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It's the beginning of December and, as usual, you find yourself walking towards the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom. Unlike some previous lessons, this classroom really does look like a classroom, what with the appearance of the desks and the chairs.
Something else that looks different upon your entrance is the figure standing next to your Professor. Some might recognise the YATI Angelo Toussaint, who can be seen talking to Professor Hirsch. Hirsch himself is sporting somewhat of a smile as he leans against his desk, waiting for the students to arrive.
Looking behind the pair, you can see a small sign upon the blackboard:
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Feel free to play around with the clay on your desk while the questions are being asked. Try and mould it into whatever being/creature/object you wish. You may do this alone or in small groups.
Sure enough, if you look back at the desks, which are big enough to seat two people, there are lumps of clay sitting there. Small plastic gloves sit next to the clay for those who don't want to get their hands dirty. Want to carve shapes into your little clay objects? There are plastic dinner knives sitting next to the gloves as well.
So come in, grab a seat and start moulding your clay! Class should begin shortly.
OOC: Please make sure you're familiar with Hirsch's rules as well as the SS site rules before posting. Class will continue in about 24 hours time (Saturday 1st October at roughly 11pm GMT+1/BST). Class has begun but you're more than welcome to jump in. Just pretend as though your charrie has been there the entire time. Hope you have fun! ^^ Please note that the plastic dinner knives can do ZERO HARM to anyone. No injuries please!
Oh! And please note that this is NOT your first DADA lesson of term, even if it's the first one being held by me this term.
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SPOILER!!: Hirsch-y :D
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Was it surprising that Tenacius had noticed the clay and had made a beeline for it?
Nope. Not in the slightest.
In fact, the sight itself was one that amused the man very much, who watched the sight with interest. Heh. At least the boy had found some time to give him a wave. He smiled back at the Gryffindor and said, "Hello, Tenacius. Nice to see that the curls are back."
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Time was ticking and, with a glance of his watch, he noted that it was starting to tickle further and further into his lesson. Huh. He glanced over at the door before taking out his wand and giving it a flick. The door shut, resonating a small SNAP through the classroom. If that wasn't a cue for the chatter to die down, he didn't know what was.
"Welcome to another Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson! Today, as you may have noticed, I'm joined by someone else. This," he said, gesturing towards Angelo, "is Angelo Toussaint. He's a member of the YATI program in the Ministry and is going to give his own insight on the topic we're going to discuss today." Because an Auror's - or YATI's - insight was what was needed.
"You may have also noticed the lump of clay on each of your desks. Try and mould it into whatever object you want it to be. You can do this while we discuss a few topics today and by the time we move onto the bulk of the lesson, you should have your object ready." He paused to look over at those who hadn't even touched their lump of clay yet. Go on, it wasn't cursed.
"Now!" Hirsch said, giving his hands a single clap as he started to walk slowly around the classroom. "This is, obviously, a subject where you learn to defend yourselves against the Dark Arts but........." Dramatic pause, anyone? "What exactly are the Dark Arts? And who decides that they're dark or, in some cases, illegal?" Let's get those brains working, okay?
OOC: EEEEEE HAI you guys This is pretty self-explanatory but just answer the question above as creatively as possible (no copying!) and have your charrie mould whatever they want from their lump of clay. We don't mind what it is but PLEASE keep it SS!appropriate, okay? I don't want to have to tell anyone off.
Tegan (Tegz) is going to be picking up the next part of the class. Class has already begun but you're mooooore than welcome to jump in if you haven't done so already. Just pretend as if you/your charrie have been here the whole time, okay? ^^
Oh the Curls are back indeed! Tenacius gave a jovial laugh at the comment. Glad that he wasnt the only fan of his (own) curly mop of hair. Although he is missing the extra added height from his aged-up days. Someday eh? Maybe growing up isnt that sucky after all.....
So Dark Arts, what is it? Tenacius listened and most of the class gave pretty much the same answer he was gonna say, in fact Blaise covered the extra bit that he thinks about too, about how regular magic can be just as deadly to one that knows how to use it unscrupulously. So letting the class discuss away and he would just play with the play-doh....
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Making her way towards an empty desk that was on the other side of Frankie (so a space between their desks?) she lightly brushed her fingers through the blonde's hair as she passed him. "Hey you," was her whispered reply as she gave him her usual grin. And yes Genny even got a nod in greeting too even if she was sitting beside Frankie. Slipping down into her seat, her bag dropping to the floor near her shoes she reached for the mound of clay without much thought. No need for the gloves either, her hands working the clay to soften it before starting to shape it into what she wasn't even sure yet.
Well well well... was Genny interrupting something? She smiled happily at the Head Girl as she passed them and took a seat next to theirs. Then she gave Frankie the sideways mischievous smirk because he was just given a swoony look from the Head Girl. Heh heh heh heh. Totally picked the right seat. See what those hormonal pumped teenagers are up to. Genny was definitely on to them.
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Katy let go of Angelo and scampered toward a seat, since class was starting and all, but not before she turned and glared at Genny. Big mouths could get people into big trouble. "You're one to talk, TATE Junior. Nepotism is probably your middle name."
There was some flouncing as she headed to her seat and rolled her clay into a ball. There. Rock. She was a very talented artist, obviously.
"Dark Arts are a subjective label given arbitrarily by Ministry hacks who don't have anything better to do than over legislate instead of fixing actual real problems." Or you know, that's what she'd heard and she thought it sounded reasonable.
Oh. My. God. Katy was so annoying! Genny gave her the most disgusted look she could manage without actually gagging. Also, did she just use Genny's best attribute against her??? IT IS ON. GRRR. "Give me some of that?" She whispered to Frankie, meaning the clay in his hand. They were supposed to share since they sat at the same seat, right? ANSWER QUICKLY, RIGHT?
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"Welcome to another Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson! Today, as you may have noticed, I'm joined by someone else. This," he said, gesturing towards Angelo, "is Angelo Toussaint. He's a member of the YATI program in the Ministry and is going to give his own insight on the topic we're going to discuss today." Because an Auror's - or YATI's - insight was what was needed.
"You may have also noticed the lump of clay on each of your desks. Try and mould it into whatever object you want it to be. You can do this while we discuss a few topics today and by the time we move onto the bulk of the lesson, you should have your object ready." He paused to look over at those who hadn't even touched their lump of clay yet. Go on, it wasn't cursed.
"Now!" Hirsch said, giving his hands a single clap as he started to walk slowly around the classroom. "This is, obviously, a subject where you learn to defend yourselves against the Dark Arts but........." Dramatic pause, anyone? "What exactly are the Dark Arts? And who decides that they're dark or, in some cases, illegal?" Let's get those brains working, okay
Boiling in anger, the Gryffindor sat silently catching her labored breaths and trying to suck in her anger as much as possible. No reason to lose a hundred more points on account of insulting her FATHER. grrrr.
... did the professor ask something? "Dark arts are anything that causes harm to the object or turn the object into something that causes harm. Dark can mean harmful, as in causing injuries for example and sometimes this isn't used by the bad guys, or evil as in causing the death of the victim." She knew about those stuff pretty well. Not sure she conveyed what she knew when she was boiling angrily at Katy. Grrr. "The ministry has a whole department dedicated to investigating objects or spells and deem them legal or not."
What is a YATI program? Wondered the first year frowning, wasn’t a Yati a muggle legend about a really large beast walking in the forest? Hmm, a little surprised she guessed that it probably wasn’t a legend then after all! Did a Yati really exist? Starting to play with the clay again the first year listened while molding the clay into something she liked, hmm, what shall she make from it? Deciding what she wanted she started to make a replica of the monster doll she had seen in a muggle movie while watching the television secretly in the middle of the night. What was the name of that movie again? Chucky? Well… She tried to make it! She wasn’t that creative so the doll became really messed up but she liked it!
