"Immortal, huh? Funny thing to name a human..." Seeing as humans were generally mortal. Unless you drink some icky potion or something equally unethical.

Ellie stifled a laugh and turned away. She saw nothing if Emrys didn't want her to.

Just as the guest teacher super-pink lady spoke. Lucky timing.



As if the pink weren't enough, her name was just as much of a headache. Poppy Prunella Pricklepot. Teaching 'Entrancing Enchantments'. Alliteration must run in the family or something.

Ellie wasn't too fond of addressing her by any of the suggested titles. So, she was just going to avoid talking to her directly if she could.

"Spells that cause someone to be 'entranced' by the caster?" Yes? Seemed like one of the more obvious types of spells.

we see you louisa *wave*
 

If Emrys could curl into a ball right there and just disappear, he would have been the happiest. He kinda liked his name, but trying to explain why, well, it just sounded stuffy, overly intellectual and hopelessly nerdy. Raising his head and getting ready to take notes, he caught Louisa's smile and offered a weak one of his own.

Glancing at Ellie, grateful that she was no longer staring at him, he twitched his nose and adjusted his glasses.

He began to jot down notes, as a sense of panic began to grow in him. "Madame Poppy? I agree with my classmates' answers about the nature of entrancing enchantments.. buh.. but, I'm wondering if our seminar today is theory or.. or.." He took a breath. "Or if there will be a practical component." Like, on each other.

.......Did...Did she just pinch his cheeks?

O__________o

Daichi's hand moved to his face as he felt his cheeks getting red. Both from embarrassement and from the pinch itself. He was getting used by Professors ruffling his hair but...pinching his cheek?! "Uh..i..right..." he stammered but the *Professor* had already turned away.

"Auntie~! Auntie~! " he almost yelled at the front of the class, waving his hand to get her attention. "It's a purple colored spell!" he said proudly and grinned.

Alyssa was glad that Madam Poppy had liked her gift. She just wished that she had mentioned from which House she was from. Oh well now that class had started it was time to concentrate on the lesson proper. What are Entrancing Enchanments? Was Madam Poppy asking for it's definition or examples of it. Alyssa decided to try answering the first possibility. So she raised her hand and answered. "Madam Poppy, they are charms that make people fall into a trance and you can make them do whatever you want them to."

Violet was already getting really excited about this seminar lesson. She giggled slightly at the teacher's behaviour. It was as if she was in a dream state. "Madam Poppy, I think the entrancing spells make the person become in a hypnotic state, like this" Violet made herself look sleepy and unfocused swaying back and forth. "It could make the person not know what in their surroundings or make them deeply fall in love with someone like a Love Potion perhaps?"

For Daichi and Madam
 

Ella nodded at the older boy, taking a seat next to him. "Yup, we worked together during pygmy puff bowling...which was quite fun. You're the duck guy, right?" She was pretty sure he was, Captain Ducky Duck had made quite the impression on Barnabus, who seemed to be jealous of the captain puff. "Oh, I'm Ella..." You know, just as a reminder :)

Ella smiled at the woman in pink told her to call her Madam Poppy. The name definitely suited her. She seemed quite cheerful and Ella instantly felt a little more at ease. Now about the question...what exactly were entrancing enchantments? Ella raised her hand, chancing a guess. "Madam Poppy, are entrancing enchantments ones that hypnotize people...I mean the people go into a trance and are kind of are at the mercy of whoever has cast the enchantment?"

”The horror!” Poppy stomped her foot. ”They all ought to be pink in color, wouldn’t you agree? Well, it doesn’t really matter. Some are purple in color, dear darling, but not all.” She finished with a giggle before moving to someone else.

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Originally Posted by Magical Soul (Post 10946434) Louisa's eyes widened VERY much when the woman Poppy something recoiled from Emrys' book. "That can't be good," she murmured to herself offering the boy a Don't-Mind-The-Crazy-Woman smile. Shooting her hand in the air, Louisa started her rambling, "They are charms, Auntie Pricklepot." What? She liked the sound of it. Also it was a very nice change to have such a giddy colorful aunt. "Charms that used to take the attention off people's minds." That was one way of putting it. "You know, keep them jumbling in wonder and inexplicable delight." Pause. "Aren't they illegal?" Because HELLO! they were tricky and could help criminals.

