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hermionesclone · 06-12-2017, 06:13 PM

For those attentive enough to the notice the change of location will find themselves wandering out to the grounds instead of the first floor of the castle. For those who missed the change in location, well, luckily for you, there's a sign on the classroom door that tells you where you need to go. Hope you're not fussed with walking back downstairs again.

The new setting of this Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson happens to take place on an empty area of land near the lake. The weather is cold, with ice and snow clinging to every surface in your surrounding area. The only indication that you're going the right way happens to be the sight of a roaring fire and, if you squint, a certain bearded Defence Professor.

At a certain distance from the fire, where you can see the man properly, you start to feel the warmth of the fire itself. Looking around, you can see various logs dotted around the fire, each covered in some form of blanket or cushion. The setting almost seems as though you're about to sit in a campfire and toast marshmallows, rather than a Defence lesson.

Surprised? You might be.

Hirsch, who's dressed in warm clothes, is sitting on one of the logs, looking completely at ease with himself, almost as though this was a regular occurrence. Behind him sits a bunch of large blocks of ice which, if you look closely enough, seem to be surrounded by a hazy pale blue outline. For good reason too: a flood wasn't in the man's plans for this lesson.

Those curious enough could go ahead and try to touch it but be warned: the shield surrounding it likes to ZAP at you, if you do.

So come in, grab a log to sit on and wait for the lesson to start.

class progression:

- Between a mummy, a zombie and an inferi, which creature would you like to face? And why?
- What are the differences between a mummy, a zombie and an inferi?
- Mini Activity: Grab a firesuit and practice the Ring of Fire spell!
- Main Activity: Time to make ice sculptures!
- 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 tomorrow (late eveningtime GMT) Hope you have fun! ^^

Kimothy · 06-14-2017, 12:29 PM

"I most certainly am, Professor!" The blonde beamed at the man. Dimpled smile, though? UGH. He was lovely. His face was heaven-sent. "And I hope you're doing well, too!" How was Miss Laughing-Woman-On-Poster? Was she still stuck onto his office door? Why was Professor Hirsch so beautiful? She had millions of questions she'd like to us, but class had to start.

Mummy. Zombie. Inferi. Not of them sounded appealing! She didn't want to deal with any of those. They all seemed icky and just... no. Definitely no.

Which one would you face and try to defeat?

Vivian couldn't help it. She felt an urge to continue the question with something unrelated to Defense Against the Dark Arts. The Slytherin fought it but then... she couldn't help it. "Let's get down to business... to defeat the Huns! HYAAAA!" She blurted it out, and then turned red after singing the line. Meep. "What I meant to say, Professor, is that... none of them seem like the better option to defeat since they're all going to try and put up a fight with me, which may lead to ruining my hair. I'd probably just climb up a tree or y'know, go back to where I came." HEH. What a save.

Uncle Moose · 06-14-2017, 12:56 PM

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Did it even cross her mind that she could share the blanket? OF COURSE not! Er consideration wasn't really a thing she was any good at. Whoops?

She was, however, paying good attention to everyone as they slowly trickled in to the campfire's radius. Including the highly insulated person who sat next to her on the log. Oh, Simon! AHahaha. This kid gave her LIFE. "Pssssssst," she wiggled closer towards him, still burrito-ed up. "I like your hat, it's silly," that was a compliment btw, Simon.

If it could be seen when Zoryn complimented his poofball winter hat. His Neck Warmer covering the lower half of his face raised up a bit on his cheeks indicating a smile. "Fankf". That was real nice of her. Maybe he can make his Estate's House Elves make her one?

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"So my question to you is: which path do you take? If you had to face one of the three creatures, which one would you face and try to defeat? A mummy, a zombie or an inferi? And why?"

tarted so please keep the chatter to a minimum! And if you haven't posted yet This was a long question, wasn't it?

Was he being mocked?

What What WHAT!? No, Simon already started anticipating and assuming what this lesson might lead to and he wanted no part of that!
He quickly chimed in with many of the other students who noted they would not go down any of the paths at all. "Iftf ftoo dangherouf for anfy of fem." he agreed nodding along. Simon wanted to question the purpose of these paths why were they undead guarding them? Is there a Dark Wizard/Witch afoot they should be wary of in this hypothetical situation? Why wouldn't they be supervised by an Adult Wizard with all these Undead blocking their paths?

Daydreamer11 · 06-14-2017, 02:38 PM

It seemed that Shay had made it to class with only a few minutes to spare. Professor Hirsch called for everyone's attention and began to speak. The Gryffindor listened as the professor posed the first question including a hypothetical scenario that Shay hoped would never come to pass. A mummy, zombie and inferi? What kind of choice was that? It sounded like a no win to her. This one, she would have to think about for a moment.

There was no lesser of the evils here. This was clearly a matter of personal opinion. For a moment, Shay tried to think.......WWHD.....What would Hirsch do? Finally Shay admitted that she had no idea. She was on her own with this one. She raised her hand, still formulating her answer. "I would choose the mummy. Besides the fact that it's the least creepy of the three, I think it might be the easiest to take down. If not, I think I could definitely outrun it.....if all else failed." Shay wasn't sure why she thought the mummy would be the slowest of the three, she just did.

RandomRaven · 06-14-2017, 02:54 PM

It was a coincidence that Noelle came right after her. But it seemed Professor Hirsch noticed that they both were kind of inseparable. She would like to move closer to the Gryffindor prefect but unfortunately the class had started and she paid attention to the Professor's words.

Mummy, Zombie, anfInferi.

Wow, so today they're going to defeat the living dead?

Ava listened to her classmates' opinion. Well, sure that all three of them could be defeated by fire. But inferi were controlled by a dark wizard and let's be realistic, her skills were not good enough yet to face one. And mummies were... quite easy. "I choose zombie, Professor. Well... yeah, the others had mentioned about how contagious they are. But, don't they spread their germs by biting? and from what I've seen in the muggle movie, their brains are what make zombies... zombies." Although the Gryffindor wasn't sure if it was right. "So, they could be attacked by aiming the head. Maybe using arrow-shooting spell or even reducto."

Kayla Taaffe · 06-14-2017, 03:11 PM

Liv paid intentionally to Mr. Rockefeller. She clearly understood the change in environment... no need to get anxious Liv. It wasn't like she was being abused.

She thought about the question long and hard. If she was at a crossroads, she would face the Inferi. She was fascinated by them.

