Fifth Years, Lesson Two

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James was back in his classroom to welcome back his fifth years for another lesson. He had attempted to trim down his first lesson compared to the previous year but his attempt had proven unsuccessful. Their latest lesson would be a review of a popular curse, at least it had been popular during his Hogwarts years, he wondered if the students today still used it on each other. Once everyone had made their way inside James raised his wand to close the classroom door and turned his attention to them.

"Welcome back fifth years, I trust you're all settling back into life at Hogwarts and aren't missing home too much, today we will be reviewing the body bind curse, something I'm sure you're all familiar with," James paused for the benefit of the students who had started to take notes. "Can anyone tell me the incantation for this curse?" He waited for a student to answer his question and nodded at them in acknowledgement. "Correct, and can anyone tell me why it is considered a curse and not a jinx? Opinions, best guess?" James nodded as he listened to one student give their thoughts. "Anyone else want to share their thoughts? Perfect," James said as a second student weighed in. "Good thoughts, there isn't a specific right or wrong answer so I'm curious to know what you think,"

"The body bind curse, or Pertificus Totalus causes the body to become rigid, it is not a pleasant curse to be on the receiving end of, it isn't painful per se, but you remain aware as you lay helpless which can be an unsettling experience," James said as he refreshed their memory. Having not taught them the curse in the first place he couldn't judge their knowledge for himself so he just gave them a refresher. "The incantation itself stems from Latin 'petrificate' to make into stone, and 'totalis' or entire, just a little information to help you understand the spell better," James stopped to allow them to catch up with their notes. With that last little bit of information about the make up of the incantation, the lesson was over so James brought things to an end. "No homework this week, lucky you but my door is open if you have any questions, class dismissed,"

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Assignment: RP the lesson. Answer the questions for extra credit.

 

[Apolline Fontaine]

Apolline walked into the defence against the dark arts classroom and took a spot near the front of the room. The professor got started and Apolline pulled her notes towards her, taking her quill and beginning to get down what the professor was saying about the full body bind curse. She listened along to the different points being raised by students and thent ook down what the professor told them about it. The lesson itself wasn’t too long and not too long after she was packing up and heading out of the room.

 

[Morrie Ayre]

Morrie dead stared at Professor Cade through the lesson. No she wasn't settling back into life at Hogwarts. No she wasn't missing home, and no she didn't want to answer any of his questions. She just watched him and took a couple of vague notes during the lecture. Once they were dismissed, Morrie quickly packed up and left the classroom.

 

[Kyousuke Kurosawa]

Kyousuke came to the classroom with his head held high, expecting great things from himself. He took a seat and took out his supplies, ready to take notes. As the lesson began, Kyousuke took notes down and raised his hand when the first question was asked. "Petrificus totalus," he said. He then raised his hand for the next question, but wasn't chosen. Oh well. He found the origin of the words for the curse interesting, and wrote them down, his spelling immaculate. When the class came to a close, he packed up his things and went to go study some more.

 

[Violet Owens-Rosemary]

The first week back of classes was no different to what Violet expected. They already had some homework assigned to them. Some classes were just very boring and not enjoyable and she would always much rather be on her broom, enjoying the fresh air, than locked up attempting to soak in material that she didn’t care about. At least she had finally made a permanent position on the team, after her third try-out. She loved being keeper and was just excited to see where it took her. The Ravenclaw hoped that her next lessons would be at least somewhat interesting as she packed her backpack and began heading to them.

Violet entered the Defence Against The Dark Arts classroom, a little embarrassed by what she had written on her homework last lesson. In hopes that the professor would not say anything to her, Violet sat at the back of the classroom and took out her writing equipment. She kept her head down for the whole lesson, writing as many notes as she could about the body bind curse. She was a little disappointed however that they weren't given the opportunity to practice it for themselves, but at least that wouldn't give the professor the opportunity to bring it up with her. She was quick to leave the classroom when dismissed.