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hermionesclone · 11-15-2016, 06:07 PM

On a rather wet mid-April morning, you find yourself walking towards the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom. As per Hirsch's style, the classroom has been transformed to suit the theme of the lesson of the day. There were no chairs, no desks and frankly, nowhere to work properly.

Instead, as soon as you walk in, you're met with the sight of what appears to be a target practice range lining the left hand side of the wall. Transparent barriers separate one target from another, only making itself known by the fuzzy view it leaves as you look beyond the barrier. While you can have a look around at the targets, the protective shields are there for a reason so trying to walk directly through them is useless, if not stupid.

Walk towards your right and around the barriers and you'll see an array of mats and cushions to seat the student body. Professor Hirsch himself can be found near the mats, leaning against a wall and looking rather cool, calm and collected, as per usual. By his feet sit three boxes: one filled with dragon-hide gloves, one with other protective clothing and another filled with some bows and arrows.

So come in, grab a seat and take a peek at the items, if your curiosity gets the better of you. Class will begin shortly.

class progression:
- What is necromancy?
- About necromancy + what is the Draugr?
- About the Draugr + between ice and fire, which one is more deadly?
- MINI ACTIVITY: Fire-based shooting
- MAIN ACTIVITY: Students vs Draugr!Dummy Freeze Tag
- That's all, folks!

OOC: Please make sure you're familiar with Hirsch's rules as well as the SS site rules before posting. ~~Class will continue in a little over 24 hours time (Wednesday 16th November at roughly 8pm GMT).~~ Class has begun but you're more than welcome to jump in. Just pretend as though your charrie has been there the entire time. Hope you have fun! ^^

Stefan · 11-19-2016, 04:35 AM

Jace had his mouth slightly open as his Head of House acknowledged his answer, and by the looks of it, he was really pleased with it. The Ravenclaw quickly shut his mouth, and gave the man a quick nod of his head. In all honesty, he just pointed out the obvious, but being the modest kid that he is, there was no way he’d point it out for everyone to hear. The 14 year old got his quill again, and started to jot down notes, underlining words here and there, complete with side notes in Japanese.

He paused when the next question was raised. Fire or Ice? Now that, is a very good question, House Master. Jace took his time to construct his answer in his head, while he listened to his classmate’s answers. Ready for another round of Ravenclawing? Well, he wasn’t sure if it was the correct answer, but his response, he thought, is purely based on one’s opinion.

When no one else raised their hand, Jace got his hand up and waited for the professor to call him. “Fire and Ice are both powerful sensei, and both can be associated with the dark arts. It all depends on the intent, I suppose.” He said taking a pregnant pause as he looked beyond the flimsy barrier before them. “Fire and Ice, or water in this context can give life, and it could be used for destruction too. Fire can kill Ice, and Ice can tame Fire. So in a way, these energies are connected, much like the Yin and Yang.” Jace shifted in his seat and fiddled with his quill. “I suppose in the case of the Draugr, Fire would be the best way to defeat them since they feed on darkness. Light or Fire would suppress them more effectively.” Again, it was another case of simple logic. Jace cleared his throat, and held his head down, a bit embarrassed by how long his answer was. Sometimes, he couldn’t stop his Ravenclawing.

Erindipity · 11-19-2016, 05:17 AM

Fire. The answer was always fire. For everything. Fire was AMAZING, okay! Dora wasn't having trouble following the topic... it wasn't difficult, you see. She didn't answer when she didn't know, though. THAT was why she remained silent until now.

"I think fire is more often linked to dark magic. Fiendfyre, for instance, is a seriously string curse. Very destructive... but if you want to fight Dark magic... wouldn't it make more sense to use ice? Kind of fight Dark with Light, maybe? " And she was totally just guessing... because she wasnt entirely sure. But that was what CLASS was for, right? To learn.

But... like... could they play with fire now? Dora had a pretty amazing relationship with fire... her wand was even SPECIAL. Dealt with FIRE AND DESTRUCTIVE magic most. Yas.

Fire, pls.