Looking down at her little clay project she wondered what it had to do with the lesson but after a while she just shrugged, she would find it out soon enough, maybe the professor just wanted to entertain them so that the students were more willingly to listen and behave themselves? It was working for Leesha anyway! But the question? Well… That was a good one! Hmm…
Raising her hand she slowly spoke, “I think that it is something used for bad things or to hurt others.” She slowly spoke, not sure about her answer but well, better a good guess than being silent at all right? Shrugging at the last question she stayed silent, rules weren’t that interesting so she didn’t knew the answer to that one.
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Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh... DADA, a class he would have to be possessed to miss. Funny huh?
Having slipped into the seat beside Maggie, delivering a greeting to Hirsch and a nod to the other... dude. He couldn't be certain he knew who the guy was until Hirsch's introduction. A YATI, one of his mum's YATI. He might have noticed him around the office, or maybe not. It was hard to tell. Regardless, his full attention was with the lesson... and with Maggie.
He rest a hand on her knee beneath the table, opting to listen to conversation rather than to add to it.
The whole clay moulding thing was a curious thing too, and he was feeling rather indecisive about it. 'Object' was such a vague instruction. Could he simply leave it as a lump? Would that work?
The clay had all her attention at the moment without her even realizing. The repeating motions had such a calming affect on her that she was almost in a trance from it. Her mind just focused on the motions as well that she hardly noticed the class around her. All the outside noises tuned out she continued with the clay.
So when the professor had started class and had asked the first question Natalia's eyes stayed on the clay, her brain still focused on the rolling, stretching, pulling motions of the clay. She was not aware of a question or that her classmates were answering.
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Junia didn't necessarily like the use of 'dark' to describe magic that harmed because there were plenty of dark things that were good! Like the night sky when you could see the stars, her favorite dark blue dress with the puffy sleeves, and a particularly sparkly dark purple polish she liked to put on her nails sometimes. Dark didn't have to mean bad so they should really think of using a different name to describe the subject matter.
"Even though dark arts can be scary because they're used to hurt or control for bad reasons, I think it's good, in a way, that people learn about them because then we can defend ourselves against the spells and potions as best we can!" So all the people who suffered before them did teach them something. Or well, at least teach the ones smart enough to learn from them.
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Bentley had come in and sat next to Blaise. The man at the front of the class that was introduced as Angelo Toussaint didn't look entirely strange to him..in fact the man/boy person looked awfully familiar. He did receive a scowl from the 4th year however because no doubt he was related to Bastien...and everyone and their mother knew how Bentley felt about that bully.
He and Blaise's Bastien problem had gotten so bad that Bentley had to get combat lessons from his uncle..who mind you was the best auror ever, as far as this Gryffindor was concerned.
He gave his cousin a nudge.
"Blaise he's related to Bastien..aka..Captain evil." AKA the guy Bentley had busted to his grandmother because he broke Blaise's wrist for no good reason!
"Professor I don't think I believe in 'dark magic or dark arts...main I think it's the wizard that's...." He looked at Angelo...."evil." Clearly Angelo was getting all the unfriendly vibe directed towards him because he was the closest that Bentley would get to Bastien.
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SPOILER!!: Hirschy
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Originally Posted by hermionesclone
Time was ticking and, with a glance of his watch, he noted that it was starting to tickle further and further into his lesson. Huh. He glanced over at the door before taking out his wand and giving it a flick. The door shut, resonating a small SNAP through the classroom. If that wasn't a cue for the chatter to die down, he didn't know what was.
"Welcome to another Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson! Today, as you may have noticed, I'm joined by someone else. This," he said, gesturing towards Angelo, "is Angelo Toussaint. He's a member of the YATI program in the Ministry and is going to give his own insight on the topic we're going to discuss today." Because an Auror's - or YATI's - insight was what was needed.
"You may have also noticed the lump of clay on each of your desks. Try and mould it into whatever object you want it to be. You can do this while we discuss a few topics today and by the time we move onto the bulk of the lesson, you should have your object ready." He paused to look over at those who hadn't even touched their lump of clay yet. Go on, it wasn't cursed.
"Now!" Hirsch said, giving his hands a single clap as he started to walk slowly around the classroom. "This is, obviously, a subject where you learn to defend yourselves against the Dark Arts but........." Dramatic pause, anyone? "What exactly are the Dark Arts? And who decides that they're dark or, in some cases, illegal?" Let's get those brains working, okay?
OOC: EEEEEE HAI you guys This is pretty self-explanatory but just answer the question above as creatively as possible (no copying!) and have your charrie mould whatever they want from their lump of clay. We don't mind what it is but PLEASE keep it SS!appropriate, okay? I don't want to have to tell anyone off.
Tegan (Tegz) is going to be picking up the next part of the class. Class has already begun but you're mooooore than welcome to jump in if you haven't done so already. Just pretend as if you/your charrie have been here the whole time, okay? ^^
Angelo stayed silent as Hirsch introduced him. The students would see soon enough that his status as a YATI trainee wasn't the sole reason, or even the main reason he was here. He nodded a few greetings at those he could recognize but otherwise stayed silent as the lesson began.
It would be interesting to see who made what with their clay. Hopefully there'd be at least a few creations based on living creatures of some sort. Two legged or four.
SPOILER!!: individual replies
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His hand rose, perfectly clay free might we add. "Dark Arts are basically stuff that were created and practised with the intention of causing harm or discomfort--by that logic, you could argue that all magic is dark magic for me," considering he didn't LIKE casting or being forced into it and it caused him GREAT discomfort, "but I don't reckon that last bit's a viable answer so we can stick with the first bit. Just know I'm thinking about the second bit as well."
Yeahhh Angelo had heard about this kid. Obviously. His entire family had, in fact.
"That's basically what your textbook says." Angelo agreed, looking at the Bellaire kid. It was really too bad he'd not been sent to Durmstrang. Maybe it would have toughened him up. As for the logic aspect.... "Do keep thinking about that logic point though. You could argue that." Why would Angelo say that? Well, that was essentially how the law-making process went when it came to what was and was not allowed. Someone decided it, argued the 'logic' behind their opinion, and managed to convince the sheep to follow along with the same 'educated' opinion.
Such was life.
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One thing with the Dark Arts was the quick to assume that it was evil...which wasn't entirely the case. There were practitioners of this particular branch of magic who were far from evil...although tended to be labeled as such and for good reason really. Primarily the image of Voldemort being the one that popped to mind most vividly in mosts heads, including her own. But one thing that Paige's mind often lingered on was the fact the Dark magic in particular could corrupt a person, their soul, and that those effects were irreversible - something that had been discussed in great detail during her Healing seminars and consultations regarding her father - who had suffered from an Unforgivable Curse for over a year (not to mentioned helping tend to victims during her summer internships)...so the seventh year knew all to well the cruelty...
It really was all about intent though, wasn't it? At least that was all that was on the Hufflepuff's mind as she blinked towards the professor and a Mr. Angelo Toussaint.
Jinxes and hexes they were encouraged to use in dueling club were considered Dark, but completely acceptable to use and none of them were labeled as evil people. Historically speaking as well there were numerous famous cases of steadfast light supporters studying AND practicing the Dark Arts extensively ... not to mention aurors and ministry officials, even Order of the Phoenix members using them. It was...a rather difficult distinction to make in many cases, especially when Paige was much younger and tended to view the world in black and white; good and evil. The difference, at least to her understanding of things...was intent...and whether or not one was willing to sacrifice a degree, if not all, of their humanity for greater power.
Although Blaise's answer did bring her out of her thoughts for a moment, small smile tugging at her lips as she instead turned her attention to her parchment to write down her thoughts as a means to compare her initial reactions to the question to what would be addressed and elaborated upon by Professor Hirsh and the YATI soon enough.
