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| | Term 23: September - December 2009 Term Twenty-three: Mysterious Circumstances (Sept 2069 - June 2070) | |
10-24-2009, 10:15 PM
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As you enter the classroom you will find all the desks have been set up in rows and a note written on the board in Professor Lawson's childish writing. Quote: PLEASE TAKE A SEAT AND TAKE OUT SOME PARCHMENT AND QUILLS. TODAY'S LESSON WILL BE ON...
DARK CREATURES.
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10-25-2009, 02:08 AM
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| | Billywig
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Originally Posted by aussiegirl  "Thank you for the elaboration Miranda. So two points for Hufflepuff." Lawson nodded at her answer regarding Necromancy. "Necromancer's are born not made, so it is extremely hard to use that branch of magic. I have known of a couple of very powerful necromancer's that can not only raise the dead but can get zombie's to talk and think, if only for a small period of time. Inferi are the result of a dark wizards form of necromancy so it is not entirely the same thing. Which is why Inferi are more puppet like."
"The resurrection stone does not actually animate a dead body Rafe." Lawson let out a small sound of exasperation. "That's exactly what we are talking about...Dark Creatures."
"One point to each of you that answered. "He moved towards the front of the class and glared at the students sitting in front of him. "Okay I know it's not exactly fun to be sitting here and writing stuff down all class when I know what you really want to do is get out your wands and hex each other. But there areas in this class where you will need to sit and listen. So I suggest you all suck it up and get used to it."
Marcus, would have preferred to be using his wand also but seeing how he couldn't find it then everyone else was going to have to deal as well. Taking a deep breath and then letting it out slowly, he continued.
"Some of you mentioned that the Inferi fear light. So what kind of spells could we use to ward off Inferi?" Kay raised her hand. "Professor there are many kinds of light or fire spells. There are Lumos Maxima, Lumos Solem, Lacarnum Inflamarae, and Incendio. All of which would be helpful in fighting the Inferi" Kay stated Hoping some of them were right.
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10-25-2009, 02:10 AM
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"I had named Incendio and Fiendfyre before, professor," Ella smiled.
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10-25-2009, 02:14 AM
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Umm...umm... flail!
"There's a light spell mentioned here," LouAnn said, pointing to a page in her textbook. She lowered the hand she had raised then glanced up at the professor. Of course the professor couldn't see what she was indicating unless he walked all the way over to her desk, but pointing at information as she answered had become sort of habit for her. "I don't know if it's the same as lumos, though. Oh, and bluebell flames! I've always liked those!"
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"Could a patronus work sir?" Rafe asked, even though he already gave his answer, but LouAnn said the light spell and that made him think of how bright a patronus was. "It's also known to not only defend you against Dementors, but Dark Creatures as well. So could it work against Inferi?"
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10-25-2009, 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Kaytone Kay raised her hand. "Professor there are many kinds of light or fire spells. There are Lumos Maxima, Lumos Solem, Lacarnum Inflamarae, and Incendio. All of which would be helpful in fighting the Inferi" Kay stated Hoping some of them were right. "Lumos Solem." Evelyn repeated quietly after she heard someone else say it. "That's what i was thinking of..." Raising a brow, she picked up her quill and wrote the spell down at the top corner of her paper so she would remember it. Then deciding just for the fun of it, started to draw a sun around the words. | |
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10-25-2009, 02:31 AM
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| | Kappa
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"One point for those of you who answered. Using a fire charm is certainly the most effective form of defense to ward off Inferi. Lumos or any other form of light spell will work also but only if you are facing a couple of Inferi. But you need to remember that these will only ward off the Inferi, as they do not have the capacity to feel, no spell will actually hurt them. So your best defense is to actually run and get far away as possible."
Marcus paused for a moment as he walked his way around the classroom. "So who can tell me a little bit about Banshee's?"
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10-25-2009, 02:34 AM
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"A banshee is another dark creature with dark hair and a skeletal green tinged face," Rafe said as he raised his hand. "They also produce a loud yell, it can really hurt your ears, it's enough to kill you!" Rafe shook his head at the thought, "The only way to kill a banshee is to break their necks when they close their eyes to scream because it's a bit of a soft spot, like their Achilles' heel."
