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Lyric Bayliss-Black
Slytherin Fourth Year  x12  x12
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SPOILER!!: Catching up like a champ! They're all here! SPOILER!!: Professor #1 Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn  Despite the chilly winds that would come through every now and then, the warmer temperatures of spring made it too good of a chance to pass up having the windows open. With the sun shining brightly in streams through the glass windows, giving the arena a soft glow about it, a simple cloak was well enough to keep one extra warm if they found the slightly chilled air troublesome. Nothing seems out of the ordinary as you enter the arena, almost boring in fact. The purple mats and short desks were lined up as usual on the floor, and Professor Romanos was seated upon the stands with a tiny (and maybe familiar to some) friend next to her boots, smiling and greeting the students as they walked in. The miniature animated spider sculpture may go up and tap against your foot as a hello, but would always swiftly return to the Professor afterward. Best take a seat quickly, for the lesson was going to start soon.
OOC: Class has begun!
Dylan entered the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom with an extra spring in his step...Things were starting to work themselves out again in his personal life...and when that happened, the Slytherin couldn't help to let the changes reflect in his demeanor and personal attitude.
There were somethings he could mask successfully...but happiness was not one of them.
Spying Professor Romanos chilling with that spider...thing beside her foot, Dylan offered a head nod. While he was extremely happy and in better spirits than he'd previously been, he still wasn't in a talkative mood. There were things he still wanted to reflect upon...and it was because of these things that the Captain probably wouldn't talk too much this lesson. Sup, though. SPOILER!!: Professor #2 Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn After that particularly fascinating demonstration from Alyssa, which also made the professor a little tense, Medea took a glance at her watch, noting the time. Time just flew by once they got closer to the end of the term, didn't it? Giving her hello's and proper responses to the student's questions, and eyeing young Miss Cambridge, the professor stood up and waved her wand to the arena doors, having them shut while the metal spider crawled up her leg and onto her shoulder. Anyone else coming in now and she'd absolutely know.
"Alright, everyone, I do hope you're ready to move today." And by move, she didn't mean yoga, despite having the mats out. She just wanted them to have something comfy to sit on beside the hard floor. "And no, we will not be climbing the walls today to answer...one of your question's."
"Does anyone know what we are doing today?" Let's see which ones were paying attention before.
Dylan eyed the Puffer Potter girl and snorted. Seriously...Was the showing off necessary? It was like this with every lesson, of course. She always had to appear better than everyone else. SNORT. The Slytherin didn't allowed his thoughts or attention to stray to her for too long, though...Professor Romanos was beginning and that was clearly more important.
Of course...he WAS ready to move. As a Quidditch player, he'd never NOT be ready...because players like to move...Ahem. That was redundant...but YES. Dylan was ready...
...and he felt confident that they'd be doing something with shield charms...since that's what their homework had been based on. He desperately wanted to perfect that Glass to Sand shield...Merlin, the theory part of it...from what he'd read...had been fantastic and slightly confusing. SPOILER!!: Professor #3 Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn It was just a moment later did Medea smile and nod. "Yes, we will be practicing a few formal duels today, but more importantly, the spells that you'll be actively using during that time." It was at this point she started to move around the students, walking between the mats and glancing to make sure none of them were falling asleep. "If you've done your homework, you'll have a decent understanding of some of the shield charms we'll be working on today before we get into the duels, but for those who have not... pay extra close attention right now."
"Can anyone name one shield spell and it's effects, please?"
Even though she had come out and asked a question that required an answer, Dylan still wasn't talking. He'd done his homework...The Professor knew that he was familiar with a few of them. Glass to Sand shield, though. So totally awesome...Dylan WOULD be breaking that one out if they were, in fact, dueling today. Also...was Gunter present right now? They could work out there little tiff in a formal setting...and Oak wouldn't have to worry about him cheating...or whatever it was that Oak thought Dylan was going to do. Snort. SPOILER!!: Professor #4 Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn "Thank you, everyone, for those answers." Stopping back up at the front of the class, Medea turned and sat on the third row of the bleachers, glancing to see who was already taking notes and who wasn't. "While there are a good handful more of these shield spells, we will be learning only two today, to go along with your duels; the Impiriano and Loricatus shields."
"Let's start with Impiriano. Miss Bishop was kind enough to give us a short description on it's effects, though if you did not hear, this shield creates a one way barrier. You are able to cast through the shield, yet it will block things from 'getting in', for lack of better words. When I say 'things', I mean physical things. Ropes, rocks, dirt, animals... if you can physically touch and grasp it with your hands, it can more than likely be blocked by this particular shield. It is not, however, one you'd want to bet on using against strong barrages of magical energy. It will weaken to nothing only after a few blows, unlike Protego and Contego."
