Intermediate Lesson (Years 3-5) on Defense Against the Dark Arts

Professor Levy

September 27, 2011 7:16 PM

Intermediate Lesson (Years 3-5) by Professor Levy

While Erika’s life had taken a different direction than she had intended, it was not altogether unwelcome. She had been bitter at first about the suddenness of the loss of her career as an Auror, however, the more she thought about it now, the more she realized that her knee was a blessing in disguise, especially when she and Torra were talking about starting a family. Sure, she knew that Aurors could have families, but she also knew there was a greater risk of leaving them behind. She knew what that felt like. Erika’s father had been killed by a dark wizard when she had been younger and it still stung. She couldn’t imagine the possibility of leaving Torra and a baby behind. While being a professor wasn’t exactly risk-free, she thought it was an overall better choice for her personally at this new juncture in her life.

Her hand drifted down to her stomach thinking about what would happen come summer. It’s all that she could think about lately. She really needed to focus more if she hoped to teach the students that were expecting a class today. “Welcome. Today we will begin the chapter on working with hexes and jinxes and if we have time, we’ll start on curses. Hexes and jinxes differ from other spells, because they are intended to cause some sort of harm to the target. However, they are not as dangerous as curses, which are considered pure dark magic, and are often used for pranks, such as the Canary Transfiguration Hex, which temporarily turns a person into a giant canary. As with most spells, including hexes and jinxes, it depends on the intent of the person casting the spell. Hexes and jinxes can be quite useful in defense, such as the Bedazzling Hex or the Stinging Hex. We’ll be working on a couple of useful hexes and jinxes as well as how to defend from them.”

Third/Fourth Years/Fifth Years

Impediment Jinx – stops or slows an object or person down

Jelly-Legs Jinx – causes the target’s legs to wobble uncontrollably

Trip Jinx – trips the target
Canary Transfiguration Hex – temporarily changes someone into a giant canary, person molts back into themselves after a few moments

Twitchy Ears Hex – causes the ears of the victim to wiggle and twitch uncontrollably

Hex Deflection – stronger than the Shield Charm and used to protect against moderate-level spells

Fourth/Fifth Years Only

Revulsion Jinx – forces the target to back off from the caster; if the person is holding on to the spell caster, it forces the person to let go

Stinging Hex – causes a stinging pain in the victim, fairly low-powered

“On the board is a list of hexes and jinxes will be starting with today as well as hex deflection,” she stated. “The spells at the top, under Third/Fourth/Fifth Years can be used by anyone here while the spells under Fourth/Fifth Years are to be used only by the Fourth and Fifth Years. This means that I don’t want to see a Third Year attempting the spell or anyone using those spells on a Third Year. Understood?” Erika gave them her best ‘I mean business’ look. “All right. I want everyone to break up into groups of two. The best way to probably split up for these spells would be to have third years and fifth years go with their grade level or fourth years with the fourth years working at the level they are comfortable with.” Of course, this was merely a suggestion, but she was hoping they would get the most out of the class.

“Okay, everyone, move the desks and go ahead and partner up. If anyone has any questions or problems, just raise your hand to get my attention and I’ll come around. Oh, and before you leave, don’t forget to pick up a copy of the homework. Due next class!” She waved a piece of paper from a stack on her desk.

OOC: The Impediment Jinx uses the incantation ‘Impedimenta’ and for Hex Deflection, you can use ‘Contego’. Since no other incantations are given, these may be made up at the discretion of the author and count towards creativity.

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