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10-25-2009, 02:36 AM
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Banshees? Umm... well.... there wasn't much that Livvy remembered about Banshees, but she'd give it a shot. She raised her hand into the air and answered, "Banshees are creatures that take on the appearance as a woman with long black hair that usually reaches to the floor. Their face is alllll... ickeh looking, as if you're looking at a green skeleton. And they're known to have a fatal scream, similar to the fatality of the cry of a Mandrake."
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10-25-2009, 02:36 AM
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Jack raised his hand a replied, 'A banshee looks like a woman with very long black hair and a gaunt green face. Her shriek can kill...and they make dreadful singers.' Jack added knowlingly.
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10-25-2009, 02:37 AM
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"Aren't the banshees screams so loud that it could...kill people or something?" Evelyn asked, still drawing the sun around the words on her paper, but then happily continued. "Kinda like a mandrake." | |
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10-25-2009, 02:38 AM
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"Well, you could use the various forms of Lumos. Depending on which one you used, would depend on how successful you were. Like, Lumos would be fine against one Ineri, and Lumos Solem would be better against a bunch. Bluebell flames and Incendio would be good too. I disagree with use Firendfyre though. It's highly advanced magic, and while it is very powerful, it's also wild and hard to control. It's called Cursed Fire, too, isn't it? Or somehting of the sort? That's what leads me to believe, it's knda, y'know, Dark Magic, and all."
Well, if that wasn't a rant, she didn't know what was. Hopefully that would be good enough. Nikki put her hand down, and wrote down te other suggestions.
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10-25-2009, 02:38 AM
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Miranda raised her hand "Professor, a Banshee is a creature that looks like a woman with very long hair... It's got a high scream that, like the Mandrake, is fatal if you hear it." she paused, pondering, "I think that since it's body is really tough and difficult to damage, you can destroy it by...um... breaking its...um, neck..." she grimaced at this. Ugh. Horrible, horrible way to kill anyone.
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10-25-2009, 02:40 AM
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| | Billywig
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Originally Posted by aussiegirl "One point for those of you who answered. Using a fire charm is certainly the most effective form of defense to ward off Inferi. Lumos or any other form of light spell will work also but only if you are facing a couple of Inferi. But you need to remember that these will only ward off the Inferi, as they do not have the capacity to feel, no spell will actually hurt them. So your best defense is to actually run and get far away as possible."
Marcus paused for a moment as he walked his way around the classroom. "So who can tell me a little bit about Banshee's?" "Professor, A Banshee is a female spirit in Irish mythology which is an omen of death or the messenger from the otheworld." Kay said with her hand up. Kay hoped that she didn't sound like a know it all.
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10-25-2009, 02:40 AM
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Lyddia was unsure on how to answer this at first. Then she remembered,
A banshee is a...spirit. In the form of a woman. She, uhm, wails or so it's said, outside a house to warn the people of that house that thier family will soon have a death within it...?'
God, Lyddia sounded soo smart.
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10-25-2009, 02:42 AM
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| | Mooncalf
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Originally Posted by aussiegirl "One point for those of you who answered. Using a fire charm is certainly the most effective form of defense to ward off Inferi. Lumos or any other form of light spell will work also but only if you are facing a couple of Inferi. But you need to remember that these will only ward off the Inferi, as they do not have the capacity to feel, no spell will actually hurt them. So your best defense is to actually run and get far away as possible."
