4th - 5th Years: Lesson 4

[Horace Slughorn]

My class was still a little noise as the older pupils left for their next class. "And do not forget the homework!" I called after them before stepping out from my desk and walking to the board where I placed the title of the lesson for the 4th and 5th Years. Almost as soon as the older pupils walked out, in came my next class. "Afternoon all" I said and waited for the class to take a seat.

"I need you all to have your wands out, as always and also some parchment and quill" I said, leaving the explanation for the witting tools till later on in the lesson.

Lesson 4
Evanesco

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[Holden J. Caulfield]

Holden had walked into Professor Slughorn's classroom right after the other class had left. Horace Slughorn was already ranting about what they needed in class. His gray eyes looked around the room and he noticed no one else was in there. The Hufflepuff sighed and walked into the first row of desks.

He figured none of his friends would be in this class so he didn't bother to find many seats. Holden kept to himself mostly these days. He hadn't seen his girlfriend nor his best friends. The six foot Hufflepuff was already getting used to being alone so it didn't quite bother him nor did he get his hopes up and wait for them to come crashing down.

Holden got out his wand like the Charms professor had said. He also pulled out parchment and a quill. His elbow went ontop of the desk and his fist went into a ball. The Caulfield's cheek pressed against his fist as he waited for class to officially start.

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[Jade "Lizzy" Silvernacle]

Walking in just behind Holden Lizzy pulled her wand from the sleeve of her robes and set her bag down on a desk while she rummaged in it for some parchemnt, a quill, and an inkwell. Placing the items on the desk she put her bag on the floor and sat down twirling her wand through her fingers as she waited for the class to start.

[Avery Moretti]

As Avery made her way to Charms, she paused. The older class was just leaving as they arrived. Up on her tip-toes [as she was kind of short, compared to the higher years], she scanned the small group for a certain Slytherin boy. No sight of him; however, sent Avery to fall back down to the ground on her heels, sighing. Where in the world was Jackson Alexander Hurley? He would have some explaining to do, that's for sure.

Entering the room, she spotted none other than Holden. Why had they grown distant? She had no idea, which made her confused as well as sad. Did he hate her for some reason? The whole situation made her upset. The other student inside was someone she wasn't really familiar with, however. Sitting down next to Holden, she glanced over at him, wondering if he would even say anything to her. He probably hated her now, anyway.

[Astrid D'aubigne]

Charms. One of Astrid's favorite classes, for the simple fact that she was good at it. She walked into the classroom and glanced around, smiling when she realized that not very many students had arrived yet. She was either early or on time, or everyone else was incredibly late. Evanesco... Yes, she had heard about that incantation. She couldn't remember exactly what it was used for, but she remembered how to cast the spell. She took a seat in a vacant desk and took the various items that would be needed for the lesson out of her black messenger bag and set them neatly on her desk. She then set her bag on the ground beside her feet and sighed softly as she waited for the lesson to begin.

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[amandalarsen]

Amanda hoped she wasn't late for her next class. Sleepless nights were not something she was accustomed to, but she had too much on her mind that included both school, quidditch, and her family. She had received word earlier that her youngest sister was ill with the wizarding flu. It was very serious and she worried, but her parents told her things would turn out fine.

So Amanda hurried to the charms classroom where only few students had made it before her. She smiled upon entering, not just one person, but all of them. Taking a seat in the middle of the classroom, she took out her book, ink quill, and parchment for notes while her wand was tucked snug in it's holster.

[Horace Slughorn]

I watched as the class walked in and took their places. Thankfully I would be able to get through the whole lesson and not have to split it up. The class would start with some quick practical work and then they would move onto talking about the examinations. I stood up from my chair and slid out of the desk, walking to the front of the class and leaning on the desk as I folded my arms. "Afternoon, everyone" I said simply, so that the class would settle. Once they had done I decided to begin on my short lecture.

"Today, we shall be finishing off the work from last lesson, and then we shall moving onto talking about a rather important subject for you all - especially the 5th Years" I said and drew my wand from my robe pocket, giving it a slight flick as the word Examinations was scrawled across the board as if by invisible chalk.

"But first, we shall be focusing on the spell of Evanesco!" I said, and walked a little forward to the front desk which was in the middle row. On the table stood a red vase, with carvings of ugly little creatures who were moving about the vase by magic. "As we discussed in the last lesson Evanesco is the charm we use to make objects vanish. A very useful spell that can only work on all things which are non-human. I mean if we could use it on humans - I would not have a class" I winked and then picked up the vase.

"If I were to knock or drop this vase over, as you can see..." I said and I dropped it on the desk. It crashed and smashed all over the desk, little red shards could be seen as if it had been sprinkled over the oak table. "...it does create an awful mess. I'm not too fond of the vase, so my spend time mending it when I can simple get rid of it..." I said and pointed my wand at the shards. "Evanesco!" I said and the shards vanished, leaving a small trace of red smoke. "You see the spell is simple enough to master with a simple point and clear pronunciation of the spell"

I flicked my wand again and the desks vanished into thin air. The room was now only filled with the pupils on their seats. With another flick, glasses and other glass like objects appeared on the floor. Every shape and color. I flicked my wand again and the glasses all sparkled. "Your task is to try and walk around the room without knocking the glasses over, if you do then you know the perfect spell to clean up the mess. I have also placed another spell on the glasses so they will not cut you when they brake. You may begin!"