Text Cut: Answer to class question

It was a very long question indeed.

Angie · 06-14-2017, 04:39 PM

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and....... Eyebrow!raise.

Sure, he was hardly anyone's first person to greet here but that didn't mean that he wasn't surprised at the queue he had to wait in for levi kenning's attention and greeting. But then again, it wasn't like levi kenning to send him mischievous looks either, was it? So, he sat there, an eyebrow raised at the boy and somewhat of a smirk on his face.

Professors noticed things. But he wasn't going to say anything because he was, as the kids called it, a bro.

Just ask River Reed.

And he had something to tell the gryffindor as well. "truly excellent job with the challenge, Mr. Kenning. I'm very proud of how well you handled that." not to mention the patronus! How long had he been hiding that gem?

Just because his blank expression became more believable by the second did not mean that it kept the blush away. Unfortunately, certain reactions from certain things were unavoidable; smirks and eyebrow raises were powerful weapons, it seemed.

Levi blinked, grinned. "Yes. Thank you." He reached up to scratch a side of his face. "Adrenaline helped a lot, really." His patronus had not even been corporeal, anyway. He still found it hard to believe anyone his age or younger could perform a fully corporeal one, at any rate.

But he had stabbed the dementor so that was something.

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When it looked like no one else was coming to the lesson, hirsch stood up in an attempt to grab everyone's attention. They weren't in a classroom so he couldn't snap the door shut in a dramatic fashion to call the start of the lesson so this would have to do for now.

"Hello and welcome to another defence against the dark arts lesson!" were they excited? He was. "firstly, i understand that the change in environment might be throwing you off but i do promise that it's for a good reason. I'm not making you sit out here as some kind of cruel defensive tactic." pause. "if you feel a little too cold and need some extra warmth, don't hesitate to ask me or an older student to place some heating charms on you." though, here's hoping that the fire was helping, at least.

"Now!" he said, clapping his hands once, "before we move onto the main topic of the lesson, i want to pose a hypothetical question at you all." get them thinking about something other than the cold. "imagine you need to go to a certain destination - any destination - and, on your journey, you find yourself at a crossroads. Three paths sit in front of you and they each lead to the destination you want to go to."

"But!" dramatic pause, anyone? "each have an obstacle blocking your way that you have to defeat to proceed. One has a bandaged mummy standing there," he drew out his wand and, after moving his wand in an intricate fashion, conjured a holographic image of a mummy. "another has a zombie blocking your way," another intricate wand movement later and there was a holographic picture of a zombie in the air, near the mummy. "and your last obstacle is an inferi." one last intricate wand movement conjured up the image of an inferi.

"So my question to you is: Which path do you take? If you had to face one of the three creatures, which one would you face and try to defeat? A mummy, a zombie or an inferi? And why?"

This was a long question, wasn't it?

That was surprisingly easy as far as questions went.

Levi raised his hand. "I'd use point me as guide and just take it from there." It seemed only logical. Why chance it and go through the trouble of dealing with a nightmare of a creature only to realize the wrong path had been taken? Perhaps he was overthinking this. "Regardless, mummy, zombie, inferi--Orbis can trap them and the blasting curse can just take care of the rest." Confringo was useful like that--and dangerous, too, but so were all spells to varying degrees.

littledhampir · 06-14-2017, 05:36 PM

Since they were told to imagine, Olly closed his eyes in order to get into his imagination properly. Okay, he was walking to a destination. In his mind he was on his way to the kitchen. Maybe he was about to make some fresh chocolate chip cookies. Yum, that sounded really good. Except then the scenario went on and it didn't really make sense. Why would any of those three things be on his way to the kitchen? And why were there three different paths to the kitchen? He should have imagined a better location but it was too late now. Olly knew the destination wasn't the important part and the question was just which of the three he would rather face. A mummy didn't sound too bad. An old decaying body all wrapped in bandages...didn't sound like they could put up much of a fight. A zombie on the other hand... Olly liked his brains where they were thank you very much. An inferi he at least knew how to defeat. They hated fire so a nice incendio would do the trick. Instead of saying any of those things Olly raised his hand and said, "I would just turn around and go back the way I came."

Weasley174 · 06-14-2017, 06:09 PM

Daniel's hand shot into the air as the Professor spoke. "I'd take on the mummy Professor as I think it would be cool to try and talk it out of hurting me and instead find out more about how old it was and why it had decided to become a mummified object." Yes, that was one thing that had always confused him about them.

Govoni · 06-14-2017, 06:32 PM

When given options, Olivia clearly wasn't the right person to ask. She hated making decisions...and honestly, she had to wonder if Professor Hirsch was feeling okay. Wasn't a zombie just a muggle version of an inferi? An animated corpse was an animated corpse, whether magic was involved or not... Then again, perhaps she was mixing up her memory of what a zombie actually was, considering how many muggle television shows she'd watched. Huh...

SPOILER!!: This guy!

Also, don't worry, Nicholas Tate. No one was going to mess with him on her watch. For a Gryffindor, Olivia Lynn could be quite terrifying when she bloody well wanted to be. And he was her friend. She would fight you.

Ahem.

Right, what was the question again? She'd gotten terribly distracted. THREE PATHS....A mummy, zombie, inferi...Which to pick... Huh. "I mean, I'm of the mind that any path one chooses, there will be obstacles. Obstacles with a way to defeat them." Metaphorically and literally, but this was class it surely Professor Hirsch meant for her to provide a serious answer. A practical one. "All three creatures would have a weakness, and therefore a way for any witch or wizard to overcome them. It would really depend on where your strengths lie in magic. Like, for instance, for me...I would probably pick the zombie, because muggle telly has lured me into a false sense of security with them." But also... "I think fire would work for all of them, yes, but also, there are other spells that could always be useful." Olivia was theatrical with her magic, so... "Duro or a powerful diffindo charm? What I'm saying is that it's smart to have backup plans with magic and not just rely on any one spell or solution."

She was done talking.... Er, sorry Professor Hirsch.

Crayola · 06-14-2017, 06:47 PM

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"Hello, Miss Carden. Excellent commentary, I have to say." He did remember her behaviour at the event and found that it wasn't at all that surprising. Weren't her and Levi Kenning close? Good friends? Which meant that her behaviour was completely rational and called for, even if it came with a certain level of disrespect towards him and the other members of staff.

Did he care? No.

