19 Jun 2018, 01:20
The Sneezing Hex, First Year
Sophie wasn't necessarily in the class, after all, given its reputation, she didn't expect much to happen. Instead of skiving off, she was going to sleep, however, at the mention of the word spell, and hex, she was wide awake. Something, the young Gyrffindor girl was not often doing.
Preferring to sleep and stay in the silence of her dormitory while the rest of the girls were eating dinner, Lunch, etc. She was not often awake, and not especially awake in a history class, something, even in Muggle School, she was quite rubbish at.
During the class, the first years were learning the sneezing hex, Steleus. And almost at once, Sophie grabbed her eagle-tipped quill and began scribbling it down on a piece of parchment. Though her handwriting was messy, horrid, and all of the above, it was readable.
As Sophie glanced around the classroom, she noticed something peculiar, each student in the classroom, boy or girl, tall or short, Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw, every single student was excited and very cheerful, as though this class could have been the most exciting thing all year, and Sophie, was with them.
When Professor Cazarez was finally done explaining how to do the spell properly, and that.. blah blah blah. Sophie had zoned out ages ago, she was just waiting for this lecture to be over so she herself could try out the spell.
Sophie instantly plunged her hand into her robes, and pulled out a fire colored wand. She had a firm grip around the wand, and glanced around, and saw students all around her pointing their wand at the dummy, and Sophie, followed suit.
"Righto wand, just you and me, versus a dummy. Steleus!" She pointed her wand confidently at the dummy. No green ringlets, just a bit of sparks.
"Steleus!" She remembered something from a book she had read. You have to mean the spell, though, it was for an unforgivable curse, Sophie thought, it didn't matter if it was just a first year class, and oh by golly god she meant this spell.
And, to her surprise the spell worked. Little green ringlets erupted from the tip of her wand, and it flew straight to the dummy.
However, there was one thing she was not looking forward to, trying the spell on herself.
If there was one thing Sophie hated more than anything else, it was sneezing. It wasn't as though she had a monstrous sneeze, it was the opposite. Her sneeze was like a chipmunk! She sounded like a little baby when she sneezed.
Shaking her head, and forgetting that there was about twenty five people in the classroom, she pointed her own wand at her nose, and flicked it, crying, "Steleus!"
For a moment, nothing happened, then she felt it. Her nose began tickling, and she could feel her throat burning with the noise she could barely muster.
"Achoo!"
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
Preferring to sleep and stay in the silence of her dormitory while the rest of the girls were eating dinner, Lunch, etc. She was not often awake, and not especially awake in a history class, something, even in Muggle School, she was quite rubbish at.
During the class, the first years were learning the sneezing hex, Steleus. And almost at once, Sophie grabbed her eagle-tipped quill and began scribbling it down on a piece of parchment. Though her handwriting was messy, horrid, and all of the above, it was readable.
As Sophie glanced around the classroom, she noticed something peculiar, each student in the classroom, boy or girl, tall or short, Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw, every single student was excited and very cheerful, as though this class could have been the most exciting thing all year, and Sophie, was with them.
When Professor Cazarez was finally done explaining how to do the spell properly, and that.. blah blah blah. Sophie had zoned out ages ago, she was just waiting for this lecture to be over so she herself could try out the spell.
Sophie instantly plunged her hand into her robes, and pulled out a fire colored wand. She had a firm grip around the wand, and glanced around, and saw students all around her pointing their wand at the dummy, and Sophie, followed suit.
"Righto wand, just you and me, versus a dummy. Steleus!" She pointed her wand confidently at the dummy. No green ringlets, just a bit of sparks.
"Steleus!" She remembered something from a book she had read. You have to mean the spell, though, it was for an unforgivable curse, Sophie thought, it didn't matter if it was just a first year class, and oh by golly god she meant this spell.
And, to her surprise the spell worked. Little green ringlets erupted from the tip of her wand, and it flew straight to the dummy.
However, there was one thing she was not looking forward to, trying the spell on herself.
If there was one thing Sophie hated more than anything else, it was sneezing. It wasn't as though she had a monstrous sneeze, it was the opposite. Her sneeze was like a chipmunk! She sounded like a little baby when she sneezed.
Shaking her head, and forgetting that there was about twenty five people in the classroom, she pointed her own wand at her nose, and flicked it, crying, "Steleus!"
For a moment, nothing happened, then she felt it. Her nose began tickling, and she could feel her throat burning with the noise she could barely muster.
"Achoo!"
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
Goodbye lovelies!
20 Jun 2018, 03:24
The Sneezing Hex, First Year
Evianna perked up when Professor Cazarez mentioned learning a spell. Although she enjoyed History of Magic, she found the long lectures rather dull. Today's was rather interesting. Evianna would never have guessed that sneezing was so important in wizarding history; after all, in the Muggle world, it was viewed as an uncomfortable, unimportant physical response to discomfort. As soon as Professor Cazarez moved from behind his desk and drew his wand, Evianna sat up straighter, watching his every moment intently. She could certainly use this spell someday at the dueling club.
