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Originally Posted by Anna Banana  Hmm...
Kate took a few mental notes on the professor. She was pretty straightforward and didn't like to joke around. Okay. Kate could handle that. Also, she'd participated in the activity...or tried to, at least. Brooklyn still hadn't taken her up on her offer to swap ties.
Kate frowned to herself as she took a seat. Class had only just gotten started, and they were already writing paragraphs! Kate didn't like writing that much, but at least it was an easy topic. She took out her quill and a piece of parchment and began to write.
Kate Addison
3rd year Ravenclaw
A charm is cast to make changes to things that already exist. There's something we want the object to do that it doesn't already do. We can also change objects to look differently than they did before. Charms are different than transfiguration spells. Transfiguration spells change an object into something else entirely. A charm, like I said before, doesn't change the object into something else, it just changes the objects behaves or looks. I think I'd like to know more about color-changing charms, specifically the Flashing Paint Charm! I think it'd be fun to make things with flashing paint!
WHOA.
This professor moved quickly! Either that, or Kate needed to speed things up. She had literally JUST finished the last word of her paragraph, when the professor started moving on to something else. Kate put her quill away and put on her thinking cap instead.
Now, which charm was this? She raised her hand. "Arresto Momentum," she said, "and I know that once, Harry Potter was knocked off his broom by a team of dementors, and one of the professors used Arresto Momentum to basically save Harry's life." That must have been pretty terrifying...and maybe that as one of the reasons the school didn't have Quidditch anymore. Kate had never actually thought to ask.
"Such extreme circumstances Harry Potter went through, but yes, you're correct." Astrid nodded at the Ravenclaw.
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Originally Posted by sarahlooo
Well, she hoped her paragraph would be good enough, considering the professor was going to read them. Would they be graded on it too? Hm. When the professor moved on, Evie was pleased to find out that she was familiar with the charm she was referring to. The seventh year raised her hand and waited to be called on.
"That's Arresto Momentum, she said. "I think it can be used in Quidditch, in case someone falls off their broom. Someone, like the quidditch official, I guess, can use the charm on the falling player so they don't break all their bones when they hit the ground." Evie had been to a quidditch game.. once, though, so she wasn't sure if they actually did that. But it made SENSE, right?
It was almost an embarrassment that Astrid knew hardly anything about the sport considering her family was invested in it, but what the student said made sense. "That would be a great way to use the charm," she agreed. "Lots of injuries would be avoided."
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Originally Posted by Hera He didn't like quiet, not in classrooms, it was too quiet... but because he was focusing on his own work, there was little that could be done about it.
As for WHY the whacky rules, he wanted to hear an answer to that, so when Professor Baxter didn't say, he was mildly disappointed. It wasn't even about the tie thing, it was about the sticker thing. THAT seemed odd. Nevertheless, he came to learn, so WHAT were they going to learn?
He knew this one, he did, it came up in his reading a couple of times, but he'd never tried the charm as of yet. Hand raised, he contributed his response, "Arresto Momentum, Professor... and it could be useful for anything from saving a glass from smashing on the ground to... saving a life from falling from a great height." Yeah, not just brooms but like, treehouses, or like rooftops, from the backs of dragons. The possibilities were endless.
"Saving a glass to saving a life. Brilliant!" Mister too-cool-for-stickers said it in the simplest way.
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Originally Posted by Sararara They were turning that IN? Norah quickly tore off the corner of her parchment where she'd been doodling ice cream cones. It wasn't very nice for a professor to know she was doodling, right? It just didn't take ten whole minutes to write her little paragraph (if you could call it that) and just sitting and doing NOTHING was unheard of. Doing nothing, ew. What a giant waste of time when there were perfectly good drawings to be done, even if they didn't ever look much like she wanted them to.
With her Gryffindor tie on, she was all set for the bravery thing so even though she didn't know the name of the charm Professor Baxter described. She put a hand in the air right away, sitting up straight just to make sure she was seen extra well. "I'm not sure what the spell is actually called but I think it could be useful to save people a whole bunch of pain if they're falling off something big. Then they won't break their heads open or anything like that. That'd be bad." Too bad nobody had taught her this spell before she'd fallen out of that tree, or that time she knocked her mum's favorite vase off the bookshelf when she and Marcel were playing pirates, but she hadn't exactly confessed to that one yet.
"Your classmates have mentioned it, remember to take notes," Astrid reminded gently. Notes came in handy. "It could be used for safety, thank you, Miss Kittredge."