”Very good point! Some are used to, as you put it, ‘take the attention off people’s minds.’” Poppy thought the girl was done speaking, but just as she turned to someone else the girl continued. Must be a Ravenclaw. ”Well…” Poppy giggled and covered her mouth. ”I won’t tell if you won’t!” She winked and giggled a little more. ”We will talk about the dangers of Entrancing Enchantments in a second. FIRST,” She shrieked, holding her sausage index finger high in the air, ”we must establish what they are so we can make ourselves aware of what dangers they pose. Theeeeeeeen we will address them.” She smiled and giggled at the girl.

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Originally Posted by Quick Quotes Quill (Post 10946440) As soon as the woman started talking… and began by addressing them as ‘sweet little creatures’, Gwen felt the need to throw up. Seriously. She’ll end up in the Hospital Wing soon… Calm down, calm down, she told herself and took a deep breath, as the muggle song with ‘I will surviiiive’ crossed her mind. As she tried to get over her introduction, the young Ravenclaw focused on the first question. Humm… let’s see…, she told herself and glimpsed back at Madam Poppy. ‘As the name already says, these are charms which are used entrance people’, she said simply. Wait- what was she going to do? Teach them or entrance them???? Really. She already felt her brain damaged.

”Yes, good, but try to think of what it means to ‘entrance’ someone. It’s not that simple. If it were, you could get a house elf to teach it!” She said and burst into a fit of giggles at her own joke.

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Originally Posted by HaRoHeGiNeLu (Post 10946447) As if the pink weren't enough, her name was just as much of a headache. Poppy Prunella Pricklepot. Teaching 'Entrancing Enchantments'. Alliteration must run in the family or something. Ellie wasn't too fond of addressing her by any of the suggested titles. So, she was just going to avoid talking to her directly if she could. "Spells that cause someone to be 'entranced' by the caster?" Yes? Seemed like one of the more obvious types of spells.

”No duh,” Poppy rolled her eyes ”but what does it mean for someone to be ‘entranced’?”

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Originally Posted by AmbiguouslyMe (Post 10946470) If Emrys could curl into a ball right there and just disappear, he would have been the happiest. He kinda liked his name, but trying to explain why, well, it just sounded stuffy, overly intellectual and hopelessly nerdy. Raising his head and getting ready to take notes, he caught Louisa's smile and offered a weak one of his own. Glancing at Ellie, grateful that she was no longer staring at him, he twitched his nose and adjusted his glasses. He began to jot down notes, as a sense of panic began to grow in him. "Madame Poppy? I agree with my classmates' answers about the nature of entrancing enchantments.. buh.. but, I'm wondering if our seminar today is theory or.. or.." He took a breath. "Or if there will be a practical component." Like, on each other.

”All in due time, little mister. Good things come for good little boys who wait, and answer the questions the teachers asked them without interrupting class with their impatience!” Ugh, Ravenclaws. She rolled her eyes and sighed.

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Originally Posted by CassiopeiaAKTF (Post 10946474) .......Did...Did she just pinch his cheeks? O__________o Daichi's hand moved to his face as he felt his cheeks getting red. Both from embarrassement and from the pinch itself. He was getting used by Professors ruffling his hair but...pinching his cheek?! "Uh..i..right..." he stammered but the *Professor* had already turned away. "Auntie~! Auntie~! " he almost yelled at the front of the class, waving his hand to get her attention. "It's a purple colored spell!" he said proudly and grinned.

”Yes, darling!” Poppy called back with the same enthusiasm. ”Yes it is! Everyone, please take note of this exquisite young man!” He was kind of right, kind of wrong. but he was just so darn cute Poppy couldn’t resist.

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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 (Post 10946486) Alyssa was glad that Madam Poppy had liked her gift. She just wished that she had mentioned from which House she was from. Oh well now that class had started it was time to concentrate on the lesson proper. What are Entrancing Enchanments? Was Madam Poppy asking for it's definition or examples of it. Alyssa decided to try answering the first possibility. So she raised her hand and answered. "Madam Poppy, they are charms that make people fall into a trance and you can make them do whatever you want them to."

”NO!” Poppy shouted oh-so dramatically from across the room and violently flicked her wand in the girl’s direction. ”Entrancement Enchantments are NOT equivalent to the Imperious Curse! You should do time in Azkaban for that answer, you naughty, naughty girl!”