When Cazarez signaled the students to step up to a practice dummy, Evianna did so, standing a good eight feet from the dummy's position against the wall. She pulled out her wand and pointed it at the inanimate, vaguely human figure and imagined herself in a duel. Smiling slightly, she flicked her wand downward and muttered "Ste-lee-oos." Nothing happened. The green rings that would have signaled a properly-cast spell did not fly out of the tip of her wand.
Frowning, she reviewed the checklist she would have learned in Charms. Concentration, Pronunciation, and Precision. Evianna was sure that she'd done the movement correctly; she hadn't needed Cazarez's rather disgusting description to envision the movement. She'd likely pronounced the incantation the wrong way.
Lifting her wand again, she whispered "STE-lee-us" and flicked her wand downward. She grinned as emerald-green rings flew from the tip of her wand and struck the dummy squarely in the chest.
Now the only thing left to do was to practice it on herself. With a small sigh (she really didn't fancy sneezing at the moment) she flicked the tip of the wand at her chest and muttered "Steleus." The green rings burst from the tip a third time and struck her. She promptly doubled over and sneezed three times.
Unable to stop, she raised her hand and said between sneezes, "Professor, how long does it – ah-CHOO – take for this spell to wear off?"
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
When Cazarez signaled the students to step up to a practice dummy, Evianna did so, standing a good eight feet from the dummy's position against the wall. She pulled out her wand and pointed it at the inanimate, vaguely human figure and imagined herself in a duel. Smiling slightly, she flicked her wand downward and muttered "Ste-lee-oos." Nothing happened. The green rings that would have signaled a properly-cast spell did not fly out of the tip of her wand.
Frowning, she reviewed the checklist she would have learned in Charms. Concentration, Pronunciation, and Precision. Evianna was sure that she'd done the movement correctly; she hadn't needed Cazarez's rather disgusting description to envision the movement. She'd likely pronounced the incantation the wrong way.
Lifting her wand again, she whispered "STE-lee-us" and flicked her wand downward. She grinned as emerald-green rings flew from the tip of her wand and struck the dummy squarely in the chest.
Now the only thing left to do was to practice it on herself. With a small sigh (she really didn't fancy sneezing at the moment) she flicked the tip of the wand at her chest and muttered "Steleus." The green rings burst from the tip a third time and struck her. She promptly doubled over and sneezed three times.
Unable to stop, she raised her hand and said between sneezes, "Professor, how long does it – ah-CHOO – take for this spell to wear off?"
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
Last edited by Evianna Wilson on 20 Jun 2018, 18:13, edited 1 time in total.
20 Jun 2018, 03:54
The Sneezing Hex, First Year
Dorothy yawned quietly as the teacher spoke. Today they would be learning how to make someone sneeze. The platinum girl frowned as he described its usefulness. Personally, Dorothy was skeptical of this spells importance. She shifted slightly as he gave the class a magical demonstration, her tired, bloodshot eyes never straying from the teacher. A last minute cramming session had kept her awake far to long last night. The exhausted child rubbed her eyes, suddenly and painfully aware she had not been blinking them.
Professor Cazarez asked them to perform the spell. Dorothy stood up and hesitantly pulled her wand out of her robes. She had not been expecting to need it in this class, and hurriedly moved over to a nearby dummy. Holding the wand in her left hand, she practice the motion without saying the spell. Then, blinking again, the Hufflepuff sighed and held the wand upright in the starting position. D gave the wand a sharp, downward flick and went to say the spell. That's when it happened. The overtired girl got halfway through the enchantment when she was interrupted by a sudden yawn. "Stele-aaaawwmmm." She covered her mouth in embarrassment before hurriedly checking to make sure nothing has been blown up. Luckily, her mistake had not caused any damage. Yawns were silly things in her opinion, and the proud child was ashamed to have suffered from one so publicly.
Dorothy rubbed her eyes, causing a side of the wand she held in her hand to brush against her cheek. It was cool enough to pull her farther out of dreamland. She brought the wand back into the starting position. This time, the small girl flicked her wand down and clearly spoke. "Steleus." Instantly, her wand emitted small green rings from its tip, and those rings struck the dummy in the chest. Step one complete.
The students were then to attempt the spell on themselves. Dorothy sighed again, and gingerly turned the wand towards her chest. She repeated the spell, in an even less (if it were possible) eager manner. "Steleus." Was it possible to be excited when you were tired? Ah, it hadn't worked. The huffy Hufflepuff turned as if to walk back to her desk. She felt a tingly sensation in her nose, as she took a step. The tingly feeling spread into her nose, ending near the top of her throat where it became unbearably tickly and fuzzy. Oh no. "Achoo, achoo, ah-achoo." three high-pitched sneezes caused Dorothy to step backwards in surprise. She stood still a moment, waiting for her nose to stop itching and not daring to breath. When the irritating sensation receded, she made her way back to a chair. It has been embarrassing, tiring, and enlightening. In her second moment of success, Dorothy had suddenly realized the spell's worth.
