Spinning around exceitedly, Lexi pointed at Kellen. "Yes! That's right! Good point," she said. "Boggarts have a funny little way of creeping on you in ways you least expected. Remember, they're dark creatures--they'll seek to find ways to overpower you."



Nodding, Lexi said, "Right, I agree. I'm also unsure as to whether it's truly impossible to fear nothing. Surely each of us has a loved one that we would hate to see in a trying situation," she said, looking out at the class as a whole. "Mmhmm, a boggart will bring out things in you that you never even thought of before. That's just how they work."



"Hmm, that's a good point, but then again, if that's true, I believe it would have already happened," she said, a thoughtful look on her face. "As of right now, no one knows the form a boggart takes when it is alone and with no one to face. I like that idea about the boggart taking the shape of what the person with you fears, too."



"The boggart is only in its true form when it's alone and facing no one. When it comes out to face a fearless person, it'll find something fearful to show that person," she remarked.



Lexi paused for a moment and considered what Riley had said. It was a good idea, and so she nodded as she replied. "Hmm, that's a good idea...which is why it's best to have someone with you and to know the proper way to cast Riddikulus," she said.



Although she tried not to, Lexi did laugh just a little as Fletcher claimed the fearless person would be lying. Leave it to Fletcher to be the one to bring that up! "Yes, it would come up with something, although, I guess we'll see just what that'll be in a moment," she answered eying the desk a she spoke.



Lexi could only stop and stare at Sabel as she listened to his reply. To be honest, this was a thought even she had never thought of before, and so it took her by surprise to hear it and let it sink in. "Wow...good idea, Mr. Dakest. That's really something to think about," she responded. It took her a moment before she could move on. Her mine was set on thinking more about what the boy had said.



Nodding, Lexi said, "That was my first thought, too--that it would show the person something that they would fear if it were to happen. Like, for instance, the death of a loved one," she said. Lexi then shrugged. "No one knows what a boggart looks like in its true form. It's only ever appeared as someone's greatest fear. If only the boards that make up this desk could talk...they'd tell us what they see inside."



Whoa. Now that was a good question. Again, Lexi stopped to consider the answer. "When a person thinks of a boggart, the first thing they think of is fear. For that reason, when a person encounters a boggart, fear itself is the first and foremost thought on their mind," she started. "In this case, the boggart has been known to show a random assortment of fearful objects, creatures, or people--anything to frighten a person."



"...and that is just what I've been thinking all alone," she said, with a smile. "Yup, they'll find out soon enough, as will we all." As she talked, she scooted the desk, which was on wheels, toward the center of the room. Showtime.

Well, almost.



"Now that's a though. Perhaps it would just appear as a puff of smoke, and then it would...poof...into nothingness. That's definitely a possibility," she agreed. "A boggart only survives where there is fear. If there were to be no fear, there would be no boggart."



"Mmhmm, like fear of failure or fear of losing something or someone we love very much," Lexi agreed. "Boggarts are really good at finding those things."



"Ohh, now that's a good one, too! I like that--afraid of fear itself! It'd be interesting to see the boggart in that situation," she commented.



Lexi shook her head. "I don't think we'll ever see it in it's natural state. I think the boggart would cease to exist, since it thrives and lives off fear alone," she remarked. Come to think of it, though, she was rather curious as to what was inside those desk drawers--what was really inside, specifically.



"Right, Miss Hollingberry. Even a child, though, fears--ohh, losing their mother in a shop or restaurant. True, they are fearless when they are born, but they aren't without a heart, as you know," she said. "Surely anyone fears losing that which matters to them the most."



"That's a good point, Miss Kelly. The boggart would seek out something that would trigger an emotion, state of shock, or...well, fear...in a person," she agreed, nodding her head. "A dementor does seem likely to appear for a fearless person, ...yes."



"I do agree that it would be really interesting to see the boggart come out for a fearless person. However, if we," she said, motioning to the class, "were in here to see that happen, the boggart would likely shift to one of our fears instead."



"Yes, I agree," Lexi said, nodding when Alex mentioned he boggart shifting into something that would bother the fearless person the most. "Oh, don't worry, we'll all find out what happens when a boggart is released soon enough."



"Hmm, that's a possibility. Perhaps the boggarts would be responsible for creating a fear in a person--by showing them something that'll put the fear in them," she said. It was definitely something to consider.



"I agree. Like she said," Lexi began, nodding toward Alice, "it's possible that a boggart would create a fear in a person by showing them that fear for the first time."



"Mmhmm, it could very well show you a depiction of yourself in some of the most helpless and hopeless positions," Lexi responded.



Lexi blinked as the girl, Freya she thought her name was, gave a dictionary-perfect definition of the word fear. Hmm, intelligent girl, yes... "Right, which is why it would be so easy for a dark creature to prey off that and find something deep within us to appear as," she said.



Lexi shook her head. "No, I don't think so either," she agreed. "I believe it would definitely find something to show that fearless person."



"Yes, but only if they truly feared nothing at all--and if they truly had no one or nothing they loved," she said, nodding once in Luna's direction.



"No, I don't think it'll ever show it's true form. I think it would just cease to exist, as it'd have nothing to exist for," she remarked.