Lesson One - All Years - Homework

Aoife O'Donnell
3rd Year Gryffindor
Regular DADA

Look through your textbook and find brief descriptions of the following spells.

Verdimillious Charm
produces green energy from the wand by means of sparks.
Tongue-Tying Curse
binds the target's tongue to keep him or her from talking about a specific subject.
Freezing Spell
immobilises living targets.
Stunning Spell
renders a victim unconscious and halts moving objects.
Full Body-Bind Curse
paralyses the opponent.
Levicorpus
causes the victim to be hoisted into the air by their ankle.
Shield Charm
creates a magical barrier to deflect physical entities and spells.
Reviving Spell
awakens whomever the caster's wand is pointed at.
Reductor Curse
can be used to blast solid objects into pieces.

Write a brief paragraph (minimum of 4 sentences) on your favorite out of the above list and explain why you think it would be useful to know the spell and how you could see it in your future.

I think all of these spells are awesome (except the Verdimillious Charm, which sucks) but my favourite would have to be the Tongue-Tying Curse. It could be used to make any annoying person shut up when they are annoying you. This problem is a regular one for me. It would be useful in many different circumstances. As soon as I master it, I will be using it on Hunter, if he mentions my height compared to his ever again. I will also use it on Blake to stop him being an evil git.

15 POINTS

Tor Odin Gunnarson
Slytherin
Sixth Year


Verdimillious Charm - produces green energy from the wand which can reveal dark objects.
Tongue-Tying Curse - binds the victim's tongue to keep them from talking about a certain subject.
Freezing Spell - immobilises living targets.
Stunning Spell - makes a victim unconscious or halts moving objects.
Full Body-Bind Curse - paralyses the target.
Levicorpus - hoists the victim into the air by their ankle.
Shield Charm - creates a magical barrier to deflect physical entities and spells.
Reviving Spell - awakens the subject.
Reductor Curse - is used to blast solid objects into pieces.

Levicorpus

Perhaps this spell isn't the most useful, but I suppose that wasn't the question. It's interesting and, quite frankly, has a hilarious outcome. It's one of my favourite spells overall. I've always found using it on my brother quite amusing. In a duel, it could also be quite a useful tactic for surprising your opponent and buying yourself some time. To think of better spells to use.

20 POINTS

Hunter VanDerberg
3rd Year Gryffindor
Regular DADA


Verdimillious Charm - produces green energy from the wand by means of sparks.
Tongue-Tying Curse - binds the target's tongue to keep him or her from talking about a specific subject.
Freezing Spell - immobilises living targets.
Stunning Spell - renders a victim unconscious and halts moving objects.
Full Body-Bind Curse - paralyses the opponent.
Levicorpus - causes the victim to be hoisted into the air by their ankle.
Shield Charm - creates a magical barrier to deflect physical entities and spells.
Reviving Spell - awakens whomever the caster's wand is pointed at.
Reductor Curse - can be used to blast solid objects into pieces.

Write a brief paragraph (minimum of 4 sentences) on your favorite out of the above list and explain why you think it would be useful to know the spell and how you could see it in your future.

My favourite would have to be the Tongue-Tying Curse. You could use it to make an annoying person stop bothering you. You could also use it for your own amusement. It's definitely the best.

10 POINTS

Lyra VanDerberg
2nd Year Gryffindor
Regular DADA

Look through your textbook and find brief descriptions of the following spells.

Verdimillious Charm
produces green energy from the wand by means of sparks which can be used to reveal dark objects.
Tongue-Tying Curse
binds the target's tongue to keep him or her from talking about a specific subject.
Freezing Spell
immobilises living targets.
Stunning Spell
renders a victim unconscious and halts moving objects.
Full Body-Bind Curse
paralyses the opponent.
Levicorpus
causes the victim to be hoisted into the air by their ankle.
Shield Charm
creates a magical barrier to deflect physical entities and spells.
Reviving Spell
awakens whomever the caster's wand is pointed at.
Reductor Curse
can be used to blast solid objects into pieces.

Write a brief paragraph (minimum of 4 sentences) on your favorite out of the above list and explain why you think it would be useful to know the spell and how you could see it in your future.

My favourite of these spells is the Full Body-Bind curse. Obviously it depends on the situation, but in a duel this seems to be one of the most useful ones. To completely paralyse an opponent would be very useful. I'm sure I'll be in a duel at some point, where I could use this. Otherwise, I might just practice it on Lyn because I'm bored and she's being boring.

15 POINTS

Morgana Gaunt
Sixth year Slytherin
Advanced DaDA

Verdimillious Charm
It is a charm that sends energy in the form of green sparks from your wand.
It can be used in duel, where it will trickle around the victim and hurt them in the slightest. It can also reveal objects that are hidden by the means of Dark Arts.
The charm's incantation is 'verdimillious'.

