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Regardless of the chilly weather during the winter season and the cool stone colored tones of the room, the dueling arena was comfortably warm. The arena itself would perhaps look different to some of the older students if they were able to get a look at it in the past. The dueling platform, target dummies, and even the stands were moved around in different locations, pushed to the side mostly, leaving a nice big empty space in the middle of the room. In that space were the familiar deep purple colored mats from the previous lesson lined up accordingly, including the deep red colored mat up at the front in-between the stands where Professor Romanos was currently seated, and in front of each purple mat was something that looked like a miniature tray. There won't be any food during the lesson unfortunately, but these trays will be acting as your desks. Unlike the last lesson, the room is illuminated and practically glowing from the winter sunlight streaming through the windows, giving the area a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Perhaps even make a few sleepy, but never fear. There will be no time to sleep during this class. And do ignore the added doorway in the back of the room. As strange as it's placement is, no one is allowed back there.
OOC: Please come in and take a seat on one of the mats [and be familiar with the rules and expectations]. The lesson will begin in about 12 18 hours or so.
Class has officially begun! Please don't post arriving late. Jump in as if your character has been here the entire time.
Final Task
Use of the Disarming and Shield Charms ONLY.
1st - 4th Years = No sense of SOUND
5th - 7th Years = No sense of SIGHT. You are all blindfolded.
It is alright to be disoriented and not get things right on the first couple of tries. Perhaps your aim is off or you can't say the spell correctly because you can't hear yourself speak. No one is perfect. It is okay. The Professor will be keeping a close eye on things, so please, no fatal injuries. And perhaps no drastic damage to the arena either. It's rather sturdy.
I'll give you a few days to RP, and we'll come to a close on things around the 13th.
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Oh, well, finally somebody decided to speak up and partner up with her. Oh, and look--it was a Slytherin! "A second year?" she said. "Eh, that's cool. You're a Slytherin, after all." The girl had to have greatness in her somewhere.
She looked over at the professor, who was announcing it was time for the Shield Charm now, too. MERLIN! Sierra had just found a partner! "Guess we better get started," she told the girl. She moved a good distance away and decided to go for a surprise attack. With a quick little 'd' motion just as the professor had taught, Sierra said, "Expelliarmus!"
She'd agreed to be Olivias partner! I guess were getting started...huh what! Olivias wand was out of her hand, it scattered across the floor and Olivia ran over to grab it. Instead of doing protego, Olivia decided to backfire Expelliarmus! she flicked her wand and pointed it at her opponent's. Before she could attack again while Olivia was dissarmed.
He could already imagine himself walking around with a bald spot his head. When Kurumi began with the spell he shut his eyes. It was better if he didn't see anything. He winced when she tugged on his hair, but as soon as he heard her voice again he opened one eye. "It's out?" he said, but his widened when she handed him his wand...along with a chunk of hair.
Oh gosh.
"T-Thanks," he said, patting the spot on his head. "It doesn't look bad...does it?" he whispered pointing at his head.
He was grateful this had not attracted the professor's attention. It would have made it more never wrecking for him.
Kurumi stood on her tip toes to get a better look at the top of his head. "It looks fine," she nodded. "I used to have to cut my brothers' hair, so I didn't leave you with a bald spot or anything." Kurumi's eyes fell onto his wand and the clump of hair attached to it. "What...are you going to do with that hair?"
She poked at it with her own wand and sort of giggled.
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Originally Posted by Roselyn
Shaking her head a little, Medea looked at her watch before out to the rest of the class. "Most of you look to be doing fine vith the disarming charm, so you can go ahead and move on to practicing the shield charm as vell." As well as continue their practice with the disarming spell. "Remember, it's an upward arcing flick, and the incantation is Protego. For those who are already comfortable vith this spell, you can try expanding it by adding a horizontal shift in your wand motion."[/color]
Hearing that they were allowed to move on and practice the Shield Charm as well, Kurumi turned her attention away from the...hair...and back in the general vicinity of Kennedy's face. "So, want me to go ahead and throw another Disarming Spell at you, or you throw one at me?"
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"Hi!" she replied. "I'm Janice, remember? We met last year, I guess, in the treehouse.."
Janice could remember Glenn because she repaired her battered book into something nicer. Something that starts with the letter T, and it's quite hard to pronounce.
"So, we start disarming now?"