SPOILER!!: parchment
According to Paige S Skeeter: What exactly are the Dark Arts?
Any form of magic administered with the intent to harm, control, or kill another. But not all things which fall under the branch of Dark magic are considered illegal nor evil - terms often associated with the Dark Arts.
Jinxes and hexes they were encouraged to use in dueling club were considered Dark, but completely acceptable to use and none of them were labeled as evil people. Historically speaking as well there were numerous famous cases of steadfast light supporters studying AND practicing the Dark Arts extensively along with aurors and ministry officials, even Order of the Phoenix members, using them. The difference is intent and whether or not one was willing to sacrifice a degree, if not all, of their humanity for greater power.
Who decides that they're dark or, in some cases, illegal?
The fundamental laws of magic as no person has control over what will or will not corrupt or steal humanity.
What is considered illegal or not is, unfortunately, quite subjective as history has illustrated.
A quiet one. Angelo briefly contemplated taking a look to see what her thought process was when she next looked his way, but decided against it. Hirsch probably wouldn't approve.
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He went ahead to put the plastic gloves on, and broke the clay in three parts and started to roll and mash it with his hands. Jace was too tired to exercise his creative brain, so he would go for his classic theme: a samurai. And as he made his clay model, he took note of the other man named Angelo Toussaint. YATI, huh? Tough man. When the question came up, Jace took a moment to think about his answer.
Clay still in his hand, Jace raised his hand to offer his thoughts. “The Dark Arts is the practise of magic, which can threaten people’s lives. It also corrupts the practitioner, bringing damage to his or her soul. I believe if one goes far with it, the effects are irreversible.” Jace said as he continued to roll and mash his piece of clay. The torso and head are coming along really well, although it doesn’t seem to look like a samurai just yet. “And...I suppose the British Ministry enacts the laws that forbid its practise? However, the formulation of such laws must’ve been from the International Confederation of Wizards.” Maybe, he wasn’t really sure. Laws are boring, albeit its importance.
Angelo listened intently as the one boy spoke, the slightest smile playing on his lips. Corrupts the practitioner, huh. Damaged soul, huh. Oh the propaganda these kids were fed. Did he look corrupt?
"The British Ministry theoretically enacts the laws here, yes, but the laws differ from country to country, the International Confederation of Wizards has recommendations, but they aren't always followed to the letter." He addressed the second part of the boy's answer only. The rest would come soon enough.
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Still kneading her clay as she listened to the opening statements and the introduction of the stranger in the front and of course the dreaded question..... Miranda was really more paying attention to the wad of clay she was contiuingly squooshing and squeezing... Poking and prodding.... Heck she even tried to see if it'd stretch... Which it didn't.. And that bummed her out a bit...
After spacing out for a bit she started listening to the answers that were being given by some of the other students.... this wasn't her best subject and she'd rather learn than look like a moron..
Another quiet one. That was fine. Angelo's gaze passed over her and moved on to the next student to speak up.
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Brian looked around, somewhat bored at the presence of another Auror. Or a trainee. Whichever way, it definitely made the subject look like its only purpose was if a person was intending to go into Magical Law Enforcement, which was largely irrelevant if you were a person like Brian Woods who had absolutely zero plans of a career in anything even remotely magical. Unless you consider technology magic, which - let's be real - it kinda was. Because any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. And in many, many cases, it was much cooler than magic. Though he'd chalk that up to the sheer amount of redundant things he learned how to make happen with a wand.
So. Brian would give the most nonchalant of nonchalant answers. What defined dark magic? "Intent. If I wanted to Rictusempra you to death, professor, it would be Dark Magic, regardless of the fact that tickling is perfectly harmless normally." And on that note, he'd return his attention to his modelling clay.
Which he was shaping into the shape of a Lithium atom. With the electrons moving in the correct orbitals. Remind him again why he took this class?
"Intent." Angelo repeated and nodded. "And you can, by the way, tickle someone to death." Food for thought, and no, he wasn't elaborating on that statement.
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Katy let go of Angelo and scampered toward a seat, since class was starting and all, but not before she turned and glared at Genny. Big mouths could get people into big trouble. "You're one to talk, TATE Junior. Nepotism is probably your middle name."
There was some flouncing as she headed to her seat and rolled her clay into a ball. There. Rock. She was a very talented artist, obviously.
"Dark Arts are a subjective label given arbitrarily by Ministry hacks who don't have anything better to do than over legislate instead of fixing actual real problems." Or you know, that's what she'd heard and she thought it sounded reasonable.
Just before Angelo had a chance to tell Katherine to go sit down, she was letting go and getting herself settled down. He said nothing about her little exchange with the junior Tate. He hadn't recognized the girl even though he'd seen her before when she was a baby, her mum being such good friends with Angelo's father.
But then Katy gave her answer and Angelo's lip twitched slightly. He definitely heard his uncle Robert in that answer.
"Careful, Katherine: I work at the ministry, remember." Angelo said mildly. So was he a hack to his small cousin's mind? Amusing.
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For a moment, the green eyes glanced up at the auror, wondering why he was at Hogwarts for this class. Probably some part of the YATI program, not that he knew what that meant. Shrugging it off he'd focussed back on his clay, listening quietly as some of the other students answered first.
Intent... that was a good definition of dark magic.
"Dark arts are typically forms of magic which you use to hurt other people though..." he paused, suddenly thinking about the Imperius curse. "Or control them... right?"
And Katy had already answered the other question already, though Jasper raised a brow at how she'd referred to the ministry 'hacks'.
That was what his textbooks said. Convenient definitions for those who wanted to control what magic was or was not allowed.
"Or control them." That was an important distinction and Angelo nodded at the boy.
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She tilted her head a little as Professor Hirsch asked a question and she raised her hand. " The Dark arts are a type of magic that can cause harm, death or used to control a victim.. not to mention, practice of the Dark arts can corrupt the practitioner. " She said softly.
More about that corruption.
"That's what your books say, yes." Angelo said, without any particular indication of his own opinion as of yet.
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Shifting back a bit, Liv began wishing super hard that she'd brought her quick quotes the class. Fudge! Blaise had went through the trouble of purchasing it for her... and her hands were too busy for notes at the moment.
Man.
Okay. That.... It would be okay. She'd get them from Char later.
"The Ministry of Magic, our government, decides what's illegal." As far as what made magic DARK, well, that was a bit more complicated to explain, wasn't it? There were obvious super dark spells like the Unforgivables, but then there were less severe ones like jinxes and hexes, that were used in everyday instances like Dueling Club. Maybe it was just that the intention of those spells were meant to cause harm? But then again, intention was everything, right?
Her mum had taught her that.
"Sir, I think in a way, WE decide what's dark. If we intend for magic to really hurt someone, then that's what it is in that instance. Even if its textbook definition doesn't imply that it is." She LOVED this class. This subject. YAS!
"Good answer." Angelo said, for the first time thus far. Intent was important, but so were many other things. A spell was just a theoretical piece of magic until someone used it, for good or for ill.
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If there was one thing Daxton knew (though, as it happened, he knew much more than just one thing) it was that it was of critical importance to not be caught off guard during any lesson at Hogwarts. In his experience, most Hogwarts craziness tended to occur during lessons, and even when it did not, it was then that the professors liked to throw sudden challenges their way. Not to mention, it was during lessons that most students tended to zone out, or else focus on only the subject of whatever class they were in, opening themselves up to an attack from any other angle.
For these reasons, Daxton was still very much alert to his surroundings, though to most onlookers, that may not have seemed the case. He had diverted his gaze from the two men at the front of the class, and was now looking intently out of the window on the other side of the room. Still drumming the fingers of one hand on his desk, Daxton considered the question that had been put to them, though made no effort to provide an answer, even in verbal or written form, not even for his own notes. Still, the clay before him remained untouched.
