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DADA Lesson #2 Professor Rae admired the last of her graded parchments before adding it to the stack of rolled papers. She tucked her quill away in her desk, locking it with a key on a huge keyring that soon disappeared into her robes. Finally, with a sigh, she charmed the door to the classroom open and sat back to wait for the students. |
Nadia entered first and nodded as greeting. "Hello, professor," she said. "Good to know I didn't miss the second class of the term." Sitting, "Hope you enjoyed my assigment, as you see I'm quite demanding. Oh and I'm looking forwards to the start of the Auror club too." |
Kay enters the classroom and sits down at a desk located at the front of the classroom. "Hello, Professor Rae!" she says cheerfully and then takes her supplies out of her bag, setting them on the desktop. |
Tegan enters the classroom. "Hello Professor," she quickly sits down and takes out a bit of parchment and her quill. |
Pookah walked in quietly and found a place near the back. "Hello Proffesor, how are you today?" She smiled quickly at Nadia. "You OK?" |
Ron entered the classroom. He placed his backpack on a table, and sat down. |
Shannon enters the class. As she sits in the front row, she says, "Hi professor, how are you today?" |
Annabel enters, and takes a seat, and grins at the person sitting next to her. |
Professor Rae clapped her hands briskly and the class grew silent. She smiled at their eagerness and remained in her seat. "Good day. I hope you all spent the week considering all the fascinating topics we COULD cover during the course of this term, and I'm happy to inform you that I'm doing my best to fit all of your ideas in. Today we're going to be working with a charm that I've not used very often myself, although many Wizards are quite fond of it. But first... let's do a short review of the defensive charms and spells you already know of or have mastered?" |
Shannon raised her hand. "Like the Shield Charm, Protego?" |
*Claire raises her hand* There's stupefy, that disarming charm... |
*counts* ::Spells:: Incercelous: creates binding that wraps itself Protego: creates shield Stupefy: knocks down Petrificus Totalus: body-bind Jelly Leg Jinx: ditto Locomotor Mortis Curse: targetted legs stop working ... |
Kay raises her hand. "The Shield Charm. It produces a powerful but temporary force field that deflects minor curses." |
"And Expecto Patronum, of course," Shannon adds. |
*continues* Disillusionment Charm: works as complementary charm to disguise from view Reducto: Blast things Blasting Charm: Blast things up too Relashio: to fight gryndilows Patronus: to fight off dementors, lethifold and alike Riddikulus: to fight boggarts Conjunctivities Curse: for Giants and large beasts Impedimenta: slows down objects, spells and people... |
"Expelliarmus is the disarming charm," Shannon says. |
Kay continues Ennervate: revives someone who has been stunned. Stupefy: immobilizes people or creatures. |
*deep breath* :: For duelling :: Densaugeo: makes teeth larger Serpensortia: serpent burst out from caster’s wand Rictusempra: makes people laugh uncontrollably Taratellegra: makes target’s feet dance uncontrollably Hurling Hex: ...ditto Incendio: causes fire... And more... Babbling Curse: makes one talk incoherently (like potion) Bat-Bogey Hex: flappy things comes from target face Canary transfiguration Hex: short-termed turns sby into canary Confundus Charm: confuses target |
"And there's Occlumency or Legilimency, the defense of the mind using the Legilimens spell." |
Zekke sat in his usual spot, listening and taking notes, his hoarse voice keeping him from saying much if anything... |
Hate sounding like a know-it-all but... Horn tongue (horn of target’s tongue), Fur spell (grows fur), Furnunculus (grows boils), Insect Jinx, Instant Scalping (ditto), Knee-Reversing Hex (ditto), Leek Curse (leek grows out of target’s ears), etc... *falls silent* Guess I said almost all of them. |
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"Did you master Legillimence??" she asked astounded. "But- that's dark magic, isn't it?" |
raises hand confundus charm expelliarmus |
Freezing Charm: immoblizes objects and stops them from moving. |
"no, I've never tried occlumency, we're supposed to name the defensive charms and spells we know of or have mastered." |
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*frowns* Feeling ok? *Nadia whispered while thinking Zekke should be in bed, not working like this* *to shenanigan* Oh -- Oops! :oops: Didn't meant to sound like a know-it-all, but I was naming those I know of - 'know' as in 'learned' to perform... so I guess I was wrong... *blushes* Would be nice to learn Occlumency, though... *ponders* |
