Winter Term Newts Class

Amelia's head had seemed to be glued to her desk ever since the realization that the woman from the tea shop just so happened to be her professor. Despite the hustle and bustle of the classroom as it filled with students, Amelia's attention could not be drawn from attacking herself for being so unobservant. How had she missed the fact that the woman she was talking to was a professor?

In your defense, she is a new professor, Amelia’s subconscious soothed her, though it did not bring Amelia’s head back up to where it ought to be. Amelia did not make light of her own mistakes; she was overly hard on herself – a trait she learned from her parents – and although she knew that soon she would have to put up a façade and lift her head, she knew that this misstep on her part would be the subject of much analysis later on.

When Ms. Lupin called upon the class to quiet down, Amelia sighed, fogging up the surface of her desk with her breath before lifting her head and allowing her eyes to readjust to the light in the room. Professor Lupin – ahem, Khaat – was giving a brief overview of the class, nothing which would warrant taking notes, and so Amelia had little to do but listen.

She finished her introduction with a call to the students to introduce themselves. Unsurprisingly, most of the classroom remained quiet, looking awkwardly at one another to see who would be the volunteer. Personally, Amelia was surprised that Arthur-the-Perfect hadn’t raised his hand already, but indeed the classroom remained oddly still, as if testing Khaat’s patience intentionally.

After a brief inner battle with herself – she needed to make up ground with Khaat for her earlier stupidity, but she didn’t like the idea of drawing attention to herself – Amelia swallowed hard and raised her hand tentatively, lowering it only when she had received permission to speak.

“Amelia Lyons. I expect to become proficient in upper level spells and to receive quality instruction in a subject applicable to everyday life. My favorite charm is Fidelius,” she finished, all her answers to-the-point.

"Thank you, Amelia," Khaat said, "I welcome candor, in case you're all wondering. I hope I can help you have a quality experience this term, and I may deviate from your text if I feel that the spells they suggest do not give you as practical an experience as perhaps some other spell might. If all have suggestions of spells you would like to learn this term, I am open to hearing your suggestions."

Julia sat silently as no one else raised their hands. She didn't want to seem shy, so she raised her hand and stood up. "I'm Julia Traverse and my favorite charm is Accio, because I'm pretty lazy." She smirked and sat down.

OoC: sorry that post was really short, I just don't feel like making really long posts tonight (:

Khaat appreciated her candor. "I do understand. If I were totally honest, I use the accio cham myself from time to time for probably the same reason. Thank you for your honesty. Who's next,please?"

Arthur stood up. What a weird way to start the class. ''To get this off my to-do list. Arthur S. Poe, Gryffindor, 7th year. What I would like to gain from the class is more experience and the knowledge of a large variety of spells I can use in every-day situations, as well as in some practical situations, such as duels and puzzle solving. My favorite charm.... well, charms are Expelliarmus, because it is practical and Obliviate because it can be useful in a lot of situations.'', he said sitting down.

"Expelliarmus is a spell you should know well if you intend to have any skills at dueling at all, or in just basically defending yourself. It is used commonly and frequently in that area. If you intend to take up dueling, you need to be a good shot with your wand. You need to use the right spell for the right moment, not overkill because you can, and you need to be able to fire your wand straight and true. I hope you never have occassion to get into a true duel for your life, but if it happens, your accuracy could mean your life. You might not get a second chance.

And as for the memory charm, it does come in handy to cover up many errors that we would like others to forget. Might I suggest, though, restraint against using that charm when with friends. They will tend to resent your messing with their memories. I presume if they are truly your friends, they would much rather just forgive you of your errors. And in the years to come some of those things we see as being unpleasant today may cause us to find things to laugh about in the years to come."

Sophia stood up bravely in front of all her class and smiled. "Hello everyone, my name is Sophia Granger I'm a seventh year and was Head Girl before my position got taken away, anyways my favorite charm probably has to be The Patronu Charm. Why I love the Patronus Charm is because it protects not only from dementors but other dark creature as well and ver useful for communication."said Sophia softly as she sat down taking her seat once again.

"Another very good choice, "Khaat nodded, "And quite correct as well. Not to mention how impressive and stunning it is when you see your patronus for the first time. Quite a sight, isn't it?"

Albus was surprised at the way she had started the lesson, but he decided to introduce himself anyways. "I'm Albus Potter, Slytherin house, 6th year. I guess my favirote charm is also the Patronus Charm. But I also like the Protego Charm, because it is possible the most useful dueling spell. And Lumos, which is a simple spell, but provides the caster with light," Albus explained.

"Ah, one of the most important things you will ever learn is Protego. You must learn to develop a very strong shield for yourself. You may find you use it more than you thought you would. And I also use lumos from time to time as well, at all different levels of light. But now, on to our lesson for the day. We are studying the Mobiliarbus charm for today--to learn to move things from one place to another. I have assembled a variety of things for you to try to move with your wand. You will find it takes much more concentration and intent on your part as the object that you intend to move gets heavier. Observe." She pointed her wand at her desk and said, "Mobiliarbus!" Her wand shot a bright light at the desk, lifted it and moved it across the room before she put it down. "I do not advise you begin with moving my desk, however," She smiled. "Now, lets see you all move some things around. Try not to drop anything on a fellow classmate or on your teacher if at all possible."