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Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin Colt heard the Professor introduce herself as Professor Baxter. He noted that and she seemed pretty chill. He totally forgot to introduce himself but he was busy with the other task of finding a partner to trade with. He would introduce himself later. Now the lesson was getting started and he needed to write a paragraph on what he knew on charms and what he wanted to learn about. He shrugged and didn't really know what he wanted to learn. He kept mixing up charms and transfiguration. He had ten minutes? That seemed to be enough time. He got out his quill and began to write...
Woah the ten minutes are up because he heard the Professor move on. Man that was fast. He was gonna turn it in after the lesson was over so technically he still had time. He heard her explaining a charm he knew that is designed to slow or stop a falling object. He spoke out at once saying, "Arresto Momentum." What did he know about it? Well like the others have said it can be used to save someone's life but he had another idea. "We know it can help stop objects that are in motion and one example is if a quaffle is pelting right toward your right, you can stop it from getting a concusion." That seemed pretty legit to him.
"Stop a quaffle from giving you a concussion, yes!" And ouch.
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Zander agreed with Ava. If they were gonna have a test, the Professor should've said something earlier. It's only common courtesy. But since it was apparently only an activity... Fine, fine. Guess that was just fine. Unless she did end up actually grading them on it.... In which case, Zander would protest. Just sayin'. Head Boy or not, he wasn't going to stand to be lied to by a Professor, okay?
As for the next question, though.. Hm. A spell used to stop or slow the fall of an object? HM. HM. He couldn't really--W A I T!! Zander KNEW this one. Zander Adair KNEW this one!! It was in his flashcards for OWLs. Man. If only Quigley knew that he still remembered that stuff he studied for his OWLs. Maybe the old charms Professor would finally be impressed with the seventh year. Sigh. "It's a good spell to know if you've got clumsy friends," Zander Adair may or may not be that friend. Ahem. Heh. "Especially if that friend trips while carrying a plate full of cookies because then you can save the cookies and won't be stuck cleaning chocolate chips off the ground." Save the cookies or the friend? Cookies always won.
... He was only kidding.
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"Saving the cookies!" In her case cinnamon rolls. "And your friend, of course." She added right after. It was a hard decision. Especially if the pastries were fresh out of the oven.
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Originally Posted by Yaya What are charms, and which ones would she like to learn this term?
Tough question. She wasn't a fan of using her wand and magic, yet. But she was hoping to get in the habit of it. That's why she was a witch! Looking down at her piece of parchment, and her inked pen, sighed and began to write.
As she finished writing, a question popped out, about a charm used to stop or fall in...slow motion. Hmm. It involved a word, she had heard before. EH. Emmm...Momen...Raising her hand, and hoping it was the right answer, "Arresto, to hold, Momentum, movement...yes, Arresto Momentum. Can be used to save a glass from breaking." Nodding, she gulped.
"Thank you for putting it that way. Arresto to hold, Momentum as movement." Brilliant child!
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Originally Posted by Govoni
Oh, they were turning these in! Well, that was good to know, so she wouldn't accidentally take any needed notes on this parchment. Pushing it to the corner of her desk, Rea pulled a clean sheet and scribbled her name in the top, left-hand corner.
There. Potential crisis averted.
...and yes, Arresto Momentum! Reagan had hoped they'd be focusing on something more conducive to her personal interests and area of study. You know, helpful to animals and plants, but she supposed if that were the case, they'd be taught in a joint lesson with Herbology or Care of Magical Creatures. Or...well...maybe there were some practical applications...
Raising her hand in a confident manner, Rea continued to beam at Professor Baxter. She seemed like such a nice lady. "Professor, how about if an animal was in danger from falling from extreme heights? Say a bird broke a wing and couldn't get themselves to safety...and they accidentally fell? Oh, and with baby birds, too. They wouldn't have to fly or die..."
Ugh. The vicious cycle that was life. Her heart just broke for them.
Also, it wasn't the least bit alarming...to HER, that her first fear was for the animals. People fell all the time and survived...
"That would be tragic!" Astrid touched her hand to her chest. Poor baby birds. "This charm would be extremely helpful in that situation."
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Originally Posted by RandomRaven "Oops, Sorry Professor." She grinned sheepishly. Sometimes when she was in panic, Ava could be very... reflective? Yeah, sometimes she could act spontaneously when in panic. But thank Merlin that it wasn't a test. The brunette just exhaled and listen to the Professor Baxter.
And moving on....