The professor does a quick tally as she listens to the answers. "Let's see... that's 20 for Ravenclaw and 10 for Slytherin. And I'm going to give an extra five to Kay, because she brought up the spell I want to focus on today. The Freezing Charm... waht do you know about it?" |
raises hand changes the properties of fire so that it's heat feels like a warm breeze it was a spell used by withces and wizards in the Medieval times who were burned at the stake. they would then scream and pretend to be burning up |
Kay raises her hand. "It freezes objects that are in motion." |
Shannon says "Sure would be nice, Nadia. Your mind is the one place you take for granted as safe!" She turns back to the front, eager to continue the lesson. |
Zekke grinned wanly at Nadia and nodded a bit. "Doing okay enough. Couldn't sleep because of the blasted cough." He returned his attention to Professor Rae, muffling his cough with a cough drop. |
"The freezing charm was also used the same way by witches and wizards during the Salem Witch Trials in colonial times in America." |
*Nadia nods like a house-elf when hearing Shenanigan's approval of her idea. Turning, she smiles back at Zekke, nodding, mouthing 'good to know' -- then she stared back, frowning, thinking 'here we go again' Was she invisible? Probably...* Freezing Charm refers to the immovilizing of a body, usually refers to a ice-cold bindings, but I might be wrong. What Genie said, however, also counts. It is called Fire-Freezing Charm. |
Annabel remains sitting quietly, listening and taking notes.. |
Zekke mused on this and raised his hand, an inquisitive glint in his green eyes. "In lieu of freezing and immobilizing the body... Isn't there an Incarcerous charm that uses ropes to bind rather than ice?" |
"Close, Genie, but that spell is actually referred to as the Fire-Freezing Charm, as Nadia said, and it has a different use. I'll give Gryffindor 3 points for it. Kay actually has the right of it. The Freezing Charm is used to freeze objects in motion. Five points to Ravenclaw. Let me repeat... the spell that Professor Lainey spoke of and that was employed by the Wizarding World during the witch trials is NOT the spell we're learning today, although I've already spoken with Prof. Lainey about teaching it at a later date." "Does anyone know the incantation for the Freezing Charm?" |
::raises hand:: umm...professor which one are we talking about the flame freezing charm or immobulus which freezes the body as well but in a different way? |
Jenn had been quietly sitting in the back of the class while everyone else was taking notes and answering questions. She had only come because she had been bored and needed to be in class but now regretted it as she sat almost falling asleep in her chair. Yawning she tried to write what the Professor was saying. "These classes are boring..." Jenn whispered to herself before observing the class again. |
Isn't it something like Petrificus Totalus? |
::raises hand:: immobolus |
"Yes, Zekke... we'll probably review Incarcerous during the YAC this term. You might want to consider that one of the lessons you teach, if you think of it." |
Oops, Shannon thinks as she jots Genie's answer in her notes, sure that her own answer is not right. |
"Petrificus Totalus petrifies someone, which IS a sort of freezing, I suppose..." Zekke scrawled down some notes. |
*Claire scribbles down more notes, then puts a little reminder in the corner of her parciement to write to the professor about being in the YAC again...* |
-continues taking notes- |
Raises hand. Peskipiksi pesternomi but it doesnt work too well. |
"yes, Geinie... Immobulus is the incantation. Five points for Gryffindor. This spell is actually a more complex version of a similar spell with similar effects. Does anyone know what I speak of? And it ISN'T Petrificus Totalus." |
::raises hand:: impedimenta professor? |
Zekke nodded with a grin at the professor's mention of YAC and made a note in the margin of his notebook and continued to listen. "Apparently there are a lot of ways to 'freeze' someone. Like Immobulus to immobilize, Petrificus Totalus to petrify, which is stronger... freeze someone with an ice charm..." |
Kali jots down a couple of notes while she lsitens to everyone answer the professor's question. |
... Locomotor Mortis? Immobulus? ...Dark Petrification? (as in Basilisk) |
Locomotor Mortis? |
Kay scribbles down some notes on her parchment, nodding her head in agreement with Nadia's and Shannon's answers. |
-copies all those down also- |
Hermy "raises hand".. is it "Stupefy"? |
"Genie had the right idea... the spell I was thinking of was Impedimenta. Five points to Gryffindor. What is the difference between Immobulus and Impedimenta?" |
::raises hand:: i believe the difference is that with immobulus the object is being stopped completely but with impedimenta it may just simply slow down the object but not necessarily stop it |