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
Professor Cazarez asked them to perform the spell. Dorothy stood up and hesitantly pulled her wand out of her robes. She had not been expecting to need it in this class, and hurriedly moved over to a nearby dummy. Holding the wand in her left hand, she practice the motion without saying the spell. Then, blinking again, the Hufflepuff sighed and held the wand upright in the starting position. D gave the wand a sharp, downward flick and went to say the spell. That's when it happened. The overtired girl got halfway through the enchantment when she was interrupted by a sudden yawn. "Stele-aaaawwmmm." She covered her mouth in embarrassment before hurriedly checking to make sure nothing has been blown up. Luckily, her mistake had not caused any damage. Yawns were silly things in her opinion, and the proud child was ashamed to have suffered from one so publicly.
Dorothy rubbed her eyes, causing a side of the wand she held in her hand to brush against her cheek. It was cool enough to pull her farther out of dreamland. She brought the wand back into the starting position. This time, the small girl flicked her wand down and clearly spoke. "Steleus." Instantly, her wand emitted small green rings from its tip, and those rings struck the dummy in the chest. Step one complete.
The students were then to attempt the spell on themselves. Dorothy sighed again, and gingerly turned the wand towards her chest. She repeated the spell, in an even less (if it were possible) eager manner. "Steleus." Was it possible to be excited when you were tired? Ah, it hadn't worked. The huffy Hufflepuff turned as if to walk back to her desk. She felt a tingly sensation in her nose, as she took a step. The tingly feeling spread into her nose, ending near the top of her throat where it became unbearably tickly and fuzzy. Oh no. "Achoo, achoo, ah-achoo." three high-pitched sneezes caused Dorothy to step backwards in surprise. She stood still a moment, waiting for her nose to stop itching and not daring to breath. When the irritating sensation receded, she made her way back to a chair. It has been embarrassing, tiring, and enlightening. In her second moment of success, Dorothy had suddenly realized the spell's worth.
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
Stamina: 4 - Agility: 5 - Strength: 7 - Control: 3 - Arcane Power: 6 - Accuracy: 5
21 Jun 2018, 01:22
The Sneezing Hex, First Year
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Phaedra was one of the later students to arrive, breathlessly shuffling into the classroom seconds before the distant clock towers would chime. Her arms full of textbooks, the girl made her way to the front row where an open desk remained unclaimed and plopped down onto the seat. She enjoyed history - growing up in a family of scholars and historians could have that effect on a person - but it was the lectures she loathed, much preferring a more hands-on and exciting means of learning. Nonetheless, she knew she would have to fight through her tendency to daydream if she even remotely wanted a chance at earning the O+ she so desperately desired. So far, she was succeeding - his class was easy so far and he managed to make it interesting enough for what it was.
Professor Cazarez had just barely told the students to get settled by the time Phaedra had pulled out materials to take notes with and he then continued on, wasting no time moving on to the subject for the day: The All-England Wizarding Duelling Competition of 1430. Phaedra vaguely remembered hearing of such a thing, but it was nice to be reminded in greater detail of the cunning ways of Alberta Toothill.
Since Toothill's final blasting curse was obviously out of the question for the first-years, which could only mean they were about to learn the Sneezing Hex. Phaedra sat up in straight her chair excitedly as Professor Cazarez aimed his wand towards a dummy, rings of green erupting from his wand and hitting the bullseye on its centre. The dummy made no backwards movement from being hit and Phaedra glanced to Cazarez expectantly.
Steleus was physically harmless, the Spaniard explained, and he then repeated the action on a student sitting in a row behind her. The boy sneezed for a couple of seconds until the effect wore off, and the class was ordered to practise on their own.
Scooting out from behind her desk, Phaedra stood and walked over to one of the metal dummies. She held out her wand and mentally went over the incantation and wand gesture before giving it a real go. "Steleus," Phaedra pronounced, giving her wand a simple swish and flick downwards. Her wand gave a pathetic spark and she frowned, shaking her head afterwards to try again. She must not have been concentrating enough.
"Steleus!"
Green rings flew out of the tip of her wand, and she smiled, pleased with herself. After giving it a few more successful tries on the dummy, she turned her wand to herself. "...Steleus," Phaedra finally said, closing her eyes tightly in anticipation.
[size=13.3px]The green rings hit her upper chest and her nose began to twitch. She attempted to hold back the sneezes but to no avail, as with every sneeze she doubled over, sniffing wildly. The effect only lasted a couple of seconds and satisfied, Phaedra returned to her seat to finish the day's history lecture. She was looking forward to learning unique spells like this in the future.[/size]
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
21 Jun 2018, 13:48
The Sneezing Hex, First Year
Alan curiously looked at the professor which class he dreaded the most. He did not have anything against the professor personally; he just did not know what was important about learning the things he taught. It just took always way too much research to complete the amount of homework that man was giving them. Each and every lesson would stretch to eternity while the adult talked about people who died a long time ago or events that happened ages before he was born. He would never voice his opinion towards the professor of course, that would be rude and he kind of understood why it was important to learn about ones history; but at the same time every class left him being exhausted.
However this class’s content was to be promising. They would learn about a new spell, a hex to be precisely. He was surprised at first, that they would learn something that actually was funny in the class that normally promised boredom. But today they would learn the Sneezing Hex that would cause the victim to fall into a fit of sneezes. It was a method to distract one’s opponent when dueling and would however not leave any physical harm to the victim, besides an itching nose.