"Janice? Oh, Janice!" Glenn exclaimed, "I remember now!" She had been reading in the treehouse last year, it was a muggle book and tattered with her readings of it. Janice had fixed it for her.
"Yep, disarming." Glenn said, she shifted her wand in her hand so that it was pointing at Janice, "Uh - Expellimous!" She yelled.
Bang!
As soon as she said it, she knew she had done something wrong. Janice's face was covered in rainbow stripes, "Err - are you okay?"
Kurumi stood on her tip toes to get a better look at the top of his head. "It looks fine," she nodded. "I used to have to cut my brothers' hair, so I didn't leave you with a bald spot or anything." Kurumi's eyes fell onto his wand and the clump of hair attached to it. "What...are you going to do with that hair?"
She poked at it with her own wand and sort of giggled.
Hearing that they were allowed to move on and practice the Shield Charm as well, Kurumi turned her attention away from the...hair...and back in the general vicinity of Kennedy's face. "So, want me to go ahead and throw another Disarming Spell at you, or you throw one at me?"
Kennedy visibly relaxed. He trusted Kurumi to be saying the truth due to her reputation of being a nice person, but his hand still roamed over the area on his head. Yep, there was some hair there still. He looked down at his other hand that was still clutching at his clump of hair.
Erm...
"I'm...not sure," he said, shrugging. He couldn't just toss it on the ground or ask Professor Romanos, "Where should I put my hair?" that'd just be creepy. So, he did the only thing that popped into his mind. He shoved the hair into his pocket. He'd dispose of it after class.
He took a step back, and said, "How about you do the Disarming spell and I try to block it?" And vise versa. They were supposed to be practicing the shield charm now too, right?
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Sky barely had time to get her wand firmly in her hand before the spell hit her. Her wand came loose from her hand and landed a few inches from her foot. "Nice," she said, retrieving the wand aiming it at the other girl. "My turn! Expelliarmus!"
She smiled as she successfully disarmed the she snake of her wand. Practicing sure paid to be helpful. And then it was the girl's turn. Beezus just had the chance to aim her wand towards her when a tiny spark hit her wand and the next thing she knew, it was on the floor. "Not bad Sky.." Beezus complimented. She was about to suggest that they practice the spell more when...
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Originally Posted by Roselyn
Shaking her head a little, Medea looked at her watch before out to the rest of the class. "Most of you look to be doing fine vith the disarming charm, so you can go ahead and move on to practicing the shield charm as vell." As well as continue their practice with the disarming spell. "Remember, it's an upward arcing flick, and the incantation is Protego. For those who are already comfortable vith this spell, you can try expanding it by adding a horizontal shift in your wand motion."
...Professor Romanos told them to start practicing the Shield Charm. She turned to her partner, "Guess we can practice the Shield Charm and then practice the two together when we've got it?" Well..the Shield Charm won't be too bad for her since she already knew how to do it and actually, she didn't need too much practice in regards to it. But since she wanted to do better, she immediately started practicing. "Protego!" she did an upward arching flick with her wand and tried adding a horizontal shift motion to it. The bluish field from her wand began to expand.
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Alex practiced the arm movement for the Shield Charm without her wand. She accompanied each movement with a whispered "Protego", while waiting for her partners to take their next turns.
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Kennedy visibly relaxed. He trusted Kurumi to be saying the truth due to her reputation of being a nice person, but his hand still roamed over the area on his head. Yep, there was some hair there still. He looked down at his other hand that was still clutching at his clump of hair.
Erm...
"I'm...not sure," he said, shrugging. He couldn't just toss it on the ground or ask Professor Romanos, "Where should I put my hair?" that'd just be creepy. So, he did the only thing that popped into his mind. He shoved the hair into his pocket. He'd dispose of it after class.
He took a step back, and said, "How about you do the Disarming spell and I try to block it?" And vise versa. They were supposed to be practicing the shield charm now too, right?
Trying not to laugh at the fact that Kennedy currently had a rather large clump of his own hair in his pocket, Kurumi eyed his hair a bit more. The shorter hair sort of suited him, but perhaps she should have evened out his sides a bit more...
Hmmm? Oh right, dueling practice.
"Sounds good to me," she nodded, twirling her wand in her fingers again. Kurumi took several steps backwards, creating a good distance between the two of them. Too close and Kennedy would have no chance to react to her spell; too far and there would be no challenge. Kurumi gave the space another quick look over before adjusting just a bit more.
