Second Years Lesson Three

Professor Adler was happy with the way her lessons were turning out, and even though she was already 75% of the way through the school year, the woman felt as though her students were making good progress. She waited for them to take their usual seats, before getting straight into things. "Good morning everyone! Today will be learning another new spell, one that is prevalent in the dueling tournament." These spells often were, but it was still the case. "We will be going through the Trip Jinx, which as you can imagine is good for tripping up your opponent," thankfully a lot of the spells they used, the clue was in the name.

"The Trip Jinx might sound fun, and good for using as a prank, but it also has to be used respectfully. If you're not practicing it in class, then it should only be used in duels." Professor Adler didn't want to see students casting at each other in the corridors, willy nilly. "For this lesson I want you to make your way toward the dummy and practice this spell on it. You can also practice the Jelly-Legs Jinx again from last week if you'd like, but this week I want everyone to at least have a go at casting the spells." Usually students could choose whether to do a practical or theorical lesson, but given that it was clear why someone would want to trip up another person, Geo thought it would be better for the students to use their wands instead of their pens this time round.

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To receive an O:
- Roleplay the lesson

 

[Christa Langley]

Christa stayed near the back of the classroom as the professor explained the spell they would be practicing today. She wasn't sure how she felt about tripping someone over, that seemed mean though she supposed she could understand if using it for duelling, which she had signed up for, so she was kind of looking forward to that. Being a muggleborn often meant she didn't totally understand what was happening a lot of the time, because magic still greatly confused her, but she could try sometimes, if she wanted to really get to know what was happening. She practiced it against the dummy until the end of the class.​

 

[Finley Mackintosh Baros]

Finley was late - again. Dangit. He was trying to be better at being on time, but he always slept in and then he had to check on Lemon and then he had to get things done that he didn't necessarily know how to get out of bed on time. He sighed, sitting in one of the available seats and paying attention. The trip jinx was something he could work out how to use he supposed, though he would probably only use it on his opponents for duelling but it was good to have. He practiced the rest of the class and left as soon as he was able.​

 

[Miles Flynn]

There was a bounce to his step as he arrived for his next lesson, eager to get to learn some new magic. After all, if he wanted to be a good dueller, then he needed all the spells possible. And so, he listened to the temporary Professor before making his way towards the dummies to start practicing. The trip jinx were one of those spells he didn't think were going to be overly useful to know, but he still wanted to practice it. He spent most of the lesson going over the spell until he was comfortable enough casting it without having to think about it too much. And for the time he had left he went over the jelly-legs jinx a few times just to refresh his memory. And then, once they had been dismissed, his pocketed his wand again and left the classroom with everyone else.