2111jen · 11-19-2016, 05:36 AM

Fire or ice.....fire or ice.....such tough questions....in genral though they are both dammaging.
Jonas frowned though at his lack of knowledge about the living dead. Meh. He decided to take a shot.
"So fire could burn things. But ice could give you frost bite as well which can be just as dammaging" Jonas asked more then told as he raised his hand.

*Kolyander* · 11-19-2016, 01:24 PM

Hadleigh smiled softly giving the slightest nod of her head when her answer was received. Sure her answer was a little violent but if that was how to take one down so be it. If it were her or one of those Draugr, it was going to be them. She would take it down however she had to.

Hirsch was once again going on a talking rampage which clearly meant that this teen was taking down vigorous notes. Her attention was caught by the following question and she lifted her hazel eyes onto the professor. What was more damaging, fire or ice. Well uh that would really depend on how the spells were being cast. Whatever the intent was behind it and of course who was casting the spells. Each were equally damaging in it's own right. Raising her hand a simple but not fully decided answer was given."I really don't believe either is more damaging. I think it has to do with the situation in which the spell is being used for. It would also depend on the casters power and intent when using a certain spell as well." Not an exact answer but chances were if it came down to it both sides could be argued upon.

sweetpinkpixie · 11-19-2016, 03:25 PM

Paige was busy jotting down notes about draugr, and still was, when Professor Hirsch posed his next question. Setting her quill down, the seventh year found herself distracted looking at the bows and arrows while her gaze also drifted to the targets from time to time. So...flaming arrows then? That had been something that someone had mentioned earlier in the lesson, yeah? That made things even more unsettling...

The brunette was only half hearing her classmates, but something Dora mentioned stuck and she came to somewhere in the middle of what the Head Girl was saying. Which really only prompted a question that made the Hufflepuff's hand go up. "Professor...is there any ice based magic that can combat Fiendfyre?"

Intent and power of the caster aside, history had shown them just how powerful that bewitched fire was when performed someone merely 17 years of age.

As for her own general thoughts on which was more associated with Dark magic, fire or ice, her thoughts immediately went to fire. Not just because of the spell in question, but fire associated with brewing sinister potions also came to mind.

TakemetotheBurrow · 11-19-2016, 05:31 PM

Fire or ice. Warmth or Cold. It really did depend entirely on how you were thinking about each, didn't it? Junia busied herself with doodling in her notes as she thought it over, trying to figure out what she wanted to say.

...

"I think fire would be the answer, but I also think fire has good attributes like warmth and light, that ice lacks. Ice, to me, is cold and stinging, you know? When you die, you go all icy cold. That seems pretty dark to me."

laurange · 11-19-2016, 08:58 PM

Brian was, to say the least, not the best at Defense Against the Dark Arts. But it was the only subject with practical application that still felt worth taking (aside from Transfiguration, but the Hufflepuff had always loved that subject) and he did need a certificate to graduate. Besides, it probably wouldn't look nice if the Hufflepuff prefect dropped all his subjects save for three. He'd taken fewer for his OWLs than some of his classmates anyway.

But the question and answer bit of lessons rarely made sense to him, simply because he wasn't very sure exactly how these magical things worked, despite being around them for nearly six years now. It was still strange and foreign and he was, to some extent, still waiting to be spoonfed.

So.

He'd just sit here and pay rapt attention.

But personally, he did feel like ice was far more dangerous than fire.

DaniDiNardo · 11-19-2016, 11:16 PM

A laugh was always good. At least this time the Professor could see the humour in his statement. A step up from the last time he'd really attempted humour in the man's class. Although...he wasn't actually going for humour. Given the chance and a huge wall, the Gryffindor really WOULD have poked the thing with a stick and according to Hirsch, he might not have even become undead lunch afterwards.

That urge to actually see and poke one now was ridiculously huge and growing by the second.

His quill did its best to keep up with the answers offered while the boy tried working out an answer of his own.

