Charms Class Two

Jess sat quietly at his desk, waiting for his students to arrive for their charms lesson today. His break had been quite pleasant - he'd really enjoyed not having to work, and the freedom it'd allowed him to get out from the school - not that he'd had much freedom outside of it either. Still, it'd been quite nice to get out from underneath the watchful eyes of Forbes and Alistair.

His lesson, he felt, would be an interesting one, given its nature. All that, however, was yet to come.

Wally walked into charms and was a little disappointed to see she was the first to arrive. Disappointed that her life was so boring and so little happened that she had nothing better than to make her way to class on time. She was also disappointed in her lack of imagination. Surely there had been some mischevious trouble she could have gotten herself into.

Nevertheless, what was done was done. She picked a middle row, table to the far side of the room- she was smart, but she was not overly eager. She dropped her books and sank into her chair, resting her arms on the table, lowering her chin atop her hands.

Sigh.

Keith was, for perhaps the first time in his Hogwarts career, on time for class.

Shocking. He was beginning to scare himself. Next thing he knew he'd be doing things like studying, and homework.God forbid.

"Professor," he said, nodding casually to his teacher as he walked into class. He made a motion with his hand that would've been a tip of the hat had he been wearing one. "Hey, Wally. Cheer up," he said, taking a seat beside his friend and propping his legs up on the table.

Jess smiled as his students entered the classroom, each of them taking their seats and getting their stuff out, ready for what was sure to be, in his opinion, an interesting lesson.

"Good day to you all," he said, pushing himself away from his desk and clasping his hands together. "I hope you all had a nice break... I know I did, getting away from all you lot was a welcome relief," he said, pausing to give a quick wink before continuing.

"Today though we return, alas. The peace and quiet that filled the halls over Christmas is shattered," he said, a look of disappointment crossing his face for a second before he grinned. "I suppose though, we'd better add our own noise. Today's lesson will be on the supersensory charm - a very handy spell to know in all sorts of situations in your everyday lives from now until you die," he told them, "Hopefully that wont happen too soon," he added with a short laugh.

"Anyway. The supersensory charm. As the name suggests, it is a spell we use to enhance one's own senses. This includes hearing, sight, smell... all that good stuff. Trust me, it can come in handy when eating bland food. You pick up on the good bits like it's full of them," he explained, chuckling a little at his own truly awful example.

"The incantation for this charm is Augende Sensibus. The method for casting this spell is, in all honesty, sort of hard to explain," he told them, frowning as he figured out the proper wording. "What you need to do, and this is going to sound very hippy-like for me, but what you need to do is kind of detach yourself from the environment around you. Funny huh, the way to enhance your senses is to block them out. Of course, this does become easier over time. Eventually you wont even realise you're doing it, simply casting the spell will suffice as your mind is attuned to what you're doing. This level of practice is incredibly handy, as I'm sure you've realised, in many situations, such as duels where you need to be quick on your toes and highly alert," he explained, smiling at them all.

"So, whilst you all work on clearing your minds, and don't try the spell just yet," he said, a stern look crossing his face for a moment, "who has any suggestions for uses of this spell?" he asked. "I have a few of my own, but I'd like to see what you guys think. Don't hesitate with your thoughts either, I wanna hear them," he told them with a smile.