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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow  Ella beamed when she heard Hadley ask about curses, excited that they were kind of tying Defense Against the Dark Arts into this lesson. That was one of her favorite classes so she was quite ready to share what she knew about the subject. She raised her hand, trying not to look too eager. "Professor, a curse is the worse type of dark magic." Shudder. "It is used with the intent to harm someone or something else." So yeah, pretty dodgy stuff, curses. As for how one could tell whether someone or something has been cursed, Ella wasn't exactly sure. She'd let someone else answer that one and simply take some notes. Quote:
Originally Posted by Macavity Cursebreaking...that certainly sounded interesting. Gideon's curiousity was piqued as he listened to what was being discussed however there was as side trip. One that took them to the mention of actual curses. Those he knew something about though he wished he really hadn't the knowledge. So the seventh year raised his hand to speak up and break his relative quiet in the class. "Curses are a type of spell used to cause harm and even mortal danger to a person. " Quote:
Originally Posted by Meizzner Nigel thought this was Arithmancy not DADA. Well they basically went over this same question in the other class. So it was fresh in Nigel's mind.
"Professor, a curse is worst kind of Dark Magic. Curses are used to causing harm and even bring death to people. One example is the Cruciatus Curse."
This might be a interesting class after all. But he still liked Elijah's answer to the last question. He made sure to write it down. "Oddly enough though, a curse doesn't have to be dangerous," Hadley countered. There were plenty of curses out there that were meant to temporarily disengage someone, but never harm. "But yes, generally speaking, dark curses are used with the intent to harm." Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Curse breaking....
Were they going to have to try and open up walnuts again? That had been a rather complicated activity in her fourth year - not that Kurumi hadn't minded it. Just number pairings and all that had gotten a bit to her head and everywhere she had looked after the lesson she was trying to decode thing to see how to 'break their curse' as it were.
Since the basic definition had already been given out, Kurumi raised her hand to offer up a little something else. "Most curses, on top of what others have already said, are designed to react to certain spells. A few terms ago you brought in a box that caused a person to freeze when they tried to use magic on it or physically touch the box," Kurumi began, somewhat eyeing Professor Hadley and then glancing at the candy on the tables. SUSPICIOUS! CURSED PEPPERMINT! "You taught us Arithmos Revelio to use on cursed objects to show us the numerical representation of the curse to help us figure out the nature of it."
Yeah...Kurumi wasn't touching her sweet any time soon... Yes, Kurumi WOULD remember the basic stuff she had taught a couple years back. Seeing the Gryffindor eye the candy suspiciously, she smiled, "No don't worry, I did not curse that candy. But if you'd like, go ahead and cast that spell and see for yourself if there's any curse on the peppermint. No numbers will show if there's no curse." Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Alex sighed and raised his hand. He had had to answer this question so many times over his last six years at school, he could practically do it in his sleep. Which was good, because that meant POINTS which equalled GOOD GRADES...something Alex wasn't very good at achieving, sadly.
"Curses are spells that are cast on someone with the intent to cause harm," he explained. "They're worse than hexes or jinxes, which cause minor physical discomfort or embarrassment...curses are SERIOUS, like you-could-probably-die serious," he said, nodding his head seriously. Could die, yes, but ... "I'm not sure that anyone has ever died from a leg-locker curse." Just saying. Quote:
Originally Posted by Team ronmione Tag shook his head as he heard the Professor continuing on talking. Had he really dozed off or had he just gotten too into his daydream? Well, whatever it was his mind was back in the class and he barely caught onto the Professor's last question. Maybe it was just him but he felt like this question was asked in all his classes-or maybe it was just him thinking that. "When the caster of the curse has the intention of harming whatever the spell is aimed at." But the second question seemed to be something he couldn't put his finger on. Wasn't there some requirement list or something that told wizards and witches they'd been with a curse? "Don't people interprete being cast with a curse all differently? Like, what I think may be a curse cast on me could be different from a curse cast on Ella-for example? Depending on how we think of it." "Depends on the curse cast, I suppose, but yes, it can be interpreted differently. Some things you may think of as more as a jinx than a curse, even." Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeness A curse was clearly having Hadley as a Professor if she didn't realise that his perfectly adequate answer wasn't Arithmancy. He'd read it in some magazine somewhere. He was certain of it's truth.