When they were allowed to try casting the spell, Alan took his wand from the table and stared at it. He tried to remember the incantation, that Professor Cazarez just had gone through with them. The spell’s incantation would be Steleus, however the pronunciation must be STÉ-lee-us.
Alan nodded and pointed the wand at himself, slightly biting his lip. The professor would surely not make them do something that would hurt them, if the hex goes wrong… RIGHT?
Remembering the Tag-Game Alan was not totally sure about that, but started casting the spell on him nonetheless.
“STÉ-lee-us” He muttered, once, twice, thrice. He shook his head, getting rid of his worries so that he could totally concentrate onto the spell.
Flicking his wand he voiced out the incantation again “STÉ-lee-us!” Alan could see green rings rushing into his direction, taking his sight for a moment before he had to bend over, beginning to sneeze as his wand dropped out of his hand, hitting the ground. He could not care less at the moment as he was too occupied sneezing.
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
However this class’s content was to be promising. They would learn about a new spell, a hex to be precisely. He was surprised at first, that they would learn something that actually was funny in the class that normally promised boredom. But today they would learn the Sneezing Hex that would cause the victim to fall into a fit of sneezes. It was a method to distract one’s opponent when dueling and would however not leave any physical harm to the victim, besides an itching nose.
When they were allowed to try casting the spell, Alan took his wand from the table and stared at it. He tried to remember the incantation, that Professor Cazarez just had gone through with them. The spell’s incantation would be Steleus, however the pronunciation must be STÉ-lee-us.
Alan nodded and pointed the wand at himself, slightly biting his lip. The professor would surely not make them do something that would hurt them, if the hex goes wrong… RIGHT?
Remembering the Tag-Game Alan was not totally sure about that, but started casting the spell on him nonetheless.
“STÉ-lee-us” He muttered, once, twice, thrice. He shook his head, getting rid of his worries so that he could totally concentrate onto the spell.
Flicking his wand he voiced out the incantation again “STÉ-lee-us!” Alan could see green rings rushing into his direction, taking his sight for a moment before he had to bend over, beginning to sneeze as his wand dropped out of his hand, hitting the ground. He could not care less at the moment as he was too occupied sneezing.
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
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21 Jun 2018, 17:53
The Sneezing Hex, First Year
[FONT=Palatino Linotype] Rosie was a bit entertained by the idea of a sneezing hex. Maybe she could use it on her fathers when she got home. The thought of that made her giggle. She went quiet when her professor started to talk about the whole spell in itself. Rosie had nothing against the professor, but sometimes he did rub her the wrong way. She felt like she could breathe wrong and he'd sent her straight out a window from the Astronomy tower. Learning about spells were always interesting, however. Mostly because Rosie got to see her friends try and attempt to do the spells. Some were better at it, some... Not so much. She was one of the not so much.
So when Rosie's turn to preform the hex finally came up, her heart nearly jumped out of her throat. She stood up slowly and pulled out her wand from her pocket. She pointed it towards the ground and took a breath before stuttering out, "St-Steleus." Nothing. She wrinkled her nose, frustrated, and tried again. "Ste-" Rosie pursed her lips. She took a deep breath and pointed the wand out again. "Steleus!" This time, green sparks and rings came out, and Rosie grinned in victory. She glanced up at the other classmates for their reaction, but realized she wasn't done yet.
With a sigh, she turned the wand over to her chest. Rosie didn't really wanna do it to herself, but it had to be done. She took a deep breath and said it again "Steleus!" Rosie exclaimed, and the green sparks took over her body. At first, she felt nothing. But her nose twitched and her chest started to rise as she took a big breath to sneeze. Her sneezes were small, her biological mom used to say she sneezed like a kitten. "I think-" Sneeze. "I did it-!" Sneeze.
At least she learned it? [/FONT]
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
So when Rosie's turn to preform the hex finally came up, her heart nearly jumped out of her throat. She stood up slowly and pulled out her wand from her pocket. She pointed it towards the ground and took a breath before stuttering out, "St-Steleus." Nothing. She wrinkled her nose, frustrated, and tried again. "Ste-" Rosie pursed her lips. She took a deep breath and pointed the wand out again. "Steleus!" This time, green sparks and rings came out, and Rosie grinned in victory. She glanced up at the other classmates for their reaction, but realized she wasn't done yet.
With a sigh, she turned the wand over to her chest. Rosie didn't really wanna do it to herself, but it had to be done. She took a deep breath and said it again "Steleus!" Rosie exclaimed, and the green sparks took over her body. At first, she felt nothing. But her nose twitched and her chest started to rise as she took a big breath to sneeze. Her sneezes were small, her biological mom used to say she sneezed like a kitten. "I think-" Sneeze. "I did it-!" Sneeze.
At least she learned it? [/FONT]
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
STAMINA 13 // EVASION 13 // STRENGTH 6 // WISDOM 6 // ARCANE POWER 9 // ACCURACY 8
22 Jun 2018, 07:20
The Sneezing Hex, First Year
Being taught a spell in History of Magic was quite a confusing thought to the young Ravenclaw, so far it had been all theory and essays which she enjoyed, of course she enjoyed practical lessons more but she wasn't very good at them. She had gotten used to History of Magic being all theory, although a change was always nice. She listened intently to his explanation of the 1430 All-England Wizarding Duelling Competition - that was a mouthful - which had been won by Alberta Toothill.
