Shifting into the next stretching position, Alice listened as the class started to answer the next question Professor Romanos had proposed. "Well, Professor, I agree with some of the others that taste and smell are the most disposable of our senses during a duel," she said, extending her legs again and reaching out to touch her toes. "Since we rely mainly on sight, many think that vision is most beneficial while in combat. Yet I find the function of hearing most convenient throughout battle. In any actual or classroom duel, the point of it is still to learn from your opponent, the spells that they use and mistakes that they make. Your adversary is always teaching you, whether they know it or not, and without hearing we could not put use to any of it."

The girl paused for a moment, in her stretching and speaking, and then added, "Of course, if your competitor has mastered the art of silent spell-casting, then I suppose touch would be the most advantageous to you. But in most cases, I think we would benefit from hearing. "

As the Professor posed another question, Alice thought for a moment before answering. She raised her hand, stretching her arm as high as she could. "Professor, since you've stated that the senses are our most valuable assets during a duel, wouldn't any spell that damages one of the five senses be a spell valued over all the others? Conjunctivitis, the spell that toys with someone's eyesight, would be an extreme assistance because, as I stated before, most wizards rely on their eyesight and therefore will be at a large loss in the duel. After all, if they couldn't use their other senses correctly, they would be at a disadvantage. And, of course, the spell Stupefy, which knocks your opponent out, would also be helpful but displays absolutely no creativity or imagination whatsoever." There must have been other spells that toyed with the senses, but this was the only one the second year could recall off the top of her head.