Originally Posted by hermionesclone

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Well well well.

"That's a very interesting answer, Miss Traulton. They say that the Dark Arts consume you if you become too connected to it and that ties in with what you mentioned about being emotionally invested into that area of magic. That could be a branch off of intent but you are right about needing to be connected with it to perform it." At least, that was his understanding of it.

And no, that wasn't the fourth factor.

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As a whole, Hirsch was incredibly impressed with the answers the class had come out with. No one had mentioned exactly what he was thinking, but there were some creative answers here. Some that he hadn't even thought of, actually. And a few of them had managed to get very close to the answer he was looking for. Closer than, probably, even they knew.

"Really excellent suggestions, everyone, but Miss Evans, Miss Botros and Miss Phillips have nearly hit the nail with their answers." A pause to smile in their directions before he moved on. "The fourth factor that's important is control. You can have the wand movement and incantation nailed down and have all the intention to cast the spell in the world but without control, you're likely to fail."

Should he elaborate? He was going to. "The reason why some Dark wizards fail is because of their lack of control. Without it, the dark magic could very easily backfire on you, causing you harm in turn. It could cause some permanent damage, which is why some say that these wizards tend to look corrupted. They can be too focused on the intent, the desire to cause harm, that some don't bother learning to control it. It could change their entire look, making them look more and more twisted. This could also be because they let their malicious intent get the better of them." All consuming, wasn't it?

"An example of a lack of control turning out bad for the user is in the case of Fiendfyre. Many of you would know the events of the Second Wizarding War and the incident in which one individual lost control of the cursed fire and ended up dying in it. It's the same with even the minor of spells: lose control and you might end up causing more harm than you mean to." Something to think about, wasn't it?

"So!" he said, coming to the front of the class again, "Spellwork and wand magic in general isn't the only branch of magic that is associated with the Dark Arts. Can anyone think of any other kind of magic, whether it's a subject taught here at Hogwarts or not, that could influence and be associated with the Dark Arts?"


OOC: You guys are doing SO well so far! <3 Sorry if this question is confusing! Just have your charrie name any other branch of magic that could be linked to the Dark Arts. Aaaaaanything ^^
Tegan will continue the next part of the class <3