She watched with excitement as he pointed his wand at the wall and cast the spell 'Steleus', she thought she recognised the word but she had read so many books on different spells that it would be more surprising if she didn't recognise it from somewhere or other. Delilah sat up in her chair as the green rings came from his wand, getting bigger before hitting the wall and disappearing, well that was anticlimactic. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that it didn't even make a noise or anything.
Then he had brought down one of the gryffindor boys she vaguely recognised from her classes and she watched again, she didn't know why she hadn't thought of this being a duelling spell before now. Professor Cazarez had even been talking about duelling before teaching the spell and yet it hadn't clicked in her brain until right now.
Delilah stared as he aimed his wand at the gryffindor boy, wondering what would happen, the professor had called out the incantation and the same green rings expanded from the tip of his wand and hit the boy. They seemed to absorb into the front of the gryffindors robes, and nothing seemed to happen for a few moments, before the boy started sneezing, not just once either, but it seemed like it was constant sneezing for like 20-30 seconds, she wasn't counting, but it didn't wear off until he was already seated once more.
She listened to his explanation and laughed a little at his example of what the wand movement was, in terms of picking your nose. As usual in practical lessons Delilah was flicking her wand they way you were meant to under the desk, practicing before she would actually cast the spell.
Finally Professor Cazarez had stopped talking and she held her wand above the desk, muttering the incantation multiple times under her breath, not doing both at the same time just yet. Building her confidence as she then pointed her wand at the dummy, flicking her wand at it and calling out, "Steleus!" Quite loudly. Delilah watched as green rings flew out of her wand, a grin on her face. She had gotten it first time, somehow. She was quite surprised that she had managed it.
Then came the difficult part, she thought for a moment as to how she was going to have to maneuver her arm so that she could flick the wand at herself, before deciding 'screw it' and to just figure it out. She pointed the wand at herself and flicked it, saying "Steleus." Again, this time a bit more quiet instead of yelling it.
She watched as the green rings seemed to absorb into the front of her robes, immediately feeling that familiar, extremely ticklish sensation in the back of her nose. She placed her wand on the desk as she covered her nose and mouth with her hand, sneezing repeatedly, her eyes started watering a bit from the sneezing so once the terrible feeling of sneezing was over she wiped her eyes and watched some of the others cast the spell.
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
She watched with excitement as he pointed his wand at the wall and cast the spell 'Steleus', she thought she recognised the word but she had read so many books on different spells that it would be more surprising if she didn't recognise it from somewhere or other. Delilah sat up in her chair as the green rings came from his wand, getting bigger before hitting the wall and disappearing, well that was anticlimactic. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that it didn't even make a noise or anything.
Then he had brought down one of the gryffindor boys she vaguely recognised from her classes and she watched again, she didn't know why she hadn't thought of this being a duelling spell before now. Professor Cazarez had even been talking about duelling before teaching the spell and yet it hadn't clicked in her brain until right now.
Delilah stared as he aimed his wand at the gryffindor boy, wondering what would happen, the professor had called out the incantation and the same green rings expanded from the tip of his wand and hit the boy. They seemed to absorb into the front of the gryffindors robes, and nothing seemed to happen for a few moments, before the boy started sneezing, not just once either, but it seemed like it was constant sneezing for like 20-30 seconds, she wasn't counting, but it didn't wear off until he was already seated once more.
She listened to his explanation and laughed a little at his example of what the wand movement was, in terms of picking your nose. As usual in practical lessons Delilah was flicking her wand they way you were meant to under the desk, practicing before she would actually cast the spell.
Finally Professor Cazarez had stopped talking and she held her wand above the desk, muttering the incantation multiple times under her breath, not doing both at the same time just yet. Building her confidence as she then pointed her wand at the dummy, flicking her wand at it and calling out, "Steleus!" Quite loudly. Delilah watched as green rings flew out of her wand, a grin on her face. She had gotten it first time, somehow. She was quite surprised that she had managed it.
Then came the difficult part, she thought for a moment as to how she was going to have to maneuver her arm so that she could flick the wand at herself, before deciding 'screw it' and to just figure it out. She pointed the wand at herself and flicked it, saying "Steleus." Again, this time a bit more quiet instead of yelling it.
She watched as the green rings seemed to absorb into the front of her robes, immediately feeling that familiar, extremely ticklish sensation in the back of her nose. She placed her wand on the desk as she covered her nose and mouth with her hand, sneezing repeatedly, her eyes started watering a bit from the sneezing so once the terrible feeling of sneezing was over she wiped her eyes and watched some of the others cast the spell.
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
Delilah S.
Stamina: 9 | Evasion: 11 | Strength: 5 | Wisdom: 15 | ArcPower: 13 | Accuracy: 14
It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
23 Jun 2018, 19:57
The Sneezing Hex, First Year
Ami's eyes widened at the professor's last words- "Cast it on yourself!" Did the man not realize it was still allergy season? As if to justify her thoughts, Ami sneezed, completely out of the blue, and rubbed her nose woefully. Steleus, a Sneezing Hex... certainly an interesting spell, to say the least.