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Originally Posted by midnight_thestral (Post 10946630) Violet was already getting really excited about this seminar lesson. She giggled slightly at the teacher's behaviour. It was as if she was in a dream state. "Madam Poppy, I think the entrancing spells make the person become in a hypnotic state, like this" Violet made herself look sleepy and unfocused swaying back and forth. "It could make the person not know what in their surroundings or make them deeply fall in love with someone like a Love Potion perhaps?"

Poppy listened to the girl speak and nodded when she was right and shook her head when she was wrong. When the girl had finished speaking, Poppy spoke up. ”Yes, it can make a person become in a hypnotic state, and it can make them fall in love like a love potion, but not as ‘deeply’ in love as you might think. Also, they would always be aware of their surroundings, but we will get into the dangers and concerns a little later. Very good answer!”

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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow (Post 10946703) Ella nodded at the older boy, taking a seat next to him. "Yup, we worked together during pygmy puff bowling...which was quite fun. You're the duck guy, right?" She was pretty sure he was, Captain Ducky Duck had made quite the impression on Barnabus, who seemed to be jealous of the captain puff. "Oh, I'm Ella..." You know, just as a reminder :) Ella smiled at the woman in pink told her to call her Madam Poppy. The name definitely suited her. She seemed quite cheerful and Ella instantly felt a little more at ease. Now about the question...what exactly were entrancing enchantments? Ella raised her hand, chancing a guess. "Madam Poppy, are entrancing enchantments ones that hypnotize people...I mean the people go into a trance and are kind of are at the mercy of whoever has cast the enchantment?"

”Ummm, hello?! Have you not noticed that class has started? Did you smack your pretty head on the pavement on your way to class? Zip it! Hmmm, yes they are very much that.” Poppy threw a nasty look at the girl, then turned to the entire class.

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”Some good answers, some bad answers. Let’s review everything that has been said and come up with a proper definition for Entrancing Enchantments.” She giggled and moved to the front of the classroom. ”Charms are a type of spell that modifies an object’s behavior, correct? Entrancing Enchantments is a branch of charms, which means they alter the behavior or something, and that something being a person’s mood!

“Entrancing Enchantments will put a person or animal into a trance of certain mood. For example, the Cheering Charm, you are probably all familiar with, is an Entrancing Enchantment. It puts the target into a trance of cheer, but if that person is very, very sad the charm will eventually wear off and the person will be sad again. It’s not permanent and it doesn’t change the nature of the emotion, only alters the mood.

“As someone mentioned, Entrancing Enchantments are often related to love! Most Entrancing Enchantments are love related, but not all. I must admit I am quite surprised, and pleased, that so few of you knew this.”

She moved towards the board and began writing on it as she lecture. ”There are two large groups into which Entrancing Enchantments are organized. Autogenous and Heterogenous.

Autogenous is a self-cast Entrancing Enchantment. For example, the Flattery Charm, if you cast this on yourself, then anything you say to others will sound like a compliment, and they will be flattered, causing them to have a ‘butterfly-in-stomach’ feeling. You would be the mediator for the charm’s effect.

Heterogenous is a target-cast Entrancing Enchantment. For example, the Cheering Charm, you must cast it on someone else, and they will be cheerful, but their cheerfulness will not directly affect others.”

She took a deep breath and adjusted her jacket before continuing. ”Now, there are four different groups to categorize Entrancing Enchantments, and they are Pragma, Storge, Eros, and Agape.

Pragma will inflict delight, happiness, peace, and harmony. A good example is the Cheering Charm.

Storge will inspire friendship, loyalty, and trust. These are very rarely potent on humans.

Eros are related to romance, passion, and infatuation, like the Flattery Charm.

Agape will cause target to love the caster unconditionally. They are dangerous and difficult to perform. Only two witches have known to use them successfully!

This is how we, Entrancing Enchanters, categorize them. So, for example, the Flattery Charm is an Autogenous-Eros E.E. and the Cheering Charm is a Pagma-Heterogenous. Got it?" She smiled and giggled.

"It is important for me to emphasize that these charms only inspire, influence and, for the lack of a better word, cover up emotions, NOT REPLACE THEM! In other others, you can use these to influence someone else, but not control them. This doesn't mean they aren't dangerous, but just like any other spell, with the exception of the Unforgivable Curses, it depends on the occasion. With that being said, I want to make sure that you can make good judgement before teaching them to you.

