Fifth Years, Lesson Five

"Good morning class! Almost at the end of term, nervous yet?" Misha gave a light laugh. While he was laughing about this now, he remembered clearly about what his OWLs were like. Frantic studying in the hope of remembering at least something. Anything. "As you can see, another quiz sits upon your table. Closed book, and begin!" He moved round his table and sat on the chair, propping his feet up onto the table, while taking a sip of his coffee.

1. What does the Confundus Charm do?
2. What does the Drought Charm do?
3. What does Descendo do?
4. What does the Bubblehead Charm do?

Misha waited until it was clear all the students were done. "For this lesson, we need to head to a bigger, and more empty classroom. So, come on" He ushered the students out. He seemed to do a lot of that. He moved to the front of the students and lead them to the empty but large classroom at the end of the first floor. He got all the students inside, before standing at the front. For this he had made the room have sufficient light, so that everyone could see, all the desks were to the side of the room, with a vine, rope and chains wrapped around the chairs that were scattered about the room. "Today, fifth years, we will be covering Diffindo- the severing Charm. With this charm you can cut virtually anything that is not magically protected. Chains, ropes, what have you- I've even heard of students being able to replace much more interesting books with the cover of an undesirable textbook. In short, Diffindo cuts things. The efficiency with which you cut will depend on the amount of energy put into the spell and of course pronunciation and wand movement."

Unlike most other lessons, Misha chose to only briefly demonstrate what he meant, using the simple vine, flicking the wand and pronouncing the spell clearly so everyone would see. The vine cut itself apart perfectly. "Using regular wand movement and correct pronunciation you should be able to get the hang of this Charm quickly. You may leave when you have severed three things in total, a vine, a bit of rope, and a length of chain. I recommend starting with the vine and finish with the chain. If you happen to accidentally cut the chairs, I may count it as one of the three things. Begin!"


-RP the lesson, attendance post is fine
Quiz is optional, if you do it, then you get extra credit.

 

[Hinata Edogawa]

Hinata was growing more and more nervous as the end-of-term loomed closer and closer. The quizzes that Professor Haden had been giving them were both helpful and nerve-wracking. She knew that at this point they were probably going to go over fourth-year spells, which she at least revised on the previous night just to prepare for this quiz. Once the quiz was over and done with, she followed the rest of the class as they were curiously led to a bigger classroom for today's lesson. She was quite surprised at the state of the room they found themselves in. The vines, ropes, and chains surrounding the furniture were slightly prickling her nerves. Or well, perhaps just the general state of the room. She watched as the professor demonstrated the spell they would be performing today, the Severing Charm. The wand movement was at least fairly straightforward and it was only perhaps a matter of figuring out the strength of the charm. She moved to her area, feeling a little bit nervous. It seemed counterproductive to start with the chain so she decided to work her way up, starting with the vine. It felt a little softer than the thick rope at least. She focused on the vine, flicking her wand. "Diffindo!" It was severed neatly. She moved on to the rope and tried to put a bit more force into the spell. It cut after a couple of tries, but the cut was a little rougher and less neat than her attempt with the vine. When it came to trying the spell out on the chain, she hesitated for only a moment before she got to work. It took her the rest of the class to manage but near the end of the lesson, she could cut the chain with a sharp and firm "Diffindo!" The cut was still a little rougher than she expected it to be but she hoped she could resolve that with practice.​

Spoiler: Quiz

1. What does the Confundus Charm do? Confuses the target
2. What does the Drought Charm do? Removes water from the target
3. What does Descendo do? Brings something down
4. What does the Bubblehead Charm do? Creates a bubble of air allowing the caster or the target to breathe in otherwise unbreathable situations.