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.

Mrs. Weasley had to agree with Jenn. This class is about as interesting as a seance. She pokes her cousin in the arm with her quill to try and get her to wake up.

"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.