Her comment about the ice earned her an amused snort from the man. "Didn't expect you to be full of sass so early on in the day." Sass was something he always approved of, just ask Dante Barrington. "But maybe you're right, maybe you're not."

Okay, Hirsch definitely remembered then. At least he remembered enough to mention her commentary; she had been rather proud of how she had been going and, to be honest, it had been fun. Until she had given up, of course. "Thank you, Sir. It started well, I guess." Aaaand then a Dementor had grabbed her best friend by the neck and had put rather a bummer into the proceedings. Yes, she could joke about it now because said best friend was walking in - soul intact, thank you very much - and making her blush in front of the class. So annoying. Glancing back at Hirsch and doing her best to keep her expression completely neutral, Daisy nodded distractedly. Sass. Was that disrespectful? Hmm. "Well, we have to start the day as we intend to end it, I suppose." That's what people said, right?

Probably not to their DADA Professor, though.

Thankfully, the lesson began shortly after with a typically Hirsch question. By that, of course, she meant it was a perfectly good question, given they were studying Defence Against the Dark Arts but her answer tended to be the same for every one of them. She raised her hand."So running away is out of the question? You said to imagine, Sir, and I imagine I'd run away ... unless someone I reaaaally cared about was in danger -- like my family, or something." Or yeah -- you know. The girl pondered on the Deadly Trifecta before adding. "But if I had to, I think I'd go zombie. They seem relatively easy to destroy, especially when compared to a mummy -- which, I assume, probably has some freaky Ancient Magic abilities -- or an inferi, which is under the control of a dark wizard." Her attacking skills weren't that good at all; she would get crushed by any dark wizard, even a newbie so. Yes. "But still, not being there at all is really my choice, Sir."

RachieRu · 06-14-2017, 06:48 PM

Now honestly? Hattie didn't want to come face to face with any of those things. It was why she was going down a creative route. Not much chance of meeting a zombie when you were an artist. But for the sake of schooling, and for a mandatory class, she would think about it. It was why she was here after all. But really. She didn't know what she wanted to face. Could she just pick none? Was that an option? Probably not. so she needed to pick one.

"I'd pick uh...." She didn't know. "Uh... a mummy" Because well that was the first one that had come to her mind. "I guess you could hope some of the bandages would come lose, then you could run when they get all tangled up" She murmured with a little laugh. That was clearly how she would get out of the situation.

Hey Ju · 06-14-2017, 09:38 PM

Well. WELL.

That got Matt thingking. "I suppose... Either a mummy or a zombie, since an Inferi has to do with Dark Magic and that could be a bigger problem." Or not, if you were an Auror and knew exactly what to do. Matt was no Auror - yet - so probably he wouldn't pick that one that day. He'd like to live to learn how to defeat one.

"A zombie, I guess. Sounds less of a problem than a mummy, as... I don't really know if mummies have had any crazy Ancient Magic added to their... wrapping." Or whatever.

*Holmesian Feline* · 06-14-2017, 10:32 PM

Nope, the change in environment didn’t bother her. Cass was getting used to it and as she had mentioned to one professor at some point, she was almost beginning to enjoy the cold. She kept quiet as the offer for extra warm was passed, perking up as the hypothetical question was raised. Three paths placed before her…another set of options for her to deal with. Mummy…zombie…inferi. Which of the three was what she wanted to deal with out of the rest. They all had their downfalls which made it all the more complicated. And yeah, she was getting used to suffering through indecisions.

"Mummy..." she finally answered after raising her hand. Inferi was waaaay to scary and zombies were like inferi.

hermionesclone · 06-14-2017, 10:40 PM

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Frown.

While he knew that she was a pyromaniac and therefore got excited at the prospect of fire, this wasn't an answer he could accept. Simply because she hadn't answered the 'why' part. Unless fire was the reason why she had chosen the Inferi but, again, this wasn't something she had mentioned so....

"A bit more of an explanation would be nice, Miss Umbridge."

Text Cut: Kyle

This was more like it!

"Tactical thinking, Mr Erikson." Which was important, especially in the Defence world. "You're right: zombies are slow and therefore, are more likely to buy you some time to try and get away from them. Well done!" Though, be careful of the bite, okay?

Text Cut: Aslan

All more or less the same? "Are they?" he asked, raising an eyebrow slightly, "You're very right about the fire and, in fact, all three of them can be defeated using fire." So well done.

How a Mummy was different from the others was going to be answered shortly so, Hirsch was going to concentrate on the second question she had. "I think that depends on the type of zombie we're dealing with." Explain? He was going to. "In the general sense, the zombies created by a virus and from being bitten are said to have no soul. Souls, after all, die when the human dies so even if it did have a soul, it would play no active part in the zombification." Meaning, said person can't be held accountable for their actions during the zombie stage because, well, they're zombies, not a living person.

Pause. "However, there are people who have addled with dark magic to try and recreate zombies, but with living animals and from using a virus that makes them act like one. In these cases, they say that the soul is tucked away while the mind is in the control of someone else and your body is taken over by a virus which causes it to die slowly. But does that make you a zombie or a dark wizard's puppet with a virus?"

"Personally? I think you need to be dead to be a zombie and therefore, have no soul. There are quite a few stories from ancient times that say that a sorcerer uses their souls, or part of their souls, and places it in the zombie to not only make them deadlier but to also sustain themselves but I think they're just that: stories. Folklore." And it sounded a little too much like creating a Horcrux.

Text Cut: Oliver

The path didn't matter? That was an interesting way of looking at the situation. Not to mention a confident one. "You're right: fire would work against all three of them and would take them out before they take you out. Good thinking."

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Hirsch couldn't help but chuckle at this answer. He should've expected this kind of answer and, now that she'd said this, half-expected someone to say that they'd run away. It reminded him all too much of his very first lesson at Hogwarts about fight and flight.

Anyways. "I can't blame you for not wanting to face any of them and choosing a different path to go along. As long as it helps you survive." Survival was key, after all. "Good answer." Shame she hadn't picked one for his own curiosity but he couldn't hold this against her.

Text Cut: Kirk

Hirsch had to admit: this was an impressive thought process. "Mummies would burn very easily, especially because of the bandages they're wrapped up in, so a simple fire charm would do the trick. Less fuss for you to deal with and you're more likely to get out of there unharmed." Unless there was something else blocking his way. "Excellent answer, Mr Forsfelle! You've really weighed up the possibilities of danger and how likely you are to survive against each one." Good.