She waited a moment for those taking notes to do so before continuing. "Does anyone know the wand movement for this shield?"[/color]
Wait...Dylan had read about that particular shield spell...What had the wand motion been? He was drawing several blanks...Had it been just to point your wand? A jab?...NO...No, no, no. The Slytherin remembered.
A tight circular motion...with a flick? Right? Nod. Everyone seemed to know this already, though...So, Dylan didn't really feel the need to share. Instead, he withdrew his wand tried to practice what he thought that kind of motion would look like...Tight circular motion...Perhaps it'd be like drawing a small "O" in the air...but with tension. Hmmmmmmmmmm.
Oh, and then that crucial flick of the wrist...So...A tiny "O" with a wing... SPOILER!!: Professor #5 Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn "Right..." Medea nodded to the students who spoke up. "It is a tight circular motion and while the flick of the wrist may seem stylistic to you Mister Odessa, it is quite a crucial point in the movement. At least when you first start out with this." Standing up once more, the professor stepped to the ground, turning to the side with her wand raised so all could see.
"Impiriano." Making the tight circular with her wrist flicking just the slightest, a light blueish bubble appeared around her. Lowering her wand, she turned to face the students. "You can see even after losing concentration on the shield, it will still hold, but not for long. The more damage taken against it, the sooner it will weaken and fall and you should be prepared when that happens."
The shield flickered and disappeared after a moment. "Stand up when you're ready to practice. I'd recommend practicing the wand movement and incantation separately to begin with so you get the hang of it. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. We'll be moving onto the next shield shortly, and then...duels."
Or...they were practicing now? Going through the wand motions a few more times, he stood, shooting the Professor an inquisitive look. Hopefully he'd do this right...and not embarrass himself. That had been known to happen occasionally. Im-peer-ee-ah-no...
Clearing his throat and stuff, Dylan held his wand out in front of him, repeating for the millionth time in the past ten minutes the tight, circular wand motion, and then the flourish...or the WING, as he'd thought of it earlier. FOCUSING ALL THE SHIELD MOJO.... "Impiriano." It was said with a steady and even tone.
Had it worked? Was there supposed to be some shimmery light...or force-field action going on? Oh, wait. THERE IT WAS...It popped into place...lasted a few moments...and then vanished.
OH SNAP!...Outward appearance remained calm, cool, and collected, though...because he was a Slytherin...and that's just what they did. SPOILER!!: Professor #6 Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn "Keep trying. Practice makes perfect." Medea nodded encouragingly before moving the class along.
"Everyone! You're attention please!" Medea waited until their attention was up to the front of the class before continuing. "We'll be moving onto the next shield. I'd like you to at least practice this one for a few minutes, even if you don't feel comfortable with the Impiriano shield yet. I believe it was Miss Campbell that defined the effects of the Loricatus shield, but for those who did not hear..."
"Loricatus is a temporary self armoring invisible shield, quite useful against exploding, severing or...puncturing spells. When I say self armoring, I do truly mean, you wear it like armor, close to your skin. You may not be able to see it, but you will be able to feel it. If you've done the spell correctly, you'll feel a weight against your skin. The weight is not so restricting where you can't move, but this will feel more as if you're wearing an extra layer of clothing."
She paused to let them process this for a second or so. "Practice can result in a lighter feeling shield, and so will the range of the spell. This is not an easy shield to cast over one's entire body, so you shouldn't feel frustrated if this doesn't happen right away. You should expect to achieve it over your hand or arm for now if you have not already practiced before." Had any of them? Medea would have been quite pleased to hear of any reading ahead in their school books.
"Does anyone know the wand movement of this spell?"
The Captain continued to practice the Impiriano Shield, doing the tight circular motion and wing-thing...and true to the Professors words, with each uttered spell, the shield itself seemed to last longer...and the edges around it even appeared more visible...if that was at all possible.
...and then she was calling their attention...which meant NEW SHIELD, hopefully.
Dylan's guess had appeared right on as Professor Romanos introduced them to the Loricatus Shield...It was actually one he'd never heard of. Of course, if he'd never heard of it, how could he possibly know the wand motions...So, he waited in silence...as he had throughout the entire lesson. She'd tell them in a few moments...Although others seemed familiar.
Seriously...the Slytherin needed to get a hold of the textbooks they had... SPOILER!!: Professor #7 Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn "Right." Medea nodded to the three students. "Thank you for the demonstration, Mr. McEtton. A bit trickier of a wand movement. You twist, or roll in other words, the wand between your fingertips while you flick the wand upwards. For those who did not see Mr. McEtton's example, watch closely." Raising her wand, she slowly demonstrated the wand movement, rolling the wand between her fingertips while flicking up with her wrist. Though it was one of those ones where practice really was necessary.
"I suggest you all practice the wand movement the most until you are comfortable with it. Nothing vastly dangerous will happen if you misspeak the incantation." Another perk of the spell. "When you're ready, you may begin. We will be starting the duels shortly, so use your time wisely. If you have any questions, or need any help, please don't hesitate to ask." OOC: There will be another 24 hours, give or take, before we start the duels to give you all a heads up.