"Alright...on the count of three...1...2...3!" Kurumi performed a tight d movement with her wand. "Expelliarmus!"
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"Umm...ok," Alex said with a sheepish smile. Now that it was time to actually disarm someone, he wasn't sure if he could do it. Let alone to a GIRL! He knew he had to suck it up and get it over with though--he hated fighting. He was such a hippie at heart. PEACE AND LOVE WAS ALL THEY NEEDED.
But he also needed points SO...
He pulled out his wand and did the motion in the air the professor had demonstrated. "Expelliarmus!" he exclaimed, waiting to see if anything happened.
Oh looks like they were allowed to try a Shield charm now, just as Kimalia unfolded her arms getting ready to try it her wand *flew* out of her hands onto the floor. Blinking, "Nice job," smirking a bit walking around a bit until she found her wand.
"Okay, get ready.." Aiming her hand before saying, "Expelliarmus!" Holding back her lower lip in anticipation.
"Janice? Oh, Janice!" Glenn exclaimed, "I remember now!" She had been reading in the treehouse last year, it was a muggle book and tattered with her readings of it. Janice had fixed it for her.
"Yep, disarming." Glenn said, she shifted her wand in her hand so that it was pointing at Janice, "Uh - Expellimous!" She yelled.
Bang!
As soon as she said it, she knew she had done something wrong. Janice's face was covered in rainbow stripes, "Err - are you okay?"
Janice grinned. She did remember her. She raised her wand, ready to disarm, but was too late. The force of Glenn's spell threw her backwards by a meter, but when she got up she felt that there is something very wrong with her face. She knitted her eyebrows and pointed her wand towards her face.
"Finite."
Okay, she thought while rubbing her face, I think it's okay already. She saw Glenn, and replied, "Yeah, I think so. Was there something wrong with my face? You kind of freaked out a little...."
She fixed the position of her foot, put her wand at the ready and shouted "Expelliarmus!"
" Hmm I don't know what to do. Maybe keep practicing? I mean, more the better right?"
Laura looked at Jen and smiled. "Maybe it will be the best thing to do, it might have just been a fluke the first time." Laura giggled. "Do you want to have another..."
Laura looked at the Professor and sighed. "It looks like we have to practice another spell, the shield charm or something like that." Laura didn't want to do that spell it sounded boring.
Shaking her head a little, Medea looked at her watch before out to the rest of the class. "Most of you look to be doing fine vith the disarming charm, so you can go ahead and move on to practicing the shield charm as vell." As well as continue their practice with the disarming spell. "Remember, it's an upward arcing flick, and the incantation is Protego. For those who are already comfortable vith this spell, you can try expanding it by adding a horizontal shift in your wand motion."
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Ella stood up, brushing herself off with a sigh. She looked at Messer sheepishly and smiled, not blaming him for thinking it was a bomb. It sure sounded like one! But it wasn't a bomb after all... Just a crazy backfiring wand. Thank Merlin!She hoped her classmate was okay but Professor Romanos didn't seem to concerned so she figured she shouldn't be either. She shook her arms out, trying to loosen herself up a little after the scare.
"So uh-ready to get back to it?" She asked her partner.
Oh. That wasn't a bomb? Fiuh. He thought that was a bomb because it sound like one and he was really sorry that he scared his partner by yelling like that next time he had to make sure what its first before yelling something like that.
Then the Professor gave them a green light to move on to the next spell. "Yeah. I guess so." he told Ella. "Umm..Do you want to do the Disarming Charm while I do the Shield Charm or the other way around?" he asked his partner first. Either way is fine by him.
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Laura looked at Jen and smiled. "Maybe it will be the best thing to do, it might have just been a fluke the first time." Laura giggled. "Do you want to have another..."
Laura looked at the Professor and sighed. "It looks like we have to practice another spell, the shield charm or something like that." Laura didn't want to do that spell it sounded boring.
"I looked around and saw the other students usin protago. Hum..."
Jen moved her wand
"Protago!"
But nothing happened.
"Well, I think my wand died
She wasn't that unaware of the predicament the three girls were in, though she didn't have a huge problem with it; someone else needed a partner as well. "I vouldn't have a problem vith you three being partners, though Mister Gabriel here needs a partner." she said as she walked over to them, gesturing on over to the young Slytherin boy. "Any volunteers?"
