Year One ; Lesson Three

[aquat1cf1sh]

"Oh, not much," he said honestly, looking down at his disfigured seahorse. It looked quite odd, with its tail being larger than its body. The eyes looked sort of criss-crossed, but other than those two things Avery thought it looked... okay, for someone who didn't draw very much. "Just a seahorse... or something that's supposed to resemble one." He laughed. "I don't draw very much, I was just really, really, really..." He searched for the right word to use and looked up at the teacher, sitting at her desk near the front of the room before whispering, "Bored."

"Do you draw much?"

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Gyminee rushed to Charms knowing that she again wasn't going to be early. As Gyminee ran to get to charms...she overheard people talking about how charms weren't going to be taking place in class but students are still meeting in the classroom. Hoping the class haven't left yet...Gyminee ran even faster and finally reached the classroom. Gyminee as being here for a little while was very glad that she saw some familiar faces. "Hey Carter...Hey James....Hey Persephone" Gyminee said as she noticed seeing some of them in her classes...

[trini]

She laughed. "It's not that bad, honestly. I wish I could draw. I tried to draw a hole in a guy's shirt and my friend said it looked like he got shot. I had to agree with her though," Sabra said. "I'm more musically inclined. The piano and vocals. I tried the violin and the flute but it didn't go too well. Do you play any instruments," she inquired.

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[foxxers]

A lot of students arrived and as some of them greeted her, she greeted them back, smiling and saying the occasional 'hello'. She gave them awhile to chat and stuff, letting any latecomers slip in if they weren't too late, then decided it was time to start. There were so many first years that sometimes the lessons could get pretty large and the more students, the harder it was to teach.

Smiling, she looked around at all of them as they all quieted down. Finally, when there wasn't a peep from anyone and she had all of their attention, she said, "Hello everyone! Today we'll be learning the 'Obliterate' charm. Does anyone know what the word Obliterate means?"

[grobanitexd]

'Obliterate' sounded like a very mean charm. Aaliyah was not sure if she would like to learn this one. However, along with the useful charms, you had to learn the not so nice ones. She slipped into class, glad that she wasn't as late as she had thought. She found herself next to Sabra who was talking with someone else.

"Hi," she said to Sabra and the guy she was talking to. "What's up?"

[brunettebarbie]

Lica knew. She raised her hand. " Obliterate means to blow up something and then leave no trace. Erm, say if you were to obliterate a bird it would blow up in feathers, then the feathers would vanish, That kind of thing." She was unsure about the bird but thats what she would normally say with an answer...

[Brayden Christiansen]

Hmmm, Brayden pondered on the question, he didn't really know what it mean, but he had a guess, so he decided to speak up in the class.
"Uhmm, I think it might mean clear, or modify. I hope I'm not getting too far ahead, but could this by some sort of a memory charm?" he said aloud. This had been the first time he head spoken in one of the classes, and he hoped he didn't do anything wrong. He now felt incredibly nervous right now.

[brendan]

He had barely slipped into a seat beside a Gryffindor boy [ Carter ] when the TA asked a question. Obliterate? He wanted to hazard a guess, and earn more points, but someone beat him to it. And after the Mihael had answered, a Gryffindor boy [ Brayden ] answered too. Bren frowned at his answer.

Didn't he mean Obliviate? Two different charms, really. He shook his head, and turned towards the Gryffie he was seated by. He had seen him, in all his classes really. The name was faint, he didn't know. Perhaps he would ask, later.

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Does anyone know what the word Obliterate means?"

When Gyminee heard the question she then raised her hand. "Doesn't it have something to do with leaving no trace and erasing?"said Gyminee

[aquat1cf1sh]

Avery laughed as Sabra told him about her drawing experiences. "Ooo, the piano sounds neat!" Avery said, watching as the teacher prepared to silence the class. "I wish I would have gotten into musical instruments, but I never did. ...Well, I did back in fourth grade. I tried out the saxophone. It went okay, I don't think I practiced enough though... Such a slacker." He laughed. 'And nothing much has changed,' he thought in his head. "How long have you been playing the piano for?" Avery asked, but then gulped when Ms. Halliwell began teaching the class. "Hey," he whispered to the Mihael girl who had sat down next to Sabra.

[trini]

Sabra smiled at Aaliyah. "Hey there buddy. This is Avery, Avery this is Aaliyah," she introduced. "I've been playing the piano for about six or seven years. I really just jumped into it and found out I had a knack for it and just continued," she whispered. She liestened to the Professor ask, what obliterate meant. She knew this for sure. She rose her hand and bit the corner of her lip before answering. "I believe obliterate means to get rid of something completely, leaving no trace of it," she said, hoping the Professor heard her.