Elijah had noticed Nigel had copied down his answer (a little bit of well practiced peering-over-the-shoulder) and this had perked him up considerably. Nigel was starting to become one of his favourite people to be around. He liked the kid.
Raising his hand, "As well as all the horrid magical nastiness my fellow students have offered, a curse can also be a bad word used to describe someone. I can give you some examples if you like?" he certainly had a few curse words he could use to describe Hadley after her dismissal of his previous (AWESOME) answer. Leave it to someone to bring up the fact that it could be bad words. She shook her head. "That will be just alright if you don't provide examples of that type of curse, please. As I'm quite sure we can all picture the idea just fine without them being said." Last thing she wanted was obscenities being mentioned in her classroom. Quote:
Originally Posted by Dances_With_Potter Well, hmm... she hadn't learned much about curses so far at school. She should add that to the list of things she and Edmund would go over in an attempt to catch her up so next year she could come back as a 5th year with the other kids her age.
Sutton did kind of have an answer, though. Raising her hand, she responded, "Well, in the Muggle world, we would always talk about curses as they related to superstitions. Like... if you break a mirror, you'll be cursed with seven years of bad luck. It's also sort of used when someone is mad at another person. They'll say, like, 'Curse youuuu!' And there are also stories about creepy places being cursed with evil spirits or some such thing. So, I suppose from what I know, a curse is some sort of misfortune knowingly delivered upon a person or place by someone." There were too many ambiguous words in that definition, but it was the best Sutton could do... "Related to superstitions... yes, that is popular in the muggle world," Fina nodded at the third year. But of course, many things as they were in the muggle world, could not be related to those in the wizarding world. Such as thinking 'curse you' really works. Quote:
Originally Posted by Walrus Curse Breaking?! Travis loved curse breakers, they were so cool! He scribbled notes on his parchment as different people spoke, fixing his mustache so that it would stay in place.
'Curses harm' he wrote down on his parchment. he then thrust his hand into the air. People already said what it means, so Travis was going to go on. "Professor." he said. Breath. Pause. "Most curses can be recognized by human senses. Even if it's not obvious, it leaves behind a trace. like maybe odd tints, or maybe ancient wizard used strange markings." Second pause. He needed a breath, but he then continued. "Umm... My dad also told me that experienced curse breakers and really any experience wizard could sense when a curse is near more strongly than to most other people. So if something or someone doesn't seem quite right, they most likely aren't."
He took a third breath, and finished. Curse breakers were so cool. They went to distant places, and learned so much about different wizarding cultures.
Travis continued to flow his quill across his parchment, but now instead of the spoken word of his class mates, he drew little pictures personifying curses. Ah good. Someone brought up the human senses; it seemed that as if someone was familiar with the art of curse-breaking. "Yes! Actually, particular curses are oddly enough, in general, designed to target a particular sense. Be it your sight, taste, touch, or whatever really." Quote:
Originally Posted by MyPatronusIsaMoose Oakey was taking his time jotting down notes as Professor Hadley was answering questions. He stopped midway when someone brought up Curse Breaking. Did Curse Breaking really involve Arithmancy too? Oakey fumbled through his things and placed a second more personal notebook down in front of him as he took note of this, it didn't make much sense to him how numbers would break curses. So he raised his head from the new note book in front of him. "Professor I thought that Ancient Runes was more suited for a Curse Breakers Profession?" That's what Mr.Gibbins told him anyways when he asked what occupations best fit around that subject. "I don't see how decoding numbers will help me..us...them I mean, break curses?" Of course someone would think that too. "Curse breaking is a profession that oddly enough ties in several subjects. So yes, while it is a subject that requires substantial Runic knowledge, knowing and understanding number relationships will also aid one in this profession." So if anyone dared challenge her that she didn't understand Runes, well to some degree they were correct, but on another level, she HAD to understand runes. Even if it wasn't to the level her sister did. Quote:
Originally Posted by nups21 Ira beamed as her answer was correct. So yes, Arithmancy was useful in breaking curses. And in delivering cryptic messages too. Assigning numbers to letter would be puzzling to someone who was unaware.
What were curses? Ira knew the answer now.. Suddenly the class was becoming more interesting! And yeah, now that Kurumi mentioned about the freezing box, Ira remembered the lesson. The had figure out the code or something. Looking back, it might have been one of the most interesting lessons!
