Apparation Lesson #2

[Irene Finch]

Irene waited impatiently as she wanted the sixth years to get to practicing straight away because she knew that today would be a revelation for her as to how many of them needed help. It was the first day of actual practice for them though so she didn't have her hopes too high, though she had a feeling there would be a surprise or two. Folding her arms across her ministry robes, Irene began to address the students.

"Welcome back. I won't waste too much of your time as I know you are all eager to begin" Irene began with a tight smile. Pulling out her wand from her robe, Irene gave it a small flourish and a wooden hoop appeared in front of each student. "Ok. Space yourselves out." There certainly was plenty of room since the Great Hall was meant to accommodate the entire school and she had only a small portion of the student body in front of her.

As she looked around at the student's faces, Irene's expression remained blank. She gave them no expression of hope or encouragement. It was up to them to work hard and create their own hope. "Alright. Don't forget the three D's that we discussed last week. Destination. Determination. Deliberation" she stated clearly. "And, if you feel as if you?re suddenly being pulled through a tube, don't worry. It means you're doing something right." She looked around the room, wondering if any of them were familiar with the sensation from side-along apparition. It was definitely something to get used to and any of the students who had never done it were in for a huge surprise.

"I'll be walking around in case any of you get splinched" Irene began, wondering how many of the students knew the term. She hoped that there wouldn't be a live example for the class to see because she didn't want to have to do any rudimentary healing or deal with any blood today. She didn't have the energy for it. It was also rather annoying. And Irene knew that there was always one person who rushed and ended up leaving a portion of themselves behind. "Not that I expect any of you to" she added hastily as she noticed a few horrified looks from the group, "but just in case. You'll have nothing to worry about if you concentrate."

Irene nodded her head and waited a moment to see if anyone would realize that it was time for them to begin. "Whenever you're ready" she added a beat later. She didn't expect them to do anything much for at least the first little while. Crossing her arms, Irene watched, wondering how long it would take before anything happened.
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If you plan on splinching yourself, please PM me first.

 

[Briar Rowan-Cullen]

this week Briar made sure she wasn't late for her aparation lesson, she had found out that her boyfriend had moved up north and she was pretty sure that that had meant back to his home. and he had said that the easiest way for hr to get there was to apparate. she wanted to pass her test so that she could travel over the holiday, first to her families home in australia, as they deserved an appology and explanation for her actions the previous year, then up to her home lands as she hadn't seen them in years, and although she wasn't allowed to go back she could be quick and not get noticed. then she would continue up north and visit Dee. though she hoped that she would be able to see him during the brightstone weekend after the exam. she was a little early and took a space to one side of the room nearer the front. she listened as the teacher explained what they would be having a go at actually aparating.
she spent quite a while concentrating on the other side of the room and turning on the spot she felt stupid and nothing seemed to happen. she was starting to get frustrated, she needed to get it right. just before the end of the lesson she felt a squeezing pressure all around her. when it stopped she tripped over and realised that she hadn't moved far but she must have been half way to apparating. it took her a moment to recover from the surprise of almost apparating and for the remaining few minutes she had lost her concentration, and wasn't able to come close again.

 

[Jeremy Thorne]

Dressed in a pair of jeans, t-shirt and hoodie, Jeremy walked into the Great Hall with his hands in his pockets. He wasn't feeling well at all, but Jeremy had still shown up for the apparation lesson because he had the feeling he would need all of the help he could get. His shoulders ached as he listened to Ms. Finch. He'd apparated with his father before so he wasn't surprised to hear her mention the feeling of being sucked through a tube. It was something he didn't think he'd ever be able to get used to, but Jeremy's father had indicated that the feeling wasn't as bad when you were in the lead. He hoped he was about to find out for himself. As she mentioned splinching, Jeremy grimaced. He'd never seen anyone splinch themselves and he hoped he wouldn't today. He wasn't entirely sure he'd be able to handle it.

Closing his eyes, Jeremy went over the 3 Ds in his head and then tried his best to apparate. It didn't work. For the duration of the lesson, Jeremy tried his best to concentrate on apparating, but it was to no avail. Every time he thought he was making some sort of progress, his nose would begin to run or he would feel a new ache in his body. Finally, Jeremy gave up and passed the rest of the lesson only pretending to be trying at apparating. His head wasn't in it today. Leaving the Great Hall at the end of the lesson, Jeremy wanted only one to apparate to one place: his bed. Since he couldn't, he trudged his way up the steps and to his dorm.