You see a notice tacked to the front door of the classroom:

Attention students. The first DADA class will occur Thursday, March 18 at 8:00 EST. Please be prompt and bring all of your supplies with you. Please also bring with you any ideas or topics you would like to discuss this term, as well as a positive attitude.

:Christina slowly walks into the classroom taking a seat toward the back of the class: "hello Professor"

*Nadia anters the class and finds a seat in the front row, not wanting to miss anything.*

"Good afternoon, Professor."

Alana walks into the class and takes a seat near the front, pulling out her quill, ink, and parchment.

Arkee squirmed in her seat. She wasn't too thrilled at the prospect of having to learn how to defend herself. To her, it implied that she would most definately find herself in a situation that required this kind of knowledge, and of course nobody wants to be in that kind of situation.

"Professor, will there be a review session for students who didn't attend last year?" she asked.

*walks in and picks a seat near the front* Hello Professor, I can't wait for the lesson to start! *takes out supplies and waits for others to come in*

Dawn walks in and takes a seat, pulling out her suplies and folder.

Moony walks in and can't wait for class to start.

"Hello, Proffesor."

She takes a seat near the front and starts to get ready. Smiling non-stop.

*Smiles & Waves at Christina, Chelsea and Dawn. Then Nadia takes her supplies: her wand, her books for basic defense against dark arts, and her own items, like her own Foe Glass, securely pocketed in her robes.*

Sky walks in and takes a seat in the middle of the room. She doesn't want to seem overly eager by sitting up front.

quidditch_chick walks into the classroom ready to start her first class of defense against the dark arts. She sits down by some of the ravenclaws and takes out her wand, quill, paper, etc.

"Hello...."

"I'M here! I'm not late! Had to run!" Sakura sits down by a window and takes out her stuff.

:Waves to Nadia: "hey excited about class?"

*Padfoot takes a seat next to Moony*
"Hi Professor, nice to be in class!"

"Quitage_chick! good, i'm glad i'm not the only raven claw!" Waves

"Hi, Padfoot" Moony turns to her friend."Are you excited?"

Moony now was happier then ever.

Alana looks around. "I'm a second year, does that make me special?"

*walks into the class room and takes an empty chair*

"Why would being a second year make you special?"

"To be prepaired for the future?"

"Because the Dark Arts will always be present, and there will always be times when we need to defend ourselves against it?" answered Arkee uncertainly.

*raises hand* To protect ourselves!

So we are able to protect ourselves against the Dark foreces.

I think we should learn about DADA because if we don't know it, we'd be in trouble if it ever came up sometime when we're out of school all by ourselves.

*raise hand* To defend ourselves from tha danger from ohter magical creatures, and specially of those considered *dark*

"I think every one is right, since it's personal opinion" Sakura kura says quitely

"To no only learn how to defend ourselves but what we need to defend ourselves from."

"But not all magical creatures are inherently dark, right? They're not all out to get us people."

"I agree"

"I agree as well"

*raise hand*"To know about the danger of the wizarding world and know how to defend ourselves against it"

"I agree"

I think we need it because some time or another we will be in peril and will definetly need it.

I think that we need to learn DADA because if the time arrose where you had to defend youself you need to know how and what other tings you may need to defend yourself against. It is better to be safe that sorry.

i agree with everyone!

*raie hand again* Also to practice defensive-offensive kind of magic, better known as *anti-hexes*, which some authors consider another word for hexes too... it wouldn't be wrong to consider it that way, after all *anti-hexes* aren't but hexes used for defensive situation, but are hexes all the same, and even the *anti-hex* idea come from an ideology like "the one who started is the real responsible" while those fighting back are doing harm as well... " Nadia wonders.

"all of us are right I think"

:laughs at rileys actions:

"Every one sounds so smart in this class...I'm only first year! I need to learn!"

I agree with every one also!

Peony raised her hand. "Magick is neither black nor white and it can never be categorized into those two. Dark Arts is magic used to hurt someone. Even a charm like Wingardium Leviosa could be termed as Dark Arts if someone used to to levitate his enemy right off a cliff."

"To be evil or be driven to do somthing wrongful-like hurting people"

The Dark Arts are a form of magic used to harm others.

*raises hand* I'm not sure... I think magic that is used for evil purposes.

:lazily raises hand: "Magic that goies against wizarding laws....."

"But not all magical creatures are inherently dark, right? They're not all out to get us people." [/b][/quote]
Well, actually, I'm wondering it myself. I'm hoping by the end of this class we will be able to tell a dark creature from a common beast...

Don't worry, Sakura Kura, we are only using logic, trust yourself and tell what do you think.