Impedimenta slows down an object, while Immobulus freezes it completely. However Impedimenta might be more powerful because it's considered a curse in some text, while a jinx in others. Impedimenta affects people, objects and spells, while Immovulus can't? |
Impedimenta stops you moving by knocking you back, while Immobulus freezes you. |
After hearing the others answers, Shannon realizes she needs to either read her book more attentively, or get more sleep. Or both...Where on earth are my answers coming from? She writes down what the others have said, and decides it may be time for her to keep quiet. |
Kay listens carefully to Professor Rae's question before answering. "Immobulus and Impedimenta both impede movement but in different ways. I think that Immobulus stops movement from occurring but the person under the spell is coherent and aware of what is happening to them, while Impedimenta stops all movement from occurring and the person under the spell is unaware of what is happening to them." |
"You're on the ball today, Genie. Five more points for Gryffindor. Immobulus is a spell that renders someone completely frozen, if performed properly. Impedimenta, on the other hand, will slow the casted object down. If performed by someone powerful enough, the object will very nearly stop. Both spells wear off on their own or can be concluded with Finite Incantatem." "Nadia brings up a good point, however. Impedimenta is considered by some to be a more powerful spell, although I believe they take about the same amount of magical force and Immobulus more effectively detains someone. However, Impedimenta works on a variety of objects as well as people." "In your personal opinions, would you call Immobulus a spell or a hex/curse? I'm merely curious about how you view such things." ooc: I'm leaving for now, but I'm going to leave the thread open. You may post your answers, but I would appreciate it if you kept any chatter to the barest of minimums. You may respond to other people, but don't get carried away and start several new conversations. In addtion, if someone asks a question, please wait for the professor to return to answer the question. Be responsible! I trust you! |
::raises hand:: i would consider immobulus a charm and i would consider impedimenta a curse. |
Kay raises her hand. "I would consider Immobulus to be a charm because the effects of the spell can be reversed without leaving a permanent mark." |
A charm means that it changes the attitude, so no. A hex... might be, because it isn't more than a temporary spell. If, however, it can be made last a LOT then it would turn into a curse, the Immobulus spell would. So, for now, I would venture hex. |
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"To answer your question, professor, Charms are a type of magic concerned with enchanting an object to behave in a way that isn't normal for that object. Curses are offensive spells that shoot out of the wand like a gun, curse energy causes physical damage to things it hits besides the magical effect. Hexes and jinxes are lesser spells that adversely affect the target. Since the immobulus charm is used to imobilize an object or an individual, I would consider it to be a spell, but as with all spells it is the intentions of the wizard that make it Dark Magic. So if the wizard intends to do harm with the imobulus spell, it could be considered a hex or jinx." "Jenn, you really should pay closer attention to what you are doing, she says, you were starting to snore." |
Francis, who had been writing down answers and notes, raised her hand. "I would consider Immobulus a hex because it is not a strong enduring spell. It also won't harm the other person in a way other curses do" |
Scribling e notes down in e parchment.. Raises hands and asks "I think i would consider it as a hex.. because i dun tihnk its much of a curse.. i mean it could be stopped by a spell.. And i dun think curses can be stopped by a spell.. Can it Professor? And anyways it jux cause someone to freeze and im sure it would be less painful than Impedimenta.. " =] |
Serena raised her hand, "Immobulus is considered a spell that stops objects or slows them down. Impedimenta is known as both a jinx and a curse. It also stops objects or slows them down. I agree that it would be the intention of the user as to whether or not it is considered a curse." |
*listens carefully to each persons thought* *thinks- my, this is complicated!* "I think you have a good point Serena" |
"Yeah you got a point there Serena.." *Busy writing notes..* |
Pookah looked quite lost, she had never heard of so many curses and jinxes. She kept take down notes carefully, adding whatever her classmates came up with. |
