Advanced Class 1

[Lydia Natalie Turner]

Lydia walked quickly through the many hallways of Hogwarts towards the Advanced Charms classroom. Every now and then she would slow down a bit so she could pull her school bag back onto her shoulder. Finally, Lydia reached the door of the advanced charms room. Carefully, she opened the door and sighed with relief when she noticed the class was still at the beginning, for she thought she was very late. She sat down in an empty desk and listened carefully as the professor spoke to the students about what they should be doing. When Professor Salmalin was finished talking, Lydia pulled out a quill, some blank parchment and her favorite scarlet ink.

Lydia sucked on the end of her quill as she looked up at the questions on the board. This isn't hard... yet. she though with a smile. She copied down all of the questions and then began to answer them all. When she was finished, she picked up her paper and read through it one last time.

Name- Lydia Turner
House- Gryffindor
Year- 5th
Why you want to take this class- I have always found the topic of charms interesting. It has always amazed me that you can do so much with just the person, a wooden wand, and will power. Also, I have always wanted to know more advanced charms that I could use in times of need, or other times. Finally, it seems since I wanted to know about advanced charms, it only seemed right to go into the "Advanced Charms" class instead of the regular class.
Which Charm you most look forward to- I definitely look forward to the following Charms:

Evanesco, which makes an object vanish
Impedimenta, which stops or slows an object
Protego, which creates a magical barrier that deflects spells
Reducto, blasts apart solid objects in your path
and
Relashio, creates fiery sparks

O - Nice work, I do believe Evanesco is coming up soon. I'm having to get some permission from other professors, but we'll work on that soon.

Lydia picked up her parchment and handed it into Professor Salmalin. Lydia turned around and looked around the room. It seemed as though everyone had a partner. "Uhm.. does anyone not have a partner?" she asked, although she felt quite stupid saying so. "Anyone?" she questioned again with a worried look on her face.

[Leonard Ashford]

Leonard walked into the new Advanced Charms classroom for the first time this year. He guessed that with a new professor, a new classroom would go hand in hand. This classroom wasn't all that different from the last one, books and other things you would normally find in a classroom were all there. The only thing that was noticably different was the position of the desk, in the last class it was on the exact opposite side of the room.

Exploring the last bits of the new classroom Leonard glanced at the board, *looks like we need to choose partners after this* he though to himself. He grabbed a quill, some ink, and a peice of parchment out of his bag and scribbled:

Name: Leonard Ashford
House: Hufflepuff
Year: 5th
What made you want to take this class: Well charms have always been useful in the past and advanced charms is probably a lot more useful than regular charms so I'm intent on learing something a little more at my level.
Which charm do you most look forward to? I look forward to the Fidelius charm most because its used to hide something or somebody from all people except the secret-keeper.

E - Not bad, the only thinis, I know what the Fidelius Charm does. What I would like to know is why YOU want to learn it. What makes it interesting to you?

With that Leonard got up and handed his paper into Professor Salmalin. "Looks like I need a partner now", he said to himself, scaning the room for someone. Spotting Amora he snuck up behind her and grabbed her around the waist.

[Kevin Lupin Phoenis]

Kevin smiled. "I'm guessing that normally you're good at Charms, but because of the Azkaban thing, you don't have your wand. Me, personally, my two easiest subjects happen to be Transfiguration and Charms." He pointed his wand and said, "Binderius Arcus!"
The book not only repaired itself, but also cleaned itself up and looked brand-new.

[Richard "Wolf" Canis]

Richard sat down and looked at the board.Okay that should be easy enough, he thought. Richard pulled parchment, quill and ink and began the assignment.

Richard Canis
Slytherin
6th year
-to increase my knowledge of charms and to better incease my skills.
-I dont have one i singled out, i am ready to learn anything your going to teach me.

A - Not bad, but I'm sure you can do better. Be specific about the last question. I need to know you've done SOME research, right?

[Keara McWaters]

"OK! Sounds good to me. Let's go tell her."
Ashley got up and went to the Professor's desk and waited for Celina to get up there as well.

[Lena Marie Amurella]

Lena took out her quill and wrote down the introduction assignment, quite ready to fill it out.

-Name: Lena Marie Amurella
-House: Ravenclaw
-Year: 5th
-Why you want to take this class: I find Charms to be infinitely fascinating. Extremely useful as it is, you are sure to be having some sort of fun. It is also a necessity in many witch and wizard's lives. Most are sure to be in need of Charms in their future. I want to learn as much as I can, I strive for the best I can get and Advanced Charms certainly is guaranteed to push me more, and teach me more than in regular Charms(or I would hope so).
-Which Charm you most look forward to: I want to learn as many as the next person. But I am especially looking forward to:
Ennervate- You never really know when something might come up and this would be needed. Some of my friends used to get into duels and were stupefied by older students
Evanesco- Useful and fun. When needed to hide something important, or when you're playing a game.
Finate Incantatem- Useful all around, especially if you don't exactly know what the spell cast is and you need to fix it.
Relashio- Also very handy, especially during Winter.


O - Very nice, very nice! Evanesco is coming up soon, so you're in for a treat I suppose!

