When the desk shook violently, Lexi leaned up against the side of it to prevent the boggart from escaping the furniture and scarring some poor child for life. When she was sure it had stopped shaking for the time being, she gently pushed herself off and glanced up at the class.
"Yes, yes, that's right. Riddikulus requires a strong mind and good concentration," she summarized.
"To successfully cast off the boggart, you need to push past your fear and focus on something that will cause you to laugh--therefore repelling the boggart." She paused for a moment then added,
"When facing a boggart, it's best to have someone with you, as that helps confuse the boggart." Quote:
Originally Posted by
BanaBatGirl 
So...... the boggart was named Humphrey? Fletcher grinned at Salander and then shifted his gaze from Humphrey to the professor and back. "You have to laugh, right? And imagine your greatest fear turned into something hilarious...."
That sounded about right. "Can we name the Boga--- er, boggart Humphrey, professor?" Fletcher added with a hopeful smile. That would be one way to get the class giggling at least!
Lexi
eyed Fletcher with that same look she'd given him many times before.
"Mr. Fletcher, when a boggart appears, it's very presence alone will instill so much fear in a person that the very last thing to come to mind will be what to call the boggart," she answered. She glanced back at the desk, eying
it for a moment before adding,
"Once you've turned it into something that'll cause you to laugh, though, feel free to call it whatever you wish." Quote:
Originally Posted by
neaped "It takes the shape of one's biggest fear.
They have to imagine the boggart really rediculous,
while incantating the spell "Ridikkulus," Hugo said.
Yeah, that sounded good. Then he thought about it.
"But what if your biggest fear is something abstract, for exemple,
not finding love or happiness? How can it take that shape?" Hugo asked, raising his hand.
...
Lexi hadn't been expecting that question. Of course, she knew the answer, but...she hadn't expected one of the students to come up with such a question so early on in the lesson.
Those Ravenclaws... She beamed at the boy then...
(OOC: Continued below) Quote:
Originally Posted by
Lara_the_Firelady ''Goooooood question little Raaaaavenclaw'' Josh said as he moved to a more comfortable posititon on his seat. Merlin! He did not like the seats in classes. The armchairs in The Gryffindor Common Room were waaaay better. Whatever, getting back to the class, the Gryffindor boy raised a hand and stood up for he had a question as well.
''And i have another question professor'' he said looking all confident and cheerful. ''What if that person has nothing to fear?'' hehe ''Just like me. I cannot think of anything that i am scared of so what would the boggart do at this case?''
Gryffindor power! Rawr!
...nodded a few times in Josh's direction.
"Yes, I agree. It definitely was a good question," she said, giving the Ravenclaw boy a smile. Looking back to Hugo, Lexi said,
"Let's say, for instance, that a person fears not finding love or happiness. The boggart might show you a depiction of yourself old and lonely, with no trace of happiness anywhere in your life. It would show you an example of how it would look or feel to be in that state." "As for the answer to your question, Mr. Carter, let's see if the class has any thoughts," she said, glancing back toward the Gryffindor boy.
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Then turning back to the class, Lexi said,
"A question was just asked--what would the boggart do if a person feared nothing? I think that's a pretty strong statement to make--to say that one fears absolutely nothing," she said, pausing a moment to let that thought sink in.
"So what do you think? Is it possible to fear nothing? What do you think the boggart would do if a person feared nothing--as they say?"