Violet did the next pose with not much difficulty and raised her hand, "Professor, I know there is a hex called a the Twitchy Ear Hex, which of course, causes the victims ears to twitch. I don't believe that all hexes causes pain to the victim though. It could be a distraction though."

`posting before going to school..
 

OH! Beezus felt delighted when they have finally stopped doing that triangle position. It was very tiring. She expected that they weren't fnished yet though so she gave out her answer to the question before even following the next position which she gotta admit was much more easier than the previous ones. "Professor, to put it simply. A hex is darker than a jinx and one example of it I believe is the Bat-Bogey Hex," Beezus said as she reached out for her foot.

i'm lmao with these positions Rose!! XD
 

Vickers blinked a few times. "Clowns jinx themselves???" he whispered startled. Jinxing each other he would understand, he could even see the comedy in that, but to inflict a jinx on yourself was something Vickers couldnt wrap his mind around. Maybe because he's had enough people doing that for him already.

He caught Mo's look and immediately clammed up. Well he didnt mean to talk. He was just shocked at why anyone would willingly inflict self-pain.





And now they were asked to stand.... to do what???? It was clear on this Ravenclaw's face that he was not seeing the point of these calisthenics, and perhaps due to his own lack of exercise he was starting to find it quite bothersome. How was he supposed to think and come up with good answers when they're asked to move this way and that? How can he concentrate????

"Uhm a Hex---" arms sticks out awkwardly to keep himself from falling flat on his back "a Hex is associated with Dark Magic, more potent than a Jinx but not quite as grievous as a Curse. It causes discomfort or inconvenience on the target, like the Sneezing Hex, also known as Steleus."

New position? Kurumi stood up, obviously too quickly, and all the blood rushed out of her head, causing her to be very wobbly and she stumbled to her left and caught herself on Jonathan before falling and making even more of a fool out of herself. "S-S-S-Sorry," she whispered, blushing up a storm before lifting her leg and attempting to grab it as instructed.

Using her other hand, Kurumi raised her hand to answer the next question. "A hex is somewhere between a jinx and a curse in terms of power and discomfort. While it is also associated with Dark Magic, it is not as dark as a curse, but is darker than a jinx." And cue some wobbling and hopping on her one foot. Regaining her balance, Kurumi continued. "Another example is the Horn-tongue hex."

As Eino changed into the One-Footed King position, or whatever it was called, his eyes landed on a whispering Ravenclaw. How awfully rude to chat during the professor's lecture, especially in a new professor's first lecture! This was not a good way to welcome her to our school. Eino locked eyes with the boy then shook his head very discreetly as he attempted to balance on one foot.

Once that was done he turned his full attention to the nice professor. They didn't have that many nice ones so they should consider themselves lucky she didn't take points from them yet. If this had been Schirmer's or Scabior's class... Merlin help us all. When prompted, Eino raised his... hand? Yes, his hand. It was difficult but he managed. "Hexes are, oh... They, ow, ow ow..." The boy struggled balancing on his one foot as he gave his answer. "They are darker than jinxes, and one example is the Sardine Hex." He finally managed to control his body and give the answer without interruptions.

Man, Keefer thought. These positions are going to leave me sore for a week. He wasn't sure he was liking the prospect. Then again, they would definitely tone muscle and improve one's balance. Maybe we should do these in Quidditch practices... He grimaced at the thought. But no pain, no gain, right?

He wasn't exactly sure how he was supposed to raise his hand from this position. So he settled for waiting until the Professor's gaze was upon him before answering the question. "Well, my classmates have all pointed out some hexes that cause pain to the victim, leading us to think that they are somewhat Dark in nature." He wobbled a bit and flailed his arms to regain balance before continuing.

"However, I know the Bedazzling Hex is can be used to bewitch cloaks so that they render the wearer almost invisible. That doesn't seem inherently Dark to me. Sure, it can be used for such activities, but it could also be used to hide someone when trouble comes. I hear people used to do that when You-Know-Who was in power." Not that it would have worked for long, but maybe long enough to find your family and Apparate out of the house or something. "Therefore I would propose that a hex is not necessarily Darker than a jinx, but possibly just more potent magic, longer-lasting perhaps?" He wasn't exactly sure, but he knew it wasn't just the Dark part of everyone's definition. Objects aren't all black and white. There's grey in there.

Aurora copied the pose that the Professor was doing and tried to raise her hand to answer a question. She lost balance and fell over. Standing back up quickly she raised her hand to answer before she tried the pose. "Professor, the stinging hex?" she said. They'd done that in the defence club thing when Borr had tried to take over.

Vashti hadn't ever really done yoga before, but this wasn't too bad. At least they weren't doing the boat position anymore. The only problem with this new one - "The King's Dancer Position," it was apparently called - was balancing on one foot. As she stood there, holding one foot up, she kept feeling like she was going to fall, though she managed to regain her balance every time she started to fall.

Now, what was a hex and what was an example of one? Carefully, she raised her other hand. "A hex is generally darker and more painful for the victim than a jinx is but not quite as much as a curse, and it's one of the seven types of spells. One example of a hex is the Knee Reversal Hex." Which sounded really painful.