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............. Oh Junia.

This wasn't a thought process he expected but it was one that tugged at his heartstrings slightly. "You're right, a mummy is all bandaged up and you're less likely to notice human-like features about it that'll bring your defences down as a result." It was much easier to pretend that a mummy hadn't been a human being at one point. "Very good answer, Miss Botros."

Text Cut: Nicholas

Quiet responses were okay because not everyone had an answer for every question or even wanted to participate. So, he just glanced over the young Hufflepuff before looking away.

It was good that he was okay, at least.

Text Cut: Etta

A zombie? Huh. And not just because of the slow speed of a zombie but because of the challenge it provided. "I'm glad that you like the challenge that defeating a zombie would provide." All of them had a challenge about them but he wasn't going to mention that. "Why do you think a mummy is the easiest one of the three to defeat?"

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How did all three paths lead to the same place? Hirsch shrugged. "Maybe two lead there in a roundabout way. Really, it's just a hypothetical question where I didn't want the destination to affect which path you'd take." He really just wanted to see which of the three options they'd take based on the dark creatures involved.

"A generalised but an accurate answer. Fire would do the trick against all of them." As it did with most things. "Well..... I mean, you could, but if you have little time until you're going to be attacked, you don't have time to be waiting around for a broom to arrive. If you do have a broom on you, fly away."

Text Cut: Kitty

She was getting warmer. That was good to know, at least. He shot her a smile and nodded, silently glad that the fire was helping, at least.

Her answer tied in well with Junia's answer and tugged at his heartstrings even more. "That's a sad way of looking at it and one that would destroy you if you were close to the person you're up against." Not literally but, well, you wouldn't want to kill a loved one, would you? Even if they were a part of the living dead now. "That's a good way of looking at it. Well done!"

Text Cut: Katy

All bad? "You're not wrong with that. If it helps you survive, I don't blame you for running away." Again, survival was key. "You're right about mummies, though: they're the most flammable and wouldn't require any complicated wandwork. Good thinking!"

Text Cut: Zoryn

Another mummy answer? Should he find this surprising? Maybe not but he was surprised that the reason she chose a mummy was because she could unwrap them and punch them.

"You're not exactly wrong about that. If their wrappings are loose, it would probably end up tripping over them soon enough, acting like its own downfall." Less work for her? "You could say the same thing for the other two as well but a zombie could bite you and an inferi has enough strength to drag you along with it."

And a naked mummy was not something he wanted to think about. No thank you.

Text Cut: Zarina

Next lesson should not be outdoors in the cold. It was noted.

Hirsch took out his wand and did a series of wavy wand movements around the girl's general direction. There was a small red glow from the heating charm before it settled into place. "Better?"

It was interesting that she'd gone for a zombie since most hadn't but what was more interesting was that she had mentioned cutting off body parts. That earned the girl a smile and some enthusiastic nodding from the man. "Precisely! A well-aimed Diffindo would do the trick, especially if you cut off its head completely." A gruesome thought but that's what you had to do, sometimes. "Excellent answer, Miss Carraro."

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Curiosity killed the kneazle and TYPICALLY Derf was a kneazle. But not today. NEVER AGAIN AROUND YOU, PROFESSOR HIRSCH. NEVER!

The man could actually thank Jessa for his being here in all honestly because Derf did NOT want to see or be near this man and every lesson since the healing seminar had quite literally been a teeth pulling experience to drag the second year to the classroom. So far...the professor was living up to Jessa's promises...BUT HE WAS STILL SUSPICIOUS AS A KNEAZLE IN A ROOM FULL OF ROCKING CHAIRS ABOUT THIS SPECIAL EXTRA STUDYING HE WAS HELPING JESSA WITH! IT WAS SHADY. SUPER SHADY. PROFESSOR DARK LORD MYERS WAS WAS CLEARLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A TATTOO IN OMINOUS PLACES.

Come to think of it...Professor Hirsch DID have A LOT of tattoos. It was clearly a means of distracting from THE tattoo.

And yes, the Hufflepuff WAS ignoring history for the sake of his conspiracy theory. So sue the kid.

But he was HERE...just strategically hidden from view of the man's EYES. His intention, as always, was to SURVIVE the lesson and he was kinda disappointed - which actually meant super excited - about the topic. At least it was about THINGS he knew.

Okay but...under what circumstances would he find himself in a place where all three of these creatures were present? Well, save for being in a competition like the Triwizard or this IMPS one that is. Since mummies were native to Egypt...and zombies the southern United States of America and not something a wizard like himself would come across in Britain...but Inferi could be aaaaaanywhere...so really the problem was why would a mummy and zombie be in the same place. And WHY would someone throw them in the same place.

Also...reanimated bodies? Oh yeah....he was ON TO YOU, PROFESSOR! ON. TO. YOU.

Glancing over at Jessa to try and READ her expression, Derf tried his best to focus again on the question. Not that he had any intention of answering aloud. Okay...but hmmm... Since there was a VERY strong likelihood that Derf could run into a mummy while visiting Abey in Egypt...he opted out of that one. Inferi, well, he was just waiting for the day now when one of the secret Dark wizards among Hogwarts staff created one ~~or Jessa~~ so not that one...which left him with a zombie he supposed. Less likely of a chance to interact with one of those given the three choices. It was all about likeliness of exposure for him.

Oh. And with fire. Yes. Or his super speed and run away.

While Hirsch could see the blonde head of hair that belonged to Mr Ashburry-Hawthorne, he had no idea the kid had been here before. Staying quiet was certainly working for him, it seemed.

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This had to be the most Gryffindor answer he had been given so far.

And he secretly liked it.

"Do you like the exhilarating feeling from a challenge?" He was just curious. Really. "Interesting choice with the Inferi, I have to say. You're right: that would be the most challenging option," At least, in his opinion. "Which would give you the challenge you like. You're right about the use of fire as well: all of them would burn but some easier than others, meaning that some would grant you freedom quicker than the others."

Text Cut: Jessa

Hirsch knew it. When planning the lesson, he knew all along that this particular Ravenclaw would be very interested in this topic and would therefore be excited at the prospect of having an entire lesson dedicated to it. That was the impression he was getting from her, at least.

But her answer? Uh.

Hirsch, who had been smiling widely, found himself shooting her a confused look."You want to examine the versions of the living dead?" This.... probably wasn't surprising, given what she had come to him about during recent times. "So you would bind them up? Not destroy them? Even if they were attacking you?" He did not like the idea of her getting hurt from this, okay?

