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Former Professor Valon Kazimeriz
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Professor Kazimeriz nodded, pleased to see his students thinking. "Very good. Two points to everyone who contributed an answer." Quote:
Originally Posted by druidflower 
He raised his hand and said, "Well sir, fear can be an awesome motivator. It is for me; when I thought I was about to meet my end at your hands, I figured out how to do a pretty good shield, right quick. But it can also cause you to lose your head and forget things you know, it also can cause indecision, like the dear-in-the-headlights effect."
"Excellent example, Avalon-- take an extra point." Kazimeriz nodded. Quote:
Originally Posted by Celandine Celandine spared a brief, impressed look at the Baron before focusing on the question. She raised her hand, "Well Professor, I think if you have felt fear it might give you insight about what your opponent is afraid of, meaning you can turn their fears against them. I guess thats another part of being alert and aware; if you see your opponent freaks out over... say... a bunch of birds being cast at them, you can make all your attacks avian related and make their fears work for you." Celandine took a breath and shot another glance at the Baron.
"Also, if you know you are afraid of particular things, you can prepare yourself by learning spells that might help you. And, if your fear is obvious, you can totally play it up so that your opponent gets all cocky and tries to take advantage of it then you can take them by surprise." Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin Copernicus raised his hand again. "I think that being aware of your own fears makes you less likely to cave in to them later. Knowing that the dark or spiders frighten you can help you to intellectualize the moment so you know it isn't real beyond your emotional reaction. And as for helping you offensively, taking advantage of an opponent's fears could be a great tool in overcoming them." "Self-awareness of your fear leads to a greater mastery of your destiny... you offer good examples of using fear as a tool. An extra point for you both, Toussaint and Kettleburn." Quote:
Originally Posted by Jojogali [COLOR="DimGray"]
Joanne just remembered something as the professor talked about animals instincts " Professor, animals have distances, they are called an escape distance, critic distance and attack distance. Those three zones, as the names says are zones that they allow humans to approach them, for example a lion in Africa will run away from a human that comes into his escape distance but as soon as the human steps into his critic distance he will stop trying to escape and turn in his direction, to attack!"
She made a pause to breath " So, in humans, studies have not been done to define this distances but I think that, we have those too, ruled by fear. Fear that makes you run away from danger, fear that makes you stop and change your mind when you no longer have the power,will or strength to run away and fear that makes you attack ! It can be good, when you face an obstacle that you cannot overcome, and run. But it can also be bad when fear tells you that you have no other option but to fight and protect yourself, when you actually don't."
Joanne said all that in almost one breath eager to share her recent knowledge. She read about this in a muggle magazine that she found on her grandpa's attic. "Precisely; we, like most animals, have instincts that include fight or flight syndrome and comfort zones for each reaction. Understanding this within yourself will help you to master your reactions and therefore improve your defense. Three points." Quote:
Originally Posted by Helios Sunrider The hairs on the back of the princes neck bristled at the mention of the legendary basilisk. "How do you know...?" Helios muttered.
"Basilisk eyes are pools of pure fear. Those that don't die of fright are paralyzed with fear. They say someone who does not have fear in their heart can meet the creatures gaze and bend the serpent to their will."
This was all explained in a hushed tone, surely no one wanted to actually listen to his blabber. "Sunrider? Speak up if you have something to share with the class; this is not the time for mutterings or socialization." Kazimeriz cautioned the boy. Quote:
Originally Posted by atmor Jai raised her hand "Fear is what drives a person, fear of not being up to par fear of disappointing their parents, fear of dieing. Fear is like an instict, doesn't have to be fear of an object or ghost," she glanced at the Bloody Baron "fear of being inadequet can cause you to be weak and weakness at the wrong moment can cause instant death." she raised a brow
"But of course fear can drive a person to survive, the natural human instict is to stay alive for as long as possible at whatever cost. I would use my enemies fear againt them, let them simmer in it and then strike when they can take no more." She shrugged "Of course I would be sure that no one knew my fear, because when others know your fear you can become their slave, mentally they own you." Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomasina Riddle Paris looked over at the Bloody Baron as he barked at Tobi. She smirked, glad that the Baron was putting that lion in his place. She still hadn't forgotten that Quidditch comment he made.
She raised her hand. "Well if someone fears you you can manipulate them to get them to do what you want. If they are scared of your power and what you are capable of then you can play them like a piano. The unknown is the best fear factor. If you are facing someone and you don't shrink from them and their attacks if may put them off their game. You aren't showing fear makes them scared that you have nothing to lose and a person who has nothing to lose will do any and everything to survive." She said. Kazimeriz grinned. "Ah, I'd expect such logic from my Slytherins. Two extra points to each of you." Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz
Plymouth should have been expecting this TOO. He nearly fell out of the other side of his chair with another yip. Bless his little heart. He wore his fear of her popping out at him, her words, and her in general openly on his face.
So, fine. KaziFEARiz wasn't directing victims to the middle. Fine. Concede!
Plymouth raised his hand to answer the question, half wondering if a werewolf would just hop up and eat his hand off. In this class room it just wouldn't be all that surprising. "You ever hear of something called 'survival of the fittest'? The way I see it, fear keeps you safe. There are some violent people in this school. And crazy people. And some crazy violent people," Plymouth paused to cough and it sounded a suspiciously like "coughTobicough" before continuing. "I'm afraid of those people -- so I don't get my face punched in. Same for animals. I'm afraid of the ones that will say, eat my hand off - so I stay away from those. And because of that, I'm still kicking today. And you know what else, Professor? All these ghosts convening here scares me too. It's sending all sorts of alarms off. I mean, the dead are all here -- no offense to you ghosties, I say bless your poor little dead hearts -- then something bad is probably about to go down. Just saying. And now that you know that, I'm so sure you'll use it against me. Like Cela and the others were saying, knowing someone else's fear...helps you get them. " And Plymouth put his hand down before the werewolf could just out of the corner and nom on him.
Kazimeriz grinned openly at the babbling boy. "Well said- knowing someone else's fear helps you get them. Fear can be a powerful tool-- when your foe knows your weakness, he can exploit it if you do not have mastery of your own fear. Conversely, when you know your opponent's fear, it is a weapon at your disposal. Use it well. Five extra points, Morgan."
Kazimeriz stopped pacing and faced the class again. "Fear plays a very specific role in Defense Against the Dark Arts, not only in terms of wizard-to-wizard defense preparation and strategy, but also when dealing with dark creatures. Dark creatures are not creatures in the same way that, for instance, a unicorn is-- they are not biological in nature; rather, they exist solely as magical entities. Who can tell me the three primary ways that Dark Creatures differ from typical magical creatures or mundane animals?"
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