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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Alexander River Hirsch
Gryffindor Third Year
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Originally Posted by ChanceCoeur  It was a good thing that Hirsch understood Noelle's ramblings. It was also a good thing that he gave her the boost she needed too. "Lots of practice." As he well knew. It was almost her second home. "Oh yes. I have one or two spells that are like second nature that I can cast and then cast another." Hirsch had helped her with that.
Noelle listened to the responses that were being said throughout the classroom. She agreed with the companion spell. But.. like Olly, she didnt understand it. How did you do another spell when your concentration and wand work was needed for the spell you were already doing?
"I agree. Its a companion spell. It helps with your offensive spellwork, giving you that extra help you need. Not that I understand how you do it. " She'd have to work on that. .... Another thing to work on. But it excited her that she had something new to work on. "Maybe... you could use it in conjunction with.... " Her voice lowered at the last part because she wasnt confident in her answer. "Fire charm?"
OKay. Noelle was expecting that they would be trying it out next. Before she moved her things though, she jotted down what was on the board before pushing her things in her bag and then putting it to the side.
"Olly, you wanna team up?" They could practice together. Give each other some confident boosters. Noelle learned that the more confident you are in a spell, the better it works. She pulled her wand from the holster and twirled it as she waited.
She had a few spells up her sleeve already? Ones that came to her naturally? "That's remarkable, I have to say," he said, failing to hide a proud grin from spreading across his face, "I think it's time to give you a bigger challenge, then." And he was going to leave it at that. Let her guess what kind of spells she'd be working on next.
Her answers weren't bad and were made note of but really, Noelle, speak up, okay? Have a bit of confidence in your answers. After all, it wasn't a bad one.
Text Cut: Sinead Quote:
Originally Posted by Artel She’d hoped for some kind of delighted praise like some other students had been receiving, or at least an acknowledgement of a fair answer. What she got, though, was Professor Hirsch regarding her like she’d suddenly announced her intentions to murder someone. What was the problem?
After a long pause, he began an answer with what seemed like some difficulty. So she hadn’t been wrong, then- but-
“Dangerous and horrifying?!” she echoed, with some alarm. With a distinct sense of alarm, it occurred to Sinead that she may not have fully understood the effects of the spell. Or, like- at all, really. Biting her lip, she tried to look subtly through her textbook as the Professor paused a moment and then spoke again. There was another long silence as she scanned the glossary, before slowly looking back up at the Professor, a deep flush overtaking her face. She could hardly admit to not having known what the spell was (for reasons of pride, if nothing else), but…
This was absolutely the worst first impression she could have made. Not for the first or last time, she cursed her luck at having a half-muggle, half-wizard upbringing, desperately trying to think of something to say to the Professor and, most of all, trying extremely hard not to cry.
“Um- yes, Professor. I just… wondered.” She tailed off lamely, ducking her head, and tried to go unnoticed for the next part of the lesson, burying her face in her notes.
It was the first lesson where Sinead had ever been reluctant to move on to the practical portion, but hopefully the professor would be busy and she wouldn’t have to face him again straight away. In the mean time, she stacked her things neatly at the side of the room and, centering herself with a deep breath, began to rehearse the incantation and wandwork under her breath. She’d read all up on Shield Charms, of course, but never actually cast one before- that wasn’t going to stop her, though.
Feeling she was ready after a couple of minutes, she spoke the incantation aloud- and sure enough, a faint shimmer burst through the air before her. Unfortunately, it dissipated almost straight away, and Sinead could feel her awareness of the spell fading with it.
Not exactly the effect she was after.
So, she needed to stay more focused on maintaining it? Maybe she’d been so keen just for the spell to work in the first place, she hadn’t followed through properly. Trying again, she managed to keep a wavering shield for a couple of seconds before it faded away. An improvement- but she could hardly cast Fianto Duri without a strong shield to start. Looking around again, she wondered if there might be somebody who could give her a few pointers on the spell- difficult as it was to ask for help, this was clearly a bit more advanced than other magic she’d been working on- and maybe pair up to test their barriers afterwards.
Despite not knowing what the cause of the flush in her cheeks was, he couldn't help but smile softly at her. She was young, much too young to be knowing what this spell does. The fact that she knew wasn't alarming but if she decided that she wanted to use it in the future, that was a completely different story.
"That's fine," he said, shaking his head, "As long as you're not planning on using it, it doesn't bother me."