Some people did mention Aresto momentum to slow or stop a falling object. "Can we use that to save someone who's falling from the climbing, Professor?" She raised her hand and asked. Because if it could be, why her parents or big brother didn't use that to save her from falling from the tree a few years ago?
"Indeed you can." She smiled at Ava. No more panicking she hoped.
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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Janelle groaned inwardly when she found out that they would have to turn their paragraphs in at the end of class. Well what did she expect really? She guessed it was better than having to read their paragraphs out loud. She couldn't linger on those thoughts because it was question time.
What charm could be used to slow or stop a moving object. Ooooh ooooh. Janelle knew that one and her hand flew into the air. "Arresto momentum is the correct spell." Well apparantly everyone else in the class knew the answer too because they all chimed in with their thoughts. As for what the spell could be used for, Janelle had an answer for that too. "The spell could be used if someone fell off of the bridge or if they were falling from the ladder of the treehouse." Extreme examples, yes.......but they could happen. At Hogwarts, anything could happen and the better prepared you were, the better off you would be.
"Correct! It can be used to aid someone who's fallen off a bridge or tree-house ladder," Astrid nodded in agreement.
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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl SPOILER!!: catching up Even though he was running a little late to class today because he couldn't find where he'd put his STUPID house tie, David was still very much a rule follower. And even though he was in a hurry to get into the room before he was marked tardy, he paused outside to write: 'I appreciate how Hogwarts always feels like home,' on the wall, which felt very much like defiling his precious home, but the professor had allowed it and it was part of her rules so there ya go.
Next, he pushed his hair back from his forehead, wiped the small beads of sweat off there, and stuck a random sticker on. This one happened to be green with a bowtie and sunglasses or something, but he didn't really care. HE HAD TO GET INTO CLASS and... trade his house tie with someone??!
All that work trying to find the stupid thing and then he had to give it away. Well, Davie slid into the last available seat, having NO IDEA who he was sitting next to anyway, but he did undo his tie and set it off to the edge. He'd just write this nametag real fast and then do that...
Problem was, uh, they were starting already. Oh man. Davie really really needed to tidy up his dorm when he got out of class later. Maybe he'd be able to learn a new spell here in Charms for tidying? The boy scratched his head with his quill feather and then finished his nametag.
Now to move along to the paragraph about Charms... it was nice of the professor to take their interests into consideration. Davie had LOTS of interests.
So much writing. Luckily, he didn't mind bookish tasts like reading and writing. He loved them, actually. BUT HERE THEY WERE, moving on again already. Geez. Davie needed to get smarter faster, like his classmate Kate. Uh yeah, see, he didn't know this one. But once the older students started chiming in with Arresto Momentum, Davie got an idea of the spell and instantly he thought of its famous use during one of Harry Potter's quidditch matches. Heh, good on whoever had brought that up. He remained quiet for a minute, lightly tapping his cheek with his quill as he tried to think of an instance in which one might use that spell in their daily life...
"If you were carrying all your groceries in one trip, but you fell or started to drop a bag, you could quickly cast the spell to keep your eggs from breaking or your fruit from bruising..." he volunteered quietly.
That was a specific example, sure, but how else could the spell be used? Davie had a follow-up question. "Could you use arresto momentum ON a different spell, professor? Or does it just have to be used on objects? Like if you were dueling someone, and you cast that spell on them... would it cause whatever spell they had sent toward you to slow down? Would it slow the other person down entirely, so they couldn't shoot a bunch of jinxes at you at once, or???"
Save the eggs, of course. The child had a question, though. Astrid listened and nodded in understanding. "The charm is designed to slow or stop the momentum of an object. Trusting Arresto Momentum to slow down a spell can be a risk that can cost you a duel." A risk that even her daring self wouldn't try. She liked to win. "The charm can be used to slow down the other person." Astrid shot him a quick smile. A handy charm to keep in mind.
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Originally Posted by Casey O Ellery had to give her paragraph a big think, because she wasn't quite SURE entirely how much she knew about charms. She knew general things, like that it was MAGICAL. Duhhh.
Paragraph thing. Yeah.
"I don't know the name but does it…like, FREEZE THE AREA AROUND SOMETHING!?!??!? That would be COOL.
Oh. She forgot her nametag. She affixed it, once she wrote it.
"The name was mentioned by your classmates," Astrid remembered. Notes, notes! "It does not freeze the area, it slows or stops the movement of an object." She liked the kid's energy.
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Adi happily re-read his written thingy, correcting any incorrect spelling or grammar. He didn't want the new professor to think that he lacked proper writing skills. When he was done, he drummed his fingers on the desk, waiting for the allotted time to be up. And soon it was! He set the parchment on the corner of his desk to pull his book towards him to start making notes.