So, tell me, knowing what you know about them, in what occasion might an Entrancement Enchantment may be useful and appropriate?"

Phew, that was a lot of talking...

It was possible that the pink didn't bother Arya as much as it was bothering everyone else in the room, including her co-prefect. The giggling was a bit weird considering she was a much older adult, but the pink? She was slightly immune to it all.

The window was a good distraction.

She smiled at Treyen when he took up the seat beside her, eyes flicking to the woman briefly when she giggled at them, completely oblivious to the fact that she'd expected presents. It wasn't as if it was custom for the prefect to bring gifts to new professors.

She would protect her bestie from the pink though, if he like... needed it. He totally wouldn't though.

Silently, she'd banished the name that she would never call the woman and decided to stick with Madam Poppy while the woman made her introduction speech and then went into the first question. And while the prefect had guesses, she decided to let others have a go, slipping her hand out of her pocket to take down notes.

This class was turning out to be pretty interesting.

"Pragmas can be used for occasions like sporting events and parties, where you're expected to be happy." Her hand went up briefly, and when she finished writing down all she needed, she set her quill to twirling between her fingers.

Louisa stared at the woman who giggled more than Lafay under that giddy potion. 'I won't tell if you won't' ? Seriously? What kind of professional answer was that? But on the good side she said to wait for the rest of the lesson. That made sense, Louisa smiled half-heartedly satisfied.

Louisa's quill was drilling on the parchment as she struggled to write every single word of the lecture, not that it was so important and could affect her OWLs but she would take advantage of attending the special class.

After the question, her hand was up in the air, "Autogenous-Pragma.." She definitely needed to read them off the board, "..can be used in exams perhaps? To ease off the tension especially if your whole future depends on them."

Ella turned bright red when Madam Poppy scolded her. She had never been yelled at in a class before and felt quite ashamed of herself. There was a first time for everything though...Shaking it off, she pulled her notebook towards her, copying down the notes from the lecture. Then she thought about the question, a little nervous to answer it.
"Well Pragma would be good for people who have to deal with people for their job. That way if they are sick or sad or angry, they can still deal with the customers and make them have a good experience." She said softly, not quite looking in Madam Poppy's eyes.

He was a exquisite young man?! ... Wait... Was that bad or good? He thought it must be the latter for she answered his answer with the same enthusiasm. Daichi's face beamed like it always did when he got an question right and leaned back in his chair when Ella spoke to him. He was about to talk to her when Auntie snapped at the poor hufflepuff. Well... She IS right, this is a class. He would talk to her later.

As Auntie began to talk again, Daichi leaned forward in his chair and took his muggle pen to write down notes. But the more she talked, the more confused he got and when weird words came out of her mouth the Slytherin simply stared at her. His expression blank, showing that not all information had gone through.

Scratching his head, Daichi looked at his half scribbled parchment with confused eyes before looki.g back up at Auntie. "huh?" he blinked and it was his most intelligent response. He is NOT stupid though! Just. ... A little sloooow sometimes. And his attention span usually faded away when he was giving information that was too long for him. And the woman did talk alot!

"While there is nothing wrong with wanting to lift someone's spirits, but you must be cautions of when to do it. For example, you wouldn't want to make someone happy during a funeral of a recently deceased family member. It's important to let people mourn and such, so, yes, you can, but you it needs to be a specific occasion." She said and winked at the girl.

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Originally Posted by grangerfan8 (Post 10946902) It was possible that the pink didn't bother Arya as much as it was bothering everyone else in the room, including her co-prefect. The giggling was a bit weird considering she was a much older adult, but the pink? She was slightly immune to it all. The window was a good distraction. She smiled at Treyen when he took up the seat beside her, eyes flicking to the woman briefly when she giggled at them, completely oblivious to the fact that she'd expected presents. It wasn't as if it was custom for the prefect to bring gifts to new professors. She would protect her bestie from the pink though, if he like... needed it. He totally wouldn't though. Silently, she'd banished the name that she would never call the woman and decided to stick with Madam Poppy while the woman made her introduction speech and then went into the first question. And while the prefect had guesses, she decided to let others have a go, slipping her hand out of her pocket to take down notes. This class was turning out to be pretty interesting. "Pragmas can be used for occasions like sporting events and parties, where you're expected to be happy." Her hand went up briefly, and when she finished writing down all she needed, she set her quill to twirling between her fingers.

