Advanced DADA - Lesson One

Maya Winchester. Christmas Party Girl. Brilliant. Rolling her eyes, Jen watched as the girl made her way towards her. If that brat was going to be the one who read her mind, she would...explode? No, just groan and get on with it. It wasn't like the fourth-year actually had enough talent to see anything of what went on in her mind. It was all a chaotic jumble at the minute.

"4th November," she sighed. "Let's get this over with."

Morgana nodded at Shah and then the girl said her age. Morgana didn't mind that the girl's date was before hers, and she simply sat back in her chair, preparing herself. Her father had used legilimens on her mind, not that she had cared; she never had anything to hide anyways. So she knew the feeling she'd feel, and she knew how to protect herself somewhat. Of course, her concentration would often break.

She looked at Shah then and raised an eyebrow. "Are you waiting for my permission?" she asked, "Just do it."

So Occlumency, okay that seemed fair. But there was the small fact that everyone was pairing themselves off and somehow, Wade and Aylee had chosen to work together. I don't like her anymore, it's all right. Ryland told himself, though he knew very well that it was a lie. Who wouldn't like Aylee? Before he went off into rant about how wonderful the girl was, he turned to the other Ravenclaw girl who had walked in after him. She looked too young to be in the advanced class, but he knew more than anyone how bad it was to be judged by appearances.

"Hi!" he smiled at her, "I guess we can be together...My birthday is August 25th...Oh, and I'm Ryland!" he said. He was trying hard to be nice and friendly when all he wanted was to go back to bed.

Just as Victoria was scanning the room searching for a partner to work with, a Gryffindor boy turned to her and greeted her. "Um...hi", she responded rather clumsily. She was a bit nervous about the task ahead. Not to mention that she didn't have any experience with Occlumency at all, but the thought of someone going through her mind didn't sound that inviting either. Not that she had anything to hide, but she would rather not share some things with everyone. 

"I'm Victoria. And my birthday is... on the 6th of October", she said with a sigh. Damn it. She should have just lied and said March, but that thought came too late. So a guy named Ryland is going to read her thoughts, how fun. "I'll try and think of pretty things then. Unicorns and rainbows. I promise", she said with a chuckle. Seeing that would be a lot better than all the messed up stuff that actually goes through mind.

Lucy was incredibly late for D.A.D.A., but who cared? Her unworthy uncle was the one who would be teaching, and it was already a given that Wade was forced to show up. Taking her time despite how late she already was, Lucy made herself walk all the way up to the classroom. Once there, she swung the door open and looked around. What is going on? Her uncle Kellin was at the front of the classroom, and Ryland was sitting with some random girl. Wade and Aylee were sitting together, and Jen and Shah seemed to be working on something. Together. Cautiously, Lucy walked completely into the room and turned to Kellin. "Do we have a seating chart or something?"

When his niece walked in, Kellin smirked at her. "No, we don't have a seating chart. But you're late, so that's five points off your house." he walked towards the front of the room and saw that mostly everyone was already paired up so he was now ready to begin explaining how to perform the task.

"I'll begin with Occlumency." he said. "To successfully block someone from entering your mind, you must first clear your mind of everything. I mean everything. No emotions, no feelings, no anything. If your boyfriend broke up with you this morning, forget it. If you failed your potions class last year, forget it. You need a clear mind so that the intruder can't find anything." He watched as Lucy took a seat reluctantly and decided to use her as his example. He narrowed his eyes a bit, a habit he had acquired during his early practices, and smirked as he discovered the thoughts inside Lucy's brain. "For example, I know Lucy think I'm arrogant, wicked, immoral and unpleasant. Had she been on time to class, she would have known how to prevent me from reading her thoughts." He moved around the room, seeing who was paired up with whom and then continued. "The person who will be doing the Legilimency will have to say the incantation first. Eventually, I hope you will all be able to do so without the verbal spell, but for now, the incantation will be your best friend." As he said so, Legilimens appeared on the board. "You are to point your wand at the person whose mind you will be entering, say the incantation the right way, and maintain eye contact with your victim."

"Doing so successfully will earn you twenty points for your house, so try to do it well. Begin." he told them as he began to walk around and watched the students in case anyone had questions.

"How did I make it into the advanced class?" Oliver wondered out loud as he slowly made his way towards the classroom. He certainly was not ready for such a commitment! Being in any advanced class meant too much homework and class work to do in one day, and Oliver, being the tree-hugging wimp he was, was not ready for this. He turned around the corner and climbed the short stairs to his classroom, ready to run out in case things got too heavy for him.

Just as he'd touched the door's handle, he overheard the professor's loud voice. Kellin Malfoy, or something like that, was his DADA professor's name. Malfoy. Oliver had heard it before but he couldn't recall where. A bit intimidated by the man's loud voice, Oliver entered the classroom quietly and shyly. Like the inexperienced first year he was. "Professor Malfoy?" Oliver spoke up, though it was barely a whisper. How am I going to do this? Meeting new students was one thing, but getting along with his professors was a whole different concept.

Lance slept late, again. This wasn't the best way to start off a new education system, but he was sure it would get better someday. The first class he had was DADA, one of his favorite classes. It was pretty awkward because he had to take class with older students. Some of them are lovesick teenagers. Lance's goal in his pre-teen years was to become a cool, not lovesick teenager. Placing his hand on the doorknob, and opening the door, he read the chalkboard. Apparently, this professor was Kellin Malfoy, but liked to be called Leo. He entered the classroom, and said, "I'm sorry I'm late, Leo." Lance sat in the back, and hoped that he wouldn't take points from his house. He really didn't understand this "points taken away" thing.