Originally Posted by LETHIFOLD! (Post 8065264)

The large, dark lethifold that had been stalking Freya slowly began to stir as it came down from it's corner at the front of the class. In a quieter setting, this massive lethifold might've been able to have been detected for it's weight pressed hard against the surface of the DADA floor. With its back to the wall, the lethifold coiled, and using the wall, projected itself with a substantial amount of force onto Freya popping one of the glowing balloons as it did so and dimming the room. It attached itself to her torso and neck, and began to SQUEEZE.

Originally Posted by LETHIFOLD! (Post 8065352)

A thin, translucent lethifold crept up from behind Daniel. It readied itself for a strike patiently, hoping the boy could not detect its presence.

Originally Posted by LETHIFOLD! (Post 8065264)

A young lethifold, not much bigger than a dinner napkin had been stalking Paris. It slithered up the thread of a glowy balloon and waited on the top of it, hoping to pass for a shadow. It began to move back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, until it had gathered enough momentum to fling itself into the air and with the softest of noises, landed upon Paris' face, clinging to her like a damp, cold crepe and attempting to block her breath.

Originally Posted by Tomasina Riddle (Post 8066879)

She wasn't prepared for what happened next. She was standing there about to pee on herself from fright and then everything went black as a shadow flung itself at her and wrapped around her face. She staggered back and fell over something. She couldn't even scream. She dropped her wand as she tried to pull the thing off her face. She couldn't breathe to to even mutter a spell. Her legs thrashed around on the floor. She struggled trying to get it off her face, the more she did the tighter it seemed to get on her face.

What little strength her little body had was seeping away fast and she couldn't get it off. Her arms grew heavy as she was about to suffocate. She couldn't struggle anymore and soon she stopped moving as the last of her air was sucked into her her lungs.

Originally Posted by LETHIFOLD! (Post 8065352)

A lean-looking lethifold spotted Ana and looked for an opportunity to strike at her. It found one in the distracting commotion of everyone else dealing with their lethifolds and it slithered without sound towards the heels of the girl, waiting for the perfect moment.

Originally Posted by DeathEater24601 (Post 8065480)

As the lethifold released him for the moment, Seymour took a deep, heaving breath, wheezing and coughing slightly. My, my. With that damp an atmosphere and that lack of breath, he was surely to catch cold. He hadn't even worn a jacket out. What would mum say? Tsk. The oxygen and blood rushing to his face made him dizzy and he stumbled, falling onto his side and blearily looking up. He smiled weakly at Cela, waving, before the lethifold attacked again, its blunt strength pushing his glasses into his face and mushing down his nose. As it pinned his arms to his sides, the combination of lack of air exchange and unbalance caused him to topple over like a bowling pin, hitting the hard stone floor with a sickening thump!

With not even his arms to hit the lethifold with now, he merely rolled around on the floor in an attempt to geddit off, mirroring the Muggle stop-drop-rickroll technique. He just stopped after a few seconds of rolling, laying face-down on the cold stone floor and really kind of wishing he could take a breath right then. Was this... it? And he didn't even have a breath to say goodbye to anyone with? Suffocation was really quite a lame death. One that he didn't wish to pursue.

Meh.

Originally Posted by Helios Sunrider (Post 8065542)

Of course there was no force to warn him. Helios simply accepted the inevitable. Slow, steady breaths, each one precious as they could be his last. Eyes closed, shadows and panic students were distracting stimuli. All he wanted to see was within his minds eye.

Suddenly! Panic! Without warning, the shadow was upon him!

Most battle plans do not survive contact with the enemy. This was no exception. Failing in exceptional fashion, Helios was brought to his knees, propping himself up with one hand. But he still had his wand...

The mirror of Erised showed him his deepest desire. A memory to be made. One he silently promised to make happen after this class. It wasn't a past reflection that gave him strength, but hope for the future.

"Expecto patronum!" A whisper to one, was a roar to another. What started as four pillars around him took the shape of a horse worthy to charge Hades. Wand aimed at his heart, he used it as a conduit to his patronus.

The eclipse. The girl. The kiss.

The shimmering silver steed grew the wings of an angel.

Originally Posted by Tomasina Riddle (Post 8066879)

She wasn't prepared for what happened next. She was standing there about to pee on herself from fright and then everything went black as a shadow flung itself at her and wrapped around her face. She staggered back and fell over something. She couldn't even scream. She dropped her wand as she tried to pull the thing off her face. She couldn't breathe to to even mutter a spell. Her legs thrashed around on the floor. She struggled trying to get it off her face, the more she did the tighter it seemed to get on her face.