Otherwise she was gunna be choosy for them.
Shaking her head a little, Medea looked at her watch before out to the rest of the class. "Most of you look to be doing fine vith the disarming charm, so you can go ahead and move on to practicing the shield charm as vell." As well as continue their practice with the disarming spell. "Remember, it's an upward arcing flick, and the incantation is Protego. For those who are already comfortable vith this spell, you can try expanding it by adding a horizontal shift in your wand motion."
Tayla didn't know what to say. "Er...I can be his partner, Professor," Tayla said after a pause. She turned to Selina and the Hufflepuff, hoping she wasn't being rude. "If it's okay with you two..." Selina seemed to know the Hufflepuff. Maybe it would be better for them to be partners.
Tayla gave the young Slytherin boy a quick smile then faced Professor Romanos again, feeling she should wait for the professor to give the final word.
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Oh. That wasn't a bomb? Fiuh. He thought that was a bomb because it sound like one and he was really sorry that he scared his partner by yelling like that next time he had to make sure what its first before yelling something like that.
Then the Professor gave them a green light to move on to the next spell. "Yeah. I guess so." he told Ella. "Umm..Do you want to do the Disarming Charm while I do the Shield Charm or the other way around?" he asked his partner first. Either way is fine by him.
Ella thought about it and then spoke up. "I'll try and disarm you and you can do the shield charm first." Ella said, raising her wand. "Alright, ready?" She looked at Messer with confidence and did the d motion that accompanied the charm. "Expelliarmus!" she said, watching a stream of light shoot towards Messer. She was curious to see if his shield charm would appear before the spell hit his wand.
Jordan felt the spell hit him, feeling his wand escaping his grasp. He dived backwards in an attempt to catch it, bit ended up on the floor. He stood up again, his hair discoloured slightly as he dusted himself off before aiming his wand at Ariana. "Expelliarmus!" he yelled, his wand moving in a 'd' shape as a burst of light shot from the tip of the wand.
"woah! Are you ok Jordan?" she asked her friend as her spell hit him. Ariana Giggle "your hair changed jordan"she giggled some more. The spell hit Ariana and it took her by surprise. she lost her footing and her wand.She fell back catching herself with her hands behind her landing on her bottom. when ariana hit the floor she heard beads? she looked down and saw the charm bracelet that Joseph had given her 1 year ago today for her birthday had broken, when she hit the floor.she looked down and saw the purple rose charm & the green "A" on the floor and the bracelet it's self broken on a random link. she looked up at Jordan but didn't say anything. she grabbed the bracelet & charms & stuffed them in her robe pocket.. "that was nice Jordan.!" Ariana retrieved her wand & came back to Jordan. "Now use the shield charm." she said to jordan before calling out "Expelliarmus!" once she saw the spell's light leave her wand she lowered her head as a tear fell down. she couldn't believe she had forgotten all about Joseph or even the charm bracelet that he had given her, she wore it everywhere, everyday.
Ella thought about it and then spoke up. "I'll try and disarm you and you can do the shield charm first." Ella said, raising her wand. "Alright, ready?" She looked at Messer with confidence and did the d motion that accompanied the charm. "Expelliarmus!" she said, watching a stream of light shoot towards Messer. She was curious to see if his shield charm would appear before the spell hit his wand.
"Okay." Messer nodded his head. He was not sure whether he'd managed to cast the Shield Charm or not but he decided to give it a shot. "Yes. Ready!" Lets do this! When Messer noticed his partner began to do the wand movement for the Disarming Charm, he made an upward arching flick with his wand "Protego!" But he wasn't quick enough. Ella' disarming charm hit him and he landed with his butt on the floor. Auch! That was kinda hurt. This girl was mean with her wand.
"Wanna try that again? Or Do you want to switch?" he asked Ella.
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"Okay." Messer nodded his head. He was not sure whether he'd managed to cast the Shield Charm or not but he decided to give it a shot. "Yes. Ready!" Lets do this! When Messer noticed his partner began to do the wand movement for the Disarming Charm, he made an upward arching flick with his wand "Protego!" But he wasn't quick enough. Ella' disarming charm hit him and he landed with his butt on the floor. Auch! That was kinda hurt. This girl was mean with her wand.
