his answer still somewhat skeptical; by the time he was done, he was fully convinced. This could be very helpful to have in his arsenal.
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Night pondered the professor's first question. What had the lesson taught her? Well, that others students would be helpful, and Hogwarts was...different. She already knew that, of course, but she was thinking it all the same.

But the Protego Munio spell...that sounded interesting. "It would be best if you could do it while having something big in your area. Like, if you were dueling in the mountains--" why would anyone be dueling in the mountains? Oh well, she had better finish what she started to say--"and there were a lot of, um, I don't know, rocks and boulders, or something. So, you could hide behind a boulder, but then use a Protego Munio, and the enemy would think they just have to go around a rock, but then SURPRISE!!! you actually have better protection!"

Wait, did that even make sense? Were people staring at Night wondering who let this squib--she was still uncomfortable with that word--in the class? Did she really understand anything about magic?
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Tenacius returned the Professor's amused smile with a sheepishly happy grin of his own. The activity brought out a lot of his own natural instincts, but also made him realize he wasnt one to lose his head. Which, as far as Gryffindors go, is a good thing yes?

But oh now theres a new spell to learn, and one which upon the Professor explanation, clicked something inside of this Curly Top's head. This was actually what he wanted to do earlier, but only the Glacius spell was all he could come up with and he knew that was vulnerable to any spell involving heat. But now theres this and Ace was very eager to learn it.

Is it better? Is it worse? Why would anyone want to use this? There was a hundred things going off in his head right now how this could work, but he's definitely one of those that will find this incredibly useful. Up goes the hand "It can be used for both protection and camouflage Professor, specially in situations where the value of blending with your environment is paramount, or not raising suspicion like in the presence of Muggles."

But soon after he said that he raised his other hand, even more eager than the first one "Professor I have a question--" a whole LOT actually but one at a time "Does this spell only work for the caster and whoever is with him in the immediate area or can this work long distance? Like say for example.... if Vi suddenly found herself in the path of stampeding wildebeests, and I'm too far to cross the distance, can I cast this spell on her so that the animals avoid this hulking mountain of rock instead? "
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The situation with Zarina and Bel was also turning out better. The dummy, now stunned from the previous spell, flew straight towards the Hufflepuff but because she was prepared, it hit her shoulder and fell forwards, unable to move.
Bel let out a grunt when the dummy hit her and fell back, and she straightened up again, wary of anything else coming her way. She had had harder knocks before, especially falling off her motorcycle, but there was a bit of an ache in her shoulder. Her back was still to the wall. She was okay but this wasn't her idea of fun at all and she wasn't about to start throwing spells everywhere like so many kids were. That was just asking for trouble.

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It was only then that Hirsch took away the Disillusionment Charm and stepped forward to greet the class. "Excellent! That was an excellent display of magic, I have to say. Very well done, all of you." Here’s hoping it had woken them up enough for the lesson ahead, even if that hadn’t been the main intention of that activity.

"Hello and welcome to another Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson! I thought I’d start us off with a short activity on surprise attacks and defending yourselves from such a situation." Something that not all of them might be too happy about. "This was an exercise to get you to think, and act, on the spot. Most of the times in these lessons, I pre-warn you about what the activity is going to be about and what you need to do. You have some sense of preparation, in these cases." Though, there were some times where he added in an element of surprise or kept things mysterious but that wasn’t the point.

"However, that’s not always going to be the case in real-life situations. You’re not always going to be told what’s going to happen but you’ll still have to act accordingly to keep yourself, and those around you, safe. I hope that this activity has made you realise how you act in surprise-attack situations and taught you about what you should or shouldn’t do."

Breathe.

"Now," he said, clapping once and walking slowly towards the front-centre of the room, "What I want to know is: looking back, what has that activity taught you? Or what would you do differently next time?" It was probably an odd question seeing as most, if not all, of them had been taken by surprise and therefore, it was hard to say what they would do differently but, well, he was curious.

Bel's brows were up a little and she watched the professor uncertainly. Her wand, for the record, was still stuck in her pocket, but now that the chaos had ebbed away, she was able to figure out how to get it free - a splinter was catching the lining and her wand had worked its way into a hole in her pocket.

But she did put her hand up.

"I learned that I was probably in more danger from other kids' wild spells than I was from the dummies. And with dummies flying everywhere, people could have got seriously hurt. What I would do differently is not come in the classroom until I know its safe." Because... honestly? She didn't feel safe now. In this classroom.