If she wasn't thinking about working in some kind of scientific facility, she was choosing the wrong career path.

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Stasya had made a good point; fire and ice were opposites and would totally explain why Professor Hirsch had both out here. She was about to tell her friend that she liked that idea when Miss Olivia P. arrived. Emmeline gave the older lioness a smile and a wave, and then gave Derf the same when he came over, but before she could say anything else about the ice or anything, the lesson had started.

At first, Emmeline was content to listen to her classmates' answers as she thought the problem over. Most of them thought that any of the creatures could be defeated with fire, and Emmeline thought that was probably true -- but then why the ice? Stasya had asked a good question, too; flying away or over the Dark creatures sounded like one of the best strategies to her. Some of her classmates' answers were kind of disturbing, though. Emmeline stared at Miss Olivia H.; battling all three creatures was super brave and all, but unless they were going around hurting people, what was the point in that? Maybe Miss Olivia H. was super good at DADA or a future Auror like Miss Noelle or something. The older Gryffindor's answer went out the window in terms of daring or weird answers, though, when Jessa said hers! Jessa wanted to study them?! WHAT?! Emmeline glanced at Derf and Stasya to gauge their reactions, 'cause she felt like someone should tell Jessa that that was NOT a good idea -- for LOADS of reasons -- but she wasn't sure how to go about telling the Ravenclaw that herself. She knew that Jessa liked experimenting, but experimenting on ANY creature was disturbing, and on Dark ones it was even worse of an idea in the first year's opinion.

So which Dark creature would Emmeline pick? She felt like she didn't know enough about any of them to make a smart choice, to be perfectly honest. She knew what all of the creatures were, of course, but she didn't know speeds or fighting abilities or weaknesses (other than fire) of any of them, really. Someone had said earlier that facing an Inferi would mean facing the Dark wizard who had conjured it, and Emmeline had to agree that that would be much worse than facing only one Dark being. Raising her hand, she said tentatively: "I think I'd take the mummy, Professor. Because you could use loads of different spells to get away from it, maybe, plus fire. The Inferi would mean fighting TWO battles to get past it, and zombies are super dangerous if they bite you, right?" She wasn't sure about that, but she thought maybe zombies spread their zombie-ism through bites, sort of like werewolves did. Mummies seemed like not as much of a threat as the other two options, but maybe she just didn't know enough about any of them. Emmeline flushed with embarrassment and slumped a little on her place on the log; maybe she shouldn't have answered this one.

Hirsch was impressed and it showed on his face when the young Gryffindor started saying her answer. "Excellent answer! Really excellent. That's some smart thinking right there." And from a first year too.

"The use of lots of different spells increases your chance of using a spell that you're comfortable with and good at. Meaning, you'll be more likely to defeat the mummy. You're completely right with that." Though, while he hoped that she didn't have to face any of those creatures, he also hoped that she'd be able to easily defend herself against any of them. "You're right: zombies can bite you and turn you into one of them."

Text Cut: Noelle

He liked it when students went through their thought processes. He really did. It gave him an inclination as to the way they thought their way through a problem, especially one that was linked to the subject he taught. And this was a great level of thinking.

Though, to be fair, he expected nothing less from Noelle.

No pressure?

"Interesting that you see mummies as not being a threat. An Inferi would be the most challenging option out of the three," At least, that was how he saw it. "because of a number of reasons that we'll go through. Excellent thinking, Noelle."

Text Cut: Vivian

It was nice to know that she was doing well. Really. As for him, "Of course. I have no complaints." And he was teaching his favourite topic which always made him happy, even if it came with some.... troubles.

...............

What?

Hirsch.... laughed. Really laughed. One of those laughs that caused him to throw his head back. "To defeat the Huns? I hope you sing that to motivate yourself to do any task." It would work, that's for sure.

Was he going to forget this? No.

"I can't blame you for wanting to save yourself and survive by not fighting against any of the creatures. It's a good choice, all the same." Not one of his options but a good choice. "You're right: all of them would try to defeat you in one way or another." But then again, that was the point of this subject. To learn how to defend yourself against them.

Text Cut: Simon

Too dangerous? Well, that was to be expected.

And considering what Mr Rockefeller had to go through the previous year, he wasn't exactly surprised with this answer. No.

"You.... are right with that, yes. All of them would be dangerous to go up against and there's no harm in not wanting to fight any of them." Not everyone liked to fight, after all.

Text Cut: Shayla

Least creepy? Easiest?

"A mummy is the least creepy, yes, and would probably be less likely to distract you because of that." Unless they happened to like mummies and Ancient Egypt. "I'm glad you've thought of a plan B for this plan of defence as well. That's a good level of thinking right there."

A mummy wasn't the slowest of the three but that tied in with his next question so he wasn't going to ask her just yet.

Text Cut: Ava

Zombies were a good choice and one that he didn't expect a lot of people to go for. But the answer was a good one, especially since she mentioned exactly how she could defeat the zombie as well. "You're right: they turn you into one of their own by biting and that's why you shouldn't let one get close to you." Just saying. "Reducto would work very well against a zombie. Well done!"

Text Cut: Viv

.......... This had to be the weirdest answer he'd been given but one that intrigued him nonetheless.

"You want to duel against an Inferi?" Key word: want? "Why? Are you fascinated with them or just like the challenge?" Hirsch was very curious about where it was she had been going with this answer.

Text Cut: Levi

Adrenaline helped a lot? Hirsch didn't find that surprising. Some people tended to panic under pressurising situations and others would just deal with the situation. And then there were some others that would end up doing some kind of magic or performing something that they didn't know they could do.

Hopefully, this gave him a boost of confidence.

This answer? Huh. "That's some very smart thinking, Levi. Very well done." Expectations? Raised. "You're completely right about using Orbis and Confringo. You could even take out a bunch of dark creatures simply with one powerful use of the curse. The zombie, especially would be the most vulnerable against the Blasting Curse."

Text Cut: Olly

Go back the way he came? Huh. There were quite a few of those answers cropping up, which shouldn't be surprising really. Again, he should've expected this.

"If it helps you survive longer, I don't see why not. Survival is the most important part, after all. And I don't blame you for not wanting to fight any of them." While Hirsch was a fighter and to him, defeating the dark creature was always his course of action, he did understand that that wasn't everyone's concern.