Ira raised her hand up and answered, "Curses are dark magic, spells used to harm someone on purpose." But how to recognize if someone has been cursed or not? "Sometimes it is obvious.. But sometimes we just have to rely on our senses. I mean, if we know the person enough, then we can recognize if he has been cursed or not if his behavior becomes suddenly weird or different."
Looking towards Kurumi, she nodded. "And when some THING is cursed, you yourself taught us that spell to reveal the code." She must look it up again in the library. It could be useful. Senses. Yes, someone else mentioned this, to which Fina simply nodded at the Gryffindor in approval. Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin Curse breaking? WUT? Vivi popped out of her lounging position and leaned toward the professor with obvious interest. Pseudo-divination class just got very practical, and the professor had her full attention. A tool to be used in dealing with curses was very handy, indeed.
"Professor, a curse is a spell with a negative outcome cast against another person. I think there are varying degrees of severity, from a jelly-legs curse all the way up to the Killing Curse, which leads me to believe the term is more of a catch-all." "You're correct. There are varying degrees of severity when it comes to curses," Fina nodded at the ravenclaw. "SO while a curse is by definition meant to harm, it is not necessarily the case. Some curses are simply meant to temporarily disengage." Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana Wait...what?
Had she just missed an entire question? How did they go from 'What is Arithmancy' to 'What is a curse'? *bliiiiiiiink* Sierra sort of shifted her position in her seat and glanced around the room. She listened to her classmates for a few moments then raised her hand.
"A curse is cast for evil intentions," she said. "The caster is trying to bring some sort of harm to the victim or control them in some way. I think you can definitely realize when somebody's been cursed, because they typically act far different from how they normally act." Or if they're dead... "Or they act like a puppet on a string waiting for an order from somebody else." Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty Emmanuelle had stayed silent for the last question, since everyone had already mentioned a lot of with she had been thinking. But she was afraid that if she didn't answer this one, Professor Hadley would start to think that she had checked out. So, she quickly came up with a different way of phrasing it. "A curse is spell that people use on other people that they don't really like that causes them irreparable physical or mental harm." There! Then, she realized that she sounded kind of like a textbook there. Yikes! I wasn't reading from the book, honest! Hadley nodded at the two slytherin girls who spoke up about a curse being used with intent to harm. And similarly described in the way students before them had spoken. Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Jory raised his hand. "A curse is something that is used to cause harm to someone,'' he said. "Mostly physical harm.''
He paused. "If it's physical harm,'' the Puff continued "It would be a bit easy to recognise since the cursed person would probably have gruesome body changes.''
"Not necessarily gruesome, as for instance, the jelly legs curse...." Fina countered. She didn't think jelly legs were gruesome in appearance. Quote:
Originally Posted by FireboltSword She quickly thought about the curses she had read and how they harm people. She raised her hand at once.
"Professor, a Curse is one of the seven known spell types and the worst kind of Dark Magic. Curses are used with the intention of causing harm, control, or even bring death to the victim. Like hexes, students are taught them in Defense Against the Dark Arts for protective purposes", she said without taking a gap.
"Well, every curse has its own distinction. For example, when someone is under the Imperius Curse, you will notice the calm and trance-like state of the victim, and his blurry eyes.", Befelda exclaimed.
"On the other hand, if the curse was on a thing, let's say a bracelet or a ring, once it made physical contact on the victim, the curse would spread rapidly. If left untreated with the right counter-curse, it could lead to death.".
Befelda was so confident with her answers. Reading really could move mountains, she said to herself. Quote:
Originally Posted by ortalismusicoh Interesting. Ness pouted. This was something she wanted to learn more about and washighly tempted to talk to Hadley about it, but before she could even think of what to ask, the Professor seemed to have dissaproved...or maybe not. Smirk Smirk. Nessie had heard that last bit, and this meant her Dylan spying plans were still on. With or without the help of Arithmancy. She still had Oakey as back up.
Back to focusing on Arithmancy.
Curses? Is that what they were learning about today? Seemed alright, maybe a little something scary to learn, but it definitely was something Ness felt was important to know about. "Professor, in my opinion. A curse is anything evil that has been put upon someone or something, usually using magic." That was the best she could say, and hopefully it was somewhat right. Nodding at the Befelda and Renesmee when they answered, she turned her attention toward others even. Quote:
Originally Posted by Princesspower Sarah beamed back... she had read the textbook after all! She wrote down notes on curses.