Sneezes, she knew, were generally caused by dust, or one's nose's need to remove dirt from the nostril cavity- at least, that's what she was led to believe. So for a spell to force on to sneeze, it would be interacting somehow with the body itself. Interesting.
Enough pondering! Gripping her wand tightly and pointing it at the dummy, Ami went through the motions a couple of time. Up, down. Up, down. Pick the nose, flick the booger. Up, down. "Steleus!" she cried, up, down. Faint green rings, fainter than everyone else's, fainter than the professor's, radiated from the wand, barely seeming to make an impact on the dummy.
"Steleus!" she cried again. more forcefully. The rings were even lighter this time, and Ami's nose scrunched in disappointment. No one would be sneezing at those rings, what was she doing wrong? What was she missing? Concentration, incantation, motion... so it was the concentration that was lacking. Of course, it had to be her concentration, it always seemed to lapse during the most important, vital moments.
Steadying her grip on her wand once more, Ami took a deep breath. Sneeze. Green rings. Steleus. "Steleus!" Steadying, vibrant green rings leaped forth from her wand, slamming into the chest of the dummy. Yes, that would certainly do- not bad at all. Now, to cast the spell upon herself.
It would certainly be trickier than one expected, her wand was nearly a foot long. She found, however, if she held it like a microphone and pointed it at her stomach, that the rings would hit her effectively, and she would (presumably) erupt in sneezes.
Not giving herself the chance to back out, Ami cried, "Steleus!" for the last time that class. The rings hit her full-on, and she erupted in horrifyingly un-ladylike sneezes. "Sor- achoo! Sorry, I h- achoo! I have allergies on top- achoo! On top of this spell..." she whimpered, retreating to the back of the classroom to retrieve a tissue. She would spend the rest of class wallowing in the back corner, blowing her nose repeatedly, the sneezes seemingly having set off another allergy attack.
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
Sneezes, she knew, were generally caused by dust, or one's nose's need to remove dirt from the nostril cavity- at least, that's what she was led to believe. So for a spell to force on to sneeze, it would be interacting somehow with the body itself. Interesting.
Enough pondering! Gripping her wand tightly and pointing it at the dummy, Ami went through the motions a couple of time. Up, down. Up, down. Pick the nose, flick the booger. Up, down. "Steleus!" she cried, up, down. Faint green rings, fainter than everyone else's, fainter than the professor's, radiated from the wand, barely seeming to make an impact on the dummy.
"Steleus!" she cried again. more forcefully. The rings were even lighter this time, and Ami's nose scrunched in disappointment. No one would be sneezing at those rings, what was she doing wrong? What was she missing? Concentration, incantation, motion... so it was the concentration that was lacking. Of course, it had to be her concentration, it always seemed to lapse during the most important, vital moments.
Steadying her grip on her wand once more, Ami took a deep breath. Sneeze. Green rings. Steleus. "Steleus!" Steadying, vibrant green rings leaped forth from her wand, slamming into the chest of the dummy. Yes, that would certainly do- not bad at all. Now, to cast the spell upon herself.
It would certainly be trickier than one expected, her wand was nearly a foot long. She found, however, if she held it like a microphone and pointed it at her stomach, that the rings would hit her effectively, and she would (presumably) erupt in sneezes.
Not giving herself the chance to back out, Ami cried, "Steleus!" for the last time that class. The rings hit her full-on, and she erupted in horrifyingly un-ladylike sneezes. "Sor- achoo! Sorry, I h- achoo! I have allergies on top- achoo! On top of this spell..." she whimpered, retreating to the back of the classroom to retrieve a tissue. She would spend the rest of class wallowing in the back corner, blowing her nose repeatedly, the sneezes seemingly having set off another allergy attack.
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly.
stamina: 7 | evasion: 15 | strength: 21 | wisdom: 6 | arcane power: 3 | accuracy: 25
martial artist | spell spread | animagus
stamina: 7 | evasion: 15 | strength: 21 | wisdom: 6 | arcane power: 3 | accuracy: 25
martial artist | spell spread | animagus
24 Jun 2018, 08:53
The Sneezing Hex, First Year
Even before their professor had entered the classroom, Marcia already had her books ready to use. Infront of her laid some parchment with feathers, and she prepared for yet another lesson in History of Magic. She enjoyed this class, since it usually was quiet and without any drama. She loved Charms, really, but she always got a headache after they had yet another practical lesson, with everyone screaming their attempts to cast a spell. What was worse, however, was the imminent danger of being hit. Most of the students weren't particularly good at aiming, so you always had to look over your shoulder in order to avoid getting hit.
History was her hour of easing. It was dry sometimes, she had to admit that, but she found peace in "dry".
That's why, when Professor Cazarez suddenly declared they would practice a spell, Marcia completely froze in her seat. She always had thought History was a purely theoretical class, but now she saw the dummies at the end of the classroom, which made her uncomfortable.
While their professor demonstrated the spell, a Sneezing Hex, she took some sparse notes just to use the parchment, which would soon be as redundant as her book. She watched him casting the spell on some Gryffindor boy, relieved to not be the nonvoluntary volunteer, when she suddenly stopped in her movement. With her eyes wide open she saw their professor smiling at them, opening the practical session.
