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Cassirin · 02-12-2008, 11:17 PM

Cassandra left a sign on the door to her classroom directing children down the hall to the Dueling Arena. Once inside, she drew her wand and cleaned the room a bit, a broad smile on her face. This was going to be... quite fun.

*PhoenixRising* · 02-13-2008, 01:46 AM

Amelia listened to Rae carefully and then sat up straight, raising her hand politely. "Charms and Defense are both used in duels, as you have shown us. And really either one can be effective as long as you remain alert and watchful at all times." She sighed, realizing that while she recognized the parallels between the two subjects, it was hard to really put it in words right now.

SweetAussie · 02-13-2008, 01:47 AM

After raising her hand Agie said. "To be a true master in dueling, it is best to be able to master both, so you can attack and defend."

SilverTiger · 02-13-2008, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

She kissed the top of his head as she rose. "Alright, my dears. Let's go ahead and organize ourselves. Professor Branxton and I thought it was quite natural to combine our classes, and I'm sure you can see why. What parallels can you draw between the disciplines of Charms and Defense?"

Rhiannon had lost her smile as everything about the demonstration had gone wrong. When Professor Branxton regained consciousness, she, like some other students, had let out a breath she hadn't known she was holding. With another glance at the Charms professor, she turned to the Headmistress. When the professor asked her question, she raised her hand timidly to answer, but several other students, including Amelia, beat her to it.

GlassXRose · 02-13-2008, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

She kissed the top of his head as she rose. "Alright, my dears. Let's go ahead and organize ourselves. Professor Branxton and I thought it was quite natural to combine our classes, and I'm sure you can see why. What parallels can you draw between the disciplines of Charms and Defense?"

"Well," Said Ponessa, raising her hand, "There's the obvious fact that you have to know one to correctly know the other, eh?" She shifted in her seat a bit, again.

DeathEater24601 · 02-13-2008, 01:49 AM

"Charms and defence are both used in duels." Dia nodded.

ZDARDSKY · 02-13-2008, 01:49 AM

Curt was slightly dazed as the Headmistress asked the Question, and shrugged slightly when everyone spit out answers. Curt looked sideways to Amelia and nodded his head, she had a good answer, but than what he was thinking anyways....Curt sat up straight and much more alert now, keen on earning his house, house points.

Anna Banana · 02-13-2008, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

She kissed the top of his head as she rose. "Alright, my dears. Let's go ahead and organize ourselves. Professor Branxton and I thought it was quite natural to combine our classes, and I'm sure you can see why. What parallels can you draw between the disciplines of Charms and Defense?"

Anna raised her hand and squirmed in her seat. When she was called upon, she answered with -- Charms and DADA work hand-in-hand, as you just showed us. You have to know all about Charms...which ones works and don't work in certain defense situations," Anna replied.

Iavas gwae · 02-13-2008, 01:54 AM

Joseph raised his hand, "I think we've established that they are both used in dueling, but I think that to be able to duel properly, a combination of Charms defensive and DADA offensive can set you above any Wizard that could stand in your way." he said this much more boldly than he expected. he was usually shy, this was quite different from his usual personality, he wasn't even embarassed...

shortfry · 02-13-2008, 01:54 AM

Kerry raised her hand, she had an idea in her head, she only hoped it made sense as it came out in words. "In charms you enchant an object to behave in a way that isn't normal for that object. In doing that, the object or the person doesn't really change, they just do something unexpected. So how does this parallel defence? Well you can use these charms to help protect yourself. You can summon and object...you can make an object fly, you can make it levitate, you can do a variety of things. It's like what Agie said, it's when you can master these charms to do things to help you protect yourself or defend yourself that the parallel occurs."

Cassirin · 02-13-2008, 01:59 AM

"Well, the students this year all are so naturally bright," Cassandra laughed, looking at Doyle. "You all obviously see the parallels between the two disciplines, and if you can master basic wand movements and a dueling stance, you are well on your way to a proficiency in charms... and becoming a master dueler." She bowed shortly to them. "Questions so far?"

SilverTiger · 02-13-2008, 02:00 AM

Rhiannon, still with her hand raised, added to what a Ravenclaw first-year had said. "Who exactly said that charms had to be defensive and DADA offensive? I mean, some charms can be used offensively, as we saw here." She immediately quieted down after speaking, since she hadn't meant to sound argumentative.

Krissy Moon · 02-13-2008, 02:01 AM

Krissy raised her hand. "If Professor Braxton had been in a better stance would he have had a better chance against yeh?" Krissy asked remembering their banter about his stance being too close to his normal standing position.

caseym · 02-13-2008, 02:03 AM

It had finally, and belatedly, clicked in her head how the wand position in the duelling stance was important. She shook her head no, she didn't have any questions, and smiled.