Which caused more damage? Ice or Fire? "I'm gonna have to go with fire Professor." It just seemed like the more....destructive of the two elements mentioned. "I mean, ice can be pretty awful too but it takes a while to have a real effect. Fire is more.....full force, burning almost instantly, painful screams, oh merlin we're the lake when you need it kind of deal." At least, that's the way he saw it.

SarcasticStrawberry · 11-20-2016, 12:01 AM

So this lesson was starting to get really interesting and dark. Kat perked her ears up, Defense against the dark arts was absolutely her favorite lessons. It really helped her with her dueling and she had even thought about becoming a auror. So doing well in this class meant a lot.

Catching up on her notes about necromancy and the Draugr. As pretty much everyone agreed that fire was more dangerous than ice. The third year raised her hand, "Fire, like eveyone else said. I think fire is quicker and can spread faster, while ice is slower." She hoped that made sense to him.

hermionesclone · 11-20-2016, 01:12 AM

Text Cut: All of you!

Text Cut: Kimi

Fire? Interesting. Very interesting. And what was moreso was the mention of power. "Good mention of power as well, Mr Kovalainen. Fire does bring with it a sense of power, which is something dark practitioners are always after. It's also likely to make people feel a lot more scared. Good answer." Smile.

Text Cut: Azura

Quiet answers weren't a bad thing. Not at all. They made him worried, sure, but as long as the girl wasn't upset, he was okay with this.

The man gave her a smile before moving onwards.

Text Cut: Juno

At this answer, Hirsch couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. "That's a very wise answer, I have to say." Really. "Fire is also the scarier option: the one that people would rather not go to if they could help it. But you should also remember that ice can break as well. Enough ice on a person will be enough to freeze them to death." Though, fire was quicker.

Text Cut: Kitty

And here was another wise answer, but one that was a different type of wise. Hirsch tilted his head as he heard her answer before responding with one of his own, "That's a good way of looking at it. I like the way you've linked it to the lesson today." Meant that she was paying attention as well. "Ice is the one linked with the dark arts and, in fact, dark practitioners often like to associate with the colder side of nature. There are some exceptions, of course, but that's the general look. Well done, Miss Valentine." He did like that answer.

Text Cut: Jace

Here was another bought of Ravenclawing.

And Hirsch? Hirsch was amused. Was he used to this? Yes, yes he was.

"Excellent. Really excellent, Jace." Once again, he was pleased with this, especially since it branched off of Miss Diggory's 'both are equally as dangerous' part of her answer. "I particularly like your connection with the Yin and the Yang. You can't have one without the other." In a sense. "Light might only distract them but fire would do the trick."

Text Cut: Dora

Fire? That was interesting. "Excellent mention of Fiendfyre, Miss Umbridge. I'm glad you've brought that up, in fact. It's the most dangerous type of fire there is and, without control, it can do a lot more damage than you intend it to." History was proof of that. "As for fighting ice with dark magic, that depends entirely on what you're faced with. If it's an icy creature, ice might not be the best thing to fight it with but a fire-based creature? Yes. You're completely right."

Text Cut: Jonas

A short answer, this was, but it was an answer that did well at generalising the two sides. "That's a great generalisation of both sides and their different effects." He would've liked an expansion on that answer but it was something that was good and easy to remember for notes.

Text Cut: Hadleigh

Was he surprised that Hadleigh was giving a wise answer? No. Not at all.

Though it did make him happy to hear that answer from her. "Excellent, Miss Lynch. Really excellent!" See? Happy. "I would have to agree with you there. It depends on the situation and what you're up against. One side would work better than the other in different situations. And, of course, intent is always key." He was glad that she had mentioned that.

Text Cut: Paige

Oh, this was interesting.

Any ice-based magic that can combat the Fiendfyre? Hirsch paused, rubbing the scruff on his chin. "The sad truth is: no. It cannot be extinguished by normal or enchanted water. That's why Fiendfyre is considered to be the most dangerous type of fire and, when casting the spell, control is more than important."

Text Cut: Junia

Miss Botros didn't disappoint with her answers. "Excellent mention of their attributes. You're quite right in mentioning that, actually. Less positive attributes might be why some dark practitioners favour the icy nature. Very good, Miss Botros."