Lena smiled at her finished paper. She read over her answers once again and nodded in satisfaction. Standing, she walked slowly to the teacher and handed her paper in. Back at her seat, Lena saw and hear a Gryffindor girl asking if anyone didn't have a partner, she looked a bit worried.

"I don't have a partner either. Want to work together?" Lena walked a bit to the other. "I'm Lena." She smiled at the girl, waiting for her answer with trained patience.

[Celina Azure Walters]

Celina got up and walked over to Professor Salmalin's desk,standing next to Ashley. "we're done proffessor,anything else you'd like us to do?"

[Katy J. Salmalin]

Katy looked up at the next two girls at her desk. "Simply show me which piles you worked on so I can evaluate your work, and then you may go on to your next lesson." She smiled at the girls, and stood, waiting for them to show her where they had practiced the spell.

((OOC: I will be locking this thread soon, in favor of the next lesson, so mind you hurry and finish up your work!))

[Amora Preston]

Amora jumped, her eyes went wide but she giggled and leaned her head back, realizing who was touching her. "You scared me." she said kissing Leonards chin from underneath him."Hey babe." she greeted afterward, and pulled him by his tie to sit by her, playfully.

[Celina Azure Walters]

Celina motioned towards the neatly sacked pile of repaired books on their desks. "right over there professor" SHe said,also she was a bit excited about the prospect of learning another charm,she loved charms.

[ditzen]

Gem sat at her desk with a quill and parchment. She began to write.

Name: Gemini Moon
Year: 6th
House: Ravenclaw
I am taking this class because I have always been interested in Charms during the years I have attended Hogwarts and also, I have read very much on charms during the summer holidays. I truly believe Advanced Charms will lead me on a great career path once I leave Hogwarts.
The Charm I am most interested in is the Fidelis Charm. I have done research on it and I feel very obligated to learning it because of things that have happened to me. If only it was done to protect my parents...

Gem stop writing for a moment and took a deep breath to keep from crying.

I would really like to learn how to use that one.

She finished writing and stood up to give her work to Professor Salmalin.

O - very nice, I look forward to seeing your work.

[ditzen]

Gem looked around the room wondering who could be her partner. She didn't think Leki was taking the class so she really didn't have anyone to be her partner. She never was very good with making friends. She sighed thinking she might fail the class just because she was afraid to talk to people.

[Richard "Wolf" Canis]

Richard finished the assignment and started looking for a partner. Everyone around him was ethier talking to someone or already had a partner in mind. When richard turned in the assignment he caught the scent of a creature that he could realate to. He walk up to the female lycan from Ravenclaw. "Hi I am Richard Canis, do you have a partner?"

[Lydia Natalie Turner]

Lydia heard footsteps come towards her desk. So, out of curiosity, she looked up just to see a Ravenclaw female about her age. I don't have a partner either. Want to work together? I'm Lena. Lydia smiled gratefully. "I'd like that," she started, "I'm Lydia Turner... Gryffindor, nice to meet you," she stated. "So.. we have to bind books, eh?" she thought out loud. "Okay then, let's go to the back and start with it before the class is finished!" she added brightly. Lydia stood up and pulled her wand out of her pocket. "Ready?" she asked and gave Lena a friendly smile.

((ooc: sorry.. that was pretty crappy, but I just wanted to respond before the thread was locked))

[ditzen]

Gem turned to a boy who had just talked to her. Or did he speak to her? Maybe he was speaking to someone else near her.

"Um...?" she said quietly. "Are you talking to me?"

[Katy J. Salmalin]

Katy stood, and attracted her class' attention with a small shower of gold sparks from her wand. "Students," she adressed them, "As I have put on many of your papers, our next lesson will be covering the Clearing Spell, Evanseco. I have talked with several of my colleagues, and they have graciously allowed us to practice the spell by clearing dustbins in their classrooms. I've gotten permission to bring you all to the classrooms for Spell Development, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Advanced Potions, Ancient Runes, and Magical Govornment. If you would please keep your attention on me, I will tell you all which classroom to report to, where I will teach you the spell. Leonard, Amora, Zara, and Christy, I'd like you four to go to the Spell Development classroom at the time of our next lesson. Kevin, Sarah, and Dovesary, you three will go to the Advanced Potions Room. You seem pretty adept, so I will send you to the room where there may be ingredients on the floor, or tricky dustbin contents. Anthony, Rachel, Celina, and Ashley, you will go to the Ancient Runes room. Lydia, Lena, Arila, and Aireona, you will go to the Magical Govornment Room. And Gemini and Richard, you two may clear up in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. Now, make sure you all remember which classroom you go to, however, I will be putting the list of who goes where on the board, so you can check if you need to remember." Katy flicked her wand, and the list appeared on the whiteboard behind her. "Thank you for your attention, and I will see you all next lesson!" Katy turned and went back to her desk, fluttering her hand in a shooing motion to the class, dismissing them.

((OOC: I assumed some partners for that last bit, but I am now locking this thread. Sorry if I cut off some conversations, but this needed to get done. You can come back and check this post if you need to know where to go. There will be a thread in each of the classrooms mentioned, titled "Charms Practice". That is where you go. Just so you know.))