Dylan gave the Professor his undivided attention as she turned her wand between her fingers and flicked it upwards. That was a new one, actually. He'd never seen a spell that required that kind of tedious motion...or actually, maybe he had. Ahem. Nevermind.
Forgetting about the first shield for a moment, he focused on this second armor-like shield. The way she'd described it...this one seemed more suited to his style of spellwork and personal taste. The armor thing...Almost like a ninja. An awesome, Snaky-SLYTHERIN ninja.
Amusing himself with his thoughts, Dylan cleared his mind and prepared to focus. Closing his eyes and picturing the invisible sheen of armor wrapping around his legs and torso, binding itself to him like a second skin...With that clear mental picture in mind, he was ready to try that wand-trick.
It had first seemed rather impossible. Everything Dylan had poised his wand to perform the action, the piece of wood had slipped free from his grip, falling to the floor in a clatter. In fact, he'd done this so many times that it was becoming embarrassing. Seriously...Was it because his fingers were sweating or something...Moving them down to wipe across his pants, he bent to snatch up his wand AGAIN.
Feeling a need to redeem himself for the constant slips, he fingered the wood a bit harder, leaving no looseness for the wood to slide out from. Rolling it's weight between hard fingertips, he flicked upwards, NOT losing the wand this time. BAM. "Loricatus!" Like with the other, he waited to see some kind of indication that the spell had taken effect...but then remembered...it was supposed to be invisible and smirked to himself. He DID feel something hugging his body...but it was almost subliminal, since his clothing was also kinda tight...but something else was definitely there. It was most prominent when he took a step. He could literally feel it shifting against his skin. Trippy... Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn A quick glance at her watch and Medea wandered back towards the stands. The spider that was sitting upon her shoulder scurried down until the little 'taps' and 'clinks' of metal upon stone signaled it had reached the floor. She waited until most of the student's attention were up where she was before speaking. "If you feel comfortable with your shield charms, or just don't want to continue..." Mmhmm, she glanced around the room to a few people. "You may start partnering up for you duels. Someone from your own year or close to it please. Before you begin though, there's a few rules I want you to follow."
"When starting, remember to bow to your opponent before turning and taking five steps in the opposite direction. It's not hard. You won't kill your back doing so..." Just do it! "Also, I'll be giving you guys almost free range on what spells you can use or what you know, BUT, anything aimed to physically harm your opponent and you may find yourself in detention faster than you can blink. No jelly-brain or finger-removing jinxes, knee reversal hexes, conjunctivitis curses... I'm quite certain you all have the common sense to know which spells to avoid. IF you are feeling uncertain however, you may come up here, and I'll give you a list of spells only to use. Alright?"
Medea paused for a moment before continuing. "You may use either of the shield charms you've learned today as well as Protego. There will be no physical contact between opponents, spells only. You may not aid in another's duel, and with that in mind, do try to keep an eye on just where you are. You don't want to be in the crossfire of another duel. So, please, spread out as much you can. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask, or if you are having trouble finding a partner, come up to the front and I'll help you find one. Off you go." Duels...Oh...
They were dueling now...
Smirk. Was Oakey in the room? Seriously? Had Dylan missed him somehow? He'd been mostly focused on Professor Romanos and practicing the shields. The Slytherin hadn't given any of his time or attention to his classmates...who, as he looked around, were already partnering up.
Hmmmmm.
Yea. He was just going to stand there and practice his shields. If someone wanted to approach him, they'd take it from there...if not...Well, it was what it was.
Performing the first one...with the tight, circular motion and the wing in tow, he VISUALIZED the shield. VIZUALIZE and attack....FOCUS, focus, focus on the shield and stuff... "Impiriano."
The effect was instant this time! The was a flood of light and it shot out, forming a small wall between him and the others around him. Bam. The Captain had MASTERED it...kinda. Well, not mastered...but definitely did it with success...and it was STILL there. Lasting more than just a few moments. ..It did eventually fade, though.
Meh. He'd work on that later.
NEXT ONE. Ugh...this wand motion...
Taking some breaths in preparation for the anxiety that surrounded this particular maneuver...Dylan steadied himself. He even glared at his fingers some...just to warn them to cooperate with him. Rolling the wand with more precision than he had previously, he beamed. FINALLY. Ahem...and then he was doing his whole MENTAL FOCUS....Visualizing the armor hugging his body and all that...Visualizing the feel of the spell wrapping around him like spandex...molding to his skin... "Loricatus!"
That was more instantaneously, too. Almost at once, Dylan felt it fitting into place around the curvature of his muscles and limbs. Oh yea. HE WAS AWESOME. Mental affirmations and admiration...because the Slytherin needed those things. It was in the fabric of his being...
Ahem.
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