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Hermione J. Granger 
Hermione raised her hand. "Professor the spell Protego would be more effective in a duel against another witch or wizard or if someone is trying to attack you because it can block pretty much any spell that is going to harm you. Impiriano on the other hand would be non-effective because a spell is already in its original form, and therefore cannot be changed to anything else. However, Impiriano would be more effective than Protego in certain situations when thins can be changed. For example say you are getting attacked by a group of poisonous frogs, you could use the Impiriano spell and turn them all back into tadpoles, instead of using Protego which would only hold them off for a brief period of time." said Hermione hoping she give a satisfying answer.
"Thank you professor, and yes it is a tongue twister" said Hermione with a laugh. Hermione went over and practiced the spell some more, before the professor called the class back to order. "Revertoeskewtum" she said, and the shield started to become more clear. It was surely an improvement she thought.
"I think you're confusing Impiriano with Revertoscutum there." Truebridge answered after listening carefully. "However, you are right in the comparison between Protego and Revertoscutum." He nodded at her politely, pleased at the answer attempt and progress with casting the reversion shield.
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individual Eh, wand movements. Something she didn't really pay attention to while casting a spell but the protego one was familiar enough. "The Protego spell just a flick up with your wand isn't it?" she said after raising her hand.
"Protego would be best used when dueling with another witch or wizard, since you'd probably be seeing hexes and other such spells that the impiriano spell might not be strong enough to hold against, especially if their spells are a bit more powerful than you would expect. The Impiriano spell, however, would best be used probably when..." What would the impiriano spell be used for? "Umm... probably when dealing with creatures right? I mean, you can still use the spell during duels, even though it's not as strong as the protego shield, but if you're skilled enough and want to end it quickly, then that's definitely the spell for you... but I'd more then likely use it against creatures. Especially ones that like to throw and shoot stuff at you. Or if you're trying to get away from someone or something that's attacking you. You can keep the shield up and still shoot spells back if needed. That one would probably be better than the Protego spell anyways when trying to get away since apparently you don't need as much concentration on it."
That is, if she understood the spell right. Didn't centaurs have those arrows or something? Huh. Best remember that spell for CoMC.
"Yes, Protego is an upward, arcing flick. That is a good comparison, Protego is the stronger shield but Impiriano does not take as much concentration and is sufficient as a barrier against physical attacks."
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grangerfan8 Turning from her best friend, she took a seat on the floor instead of walking over to the bleachers. With her elbow on her knee and chin resting in her hand, she twirled her hair with her wand as she thought about Trubridges question. Not only had other students answered the question, but they had said most of the things she had know about the shields.
Recollecting what she and Ivory had learned about the shield charm from Sir Lawson, she raised her hand. "Protego would be more effective than Impiriano if.....you knew what spell was being cast on you. That way you could focus the shield on that specific spell." She paused to ponder over the next part of her response. "It would also be more effective if you wanted to use the shield offensively. If your focus and shield strength is strong enough, then when a spell hits your shield, it can bouce back towards the person who cast it."
"That is indeed a benefit to Protego, you can focus your shield more directly, to cover a smaller area and 'waste' less energy so to speak. Likewise Protego is better as an offensive shield than Impiriano, though Impiriano allows for you to attack whilst keeping a shield up to protect you from a counter." Truebridge answered after listening.
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Dances_With_Potter Cadence raised her hand high in the air, pretty sure she knew the answer. "Professor, the wand movement for Impiriano is a tight circular motion, and Protego... is just an upward flicking motion, right? Oh! And Impiriano is more useful when you're trying to protect a group of people because it creates a bubble of varying sizes, correct?" she asked, hoping she had answered the question correctly. "But, Protego is also a more concentrated shield, so I suppose that would be the upside of that one."
"Thats right. Impiriano is a neat circular motion and Protego is an upwards arcing flick. And correct comparisons. Impiriano creates a bubble while Protego is more a concentrated defense."
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TSnitch Tori raised her hand and asked the professor, "Doesn't the spell protego have variations?"
Truebridge was about to answer...
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PattyH. "So Cool!" he smiled at Mina.
Before they had another chance to have a go, the professor spoke.
"I am not sure about Impiriano sir, but Protego is able to adapted, for example Protego Totalum is able to protect a pocket of area or dwelling as well as those inside."
He had hear of Impiriano, but had never learnt of it full extent, so for how he could only comment on Protego.
"There is your answer Tori. Protego Totalum is one of the Protego variations. The other variations are Protego Horribilis and Protego Duo. Protego Totalum creates a protective, but invsible 'bubble' around an area, Protego Horribilis is much like Protego Totalum, except it is specifically to protect against dark magic, and Protego Duo is a somewhat stronger shield than Protego itself, it creates a double barrier and has quite the complicated wand movement."
Truebridge made sure they could all see him.
"Impiriano." He demonstrated the wand movement, a tight circular motion, wrist flicking just the slightest bit and a blueish bubble appeared around him.
"This spell will hold even once I have stopped concentrating, the more damage it takes the quicker it will weaken. Magic will wear through it faster than something physical like an arrow. I can cast through this shield, which is a benefit to it." He made it go away with a quick finite.
"Protego." He cast the standard shield, his wand flicking up in a short arc, wrist twisting into a determined flick at the end. He held his wand steady as he spoke again. "This shield is much stronger than Impiriano, but I must concentrate to hold it and cannot cast anything else while I am holding it. Some spells may rebound from the shield if it is strong enough, but the longer you hold it, the weaker it will be.
He let it go, not needing to cast finite to dispel it.
"You may practice these shortly, there is one more shield that I wish to show you."
Truebridge summoned a.... beachball and looked solemnly out at the class.
"In some circumstances, it may be necessary to shield something other than yourself. Not an area or a room like with the Protego variants, but an item which must carry the shielding with it even as it moves. I'm going to teach you a shield that fits this purpose and your task will be to protect as many beachballs as possible from
them." He pointed at the suits of armour, which clattered excitedly from their position on the duelling platform.
He paused to allow them to take the necessary notes.