Text Cut: Brian

Unfortunately for Mr Woods, Hirsch didn't spoonfeed anyone. He preferred to let them reach conclusions by themselves, with his own small prodding every now and then. Let them learn by themselves. It was a much better way of retaining information, he found.

But the lack of an answer didn't bother the man. No. As long as he was paying attention.

Text Cut: Blaise

While the man generally liked to ignore the quill as much as possible, he couldn't help but glance at it as it wrote down a few things. What, he didn't know, but he clearly remembered the first lesson he held here and the way Blaise's quill was prone to dramatics. So, naturally, seeing it jotting things down intrigued him.

But not as much as this answer did.

"Yes! Yes, that's an excellent point and I'm glad you've brought it up, actually," he said, looking over at the Gryffindor and smiling, "Fire acts quicker and people think it's deadlier because of it. Ice, however, causes a slow death, making you slowly suffer while enduring it. Well done, Blaise." See what happens when he pays attention?

Text Cut: Kat

Another mention of time? Good. "Exactly! At least with ice, you could find a way to get out of it. Fire gives you very little time to react, especially if it's a particularly powerful flame. Well done, Miss Delgado.."

And yes, that did make sense to him.

Moving on? It was a good time to do so. Even if it was a little early, according to his watch.

"That was an excellent range of answers. Many of you mentioned their traits and attributes and thought about exactly how they can cause damage. Well done, all of you." Keep all of that in mind, okay?

"In cases like this, always remember that the situation makes the most difference. Personally, I believe that both are equally as bad as each other but depending on what you're faced with, you have to decide for yourself which one to use. Both can be used against each other." Pause. "However, Fiendfyre has been known to cause slightly more damage and there's no magical or non-magical water-based defence against it, partly because it sucks out the moisture in the air and that's what you need when you conjure water." Just to let you know.

"Now!" he said, clapping his hands once, "We move onto the slightly more action-packed part of the lesson. Fire is the one to kill the Draugr but it's also the element that you need to gain a lot of control over. Today, we're going to practice that." Or, well, they are.

"I want everyone to pack up their things and get up onto their feet. I have one of two options for you: You can either grab a pair of dragon-hide gloves and a pair of bow and arrow or use your wands for this. Then, move towards the targets." A slight pause so that they could get started on the activity itself.

"If you've grabbed a pair of bow and arrows, I want you to set fire to the tip of it and aim carefully towards the target. For those of you using wands, cast a fire spell as carefully as you can towards the target. This is a lesson on control and being able to shoot as accurately as possible." Pause. "But do be careful: I don't want anyone being taken to the Hospital Wing." Just saying. "A list of spells is........." Cue a flick of his wand.

Quote:

- incendio
in-SEN-dee-o

- incendio duo
in-SEN-dee-oh DOO-oh

- incendio tria
in-SEN-dee-oh TREE-ah

- confringo
con-FREEN-go

- lacarnum inflamari

A stretch of letters appeared in mid-air, magnified for all of them to see. ".... up here. Ready? Go!"

OOC: Mini-activity time! ^^ The practice is simple:

- Either have your charrie setting fire to the tip of their arrow and shooting at the range OR
- They can use their wands to cast the fire spell. Any fire spell of their choice from the list

Thing to remember:
- There is a shield around each target area so any fire spells cast that doesn't hit the target will probably end up dissolving into the wall
- No injuries please! I will not be a happy unicorn if that happens *stern faces or something*

I'm going to give you guys until 20th November at 23:59pm GMT. There's no post limit so go crazy! ^^

2111jen · 11-20-2016, 01:42 AM

It was finally, finally time for the activity! Yes! So that's why the questions were necessary. Alright, let's see. Jonas didn't get a bow and arrow so he guessed he would be using his wand. Alright. Aim and shoot. Simple enough.
"In-sen-dee-oh!" He called out making sure to pronounce the incantation correctly carefully aiming at the target. He shot it and
BAM! Right on target, the target caught on fire.

ooc: Lemme know if it's alright to post the effects later. Cos' the number of posts wasn't specified.

