Second Years Lesson Two

Mallory was sometimes surprised by how much she loved this job. Even with the crankier kids, she just loved being here, loved teaching them. She was always looking forward to lessons. She smiled, humming as she adjusted her robes, a lilac today, with a little sprig of lilacs to match tucked into her mahogany curls. She smiled at the students as they came in, rubbing Amara lightly behind the ears as they seated themselves. The Sphynx cat stretched, yawned, and curled back up on top of Mallory’s paperwork. Maxim was somewhere in her room, not wanting to be seen that day.

Mallory stood, moving in front of the students and greeting them all warmly. “Dobroye utro,” she smoothed a hand over her robes. “To begin class, I would like to review last weeks charm, to make sure you understand what we’ve already done. Can anyone tell me what the charm was?” She smiled, calling on a student. “That’s right, dorogoy, Scourgify, two points for you. Can anyone else tell me the wand motion for it?” Mallory laughed warmly when given the proper answer. “Very good, my dear, it’s an ‘s’ motion. Two points for you as well.”

Mallory flicked her hand, the chalk rising to the board. “Alright, my dears, look to the board. For class today, I want you to answer these three questions and turn them in to me on your way out. They probably won’t take you long, so once you’ve finished, please take the time to read the chapter for next weeks charms, Alohomora, and Colloportus. The locking and unlocking charms. You can also use the time to practice the Scourgify charm if you’d like. I’ll be available at all times, if you need me,” Mallory smiled, moving to settle back at her desk as students began to file out again.
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Homework said:
1. Name something that has a lock.
2. Name something that does not have a lock, but should.
3. How are you finding Charms so far?

Points for first posters to answer the questions. Five points for homework. Full marks for study/attendance posts, one point for practicing last weeks spell.​

 

[Rose Edogawa]

Rose didn’t like charms, and it wasn’t just because of the professor like it was for her siblings. She just didn’t like classes in general so it was hard to really take any of them particularly seriously honestly. She sat and listened to what Professor Grayveson said, taking notes quickly to make sure she had it all down, though she wasn’t much of a note taker honestly, she wasn’t really a fan. Scourgify was hardly an exciting spell to learn, but she’d seen her dad use it and her mum when they were doing the dishes mostly. Once she’d written al her answers in the quiz thing they were given, she quickly packed up and heard out, no longer willing to deal with being in a classroom for longer than she had to be. It always gave her the jitters.​

 

[Victoria de Lacey]

The more spells she learned, the more eager she was to learn them, and honestly maybe that was a good thing, though it didn’t help with her ability to take in the information any easier. She still wasn’t the best at actually studying, she still required Eoghan or Lili for that. Sometimes she wondered if she just used people, gathering those around her that were helpful, but surely she wasn’t really that kind of person right? But if she was, what kind of use did she have to other people? She wasn’t smart like Lili and Eoghan, she wasn’t funny like Susie or loyal like Jasper. Even Susie was smart in her own way though, she wasn’t just funny, she had that emotional intelligence that she just knew things were going on. Still, she did find herself wondering. She put her hand up to answer the question, “Scourgify”, and then grinned when she was awarded points.

She liked Grayveson’s energy. She knew some of her classmates found the woman annoying, but she didn’t think so, and she quickly looked down at the questions when they were told to do them. These seemed simple enough and so she quickly got to work (her trunk had a lock, and honestly, the snack cupboard at home should have one to keep everyone out) before she stopped at the third question. So far charms wasn’t her worst class, and it was one she enjoyed, even if she struggled with all the reading they seemed to have to do. Almost as much as in History of Magic, though maybe not quite. Once she was done with the little quiz thing, she put all her attention on practicing the scourgify charm again. Hardly exciting, but definitely useful.
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1. Name something that has a lock. My trunk!
2. Name something that does not have a lock, but should. The snack cupboard at home
3. How are you finding Charms so far? I think it's great, some spells are tricky, but I like learning how to use it in every day life.