And Bel hoped that he learned it was a dumb idea. Creative and out of the box didn't have to be unsafe. It would take a lot of convincing to make her trust him too, let alone actually enjoy the lesson ahead.


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Smiling, he turned back around to face the class once again. "Protego Munio is a spell that uses solid particles and causes them to form a shield around you, one that only people on your side can see through. These particles have to be tiny, mind you. Snow, sand, bits of earth, dust..... as long as they're solid and not in any other form. For example, the spell will work for snow and ice but not for water or steam." Was the setup of the room starting to make sense now?

"Now. It's important to remember that this isn't a spell to use instead of Protego, it's just an alternative option. One that forms a wall, if you will, of solid particles around you." Which fitted in with the meaning behind it. "So what I want to know is: why do you think some people might prefer to use this spell instead of Protego? Why might it be better or worse in terms of defence?" Let's get those brains thinking.

Bel looked around the snowy room as the professor explained what they were learning. A spell made from solid particles. But still.... glued together with magic? She might not have been happy about that first 'activity' but she was still determined to do her best and answer questions.

She put her hand up.

"Maybe something that makes it better is that its in your head that its more solid and therefore safer, professor? Like just to feel like there's something stronger between you and whatever you are facing? Peace of mind kind of thing." Which actually.... made her wonder, so she kept her hand up, "Professor, could it be used to defend yourself against the killing curse? I heard that if you are behind a solid barrier, like a rock or something, that it can't get you. But if its just particles.... maybe it would still get through...?"
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"Now. It's important to remember that this isn't a spell to use instead of Protego, it's just an alternative option. One that forms a wall, if you will, of solid particles around you." Which fitted in with the meaning behind it. "So what I want to know is: why do you think some people might prefer to use this spell instead of Protego? Why might it be better or worse in terms of defence?" Let's get those brains thinking.
Protego Munio was absolutely brilliant. He wasn't sure why they should use it if they were confident enough to cast Protego, but he loved the idea of making use of everything around them if need be.

"Because it also acts as a camouflage?" he asked as he tentatively raised his hand. Since they'd be forming a protective shield out of the particles... he supposed in the snow-filled classroom, it would act as an effective cover, too. Though he wasn't sure if it was easier to break, such a shield. Hmmm.
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Aww, little Hanna had hugged her tightly and was saying Thank you. "It's okay! We're supposed to have each other's backs. It was no trouble." Truly...... and just to reiterate... "Finite will definitely be one of the most important spells you learn, as well as Finite Incantatem, Protego, and Expelliarmus." If she wanted to practice at any time, she was more than welcome to join the blonde in the DADA training rooms...
Hanna smiled at the Olivia, who was just SO nice. Hanna nodded. "When I'm a bit more knowledgeable, I'll have more peoples' backs for sure." She wanted to help people too. It was just... difficult for her at that age. "Finite. I'll remember that one." And Protego... and Expelliarmus. "I'll practice those ones."

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Another case of helping each other out was from the work of first year Hanna, who saved both herself and Olivia from the flying dummy. The dummy did a few impressive flips as it soared through the air and landed, sprawled out, on top of Théo and the protective shield he had in place.

At least it wasn’t a snowball this time.
Hanna could NOT believe her eyes as she peeked through her fingers to see the dummy was not only hit by her spell, but that it was effective! "Wooooooow," Hanna let out, as she watched the dummy do a few flips. But then it landed on someone... although, they had a protective shield it appeared. So, she hadn't really HURT anyone, had she? Hopefully Olivia was okay.

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"Now," he said, clapping once and walking slowly towards the front-centre of the room, "What I want to know is: looking back, what has that activity taught you? Or what would you do differently next time?" It was probably an odd question seeing as most, if not all, of them had been taken by surprise and therefore, it was hard to say what they would do differently but, well, he was curious.

Pause. "And if you still have the effects of a Charm in place, come forward to get it taken off." Or they could do go to an older student as well.
AND THE MAN WAS THERE! He had been watching them the whole time? Just... just testing them? In the midst of her shock, though, she was somewhat relieved to realise that perhaps she COULD survive a surprise attack. Provided and older student was there to help, of course. Her confidence grew slightly in that moment.

She listened to his quesiton and had a quick think about it. Raising her hand she said, "Well I hope next time I'll know a few more spells. Like a shield spell, that looked pretty cool, and very useful. And maybe I can do finite." It was just, in that moment, everything went out of her mind. "I'm not so good with thinking when caught unawares." That was something she'd learned during the exercise.