MunchyBubbles · 11-20-2016, 02:52 AM

Azura smiled at Professor Hirsch as he smiled at her before paying attention to what the Professor was saying.

Aim fire at the targets! Well that shouldn't be super hard. She had used Incendio several times in potions so using it here shouldn't be super hard right?

Azura stood and collected her stuff, pulled her wand out of her bad and stowed her stuff in a safe corner of the classroom.

There was no way she was going to use arrows, cause quiet honestly the rest of the class would be in danger!

So she moved towards one of the targets, aimed her wand at it and then spoke "Incendio!"

Suziella · 11-20-2016, 06:29 AM

All of these classes lately were just doing lessons on things that she absolutely loved to do. Did all the Professors converge together one day and decide that they were all going to do lessons on her favorite things? That had to be it.

Juno loved a challenge, and it had been a while since she had shot a bow and arrow, so she decided to go with that. She went over to the box of supplies and grabbed a pair of dragon hide gloves, a bow, and quiver of arrows. Hopefully she wouldn't completely fail at this.

Juno found an empty target and set up her station. She put the gloves on, then grabbed her wand and an arrow. "Confringo!" As soon as the incantation was out of her mouth, the arrow tip was flaming. She grinned hugely

She then grabbed the bow, and took the proper stance. She took a deep breath and let the arrow rip through the air, only to be about a yard off from the target. Good thing that protection shield was around the target and the fire quickly fizzled out.

Man...she was pretty rusty.

Bazinga · 11-20-2016, 02:26 PM

She couldn't help but smile a little when he seemed to like her divination answer. She wasn't liking where this was going though, but she did trust Hirsch more then she allowed herself to admit. So she opened her parchment and started making notes. She was writing down things about the darkness and about the Draugr. She stayed quiet as the others spoke. She didn't have much information on the creature so she had nothing to add to it.

An animated corpse? Why did she come today? It was all starting to creep her out a bit. At the same time she was interested and when he started talking about ice and fire she couldn't help but let her mind wonder away. Which was more dark? They both could be really. Her mind was gone from the discussion as she thought about that. Which could be more dangerous?

Listening to him she had a question, but she worried if it really made sense. Was it possible, but could it be possible. Her hand was up, "Professor does it matter what a persons personality was? If someone has more dark in them say more bad things happen to them could they be more inclined to be able to control it? Do the two attract each other or is it more on your skill level with your wand." She felt dumb even asking it now that it was out of her mouth. Of course it was more your wand level not who you were.

She got up and packed her stuff then turned and looked at the Arrows. She smiled a bit as she thought about the chance to pretend she was the Green Arrow, yes Natalia Franks-Mundie had a hidden love for muggle super heroes. She remembered seeing the muggle children talking about them and watching them.

Though she was a witch and she was determined to start being a good one. So now she was going to pick her wand over the arrows. Moving to the target she took a few deep breaths. Doing the wand movement she pointed at the target, "incendio" She watched as it hit the target.

TakemetotheBurrow · 11-20-2016, 03:21 PM

Very good. She'd given a very good answer! The second year grinned, her cheeks turning a bit pink. Who didn't like to hear that from professor knight in shining armor, right? Merlin. Even better than the praise, they were going to get to shoot arrows now! Or those who chose to, anyway. Junia Botros was most certainly giving it a try.

After collecting her things, the twelve year old tugged on her dragon-hide gloves. She wiggled her fingers to make sure they weren't too tight and then reached down for her bow and arrow which, she realized, she had no idea how to shoot correctly.

HM.

She'd seen it done, of course. Even had the stance down, which was important. She just had to practice placing the arrow on the bow and keeping it there, before lighting the thing on fire. Yeah, no, that wasn't going to happen until she was sure she could manage this.

Practice, that's what she was going to do first.