 

[Jonah Edogawa]

Jonah sat quietly, fidgeting as he listened to the review lesson. In the last week, he had practiced Scourgify, over and over again until he was sure that he could clean something with just one cast. Or at least get it in some state of cleanliness. It was not easy to forget last week's frustration. He focused on answering the questions on the board, scribbling them quickly. He considered doing the reading in the classroom but decided against it so he stood and quickly scurried out of the classroom after handing in his work.​

 

[Felix Layton-King]

Felix was enjoying his Charms classes quite a lot, and maybe that was to do with the fact that he felt like it was something he was actually good at for a change, but either way he was happy for another one. He sat in his usual seat and listened as the professor asked them some questions. "An S motion," he called out for the second one, hoping that he was right. It wasn't even about house points, so much as it felt validating for someone to not only notice him but tell him he was doing a good job. He got to work answering the homework questions the best he could, and before he knew it the class had already come to another end. Packing up his things he headed out with the rest of the second years, feeling accomplished.

1. Name something that has a lock. The greenhouse to my Aunt's plants
2. Name something that does not have a lock, but should. The curtains around my bed.
3. How are you finding Charms so far? One of my favourite subjects!

 

[Eurydice Nightray]

Eurydice didn't know how to feel about the Professor for Charms. Last year, they had Professor Potter who Eury liked a lot. She was pretty sure though that Eli and Sayuri both hated the current professor and Eury didn't feel inclined to feel differently after having been told to do dirty dishes. Gross. She'd still managed to learn the spell though under the supervision of her older brother who was working as the librarian. It wasn't that Eury didn't want to learn the cleaning spell, but there had to be better alternatives than the dishes. With how disappointing the last class turned out, Eury wasn't particularly looking forward to participating in a review session especially on a spell they just learned. Perhaps a review from last year's spells but nope. And so, she sat quietly with Rose and Jonah and just answered the questionnaire before leaving the class.​

 

[Susie Lagowski]

Susie always looked forward to Professor Grayveson’s lessons. She sat down in her usual seat, lining up her parchment, quill, and wand in preparation for whatever today’s lesson might hold. It wasn’t a particularly exciting one, but she was happy enough for the opportunity to practice the cleaning charm. Like some of her classmates, she had been neglecting practising what she considered the more boring spells. She practised quietly for a while, then noted down the homework assignment, which she would get around to eventually, probably. Finally, it was time to leave.

 

[Asher Styx-Potter]

Asher Styx-Potter was having a good time in school so far, and thought that the siblings would have some decent grades. He wanted nothing more than to make his moms proud. Both of them would be, he felt. His dad would probably love him no matter what he did. Asher looked over his belongings and saw that he was ready to go. Was he going to be late? No, he seemed to be doing well with it so far. He wondered how his siblings were doing, and left to head out to the next class. At least his relatives would always be near. One way or another.

Asher walked in the Charms classoom and sat down in his seat. Professor Grayveson started the lesson with a review of the previous spell. He looked to the board and answered the three questions on a sheet of parchment. Next time, they would be learning the locking and unlocking charms. He packed up and left after turning in his work.​

 

[William Potter-Cade]

William entered the classroom ready to practice more spells only to be told that this class would be for review. They would be reviewing the spell that they learned last class which was the Cleaning Charm or Scourgify. The professor asked for the wand motion and William watched as Felix answered the question. He took down notes for all the points and wrote down the questions on the board. After thinking about his answers, he scribbled them down before packing his stuff up. William approached the professor's desk to hand in his homework before heading out of class.

 

[Nox Walden-Cade]

Nox entered the charms classroom and looked for a seat, grabbing the one next to one of his friends. He took down the homework answers quickly, and it wasn't like they were very hard anyway, before he decided to do as the professor suggested and got back to work on his charm from last lesson, scourgify. he quiz had been over quickly, so now he had a little bit of time to work on some of the previous stuff.