So... a spell that slowed things down or stop a falling thing. There was only one spell he knew that could do that. Adi raised a hand. ''Arresto Momentum, I think, Professor. The wand movement is just waving the wand.'' He opted not to answer the next question because some of the younger ones were giving pretty great answers already. Besides, why would he hog all the questions?
"Correct! Thank you for sharing the wand movement." It was important in order to cast said spell, good thing he remembered.
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Originally Posted by feeheeheeny Damien HAD turned out to be awfully nice, which was a huge relief. There had been nothing even SLIGHTLY fishy about him after all, and Sophie Brown decided then and there that Damien was a good guy. Definitely good. She approved.
When the professor went along to ask some questions about what was obviously the charm Arresto Momentum, Sophie let herself get distracted by Zander's good looks as the first few of her classmates chimed in with the basics on the spell. She sincerely hoped that wasn't what this whole class was going to be about, as Piers had taught this charm to her and the other seventh years who had been at school all seven years during their very first term, so maybe it was a segue into a similar charm? If not, it was going to be an easy enough class-- but Merlin, the Head Boy's hair was looking extra beautiful today, wasn't it? She wanted to ruffle it. It was probably a good thing he was so far away. His answer about cookies made her smile, though, and she shook her head in good humor. Such a nerd, Zander Adair.
With the basics of the spell covered, Soph went ahead to extend her arm into the air, and offered up her examples, too. "Arresto Momentum can be used... well, I've seen my mum use it against Bouncing Bulbs before to slow 'em down, so unruly plants in herbology can count as one use... 'n Professor Culloden taught us to use it to stop the flow of a potion, like, if it's exploding all over or something, or if it's spilling all over." Practical uses in their every day lives.
Astrid smiled, nodding because, yes! It could be used in other subjects as well. "It is useful in other magical areas, brilliant!"
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Originally Posted by bone_baud10 Rory looked down at his red tie, it felt wrong wearing it, even though it was only a tie. He was so used to his sleek blue one, wearing a red one made him feel unease. Probably as the class proceeds he will completely forget about it, until his blue one will be given back, and he will return the Gryffindor tie.
He looked up to Professor Baxter. Giving in the parchments?! Ughhh... she'll probably think he's a walking textbook. Maybe he should change what he had written? No. That would be dumb. But, it didn't matter anymore because the class continued. He'll forget about the parchment just as he forgotten about the red tie. And all will be well. "Arresto Momentum," he thought to himself that was the answer. He never conjured the spell, but he obviously read about it. He raised his thin arm, barely above his head, and answered, "W-With a wave of the w-wand, Arresto Momentum, is useful upon any falling object I s-suppose." His voice was cracking... Great. He wasn't the sort of student to answer questions, he usually preferred listening, taking notes and staying silence. Somehow, he wanted to answer the first question. Maybe it was the tie?! Maybe this Gryffindor tie has brought him courage and confidence?! Probably not... it was a foolish and infantile idea. Stupid.
Rory wondered for a moment, could he use a simple levitating charm with great aim of course upon a falling object? The charm itself was easier, so why not? And what if he used Arresto Momentum, upon an object that was descending willingly, such as Hippogriff after a long fly? Hmmm... should he ask these questions? No... he would go straight to library after the lesson, as expected. But a curious look appeared upon his face.
"A wave of a wand is necessary, thank you." It made her glad they didn't forget about wand movements.
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Originally Posted by Tazzie Owen was nodding and beaming at the Professor while she talked about the purpose of exchanging house ties. He kind of figured that out. It was a brilliant idea, if you asked him. He wouldn't get to interact with Ava if it weren't for that and Owen really wanted to interact with mooooooooooooooore people.
The Professor was asking a question...which made Owen's grin fall a bit. A charm that could slow or stop a falling object? He...had no idea. So the young badger stayed silent and listened to what her peers knew about the charm in question.
It didn't last long though, because he got an answer for the next question. Owen raised his hand and said, "For the extreme situations scenario, I think it can be used to prevent a falling chandelier from splatting a crowd of people under, Professor maa'm! And for every day use..." Hmm. Where and when could he be possibly use that kind of charm? ...Oh! "I think it would be helpful for people who are especially careless and clumsy. You know, because they tend to cause things to fall accidentally...like their hand mirror, or a bowl of cereal." Nod nod.