"Of course they can! It's always nice and encouraging for a team to hear their fans cheer for them, so that is an absolutely acceptable way to use an E.E. I don't believe Quidditch fans need any help from E.E., but Gobstone spectators might!" Gigglesnort.

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Originally Posted by Magical Soul (Post 10946917) Louisa stared at the woman who giggled more than Lafay under that giddy potion. 'I won't tell if you won't' ? Seriously? What kind of professional answer was that? But on the good side she said to wait for the rest of the lesson. That made sense, Louisa smiled half-heartedly satisfied. Louisa's quill was drilling on the parchment as she struggled to write every single word of the lecture, not that it was so important and could affect her OWLs but she would take advantage of attending the special class. After the question, her hand was up in the air, "Autogenous-Pragma.." She definitely needed to read them off the board, "..can be used in exams perhaps? To ease off the tension especially if your whole future depends on them."

"That would be heterogenous, little darling. Autogenous does not affect the target, it only affects those the target comes in contact with. For example, if you cast a heterogenous love E.E. on yourself, then you will fall in love with yourself, most likely. If you cast an autogenous love E.E. on yourself, others who come in contact with you will fall in love with you. Does that make sense? I know, I know..." She sighed and waved her hand. "It can be a little tricky, but you will have your eureka moment. Your example, nonetheless, is very valid. Entrancing Enchantments that help ease off tension and help relax are some of the most common after love-related and happiness-related charms! "

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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow (Post 10946918) Ella turned bright red when Madam Poppy scolded her. She had never been yelled at in a class before and felt quite ashamed of herself. There was a first time for everything though...Shaking it off, she pulled her notebook towards her, copying down the notes from the lecture. Then she thought about the question, a little nervous to answer it. "Well Pragma would be good for people who have to deal with people for their job. That way if they are sick or sad or angry, they can still deal with the customers and make them have a good experience." She said softly, not quite looking in Madam Poppy's eyes.

"Ooh, yes! I used them all the time on the nasty people at the ministry! Made them all smiles all the time. It was the only way I could survive my horrific days there."

OOC: Keep 'em coming. If I didn't include your reply in this post I will in the next.

By the time the woman had finished speaking, Vashti was sure she was never going to be able to use her hand again, what with all the notes she had tried to quickly write down. It was even difficult to read all those scribbles she'd made on the paper. She'd probably have to go through her notes again later that day and rewrite it all. At least it would give her more time away from studying for her NEWTs, which was sort of a positive, even if she was still using that time for school-related stuff.

The Ravenclaw set her quill now for a moment and tried to relax her cramped writing hand as she considered Madam Poppy's question. When would an Entrancement Enchantment be appropriate to use? Hmm...

She raised her hand. "You could use a Pragma-Heterogenous spell on people who are fighting or arguing if you wanted them to stop, since Pragma can influence feelings of peace and harmony."

This woman. She was mental. Seriously. Either that or she at the cheering charm for breakfast everyday. Which really wouldn't surprise Ellie. She had just been staring at the pink woman for a while that she hadn't realized she was giving instruction. It was just... weird.

Ellie scribbled her notes down in a notebook while Madam Pricklepot went oooon and on about this stuff. Just when her hand started cramping, the large woman stopped talking. Ellie sighed and set her pen down. Now, in what occasion might an Entrancement Enchantment be useful?

Ellie raised her hand. "Well, maybe if you forget or... just don't do a homework assignment, you can cast the Flattery Charm on yourself and hope to flatter your professor enough to let it slide." Not a bad idea, actually.

slight catch up! *pokes work*
 

It's...Kurumi Hollingberry...not Kara Hollerberg...

Kurumi sat in her seat, momentarily distracted by the mispronunciation of her name. It had put the Muggle Studies professor to shame really. She had been called Karumi Hollingberg before by her, but Madam Poppy had taken this to a whole new level.

When the question of how to define Entrancing Enchantments was asked, Kurumi remained silent. She really only new basics and was unable to define the type of magic without using the same words to define it....which really defeated the purpose of defining it at all. So, she opted to just sit back and listen until each student's answer was addressed and then she took her quill to her parchment and wrote down notes...lots and lots of notes. Why was it that all the seminar people liked to talk? They ALL talked SO much.

