10-05-2009, 03:24 AM
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Originally Posted by curtisbk  Zoe raised her hand again, hoping to catch the professor before he began the demonstration. "Excuse me sir. So if you have a harder time concentrating normally does that mean that you won't be able to cast spells as strong as other people?" This question concerned her greatly since she was known for her wandering mind and lack of ability to concentrate no matter how hard she tried.
"Sir, is there a spell or charm that can help a person concentrate. Once that maybe someone that could concentrate really well could put on a person that might have a tad more difficulty with it" she asked hesitantly. "Unfortunately, that does seem to be the case, however, a wandering mind shouldn't serve too much of a problem...providing that's what you were asking about. You may have a harder time, but it certainly shouldn't hinder you completely." If only he knew how much of an attention span Ian was when he was younger. He wasn't nicknamed 'The Gerbil' for nothing. "As far as I know, no such spell exists, but it doesn't mean that it's an impossible spell to create. Perhaps that could be your claim to fame in the future!"
Aaaaaaaand back to the demonstration? Quote:
Originally Posted by MidnightSilver "Nice... panda," Ella said slowly, still taking in the fact that it was the professor's Patronus. She wondered what hers was. Hmmm.
Her mind almost wandered off, but she stayed in control. She took notes and ended up doodling. Heh.
"Professor, are non-verbal spells harder to learn than verbal ones?" she asked curiously. She hoped she was good at one of them, at least. She held in the urge to roll her eyes. Magic was sort of complicated. Nope. "I don't mean to scare you, but yes. While they're not necessarily as hard to learn, per se, because the theory behind charms is not as difficult as people make it out to be, but mastering the spells will certainly serve to be a more difficult task. I assure you, though, the most complicated part of the spell I will be demonstrating, and offering to you today, is the wand movement." Ian twirled his wand around between his fingers. Heh... Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaytone A patronus. Kay had only seen her grandmother's, which was a horse. Kay couldn't believe that the professor start with advanced magic. Non-verbally magic was going to be fun. "Professor? Are you going to show us how to do the patronus as well?" Kay asked when she put her hand up. "I have never seen a red one before." Kay couldn't wait to try. Her grandmother wouldn't let her do non-verbally magic. "A patronus? In charms? No, that's more Professor Lawson's territory. I was simply using my patronus to summon Mister Masterson, here."
Ian cocked an eyebrow. "Child, are you color blind? That was no red patronus. All patronus figures are white."
OOC: Red panda Quote:
Originally Posted by HPgirl Sky raised her hand.
"Excuse me Professor Ashby, but may I comment on Kay's question? Thank ou. I am sure you are eager to learn how to perform a Patronus, but might I say that this is not Defense Against the Dark Arts," she said pleasently to the Hufflepuff. "Thank you," Ian said, "but I assure you that I can handle my class and clarifying the material myself. However, you are correct." "So if there are no more questions or comments, to the demonstration!"
With that, Ian twirled the wand through his fingers and swished his arm upwards. Once he finished passing the wand through his fingers, he immediately sliced his wand downward. At the same time, Mister Masterson's pants fell to the floor. "Consider it my own little practical joke, kids," Ian said, chuckling. "And thank you, Mister Masterson." I hope he doesn't get too embarrassed... Ian thought. Perhaps payback was in order?
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