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