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Cassirin · 08-06-2006, 06:15 PM

Rae entered the classroom and admired how clean and sparkling the room appeared. The house elves seemed to have taken very good care of the classroom, and it needed little preparation for the day's class. Rae opened the windows to let in some of the crisp fall air before settling at her desk to wait for the students.

ginnymel · 08-06-2006, 08:03 PM

Corabelle listened as others spouted off answers, writing down the correct ones as Professor Rae pointed them out. "Wouldn't that be thier intent Professor? The intent of a wizard or witch is what makes them dark or evil." she says, tapping her chin in thought.

Siriana Red · 08-06-2006, 08:04 PM

She raised her hand trying to answer the next question "A Dark Wizard is one that uses magic with the intention to harm others"

Mrs.Lupin · 08-06-2006, 08:08 PM

Kris raised her hand again, "Dark wizards only want power, they are greedy and they care for nothing but power." Atleast thats what her father told her.

halfbloodprincess92 · 08-06-2006, 08:08 PM

Rose raised her hand, "A Dark Wizard is a Wizard thats dark."

She agreed with everyone else's answers, but she figured she's just state the obvious.

miss weasley · 08-06-2006, 08:10 PM

"they don't care who they kill or how many people they kill!" eliza said

Graham5980 · 08-06-2006, 08:12 PM

"On a lighter note..." Shane scratched his chin, trying to figure out how he was going to word this question. "...since all the names I've heard are known Slytherins..." He turned to the Professor and asked, "Have any dark wizards come out of the other houses?"

Evy · 08-06-2006, 08:12 PM

Evy raised her hand again. "They are morally wrong, they take selfish decisions, they are greedy and ambitious, they think they are superiors to others and - let's state the obvious - they studied the Dark Arts."

Cassirin · 08-06-2006, 08:14 PM

"I hear a lot of ideas... some more right than others," Rae grinned. "Let's come to a common understanding. A Dark wizard or witch is one who obviously makes use of Dark spells and objects, but more so... a Dark wizard or witch is someone who pursues power, wealth, or any other goal with no regard to the morality, legality, or rightness of their actions. He or she cares only for the attainment of their goal... and they're willing to use harmful means to get what they want. Voldemort did kill Muggles and Muggle-borns, but that wasn't his primary goal. His goal was power and immortality, and he sought it through murder, destruction, mayhem, and manipulation. That begs the question... is anyone who uses a Dark spell a Dark wizard?"

Davvy_Wavvy · 08-06-2006, 08:15 PM

Davina wrote down what professor Rae had said on her parchment and continued to listen.

LovelyLunaLovegood · 08-06-2006, 08:16 PM

Brianna thought for a second, raised her hand and replied " No, it depends on why the dark spell is used."

Siriana Red · 08-06-2006, 08:17 PM

"I think it's actually the intention that makes the difference here, the intention of the Dark wizard is to harm the other" Siriana said after raising her hand

i m a potter fool ^_^ · 08-06-2006, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

"I hear a lot of ideas... some more right than others," Rae grinned. "Let's come to a common understanding. A Dark wizard or witch is one who obviously makes use of Dark spells and objects, but more so... a Dark wizard or witch is someone who pursues power, wealth, or any other goal with no regard to the morality, legality, or rightness of their actions. He or she cares only for the attainment of their goal... and they're willing to use harmful means to get what they want. Voldemort did kill Muggles and Muggle-borns, but that wasn't his primary goal. His goal was power and immortality, and he sought it through murder, destruction, mayhem, and manipulation. That begs the question... is anyone who uses a Dark spell a Dark wizard?"

Prancie thought, "Not really; they could just not know what they are doing, or their emotions might have run away with them. The spell doesn't dictate the intent."