Listening to all of the other answers, though, had her thinking. Teamwork, communication and using a variety of spells. Working together, communicating with each other and ensuring that you're not just relying on one spell, one signature spell, will make the situation work in your favour. Hanna had to remember all of that.

So when Professor Hirsch announced they'd be learning a shielding spell, she was VERY relieved. Her first shielding spell! And it was a really cool one, apparently. Everything about the spell just sounded amazing.

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Hanna had a think about the question. Why? Hanna had no idea, she'd never even used Protego, the normal vanilla protego shield. Raising her Hand, Hanna said "Would it be good if the caster wanted a bit of privacy but to no detriment to what they could see?" Since he'd said only people on the caster's side could see through.
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And there was Professor Pretty Hirsch. Vivian was ultimately relieved to see him show up because she honestly didn't know how much longer she could have handled, if he didn't show up. She noticed that slightly pale blue tinge from the dummy that her Stunning Spell had hit earlier, and it made her curious. She should probably ask Hirschy about that, but maybe later. It looked like the class was about to start.

Yes, definitely an excellent display of magic, sir. Save for the number of students who ended up crying and hiding away from the scene, it was excellent. If excellent was synonymous to chaotic in his dictionary, at least. However, Vivian figured she'd give Hirsch credit for catching them by surprise. He was able to capture the essence of the class after all. And it was true what he said about never knowing what might happen. The prefect then wondered if this was what Auror work felt like, but perhaps even worse since they had to deal with Dark Arts and all.

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It did sound fun though, Auror stuff. It was thrilling, she thought quietly, before raising her hand for the first question. "Maybe the next time, to avoid just randomly throwing spells at the enemy," Vivian shared. "Perhaps figure out first the source or person behind it?" Because, you know, the dummies didn't work by themselves, right? There had to be someone who caused them to do all that, because they were originally inanimate. Yeah, something like that.


As for the second question, Vivian didn't immediately raise her hand as she took time to scribble down the incantation and the spell's properties on a piece of parchment. Yes, it was a struggle. There was snow everywhere, and the snow's wetness would definitely dampen her parchment and who would want that to happen? Once finished, she looked up and pondered on the possibility of having a solid SHIELD in front of her. Hmmm....

That sort of spelled chaotic as well, to be honest.

"It's a nice means of defense, sir, since you get to utilize what's in your surroundings. It's a spell you can use pretty much anywhere, if you're in the proper place," Vivian shared. All about resourcefullness, you see. Wasn't that a Slytherin trait? "But at the same time, I wouldn't... exactly trust just particles, Professor. Especially mud, because that's messy." She wasn't a fan of making a mess. Sometimes.
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Protego munio. Diandra mumbled the incantation as she scribbled the information about the spell on her journal. Creating a shield from solid particles around us? That's just... wow. Although the badger wondered how strong this shield was comparing to regular protego. Well, perhaps it's a little bit stronger since it's made from solid particles. She should ask the professor about this later. Or maybe he would explain about it more after this session, let's see.

Moving on to the next question, the badger thought for a while and listened to her classmates' answers. She agreed on what Abraham had said about the particles would form a wall-like barrier. But obviously she could not say that again so... let's think of something else. "Uh... Professor, I think because using the surroundings as a shield also can be used to distract the opponent?" To be honest, she wasn't sure of her answer but at least she made an effort, right?
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Kye was a little confused as to how the spells differed, so she pondered the question for a while before answering.

"Sir... when using Protego Munio, wouldn't the particles block your view? Whereas Protego is more of a transparent wall? I'm sure if the particles could form something similar to a one way mirror as far as vision goes, it could be better... And, if the particles hit your opponent for you on their way to your defense, that could be a good advantage."

She could imagine Protego Munio being useful if you were trying to hide, but sometimes you had to be more offensive! She wondered what other shield charms there were, because... well, could you really know too many protective spells?

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Yeah okay wow, Magnolia was clocking some serious speed on her knees, when, she lost her entire 'footing' and went splat unto her stomach. The fourth year went sliding and crashing into snow.

It was not her most graceful moments, that was for sure.

Luckily..and finally! Hirsch showed up and saved them all from the disaster that was ensuing. Though apparently he had been there all along and this was just some kind of test.

Boy did she fail.

As soon as he asked for the students who had been hit by spells to come forward, Magnolia scrambled to her feet and made her way to him. While some people were fine with spewing gibberish every time they opened their mouths but she wasn't. Nope.

