Sixth Years, Lesson Six

The final lesson of the semester had arrived and James met it with mixed feelings. Soon, all of his students would take to the exam room and he’d see what a year of his teaching ability had got them. He was pretty confident from what he had seen of them all that they knew what they were doing, but that didn’t stop a niggling feeling in the back of his brain telling him he’d screwed them all up. A feeling he’d never had as a younger man but something that had only grown as he became a father and then a teacher. Responsibility had done a number on James.

When everyone arrived James closed the classroom door with a flick of his wand, the desks had been pushed to the sides of the room in advance so the sixth years were met with a wide open space. “Welcome back, today is our final lesson so along with all the usual good luck and fond farewells, it’s your last chance to practice non-verbal magic before your exams, as before pair up and practice using the stunning and shielding charms, I expect not to hear a peep, unless someone is knocked into a trophy cabinet of course,” James flashed a smile at them as they moved into their pairs and found spots in the room.

“You’re free to leave as soon as you feel you’ve had enough practice, but the room is free for the rest of the day, I encourage you to make use of it if you are able, and for those of you that don’t continue onto seventh year, it’s been fun, good luck and you may begin,”

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RP the lesson. Attendance post is fine for full marks.

 

[Elio Boneheart]

Elio yawned as he walked into the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom and sat at a table at the end of the classroom. It wasn't his usual place actually, but he wanted to be nearest the door at the moment incase anything with the non-verbal magic went weird. It was always a possibility and he was trying to mitigate it as much as possible. He had been struggling to get the basics of non-verbal magic, he wasn't even sure why it was a requirement but the fact that it was meant he had to get it right if he wanted to do well in the class. As the lesson continued, Elio flagged Professor Cade down for more pointers on how to get it to work, explaining that he just wasn't wrapping his head around the concept of silent magic. He listened as the professor explained the idea behind it, why it was good to have in his back pocket before continuing to practice for the rest of the lesson.​

 

[Savannah Walters]

Savannah was feeling pretty pleased, everything else in the semester had gone well, and she was sure that she’d manage to get everything to go swimmingly. Savannah was getting her things together for the day ahead. All of her time now was dedicated to the exams, she knew that she needed to do well in them to continue with most of them into the NEWT year. But she had no doubt that she’d manage it. She packed up the last of the things that she needed and then headed out of the room.

Savannah walked into the defence against the dark arts classroom and took his usual spot in the room. She took out her wand and her notes, as the professor told them to just practice non-verbal magic. She did so, doing the spells she could over and over, knowing that being able to do wandless magic would be a good thing for her to know. She practiced and practiced until the lesson was wrapped up and she was able to leave the room.