Lexi glanced from student to student as the definition of a boggart, although done so in various wordings, was shared and discussed.
"Right, right. This little guy right," she said, giving the desk a few hard knocks,
"is a shape shifter. That means, as you said, the creature can change form based on whatever it is that you fear the most."
In response to her hard knocks, the desk shook a few more times, and one of the top drawers looked as it it might open up. It didn't, though, in the end.
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Salander turned to his buddy and grinned, pointing to his head and then to Fletcher's and back again. Great minds think alike apparently. Heh.
When the Professor mentioned boggarts, Salander looked to Grayson and gave her a thumbs up on her answer. 'Claws are so smart! He turned his attention back just when the Professor asked what boggarts were.
Huh... bogarts.... where have I-- Oh yeah! Of course, the one and only! "I know!" Salander raised an over eager hand again " You have a ghost of a dead actor in there dontcha Professor?" he beamed "The Ghost of the Great Humphrey Bogart! Oh yeah, you'll really need someone with yah to prove that you saw Bogart's ghost-- like a photographer maybe, or his biographer... or maybe even a ghostbuster? Could come handy, you'll never know..."
Hearing Salander's reply, Lexi could only pause and raise an eyebrow in slight confusion. Now just what was the boy on about, hmm?
"No, no, not Bo-gart, Mr. Salander--a bog-gart," she corrected.
"...and it'll only be a ghost if that's what you fear the most. Now, pipe down and listen--or else I do fear you'll miss what to do when this little guy does come out and pay you a visit."
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Lexi eyed Salander just one more time then turned to the class.
"Now, several of you mentioned that the charm used to defend oneself against Humphrey Bogart--err, a boggart--is Riddikulus. In saying so, you are, of course, correct," she said.
"Does anyone know what two things this charm requires?"
She paused for a second before adding,
"The incantation and wand movement alone will not affect the boggart, though. What else must you do in order to defend yourself against this creature?"