Fourth Years Lesson Three

Mallory was sure the fourth years would enjoy the lesson today, as there were two spells they’d be learning. She herself was a little weary of this lesson, already dreading the headache she would have after class. She should probably take a nap after this lesson. She smiled, standing and smoothing out her sunshine-yellow robes. She made sure the sunflower tucked behind her ear was secure, before moving to stand in front of the students. “Alright, my dears. Today we’ll be covering the amplifying and the quietening charms.” She smiled softly. “These are complete opposites and quite effective in countering each other. When you use the Amplifying Charm, you can use the Quietening one to even out the effects, to save you using Finite.”

She walked slowly through the class. “Shouting and using the Amplifying Charm applies the same stress to your vocal cords. When you use the charm for long periods, your voice will be quite hoarse,” She explained, with a gentle smile. “The Quietening Charm is comparable to that of a whisper, and one under the effects of this spell would barely be heard." She smiled.

“There’s no wand movement for this, you just need to point your wand at your target. However, let's see who did the reading and knows the incantations.” She looked over the class, choosing a student. “What is the incantation for the Amplifying Charm?” She asked. She smiled at the answer. “Very good, dorogoy. Five points. And what is the incantation for the Quietening charm?” She asked the class, choosing another student.

“Very good, dorogoy. Five points for you, too. Now, let’s go over the pronunciation of each spell as a class, I want to make sure you all have a good grasp of how to say these spells. Repeat after me, dears. We'll begin with Sonorus for the Amplifying Charm, ‘soh-NOHR-us’, wonderful, and the Quietening Charm, Quietus, ‘KWIY-uh-tus’ Excellent job." She clasped her hands, smiling at the students. “Alright, dears, partner up and spend the rest of the class practicing these spells. I’ll be right here should you require any assistance.” She assured them, moving back to her desk, watching her students in case they needed her.​

 

[Apolline Fontaine]

Apolline had really enjoyed the halloween feast. It had been a little different because she had been taking pictures for Accio, but it had been no less enjoyable really. It had just been a bit different. It was also nice to her to begin to think about how to take pictures, what to take pictures of, what to not take pictures of. Blindly taking all pictures at all moments wasn’t the way to go about it. She had always known that, but now she knew it. Apolline had to develop a lot of the pictures, but she had plans to do that over the course of the week. The gryffindor was very excited for that and had to remind herself about her classes before getting herself ready for the day and heading to them.

Apolline walked into the charms classroom and took her usual spot in the room. She glanced at the professor as the woman got started on what it was they would be doing. She was pretty keen to just get started on the spell. She listened to what the professor said about the two spells that they were going to be covering. Both of which seemed fairly self explanatory. She watched how the movement worked and then the incantations and then they were allowed to get to the spells. She practiced both spells, managing both of them with a little bit of time. She was then able to pack up her things and leave the room.

 

[Kyousuke Kurosawa]

Kyousuke entered the classroom, trying to keep his head level and focussed on schoolwork. He kept getting distracted and he didn't like it. He wasn't usually a distractable person so it was something new and unfamiliar to him. He listened to the professor, taking notes as she spoke. He didn't quite understand the point of the charms if they still left you with the same result in terms of hoarseness of voice, but he didn't question it too hard. He raised his hand for the first question. "Sonorus," Kyousuke said confidently. He'd done the reading, of course. Someone else was chosen for the next question but that was okay. Kyousuke could deal with that. He resented partnering up but did so, practicing the spells for the rest of the lesson. He got the knack of it pretty quickly, and once class was over, left to do more study.