SPOILER!!: Professor
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DaniDiNardo 
She wanted to do what where now?
Malachi was taken aback by the question. It was such a departure from the topic of the lesson that it made the words just a little harder for him to understand. "Er.....sure.....I'll give you half an hour but then you've got to head to lunch. I don't want you late for lunch or your lessons following lunch." He would take it as a personal favour to him if she took the favour he was willing to offer her and handled it responsibly.
And she was another that truly understood the complexity of non-verbals. Good. If anything, it would make the activity have more meaning and make more sense to the lot of them.
"I like the way you put it. A marathon, not a sprint. Not everyone gets that. It won't happen overnight and does take a great bit of time and dedication. Not exactly a hobby you pick up over the weekend."
Holly beamed at the Headmaster, nodding instantly.
”Half an hour. Amazing! Thank you!” How amazing was that??? Totally gave her plenty of time to grab something to eat AND get to her next class. Hehehehe. Gymnastics time!! ^__^ She wouldn’t disappoint him.
It sounded hard. It sounded like a lot of work. It sounded like something that she wanted to be able to do! … And it REALLY sounded like something she needed to start like… yesterday.
SPOILER!!: Professor
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DaniDiNardo "Excellent answers everyone." They could understand the fundamental benefits of non-verbals. This wasn't by any means an indication they would be able to immediately jump into casting them but that was fine as it wasn't what the lesson entailed. "As I mentioned earlier, we won't be getting into the actual practice until later this week, this being more an introductory lesson and all but it doesn't make learning this all any less pertinent."
There were actually a few things they needed to cover before moving on, not too many but things that needed saying all the same. "Given the difficult nature of non-verbals, it goes without saying that some spells will be more difficult to produce non-verbally than others. Simple spells, ones learned typically in your first year of formal wizarding education will naturally be more easily mastered than ones taught at the OWL or NEWT level." But surely that went without saying.
"Tamesis put it right when she said it was a marathon, not a sprint. The reasoning behind that is something McCarthy mentioned; it's very difficult. You won't sit for an afternoon and suddenly become an expert at non-verbals but that's not meant to discourage you. Rather, think of it as encouragement. Imagine the level of accomplishment when you finally do get them! All that effort, focus and time finally paying off." With a flick of his wand, certain disillusionment charms fell away to reveal creatures chained to the corners of the room. They were skinny in frame with large teeth they gnashed and equally large. They kept pulling on the chains that bound them, trying to make for the man who'd been speaking the entire time. Red, menacing eyes locked on the students.
"Now that you understand the importance of silence, we've got one more activity." Two baskets appeared on the other end of the room and the opening in the wall reopened to reveal the ball pit again. "You'll have to get these balls across the room into those baskets. You'll be split into two teams. Let me stress, you'll have to do this silently. The creatures currently chained are hypersensitive to noise. They react to it. They attack anything they hear." Evidently. They yanked harder at the chains every time the man spoke. "This can be accomplished in a few ways. The one that may come to mind is by non-verbal magic. No talking. Easy peasy. Sure. However, this isn't an option for most of you. In that case, as a team, you'll need to find another way around it. If you do choose to attempt non-verbals, I suggest the levitation spell. It's a simple spell which should make it just a bit easier. Fair warning, screw it up, have that ball drop and it's charmed to be louder than a siren. You'll have creatures swarming in no time." Not how they wanted things to be. Was Dakest ready to scream now? Because the time for that had passed. "Get into teams. I'll release the creatures. Remember, not a SOUND." They could choose teams silently. They could plan silently if they knew what they were doing and could think far enough outside the box. The room was padded for this very reason. It would make at least movement a bit easier. They just had to work this out.
Malachi waited a silent moment for the creatures to settle then he vanished the chains.
Not. A. Sound.
Oh. Look at that, she got mentioned. ^___^
… And she was right about it being a challenge and something that would make her proud. Yup, she wanted to work on that.
……… Woah. What were they??? She’d never seen creatures like them before….. They were hyper-sensitive? Oh… boy.
She couldn’t do non-verbals, had never even TRIED them… so… how was she… going.. Uh.
But before she had moved more than a step to the right, the creatures were unchained and she was stock still with wide eyes. Ohmerlin. She took a deep breath before looking around to see if she could find someone to work with - where was Cam when she needed him… He’d have helped her through this.
… but she was strong enough to do this herself, and definitely light enough on her feet. Maybe she could just walk over there… would that work? Hmm. Partner up first.