5 Aug 2018, 15:10
The Sneezing Hex, First Year
Reducio
Roleplaying as a first year
Oh History of Magic it was Quinn's favorite subject and for very good reason. This fact was further proven when Quinn found put they would be learning a spell in class that day. Oh how ever exciting it was, and for a change Quinn was happy that he had grabbed the front seat as per usual.
Carefully Quinn observed the professor's movements and they way he spoke the spell. Having noticed that nothing happened to the dummy. At first he thought the act quite strange, but he did find the prpfessor's analogy quite helpful if a tad gross. Not that he would complain it was a helpful one none the less. Quinn nearly burst into laughter after he saw the results of the spell. So that's what it does? Quite helpful if you ask me.
The fact that this spell could be quite useful especially for dueling or to hekp one get out of a bind was something Quinn could not pass now or ever. So after the demonstration Quinn left his seat taking his wand. With a smile he walked iver to a freed up dummy. First things first the actual word. He needed to say it in a crisp, concise manner. Couldn't have anything going wrong on account of his carelessness.
"STÈ-lee-as. STÉ-lee-urs. STÉ-lee-us." He mumbled to himself for a few minutes finally getting it down after he was sure he was saying it correctly. Next was his wand movement. Just like picking a booger from his nose and flicking it. He practiced it for a bit aiming it at the dummy. After a few more minutes of practice he felt ready to practice it on the dummy.
Taking everything he had learned he flicked his wand in a practiced manner saying the words, "Steleus!" at first nothing happened he was sure he did it right so he tried readjusting how he flicked his wand.
"Steleus!" This time green rings shot out hitting the dummy square in the chest. Quinn was ecstatic at this development, so much so in fact that he did it twice more before he left the training dummy.
...Now came the unpleasant bit,a bit he still hoped went off without a hitch. He prepared himself, before turning the wand on himself, "Steleus!" For a second Quinn thought he had failed before falling into a fit of terrible sneezing. His eyes were watering and red from the sneezing, his nose had been running, and overall he was feeling quite rubbish.
But somehow he had managed to do it. Little Quinn Healy would go on to use this little spell from time to time.
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Professor Edit: Spell learned!
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3 Oct 2018, 00:55
The Sneezing Hex, First Year
What an exciting twist to the day! Adam had struggled through a dreary afternoon and was anything but enthusiastic upon his arrival in the dusty old history classroom. The entire subject felt old and musty, just like the content it covered. There were some parts of the past that were interesting, Adam supposed, but they had yet to make an appearance in his studies. He knew he should care about the story of magic, of the entire wizard world. It was just so hard to concentrate when he had so many more fascinating classes waiting for him just down the hallway!
Today, it seemed that History of Magic would be joining the ranks of Adam's favored classes for one simple reason: they were learning a spell! It was so rare to practice wandwork in this factual setting that Adam had almost forgotten that was a possibility. He watched in near-disbelief as Professor Cazarez fired a blast of green rings at a training dummy set up in the back of the room. Could they be learning dueling magic? Was that even allowed in class? It certainly seemed like it, as the professor had prefaced his example with a story about an ancient duel. Then, just as quickly as the lesson had began, it escalated, with the teacher turning his wand on a Gryffindor boy and repeating the spell. Adam's face was a mask of horror as he watched the rings collide once more, but he couldn't help laughing when his classmate simply began sneezing. It was such an anticlimactic result, but the chance to learn how to do that for himself thrilled the boy. The Sneezing Hex! What a clever tool!
The incantation sounded exotic in his foreign professor's accent, and Adam played with the pronunciation for a few minutes until he was able to repeat it almost identically. He waited patiently for a spot in front of the training dummy to finally open up, and when it did, he hurried over. Practicing on something inanimate felt very counter-intuitive, especially with a spell like this. How would he know if it had worked? The green rings could only tell him so much. Reminding himself not to overthink the lesson, Adam brought his wand up so the tip was just about even with his nose and held back a small laugh, reminded of the way Professor Cazarez had described it. Then, without further ado, he flicked his wrist downward and called out, "Steleus!"
Much to his surprise, the spell worked as it was supposed to, with green rings soaring out to envelop the dummy in front of him. It must have been a good day for spellwork, because he had forgotten to go through each step of his usual casting method. Maybe overthinking it wasn't always necessary. Smiling, Adam reveled in the success for a moment before realizing what his next target was. Better to get it over and done with. Closing his eyes nervously, Adam lowered his wand just a bit, so that it would end at his feet. Would it still work without hitting his chest? He didn't have many other options. Praying that this part would be over quickly, he whispered the incantation one more time and turned his head away.
With the second cry of "Steleus!", the boy's body was wracked with a fit of sneezing. Burying his head in his sleeve, Adam felt his wand slip through his fingers but couldn't spare a glance over to catch it. Luckily, the hex was fast-acting, and he stopped sneezing after only a few seconds.
It came with a small price, but the lesson was over: Adam had figured out one more spell.
Professor Edit: Congratulations, you've learned the Sneezing Hex!
Today, it seemed that History of Magic would be joining the ranks of Adam's favored classes for one simple reason: they were learning a spell! It was so rare to practice wandwork in this factual setting that Adam had almost forgotten that was a possibility. He watched in near-disbelief as Professor Cazarez fired a blast of green rings at a training dummy set up in the back of the room. Could they be learning dueling magic? Was that even allowed in class? It certainly seemed like it, as the professor had prefaced his example with a story about an ancient duel. Then, just as quickly as the lesson had began, it escalated, with the teacher turning his wand on a Gryffindor boy and repeating the spell. Adam's face was a mask of horror as he watched the rings collide once more, but he couldn't help laughing when his classmate simply began sneezing. It was such an anticlimactic result, but the chance to learn how to do that for himself thrilled the boy. The Sneezing Hex! What a clever tool!
The incantation sounded exotic in his foreign professor's accent, and Adam played with the pronunciation for a few minutes until he was able to repeat it almost identically. He waited patiently for a spot in front of the training dummy to finally open up, and when it did, he hurried over. Practicing on something inanimate felt very counter-intuitive, especially with a spell like this. How would he know if it had worked? The green rings could only tell him so much. Reminding himself not to overthink the lesson, Adam brought his wand up so the tip was just about even with his nose and held back a small laugh, reminded of the way Professor Cazarez had described it. Then, without further ado, he flicked his wrist downward and called out, "Steleus!"
Much to his surprise, the spell worked as it was supposed to, with green rings soaring out to envelop the dummy in front of him. It must have been a good day for spellwork, because he had forgotten to go through each step of his usual casting method. Maybe overthinking it wasn't always necessary. Smiling, Adam reveled in the success for a moment before realizing what his next target was. Better to get it over and done with. Closing his eyes nervously, Adam lowered his wand just a bit, so that it would end at his feet. Would it still work without hitting his chest? He didn't have many other options. Praying that this part would be over quickly, he whispered the incantation one more time and turned his head away.
With the second cry of "Steleus!", the boy's body was wracked with a fit of sneezing. Burying his head in his sleeve, Adam felt his wand slip through his fingers but couldn't spare a glance over to catch it. Luckily, the hex was fast-acting, and he stopped sneezing after only a few seconds.
It came with a small price, but the lesson was over: Adam had figured out one more spell.
Professor Edit: Congratulations, you've learned the Sneezing Hex!