Melanie looked down her her parchment. There were scribbles and some key words, but other than that she was terrible at taking notes. Maybe she could find someone to study with later...

"Yes, Expelliermus would be a fantastic spell to use when you know your opponet would dare cast the morst deadly unforgivable curse."

Antwone added.

Raven looked at the girl and glared. She knew that it wasn't the Protego spell. She would never say something so ignorant. " I assure it isn't Protego that is the exact charm but possibly under that catergory, it defends the person that cast from hexes. It is like two people dueling and their friend puts hex on them so they don't get hit by any spells."

Sarah looked at Raven. She was the smartest here, in her opinian. Sarah contined to take notes.

Antwone looked between Sarah and Raven.

Come on guys, you're in the same house. Work toghether. Especially as Ravens!

Antwone thought this to himsself.

ali took notes knowing that he couldnt learn spells so well

Lauren was talking notes and sitting, just listening, fasinated by how smart these people were. 'Someday I hope I'll be as smart as them.' Lauren thought to herself. She continued taking notes and couldn't wait to get the homework assignment so she could acually fell smart and earn some house points.

Sarah was awed by the proffesor's speech. She agreed that there was indeed no excuse to use a curse that could kill.

"I think using a Dark Curse from a lighter one seperates the Dark Wizard from the Light Wizard. The Light Wizard will always try to find a way to get around using dark curses, while a Dark Wizard could care less and use these spells at there advantage. I believe Light Wizards are selfless in their way of dueling. It is a very contriversial discussion of morality."

Melanie raised her hand. "I agree. I don't feel that there's any reason to ever use the Killing Curse. It's not like in the muggle world where if two people have guns then one can shoot the other in self-defense. You can disarm a wizard."

'and wouldn't casting an unforgivable spell on somebody be the same as executing without trial?' Rosa added to raven's story. 'but if you could safe a lot of lives with it, what would you do? that'd really be a difficult choice, I think'

Wizards have it nice...in yet...they have it much worse.

Christy was writing lots of notes about this new ideas of duelling...

Rae smiled at Antwone's thought before continuing. "Let's move on so we have time at the end for something more interesting. Now... I know there is much debate on what is or is not a Dark Creature, so we're not even going to bother listing them today. Just tell me what you think would help to classify a creature as Dark."


ooc: You should know I have access to teh same resources as you, so any answers that appear striaght off a book or webpage do not get credit. I want YOUR thoughts and ideas.

"Agreed, i believe that we will all have to make that choice when we get there in our lives."

Sarah raised her hand. "A creature with dark properties. Like a Kelpie. They kill, and don't help with anything."

Lauren raised her hand.
''Maybe if the creature has a dark wizard as a master that could classify them a dark..''

Raven raised her hand. "The Ministry of Magic rates what level the animal is danger wise. Like some animals have three xxx which means dangerous because of what they may do or contain or capable of to humans."

Rosa smiled. this was really a good class. a lot better than perry's, definitely. she thought a while over the next question of professor rae. then she raised her hand 'maybe a creature who would attack you, but is conscious of doing so, not just because he wants you to go away, like a dog would do if you hit it. one that might even go looking for victims.'

'To classify a Dark creature we should know how poisonous or dangerous the creature is. And if we had any doubts we should read the classification that the department of Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures give us.'

"would dark mean something which ,means to cause pain to humans and other animals?"

Lauren rasied her hand again feeling very smart.
''Also, even though mostly all creatures have the ability to hurt someone or something, only dark ones take advantage of that skill.''

"A Dark creature would be considered dark when it is magical of nature, they do not complete a life cycle the way most animals do, and they just tend to harm you for no good reason," Alex replied with her hand raised. "Also they exist simply as a physical extension of an evil intention," she added, biting her lip and frowning. Perhaps this was not one of the longer answers, but it was hort and sweet.

Sarah wrote down the information the Raven had said. Interesting, Sarah thought. She had no idea half of these things.

Professor Rae really gets her students thinking outside the box.

Antwone enjoyed herstyle of teaching, very personal and deep reaching. Not just a bunch of trivia questions for points.

"Interesting class, I said it would be great!" Christy though to herself. She was enjoying the class very much. Always taking notes and listening the other students.

Mel pondered for a moment. "I think what makes a creature Dark is when everything it does causes harm. Or if it's the kind of creature who kills for fun." She prodded her head for more answers. "Though it's not really fair to include an entire race as evil. We learned from the history of Harry Potter that some creatures that are considered "evil" in general do have some exceptions. Just as some creatures that are considered light could have some evil doings in them."

"Well...i know that Unicorns are one of the purest creatures of the wizarding world. And demeantors are quite evil...seeking only for souls for theirselfs. Possible a dark creature is a creature that thinks one-minded, or even mindless. Zombies for example."

ooc: are zombies wizardly?

'Because Grindylows try to attack humans by strangulation' Christy said

Sarah rraised her hand. "Because they hurt for no reason. Its not as tho they eat humans."

do they attack people who go near their lairs, im not sure

"Good question, possibly because they attack without question or intent to killa and eat for food. They attack for the joy of it perhaps?"

Lauren raised her hand.
''Well considering it is a water DEMON..I would say yes.''

"A grindylow could be considered dark because it only needs small fish to eat, and yet it still attacks humans, wizard or muggle."