Falling chandelier? Why would a chandelier fall? That was dangerous. Where were the elves? This was an excellent extreme scenario. Astrid nodded. "That would be awful, but you are right. It can prevent a falling chandelier from hurting others. As well as helping the less coordinated." Ahem, ahem.
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo Blaise had gotten through his paragraph in very little time at all which meant he was all ears when the Professor explained that temporarily giving away his Gryffindor identity was a way to get to know each other. It was true he supposed, cause right now he knew he didn't like the Hufflepuff he'd just given his tie to and he also now knew that most of his classmates were willing to wear different house colours. In that way he supposed her mission was accomplished?
In the background his quill still scribbled on the notepad that floated next to him but as suggested, his actual notes were being taken with a regular, old fashion one.
If possible, his face might have sunk more when he realize they would be learning the opposite of the charm he was most interested in. This was simply not his lesson, was it? Naturally he didn't know the answer either but by now enough of his classmates had said it for him to get the right idea and so he scribbled down 'Arresto Momentum' as they had said but he didn't think she needed a million and one people saying the same thing so he would go with it's use--what little there was that he could see.
"If there's only one cookie left and both you AND your little sister want it, you can make her slow then run ahead to snatch it." Not something Julie would appreciate but she would do the same if given half the chance he was sure.
"Get to the last cookie!" Astrid agreed with this so much. Being the only girl in her family, it was usually her who would lose until she was able to outsmart her brothers.
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Originally Posted by Harry174 Angel listened to everything that the Professor had said and then she smiled as she raised up her hand. "The spell is Arresto Momentum!" Angel also had such a girly answer to the question. "Professor when you and your mates are having a water fight and one is hurled straight at your face, you can slow it down and get out of the way before it ruins your hair." Angel thought it was an important thing to do that.
"It can certainly help you keep your hair dry." What a fun scenario.
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Originally Posted by Symphora Henric listened to his classmates answers and nodded agreeably. Yup...the spell was definitely Arresto Momentum. It was a charm to slow the movement of an object or a living thing from descending too fast. With a wave of a wand, the caster be able to do the spell effectively. Were they going to learn the spell today?
He raised his hands,"Arresto Momentum can be used for example, to stop any major accidents happen either by a falling tree branch or ceiling during an earthquake or something....and for everyday usage, we probably use it to maintain boiling water from overflowing the pot when we cook if we're not looking. Come o... who doesn't multitask these days... "
"Great examples. It can help from a falling tree to an earthquake to maintaining boiling water from overflowing. Thanks for sharing." She liked those examples.
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Originally Posted by Poolicious Candice listened to the Professor when she explained why she made them exchanged house ties. Well, that kinda make sense.
Then she asked them a question about a charm that could be used to slow down a falling object. She raised her hand before answering the question "If a building collapse from an earthquake or construction failure, we can use it to stop or slow down the debris so people have extra time to run." Her brother was a Wizarchitect, so she's familiar with building and stuffs like that.
"And in doing so a lot of lives can be spared, correct!" Her students were so caring.
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Originally Posted by Scorpio Vulpeculae Sabbath had entered the charms classroom and as per the professor’s instructions had chosen a random sticker to place on his forehead, his had been a large letter ‘H’ and now he felt like a complete smeghead. He’d moved over to write on the yellow wall before finding a seat.
His name tag read:
Sabbath took out a fresh sheet of parchment to address the professors first question
Sabbath looked down at his tie, he hadn't yet managed to swap it with anyone. He mused that if he'd known the charm required, it would have been much more savvy to just change its colour. Just then the professor had asked another question
Sabbath could certainly see how a charm like this could be very useful, especially if one had dark enemies. Sabbath looked thoughful and raised his hand "Professor, can I ask a question? Does the moving object have to be falling downwards, or can it also be stopped from moving sideways - lets say, just hypothetically, if someone were to throw a knife a person"
Oh my. What a question. "It doesn't have to be specifically falling, the charm will slow or stop the movement of an object." Pause. "Fortunately we only deal with wands and magic at Hogwarts," she added. So no need to worry.
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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi When he was done writing down his answers, Yoongi leaned back in his chair and began to twirl the flamingo feather quill between his fingers as he waited. So the tie swapping thing was to get to know other houses? Nice touch, shame no one wanted his gryffindor tie.... it wasn't dirty you know. He even uses ironing charms on his clothes to keep them smooth.