Stefan · 11-20-2016, 04:44 PM

Fire it is then. Jace scrambled for his quill, and furiously scribbled down notes on his parchment as the professor continued the discussion. He was sure that Professor Hirsch wasn’t familiar with the muggle show Last Airbender, was he? He did sound like Uncle Iroh teaching Team Avatar the fundamentals of Fire Bending. The thought made the 14 year old chuckle. Maybe the professor fancies a good cup of tea as well? As he continued on his notes, a couple of questions popped out of nowhere and the 14 year old tried his best not to bombard the professor like an eager beaver. He thought those can wait because it’s time for the activity!

Finishing his notes with a flourish, Jace tossed his things inside his bag and even took off his robe and stuffed it with the rest of his things. They will be dealing with fire, so it was best to keep his uniform safe. Instead of using his wand, the 14 year old opted for a more challenging option. Not that it was going to be a challenge really because the means to get the fire across the target is very similar to Kyudo—or Japanese Archery. Jace got one of his scratch papers—the one he used for computation in his Arithmancy class, and set it on fire. That way he wouldn’t have to keep on casting incendio on the tip of his arrow. “Incendio.” The crumpled up parchment were up in flames, and quickly Jace donned on his protective gear and gloves, and picked up a few arrows and a bow. Jace felt a bit odd however, because the bows were smaller compared to the ones he uses in Kyudo. And since this would involve fire, he thought it best not to follow the Hassetsu, or the 8 Fundamental Steps of Shooting in Kyudo.

The fourteen year old assumed the correct footing; feet apart and his left side facing the target, and set the tip of his arrow on fire. Once it was burning, he pointed the fiery arrow towards the target, by raising both his bow and arrow, and drew the bow. Jace kept his left arm steady and stiff, while his right hand was relatively relaxed, and gently pulled the string completing the drawing stage. Keeping his eyes open, the Ravenclaw released the string...and the arrow went straight towards the target. It was a hit, but not a bull’s eye.

Breathe out.

Perhaps, another round? But first...a curious question. “Sensei? Is there a difference if we attack Draugrs with bows and fire arrows versus a fire spell? Do we have to use...special arrows for them? Like...arrows with silver tips enhanced with fire?”

Bazinga · 11-20-2016, 05:08 PM

She couldn't help the giggle that might have left her lips and she put her hand over her mouth to keep quiet. Doing a spell right should not be that crazy for a sixth year, but it always surprise to her. She turned her eyes watching everyone else for a moment.

Turning her eyes back to her target she scooted back a bit. Maybe she was to close. Getting in the ready she pointed her wand and did the movement "incendio" Missing the target she sighed knowing the first was probably luck. Why did she get so excited when she should have known she was just lucky.

Turning she closed her eyes to focus for a moment and then pointed again. "incendio"

Target hit.. Woot!

Devina Wellheart · 11-20-2016, 05:13 PM

Miranda thought this class was most interesting as they learned of those with the ablity and nerve to rasie those long dead for nefarious purposes... Of course only those who ventured to try this arcane practice were not of sound mind at all.... The thought of it alone made Miranda uneasy as she listened to the Professor explain all there was to know about both Necromancy and Draugrs...

the Draugr was an especially scary thought as she visualized the foul beings... Death lords... But still.. the information soaked into her brain quenching her ever present thirst for new knowledge...

As the third question was posed Miranda thought long and hard before answering... " Professor, I'd think they're equally deadly but I think fire would be a quicker way of vanquishing an opponent should the need arise... "

Goblinfrog · 11-20-2016, 05:52 PM

Kitty was happy that her metaphorical explanation on ice being associated with darkness had interested the professor. It didn't seem like there was an incorrect answer (obviously both were destructive) so it was more a matter of opinion.

And now it was activity time. Her earlier fear about violence came back temporarily but then went away when she found out she could use a wand instead of a bow and arrow. It was going to be OK then. "I'll use my wand," she told Professor Hirsch. "I've never shot a bow and arrow before and I'm afraid I might hurt someone if I tried."

She lined herself up in front of one of the targets and drew her wand, taking a deep breath as she prepared her spell of choice...

MunchyBubbles · 11-20-2016, 06:42 PM

Okay! So she had mostly hit the target! That was good right? Though knowing Professor Hirsch and seeing as this didn't seem to be the main thing they were going to do. She'd bet that those targets were going to start to move..

