Fourth Years Lesson Five

Mallory could see that a lot of her students preferred practical work, most students in the school did, but unfortunately, sometimes they had to have lectures instead and take notes. "Alright, settle down, darlings," she announced, waiting for the fourth years to settle themselves before standing and smoothing out her soft yellow robes, daisies dotting her dark braid. "Today we will be talking today about the Drought Charm and the Bubble-Head Charm. The incantation and wand movement for these are written in your textbooks so if you've read about these then you should already know what they are." So far they seemed to be doing all their reading and would know what the uses and properties were if they had, but she would review it none-the-less for those who had undoubtedly forgotten or, more likely, just put it off or not wanted to do it.

Mallory began to pace slowly in front of the class. "To begin with, we have the Drought Charm, which means to dry up. This charm is used to dry up puddles and small ponds, spills and messes." she smiled softly, continuing on. "There are, however, still some limitations, this spell doesn't work on large-scaled bodies of water like seas and lakes.”

Mallory paused in the front of the room, running a hand over her robes. “Another useful water-related charm is the Bubble-Head charm. Who can tell me what this does?" she asked, calling on a student. "Very good, dorogoy, two points. This charm creates an air bubble around your head, allowing you to breathe underwater for a limited amount of time. It will cover the casters’ nose and mouth and acts as a shield to the water so that the oxygen contained inside it is used to breathe. Do be careful, it is a timed spell, as you can only breathe the same oxygen for so long, and it is not impenetrable, so you must be careful not to pop it." It was a dangerous game to play but all magic had to be used carefully.

"Take note of these charms, and then you are free to go," she smiled warmly at them all, finishing the lesson a little early. "If you would like some extra study material, I have a few study guides for this class that could help with your upcoming exams," she added before taking a seat back at her desk.​

 

[Apolline Fontaine]

Apolline was trying to manage her brother while having her own things, but she knew that she was losing the battle with it. And she had her own classes to think about. She had to remember to do all of her homework and to get to her revision ahead of the exams that she had. She couldn’t make Henri work. Though she was certainly trying it. It was just a lot. She grabbed her different pieces of completed homework and then her books and then headed out of the dorm room.

Apolline walked into the charms classroom and took her usual spot in the room. She glanced up at the professor as the woman got started, it seemed they were covering a lot of spells within this year, but it all made sense, the spells all seemed to be the balance of the other which was fun. She took notes from what was being said, making sure that she was getting down what both spells would do and the incantation and wand movement of both. It seemed they wouldn’t be able to practice these spells, so she made sure she had written down everything that the professor had told them about it.

 

[Kyousuke Kurosawa]

Kyousuke entered the classroom. He enjoyed charms - there was something simplistic about it but never in a boring way, more in a satisfying way. He had, of course, read up on the charms they'd be learning already, but took down some notes anyway just in case. It never hurt to be too prepared for exams. He raised his hand once more to answer the question. "It creates an air bubble around your head so you can breathe while swimming underwater for a period of time," he said. An easy enough question, he thought. Kyousuke took a study guide, knowing it would be useful for exams, and when the lesson ended, made his way back to his dorm.