What would she have done different?

For one she'd have been a whole lot more suspicious after entering the classroom and not seeing a professor, that was for sure. Definitely she could have been more vigilant, because then she'd have been able to block that stupid spell instead of being hit.

Hirsch's second question got her thinking..

"Well professor..speaking from a personal standpoint, I think if I have a solid barrier between me and whatever danger lies before me, it would calm me enough to grant me time to think about my next move. I know that if I was face to face with the dangerous i'd panic...even a little bit, which would give the enemy an advantage I guess."
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After she had answered the first statement, Harriet had made herself comfortable, and gotten herself some parchment out, along with her ink. She was colour coding her notes this year, and so had her two ink colours, and two quills ready to make notes. It was a little more hectic, and time consuming, but she knew it was going to make things easier when she eventually came to study properly next year for her NEWTs. She then began making some notes, a few feelings of how she had felt in the mini battle that had happened. This was so that she would know what to expect, and how she could react better next time. The blonde then noted down a few of her class mates answers. She was hoping to learn lots from this experience, even if she really hoped that she wouldn't be in this situation again.

She then began noting down some of the things the Professor was taking. She didn't write down lots of notes, but just enough to know what had been going on in the lesson, so that she could study from them later. Then she thought about the question, biting her lip before she raised her head into the air. "If it's a solid barrier, would it hinder any spells we might cast? Our spells can already hit off our protego shields and hit something else, so it makes sense that it would happen on a more solid barrier too?" And that would be no good at all.
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If anything the activity taught him that DADA was never safe unless you walked in and there were desks there and a note and the board. Anything else it was fair game for them to be stunned or in Théo's case be hit by enough snowballs for one day and it was not even winter yet.

So there was a shield charm that was different from Protego.

Well, now Théo was interested.

It could be better used is something solid is shot at you, Théo guessed. But he kept that all to himself and he just listened to everyone's answers. Still, it could cause you problems it being a solid wall and everything.
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And then there was Hirsch and Skylar had to admit she was casually impressed by the display of magic and chaos that had erupted in the classroom. Save for Zita running out of the room ... crying? But she was dramatic enough anyway so honestly, Skylar wasn't even that bothered by that.

What has the activity taught us? Uh, to expect the unexpected and to be vigilant. Honestly, while most of her peers had engaged in snow angels and snowball fights because they thought it was a 'free period', Skylar had remained doubtful about it all and instead observed. Which had proved her well in predicting the dummies actions. Sort of. At least in that she didn't get hit.

But oh, moving on to learning a new variant of the shield charm, Skylar listened and actually that spell made a whole lot of sense for why there was SNOW in the classroom. "It might work to your advantage depending on the situation you're in ... but if you're in a place where you have no solid particles to use to form a shield, then not really. But well, i could see this spell being very useful because you're using your environment to your advantage. You're in a desert? Protect yourself with the sand. You're in a snowstorm? Protect yourself with snow. So really, it's just about using your environment when the odds may not be in your favor in terms of perhaps dueling a stronger opponent. It may even the playing field more."
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Honestly? Honestly, Ronan was thankful for this type of practice. It was the type of thing that he'd likely run into as an Auror. So, to have a surprise 'attack' in a more controlled environment would help him figure out what he needed to work on now so that he could hopefully sail through training. If, you know, that's what he ultimately decided to do. Anyway, he silently moved together with his fellow Gryffindors into the Protego Rampart thing, shooting every spell he could think of at the dummies (also, still silently judging Abraham and trying to figure out why, exactly, he had been sorted into Gryffindor).

Something that shocked him through the whole activity? Just how many of the middle years (3rd and 4th) were screaming, borrowing under the snow and even running out of the room. The first and second years he could understand but the others? T'was something that bothered him greatly. If they didn't buck up before they graduated, then the future of the English wizarding world was in sad shape.

Ah, here was Hirsch and with a question. Again, Ronan was reminded of his cousin. He liked to think that he'd passed this particular scenario, but there was always room for improvement. He replayed the whole thing in his mind. What would he have done differently? He'd thought of something, but before he could voice it out loud, they were moving on.

Ooo, particle shield. "It's near impossible to aim at something that you can't see, so it would basically force your opponent to pause while you and your allies regroup or help anyone who's hurt." Someone was using their noggin when they invented that spell, mhmm.