Hand flying over her parchment, Kurumi furiously attempted to keep up with what all was being said and finding herself unable to take a break to perhaps offer up an answer herself. Cover up emotions... Kurumi paused in her note taking for a moment. Autogenous.... She could block out all the pain and despair she was feeling right now, right? That is what that implied? Even if it was covering it up and temporary, it sounded better than crying all the time. Madam Poppy's little explanation about allowing people to mourn went in one ear and out the other as she thought about this. Using these spells to control her mood and therefore perhaps controlling her ability? Sounded like a win to her even if her logic was flawed.

Not really feeling as though she had anything else to offer, her thoughts currently swamped with convoluted notions of how to use these charms, the prefect remained in her seat taking careful notes as she continued to listen.

Emrys felt like he'd been slapped in the face. There was no hiding the look of absolute shock, and shame, on his face as he dropped his hand and continued to take notes.

Eyes blinking furiously, he bit the inside of his lip to get his mind off the woman's complete dismissal - and humiliating response - and focus on getting down the information.

He could certainly use a heterogenous pragma right about now...

'No duh'??????? What kind of PROFESSIONAL response was THAT?!! MERLIN.

Ellie did some EYE ROLLING of her OWN. And if PPP didn't know what 'entranced' meant, should she REALLY be teaching Entrancing Enchantments?!!

By the time PPPP was finished explaining, the Sixth year could barely remember what the woman had started with. But basically, she was asking for when one of these enchantments would be useful? HMMMMM.

"That S- one," Storage or whatever it was, "Could be used in situations where you need to meet new people, and are particularly shy or if you need to get along with someone you're not too fond of, yes?" Sounded right to her. A charm that inspired friendship? "Or perhaps with an unruly animal you need to tame or work with." Gain its trust, see?

Ellie knew what she was talking about. Sort of.

EEeeppp....Alyssa almost ducked under the table when Madam Poppy yelled at her. She wasn't even thinking about the Imperious Charm when she gave her answer. She was actually thinking like a love potion kind of charm. But Alyssa realized that she now had to be careful about how she worded her next sentence. She carefully thought out her answer before slowly raising her hand and getting ready to duck if Madam Poppy decided to throw something at her this time. "Uh Madam Poppy I think that the Autogenous Eros Flattery Charm might work well with people who are angry with you. When you use that, they won't be anymore." and quickly got ready to duck after giving her answer.

The teacher's giggling was starting to really annoy Violet, but she kept her mouth shut from saying something rude to her. Instead she raised her arm slowly to answer the teacher's next question. Violet had already been overwhelmed by all the information the teacher gave, but she gave it her best try. "Er, Madam Poppy, maybe you could use a storge-heterogenous spell on a burglar or something so that you can put them in a trance to act nice and might even get away from them if they were trying to rob you?" Violet knew that dangerous witches and wizards were smarter than that, but you never know if there is a witch or wizard that isn't as smart as the seemed.

”Very good answer! You can use it to distract and even daze someone. What this little mister is doing is demonstrating the effects of the Entrancing Enchantment to the class. A round of applause for him!” She put her wand down on her table and clapped enthusiastically.

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl (Post 10946973) By the time the woman had finished speaking, Vashti was sure she was never going to be able to use her hand again, what with all the notes she had tried to quickly write down. It was even difficult to read all those scribbles she'd made on the paper. She'd probably have to go through her notes again later that day and rewrite it all. At least it would give her more time away from studying for her NEWTs, which was sort of a positive, even if she was still using that time for school-related stuff. The Ravenclaw set her quill now for a moment and tried to relax her cramped writing hand as she considered Madam Poppy's question. When would an Entrancement Enchantment be appropriate to use? Hmm... She raised her hand. "You could use a Pragma-Heterogenous spell on people who are fighting or arguing if you wanted them to stop, since Pragma can influence feelings of peace and harmony."

”Very good example! You can use it to end a dispute, or at least ease the tension until the authorities arrive. This way none of the people engaged in the fight will be harmed.” Poppy gave the girl a nod and a pat on the head.

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Originally Posted by sarahlooo (Post 10946974) This woman. She was mental. Seriously. Either that or she at the cheering charm for breakfast everyday. Which really wouldn't surprise Ellie. She had just been staring at the pink woman for a while that she hadn't realized she was giving instruction. It was just... weird. Ellie scribbled her notes down in a notebook while Madam Pricklepot went oooon and on about this stuff. Just when her hand started cramping, the large woman stopped talking. Ellie sighed and set her pen down. Now, in what occasion might an Entrancement Enchantment be useful? Ellie raised her hand. "Well, maybe if you forget or... just don't do a homework assignment, you can cast the Flattery Charm on yourself and hope to flatter your professor enough to let it slide." Not a bad idea, actually.

