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Daisy sat down, ready to begin the lesson. This was a subject that she hoped she was going to be a tad successful at today considering what had happened to her. Her hand immediately went up and she answered, "I believe Vulnera Sanentur is used to treat large wounds and to cease blood flow. Maybe that is what was used to treat my wounds last year but I wouldn't know."


Daisy's hand was the first Gaston saw in the air. He listened intently to her answer, nodding in approval. "Very good, Miss Swann. That's exactly what Vulnera Sanentur does," he said, but his expression darkened at the mention of last term. The memories of that night came rushing back... creatures clawing at him, students crying, the great hall on fire. He shook his head, trying to force the bad memories deep down where they belonged. "Y-yes, that's certainly possible."

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Rylee had been on time for the lesson, uniform neat and tidy, the usual smile on her face whether or not she was happy. A simple greeting had been given to those around her the professor included while she had taken place behind her desk.

Once they had been given the okay to sit, Rylee had done so. Quietly she took out some parchment and her quill trying to ignore the 'dummy' that lay on her desk while she took notes. Healing charms. Was there a theme or something going on lately in these lessons? Healing potions and now healing charms. Seemed like all the professors wanted to make sure the students could take care of an injury.

Rylee raised her hand when it was her turn, "Episkey may be helpful. It's good with healing small injuries and broken bones."


Before Gaston could become too lost in his traumatic thoughts, he saw Rylee's hand. He called on her, secretly grateful for the distraction. Her answer also earned a nod. "Excellent, Miss Prichard," he replied.

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Skyler let out a small sigh and sat down when told that she was allowed to. She took off her scarf when she saw that the other student did not get in trouble and she draped it over her chair. She had her uniform in order and ironerd so he could not doc points for that. Hopefully he does not get fired from his job after this. She did not know of any spells and the only one she knew of one of the other students already said so she kept her hand down and silently listened.


As Gaston glanced out at the students, his eyes momentarily fell on Skyler. He waited a moment to see if she would raise her hand, but it seemed the girl had nothing to say. That was alright. Unlike some people at this school, Gaston would never berate a student for not having an answer. Maybe she'd have something to add later on. He gave her a very small encouraging smile before moving on.

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She didn’t care what anyone else said, it’d been a relief walking into Charms and not finding anything to give her anxiety cause to worsen. With the way the professors had been so heedlessly forcing rule breaking on them, the Ravenclaw had to admit she was relieved at the dreary setting. The man’s demeanour, while not unnoticed, was of little consequence to her. This wasn’t a happy term. To see a professor bouncing around with glee would have been off putting to say the least and would’ve sent her stomach churning something fierce.

This was okay.

Jessa took her seat when instructed to and spared a glance over at the dummies. They’d received notice too but they were also given little thought. The nature of the lesson was obvious but the man teaching it gave her little hope it would be in a way her own mind would appreciate it.

The Head Girl had long accepted that most lessons would leave her feeling under-stimulated.

“The suturing charm would be useful for deep gashes.” She sounded almost bored, her gaze set on the window she’d chosen to sit by. She remembered the last time some form of stitching charm was taught by the man. Halloween. He’d been appalled by her suggestion. It left her reluctant and disinterested in answering most times these days for questions of opinion. The man seemed to care very little for hers and she supposed she couldn’t blame him.


Was Gaston just imagining things or did Jessa seem a little distracted? Not that he blamed her at all... if this term was even half as hard on her as it was on him, she must have a lot on her mind! A familiar pang of guilt gripped his heart, just as it always did when he looked at her, and his thoughts went back to that day several terms ago. He regretted the way he acted as soon as it happened... he was just caught off guard and on edge because of the intrusion from the BoG. He feared the visitor would've found the subject disturbing and judge him harshly had he not reacted... but instead, he lost the ability to engage his student forever.

This time, he wasn't shocked that her mind went there and gave her an approving nod. "It most certainly would," he agreed, smiling slightly. "Thank you for answering, Miss Cambridge."

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Taking a seat, Stella was glad that Professor Marchand hasn't been replaced, but she was worried. All the nice Professor's were getting sacked and all there was mean and cold ones. It made her shiver how Hogwarts was turning and she hated it. It was more like a military school then a place of magic and wonder.


Stella raised her hand. " W...What about Reparifors isn't it a healing spell that reverts minor magically-induced ailments?" Stella asked biting her lip. After the other Professor's cold reply she was afraid to answer questions but she knew how kind Professor Marchand was, so she wasn't that scared. This was probably one of the classes she could relax in besides Herbology and CoMC.


Poor Stella! Gaston's heart went out to her; he knew how hard this term was for her! Her lip biting was immediately noticed, and he gave her a quick sympathetic look. Her answer even got a smile from him... a very small sad one, but it was there. "Yes, indeed it is," he replied with a nod. Not one of the spells they would be practicing today, but a correct answer nonetheless. "Very good, Miss Starson."

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Juni sat down when Professor Marchand told them to. Think goodness the lesson was starting finally. The sixth year shook her head half amused by all of stuff on Slate’s desk, half trying to figure out what he was doing with all of it. Once she did she looked over at him and grinned. Right after Professor Marchand had told him to put it back in his bag. ”Thanks.” She was close enough to reach over and grab the mirror, look her at herself and place it into her bag. She grinned again and turned back to the front of the class.

Healing charms… of course. she listened to the professors question before she raised her hand, ”The Bandaging Charm is used to bandage and splint broken bones, and it’s said to help with pain too.”