Text Cut: Daniel

This was an answer that he definitely hadn't expected.

Hirsch blinked. Talk his way out of this situation? He.... didn't understand that. At all. "It's the living dead, I don't think talking your way our of being attacked is going to work." No offence, Mr Moore. "And some want to become mummies because they either want to live longer or, more commonly, they have some kind of duty to fulfil or something to protect." Did that answer his question?

Text Cut: Olivia P.

This was a long answer to a long question.

Were there obstacles along the path? Hirsch nodded slowly in response to that question. He really just wanted to see which of the creatures they would face, if they were given the choice, so he hadn't thought about any other obstacles along the path. Sorry.

The mention of weaknesses, however, was what got the man smiling wide. "Exactly! Every creature, every being, has a weakness of some sort. A pressure point, if you will. It's important to know the pressure points of these creatures so that if you find yourself in that unfortunate situation, you know how to get out of there as quickly and effectively as possible." He'd taught a lesson on pressure points and combat fighting and half wondered if she remembered that. But then again, it was in her first year.

"Excellent mention of having a backup plan! Not all of your defensive plans will go swimmingly, which is okay, but that's never a reason to give up." He had some other things he could say in regards to this but this wasn't the time or the place. "You're right: a powerful diffindo charm is a good spell to use and might take out quite a few of the living dead. Well done!"

Text Cut: Daisy

Start the day how we intend to end it? "Touché, Miss Carden, touché. I would tip my hat at that but I'm not wearing a hat." Which made that comment useless.

"Running away is never out of the option, unless you happen to be trapped in the situation." If they were thinking about this in that sense. "Excellent thought process, especially with mentioning the fact that two out of the three dark creatures are actually controlled by someone else. That would be a smart way of looking at it." Pause. "Not being there is probably the wisest choice." Because really, who would want to be there?

Text Cut: Hattie

This answer. "Defeating a creature without having to fight it in the first place? Not a bad option." Pause. "It relies quite a bit on hope and good fortune which is great if it works in your favour. If you do get out of there without having to do anything, even better. But be careful because it does rely heavily on your luck on that precise day."

Text Cut: Matt

It seemed like the Gryffindor was having trouble deciding and while Hirsch wanted to pose questions to help him decide, he wasn't about to do so. No. Let's see how his train of thought went first.

"It's interesting that you've cast aside the option of going against an Inferi completely." Because of the Dark Magic part, which, he was glad he had mentioned. "Zombies are a good choice. Mummies do have some Ancient Magic embedded into their body and they're preserved in such a way that it becomes hard to defeat them. Especially if they were someone in a high position of power who would ensure that they were well preserved with the highest level of defence around them." But good choice.

Text Cut: Cassandra

Mummy? Huh. "Why would you choose the mummy?" Not that there was anything wrong with it but he did want to see how she had come to that conclusion. It couldn't have been a random guess, could it?

The problem with this setting was that he couldn't walk around the area like he normally would with his usual classroom setup. They were arranged in a large circle with a bonfire in the middle and that would mean that he'd have to walk around in circles while they answered.

So, standing it was.

Which got boring very quickly.

He wanted to move, okay?

Right. Moving on. "Excellent answers, everyone! While there's no wrong or right answer, I posed the hypothetical question to see how you think and come to your decision of what dark creature to face - or not face." For those that didn't want to fight any of them. "And I have to say, you haven't let me down. Very well done." Smile.

"Now, in your answers, a number of you mentioned a few facts about the dark creature of your choice to back up your answer. Facts about Ancient Magic and the speed of the dark creature. It shows that you know what you're talking about." Hopefully, they had been taking notes about that. "For those of you who don't know, Zombies, Mummies and Inferi are all different forms of the living dead. They fit into the Necromancy category, which is what we're going to look at today." Vaguely.

"While they're all creatures of the living dead and are all likely to attack you, there are some key differences about each of them that are important to remember, especially when trying to defeat it. Can anyone name any of these differences, apart from their appearance?"

OOC: EEEEEEEEE LOOK AT THESE ANSWERS

*wiggles*

The question here is simple: apart from their appearance, what are the differences between a mummy, a zombie and an inferi? Anything! Please try not to repeat anyone else's answers. And I don't want anything that's been copied from the internet.

I have an exhibition thing to attend tomorrow so I'm not sure exactly what time I can continue the lesson but it'll probably be late in the evening. Sorry to keep you waiting <3

Thank you!

Lissy Longbottom · 06-14-2017, 10:53 PM

For once, Kane was on the edge of his seat in DADA. The actual defense part of the class was fun and all, and dueling club was also fun of course - but learning about MONSTERS was SOOOO much more interesting! He hadn't answered the last question, because he hadn't really been sure which one he would rather face. In reality, he didn't want to face any of them, but it was fun to LEARN about it and PRETEND he would ever be face to face with the undead.

He raised his hand. "Well, zombies are rotting corpses, whereas mummies are prepared so they specifically do NOT decompose the way un-mummified bodies do," he explained. Did Inferi also decompose like zombies? He wasn't sure.

Watson · 06-15-2017, 12:07 AM

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This had to be the most Gryffindor answer he had been given so far.

And he secretly liked it.

"Do you like the exhilarating feeling from a challenge?" He was just curious. Really. "Interesting choice with the Inferi, I have to say. You're right: that would be the most challenging option," At least, in his opinion. "Which would give you the challenge you like. You're right about the use of fire as well: all of them would burn but some easier than others, meaning that some would grant you freedom quicker than the others."

The problem with this setting was that he couldn't walk around the area like he normally would with his usual classroom setup. They were arranged in a large circle with a bonfire in the middle and that would mean that he'd have to walk around in circles while they answered.

So, standing it was.

Which got boring very quickly.

He wanted to move, okay?

Right. Moving on. "Excellent answers, everyone! While there's no wrong or right answer, I posed the hypothetical question to see how you think and come to your decision of what dark creature to face - or not face." For those that didn't want to fight any of them. "And I have to say, you haven't let me down. Very well done." Smile.

"Now, in your answers, a number of you mentioned a few facts about the dark creature of your choice to back up your answer. Facts about Ancient Magic and the speed of the dark creature. It shows that you know what you're talking about." Hopefully, they had been taking notes about that. "For those of you who don't know, Zombies, Mummies and Inferi are all different forms of the living dead. They fit into the Necromancy category, which is what we're going to look at today." Vaguely.