The Dark Arts. It was a subject that Daxton had put a lot of thought and research into - to the surprise of very few people, undoubtedly. They were considered 'wrong', at least to most academics as well as the general populace of the wizarding world - most notably, the Ministry of Magic, and the Department of Law Enforcement.
Daxton was still torn on the subject of right and wrong. Ichihara had apparently done her best to instil some sense of morality into him, but even now, Daxton's only sense of right and wrong was what he had read in books. He knew some of what was considered right, and some of what was considered wrong, and had kept a mental log of all the things that overlapped or fit into neither category, but his own moral compass was still greatly lacking, if not totally absent. Nevertheless, the things he knew were supposed to be wrong, he still did, and still found no issue in doing, and it continued to baffle him that anyone would do the 'right' thing, purely because it was considered 'right', even if they did not want to do it.
When it came to the Dark Arts, Daxton knew - from most things he had read - that they were considered 'wrong'. But, it begged a whole host of questions: did practitioners of the Dark Arts agree to their 'wrong'ness, and partake anyway? Or were they the sort to believe that they were in the right? Or did they, perhaps, like Daxton, simply do what they wanted to do, regardless of whether or not their actions were considered by others to be acceptable? No doubt, there was no sole answer to those questions. No doubt the Dark Arts attracted all of these people and more, but Daxton could not help but wonder about the details of this particular demographic, and whether it could help him answer the biggest questions he had about himself. He glanced around the room, at each student in the room, the up to Hirsch and Toussaint, then out of the window once more.
It would be best to remain silent.
More silence. Fine by Angelo. He waited a moment, gaze on the quiet boy, before looking to the next student to speak.
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Defence was one of Hattie's favourite lessons. It was usually one of the most active lessons, and Hattie loved that. She was a pretty visual, and movement learner. So sitting behind a desk usually did nothing for her. But hopefully today would be okay. Ooh. Were they gonna learn about dark stuff today? Because that was really interesting actually. She loved learning about stuff like this. Her sister talked about it a lot, but then Grace was studying wizarding law and wanted to be an auror. So she figured that was probably why.
She listened to the other answers her fellow class mates were giving but she put her hand in the air. "I guess the ministry has classified some dark spells as illegal. Those are the ones we know that if we do and are caught we'll go to Azkaban for. But I also think everyone else is right. If you want a spell to be dark, you can probably use it in a way that makes it dark, and evil"
Grace's little sister. Angelo listened to her answer and nodded, though he was amused at the 'and evil' part. Indoctrination was a thing when it came to how the general populace saw dark magic users. Interesting though.
"That's some good thinking."
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Mason's eyes went to the other man next to the professor as he was introduced as a YATI member for the Ministry and the Ravenclaw sat up straighter in his seat. Clearly interested in the man now. The subject of Aurors was fascinating (though he didn't want to become one, he knew he would fail the testings any ways) However, when the Professor mentioned the clay on the desk he turned his gaze to it.
He didn't know why but he had the feeling that the clay was not as innocent as Professor Hirsch was hinting about. And clearly remembering the words he had heard in the office about constant vigilance and being on guard at all time, especially Defence Against the Dark Arts. Of course, they had been talking about OWLs at that time but who said it was only to be used during OWLs?
So, after giving the clay another look, the Ravenclaw leaned back in his seat again and raised his hand in the air. The clay untouched on his desk. He'd touch it when he was SURE nothing would happen to the other students who had began moulding the clay.
"I personally think that the intent of using the Dark Arts is what makes it evil" he said, lowering his arm again. "With the example of the Unforgivable Curses in mind, i read that you had to really mean it to use one of them. I could point my wand at anyone in the room right now and say the Cruciatus Curse and it wouldn't have any effect on them because i don't have that malicious intent in mind at the moment" he thought some more before continuing "So, in my opinion, the Dark Arts is labeled as Dark Magic because the caster has clear and full intent on inflicting pain on others."when he had finished, Mason turned his attention to the clay in front of him again and began poking it with the tip of the wand. "Oh and it is the Ministry of Magic of course who in the end says if somethings officially Dark or not" something he was not a 100% agreeable with but that would be for another time.
"Isn't that true of any spell? Intent? You could also point your wand at me and say the incantation for the cheering charm and nothing would happen if you didn't mean it." Angelo pointed out in a rhetorical manner after listening to the boy's considered answer.
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Oh the Curls are back indeed! Tenacius gave a jovial laugh at the comment. Glad that he wasnt the only fan of his (own) curly mop of hair. Although he is missing the extra added height from his aged-up days. Someday eh? Maybe growing up isnt that sucky after all.....
So Dark Arts, what is it? Tenacius listened and most of the class gave pretty much the same answer he was gonna say, in fact Blaise covered the extra bit that he thinks about too, about how regular magic can be just as deadly to one that knows how to use it unscrupulously. So letting the class discuss away and he would just play with the play-doh....
Another quiet one. Angelo looked to see what the kid was starting to make and then moved on. Genny Tate next.
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Well well well... was Genny interrupting something? She smiled happily at the Head Girl as she passed them and took a seat next to theirs. Then she gave Frankie the sideways mischievous smirk because he was just given a swoony look from the Head Girl. Heh heh heh heh. Totally picked the right seat. See what those hormonal pumped teenagers are up to. Genny was definitely on to them.
Oh. My. God. Katy was so annoying! Genny gave her the most disgusted look she could manage without actually gagging. Also, did she just use Genny's best attribute against her??? IT IS ON. GRRR. "Give me some of that?" She whispered to Frankie, meaning the clay in his hand. They were supposed to share since they sat at the same seat, right? ANSWER QUICKLY, RIGHT?
Boiling in anger, the Gryffindor sat silently catching her labored breaths and trying to suck in her anger as much as possible. No reason to lose a hundred more points on account of insulting her FATHER. grrrr.
... did the professor ask something? "Dark arts are anything that causes harm to the object or turn the object into something that causes harm. Dark can mean harmful, as in causing injuries for example and sometimes this isn't used by the bad guys, or evil as in causing the death of the victim." She knew about those stuff pretty well. Not sure she conveyed what she knew when she was boiling angrily at Katy. Grrr. "The ministry has a whole department dedicated to investigating objects or spells and deem them legal or not."
Someone didn't look very happy. Angelo listened to her answer, gave a nod at the first part which was important because of her mention of it not just being the bad guys. Anyone could technically cause harm.
"Yes, they do." All that investigation. But someone was still dictating what would or wouldn't pass.
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Looking down at her little clay project she wondered what it had to do with the lesson but after a while she just shrugged, she would find it out soon enough, maybe the professor just wanted to entertain them so that the students were more willingly to listen and behave themselves? It was working for Leesha anyway! But the question? Well… That was a good one! Hmm…
Raising her hand she slowly spoke, “I think that it is something used for bad things or to hurt others.” She slowly spoke, not sure about her answer but well, better a good guess than being silent at all right? Shrugging at the last question she stayed silent, rules weren’t that interesting so she didn’t knew the answer to that one.
"That's what the books say, yes." Angelo responded to the girl.
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Having slipped into the seat beside Maggie, delivering a greeting to Hirsch and a nod to the other... dude. He couldn't be certain he knew who the guy was until Hirsch's introduction. A YATI, one of his mum's YATI. He might have noticed him around the office, or maybe not. It was hard to tell. Regardless, his full attention was with the lesson... and with Maggie.
He rest a hand on her knee beneath the table, opting to listen to conversation rather than to add to it.
The whole clay moulding thing was a curious thing too, and he was feeling rather indecisive about it. 'Object' was such a vague instruction. Could he simply leave it as a lump? Would that work?