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Stunning Spells were the next popular spell to be cast, it seemed. The tactics of one Abey from outside the classroom hit one of the dummies that was passing by. The dummy fell and landed, with a soft THUMP, in the snow right near one Finn. The two weren't safe, however, when at the next moment, one of the three Stunning Spells cast by Scarlett missed one of the dummies and flew towards Zoryn, instead.
Zoryn wasn't exactly sure how building a wall of snow was meant to help, but it sure did sound like a good idea. Which is why she continued running away from the dummies and towards an empty area so that she could BUILD UP. Dropping to the ground, the Gryffindor began piling snow up around herself. Thinking: tall. Thinking: protective. Thinking: fortress.

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Zoryn face planted in the snow thanks to some stunning spell that she did not see coming. Well, this was a bummer. How was she supposed to build her snow fortress now!?!??

Not that that was the issue here. The issue here was that she couldn't feel her face. Or anything for that matter. Could someone please help?

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"Now," he said, clapping once and walking slowly towards the front-centre of the room, "What I want to know is: looking back, what has that activity taught you? Or what would you do differently next time?" It was probably an odd question seeing as most, if not all, of them had been taken by surprise and therefore, it was hard to say what they would do differently but, well, he was curious.

Pause. "And if you still have the effects of a Charm in place, come forward to get it taken off." Or they could do go to an older student as well.
So Zor couldn't exactly answer the next question (read:stunned). Unfortunately, this also meant that she couldn't exactly come forward to get the effects of the spell taken off of her, nor could she really do anything to render the attention of an older student around her. Well, talk about a bad day.

Man, she was just gonna be laying here until the day she DIED. Which was AWFUL, 'cause she had Quidditch games to play!!!! Cannot believe that she was gonna die her very first season of Quidditch at Hogwarts. This was the WORST thing that could've ever happened to her. Truly the absolute worst way to go.

Zoryn was quite upset.

..... Until she start regaining feeling in her toes and the icy snow she had face-planted in was DEFINITELY giving her a brain-freeze. SHE WAS FREEEEEEEEEE !!!!!! Dang, it's a good thing that the spell wore off just in time, yeah? Dang. Zoryn needed like seventeen more layers and JACKETS for this weather.

The Gryffindor jumped up from where she had been left behind only moments ago and wrapped her arms around her entire body. Brrrrrrr. She was cold. Very, very cold.

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"Now. It's important to remember that this isn't a spell to use instead of Protego, it's just an alternative option. One that forms a wall, if you will, of solid particles around you." Which fitted in with the meaning behind it. "So what I want to know is: why do you think some people might prefer to use this spell instead of Protego? Why might it be better or worse in terms of defence?" Let's get those brains thinking.

It was obvious, wasn't it? That both spells seemed to do the same thing (sort of), but that you needed a very specific circumstance to the new one? Like, Protego was sort of a back-of-your-pocket-whip-it-out anywhere sorta deal, but with the new thing, you had to be in a place where you could USE the MATERIALS around you. What if you were dueling inside of an Azkaban cell??? There wouldn't be any snow there and then you'd lose if you forgot about protego. Very unfortunate.

Zoryn was still SUPER-freezing cold and thus her reflexes were also... lacking. By the time she had gotten her hand in the air to answer Professor Hirsch's next question, Skylar Freaking Diggory stole her answer. WHAT THE HECK??? Zoryn was gonna say that!! That was going to be Zoryn's answer!!!

.....

But her hand was still in the air. This was.... problematic because she was picked next.

"Uh, I was just stretching," yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

That was sad.
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Zarina was surprised the professor didn't skip over her question. She was shocked really. At least she admitted her faults and the Professor was enthusiastic about her failure on accuracy? Well it meant that a lot of people probably had the same issue. Nothing to be ashamed of least she would get brownie points from Hirsch. She nodded about him explaining the knowledge of the layout. I mean it was a good idea right? She kept silent absorbing the information and now he was teaching them a new spell? She saw the Protgeo Munio which made it seem like they were going to become air benders or something. Least she could say to her family back home, she honed in on her particle skills.

Now onto the question Hirsch was asking them, when you come to think of it everyone said he was attractive and they were quite right. She was observing all the details on his face and it made her blush that she kept staring at him. Get it together Carraro! Zae heard the question just in time and thought about it. "Hmm well I guess this spell the Protego Munio or however you pronounce it, it can distract the spell caster and it could create a stronger force field?" Maybe she was right or wrong? Let's see.
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