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Originally Posted by Cassirin THIS sounded like an extremely handy spell to know, and Katy's brain was already churning through ideas about how to use it. Like really, any product or invention that needed a one time spell to be managed over time... right?
Oh, practical! Katy stood, shifting her bag away from the center of the room. She pointed, considered, and then turned to the professor. She wasn't her cousin, but maybe he liked students other than Kettleburns? "What's the duration of the spell? Like maximum duration? Is it possible it will continue indefinitely, or does it burn out?"
But anyway. Katy pointed her wand at the air immediately in front of her. "Protego." Easy enough, right? Quote:
Originally Posted by emjay Oh, Fianto Duri worked well with Protego? Henry was already pretty good with a shield charm, so that could prove extremely useful especially in duels. But it raised another question that he wasn't sure he heard the answer to. So once he got up from the mat and stretched his arms and legs a bit, he raised his hand to ask. "Professor, just how much longer does Fianto Duri make another spell last?" Was there a definitive time limit or was it one of those that needed to be consciously stopped. It would make a difference when it came to dueling, he thought.
Glancing around, he noticed a few people pairing up which he was definitely cool with. But he should probably practice the spell a few times on his own. Whoa... disintegrate? Hopefully no one took a step in the wrong direction and bumped into an enhanced shield. Moving to a more empty space of the room, Henry pointed his wand slightly above him and cast Protego. Another point of his wand at the already cast shield and he commanded, "Fianto Duri!"
And then there were two very similar questions posed at him. Kill two birds with one stone?
"Very interesting questions, I have to say," How had he not mentioned any of this during his long tirade of information? "The duration depends on the intensity of the Fianto Duri that you've cast. A weak one has been known to last a few precious minutes. But if you're looking for a quick getaway, those few minutes are all that you need."
"Stronger versions of the spell have been known to last indefinitely. The protections around this castle being an example. No one has the time to be casting defensive spells at every hour of the day." Shrug. "But just remember that your shield is still prone to attack, even with a Fianto Duri in place. If a strong enough attack occurs, it'll break the shield and the Fianto Duri as well." That was known to happen. "But if your magic is advanced enough and you can cast exceptional versions of the spell, you won't have trouble making is spell last for a long time. You just have to make sure to check up on it every now and then to see if it's still doing its job."
Pause.
"Does that make sense?"
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
The ironic thing, professor, is that his fwooper wand core actually came with the near-inability to cast Quietus...and likely Silencio would suffer the same fate. Not that the first year was aware of this information himself seeing as he had not done his research on his core just yet.
But to the professor's initial reply, the blonde's blue eyes widened. We? Was he already being told that he needed private tutoring? NEAT! Or...was it more....neat?
And then he was shaking his head a bit, because that had not been what he had meant - casting the shield spell and then shooting off others. "I meant more the POOF effect made it kind of like a weapon," he clarified. Because once you disintegrates...well...there was no coming back from that, right? "How come your s-s-spell zapped ins-stead? Intent?"
Important clarification point for the young man...who was now having thoughts about his fingers disintegrating on accident when touching someone's shield...or his own...
A weapon? Hm. "So you're saying that it's almost like a form of attack?" Because that was an interesting thought process.
Oh, how Hirsch was glad that someone had brought up the shield charm he'd put up earlier. The wide smile on his face said it all. "I cast another spell that makes an object zap, or in some cases burn, you when you touch it. Excellent observation!"
Text Cut: Tenacius Quote:
Originally Posted by Steelsheen "Protego Fianto Duri" he cast again, now with more confidence given his success. The shimmery shield reappeared, and the Curly Top stared amazed but still focused, he didnt want to lose it so easily this time. But now the question "Professor, can we lower our wand and just step back when Fianto Duri works? Or we need to keep our wands focused on the shield?"
Had he not mentioned this fact either? Weird. Maybe this was why he shouldn't focus so much on rambling during these lessons.
"Yes. Once the blue-white light comes up, you know that you've been successful so the spell is in place along with the first one and you can go ahead doing whatever it is you want to do." A way of saving your back, even when it has been turned,
Text Cut: Liv Quote:
Originally Posted by Govoni Having her answer praised by Prince Erik helped to soothe some of the annoyance from before, and not to allow said annoyance to resurface, she took to copying down everything that had suddenly appeared on the blackboard. This spell.... Ugh, if she could learn THIS bit of magic, it would be doubly helpful come time for tournament duels, but it would all depend on if she could manage to cast it. See, Liv wasn't infallible when it came to Charms. There were some that just didn't work out for her yet. She was only a Fourth Year. There was still so much to learn and accomplish.