He sighed as he looked at the tie on his desk and then turned his attention to the Professor when she asked the next question. He raised his hand in the air "Arresto Momentum, Professor. It can be used when you fall off the cart in the gringotts caves" ....what? ..it could right? have they all seen how HIGH UP those tracks were? What if a cart suddenly..flipped or something? "Or you can use it as a game, like dropping two stones from a tower and then cast the spell and the stone that lands last wins"
So it was a lifesaver game and a fun game.
Fall off the cart at Gringotts? Oh Merlin. Astrid kept her amusement at that thought to herself. "It would make for a painful fall." Nod, nod. "It can also be used for games, clever!"
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Originally Posted by hermionesclone Uh. How did everyone know everything?
Phillip was lost. LOST. SURE, he came from a magical family and all but he wasn't TAUGHT magic. Or he simply didn't pay attention as much as he should have, something he was starting to regret now. Maybe if he'd spent less time climbing trees and pulling pranks and more time listening to whatever it was his mum and Johnny had been telling him, he wouldn't be in this mess.
Shrug.
He was going to ignore the question about what the spell WAS since people had answered it already and try to concentrate on the next bit: how it can be used in everyday circumstances. To save people's lives? Yeah. To stop something expensive from dropping on the floor and saving yourself from being shouted at by your mum? Yeah.
Oh! OH HEY! His hand went UP in the air and he started waving it around a little. HEY PROFESSOR LADY? "If you're trying to sneak around someone's room and you don't want them to know, you can use that spell if you ACCIDENTALLY knock something over. Something that would make a lot of noise and give away your cover." Not that he did things like that. Sneak around people's rooms.
Cue an overly fake innocent smile.
Sneaking into rooms. Hmm, hmm, hmm. "Yes, that is another possibility. Wouldn't want to be caught, eh?" That little Snake.
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Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01
Once he had finished his paragraph about what he knew and wanted to learn about Charms, Milo pushed it to the corner of his desk since they would be taken up at the end of the lesson. The topic of the class had just been revealed though and it sounded like a good one. Not really levitating objects like he wanted but it was close!
After listening to the questions and thinking for a minute, he raised his hand. "Professor, I don't remember the incantation for the spell really but the last part of your question reminded me of an extreme situation to use the spell. My aunt and uncle were over at me and my mom's house and one of my baby cousins had somehow gotten on top of the kitchen counter after some Honeyduke's fudge that we had gotten for Christmas from my Gran. I hadn't eaten it because it had almonds in it and I don't really like almonds--but that's beside the point. Umm, well he fell off the counter but thankfully my mom had just come in to the kitchen with a bunch of dishes levitating in front of her and she used the spell to catch him."
A bit off topic at first but he got there.
He didn't like almonds? She loves almonds...unfortunately she's allergic to them. "That is an extreme situation." Scary too. "I'm glad your mum was there to catch him on time."
"Wonderful!" Her students were a clever bunch. With a wave of her wand the name of the charm, wand movement and effect was written. "Today we will be studying two charms which will play out for our activity in just a few moments." She had a feeling there were going to be more frowny faces, but that was okay. It was the beginning of the term, the lessons were only going to grow more challenging.
"The next charm we'll be looking at is the Banishing Charm." Her gaze roamed around the room as the spell was written by an invisible entity behind her. "I'm sure you're all tired of sitting down so I will go over it and then we can jump into the next step." Eyes to you quiet ones. "The Banishing Charm does exactly what the name says; it banishes things, sends them away." Clear? Clear. "While Arresto Momentum is the incantation for its spell, the Banishing Charm has its own. Depulso." She paused as it was written on the board. "Everyone repeat after me, de-puhl-so."
Astrid waited for them to do so, and after they did she continued. "It's wand movement is a simple sweep of your wand." She demonstrated, casting the charm silently and sweeping her wand at the quill on her desk, sending it away to her office.
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Originally Posted by Blackboard Aresto Momentum
Incantation: Aresto Momentum
Wand movement: wave of wand
Effects: slows or stops movement of an object
Banishing Charm
Incantation: Depulso
Wand movement: sweep of your wand
Effects: sends away objects "Listen clearly now, we don't have much class time, so we will take a moment to practice." And then fun! "First through third years will practice Arresto Momentum. Fourth and fifth years will practice the Banishing Charm, sixth and seventh years will as well, but non-verbally." Not a peep from them. "You will only be practicing, not casting, yet. Once you feel confident, please stand up, push in your chair and wait for further instructions." And GO.
OOC: I apologize for rushing the last bit. School starts tomorrow so I'll have a busy week, and I would also like to give you guys enough time for next activity. You only require one post to practice both incantation and wand movement. Thanks!
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