What little strength her little body had was seeping away fast and she couldn't get it off. Her arms grew heavy as she was about to suffocate. She couldn't struggle anymore and soon she stopped moving as the last of her air was sucked into her her lungs.

Originally Posted by Helios Sunrider (Post 8067988)

After casting his patronus, Helios held his last breath, knowing that if he exhaled there would not be another inhale to follow. The boy could practically feel the spectral creature standing over him. A being of pure happiness, ready to chase the shadows away.

While his heart was filled with hope and love, there was another emotion on the positive spectrum that was ignored. Between the blue and violet lights that burned within him, there was a indigo glow that flickered to life.

Compassion. The compulsion to put the safety of others over your own. Where greed took selfishly, compassion gave willingly, without looking for reward. What better gift than life?

While the after life was still hotly debated among the students of Hogwarts, the pegasus patronus almost seemed proof in angels. Feathery wings stretched skyward, and then quickly stroked backwards, propelling the steed away from its caster and towards the Greenwood girl. Enveloping the girl and the lethifold in its shining wings, the winged horse kicked and bit at the shadowy monster. Vexed by the shadowy evil, the light of good tried to pierce the darkness.

Originally Posted by Waterloo (Post 8068469)

Originally Posted by Anna Banana (Post 8061289)

Anna's eyes darted around and around the room, trying to catch the slightest trace of a Lethifold attempting to attack. Anna knew they creatures were amongst her, that she was sure of. What she wasn't sure of, though, was exactly where those creatures were, and if--or when---they'd sneak towards her and began their attack. Her wand raised, Anna turned to face the opposite wall, her eyes drifting towards the dark corner in the far back of the room. Anna imagined a Lethifold to be there...stalking her and inching forward second by second by second. She didn't know if there was one back there for sure, of course, she'd just let her imagination run wild as a way to distract herself from he inevitable attack. Professor Kazimeriz was present, though, and no matter how much fear he actually instilled in the students, Anna knew he'd be there to save here if worse came to worse.

It happened before Anna even had time to prepare herself more than she been. The Lethifold had snuck up behind her, coming from the exact opposite direction than that dark corner Anna had been eyeing. She could feel it consuming her body more and more by the second, and Anna struggled slightly due to the uneasy feeling. She felt as if she'd suddenly buried her face deep inside a pillow, and that her breathing had ceased until she could find a way to uncover her face. The answer seemed so simple, yet so difficult at the same time. Anna felt the urge to claw at her face in an attempt to free herself from this intrusion. She knew that wouldn't work, though, so she gripped her wand even tighter and began to angle it slightly in the direction the Lethifold seemed to be in.

"Argghhh," she grumbled, starting to feel as if she might turn blue in the face and pass out soon. She needed a happy memory---and fast! Cale...she needed Cale. Anna squeezed her eyes shut and began to plead silently with her memories, urging them to float to the surface of her mind and help her through the mess she'd found her self in. "Please come to me," she thought to herself, trying to concentrate on Cale and those memories instead of the terror that had nearly overtaken her.

...and then they came.

They were few and far between at first, but the more Anna focused on them, the more they flooded in. Anna thought about the time she'd realized that "rude, ill-mannered, arrogant, clumsy" boy was her latest crush. She thought at the day he'd told her she was his crush, and then the day he'd officially asked her to be his girlfriend. Anna though about that first date in Hogsmeade (where they'd had their first kiss) and that summer they spent together in Hawaii.

Anna continued to angle her wand until it was in what she considered the perfect position. She looped her wand in the e-shape they'd been taught to do, and then, as her wand swooped downward, Anna called out a strong "Expecto Patronum!" Anna could have sworn she heard a slight whooshing noise as her patronus darted from her wand. Her beautiful silvery owl took off in flight, fighting against the attack of the Lethifold.

Originally Posted by XanaSnape (Post 8068530)

He strode over to Greenwood and cast his patronus again, sending the lethifold off her. "Good try, Greenwood. Keep practicing this charm; I believe you will get it soon."

Originally Posted by LETHIFOLD! (Post 8068539)

A little teeny lethifold, no bigger than a handkerchief, slithered its self up behind Clifford. Wibble! It wanted to smother someone, too!

It swayed back and forth, like a cobra preparing to strike. One...two... THREE!

YAAAARRRR!!!! It attacked, trying to slink around to Clifford's nostrils and mouth. Oh... how it wanted to smothersmothersmothersmother!