And this one had nothing to say. Angelo's eyes had lingered on Magdalena when she'd come in, because of reasons mostly (but not completely) relating to his younger brother, so he saw when the boy sat down with her.... and didn't answer the question. Oh well, maybe his interest would be caught by the topic a little later.
The clay had all her attention at the moment without her even realizing. The repeating motions had such a calming affect on her that she was almost in a trance from it. Her mind just focused on the motions as well that she hardly noticed the class around her. All the outside noises tuned out she continued with the clay.
So when the professor had started class and had asked the first question Natalia's eyes stayed on the clay, her brain still focused on the rolling, stretching, pulling motions of the clay. She was not aware of a question or that her classmates were answering.
Another quiet one at the back. Alright then. Angelo paid her no mind.
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Junia didn't necessarily like the use of 'dark' to describe magic that harmed because there were plenty of dark things that were good! Like the night sky when you could see the stars, her favorite dark blue dress with the puffy sleeves, and a particularly sparkly dark purple polish she liked to put on her nails sometimes. Dark didn't have to mean bad so they should really think of using a different name to describe the subject matter.
"Even though dark arts can be scary because they're used to hurt or control for bad reasons, I think it's good, in a way, that people learn about them because then we can defend ourselves against the spells and potions as best we can!" So all the people who suffered before them did teach them something. Or well, at least teach the ones smart enough to learn from them.
"Yes, I agree. Its very important to learn about them." Can't efficiently deal with what you didn't understand after all.
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Bentley had come in and sat next to Blaise. The man at the front of the class that was introduced as Angelo Toussaint didn't look entirely strange to him..in fact the man/boy person looked awfully familiar. He did receive a scowl from the 3rd year however because no doubt he was related to Bastien...and everyone and their mother knew how Bentley felt about that bully.
He and Blaise's Bastien problem had gotten so bad that Bentley had to get combat lessons from his uncle..who mind you was the best auror ever, as far as this Gryffindor was concerned.
He gave his cousin a nudge.
"Blaise he's related to Bastien..aka..Captain evil." AKA the guy Bentley had busted to his grandmother because he broke Blaise's wrist for no good reason!
"Professor I don't think I believe in 'dark magic or dark arts...main I think it's the wizard that's...." He looked at Angelo...."evil." Clearly Angelo was getting all the unfriendly vibe directed towards him because he was the closest that Bentley would get to Bastien.
Another one of Ariana and Tyler's family members. And yes, Angelo overheard that little comment. He also didn't much mind the glare the kid was giving him. If it made him feel better, then fine by Angelo. After all, he too believed his cousin had been in the wrong in the incident.
"Good thoughts." Angelo said simply.
So first of all: "Those of you who are using the clay, no need to concern yourself with taking notes. You can copy them down off the blackboard later if you wish." He paused and then began addressing the topic at hand.
"The Dark Arts is also known as Maleficium, or Black Magic. It includes spells, creatures, potions, Dark items and artifacts. Most of you have likely been brought up to believe that its always bad. Sometimes even 'evil'. If you take a step back from the textbook definition and think about it, you may realize that despite being indoctrinated with that opinion, you yourself may have employed a magic that is inherently 'dark' in nature. Those Curses, Hexes, and Jinxes you learn to hurt or harm others in a duel? Those are all dark magic. Potions which can be used to control someone? Arguably dark.
Likely you can think of examples in other subjects, if you think creatively- and often that is what dark artists do: think creatively. Think outside the box. The Dark Arts are said to be unfixed, mutating, and indestructible. This is interesting because it is historically said that Wizardkind in particular are resistant to change and innovation. People are often afraid of what they don’t understand, which is why some schools include the Dark Arts in their curriculum, and not simply Defense Against the Dark Arts like you have here at Hogwarts. I myself went to the Durmstrang Institute, where Dark Arts is a required class throughout our schooling." Angelo said. It was just different, that was all. And if you understood something and were educated in it, you were better equipped to deal with it.
"Dark doesn't mean evil. A weapon itself isn't evil on its own, the intent of its wielder and how it is used is what is most important. There is a difference between a criminal and a Dark Artist.
Some dark spells are legal, some dark magic is socially acceptable in some countries but not others. One of you mentioned the International Confederation of Wizards. The Unforgivable spells are deemed such by that particular organization, and the legal repercussions, IE imprisonment in Azkaban, is enforced by most -but not all- Ministries for Magic, in the case of Wizarding Britain, by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. In Britain only Aurors can legally use all dark magic if necessary." Angelo said, going over some of the answers and adding a few extra points on the matter.
"So, I'm here today because I'm more than just a YATI - which is the Youth Auror Training Initiative for those of you who are unfamiliar- I'm a dark practitioner myself. Other than my time at Durmstrang, I've been brought up with the Dark Arts, and by that I don't just mean spells that might be cast with a wand. I trust you aren't all completely worried about my soul." Did he look corrupted by his magic? Wasn't scaly. Didn't have a funny nose. Hmm? No. "I'm not here today to encourage all of you to employ the dark arts, or break any laws, or be hauled off to Azkaban for any reason." So... don't go asking, for that, kids.
"For now lets go over what is required for dark spells to work. As with any spell, you need a wand movement, and an incantation. We also know that the intent is important. But when it comes to dark magic, there is a fourth factor to successfully cast a dark spell without it backfiring in some way. Can anyone guess what that fourth factor might be and why that fourth factor is necessary?"
ooc: Feel free to think creatively! You're not going to find an answer spelled out for you anywhere Make sure any suggested fourth factor also comes with a reason for it! Also feel free to have your charrie ask questions if they are inclined. And keep going with the clay. HINT: While you can make anything you like and inanimate objects are totally fine (within SS rules) something based on a living creature miiiiight be useful.
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New face, eh? Interesting. Maybe they'd learn two things today too? That would be awesome! Jace quickly took a seat next to a fellow Ravenclaw and gave her a wave and grin. "Hi. Sam, right?" he'd seen her around of course, just...too shy to say hi.
Sam lifted her gaze from her lump of clay as her housemate joined her, and gave him a smile and nod to confirm he'd got her name correct. "Hey Jace," she replied, before squidging the clay between her fingers again. No gloves for her, nope. She was straight in there.
Having made little clay dishes as present before, Sam had naturally started making one of those again. First rolling it into a very long sausage, and then starting to coil it up. But then, where was the excitement in that? And what did a dish have to do with Defence Against the Dark Arts.
It was around the point of the first question that Sam decided to restart, working the clay back into a big lump and kneading as she listened to all of the answers. Seemed everything was covered, so she started to think about what else she could make.
A dark creature seemed the most obvious, but of the ones she could think of right now - the basilisk, acromantula and grindylow - the first seemed a bit too easy (just being a sausage), and the others rather inconvenient to mould. She needed a compromise.
...which is why she started making an elephant. It matched the grey of the clay, and it was a creature. Completely logical, yes?!
So focused was Sam on this new endeavour, that she'd barely noticed that it was now the visitor talking, until she'd looked up from her clay to brush some of the fringe from her eyes and leaving a grey smear across her forehead in the process.
She wasn't at all surprised to hear that he was a practitioner of dark magic; Sam had grown up on the fringe of Knockturn Alley, she knew worse. The mention of Azkaban got a frown though, bringing forward thoughts she'd rather ignore. Whilst her Pa hadn't done anything dark per say to be sent there, it was still a fact he was there. Sigh.
...and finally, a question. Sam raised her hand. "I know for most jinxes you need to maintain eye contact," she answered. "But I feel like there's an extra aspect to the intent also. It needs to have a 'who' and a 'why' rather than just a 'what'." Did that make sense?
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See Hadleigh in all honesty didn't even think about the affectionate gesture of running her fingers quickly through Frankie's hair before sitting down. It was something she always did and she found it cute but not over the top like a kiss or something would be when in class. This was mainly why she didn't notice if it had bothered the professor since she didn't see it as a big deal. Whoops? What she did somewhat kinda take notice of was Genny's smile towards herself and then the smirk that was given to the blonde boy. What that was all about she didn't know nor did she really care at that moment.