Evy · 08-06-2006, 08:17 PM

Evy raised her hand. "No. If you had good intentions when using the spell, you are not necessarily a dark wizard."

futuremrsmalfoy · 08-06-2006, 08:17 PM

"no not everyone who uses a dark spell is a dark wizard it all depends on the reason for the spell" kally said raising her hand.

argentinaz_angel · 08-06-2006, 08:18 PM

Niky raised her hand and answered; "Not really, sometimes a person uses Dark Spells for protection from someone else shooting Dark spells. It all depends on the situation, and exactly what spell was used"

allucha · 08-06-2006, 08:18 PM

Ali raised his hand. "Not exactly, because some might use the spell for good reasons, or they might not even know that the spell is a dark one."

Golden Monkey · 08-06-2006, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

"I hear a lot of ideas... some more right than others," Rae grinned. "Let's come to a common understanding. A Dark wizard or witch is one who obviously makes use of Dark spells and objects, but more so... a Dark wizard or witch is someone who pursues power, wealth, or any other goal with no regard to the morality, legality, or rightness of their actions. He or she cares only for the attainment of their goal... and they're willing to use harmful means to get what they want. Voldemort did kill Muggles and Muggle-borns, but that wasn't his primary goal. His goal was power and immortality, and he sought it through murder, destruction, mayhem, and manipulation. That begs the question... is anyone who uses a Dark spell a Dark wizard?"

"Not nessearily professor. THere are times when it's nessesary to use a DArk spell to protect yourself. It doesn't mean you have to be a Dark Wizard, but you need to have dark thoughts to fully make the spell work propetly. If you don't have hateful thoughts the spell won't be powerful." Ariana said, thinking this sounded a bit right.

miss weasley · 08-06-2006, 08:19 PM

"it all depends on how many times they use the spell!"eliza said

LadyNerd · 08-06-2006, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

"I hear a lot of ideas... some more right than others," Rae grinned. "Let's come to a common understanding. A Dark wizard or witch is one who obviously makes use of Dark spells and objects, but more so... a Dark wizard or witch is someone who pursues power, wealth, or any other goal with no regard to the morality, legality, or rightness of their actions. He or she cares only for the attainment of their goal... and they're willing to use harmful means to get what they want. Voldemort did kill Muggles and Muggle-borns, but that wasn't his primary goal. His goal was power and immortality, and he sought it through murder, destruction, mayhem, and manipulation. That begs the question... is anyone who uses a Dark spell a Dark wizard?"

Stacey raised her hand at Professor Rea's question. "Not necessarily. Auror's are taught the dark spells." She placed her hand down, not knowing if she was correct or not.

GreenDayGirl9293 · 08-06-2006, 08:20 PM

"No," Nicole said. "First of all, it depends on the spell, and second of all, some people might use them for defense. I believe that a Dark Wizard is someone who repeatedly does dark magic, and does it only for himself. Not for protection or something like that." Nicole was happy with that.

baybgal6735 · 08-06-2006, 08:20 PM

"No. They are not." Alex said as she raised her hand. "Because Darks Arts are very powerful, they can be used in defense."

hermyone11 · 08-06-2006, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

"I hear a lot of ideas... some more right than others," Rae grinned. "Let's come to a common understanding. A Dark wizard or witch is one who obviously makes use of Dark spells and objects, but more so... a Dark wizard or witch is someone who pursues power, wealth, or any other goal with no regard to the morality, legality, or rightness of their actions. He or she cares only for the attainment of their goal... and they're willing to use harmful means to get what they want. Voldemort did kill Muggles and Muggle-borns, but that wasn't his primary goal. His goal was power and immortality, and he sought it through murder, destruction, mayhem, and manipulation. That begs the question... is anyone who uses a Dark spell a Dark wizard?"

Audrey raised her hand.

"I don't think so, Professor. If someone were to attack you repeatedly using a dark spell, I think that it would be okay to retaliate and use it in self defense. If their intent is to kill you, you should do anything to stop them from killing you--and others. However, I don't think that it's right to use them often, whenever someone performs a simple hex on you...only when it's the only, final option and you have tried everything else."

Cassirin · 08-06-2006, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Graham5980

"Have any dark wizards come out of the other houses?"

"Dark Wizards come out of every house. Obviously, they may seem more likely to come out of Slytherin since ambitious, driven students are often sorted into Slytherin. Ambition and will are not negative attributes as long as we remain human in our seeking of things."