"I would say that immobulus is a charm. Curses are a form of negative, sometimes harmful, magic and usually have a long term effect. Hexes are also a form of negative magic, for the majority of the time anyhow, but they have a short term effect and wear off eventually. Charms, however, are usually a form of positive, non-harmful magic that cause things to do something that is out of the ordinary for them, e.g the wingardium leviosa charm causes items to levitate which isn't a normal thing for them to do. In this case, immobulus is causing someone, or something, to freeze. This isn't a normal thing so that is why I would say that immobulus is a charm." |
Megan sat taking notes on what prople had said. |
Yeah, now you mention it, it also could be considered a charm. Actually, it could be considered both. Seeing the Blasting Charm can refer both to a duelling curse and charm that affects the integrity of the object-target, then Immobulus can be both too. I'll add to the definition of Charm that it changes the inner structure or state of the targetted object. Transfiguration changes the object completely or rather superficially. Charms are used on people to charge humors, and on objects to make them so something against their nature, say, maybe a teapot dance. But you won't change the object in question, it would remain being a teapot. Immobulus probably falls into the cathegory of Charm for this reason. It doesn't change that people under them will act differently but not be something different. Maybe even Impedimenta might be considered a charm but... no, most probably not because Impedimenta, if Kay is right, will jjeopardize your structure both internally and externally, slowing your head down along with you. Plus, seeing it can be even worst according to the power of it and be a curse, it would easily slip the cathegory of Harmless Charms... ..... Maybe every Charm can be considered a light curse? Back to the point, I change my answer: Immobulus must be both a charm and a hex. |
"Immobulus cannot be considered a jynx because they don't physically alter the person, such as the Jelly-Legs jynx. Neither can it be considered a curse, for the same reason. Since it 'freezes' movement only, and does not cause any damage to the person directly, it should be considered a Charm more than a hex." Jaren paused for a moment. "Professor, while we're discussing freezing versus slowing down, what would Stupefy count as? A charm or a hex? If we were referring to the criteria I just discussed, it would count as a charm, would it not?" |
Rosalita considered it for a moment. "Well, I think Immobulus would be considered a charm because it isn't harmful. It is merely a spell to make someone do something out of the ordinary. I think Impedimenta would also classify as a charm. That is even weaker than Immobulus is some respects, though it can affect objects as well as people." |
Francis takes notes on everything being said. |
"I think I would classify Immobulus as a charm," Kali states, "I mean, Immobulus is just a spell and most people don't use it to seriously hurt anyone (like the Unforgiveables). I would also say Impedimenta is a charm because like Rosalita said, its just in ways a weaker form of Immobulus." |
Tommy takes out a notebook and a quill and takes notes on the lesson. |
Professor Rae nodded. "I can tell you're really thinking about this, and I appreciate your efforts. Let's go ahead and practice Immobulus. You've already heard the incantation, but let me reiterate. Ih-Mo-bu-lus. The wand motion is a short arch from your non-wand side to your wand-side and then back again. Try to time it so that you end the incantation as your wand comes to a stop. Focus and aim. You may work as partners, casting the spell and then ending it with Finite Incantatem. You will know it has worked correctly if your partner freezes completely. Once you've mastered it, feel free to make it a bit harder by having your partner attempt to cast against you. We will do this until the end of the period, and I will be walking around to help you." |
Nadia enters the centre of the room and calls, "Backslash, want to be my partner?" She places herself just on position. "It will be good practice." Does a little practice, waving her wand while mouthing I-MO-buh-lus.... "I'll be first... unless you want to start directly with the dodging" - has a little smirk - "ready? Immobulus!" |
Professor Rae clapped her hands. "Come along. I don't have all day. Find your partners. If you don't want to work with a partner, you may throw a quill or paper in the air and attempt to halt its progression." |