Originally Posted by aussiegirl (Post 8065411)

Kayla turned slowly and and maneuvered her wand so that the hilt was back in her hand without letting her patronus go. Using her wand she urged her bear forward toward the Lethifold, may as well finish it off while she was here. "Go get it" she whispered to her bear patronus and she watched with delight as he ambled towards the Lethifold.

Originally Posted by Tomasina Riddle (Post 8068583)

She didn't know what happened, she thought she was going to die. She wanted to cry because she didn't want to die. She would miss her family. Just when she thought all was lost and she wouldn't see her family again the lethifold was gone and the air, she sweet air was rushing back into her body. She sprang up choking on the air. She nodded and picked herself up and went back to the safe zone to recover. She was still a bit shaky.

Originally Posted by Waterloo (Post 8068597)

Originally Posted by XanaSnape (Post 8068632)

Kazimeriz tutted and shook his head as he watched the prefect struggle. This teeny tiny thing, really? It was hardly bigger than a tissue. "Expecto Patronum!" he flicked his wand lazily, and his qilin dutifully nudged the lethifold off Clifford. It went reluctantly, shyly retreating to the safety of the trunk. "Tsk, Carden. Really. It was no bigger than a napkin." he shook his head.

One by one, his qilin patronus began to herd up the lethifolds, peeling t hem off any remaining students and returning them to the trunks

"Before finals, I expect everyone who did not successfully cast the patronus and beat the lethifold to practice this charm extensively, for you will need it. Also, in order to pass my class you will need to successfully complete the final... and live to tell the tale." He smirked. "Unless there are any questions, class is dismissed."

Originally Posted by XanaSnape (Post 8068632)

"Before finals, I expect everyone who did not successfully cast the patronus and beat the lethifold to practice this charm extensively, for you will need it. Also, in order to pass my class you will need to successfully complete the final... and live to tell the tale." He smirked. "Unless there are any questions, class is dismissed."

Originally Posted by Celandine (Post 8068646)

Cela approached professor Kazimeriz, the tears dry now, but streak marks still visible on her cheeks. "Excuse me, Sir? I just wanted to... thank you. For..." Making her face her fears? Protecting her from completely losing her head over the whole... zap... with boys... thing...?

"for everything, sir." she finished quietly, lifting her chin and straightening as tall as she could while she met his eyes. "So, thank you. I have learned alot I think."

Originally Posted by XanaSnape (Post 8068656)

Kazimeriz smiled slightly a Toussaint. "But it is you that made the effort to learn, Miss Toussaint. It is a privilege to have an ardent pupil such as yourself in my class. Do not squander your talents."

Originally Posted by Helios Sunrider (Post 8068703)

When Helios finally took a breath, and the ringing in his ears was reduced to a hum, the boy couldn't believe what he heard.

Rising to his feet, his hair was a golden flame as his eyes stared blue ice into the professors face. "I was sent here as an ambassador of peace!" Marching up to Kaz, the boy stood toe to toe with the professor. "YOU are punishing ME for saving somebodys life!? Are you mad? If selflessness is a crime, I suggest you lock me in the dungeon." The attitude came from a brash young boy, but the heart of his words came from the wise man he could grow up to be.

Before walking behind the line, the boy lifted his chin less from arrogance, and more from defiance. The patronus does not come from the wand, but from the heart. The ways of this realm were not his own, there was sure to be friction. Culture shock.

Originally Posted by XanaSnape (Post 8068963)

Kazimeriz met Sunrider's eyes, clearly unimpressed. "Fabulous suggestion, Sunrider. " he stated dryly. "You will meet me in the dungeon directly after class. Dismissed." He turned from the boy, unwilling to engage in an argument with an arrogant child.

Originally Posted by aussiegirl (Post 8068997)

Kayla gathered up her things, pleased that she had defeated the Lethifold on the first go. She headed to the front of the class on the way toward the door and as she was passing she heard Professor Kazimeriz scolding Helios. She grinned widely, "Can you leave him in there until...possibly the end of time?" she murmured to the Professor, throwing a smirk at Helios. "Great lesson once again Professor" Kayla called over her shoulder as she headed towards the door.

Originally Posted by Tomasina Riddle (Post 8069023)

She felt disgusted with herself. She had totally just shut down and didn't even try to cast her patronus. She wiped the tears that were falling off her face as she gathered up her things.

Originally Posted by XanaSnape (Post 8069031)

"Excellent work, Miss Winters. Five points. You may wish to consider a career that involves DADA, such as an Auror -- you have a flair for it." Kazimeriz's expression did not change but his eyes glittered as he spoke.