Poppy pursed her lips and crossed her arms. ”Is it your hearing or your judgment that is impaired? You are supposed to be suggesting ways in which E.E.’s are useful and, key word, APPROPRIATE!!!” She banshee-shrieked the last word for emphasis, just in case the girl didn’t hear her. ”Using it to escape punishment is not appropriate!” Ugh, go figure, another Ravenclaw! Smarty-pants… NOT WITH POPPY PRUNELLA PRICKLEPOT!!!

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie (Post 10946994) It's...Kurumi Hollingberry...not Kara Hollerberg... Kurumi sat in her seat, momentarily distracted by the mispronunciation of her name. It had put the Muggle Studies professor to shame really. She had been called Karumi Hollingberg before by her, but Madam Poppy had taken this to a whole new level. When the question of how to define Entrancing Enchantments was asked, Kurumi remained silent. She really only new basics and was unable to define the type of magic without using the same words to define it....which really defeated the purpose of defining it at all. So, she opted to just sit back and listen until each student's answer was addressed and then she took her quill to her parchment and wrote down notes...lots and lots of notes. Why was it that all the seminar people liked to talk? They ALL talked SO much. Hand flying over her parchment, Kurumi furiously attempted to keep up with what all was being said and finding herself unable to take a break to perhaps offer up an answer herself. Cover up emotions... Kurumi paused in her note taking for a moment. Autogenous.... She could block out all the pain and despair she was feeling right now, right? That is what that implied? Even if it was covering it up and temporary, it sounded better than crying all the time. Madam Poppy's little explanation about allowing people to mourn went in one ear and out the other as she thought about this. Using these spells to control her mood and therefore perhaps controlling her ability? Sounded like a win to her even if her logic was flawed. Not really feeling as though she had anything else to offer, her thoughts currently swamped with convoluted notions of how to use these charms, the prefect remained in her seat taking careful notes as she continued to listen.

”Someone doesn’t need to be charmed to be put into a trance…” Poppy commented raising an eyebrow. Yeah… she was not eating cookies from someone who looks all mummified and creepy like that. Blerg! Shudders.

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Originally Posted by AmbiguouslyMe (Post 10947007) Emrys felt like he'd been slapped in the face. There was no hiding the look of absolute shock, and shame, on his face as he dropped his hand and continued to take notes. Eyes blinking furiously, he bit the inside of his lip to get his mind off the woman's complete dismissal - and humiliating response - and focus on getting down the information. He could certainly use a heterogenous pragma right about now...

Poppy giggled at the Ravenclaw boy. ”Pssssssssst! Kneazle got your tongue? Heeheehee!” She snickered to the opposite side of the classroom, mocking the boy.

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Originally Posted by HaRoHeGiNeLu (Post 10947039) 'No duh'??????? What kind of PROFESSIONAL response was THAT?!! MERLIN. Ellie did some EYE ROLLING of her OWN. And if PPP didn't know what 'entranced' meant, should she REALLY be teaching Entrancing Enchantments?!! By the time PPPP was finished explaining, the Sixth year could barely remember what the woman had started with. But basically, she was asking for when one of these enchantments would be useful? HMMMMM. "That S- one," Storage or whatever it was, "Could be used in situations where you need to meet new people, and are particularly shy or if you need to get along with someone you're not too fond of, yes?" Sounded right to her. A charm that inspired friendship? "Or perhaps with an unruly animal you need to tame or work with." Gain its trust, see? Ellie knew what she was talking about. Sort of.

”PRECISELY!” For this answer, Poppy jump high in the air—a whole half an inch off the ground. ”These charms are very, very, veeeeeeery useful against unruly creatures. There have been many attempts to use Entrancing Enchantments to tame Dark Creatures, like werewolves and dementors, but they have all failed. There is a charm, or two, that works wonders on Grindylows, and another, I believe, for Pixies. Most of them, however, will work against common creatures. The bigger the creature, the more difficult it is, of course. Very good answer, little darling!”