Did he just say we should use it on ourselves?
Marcia loved magic, as every student did, she hated to be at the receiving end of it, though. She simply didn't trust her peers when it came to hexes, jinxes or simple spells really. She still had Professor Ackerleys word ringing in her ears, telling them what could go wrong, if the spell wasn't perfectly executed. It may be a Sneezing spell, but one wrong syllable, and she could lose a finger; or worse.
It couldn't be helped; she had to take a stance infront of one dummy like everyone else, although she took her time packing her things. With one eye she observed the first attempts and some green light filled the dim room. Impressive, she thought, her attentoin swifting tot he dummy.
She wouldn't know if her hex worked or not, as long as she used it against the immobile dummy, but she wasn't in a hurry to point the wand at herself. With some steps behind most of the students in order to watch them and where their spells would fly, she lifted finally her wand.
"Stileus, Stelerus, Steleus. Steleus," without moving her wand she tried the incantation on her tongue, rolling the word over and over again and playing with the pronunciation, until she was sure she had the right intonation. "Steleus," she said once again, nodding to herself, before she mimicked Professor Cazarez' wand movement. It was easy enough, although she felt a little disgusted while she imagined she would pick her nose with her own wand.
The first sneezing were hearable, which made Marcia concentrate at the dummy. Time to try it.
"Steleus!" This time she used both, the incantation and the wand movement, and some faint rings appeared, finding their way to the dummy and increasing a little in size while flying through the air. She almost was relieved that the spell didn't work the way it should have, so she had an excuse to practice with the dummy a little longer.
She trief a few more times and the light got brighter from attept to attempt, till she was fairly sure to have the spell mastered.
"Well, there no way around it anymore." With a heavy sigh and her eyes closed she turned her wand in her hands. She needed to think around the corner in order to get the movements right even though the wand was now facing her.
"Steleus!" she said a little hesitant. Nevertheless a bright ring flew out of the wand, directly into her chest. She felt a prickle in her stomach, which expanded through her body, until she felt the same prickle in her nose.
"'tschu!" Again and again she had to sneeze and she just hoped, that it would soon be over.
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
History was her hour of easing. It was dry sometimes, she had to admit that, but she found peace in "dry".
That's why, when Professor Cazarez suddenly declared they would practice a spell, Marcia completely froze in her seat. She always had thought History was a purely theoretical class, but now she saw the dummies at the end of the classroom, which made her uncomfortable.
While their professor demonstrated the spell, a Sneezing Hex, she took some sparse notes just to use the parchment, which would soon be as redundant as her book. She watched him casting the spell on some Gryffindor boy, relieved to not be the nonvoluntary volunteer, when she suddenly stopped in her movement. With her eyes wide open she saw their professor smiling at them, opening the practical session.
Did he just say we should use it on ourselves?
Marcia loved magic, as every student did, she hated to be at the receiving end of it, though. She simply didn't trust her peers when it came to hexes, jinxes or simple spells really. She still had Professor Ackerleys word ringing in her ears, telling them what could go wrong, if the spell wasn't perfectly executed. It may be a Sneezing spell, but one wrong syllable, and she could lose a finger; or worse.
It couldn't be helped; she had to take a stance infront of one dummy like everyone else, although she took her time packing her things. With one eye she observed the first attempts and some green light filled the dim room. Impressive, she thought, her attentoin swifting tot he dummy.
She wouldn't know if her hex worked or not, as long as she used it against the immobile dummy, but she wasn't in a hurry to point the wand at herself. With some steps behind most of the students in order to watch them and where their spells would fly, she lifted finally her wand.
"Stileus, Stelerus, Steleus. Steleus," without moving her wand she tried the incantation on her tongue, rolling the word over and over again and playing with the pronunciation, until she was sure she had the right intonation. "Steleus," she said once again, nodding to herself, before she mimicked Professor Cazarez' wand movement. It was easy enough, although she felt a little disgusted while she imagined she would pick her nose with her own wand.
The first sneezing were hearable, which made Marcia concentrate at the dummy. Time to try it.
"Steleus!" This time she used both, the incantation and the wand movement, and some faint rings appeared, finding their way to the dummy and increasing a little in size while flying through the air. She almost was relieved that the spell didn't work the way it should have, so she had an excuse to practice with the dummy a little longer.
She trief a few more times and the light got brighter from attept to attempt, till she was fairly sure to have the spell mastered.
"Well, there no way around it anymore." With a heavy sigh and her eyes closed she turned her wand in her hands. She needed to think around the corner in order to get the movements right even though the wand was now facing her.
"Steleus!" she said a little hesitant. Nevertheless a bright ring flew out of the wand, directly into her chest. She felt a prickle in her stomach, which expanded through her body, until she felt the same prickle in her nose.
"'tschu!" Again and again she had to sneeze and she just hoped, that it would soon be over.