Right now she was way more then content with working on whatever it was she was modeling her clay into. Whatever she was working on had legs, four of them. There was now some shaping of the body happening as well as the start of a tail. Her hands were covered in clay and she may have already gotten some on the sleeve of her robe but Hady didn't care in the least.
Having been totally lost for a few moments in her clay sculpting Hady didn't raise her hand to answer the question. She did eventually do so though after coming up with an answer that hadn't been said already, "The ministry decides what they feel is deemed as Dark professor. As for myself I would have to agree with those that had said that most spells could be considered dark depending on my intent behind it. If I'm aiming to harm someone it might take time with a simple everyday spell but it probably could be done. There's also the breeding of certain creatures such as the Basilisk that is considered to be Dark Art." With a slight smile she lowered her hand her focus once again returning to the clay.
Yet again though she was pulled from her focus by someone speaking to the class. This time it wasn't their professor but the Yati guy instead. His words were making their way to her ears and she was indeed following what he was saying even if she didn't completely appear to be doing so. Taking in all that was being said and the question that was then asked it took a little bit of thought to decide on her answer this time. "Focus. If you don't know what you're doing a spell isn't going to work" she stated simply, raising her hand. It was a simple answer honestly and it was probably not what Angelo had meant but it made sense to her.
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Finally his cousin had shown up. Blaise was getting all kinds of bad vibes from this lesson so far--despite Hirsch's earlier reassurances; not with words but with the way he was acting like this was nothing out of the ordinary. Yeah, he wasn't buying that. You didn't bring YATIs to class for nothing and USUALLY this sort of thing didn't end well for him. He would need spells or risk a trip to the Hospital Wing. One might think the choice was simple then, cast, but he didn't have his wand with him and even if he DID, fat chance he'd use it.
Brown eyes locked on the guy as Bentley spoke. Bastien's cousin? Evil. "I'm starting to think we'll never get away from that family of them, mate. D'you think we can file some kind of....I dunno....all encompassing restraining order?" He muttered in response. Didn't matter if the person ended up being a third cousin twice removed, Blaise wanted them all the hell away from him.
Char was an exception, when she wasn't being exceptionally Charlotte. Katy was fine too but he wasn't willing to make his circle much wider.
Also, this Toussaint talked a lot. Like, a lot more than most of the others he'd met (because being Kettleburn, Char wasn't technically in the running). His quill would handle this one, no matter how poorly it did so. In the end, the boy would still get the essence of whatever the guy up there was talking about while he sat down here continuing to come up with theories with his cousin. "What'd you think's the deal with this clay?" The boy nudged his closer to Bentley's so he could keep an eye on them BOTH, just in case. "This is Defense Against the Dark Arts, this clearly isn't meant to be a creative outlet."
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Brian looked around, somewhat bored at the presence of another Auror. Or a trainee. Whichever way, it definitely made the subject look like its only purpose was if a person was intending to go into Magical Law Enforcement, which was largely irrelevant if you were a person like Brian Woods who had absolutely zero plans of a career in anything even remotely magical. Unless you consider technology magic, which - let's be real - it kinda was. Because any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. And in many, many cases, it was much cooler than magic. Though he'd chalk that up to the sheer amount of redundant things he learned how to make happen with a wand.
So. Brian would give the most nonchalant of nonchalant answers. What defined dark magic? "Intent. If I wanted to Rictusempra you to death, professor, it would be Dark Magic, regardless of the fact that tickling is perfectly harmless normally." And on that note, he'd return his attention to his modelling clay.
Which he was shaping into the shape of a Lithium atom. With the electrons moving in the correct orbitals. Remind him again why he took this class?
The clay was cool to the touch and for sometime Aslan has just mushed, smushed, rolled and otherwise played with the clay without intention or meaning. She was enjoying this activity and the presence of the auror, though unusual and nothing to do with her own interests was interesting at the very least.
Not that Brian seemed to feel so. The Prefect's boredom was as obvious as the clay in her palms, and though usually it would amuse her, today it seemed to irk her. She wasn't sure why, it was a traditional Brian Woods trait and something she had grown quite accustomed to during the last few years. This led Aslan to the very simple conclusion that her feelings were irrational and emotional in nature.
She sighed with some frustration turning her attention to the Professor's question as she began rolling the clay again in her palms, this time shaping it carefully into a near perfect sphere.
Aslan had read much on the subject of dark magic, but then again she'd read much on any magical subject so perhaps this was no surprise, but dark magic was.... An especially fascinating branch. Often she had read that many believed dark magic to be stronger in nature, that even a weak wizard could become great with the right dark training. Aslan, personally, believed that whether or not dark magic was evil was subjective and depended entirely on the practicing witch or wizard's definition.
She had not expected the Yati to speak, nor has she expected him to echo her own thinking.
Suddenly, the lesson seemed much more interesting. She raised her hand. "If it isn't intent, wand movement or incantation then could it be will?" Will and intent were quite different things in Aslan's mind. "Casting stronger magic obviously takes strong will, but dark magic is naturally much more powerful, and can lead to corruption if not handled by a witch with a strong will or clear mind. It must take a will of iron to perform it without letting it consume you or to even get the magic to perform as you want it to... " her answer, was more musing aloud than anything else, but the thought had settled into her mind and wouldn't leave, among other thoughts.
She glanced to Daxton from her seat beside Brian Woods, he was staring out the window looking as unbothered as he ever did, but she had no doubt he was paying the subject attention.
"why is it that Durmstrang teaches darker strains of magic and Hogwarts doesn't?" She asked, dark eyes shifting from the YATI to Hirsch and back. She expected a real answer from the DADA professor and not something along the lines of this isn't the time.
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Noelle had been in the middle of the classroom at a desk by herself. There was no argument that DADA was her favorite class. It was a passion of hers now. She didnt moan and groan when doing homework, or getting out of bed to head to this class.
So she said a simple hello to professor Hirsch as she started forming her clay. Her mind was taking in everything that was going on. Dark Arts. Noelle had been a victim of dark arts, or well.... just a dark person. She was actually... interested to learn more about the dark arts.
Her clay mound began to somewhat resemble a fox as she listened to first Hirsch ask a question. Noelle took her hands off the clay mound to write what she thought was the meaning of Dark Arts, and who said they were Dark Arts.
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Dark Arts to me is a spell or potion that could be used to harm another person.
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Then the guy that was with Professor Hirsch was with began talking and Noelle's eyes lit up like saucers. A YATI! Exactly what Noelle wanted to get into after Hogwarts. She was hanging on to his every word. Oh, he grew up with the Dark Arts???...... Noelle wanted to pick this guys head. He was in the YATI program but was also a dark practitioner... interesting.
The clay was somewhat resembling a fox now. The creature she hoped she would be able to transform into one year. Her mind was wondering to what the fourth element could be. Hmmm.. Taking out her notes, she scribbled down something she thought could be it.
Dark moments/thoughts?
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Finally his cousin had shown up. Blaise was getting all kinds of bad vibes from this lesson so far--despite Hirsch's earlier reassurances; not with words but with the way he was acting like this was nothing out of the ordinary. Yeah, he wasn't buying that. You didn't bring YATIs to class for nothing and USUALLY this sort of thing didn't end well for him. He would need spells or risk a trip to the Hospital Wing. One might think the choice was simple then, cast, but he didn't have his wand with him and even if he DID, fat chance he'd use it.
Brown eyes locked on the guy as Bentley spoke. Bastien's cousin? Evil. "I'm starting to think we'll never get away from that family of them, mate. D'you think we can file some kind of....I dunno....all encompassing restraining order?" He muttered in response. Didn't matter if the person ended up being a third cousin twice removed, Blaise wanted them all the hell away from him.
