09-14-2017, 11:04 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wales
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Jade Archer de Leon
Slytherin Fourth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Ivy Charlton
Hufflepuff Fifth Year |  Little Fox | ½ of Lauralie | Ravenclaw with a Hufflepuff heart and a Gryffindor soul | #HouseNATARIANA
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Originally Posted by hermionesclone  "Now, some of you have touched upon something I wanted to bring to your attention and that is: ethics." Dramatic pause, anyone? "Some spells, while acceptable against each other, are seen to be ethically wrong to use against a creature, especially an endangered creature. One of these spells is Incarcerous, the rope-conjuring charm. The Ministry says it's wrong to use this spell against a creature for a number of reasons and would rather you use another spell, instead."
Did they see where he was getting at?
"The Ensnarement Charm is the focus of today's lesson. It's a charm that causes vines to grow out of the ground, especially ones that have a lot of greenery like grass," He gestured at the grass surrounding them. "Or objects that have some form of greenery on them already." At this, he gestured at the rocks off to one side of the room. "As the name suggests, the Ensnarement Charm ensnares a creature and restricts its mobility. It uses vines to capture them and make them stay where they are."
Pause.
"Now, I know what you're thinking: it sounds very similar to Incarcerous, with the exception of vines being used instead of ropes. So my next question is: why do you think the Ministry says that the Ensnarement Charm is more ethical than Incarcerous?"
At this, the box gave another violent shake and Hirsch gave it a look before turning to the students. Nothing to see here. Yes, there was indeed a hint of sass.
Rhea considered Professor Hirsch' question. The obvious difference between ropes and vines was that vines were naturally occuring. Although, if they were conjured magically, were they still natural? Kinda. Would vines be less harming than ropes? She thought, too, about the way the spells worked. The other students sounded right. Even though you'd still have to use your wand to perform the spell, the creature would be less likely to see the 'attack' as coming from you. It would be coming from the environment instead. She paused, thinking. "The Ministry might see the Ensnarement Charm as a necessary evil. It's less of an attack than Incarcerous and it's more obvious that it's defensive." That was more like it. "Plus they'd be more familiar with vines and might recognise them as being non-threatening. At least compared to rope. Ropes would be completely new for them and definitely threatening 'cause they wouldn't know what they do."
Heh. She'd said enough. Rhea went about writing down various answers and ideas in her notes. She wanted her notes to be as detailed as possible this year. If there was a time to put more effort in, it was now.
...Then a movement caught her eye. It came from the box.
Would they be trying out the charm on whatever was in that box..?
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