"Wanna try that again? Or Do you want to switch?" he asked Ella.
Ella watched as her disarming charm hit Messer before he could shield himself, causing him to fall on the floor. She looked at him with wide eyes, hoping he was okay. "Oh Messer, I'm sorry!" she said, going to help him up. She was shocked at how quickly her spell had hit him, making a mental note to be on her toes when it was his turn to try and disarm her. "How about I try to disarm you again so you can get another go at the shielding charm? Then we'll switch?" She figured they should both have a few tries with the shield charm as it was new to them and seemed kind of difficult, especially when someone was trying to disarm you. She backed away from him, ready to cast her charm in his direction. "Okay, get ready!" she called, making the d motion. "Expelliarmus!"
Tayla didn't know what to say. "Er...I can be his partner, Professor," Tayla said after a pause. She turned to Selina and the Hufflepuff, hoping she wasn't being rude. "If it's okay with you two..." Selina seemed to know the Hufflepuff. Maybe it would be better for them to be partners.
Tayla gave the young Slytherin boy a quick smile then faced Professor Romanos again, feeling she should wait for the professor to give the final word.
Great he had a partner now. He turned to her, his wand at his his side, would they need to learn each others names? He didn't think so, unless of course they would need names to collect possible grades later then learning her name would be necessary. Knowing the professor would allow the partnership he approached her "In case we will be needing names, I'm Jacques and you are?" She was a Hufflepuff meaning that learning her name wouldn't mean he would have to interact with her, there were many people at Hogwarts and the chance of seeing her again was slim to none.
He didn't return her smile but after a moment realized he was to smile back since that was normal for other people. He smiled back at her and tapped his fingers to his thumb before making a fist.
'Yeah,' Daisy chuckled, 'I'm not too great, just need more practice.' She nodded at LuLu, ready for the spell to be used on her. 'Wow,' she grinned, as her wand flew out of her hand with a little more force that LuLu's had done. 'You're better than me,' she said, turning to pick up her wand. 'I'll have another go.' She started at LuLu's wand for a moment, telling it to move in her head, and moved her wand in a 'D' shape. 'Expelliarmus!' Daisy smiled, she had definitely improved a little.
She disagreed but she wasn't having a rucas in DADA!!! Oh no!''Hm...'' LuLu smiled at her ''I don't think so,'' not yet anyways... ''Doubt it, but truth be told I have dabbled with the spell myself,'' Hm in first year, yes the DADA group! Oh yes, too bad it stopped the next year she really enjoyed it and learned how to use the antler jinx!
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She hated that feeling, the way the wand just fell out of your grip.. OH! She picked up her wand again ''That was brilliant,'' she picked up her wand. ''Expelliarmus,'' she moved her wand to make the 'D' shape
"woah! Are you ok Jordan?" she asked her friend as her spell hit him. Ariana Giggle "your hair changed jordan"she giggled some more. The spell hit Ariana and it took her by surprise. she lost her footing and her wand.She fell back catching herself with her hands behind her landing on her bottom. when ariana hit the floor she heard beads? she looked down and saw the charm bracelet that Joseph had given her 1 year ago today for her birthday had broken, when she hit the floor.she looked down and saw the purple rose charm & the green "A" on the floor and the bracelet it's self broken on a random link. she looked up at Jordan but didn't say anything. she grabbed the bracelet & charms & stuffed them in her robe pocket.. "that was nice Jordan.!" Ariana retrieved her wand & came back to Jordan. "Now use the shield charm." she said to jordan before calling out "Expelliarmus!" once she saw the spell's light leave her wand she lowered her head as a tear fell down. she couldn't believe she had forgotten all about Joseph or even the charm bracelet that he had given her, she wore it everywhere, everyday.
Jordan smiled back at Ariana, "I'm a metamorphmagus, what do you expect?" he asked her, demonstrating some hair colour change right there. He noticed the charm bracelet and how upset Ariana seemed to get about it. He decided to be nice and shoot a Reparo! at the charm as it fell into Ariana's pocket.
He almost didn't have time to react to the spell cast by Ariana, "Protego!" he yelled, his wand moving quickly. The shield charm managed to protect him, but the force from the Expelliarmus knocked him back slightly. "Nice one! Its your turn now!" he grinned, before sending a more careful "Expelliarmus!" back at Ariana.
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