Marcus paused for a moment as he walked his way around the classroom. "So who can tell me a little bit about Banshee's?" Destiny raised her hand she didn't know what they were exactly but she knew how to take care of them 'Isn't the only way to kill them by breaking their neck? Because their bodies are so strong.' | |
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10-25-2009, 02:47 AM
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| | Mooncalf
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Marie raised her hand "Professor, a Banshee is a dark creature with the appearance of a woman with floor length black hair, and a skeletal green tinged face. The Bandon Banshee was supposedly defeated by Gilderoy Lockhart, which he describes in his book Break with a Banshee. The only known way to stop a banshee is to break its neck when it closes its eyes to scream, because every other part of its body is as tough as steel. A notable power of a banshee is a high-pitched supersonic scream that can kill anyone. A banshee's fatal scream is very similar (if not the same) with a Mandrake's scream, which is also fatal." | |
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| | Moke
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Becca raised her hand and replied with " Sir, in Irish legend, a banshee wails around a house if someone in the house is about to die. There are particular families who are believed to have banshees attached to them, and whose cries herald the death of a member of that family. Traditionally, when a citizen of an Irish village died, a woman would sing a lament at their funeral. These women singers are sometimes referred to as keeners and the best keeners would be in much demand. I find them quite fascinating, despite them being dark creatures." Becca loved learning about dark creatures and enjoyed learning about the history of them. She smiled and sat back in her seat.
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"A banshee appears as a woman, right? They have long hair, and scream insanely loud. Their screams are fatal, kinda like mandrakes. They're also really tough to destroy. I think I heard once, that a banshee was destroyed by having it's screams echoed back to it.."
She pretty much repeated everything that had already been said, but dang these people were fast!!!
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Originally Posted by aussiegirl "One point for those of you who answered. Using a fire charm is certainly the most effective form of defense to ward off Inferi. Lumos or any other form of light spell will work also but only if you are facing a couple of Inferi. But you need to remember that these will only ward off the Inferi, as they do not have the capacity to feel, no spell will actually hurt them. So your best defense is to actually run and get far away as possible."
Marcus paused for a moment as he walked his way around the classroom. "So who can tell me a little bit about Banshee's?" Lorcan grinned and put up his hand. "Sir, a banshee is a Dark creature. People think that they all have the appearance of a woman with floor-length black hair and a skeletal, green-tinged face. But they can look like beautiful women. Its screams are supposed to kill you. In some traditional Irish stories she is revealed to be the Irish battle goddess, the Morrígan. They were supposed to be able controlled by five clans in Ireland, but that's spread out with people marrying outside of the clans. According to legend, if you ever see a comb lying on the ground in Ireland, you must never pick it up, or the banshees, having placed it there to lure unsuspecting humans, will spirit such gullible humans away." He had a book about Irish Wizarding History that his father had left for him.
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"Professor," Tibi raised his hand. "I read about a singer who performs with a group of banshees... um.. I can't remember her name. Umm.. oh! Celestina Warbeck!" Tibi paused, regathering his thoughts.
"Does that mean some banshees aren't dangerous or that some aren't as bad as others?"
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"Oh, banshees!" LouAnn called out, her hand high in the air. My she was excited about class today, hmm? "Okay, so banshees are freaking crazy looking! They're women with long black hair and a greenish, skeleton-looking face." Eww...gross. "...and the most important thing to know about them is that their screaming can kill you. Back in the day, wizarding singers sometimes sang with them...I guess 'cause their screaming was a really cool backup effect."
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Abby writes down what the other students have said. I think they've covered about everything. "The Banshee is also considered an omen of death kind of like the thestral." | |
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Jack raised his hand and contradicted a couple other students, 'I don't think that those backup singers were really Banshees. They were probably just made up to look like 'em. It would have been to dangerous too have real ones.' | |
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Becca raised her hand again as she remembered something, " Professor, I'm not sure this would be of any importance or relevance but, the five clans that were talked about were the O'Neills, the O'Briens, the O'Gradys, the Kavanaghs and the O'Connors." Kind of funny how they were all families with O' infront of their names and Kavanagh was the loner without one, Becca found herself thinking.
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Fyo raised a hand. "They're spirits, right? Because the word "Banshee" literally means "Woman of the Mound," which ties it up with the aos sí (or the People of the Mound), believed to be survivors of spirits of nature, professor. They're messengers of the Other World and, in myth, a banshee might warn of death by its wail. And," he scrunched up his nose, trying to remember correctly, "When several banshees appear at once, it indicates the death of someone great."
He was silent for a second and then added, almost as an afterthought, "I've read they like to wear black and grey, and brush their hair with a signature silver comb, too. I guess the last bit is tied with the age-old Irish myth, that a person who picks up a comb lying on the ground, is spirited away by Banshees."
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