Professor Kalif Styx thought about conjuring snails for the students to work with, but instead, he had some brought in. It was good to have connections - even better when it was the school. He had a clear case full of snails, more than enough for the fifth years. Some might make mistakes, and others might succeed, and finally, others might end up just wanting to practice more. He almost doubted that some would want to vanish more than necessary. He gestured to the fifth years as they came in to sit down. Once it was time, he waved his hand and the door closed. "You all know how to vanish inanimate objects, so you will be moving to something a little more complicated to vanish." Styx looked to the case, and then back to the students.
"Snails are invertebrates, so they won't be as difficult as animals with a spine, but you will get to that soon enough. You will need to concentrate more, because snails are more difficult than erasers. The method is still the same. This is a living creature so I will warn you just once." Styx took out his wand and waved it to send everyone one snail, which landed on their desk. "Splinching is possible when you want to vanish a living creature. Does anyone know what could happen if something were splinched?" He nodded toward a random student that did not have their hand raised, but still had their eyes up front. The answer was correct. "Good. You will need to make sure to vanish the entire creature. Not just part of it. Even if it might cease to exist, at least make it humane."
Styx took one of the snails out of the case, and demonstrated with the three tap method, and vanished it verbally. "That is all there is to it. I have extras up here if you screw up or want to practice. Now, begin. Once you vanished the entire snail, you may leave. If you have questions, ask."
Assignment: RP the lesson.
"Snails are invertebrates, so they won't be as difficult as animals with a spine, but you will get to that soon enough. You will need to concentrate more, because snails are more difficult than erasers. The method is still the same. This is a living creature so I will warn you just once." Styx took out his wand and waved it to send everyone one snail, which landed on their desk. "Splinching is possible when you want to vanish a living creature. Does anyone know what could happen if something were splinched?" He nodded toward a random student that did not have their hand raised, but still had their eyes up front. The answer was correct. "Good. You will need to make sure to vanish the entire creature. Not just part of it. Even if it might cease to exist, at least make it humane."
Styx took one of the snails out of the case, and demonstrated with the three tap method, and vanished it verbally. "That is all there is to it. I have extras up here if you screw up or want to practice. Now, begin. Once you vanished the entire snail, you may leave. If you have questions, ask."
Assignment: RP the lesson.