Blink, blink. Gaston was officially confused by the collection of items on Slate's desk. He watched as Juni grabbed the mirror and put it away. So that was her mirror? Then what was Slate doing with it? Never mind... as long as it wasn't a two-way mirror and it was put away like he asked, he didn't need to know. Switching gears, he noticed Juni's hand in the air and listened to her answer. "Yes! Excellent, Miss Primeaux," he said, nodding. "i don't think I could've worded that better myself."

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Chocolate frogs had not had occupancy in the sixth year's pockets since that fateful Astronomy lesson. The weight of hypocrisy in his pocket from them as he had strolled back up to the castle that night enough to make him sink into the ground. He was surprised the club exchanging the wizarding cards was still instated given how things were going, though he was grateful it was still there. Small sense of normalcy, you know?

The locking of the door did not go unnoticed, especially given how he was hypersensitive to the fact that the door had shut given that SLAM. It made him feel...anxious though nothing that Alohomora couldn't fix in a pinch, he reckoned.

He also reckoned that this lesson, along with RICE, were a direct result of the carnage that had been last term. Better late than never, yeah? Though he had hardly been in any condition to fix himself up last term and thankfully Bel had been quick her feet to set his broken wrists on site.

"Not technically classified as a healing charm...but...Aguamenti..." he offered when his turn came. "...you gotta clean open wounds before you tend to them...flush out the surface and interior as best you can."


Now this was an answer Gaston hadn't expected to hear. but it wasn't wrong. If nothing else, he had to give Derf props for thinking outside the box! He considered the Hufflepuff's answer a moment before nodding in approval. "That's certainly true, Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne," he said with a small smile. "Thank you for your unique answer."

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Chloe was so haunted by the professor's expression, especially at how it had lifted when she'd just been nice to him. Did that mean people generally weren't being nice or that he needed a kind word now and then? She smiled broadly at him but didn't continue the conversation, since it was just gonna get them both in trouble.

But onward... Oh, bandages! Juni was the cleverest. "I know the spell to conjure bandages! It's Inurio Bani." And she was having to practice it a lot lately.


Gaston retutned Chloe's smile with a much smaller, slightly sad one. He wasn't surprised that she'd chosen not to continue thier conversation, but even so, just the fact that she'd talked to him at all gave him a small glimmer of hope that Julian Scrimgeour hadn't yet snuffed out all the kindness at Hogwarts. When he saw her hand go up, he called on her and listened to her answer, nodding approvingly. "A useful spell to know," he said. "very good, Miss Kettleburn."



Gaston's eyes scanned the room for any more hands in the air. Nothing? Okay, then... moving on. "Nice job, everyone," he said, addressing the students as a group. "All of the spells mentioned would be useful in healing the dummies, but just to recap..." With a wave of his wand, the following words appeared under the heading on the blackboard:

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Vulnera Sanentur - heals large wounds
Episkey - heals minor injuries & small broken bones
Suturing Charm - stitches deep gashes
Reparifors - heals minor magically-induced ailments
Bandaging Charm - bandages & slints broken bones; reduces pain
Aguamenti - can be used to clean/flush out wounds
Inurio Bandi - conjures bandages
"We'll come back to this list later, but for now we'll focus on these two spells..." he continued, underlining Episkey and the Bandaging Charm. "As Miss Prichard mentioned, Episkey is used to heal minor injuries - shallow cuts, split lips, things of that nature - and small broken bones - fingers, toes, nose." He paused a moment to give time tor that information to sink in before going on, "To cast, move your wand in a downward diagonal line, and say the incantation, 'Eh - PIS - kee;." He aimed his wand at one of the dummies' broken fingers, make the correct wand movement, and said the incantation; the misaligned finger shifted back into its proper place.

Had everyone been paying attention to that demonstration? Good. "It should be noted that a larger, more serious broken bone, like an arm or leg, is more difficult to treat magically and requires a different spell. Treating a large broken bone can be dangerous when done incorrectly; some of the complications include bones accidentally being misaligned or completely removed. So, let's say you find yourself or a friend with a large broken bone and not a healer in sight. You don't want to risk mending the bones incorrectly, so what can you do to help?"

Gaston gave the class a moment or two to consider the situation before going on, "In that case, you should use the Bandaging charm, as Miss Primeaux mentioned earlier, as a temporary measure until you can seek professional help. The Bandaging charm differs from the spell Miss Kettelburn mentioned in that it is used primarily for broken bones, while Inurio Bandi can be used for other types of injuries. Inurio Bandi only produces the bandage, while the bandaging charm also splints the wound and eases pain. The casting is fairly simple. All you have to do is tap the target - lightly - and use the incantation Ferula..."He deomonstrated the spell on the leg of another dummy. "Fer-ROOL-lah." He tapped the dummy's leg. a long bandage shot out of the tip of his wand and wound itself around the leg.

When that was done, he addressed the class once more, "Your first activity is to treat the dummies using Episkey and Ferula. Use Episkey on the minor cuts and broken toes, fingers, and noses. Use Ferula on all the other broken bones. Please leave the deeper gashes alone for now! We'll be coming back to those. If you have questions, raise your hand, and I'll come to you. Begin... NOW!"


OOC: This is the start of the main activity. As Gaston said, treat the dummies' broken bones and minor cuts with Episkey and Ferula, but leave the deep gashes alone. You may work in groups or alone, but every person must attempt both spells for full credit. Gaston and I will be checking in periodically, so if you have questions/need help, please indicate in the title of your post, and we'll get back to you. You have 4 DAYS (2:30 AM EDT Wed. Oct. 10) to complete the activity.
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