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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 (Post 10947055) EEeeppp....Alyssa almost ducked under the table when Madam Poppy yelled at her. She wasn't even thinking about the Imperious Charm when she gave her answer. She was actually thinking like a love potion kind of charm. But Alyssa realized that she now had to be careful about how she worded her next sentence. She carefully thought out her answer before slowly raising her hand and getting ready to duck at the same time if Madam Poppy decided to throw something at her this time. "Uh Madam Poppy I think that the Autogenous Eros Flattery Charm might work well with people who are angry with you. When you use that, they won't be anymore." immediately ducking after answering saying that.

”No, no, no, no, no, sweetie. Like I said, these charms do not replace the person’s emotions. So, if you used the Flattery Charm on someone who is angry with you, they would still be angry with you, but they would demonstrate otherwise. For as long as the charm is in effect, anyway.”

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Originally Posted by midnight_thestral (Post 10947175) The teacher's giggling was starting to really annoy Violet, but she kept her mouth shut from saying something rude to her. Instead she raised her arm slowly to answer the teacher's next question. Violet had already been overwhelmed by all the information the teacher gave, but she gave it her best try. "Er, Madam Poppy, maybe you could use a storge-heterogenous spell on a burglar or something so that you can put them in a trance to act nice and might even get away from them if they were trying to rob you?" Violet knew that dangerous witches and wizards were smarter than that, but you never know if there is a witch or wizard that isn't as smart as the seemed.

”I like the way you’re thinking, and that could work, but it would be very difficult. Storge Entrancing Enchantments have been mostly developed through their use in creatures, and they don’t always work in the same way for humans. I believe it was Amanda Milestone who invented a Loyalty Inducing Charm but she studied it on dogs, so when she tried to cast it on a human it caused them to bark, bite, and, well… pee everywhere. It made them behave like dogs, too, so it’s hard, but not impossible! At your age, your best bet would be to use a Heterogenous-Pragma and hope to Merlin it works!”

Most of your answers included dealing with nasty people, putting a stop to dangerous disputes and confrontations, relaxing before an event, like an exam, cheering for your team, lifting someone's spirits, etc. These are all super-duper fabulous response!" She giggled and winked at her class.

"Now we must address some of the limits and dangers associated with them. First of all, all of these, with the exception of Agape, are temporary. Sooner or later they will fade away. Secondly, some of them tend to have nasty side effects, but unless you are trying something funny you should be okay. Finally, these can be dangerous. How, you ask? Well, love-related ones, mostly. This is the messy department. People do stupid things when they are in love, even if it's just a temporary crush, so you should always be careful. It wouldn't cause a third wizard war, but it could embarrass someone and even damage their reputation!" Of course, Poppy didn't care about any of these things, but Tate would ruin her reputation, and rightly so, if she had students running around and messing with people's emotions mindlessly.

"Phew, so there you have it. Any questions before we move on to the practice portion of our class? Everyone got down all the thermology, everyone understand what they mean?If you need something cleared up ask before we begin practice. In the mean time, I will pass these around so you can keep them for your records. You will need it for homework.



OOC: Practice will be posted in a few hours... Not sure exactly when, but soon.

Mortified. It was like he was back in that awful primary school, only this time it was a teacher doing the open mocking. All he was trying to do was take his notes.

His eyes stung and he pressed just a bit too hard on his quill, snapping it in half as he tried to take down the last few notes. His cheeks burned, both from the embarrassment and the anger.

If it wouldn't have meant standing up in front of the whole class and walking the length of the room, he would have walked out right then.

Ellie's eyes grew wide at the woman's exclamation and...what was that? A spasm? A...jump? Was that supposed to be a jump? That was pathetic.

Overall, though, she was fairly pleased with herself for being oh-so RIGHT for once. Especially after the eye-roll she'd received from her previous answer. Not that impressing PPP was important to her or anything it just...felt nice to be correct.

However, what PPP added at the end did NOT sit well with her. "Ellie," she said, "My name's Ellie." NOT 'Little Darling'. Do NOT call her 'Little Darling'. EVER. Okay?

Okay.

Good.

Her eyes lowered to the desk and the paper the woman put onto it. It had FAR too much writing, truth be told. And homework? WHY did they have HOMEWORK?!

UGH.

She eyed Emrys and gave him a look of distaste. Work was gross, right? Right. History was gross, right? Right.

Ugh.