Third Years, Lesson Three

"Good morning, everyone, take a seat,” she folded her hands, turning to face her class. “Today, we will be learning two new spells. Perhaps not the most exciting spells, but they are important, all the same,” She turned, her back to them as she pulled out her wand. With a silent mutter of the incantation, she began to write with her wand, facing away so that when she was done the students could see the words clearly, Flagrate and Aparecium.

“Flagrate is the incantation for wand writing while Aparecium is for the Revealing Charm," She explained, turning back to the students. "Wand writing is a basic skill that wizards learn to use. The Revealing Charm is used to reveal secret messages in the form of invisible ink. And while it is a handy charm, it isn’t tolerated during your exams," she smiled fondly, “Trust me, my brother tried and it never worked,” she chuckled, heart twinging a little as she thought of Dimitri.

"Today, you will be practicing both charms, but for now, I want you all to write a message for one of your classmates. Just one. It can be anything from an apology, a prank, a confession, nonsense even. Whatever suits your fancy. But you will be using these," She smiled, flicking her wand and passing out a bottle of ink, a quill, and a small strip of parchment to each student's desk. “That is invisible ink. Just a small message if you please. And don't put your name in the end. It'll be sent as anonymous,” She gave them all several moments to write their messages, before calling back the quill and ink. “Alright, now you will practice revealing the ink on your own notes. Feel free to give them to the intended recipient after class is dismissed.”

“The key to the Revealing Charm is concentration, three-tap method and the incantation, 'AH-par-EH-see-um'. Aparecium,”
she instructed, clasping her hands together. “Let’s discuss the next charm,” she began, moving slowly across the floor.

“In wand writing, like most spells, you need to be able to say the incantation properly. In this case, it will be 'fla-GRA-tay'. Say it with me,” she kept an eye on her students, watching to see if any of them were struggling. They went over the pronunciation a few times before Trina smiled. “Very good. Now, aside from pronunciation, the only thing you need is concentration. Unlike other spells where you just need to empty your mind and visualize, this one is a bit different.”

She paused, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear. “You need to concentrate your magic to the tip of your wand, and imagine it as quill, pencil, pen, or whatever sort of writing material if you please,” she instructed. “Now, wands out, please,” she waited a moment for the students to comply.

“One last thing, my dears, with constant practice, you will be able to switch the places of what you have written or drawn with a flick of your wand, and also make them fade when you please," She informed them with a smile, knowing she had a few overachievers in her class that might enjoy that piece of information. With that she set them loose to practice, wandering about in case anyone needed assistance.

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RP the lesson for full credit.
 
Henri walked into the charms classroom and took his usual spot in the room. he glanced towards the professor at the front of the class as the man got started. He took his quill and wrote down what the professor was telling them about the first of the two spells. He used invisible ink to write a secret for someone else to read. He then took notes on the second spell, on the writing one. They were then able to try both spells and so Henri did so. practicing both until the lesson wrapped up.
 
Miles was pretty eager to learn some new magic, settling into his usual seat in the classroom and listening to what the Professor had to say. Both spells could be pretty cool and Miles had some fun coming up with a silly message in invisible ink, though he didn't really have an intended recipient in mind. It was more just for his own amusement. He spent the remainder of the class practicing the two spells once the Professor had allowed them to start, pleased with himself with how quickly he actually managed to pick them up this time. It must mean he was getting better at magic. By the time the lesson was dismissed, the Gryffindor was feeling pleased with his progress, tucking his things away again before leaving the classroom.
 
Tessaria was slowly starting to feel a little better about not making the quidditch team, but she couldn't lie about it still not making her upset. She accepted that she was forever going to be upset about it, but she wasn't going to let that stop her. She was going to try out again next year, and so spent her spare time on the pitch attempting to get better. She had just finished her own practice session before realising she had a class to attend. She quickly hurried to her Charms class as the professor closed the door and started.

They were going to be learning yet another 2 spells, and this time they were related. The Gryffindor practiced the wand movements when instructed and then began trying to perform the spell. She wrote a friendly note to the boy that sat next to her. It simply stated "I hope you're having a good day today". She managed to perform both spells successfully and was very happy for this. She left the classroom at the end of the lesson with a smile on her face.
 

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