"While they're all creatures of the living dead and are all likely to attack you, there are some key differences about each of them that are important to remember, especially when trying to defeat it. Can anyone name any of these differences, apart from their appearance?"

OOC: EEEEEEEEE LOOK AT THESE ANSWERS

*wiggles*

The question here is simple: apart from their appearance, what are the differences between a mummy, a zombie and an inferi? Anything! Please try not to repeat anyone else's answers. And I don't want anything that's been copied from the internet.

I have an exhibition thing to attend tomorrow so I'm not sure exactly what time I can continue the lesson but it'll probably be late in the evening. Sorry to keep you waiting <3

Thank you!

Do you like the exhilarating feeling from a challenge? The question had caught her off guard and she hadn't expected herself to know what to say but before she had a chance to think, Olivia offered a smile, "Only when there's a way to get out or improvise." It'd be both an intellectual and physical challenge for sure.

Now to the next question, Olivia paused. Hmm... A difference between a mummy, a zombie, and an inferi? Heh. She could feel a joke coming along. What happens when a mummy, a zombie, and an inferi walked into a bar? She didn't know how to end that but it could be a start of something great or dreadful... Anyway... Now to think of differences between the three creatures. Inferi had no brain nor will to make their own decisions... but did zombies? Hmm.. Zombies could attack someone whereas Inferi were used to protect... "Inferi can attack when an intruder enters an area to which a spell was cast for.. For instance, if they were protecting a great treasure and someone threatened that treasure, then the Inferi would attack. Though I don't believe an Inferi would go out of its own way to attack someone..." An inferi couldn't think... or maybe it could? "Whereas perhaps zombies and mummies can attack anyone on their own accord?" she mused. Maybe?

Erindipity · 06-15-2017, 12:29 AM

Dora gave the man a LOOK before she expelled a heavy sigh, sending a plume of white breath vapor out before herself. "While others have mentioned that Inferi are controlled by a dark wizard history has proven that said Dark dude doesn't have to be anywhere nearby for the Inferi to move and attack as they please. So o don't think facing the Dark person is necessarily something that needs to be worried about exactly. Besides, this is a purely hypothetical situation and to be frank, the way I imagine it is that the dark wizard isn't nearby." Pause for air and a stink eye to those around just in case anyone thought they were going to speak over her.

"And furthermore they are mindless. Why not face a rotting, mindless corpse? And fire was literally my answer to the why. Fire is an amazing form of magic... one that I appreciate above most others. One that requires control aND finesse that some don't quite understand or possess. And while yes, most things can indeed be destroyed by fire, I personally chose the Inferi and the fire. Period. Personal preference."

And as to his other question? "Inferi are controlled by another's bidding. Reanimated... legends have it that mummy's are risen by a curse. Also reanimated, but not controlled. And zombies... are they even real?" And she didn't appreciate the man hitting her Gryffindor bone that MADE her answer things when she was trying to ignore him and get through the class.

Hmph.

Darn Professor.

Nothing else shall be said though. Zipping lips and no locking them tight.

HMPH.

lemon · 06-15-2017, 01:53 AM

This question had more to do with reading and less to do with spell applicability or problem solving skills— which meant Nicky was much better equipped to answer it. His textbook was his new best friend.

"Sir," the badger started, raising his hand and nervously adjusting his tie and then clearing his throat about three times (awkward), "I recall reading that a wizard can use part of a zombie's former soul to sustain himself while controlling them. A source of energy for his magic, if you will." Inferi and mummies didn't offer the same luxury, as far as Nicholas knew.

And.... his hand had remained upright in the air for the entirety of the time he'd been speaking, so he was going to lower that now.

Ahem. That was sufficient discomfort for the lesson's duration, thanks.

Cassirin · 06-15-2017, 02:25 AM

Katy was pleased as punch that her answer got approval from the Professor, and she was grinning and warming her toes as she considered the next question. And the answers from her classmates, which were mostly very thoughtful. It seemed like there should be loads of differences, but in reality, these undead types were all of the same ilk.

"I think Dora has a good point, and it really extends to zombies as well. Both inferi and zombies are subject to the will of the one who controls them. Typically that's their creator or curser or whatever you want to call it, but I don't know if that's always the case." Research... or not. She didn't need or want a zombie army. "I think mummies have more will."

RandomRaven · 06-15-2017, 03:31 AM

This was quite an interesting topic. And she flashed a smile as the Professor seemed like her answer about defeating the zombies by using reducto charm.

Alright, moving on...

The difference between inferi, mummies and zombies? The Gryffindor put her hand in the air and answered the question. "Just like I've mentioned before, Professor, zombies are contagious because it caused by viral infection while the others are not." And yes, Ava thought that zombies were real because if they're not... Why on earth Professor Hirsch mentioned it earlier on their discussion today? Oooh, were they going to attack zombies today? That would be fun.

Expecto-Penguin · 06-15-2017, 03:48 AM

Ooooh schweet. She got some relief from the cold. "Yes much better thank you Professor..." Now her hands didn't feel like icicles. The slytherin beamed when the Professor agreed with her answer. I mean she did use the right kind of spell to finish off a zombie. Zae on the other did probably watch too much muggle tv shows back during her summer break involving zombies with her dad. No one seemed to judge her though and she rolled her eyes when people picked the mummy. I mean that was too easy but yet too creepy. Zae personally didn't like the idea of someone being wrapped up and not showing their face.

Now onto the task at hand, what were the differences between the three? Well Zae had on idea for the Inferi. Zae raised her hand and contributed with, "Professor I know the inferi are controlled by dark wizards right? Well zombies and mummies I mean can't be easily controlled as inferi can. The mummies and zombies can't efficiently do a dark wizards bidding." That was a pretty good idea right? Seemed like it to her.

itsjustjesse · 06-15-2017, 03:55 AM

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The change in location didn't bother Kirk as much as the weather itself. It had it's perks, hair tended to like the cold more. He had sat on the log after the initial greetings, Hirsch was bound to have something exciting happen today after hearing the first question.

Which creature would Kirk rather face? He sat there for a moment, contemplating. They would all suffer from fire and have a slower mobility reputation... But then again, "I think I'd take the Mummy. Inferi's are controlled by another wizard usually so that'd mean I'd have to face him in the future, right? And Zombies are contagious when they hurt you so I don't want to risk being like them too. So with the Mummy I could just try to freeze or burn it out of my way." Seemed right, right?