"Curses are one of the seven types of spells and the worst form of dark magic, or as I should say, the darkest. They are used with evil intention, mostly to harm, control or unfortunately kill"'
Then she went on "depending on the type of curse there are various symptoms, like in the curse of the bogies the victim has boogers running from its nose, while a Cruciatus curse victim show symptoms of being tortures. A person under the babbling curse will babble whenever they speak, a leg locker curse would lock legs together so the victim will probably be bunny hopping. A hair loss curse will make hair fall out and..." Sarah thought she had given enough examples, "if a person has been killed by avadra kadavra, there will be no signs of any trauma, but a shocked expression on their face" Quote:
Originally Posted by hpluvr037 Curses?! Yes! He had always known that his aunt's specialty was in curse breaking. But try as he might, he'd never been able to get her to tell him about it. "You're too young," had always been the response. But now... He was at Hogwarts and she was teaching about it. This was going to be good.
Smile wide, he raised his hand. "Curses are dangerous. They're spells, but not necessarily Dark Magic, I don't think." Because who would classify the Leg Locker Curse as Dark? "Most people think of them as spells cast directly on a person to harm them, but they can also be used as a sort of trap. Like, you can place a curse on an object that may lie dormant for years until the right conditions occur." And THAT is why they were incredibly tricky to spot. Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry174 Laura raised her hand. "Professor a curse is very evil and very powerful, it is said that many people will stay away from a place if they think it is cursed because they don't want to get killed or get cursed, people say living cursed is worse than being dead professor it's kind of like the dementors kiss." Laura stopped to think before continuing. "Many people say that is a curse worse than death." Laura didn't know if it was but she just had heard it. "Many Egyptians Pharaohs put curses in their pyramid to stop people stealing the treasure they were hoping to take with them to the afterlife." Laura stopped there she would let someone else speak. Quote:
Originally Posted by the fastest seeker Cassia straightened hearing something she did know about! This was part DADA right? After all, all subjects lead to each other somehow. The second-year raised her hand and spoke. "A curse is considered dark magic and it causes harm and damage." As for how to recognize someone cursed she wasn't sure but she was going to say what she knows, "Being cursed means being controlled by the one who cast the curse." She answered.
Curses...That is interesting. To learn about of course not to practice. Except when necessary. Quote:
Originally Posted by ashfig What did curses have to do with this? Cora figured she really must not know what this class was all about, and immediately began taking more notes. She had two years to make up for.
What is a curse? Cora seemed to have a bit of trouble articulating her thoughts, but she tried her best, speaking quietly of course. "Well, a curse is something that gives control of actions, emotions, or feelings of someone or something to someone else." Cora thought about the unforgivable curses with a shudder. "It is meant to control or harm." Cora figured this out. She supposed not all curses were absolutely TERRIBLE, but if Cora brought that up, she would seem as if she sided with the use of curses. Which she DID NOT.
That got Cora thinking about how she must be the biggest waste of a witch ever. She would NEVER use magic to harm someone or something. She muttered to herself, "I'd never use a curse." There was no way the professor could hear that. She was good at being quiet and invisible. She listened as more students answered, similarly even, about curses and how to recognize them. It seemed that most students seemed to be on the same page with curses being used with intent to harm. Which meant that either they were good readers or their Defense professor(s) were doing their job or both, even. "Much to some dismay, I'm sure, we won't be breaking any curses today." She waited for some groans before continuing on. "Instead, as several of you mentioned, human senses are very important to curses and even with Numerology, this is no different. So we're going to play a little game where I will extinguish one of your senses and you will have to use your other four senses to identify a series of seven objects. Ready?"
Without waiting for too much of a disagreement, Josephina pulled on night goggles over her eyes and tossed instant darkness powder into the air, and then removed box one from behind her desk. "Inside this box, which I will pass around and give you all the opportunity to identify it, you can feel inside the box if you wish or just use your sense of smell, or even taste it if you want, as its edible...." With that, she began walking around the room to give them all an opportunity to identify the object. ooc: think about what that object smells and feels like.... and if your character would know it... feel free to be silly with your guesses if your character wouldn't know it... remember you can't see it.
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