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Sebastian Edit:
Status: Spell Learned
Stamina: 4 | Evasion: 6 | Strength: 9 | Wisdom: 5 | Arcane: 2 | Accuracy: 9
Stamina: 3 | Agility: 6 | Strength: 15 | Control: 11
Marcia Kingsleigh
Stamina: 3 | Agility: 6 | Strength: 15 | Control: 11
Marcia Kingsleigh
10 Jul 2018, 20:40
The Sneezing Hex, First Year
Fiona was in her seat, taking out her parchment and setting up her ink and quill for todays lecture. She had mixed feelings about the History of Magic class, on one hand she loved hearing stories and learning about the past, but on the other hand, she hated taking notes and quizzes. She looked up at the Professor as the last of the students filtered in and he began class.
As he spoke, Fiona scratched away on her parchment '. . . All-England Wizarding Duelling Competition 1430. . . Alberta Toothill . . . ' The Professor asked how she won, and Fi sighed in relief as there was a decently long pause. This gave her time to finish writing. Fiona liked Professor Cazarez, but he often spoke faster than she could write.
Her heart began to race as the other students rose and eagerly tried to cast the spell. She took a deep breath as she nervously stood up and took out her wand. Fiona carefully watched the others, as she silently practiced the flicking motion. Once she felt rather comfortable with the movement, she took a deep breath and aimed at the dummy "Stele! . . . es? . . .". nothing.
Fiona felt her cheeks start to warm with embarrassment. She was so caught up with watching the other kids and practicing the motion, she forgot the pronunciation of the spell. She closed her eyes, to better concentrate, as she listened in on the others saying the spell. 'OKay Fiona, you got this! Just do it! . . . you can definitely do this.' She gave herself a little pep talk before opening her eyes again. Aiming right at the dummy, she raised her wand and brought it swiftly down in the flicking motion"Steleus"she whispered. She was sure she saw a bit of green come out, but it quickly dissipated. 'Come on Fi! say it like you mean it!' She took another deep breath, before raising her wand again. She felt the determination in her voice as she spoke "Steleus!"
Fiona gave a small gasp as green rings shot out of her wand and flew out, hitting the back wall . . . missing the dummy. She was so excited that the spell actually worked she didn't even worry about the spell missing, after all, it wasn't like it had done any damage to the stones. Feeling reassured, and much more confident, Fiona tentatively pointed her wand at herself. She closed her eyes, collecting her nerves before peeking as she cast the spell.
The green rings flew over her shoulder and past her head. Fiona's eyes widened in horror, as she quickly looked behind her to make sure the spell hadn't hit anyone. She sighed in relief as there were no victims. Pointing the wand at her body again, she kept her eyes open and trained on the tip of her wand. In all seriousness, she voiced the spell and let out a victory sneeze.
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Professor Edit: Spell learned!
As he spoke, Fiona scratched away on her parchment '. . . All-England Wizarding Duelling Competition 1430. . . Alberta Toothill . . . ' The Professor asked how she won, and Fi sighed in relief as there was a decently long pause. This gave her time to finish writing. Fiona liked Professor Cazarez, but he often spoke faster than she could write.
Hearing a spell called out, Fiona looked up just in time to see green rings flying to the back of the room, striking a dummy. 'Had that thing been back there this whole time? ' She offhandedly wondered. Fiona paid attention as a boy was instructed up and the spell was cast on him. 'Wait! What!? . . . can teachers really use us like that!? . . . wait . . . we're learning this spell today!!?" the thoughts raced through Fiona's mind as her excitement peaked."Steleus!"
Her heart began to race as the other students rose and eagerly tried to cast the spell. She took a deep breath as she nervously stood up and took out her wand. Fiona carefully watched the others, as she silently practiced the flicking motion. Once she felt rather comfortable with the movement, she took a deep breath and aimed at the dummy "Stele! . . . es? . . .". nothing.
Fiona felt her cheeks start to warm with embarrassment. She was so caught up with watching the other kids and practicing the motion, she forgot the pronunciation of the spell. She closed her eyes, to better concentrate, as she listened in on the others saying the spell. 'OKay Fiona, you got this! Just do it! . . . you can definitely do this.' She gave herself a little pep talk before opening her eyes again. Aiming right at the dummy, she raised her wand and brought it swiftly down in the flicking motion"Steleus"she whispered. She was sure she saw a bit of green come out, but it quickly dissipated. 'Come on Fi! say it like you mean it!' She took another deep breath, before raising her wand again. She felt the determination in her voice as she spoke "Steleus!"
Fiona gave a small gasp as green rings shot out of her wand and flew out, hitting the back wall . . . missing the dummy. She was so excited that the spell actually worked she didn't even worry about the spell missing, after all, it wasn't like it had done any damage to the stones. Feeling reassured, and much more confident, Fiona tentatively pointed her wand at herself. She closed her eyes, collecting her nerves before peeking as she cast the spell.
The green rings flew over her shoulder and past her head. Fiona's eyes widened in horror, as she quickly looked behind her to make sure the spell hadn't hit anyone. She sighed in relief as there were no victims. Pointing the wand at her body again, she kept her eyes open and trained on the tip of her wand. In all seriousness, she voiced the spell and let out a victory sneeze.
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Professor Edit: Spell learned!
Stamina: 3 | Agility: 7 | Strength: 4 | Control: 8 | Arcane: 5 | Accuracy: 3