Alyssa slowly switched positions to the King Position before raising her hand while trying to keep her balance and gave her answer to the Professor's next question.

"Professor, a hex is darker than a jinx but not as bad as a curse. It does unfortunately cause some considerable pain to the victim. During certain circumstances it can also be used to defend oneself. An example of a hex is Densaugeo which causes the victim's front teeth to enlarge like that of an otter."

"A hex is when the victim is suffering in pain. But, isn't it less painful than a curse?" Adam then assumed the position. When he reached out to grab his foot, his one leg tripped forward an he stumbled a bit on his mat. Then he switched his foot an did a bit better, but still he kept swaying side to side. "There's the Bat Bogey hex." Hehe.

Got it. Thanks for answering the question, Professor. She got a nod for that.

He blinked, though, as the Professor took on a different position...and he was just going to stand up, as he answered, because it was mighty hard to try and stay focus on BOTH things.

Hand raised, "A hex is slightly darker and more potent than a jinx, not causing as much pain as a curse would." GRANTED, the killing curse wouldn't cause any pain, right? "There's the Stickfast Hex...," he started to say, finding incredibly difficult to do the position they were asked to do, "...it makes the target's shoes stick to the ground...," which didn't sound dark at all, "...which doesn't truly sound dark...more like, an inconvenience depending on the situation." Yup, it depends.

Oakey could not get a good hold of his leg at all while answering the professors next question. Professor... A hex is...just under curse...in dark magic...that's because...they only cause...moderate...suffering.

Minerva got into the King's Dancer Pose. She was enjoying herself looking around the room others didn't seem to be. She put up her hand, "Professor a hex is a little more complex then a jinx meaning it could cause more harm or make the person receiving a hex more alarmed. An example is the hurling hex which makes a broom vibrate enough to shake the rider off."

Laura looked at the Professor and smiled as she raised her hand. "Professor a Hex is where you want to hurt or kill someone so I suppost the killing spell would be classed as a Hex right?" Laura was sure it would be but she wasn't sure though, but she knew she would never use it, because it was a very bad spell.

Harvey stood up when he was told and he watched the professor demonstrate what they were supposed to be doing and he watched as the professor held her pose and then he himself did the pose that they were supposed to be doing.. he went and held the top of his foot the way they were supposed to and held it.. he felt silly but he did it.. didnt he.. so that was good of him..

He heard everyone answer the question so he didnt bother seeing as there were many very good answers that had already been given.. so he just held the pose the way they were supposed to..

Melanie found this position easier. Well, easier than the previous one, at least. The key was to hold her leg up mainly with her arm and not the elevated thigh muscle. She figured that out after a minute tops of trying it the other way. It was also much easier to talk in this position than in The Boat.

"I would say, Professor," she began, "that a hex is generally darker than a jinx, and more likely to cause some sort of harm."

She couldn't think of any new examples of jinxes, so she kept quiet about that part.

Ellie grabbed hold of her foot and balanced quite easily on one foot. This wasn't too bad, really. Maybe she just had great balance.

"Professor, can't hexes kill people? I thought I red somewhere that you can hex an object to be lethal to one's touch." Maybe. Possibly? It sounded familiar.

Kennedy reached behind him and took hold of his foot. Okay, this wasn't so bad, except for the fact that he could tip over. Well, then it was good that he had normally good balance. He briefly raised his hand to answer the question, but replaced it back on his foot. "A hex causes discomfort, almost like a light curse of a sort." Like instead of punching someone you slap them, less painful. "An example is the instant scalping hex."

Oh, no. She was going to fall at one point from that position. Praying that that wouldn't happen, Nora raised her hand before grabbing her foot. "Hexes are darker than jinxes, but not as dark as curses, and they cause discomfort. One of them is the Horn-growing hex. It... grows horns." Which was pretty much obvious.

Oh, good. So, now they were standing, which hopefully meant they were done making these ridiculous poses. Sierra gladly pushed herself up off the ground then began looking around the room. Were the desks going to come sliding out now? ... Any second now? ... At all?

...another position?! :whaa:

...but. ...but. How was she meant to properly participate while in a position like this?! Especially with a question now being asked?! Sierra frowned then raised her hand for a single split second. Then she did her best with striking the pose the professor had asked them to get into. It wasn't so bad once she figured out which hand needed to grab which foot. She could thank Quidditch for adapting to the new position quite easily.

"A hex is sort of in between a jinx and a curse when it comes to casting dark magic," she said, having raised her hand earlier. "It causes a little more suffering than a jinx. The Horn Tongue Hex is, of course, a hex. It turns a person's tongue into a horn."

'Professor,' Daisy said, trying not to wobble in the strange position she was currently in. 'A hex is like a jinx, but worse, although not as serious as a curse. Jinxes and Hexes can be used for - though rather cruel - amusement, whereas if you used a curse for amusement, that's just plain sick,' she nodded, wishing she could tie her hair back to stop it from dangling in her face. Blowing it out of her face, she continued, 'The Bat-Bogey Hex is an example of a hex that can be used for defence, attacking or amusement at times.'