Mel grinned when she heard Kirk’s reasoning and really, she got it. It was smart…not wanting to fight and defeat a contagious creature and not wanting to fight something controlled by another wizard. Giving him a slight grin and a little nod in acknowledgement at his answer. It was a smart answer after all, well, to her that is.

Still she was more interested in the fact that they were learning about Necromancy.

Sure, sure they weren’t likely going to learn how to raise a zombie or convert a friend into one like a science experiment but still, it was fun. It was challenging and like most defense against the dark arts it probably was slightly lethal…and she loved that.

Raising her hand Melbourne just grinned. Vi’s answer of course got a grin and a head not because hello girl knew her stuff about Inferi….still, Mel just smiled. ”Professor Hirsch, from what I have learned while studying for OWLs it appears that the Inferius are non-sentient reanimated corpses of the deceased that often don’t need to feed to sustain their second life where as zombies do consume human brains and living flesh for survival…” she paused for a moment before adding, ”there has been, as I have heard some information on how zombies retain some brain basal brain function which makes it so that the primitive sections of the brain used for hearing, sight, and smell still work when the cognitive brain functions cease to function.” she paused for a moment and shrugged, ”but that’s just…possibly hearsay I heard it in the Quibbler once actually,” she admitted with a grin and everyone knew the Quibbler wasn’t the most accurate source of information out there.

Govoni · 06-15-2017, 04:31 AM

Since Professor Hirsch had praised her answer, Olivia bestowed a pretty smile on him. Not a flirtatious one, as her affections for staff currently resided with Healer Reed, but...the smile was a sweet one, all the same. As if to say, thank you for acknowledging that I'm kinda smart and...excellent. He'd said the words, she was merely interpreting. Innocently interpreting, of course.

Seeing movement to her side, the blonde eyed Nicky readjusting his school tie. Hufflepuff boys were an enigma. Bless her strange friend...and his logical, elder-person brain. She'd not done a lot of reading on zombies, so didn't know much about them in the magical sense. Only what she'd seen on the telly, as was aforementioned. That sounded kinda worse than the inferi... Huh. But also...

Necromancy? Reeeeally?

Playing with the tips of her hair, Olivia glanced down at her lap; her mind racing for a viable answer. One that hadn't been shared yet. See, again, she hated not providing original answers. Therefore, she'd always go out of her way to say something unique. Because she was unique...and was trying to be more proud about it, to be honest. Also, in regards to the answers from her peers.... "I think location is an important difference, and that just because they aren't local, we shouldn't question the validity of their existence." Just a thought. "The Walking Dead, aside...I do know that zombies are based in voodoo. or vodou, which has roots in Haitian and African culture. It literally comes from a word for "soul", though I couldn't tell you the language or dialect...and I don't want to assume just because I can't recall correctly." She remembered reading it someplace. After she'd marathoned another muggle telly show. This girl watched a lot of TV, needless to say. "The stories are conflicting to me, but I think jars were used in some way to contain their souls so that they could be controlled after death." So, kinda like what Nicky was saying? There was a lot of information and Liv had kinda spaced out after a while.

"Mummies are based in ancient Egypt, and the belief in their Gods and Goddesses." She was good with some mythology, but...it got tricky with Egyptian stuff, since there was, AGAIN, so much information. "In fact, I don't know if they were used for evil purposes? As in, I don't think that was the point...but I'm not doubting that the wrong person with the wrong intention...could misuse them." Cause that was always the case, and really, people couldn't have nice things. History proved as much. "They're preserved with chemicals and such. "

Moving on...."Inferi are local for us." Everyone knew about them if they'd picked up a history book over the past century. Lord Voldemort was infamous for using them... "So, we all know that they are basically soulless bodies that are used as a safeguard." Not to repeat what anyone was already saying. So, Liv kept that short, sweet, and simple. "As for other differences, it's difficult to give them when there are so many conflicting stories."

Kimothy · 06-15-2017, 12:10 PM

Did the man just... laugh? A legit laugh?

To be honest, had Professor Hirsch been another person, Vivian would have been offended. She wasn't sure if it was an insulting kind of laugh, or a 'oh that was funny' one... but either way, the blonde couldn't help but be amazed with just how lovely Hirsch was. Aaahhhh, her heart! Professor crush was just... wow. She smiled a bit at the Professor. "It probably does!" It was definitely upbeat... and it made her wanna dance too. It was the perfect song to jam to when punching some mummies. Well, if that was possible.

... Ahem. Anyway, moving on with the discussion. The difference between the mummy, zombie, and inferi. But NOT the appearance? Vivian's jaw dropped, but she immediately closed it. Ehh... she was clueless. Sort of. The blonde raised her hand. "Well, everyone's said it already, Professor." Which was TRUE. It left her with little knowledge on the topic. "Magic is mainly used in reanimating bodies, which is what happens in the case of inferius. Zombies, I believe... are caused by viruses, or by someone who thought that messing with genetics was fun. I think it's what muggles like to believe when they see inferi." She nodded along with her answer. Did zombies exist in real life, anyway? "And mummies... are bandaged to preserve the bodies of pharaohs and people in... uhm... Egypt, I think, from inside the pyramids? Not exactly sure how they began walking though." Still, either way, she didn't want to encounter one.

Hopefully this wouldn't be like that gytrash activity. Ugh.

DaniDiNardo · 06-15-2017, 01:01 PM

"Yes, absolutely. I'd prefer if they were trying to attack me. It'd mean they have enough fight left in 'em to withstand whatever tests I put them through. Can you imagine them being proper dead before I'm done? I'd have to find another three roads with the exact same combination and do it all over again. Do you know how slim those odds are, Professor?????" He probably did. He was the one who gave the situation in the first place.

And then the Professor said the magic word, Necromancy. Sure he'd been hinting at it before but now he actually said it, making it a real thing. They were actually learning about it today.

For several minutes, Jessa sat silently listening to all the information her classmates offered up, thinking them all very useful for when she would begin her own study. There was a lot of information to be sifted through but that was GOOD TOO because it meant she had more to work with when she and Professor Hirsch got to it.

Consider her just very excited to be here right now, so eager and excited. Both expressions quite visible on her face.

"Um....um....this isn't really answering the question but...can I get closer to the illusions?" She wanted to SEE. "And do they react or are they just for imagery." No, she wasn't distracted, in fact she was paying full attention but jdsbfjggrulsdfifrlis she just wanted to get closer, OKAY??

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