Nods, "Sounds good to me... (But would Immobulus work on them? They are objects - not moving by their own -, and I thought you said Impedienta would only work with both objects and people.)" Nadia takes a Quick-Notes Quill -- seeing it moved by its own, self-animated -- and places it on a piece of parchment... she thinks of something that could be saying and as immediately the quill makes a move - quickly Nadia comanded: "Immobulus!" The Quill stopped working. Just as Nadia peeked on the parchment she noticed, with a smirk, what was half-writen in it: Immobul-- * (ooc: don't be mad, CoMC and HoM started along with DADA so people'd been distracted from each) |
Since her other housemates were hesitant to volunteer as partners, Kay decides to take Professor Rae's advice. She takes her quill off her desk and throws it in the air. At the same time she aims her wand at the quill and with a short arch motion from hernon-wand side to her wand-side and then back again. Simultaneousley as she performs the wand movement, in a firm and clear voice, Kay says "Immobulus!" The motion of the quill is immediately stopped and the quill is suspended in the air. She then says "Finite Incantatem," while performing the same wand movement as before and the quill begins its descent towards her desk. "Immobulus!" exclaims Kay a second later and the quill is suspended in the air, her wand pointing at the quill. She takes a few minutes to examine the quill as it remains suspended in the air. Kay then says firmly "Finite Incantatem," and watches the quill land on her desk. |
Seeing Kay putting so much effort into this (and Backslash already busy *cough*absentnow*cough*) she says, "You seem to have mastered it. Want to be partners with me? Mind, I don't move as fast as falling quills but it will make you move too." *winks* "Bring it on!" she says, her wand at ready. |
"Five points each to Nadia and Kay for being so brave and trying to spell out on each other. And Nadia... that's really a good point. The spell works much better on people than it does on objects. It is very inconsistent on objects, but I think we could get a basic feel for it if people are unwilling to attempt duelling at this point. Impedimenta is much more the spell to use if you want an object to really be impeded." |
Rosalita looked around the room to see if anyone would be willing to duel with her. After a moment of watching most of the other students freeze quills and pieces of parchment, she decided to do the same. She took out her quill and tossed it into the air and whipped her wand out in front of her. "Immobulus!" she cried, but the quill only hesitated in the air slightly before falling to the floor. She frowned and threw it up in the air again. "Immobulus!" she tried again and this time the quill froze midair for nearly five seconds. She smiled broadly as she glanced around the room again, hoping for someone to duel with. |
-Afton looks around for a partner.....spots Greenwood_Dancer- "Er...Hello! Do you want to be my partner?" -she smiles shyly- |
While the professor was talking, Nadia considered they could make a trio for the assigment with other people if they come on the picture - Before Kay would be able to raise her wand, halfway though Professor Rae explanation, an smirking Nadia had already took out her wand, made the arch move to right and forwards and commanded, "IMMOBULUS!" The spell shot from her wand, aiming Kay...... |
-takes the silence as a no.....begins practicing on a quill. . . . .- |
Rosalita turned to Afton quickly. "Oh, no! Please, I'm sorry, I'd love to be your partner!" she said, her Italian accent strong. She could feel a faint pink tint work its way into her cheeks as she looked at Afton. |
-grins- "Alright!" |
Rosalita smiled widely. "So who should go first, you or me?" she asked. |
Erm.. Anyone wanna be my partner? =] |
"I dont Care. I will let you pick." -grins- OOC-sowwie i dissappared. i had to go take mah shower. then in a few minutes im gonna have to go to bed because its almost midnight. |
Not having much else to do (and as Kay was busy with her other curse), smirking Nadia sent a sneaky Immobulus spell towards starrilicius! "Hey, Starri!" she called. "Watch out -- Immobulus!" Nadia then turned to professor Rae, "If you allow me I'll take multiple pairings while the newest members gain the courage to start duelling for themselves, then will get into a sole group^^" *blinks* "Oh I've just remembered, your question about Immobulus being a Charm or a Hex... what was the correct answer? Or was it a captious question?" |
Turns.. "Huh? wad.. " Before she could finish her sentence.. she was being frozen up.. |
chocomeo flicks her wand and says "Immobulus" to her quill .it twitches a bit but has staed in the same place,she tries it in another approuch by short arch from her right arm to the lft then back and to her surprise it had worked. she creid out a silent "yes" |
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