Char was an exception, when she wasn't being exceptionally Charlotte. Katy was fine too but he wasn't willing to make his circle much wider.
Also, this Toussaint talked a lot. Like, a lot more than most of the others he'd met (because being Kettleburn, Char wasn't technically in the running). His quill would handle this one, no matter how poorly it did so. In the end, the boy would still get the essence of whatever the guy up there was talking about while he sat down here continuing to come up with theories with his cousin. "What'd you think's the deal with this clay?" The boy nudged his closer to Bentley's so he could keep an eye on them BOTH, just in case. "This is Defense Against the Dark Arts, this clearly isn't meant to be a creative outlet."
Bentley snorted. He wasn't sure that one could get a restraining order just because but he made a mental note of it. It was worth looking in to. He also wondered if he could get one for Chloe too for Bastien without her knowing?
Doubt it.
"Hmm I donno but I'll ask Grandmum or Tyler." Just to humour the situation. He had been thinking a lot about the restraining order while Angelo talked so he didn't hear much of what was being said. Blaise's quill was hard at work though so he'd take what he could from it.
Bentley turned and pulled Blaise's wand from his book bag and used it to prod Blaise's clay back to him. He then shoved his wand over as well. "I don't know but my talent isn't molding so I'll just watch what everybody else is doing."
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Junia honestly didn't care much about this guy's soul, to be honest. Plus she was sort of hoping that if he WAS evil, he'd go after the boy giving him looks rather than her. Yes, she was observant and had noticed that. Not very discreet, was it?
The fourth element you needed to successfully perform dark magic, though... Junia wasn't really sure. Intent seemed to be most important as far as she was concerned and he classmates had already offered up some good, additional factors that would help.
As she molded her clay into what was starting to look like a dog, she considered. Dueling, that was really her only experience casting on others and maybe if she thought about what she did to make sure those occasions were successful, she'd come up with something.
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Them clay, they look like lumps see? Tenacius was just working things out of his imagination, with no conscious intention of what it was he was trying to make. But upon closer inspection... it kinda looks like a snow man. A very fat snowman, and with a sailor's hat. Familiar now? It might be for some....
Ooohh this guy was a Durmstranger. Durmies are cool right? Well they were hardcore, and in many ways theres many things about their school that Tenacius found cool. Wasnt scared of them though strangely enough....
But they were gonna be all about the Dark Arts. Awesome! There were many things about what Mr Toussaint said that Tenacius wondered about though. Oh he needs some blue clay for this.... play-doh is fun yup.
So right fourth factor....think think think. So if he was them Dark Artist dude like Toussaint, what did he need other than wand movement and incantation and intent? Aint that all thats needed? Hmmm, up goes the hand with the fat sailor snowman "Uhm we need willpower? Because yknow... you may really intend to cast this spell see, but if you aint dedicated to really carrying it out and seeing it through to its desired effect, might not even get past your wand tip." Did that make sense?
Oh right he had a question before he got distracted with the blue clay "Uh I got another question Mr Toussaint, you said you were like... live and breathe the Dark Arts.....so what are you practicing the magic on? Do you use like...living things? Cuz like... you gotta find out how well your dark magic works right?" Legit question yeah?
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Jace had to pause to listen to what the man had to say, immediately picking up the thought that he'd somehow annoyed him. As far as he know, he only offered his opinion, and not exactly brand him as corrupt. As much as he wanted to argue about this, Jace forced himself to keep his mouth shut for his own good. He reminded himself that he was there to learn, and not challenge someone to a debate given that someone is an experienced wizard.
Jace somehow felt deflated, and didn't bother to listen to the rest of the man's words because he'd already read about those stuff too. Different words, same meaning. Nothing was new to him, but, he did keep his attention up front in case something would pique his interest.
So far there was none...and even the question didn't excite him at all. Focus, Will...Control of emotions...they all seem to make sense to him so he nodded along as he went back to mold the hakama of his samurai.
Mash...roll...mash...roll...shape...shape...shape. ..trim...trim...trim.
His thoughts brought him back to his practise sessions in their dojo in Japan and imagined himself to be in a duel. If he were to cast his deadly blow onto his opponent, he has to have the heart to do so. No ifs or buts...no thinking even. As soon as he sees an opening, he should go for the strike no matter what. As he joined the torso and leg of his samurai, Jace went on to raise his hand to offer his answer, "How about, determination sir?" If you're that determined to cast one...there was a small chance it would backfire, right?
But yes, whatever. It seems the clay was more interesting than all of the theory stuff so Jace immediately went back to his work and trimmed away the excess clay on his creation.
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Angelo Toussaint... Angelo was close to 'angel' and part of Roo wanted to point out how incredibly angel like he looked in some lighting. Had Liv seen him paying this much attention to their class guest? He hoped not. He'd have a hard time distracting her from that from here. Especially as she was sitting with another Ravenclaw -- which actually might have upset him, had it been a male. But Bloom was alright. Quiet, from what Rooney had noticed before now, but that was expected when their house did have a handful of big characters.
She'd come into her own. And maybe he'd track her down in the common room later to chat. See how she was getting on. She looked like she was a good egg.
There was very little recognition that he was listening to what was being said, as he was very engrossed in his clay activity, but he was listening actively. Notes weren't his priority, as he was just accepting everything said right now as golden truth. He'd question it all later and bring it up to his Head of House should he need to. His clay model had to be PERFECT. And he may have also been working on adding wings to the model of angel Angelo Toussaint. Had anyone ever told the guy that he had one of those voices that could be listened to for a long time?
And had anyone ever told him that talking about the Dark Arts in that voice was utterly butterly and that he could tell Rooney right now to take a long walk off a short pier and he would. Told ya. Angel. Although Rooney didn't pick up everything he said, he looked like he was hanging off his every word. Needed to get certain on facial features before he tried to put them together out of this clay. Or maybe he'd get so distracted that the model wouldn't have any face and the focus would be on the beautiful wings that Rooney was currently using the ridges on the plastic knife to look feathery. Tool utilisation was a talent of his.
Talking was a talent of Angelo Toussaint's. Boy oh boy could he talk for a long time.
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A dark practitioner?! Why did that sound so...so...wow. Rooney's interest was peaked just slightly and he stopped working the knife enough to actually listen in on what was happening. His model could wait. His thoughts about Angelo's soul could not. He truly was not worried about it. Yikes oh yikes. Was Liv looking his way yet? Had she heard the loud sigh he made as he settled his chin into his palm to listen in properly? He could explain it. A good stretch. A..well, he'd cross that bridge should he come to it. As soon as there was chance for them to offer ideas, his hand went up in the air quicker than it ever had in the castle and he waved it a little alongside a few clearings of the throat.
COOOO-EEEEEEEEEEEEE OVAH HERE, ANGELFACE.
"Capability? I doubt a cutesy bunny rabbit could do any of what you were talking about. But -- I suppose it could be understanding? Being aware of what you're doing in a sense of what the spell will do? I don't know. I feel like it should be along those lines. If not, I think there should be a fifth element." Rooney grinned, brushed his blonde hair back in a ruffle and leaned back into his hand. "However, whatever you say is golden truth and I'll be happy to stay with that."
And for good measure, he added. WITH FLOURISH. "And there is no such word as 'aint', Tenacius Salander." Perhaps elocution lessons should be next on that boys timetable. All that hair was clearly rooting in and destroying the few brain cells he already had.
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Azura was busy shaping her clay into a red panda..her favorite animal.. while she worked with it though she was listening to everything that was going on..
Her hands paused for a moment as she looked up at the man..Angelo.. as he said he used the Dark arts.. he.. didn't look like an evil wizard.. She tilted her head and studied him a bit.. Her purple eyes scanning him as he spoke.. So if he used the dark arts..