"Why were they named water demons? I'm sure they didn't name themselves, intentionally."

Sarah nodded and wrote down the info.

Rosa raised her hand 'when you'd reach their territorium they wouldn't attack you to hunt you away, but just to kill you. and they wouldn't do it because you were an easy meal, but just for the strangling itself.'

Alex raised her hand again. "Because their main purpose in life really is to do evil," she said, simply. "Although, I have heard that a few Grindylows have been domesticated by Merpeople. Hold on ... then would they really be considered Dark creatures? I mean, if someone to alter their lifestyle, would they still be Dark?" she asked, frowning the Professor Rae and stroking her chin at the same time.

Lauren blushed.
''Sorry..I answered the question wrong..''

baciscally, they have a reputation of enjoying kills,answered ali, feeling cleverer by the minite

Sarah said, "I don't think that Merpeople would be considered dark. They don't hurt unless they are protecting themselves."

"I was thinking the same, if they have been housed by merepeople...would they really be considered evil beins?"

is it a dementor

Kass put up her hand "a dementor" she said.

"Well, a Basilisk can kill you just by you looking into its eyes...is that still physical?"

Rosa raised her hands. 'boggarts and dementors do.' she said. 'dementors make you remember your worst memory, and boggarts turn into your worst fear.'

Sarah flushed with pride at the proffesore's words and raised her hand saying, "Dementors."

'Can we consider a Dementor?'

Alex raised her hand. "Dementors," she said, simply. "They hurt you mentally, not physically. They suck all the happy thoughts and feelings out of you, until you are left with nothing, but bad memories. And if you do not have the strenght to do the Patronus Charm, they suck out your soul and you are nothing, but flesh. And of course, you are still alive because your heart and brain are still functioning. But except for that .. nothing," she said, her voice slowly getting quieter as she spoke.

"Also .. the Boggart, but ... they can hurt you physically as well, can they not?" Alex asked, looking up at Professor Rae.

Very nice, I was thinking in the wrong context.

Antwone wrote this down quickly.

"Oh, and Mandrake's Screams can kill you...I guess your eyes and ears are still physical, but it's not like they ripped you in half."

'I'm just curious, a Mandrake is a Creature?' Christy asked shyly...

Sarah raised her hand and asked the proffesor, "Im sorry, but what is a pogrebin?"

Lauren raises her hand.
''Dark wizards use dark spells to intentionally hurt someone but wizards who use dark spells just use them for defense.''

kass put up her hand "well isn't a dark wizard is a wizard who kills or beleives in something well, dark and not right. and a wiazrd who uses dakr spells could juts be simply a wiard who uses the spells. doesn't mean that him hisself is dark."

a dark wizard is a person who knows the spells are bad but uses it anyway wheras a wizard who uses dark spell could not know the magical propeties of the spell. take harry potter for instance when he performs sectumsempra

"Oh, I know. A pogrebin is a demon that follows its prey until they (the prey) are so overcome with despair they fall down and cry."

Rosa raised her hand. they'd already discussed this a bit with the dark spells. 'a wizard using a dark spell could even use it to prevent the dark wizard from more harm being done.' she said. 'but a dark wizard wouldn't only do it for the power it'd provide him, but also because he enjoys to make people frightened or hurt them.'

"A Dark Wizard takes pleasure out of using the Dark Spells and doing harm, but a wizard who uses dark spells probably uses them becuase they must, for..one reason or another."

"I think a Dark Wizard uses his powers for Dark, and he/she knows what they're doing. Like, if someone's being possessed and using dark magic, they wouldn't be considered dark." Sarah said as she raised her hand. "And no, I don't think using a dark spell once would make you dark."

a pogrebin is a creature which looks like a rock when crouched.it is a russian demon, its danger rating is xxx
they can be repelled by hexes like stupefy and kicking

"Not if you use it on occasion. More of the thinking, if you use the magic to protect another, or yourself. To protect something that is good."

"That's my opinion, I suppose."

"well you don't really need to use dark spells to be a dark wizard professor. that is the way i see it. you can use dark spells occasionlly but still can be a dark wizard."

'A pogrebin is a Russian demon, they follow people until the human collapse and then they devour the human, but I'm not sure' Christy said with a blush.

sarah nodded her thanks to the people who had answered her question and wrote down the answer.

Christy smiled to the girl who nodded thanks, and kept writing millions of notes and ideas.

"Wow, write anymore and you got yourself a novel on Dark Wizards and Creaters."

:: Lauren sat in the back, quietley. No sound game from her except the scratching of her quill talking notes. She looked around the class and waited. ::

Christy laughted.'Yeah I think so. But later I will do a summary about this' she responded with a smile.

Afton nodded her head in agreement with the others.

Sarah was impressed by the girl's answer. She wrote it down.

"It depends on what spell they use," she said, slowly. "And some people might have to use one without really wnjoying it. Although, those who do enjoy and have the hunger for more power, that's what I think the difference is between Dark Wizards and someone who uses a Dark spell," she added, frowning at the same time. She was getting really unsure of her answers.

a dark wizard is someone who has a hunger for using dark spells

no unfogivable curses
be fair in duels

"use only the spells that you are intrstruted to" she said

Rosa raised her hand 'discuss with each other what spells you'll be using.'

"No dark spells, like sectumsempra." (sp?) Sarah said, raising her hand.