Hence why they had to work in their aim.. also she would guess that said targets might start to fight back!

So despite the fourteen year olds desire to try out some more complicated spells to see if she could pull them off, she instead aimed her wand at a target and said..

"Incendio!"

Woo! Target was hit!

SarcasticStrawberry · 11-20-2016, 09:08 PM

Scribbling down some more notes as she listened to the others answers too. Katerina beamed at Hirsch, after she gave her answer. So her answer did make sense to him. Great. She jotted down and few more notes from the professor before packing up all of the her things and getting to her feet.

As excited as she was about the bows and arrows, shooting the targets with her w and sounded more exciting. She would always have her wand with her but not always have a bow and arrows within reach.

This was a way better way for her to practice hitting her targets with her wand rather than a bow. Practice makes perfect right? The blonde moved over to the targets. Once she found a target she aimed her wand and shouted. "Incendio." Hitting her target. Yes!

Steelsheen · 11-20-2016, 09:31 PM

They were talking about the undead. Inferi! Mummies! Zombies! The Gryffindor's imagination was going on overdrive just imaging himself going all Ash vs the Evil Dead on them that he pretty much just zoned out from the rest of the discussion.

But whoah wait he did hear about BOWS and ARROWS and INCENDIO. These are a few of his favorite things. Heck he almost got up and went all Sound of Music here. Almost.

Ok so which option should he take? He was pretty adept with Incendio, even a bit of confidence over the Incendio Duo spell too. Incendio Tria was something he was also keen to master... but them bows and arrows are just too tempting to resist.

So off he goes, grabbing a bow and a handful of arrows. Did he think this was more effective than a big blazing fire from the wand? Not by a long shot, but shooting flaming arrows was more fun. We'll worry about barbecuing the undead another time yeah? Yeah.

He grabbed an arrow and held its tip against his wand "Incendio!" he uttered confidently and the flame burst forth at the end of the arrow tip. Woohoo so pretty! But right he has to send this on its way before the fire consumes the entire thing....

He notched the arrow into the string and the arrow rest then pulled back. Ok having an arrow thats on fire feels odd... and hot. Gah he could almost feel it burning his hand...

Tenacius released the arrow immediately, a lot sooner than he expected. The flaming arrow flew and buried itself near the center of the target.

Goblinfrog · 11-20-2016, 10:10 PM

"Incendio!" she shouted, pointing her wand at the target in front of her. Fire burst out from the end of her wand and flew towards the target. Unfortunately her aim was a bit off and the fire hit the wall right next to the target, but before she could cry out it was gone.

Very smart to put a shield spell around the targets, Kitty thought to herself. Now nervous students with shaky fingers like herself couldn't accidentally burn the walls.

Taking another deep breath, Kitty steadied her aim, relaxing every small muscle in her arm so that there was no unreleased tension. Then she shouted, "Incendio!"

Target was hit! Kitty beamed and turned to look at her fellow classmates to see how far they got. Several like Azura, Jace, and Katernia were already finished while others like Juno were still working. She watched with growing interest as Tenacius used a bow and arrow. Heart of a lion, that one. No wonder he was Gryffindor.

Govoni · 11-20-2016, 11:47 PM

Oh. My. Gosh! Necromancy?? Luckily, Olivia had watched many a muggle film in her day. An excessive amount, to be honest, so she'd heard this term before...and understood that it was basically dealing with the dead. And in magical creatures!speak, that could only mean that the focus for this lesson was going to be on animated corpses. They were totally called ZOMBIES in the muggle world. The inferi, here. Hmmmmmm. Not to be weird or funny, but how utterly awesome did the title "Necromancer" sound? Rawr.

Er.

Anyway.

Inferi....and things about them being at peace, which made sense. If someone tried to animate one of her loved ones, the Gryffindor liked to think she'd be very upset because it was kinda disrespectful to mess with someone's brother...or sister...or aunt, uncle, mum.... It was emotionally hurtful and just shouldn't be done. So, she got what Professor Hirsch meant about that....