And didn't seem to Evil.. perhaps there was something more to the Dark arts then she thought? Either that or be had an amazing use of control and understanding of the subject..
She bit her lip as he asked what the fourth element could be and she had two.. but which one to use?
She raised a clay covered hand and spoke.. "Understanding Sir. It seems like you have a great understanding of the Dark arts and know exactly how to use them. I feel like that would be a good fourth element.. Understanding how they work and the effects they have. "
Welp.. let's hope that flew.. if not she should have gone with Control or Respect..
She bit her lip as she molded her clay.. a little anxious about her answer.
Looking both at her clay and at the blackboard she hesitated, there was really a lot being said already and she didn’t liked it to write that much at once to keep up with the rest of the class so she removed her hands out of the clay and cleaned them quickly so that she could start making her notes. This Yati person was really talking a lot! Pff!
Just when she was done with making her notes and wanted to start with her clay again he asked the class a question but she decided to keep her mouth shut this time and to just listen to the answers from the others. She wasn’t the only one who kept quite after all.
Colt was liking the idea of this lesson. He was playing with his pen when he heard the teacher asking them the first question. It did get him thinking. "What exactly are the Dark Arts? And who decides that they're dark or, in some cases, illegal?" He wrote down in his notebook and thought about it. Well to make it illegal it could have affected a lot of people. It could have caused dire consequences like death or torture. Usually the law decides for that aspect. The dark arts are basically the idea of using control and corrupting society in the process. He wrote his ideas in his book and he didn't raise his hand because the Professor moved on and he turned over his attention to the youth auror in training.
He showed his respect because Colt was thinking along the lines of doing this for a career. He seemed to have a lot to say and he kept milking it in. He heard he was from Dumstrang which is cool because he was too. So they had to study dark arts pretty harshly than these hogwarts students. Probably why he excelled in this class and had more interest. He heard his question and he grinned with how easy it was. So for a dark spell you did need an incantation, wand movement, the intent which is to harm, but what was the fourth factor? He thought about it and muttered to himself, "Well you need to mean the spells like in crucio when harry failed to conjure it on Bellatrix Lestrange, she said you really need to mean it potter the incantation..." He snapped his fingers and copied it down.
He raised his hand, "Professor the fourth aspect for a dark spell is the you need to have the desire in order to cast the spell effectively." There we go. Simple and done.
It was lucky that worms were an easy shape to mold, otherwise Kitty would have had to pause in order to pay attention - and this was truly a fascinating subject. Unfortunately she did not have a chance to answer the first question before Angelo went to the second one. Fourth factor? There were many possible answers she could have said (like will, and the other guesses being taken) but she was more interested in the first question. Could she answer it without being rebuked?
Her hand shot into the air. "My guess to the second question is 'focus' because you need focus in order to cast any spell, light or dark. But may I return to the first question?" She was being very polite and respectful about it so she shouldn't get rebuked. "If the spells we use in dueling are considered dark magic, then are we dark wizards and witches? I personally participate in the dueling club and I've been doing so for the past three years. Am I officially a dark witch?"
Kitty was Goth as could be, but she had never imagined that she might literally be a dark witch.
To say that Daxton's interest had been piqued was a huge understatement. He kept his eyes locked on the view outside the window - nothing interesting out there, as it happened, just a gloomy and overcast day - and his fingers still rhythmically drumming on the desk, but he was paying close attention to every word that came out of Toussaint's mouth. He did not care much for any of the discussion as to whether the Dark Arts were good or evil, but he was very much interested in the rest of the explanation.
It was strange, really, that any professor at this school would allow such a lecture on this topic. Not that Daxton disapproved; quite the opposite. But he remembered, very distinctly, Sabel Dakest refusing to give any instruction to him in the fields of Occlumency and Legilimency, because of how it might be used. Daxton had not been discouraged, and had simply decided to go about learning it all by himself , but it was strange to him that those subjects were withheld from him, but now, here they were, learning more about Dark Magic than anyone had taught them before.
For a brief, fleeting moment, Daxton wondered what it might take to ensure a transfer to this Durmstrang Institute, before immediately casting the thought aside. No school was the best school, and, at present, the closest he could get to that was being at Hogwarts.
Those Toussaints though. Perhaps it was worth talking with Char later on, or perhaps he might get in touch with this Angelo by himself.
Daxton remained silent, though this time his silence was somehow deeper... more intense. The longer he sat there, the louder his thoughts became, and he was aware of it too, so he made an attempt to put some of the theory he had read about Occlumency into practice, just in case. Of course, that was easier thought than done, so instead, Daxton diverted his thoughtsto trying to silently brainstorm an answer to the question.
A fourth factor to do with successfully casting a dark spell. Something exclusive to the Dark Arts? Probably not, or there would be no chance of anyone in this class guessing it, and no point asking them. Aslan - Daxton was so very aware of her presence, but kept his eyes fixed on the view outside the window - had made a good point with 'will'. What was it that always struck him about Dark Magic? You have to really mean it.
Those words echoed around Daxton's head, but he was not so sure it was the answer. It was certainly true, there was no doubt about it, but was it not true for every spell? To truly understand what you were doing, and to really mean it? Daxton had only ever focused on non-verbal magic, and that mantra - you have to really mean it - was of utmost importance in order for him to finally start mastering spells. But, perhaps, it was that much more important when it came to the Dark Arts. It begged the question, though: why would anyone try their hands at the Dark Arts if they did not really mean it? Perhaps, then, that was not the answer.
Whatever the answer was, though, Daxton was ready to learn it.
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Juno had to think about this for a few minutes. Incantation, wand movement, intent aka desire.....what else? Well, you really have to know what your doing and you can't let outside distractions in while you are doing it BUT you also needed to make sure you had sharp instincts which meant paying attention without focusing on the outside distractions.
Juno raised her hand and waited to be called on. Once she was she responded, "Focused attention. You need to be able to focus on your target while perceiving any outside threat. Of course you need to have very sharp instincts as well, but that would go with perception so....yeah. Focused Attention." Yep. That was her answer. She hoped she was right.
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Oh Merlin. Rula thought she had escaped those dreadful, boring Dark Arts classes when she'd left Durmstrang, but here it was again. Of course this lesson was Defense Against the Dark Arts - but there was a difference, specifically, defense. Not just plain old Dark Arts.
While yes, Rula agreed that intent and how a spell was used mattered the most in whether a spell was actually bad or evil - as so many others had repeated - there still were some spells and potions and other things that were, objectively, wrong and evil. Things like the Unforgivable Curses, for instance. Obviously Bast's cousin wasn't encouraging that sort of stuff, but still. She just wasn't interested in this subject on its own, and she didn't buy the idea that it was only about "thinking creatively," as if dabbling in the Dark Arts was the only way to be creative.
It was good that they had this clay stuff to play with, otherwise she would've had to sit and pretend she was interested, and she wasn't sure she could manage that with the mood she was in now. So she worked on it as the talking went on and on, at first trying to make it into a cat, but then changing her mind and deciding on a bunny since Rooney had mentioned one.
Maybe a bunny rabbit wouldn't use the Dark Arts, but it definitely could defend itself against them. Hmph.
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DADA Lesson One - The Making 
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This is pretty self-explanatory but just answer the question above as creatively as possible (no copying!) and have your charrie mould whatever they want from their lump of clay. We don't mind what it is but PLEASE keep it SS!appropriate, okay? I don't want to have to tell anyone off.
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Make sure any suggested fourth factor also comes with a reason for it! Also feel free to have your charrie ask questions if they are inclined. And keep going with the clay. HINT: While you can make anything you like and inanimate objects are totally fine (within SS rules) something based on a living creature miiiiight be useful. 
