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Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: #8000FF
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Amelia "Mia" Adair
Slytherin Sixth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Leigh Upstead
Hufflepuff Fifth Year  x11
|  be curious, not judgmental
Once upon a time, Sophie Brown hadn't minded the coldness that came with winter at all. In fact, she'd loved it, just as much as she loved summer. It was a nice change, kept her on her toes, and it was fun to bundle up and practice warming charms and traction charms for the buttom of her shoes when she went for her morning runs. She still felt that way sometimes, but other times... the freezing cold reminded her of that one potions class. THE potions class, the one that still gave her the occasional nightmare. Today was one of those days when she'd started her trek through the castle toward the classroom, and to combat this sinking feeling, she'd cast the insulation charm on the walls as she went to try to make the castle warmer. Just helping everyone out, really.
She had continued this even when she entered, her wand out as she'd cast the insulation charm at the door, then she had almost moved to do it for the rest of the classroom when she saw the state of the classroom. The first thing she had noticed was the movement of the snitches up above, then the wall, then the bowl beside Dakest in that order. None of it had really fazed her all that much - even though this was defense class, she'd never felt too alarmed upon stepping inside the classroom. Even if Dakest would have tried to test their constant vigilance and throw a danger at them the moment they entered, Soph had her wand in her hand anyway and was always certain she could take whatever came her way. Confidence, she had it, and when there was no present danger, Soph had stepped out of the doorway and had taken a moment to absorb the three prominent new factors of the classroom today.
Curious, all of it was. Very curious. Especially the bowl over there. Was that a...?
Hmmmmm.
Soph had given Dakest her usual customary, slightly smug greeting - the kind where she greeted him like they had some sort of inside joke going on when really she was just radiating with delight to be in his class and knew he was obviously happy to see her, too - Soph had moved over and chosen to stand near Eves. Standing was always better, unless the professor instructed them to sit, and before long, the professor had started class. She'd gotten there just in the nick of time. Whew.
A rogue snitch made its way down to the class, and Soph watched it attentively, waiting for it to come nearer to her - if it came close enough, she was TOTALLY going to try to catch it - but the professor waved it off and sent it back upward. Laaame, Sabel. His question was an interesting one, though, and the Ravenclaw listened to the answers of a few others before raising a hand. "The Impediment Jinx is another one to slow a target, professor. Impedimenta will slow or freeze a target temporarily, long 'nuff for you to get in some more well-placed shots. That still kinda leaves you with the problem of hitting the target with the spell in the first place, but if y'do, you're buying yourself more time. I'd say it's not quite as useful as Immobulus, maybe, but still worth mentioning, 'cause the wand movement for Immobulus is a little more complex, kinda like a wonky full triangle shape whereas Impedimenta is a quick horizontal line like this." She demonstrated, since her wand was still out. "So I guess in a crisis sorta situation or a situation where y'gotta act quicker, the split second it takes to do the Impedimenta wand movement is quicker than doing the Immobulus one, so sometimes y'gotta just gauge factors like that, too. A millisecond can make all the difference when your life is on the line, y'know? Y'gotta take all factors into account with each 'n every situation you're in." You had to think quickly on your feet if you didn't want to die.
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