*raises her hand*

"I think the past speaks enough of why we need to learn it. I mean, Grindewald nor 'The Dark Lord' (makes sarcastic quoting marks in the air with her fingers) were the first Dark Wizards, and I highly doubt they'll be the last. As long as there are people willing to submit to others in this world, there will be people who take it upon themselves to lead."

"A Dark art is any spell used with evil intent."

Dark Arts is a type of magic that is considerd *evil*, it can be used to hurt, cause harm, and even kill others.

"Dark Arts? In my opinion, Dark Arts are any sort of magic used against another person, in order to harm for one's own purposes. They are sometimes dangerous, and never used for the good of anybody. Any sort of magic that you do that brings someone else down while putting you in power over them is Dark, I think. The Dark Arts magics are conceived with the intent of evil for power."

"I agree with the Gurl who's not a psycio! That's great---and thanks! It very Logical to use logic! bwahaha!"

"Nice answer and I completely agree."

"Dark arts", are considered to be magic done or used in an evil intention. Magic that is "forbidden", so to speak. Magic that only the "cursed" do.

"well isnt it really just learning protenction?" ashley says "well not just protection but being able to understand the spells we use and are taught. Its about knowing when and when not to use certian spells and how to use them. its like being one with the subject?"

The Dark Arts differ from other forms of magic in the intent of the wizard using it. Most magic is relatively neutral--it can be used for bad or good. Some magic, however, is evil in it's intention through and though.

"Ya you have a good point with the Tickling charm there. I mean just a simple charm could be used in that way."

"That's ture, and a tickle charm can also be used for fun! I also heard that scientists would put a dripper above someone's head and the water that would drip down, even though only one drop would make the person go insane, but water's used to keep people alive, so maybe it's just the intention of the person"

"Good point...."

Arkee laughed. "I don't think that's a Dark spell. It's not intended for torture, and probably isn't powerful enough to make someone go insane. Good idea, though!"

thats a charm....itz differnt than Dark Arts spells

I've a theory as to why some kind of magics are considered Dark. *raising hand* First for they are illigal, people are frightened of whatever magic that can hurt or harm them some way or another. It may consist of ways that are violent, and even in mythology it's said that Dark Magic was the magic demons feeds of...

"and yes it does depend on the person who is casting the spell right?"

"I think it has to be meant to hurt people, regardless of who is casting it and what the spell is."

"Thank you! That's exactly what I'm saying, it doesn't matter what the spell does, it's the intent behind it." Riley says enthusiastically.

"By that reasoning any charm or spell is a Dark Art spell. You can technically use anything, you just have to be creative in the application of it. Why not just ban magic altogether, I mean it's all dangerous if used improperly."

Avada Kedavra, Crucio, and Imperio

"Avada Kedavra. I'd say nothing justifies it."

"Cruciatus Curse?"

::Raises her hand in the air::


"The cruciatus curse."

"Proffessor, are we going to be learning any 'dark' spells this year? Not for use of course, but I think the theory behind some of them might help. Besides, we should know what we're going up against, shouldn't we?"

"Crucio," said Peony. "That is despicable, and was probably cooked up by some half baked sadist.

thats a charm....itz differnt than Dark Arts spells [/b][/quote]
But again, charms it's almost every spell! Even the words Charm means manipulating people and items, which isn't quite an altruist thing to do.

Peony told something of the likes too, and I completely agree. The same with morality, It's almost impossible to tell a good from a bad action, an egoistical from an altruist, etc.

The unforgivables: Imperio, Crucio, Aveda Kedabra

The Cruciaus Curse

"crucio?"


(Sorry can't spell well)

The Imperious curse (sp?)

Obliviate, in my opinion.

"Sorry, I was being sarcastic to prove a point. I didn't mean it, really!"

"Are there really any others BESIDES the unforgiveables?"

Peony raised her hand again. "I'd like to contest the Avada Kedavra. It is totally painless, and a quick way of killing, before, it was probably used for hunting deer and ensuring them a fast, easy death. But then people started getting ideas."

"I agree with everyone," quidditch_chick says, "The unforgiveables."

"GAH! P-Professor? That wasn't nice!"

"Well not in most cases. It can be used for good as well. For instance if muggles saw something they weren't supposed to see"

"Sorry, I was being sarcastic to prove a point. I didn't mean it, really!" [/b][/quote]
"I realize that,"Ashlie said. "But the point is, some magic IS dark and evil. But not all magic is going to be BAD."

"Yes...perhaps, but that is rather a moral issue. Not that I don't agree..." Thyra said.

Almost all the spells can be used the wrong way, Anthony said. It's not always the spell that's bad...it's how you use it.