....and about the Draugr. Um. Whut?

Perking up in her seat, Liv tilted her head to the side; quill flying over the notebook page. Unlike her knowledgeable classmates, this was completely brand new information to the blonde. That was good, however, as not knowing everything kept her interested in the lesson. Olivia liked actually learning in class.... Shh, don't tell anyone.

Ice and Fire.... AND THE MENTION OF HER FAVORITE: Fiendfyre. Not that she'd ever try to use it, it was known to be uncontrollable and dangerous, but the idea of it was quite fantastical. You know? Like.... one could see things like manticores, basilisks, chimeras... All the biggest and baddest magical creatures to ever exist on the planet. If you didn't take a moment to step back and actually appreciate how uniquely awesome that was, then... you just weren't normal.

Still scribbling all the things down in her notebook, Liv raised her hand. "Professor..." There was a question she was meaning to ask but then they were moving along in the lesson, and she figured she'd save it for later. No harm, no foul.

PRACTICE TIME! And the blonde Gryffindor had the upper-hand here as she was no novice to this particular spell. Thank you, Dueling Club for all your preparation and practice, forever and ever, amen.

So, hefting herself up from her seat with a slight limp... because growing pains were still very much a reality in Olivia Phillip's world, she hobbled towards the center of the room, just in case. It was better to be safe than sorry, you see... Deep breath. Relax your shoulders. Focus your mind. And... GO!

"Incendio!" Also... AS AN ASIDE, THE WAND MOTION WAS SUPER FUN. It was like tracing the top part of a flame... Unfortunately, her bow and arrow? skills weren't that great. Um, she had zero experience with these muggle styled weapons, because that's exactly what they were. Weapons. Like in those old period-piece muggle films. So, there were some nerves as she collected a pair of gloves, as well as a set of bow and arrows, hoping not to flub it up too badly. All she could do was try her best. And simply using ones wand felt like a cop out. And boring. DEFINITELY not her. "Incendio." With the arrow tip now ablaze, she focused on notching it (which was kinda more difficult than it'd been made to look by her classmates, thank you). Eventually, Olivia got it into position and aimed towards the target, pulling the string back as she'd seen Ace do. Oh, yea. Sorry, Ace. We were staring at you. Hi.

Right... So, light the arrow, notch it, pull the string back... and let it fly..... Merlin, she was kinda nervous, but before she could lose all her nerve, she squeezed her eyes shut and released the arrow. WITH A SQUEAK. OMG.

sweetpinkpixie · 11-21-2016, 12:34 AM

................oh boy.

Although the seventh year had better luck conjuring fire than she did manipulating the air and creating water. At least as far as Potions class was concerned. She hadn't accidentally set anything ablaze since about her third year, just soaking Slytherins who - in all honesty - had mountains of karmic debt piled up against them anyway.

Paige eyed the bow and arrows for a long while before deciding to go over and grab them just as a sort of back up should spell casting end up being a bloody disaster. Control and accuracy. Two things that she WOULD need as a Healer, particularly if she was to succeed in the particular branch of healing she was hoping to make her focus, so she really should not lean on things other than her wand as a crutch when it came to practicing. She knew she could ignite the tip of an arrow no problem...but hitting a target at that distance...well...

...they would just find out now, wouldn't they?

Rolling her shoulders and trying to relax, Paige's thoughts drifted to the night she first conjured her patronus. This, naturally, elicited a bit of a blush, but she forced herself to focus on the advice whispered in her ear and how she had been able to channel everything into her casting. Intent, focus, confidence...how everything had combined together into one seemingly effortless attempt...

The Hufflepuff lifted her wand and pointed it at the target, took a deep breath and... "InCENdiO!"

Flame burst forth from the Hufflepuff's wand, knocking her off balance a little which then directed her wand not at the target immediately in front of her but to the left. Intent was there, as was enthusiasm, and thus the flame was on point...and perhaps a little TOO much so as only half of the target her spell had struck remained standing.

The other half was a blazing smoldering pile on the floor.

"OHMYGOSHIAMSOSORRY!"

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