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"Thank you for clarifying, Miss Finnigan. That is quite a sufficient explanation."
He paced back to the middle of the room. "Now, let's move on. We've discussed... the very nature of Dark Arts, and I hope that you are developing your own opinions on what constitutes Dark magics. In time, I hope that you can all speak eloquently about your own ideas on this topic. Now, I'd like to move the discussion onward."
Tate put his hands behind his back and fixed his eyes on the students each in turn. "Who has heard the phrase 'The best defense is a good offense'? What does it mean?"
Enya smiles, she wondered if Michael had heard Professor Tate's praise of her!"
Enya raised her hand again. "Professor Tate, I think that the Best Defense is a good offense means that You should be prepared for anything. It doesn't necessarily mean that we should go looking for trouble, but what it does mean is to be ready. To be Vigilant."