Like the Patronus Charm.......!!!!.... Could this spell work with that?
While she made with the standing up and working out of her bones and joints, which were decidedly less achy these days given that her growth spurts seemed to have stopped completely (her mother had named stress as the culprit), Olivia raised her left hand; withdrawing her wand with the other. "Professor, could this enhance a Patronus Charm?" He'd mentioned that there were some spells it simply did not work with. Obviously, Olivia couldn't pretend to know everything about Patronuses, but they seemed to be ongoing... "Like in a dangerous situation, could you produce your patronus and have it kept nearby for protection...as you carried on with whatever else you needed to do."
Oh.
Oh. This question! If Hirsch was that type of man, he would've been jumping for joy right now, simply because of this question. But since he wasn't, a wide smile would have to do.
"This is a truly excellent question, I have to say. Really!" Focus? "I haven't heard of it being tried but I doubt it. Patronuses are a moving representation of the hope in your soul, Fianto Duri is only going to make it more stationary than free moving and you wouldn't want that. Patronuses themselves require a lot of magic and effort to cast so it might be better to save your remaining energy for something else." Just saying.
"That was a very good question. Well done!"
Text Cut: Daisy Quote:
Originally Posted by Crayola Professor Hirsch was talking to her. Lots and lots. Something about her phrasing had been good ... or something like that. And then he was actually considering her answer which was good because she sort of had blurted that one out without thought. "Or if you were exploring! Or if you wanted to play Quidditch in the dark. She added to his words about attacking a creature.
Exploring? Playing Quidditch in the dark? Hirsch let out a small chuckle at those words. "Those are some more adventurous options but yes, that's the general idea."
But exploring....... like Indiana Jones? That would be a nice feeling.
During this portion of general spellcasting and testing out of the shields, Hirsch walked around the class, occasionally pausing by a student or another to see how they were faring. Some could do the Shield Charm already so casting it again was probably a piece of cake. But Fianto Duri made things harder and, he had to admit, he was glad about that. Leave them with a challenge, not something that was too easy.
.................. He spent too much time in the Ravenclaw Common room, didn't he?
And he should think about moving on otherwise this was all hey were going to get done today and that wouldn't make for a fun lesson.
"Tiiiiiiiiime's up!" he called out, clapping his hands once to get everyone's attention, "Well dome, everyone! I hope that has helped you to practice how the spell is cast in relation to another spell. Now, we're going to put your practice to the test."
There was a knowing smile on his face and a pause for dramatic effect. They were going to like this. Hopefully.
"So I'd like everyone to form two lines along two sides of the room and face the people in the other line. Make sure there's a large gap between the two lines. That's important." Leaving them to it, Hirsch moved away towards the part of the classroom where the tables had been. Upon his approach, he cast away the shield charm - didn't want to be zapped, that would be embarrassing - and levitated the tables towards the students. Some came to a rest before one line of the students and the others directly opposite and in front of the other. Perfect.
Approaching the two sides and stupidly standing right in he very middle, Hirsch called for everyone's attention again. "Okay, so the task is simple:" There was a short pause while he flicked his wand at the various tables. At once, the cloth covering the objects lifted away, revealing lots and lots of food. Enough to feed everyone in the room five times over, in fact.
"Food fight!" Was he proud of himself? He was.
"Some rules, though: you have to use Fianto Duri and a shield charm to defend yourself. Otherwise you'll be covered in food which is not the best of fashion choices." Was that a good joke?
No?
Carry on.
"Three....... two........ one......." Let him move away quickly. "Let the battle commence!" OOC: I'm so ridiculously sorry! Portfolio stuff kept me away, that meanie.
But we're onto the main activity! YAYAYAY!
The task is simple: a food fight where you use Protego + Fianto Duri to defend yourself. Full creative license is up to you guys! Just have fun with it <3
I have some RULES though:- No hurting each other. I mean it *angry unicorn face*
- If your shield + Fianto Duri gets hit three times, it'll disappear
- Yes, you CAN throw food through your own shield
- Food coming in from an opponent and into your shield will disintegrate. Play it how you will
- HAVE FUN ^^ You'll have until 20th January at 11:59pm GMT. Tons of time!
If you have any comments/questions/concerns, please feel free to come to me whenever wherever.
Thanks so much! 
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