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[grobanitexd]

"Nice to meet ya, Avery," Aaliyah said politely before taking out her notebook and pens out of her bag. She quickly jotted down the word Obliterate and listened to Sabra's response to the question. That sounded like a very useful spell. Aaliyah could think of millions of ways to use it.

[joey]

James ran down the Charms corridor. He was late...Oh well. He was bad at directions. So going from one of the tallest towers to the charms classroom-even if you leave early, then you'll easily get lost and then get late...and later....and later still.

James nipped into the doorway and saw gracefully a desk right by the door still open. He slipped into it quietly as possible-then took out a book, and pen. The ink ran as he wrote "Obliviate-to remove memory"...then underneath that he wrote despite himself..."Sick spell use ASAP"

[sourmapl3]

Kiera walked into Charms class, being late but not too late. She pushed open the door and peered in, a lot of first year students were present. She really hoped she wasn't the only one late. But life goes on. She took a seat at an empty desk and looked at the board.

Lesson Three
Year One

Obliterate

Kiera made a little flinch as she read the charms name. She had a high dislike of this charm. Removing a person memory was never a good thing. Unless in a situation of some kind, but she couldn't think of any. Kiera made a note of this spell in her notebook. She really hoped a student didn't make a mistake and point the wand at her while saying the charm. Although Miss Lupin wouldn't let that happen.

[cateline]

Ok, now Cateline was convinced she was going to be in need of a map in order to get to the next class on time. She had found her first classroom without a problem and had been stupid enough to think that it maybe wouldn't be as difficult as she thought to find the classrooms. Now she knew that finding her first class on time had been stupid luck and that luck seemed to have left her side at the moment.

Finally she found herself standing in front of the right door though. Doubting whether she could enter or not, she decided to push it open anyways. Quickly she made her way towards a free spot and she sat down. After placing her notepad and a quill upon the table, she put her bag down on the floor again. Cateline took her quill and started to make notes about the class. Charms, this should be an interesting subject. Cateline would get to learn a charm! xD

Charms
Obliterate

[douglas]

As the question of what the charm meant became apparent, Douglas’s eyes immediately flickered. Oh how could he of been so stupid! Obliterate. It must be the calling point of the Obliteration Charm. In other words, to leave no traces or tracks from your path. A common spell used by thieves he’d read, leaving no trace of footprints and what not. He would have answered the question, but it seemed like a mass of other had beaten him to it. Well, maybe next time eh?[/color]

[marv]

Marv, fully aware that he was late, and not entirely bothered about it, stuck his head around the door. Spotting a Slytherin boy [Seb] sitting on his own, he slipped into the class with a minimum of fuss, moving gracefully across the room, appearing almost to glide. He took a seat, next to the lone Slythie, whispered 'Hi,' to his neighbour, and did his best to get up to speed. It didn't appear that he had missed much.

[aquat1cf1sh]

"Nice to meet you too!" Avery whispered sincerely to Aaliyah. It felt good being acquainted with other students, Avery was usually a bottled-up hermit that didn't explore much outside the Hufflepuff Common Room, or his own dormitory for that matter. He listened to Sabra's answer and, although he didn't know for sure, he thought her answer was definitely accurate, and began writing it down on paper, next to his seahorse.

[saphire]

Elenora listened very carefully to Sabra's answer and quickly scribbled it down in her note book. After this she looked around the room at all the pupils who had friends to enjoy such lessons with, Elenora wished for just one friend she could share her interests with. Thinking this she found herself looking back at the front of the class "concentrate" she thought.

[foxxers]

Celeste listened to the first girl to answer, a Mihael. Quirking an eyebrow, she shook her head gently. "No, that's not right, Ms. Lenox. The charm has nothing to do with exploding things." A Gryffindor boy then answered and she nodded slightly at what he first said. "Yes, it kind of means to clear. More accurately it means 'to wipe out'. Five points to Gryffindor. But no, it's not a memory erasing charm. Although, it might seem like it because Obliterate is close to the profession of an Obliviator, who erases memories."

Looking to the Hufflepuff girl, she nodded absently. Her answer was close to the Gryffindor, but slightly different. "Yep, that's right, Ms. Docherty. Five points to Hufflepuff." A Mihael answered with something similar and she said, "Yes, Ms. Moore. That's what Ms. Docherty just said. Please pay attention."

Facing the class once more, Celeste said, "Right. So now with that down, can anyone guess what the charm does exactly? And why it would be useful?"