[OOC: This is suppose to be fun, so make sure to carry it on through several posts]

[Selene Falicon]

Selene slowly walked into the classroom as the professor was talking about the spell they would be using. She took a random seat and mumbled a "Sorry professor," but didn't think he could hear her. She was about to det her book on her desk when it disappeared, startling her. She almost toppled over backwards in her chair, but got her balance back and was back on the ground. She breathed a sigh of relief.

Selene continued to listen to the professor explain what would happen. When he was done, Selene silently thanked him. Thank you so much for not making it partner work. I never would've gotten a partner. I never do. She slowly stood up and set her books on her desk, taking her wand out from inside her sleeve. She always kept it there out of habit. She slowly turned around, trying to be careful not to break a glass.

Looking around she saw others getting up as well. She slowly took a step to her left, but she'd forgotten about her robes, and knocked over a glass with a loud crash. As it fell, it hit another glass that broke as well. Luckily they didn't break any other glasses. She pointed her wand at one of the bigger pieces and said clearly, "Evanesco." Half of the pieces of the first glass disappeared, so she tried again, saying it even more clearly. The remaining pieces were cleaned up, and she started on the other glass.

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[Jade "Lizzy" Silvernacle]

Lizzy looked up and took a few notes as the professor went on with a small lecture. As her desk dissappeared she tried to catch her things, but was only successful in catching the parchment and ink well lid. The ink well itself? Well it crashed to the floor. Rolling her eyes she didn't feel like trying to clean it up so now. perfect practice for what they were to be doing.

"Evanesco." she said watching the shattered ink well and ink dissappear. Smiling to herself a question occured to her as she stood up to take on the task that was set to them. It looked like it would be fun so she decided to ask the question now. "Umm... Professor where do the objects go when they are vanished?" she asked curiosity taking over.

[Kali Rune]

The Slytherin hurried to get to class. She didn't know how she got so late but there's no time figuring that out now. What she needs now is to just get to class.

What the Slytherin found though as she stepped into the classroom was that it looks...erm...weird. As you see, there were no desks but there were glasses everywhere and to tell you the truth, she was confused.

Kali looked around her and watched. On the board it says 'evanesco'. The Slytherin was sure that she learned that somewhere or at least read that. She looked around the room trying to figure out what she needs to do. It sucks, she knew because the Slytherin doesn't like being all confused in class, although when it comes to history, she is usually confused.

[Horace Slughorn]

I mused at the question which Jade put forward. "To be very honest, know one actually knows. Some Charmists - the one's who create Charms, think they they are reconstitute somewhere miles away. Although there is no proof of the later. Some also say that they simple vanish and become non-existent. Again no proof. But that is an important point. One to remember in case it comes up in the exam" I said as I watched the class move about, knock over glasses and then clean their mess up.

I had to admit the lesson was strange but it was fun and unusual. I was enjoying teaching Charms and I did like the idea of having something different to Potions. The lesson seemed to be going very well and I was pleased with everyone's work. "Class, only a few more minutes of practice"

[Jade "Lizzy" Silvernacle]

Lizzy smileed happy to know that her question was good to know for exams. Making a mental note of that she started walking through the room. She hadn't gone more than a foot when she heard the tinkle of glass hitting floor and breaking. Turning around she pointed her wand at the broken glass, "Protego." she said as she watched the glass shards dissappear. Smiling to herself she went around the room doing the same spell everytime she broke a glass.

[Avery Moretti]

Avery looked up when Professor Slughorn began talking, shuddering and grimacing once the word 'Examinations' appeared on the board. She would have her O.W.L.'s this year. Gross. Stupid Jackson didn't have to take them because of the sudden year bump the Headmistress had done. Darn him.

Evanesco. Hadn't they learned that before? Maybe not, she couldn't really remember. Standing up from her chair, she looked around at all the vases surrounding her. Tip-toeing through them, she accidentally hit into one, then stepped back and ended up hitting another. They, in turn, hit others. It was like dominoes, almost. "Oh mother-" Biting her lip, Avery stopped herself from letting out a string of curses. Instead, she pointed her wand at the mess and said, "Evanesco!" It all disappeared, and she was quite content.

Listening to one of the students ask a question and hearing the Professor's answer, she continued to maneuver around the vases, knocking down some every now and then and making the vases disappear.

[Holden J. Caulfield]

Holden had noticed that Avery had walked in. She was so short. Cute. He chuckled at her shortness. Then she sat down beside him and he gave her a hug. They had grown distant and it was sad. This term had been the worst term so far.

"Hey Avs," he greeted and began writing down notes as Professor Slughorn began talking about the spell 'Evanesco'.

The desks disappeared as he was writing. He gave Horace Slughorn a look and snorted. Holden looked at the glasses on the floor. Lovely. Someone was going to fall and it was going to hurt. The Hufflepuff got up and pulled out his wand. He began to carefully walk around the room.

At first he hadn't knocked over any glasses then he looked to Avery to see how she was doing and then SMASH! a glass broke and he frowned. Holden pointed his wand at the blue glass. "Evanesco," he said clearly and the glass disappeared in red smoke. Pleased with himself he continued walking around.

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