Sneakeh Cat · 02-13-2008, 02:08 AM

Reese opened the door t the classroom and tip-toed over to Alex."Sorry I'm late,Alex."She sat in the seat next to Alex and pulled out her wand.

Biochemkris · 02-13-2008, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

Rhiannon, still with her hand raised, added to what a Ravenclaw first-year had said. "Who exactly said that charms had to be defensive and DADA offensive? I mean, some charms can be used offensively, as we saw here." She immediately quieted down after speaking, since she hadn't meant to sound argumentative.

"If I may," Professor Branxton said and stood to answer the first question. "Defense implies being on the defensive so, what you say about Defense Against the Dark Arts being offensive is erroneous. Most defensive spells are considered charms and offensive spells hexes. However, as you have seen, under the right conditions, even a harmless charm can turn into an attack."

Iavas gwae · 02-13-2008, 02:12 AM

"Sorry Sir," Joseph was immediately embaressed, "I just thought..." He was done, he probably wouldn't talk again until he new for sure how to answer the question, for now, he was content to pay attention and take notes.

moonchic07 · 02-13-2008, 02:12 AM

Alex looked over at Reese.
"Hey Reese." Alex said and turned back to Professor Rae to listen to the lesson, she didn't want to say anything because she didn't want to lose any house points for Slytherin so near the beginning of term

Nancy Drew · 02-13-2008, 02:13 AM

Henrick also raised his hand, "Is there any way to, like Krissy said, improve your chances of winning by the position you're in?" He leaned forward a bit, "I mean, I know that depending on how you're standing, you may have a wider range of movement, right? So there are right and wrongs when it comes to how you position yourself?" He took a quiet breath after this, and listened intently.

Cassirin · 02-13-2008, 02:16 AM

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Reese opened the door t the classroom and tip-toed over to Alex."Sorry I'm late,Alex."She sat in the seat next to Alex and pulled out her wand.

"That will be five points from Slytherin. Please do not be late for my class again." She turned to the other students to answer questions.

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

Rhiannon, still with her hand raised, added to what a Ravenclaw first-year had said. "Who exactly said that charms had to be defensive and DADA offensive? I mean, some charms can be used offensively, as we saw here." She immediately quieted down after speaking, since she hadn't meant to sound argumentative.

"All of the spells you use for dueling, whether protective defensive spells or offensive spells to be proactive against attackers, are charms. You're absolutely right."

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Originally Posted by Krissy Moon

Krissy raised her hand. "If Professor Braxton had been in a better stance would he have had a better chance against yeh?" Krissy asked remembering their banter about his stance being too close to his normal standing position.

"Your stance, or the way you stand while dueling, is actually vital to your success. If you hold yourself all loosely and have no focus to your movements, you have less control over your own casting and your reflexes are dulled. Just pull yourself into a vigilant, balanced stance for a moment and you'll see how much more focused all your energy and attention becomes."

Sneakeh Cat · 02-13-2008, 02:16 AM

Reese raised her hand.

GlassXRose · 02-13-2008, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Nancy Drew

Henrick also raised his hand, "Is there any way to, like Krissy said, improve your chances of winning by the position you're in?" He leaned forward a bit, "I mean, I know that depending on how you're standing, you may have a wider range of movement, right? So there are right and wrongs when it comes to how you position yourself?" He took a quiet breath after this, and listened intently.

Ponessa looked to him, and whispered, "I was just about to ask the same thing..." She focused back on the Professors, and listened hard as Rae answered Krissy's question. She nodded, and was sure to make a mental note of that.

SlytherinSistah · 02-13-2008, 02:20 AM

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Reese raised her hand.

Claudian held his breath. Was this going to result in more house points being taken off? He let his forehead smack onto the surface of the desk with a thud-ump!

SilverTiger · 02-13-2008, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Iavas gwae

"Sorry Sir," Joseph was immediately embaressed, "I just thought..." He was done, he probably wouldn't talk again until he new for sure how to answer the question, for now, he was content to pay attention and take notes.

Rhiannon slightly blushed as the first year she had questioned responded to Professor Branxton. She hadn't meant to embarrass the poor kid. She just was curious, since she had thought that the immediate assumption would be that DADA was defensive, since that was part of its title. And the boy had said otherwise.

Then she gained her slight smile back as Professor Rae said she was right. It always had felt good to her to know that she had said something accurate.

Mell · 02-13-2008, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah

Claudian held his breath. Was this going to result in more house points being taken off? He let his forehead smack onto the surface of the desk with a thud-ump!

Kayla looked over at Claudian when he smacked his head against the desk and she chuckled quietly to herself. Maybe he needs to have a talk to his first years before they lose anymore points she thought.

Iavas gwae · 02-13-2008, 02:28 AM

Joseph stifled a laugh at the other first year. It was funny to watch other people make mistakes. It was kind of mean, but, nobody noticed, at least he hoped so. he was very good a concealing things like that behind sneezes and coughs. Better than most at least.

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