Third Years, Lesson Five

FIFTH LESSON
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Noel had made sure that the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom was emptied with all that could be in the way, and so they would have the space to practice. He replaced his desk once again with the large wardrobe with the boggart inside of it. He was excited for the lesson, since he found it himself an interesting one as an student back than. But also on guard since he figured it was an intense lesson. He wanted his students to feel safe and just a few had asked him to practice in private, which he respected. So the rest he expected today.

But today was the turn of his third-year class to face the creature and try to banish it by using the spell he had taught them a couple of weeks ago. He stood by the door when the students arrived and welcomed them inside with a reassuring smile when he noticed a couple of hesitating. He wanted to see every face to get an image of how they were facing this lesson today. He than gestured the students to come closer to him in the front. '' Hello everyone.'' Noel greeted them. '' Form a line please.'' He than gestured in front of him. And he closed the classroom door with an quick movement. '' Today. I want everyone to think of the thing they fear the most and turn it into something funny. Remember, the incantation to banish the boggart is Riddikulus.'' He than reminded them and some perhaps had no idea what they feared, but that would be shown soon. He paused to look around the classroom and then beckoned for the first in line to step forward with an encouraging smile. That was brave. He stepped up to them and said, ''Again, the incantation alone is not enough. Think of something that you find truly amusing and use that when you say the incantation out loud. I can assure you that the result will make all of us laugh, so you needn't be afraid.'' He said and than looked at the students. '' I want everyone to be respectfull, if I see you fooling around. You can stay and write lines until I say so.'' And with that last strict warning Noel unlocked the wardrobe giving the student an nod, and with a flick of his wand to let the boggart come out.

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Roleplay the lesson. Your student will face the boggart, which should reveal their greatest fear, so have them react to that accordingly. Those who did not reach out to me for a private lesson are expected to face the boggart. Others can start an topic in Professor Waldgrave's office, if they wished to be individual.

 

[Sofi Ayre]

Sofi hadn't wanted to go first but unfortunately with how the line fell, it seemed to start with her and she couldn't get behind anyone. The Hufflepuff reluctantly stepped forward with trembling hands, one holding her wand. The door creaked open sooner than she liked and Sofi staggered back.

Standing before her was herself. But this Sofi wasn’t the same. Her smile was cruel and in her arms she carried a leather bound book. The book appeared to contain her life, every person she’d met that she remembered and every memory both good and bad. The boggart flipped the book open to a page containing happy memories, tore the page free and held it to a flame that appeared in her hand. “No!” Sofi gasped, reaching out instinctively, but the boggart ignored her as it burned the page. The boggart flipped to another page and did the same, then again and faster now, stripping the book until the only memories left were the ones she wished didn’t exist, reducing her to every bad decision and all the suffering she'd ever known.

Sofi looked defeated until she remembered the lesson brief. She raised her wand, her voice steady now. “Riddikulus!” The boggart morphed into a silly clown and the book in it's hands suddenly puffed up like a balloon and the flames turned to bubbles that floated to the ceiling. Sofi knew she had to laugh, she forced herself to laugh to defeat the boggart. Once it was done, she sighed and turned to find the professor. She didn’t feel brave but she had faced it and she hoped that was enough.

 

[Camille Carter]

PLOT ID #87341/ #115234
Camille hadn't been sleeping very well since she heard she had to face a boggart now herself. She doubted to make an appointment with her cousin without everyone else. But if she did that they would see she was missing and would think of her as an coward for sure. And Camille wanted to be more braver, and perhaps setting foot in the classroom today was one of her biggest fears. Could that be a boggart as well? With pain in her stomach she arrived in the classroom, seeing Sofi already which made her had mixed feelings. She liked her roommate and she was nice at least, but perhaps she would look at her differently after today. Camille felt anxious and her heart was racing. As the professor said they had to form a line she quickly made sure she was not the first, she would never go first. The incantation of the boggart was named again and Camille went over and over with it in her mind. But how could you think of something funny when you saw your biggest fear? Sofi went first and Camille looked at it. It was very strange to look at and Camille felt very sad for Sofi, almost like she felt her sadness and more. And at this moment she regret her choice of coming here. It was not getting better to see someone else struggeling with fear. But than Sofi made it turn into something funny.

Now it was her turn. Camille felt her heart racing even more and looked at Noel with fear in her eyes and hold her wand, but her hand shook and she let it fall on the ground. When she wanted to take her wand and stand up again the cabinet opened. And Camille wanted nothing more than to dissapear here. She had so much fear, so what it would exactly be was an suprise. As she half sat on the ground with her wand and tried to stand up she noticed an door, her door of her old bed room back in England. Which made her confused. Than she heard a girl shouting, screaming loudly and Camille felt like she had to crawl away, she recognized the voice of her sister Lauren. An scream of someone who was in pain. Camille put her hands over her ears and closed her eyes. Forgetting where she was, and that her classmates and Noel where here too. As the scream was silent in an instant, she could hear footsteps like someone walked up the stairs and Camille sat on the ground of the classroom opening her eyes wide open, her heart racing. She felt so scared. And tears rolled down her cheek. She slowly stood up her legs felt like jelly and as the door in front of her was slowly opening, she couldn't take it. And had to get out of here. She couldn't do this, she was never able to do this. '' I'm... sorry.. I can't...'' She said quietly. Feeling ashamed and had to get some fresh air and runned out of the classroom a bit wobbly.