Tongue-Tying Curse
A curse used to make the victim unable to speak of a subject, in which case the tongue will curl itself backwards. It can also be used in duels, in which case the victim will be unable to speak incantations. It can be overpowered by more advanced magic in a duel.
The curse's incantation is 'mimble wimble'.

Freezing Spell
A simple spell that makes ice appear out of the tip of your wand, with the ability to freeze fires and cool down salamanders. In addition, it will instantly freeze water a few feet deep, making the ice solid enough to walk on. There is a side effect to this spell, where anyone nearby will breathe thick, white mist due to the extreme frigidity of the spell.
The spell's incantation is 'glacius'.

Stunning Spell
This is a spell that, as the name says, stuns the victims. It renders them incapable of movement and unconscious, but after a while, it will wear off. It can also be counteracted by the means of Rennervate. It also halts moving objects. A very useful spell to wizards and witches, often described as a wizard's bread and butter. There are creatures who are not affected by the stunning spell, like trolls, giants, half-giants and dragons. However, the spell is strengthened when used by more than one person, so if several people shoot the stunning spell at a dragon at the same time, it will eventually work. It is also deadly if used by several people on one person.
The spell's incantation is 'stupefy'.

Full Body-Bind Curse
The full body-bind curse is a neat curse that paralyzes its victims. The arms and legs will clasp tightly to the body and make the victim unable of movement. The jaws are also glues shut, so the victim is unable of speech. The victim is still awake and its eyes are capable of movement. It can be counteracted by 'finite incantatem'.
The curse's incantation is 'petrificus totalis'

Levicorpus
Levicorpus is a jinx that lifts its victims into the air by their ankles. It is a nonverbal jinx, and is easy to master. Its counterspell is 'liberacorpus'.
The incantation to this jinx is 'levicorpus' and is mostly only used non-verbally.

Shield Charm
The shield charm is used to block incoming spells or objects of any size. The only spell it cannot block is the Killing Curse, as it is unblockable.  It is a moderately difficult spell that quite a few adults does not even master. It forms a shield that will make the spell thrown at you return to the caster, ricochet into other directions or simply dissolve into thin air upon impact. There are very many different types of shield charms, but they are all a variety of the basic one.
The incantation to the charm is 'protego', as well as 'protego maxima', 'protego horribilis', 'protego duo' and 'protego totalum'.

Reviving Spell
This spell works as a counterspell to most things that leaves the victim unconscious. It awakens the victim, though it has its limitations. It can be used on stunner spells, but not on a victim who's been shot by this spell several times. It is also unable to awaken victims that have been affected by more advanced magic, like the Drink of Despair.
The incantation to this spell is 'rennervate'.

Reductor Curse
This is a very intense curse that can be used to blast solid objects into dust. The incantation to this spell is 'reducto' which means to 'reduce' or 'bring down' in latin.

Write a brief paragraph (minimum of 4 sentences) on your favorite out of the above list and explain why you think it would be useful to know the spell and how you could see it in your future.

I, personally, like the redactor curse the best, because though it is a rather easy spell to learn (or so I have found it to be), it is also the one which gives the biggest impression. It is not due to the flashiness of the spell, but simply the statement it gives, that you can reduce things to ash, and nothing can stop you. It is also a very useful spell if you find yourself in a duel or simply a tricky situation. It is perfect for a distraction, and it can also throw your enemies off balance. And more.

35 POINTS

Maya Winchester
Slytherin
Fifth Year


Verdimillious Charm - produces green energy from the wand which can reveal dark objects.
Tongue-Tying Curse - binds the victim's tongue to keep them from talking about a certain subject.
Freezing Spell - immobilises living targets.
Stunning Spell - makes a victim unconscious or halts moving objects.
Full Body-Bind Curse - paralyses the target.
Levicorpus - hoists the victim into the air by their ankle.
Shield Charm - creates a magical barrier to deflect physical entities and spells.
Reviving Spell - awakens the subject.
Reductor Curse - is used to blast solid objects into pieces.

My favourite spell is the reductor Curse. I think its cool because it can blast through stuff and cause a mess. If anything gets in your way you can just blast through it. Pretty handy.


15 POINTS

Madeline Cole
Hufflepuff
Regular DADA

Verdimillious Charm - produces green energy from the wand which can reveal dark objects
Tongue-Tying Curse - binds the victim's tongue to keep them from talking about a certain topic
Freezing Spell - immobilises living targets
Stunning Spell - makes a target unconscious and halts moving objects
Full Body-Bind Curse - paralyses the victim
Levicorpus - lifts the victim into the air by their ankle.
Shield Charm - creates a magical barrier to deflect physical entities and spells
Reviving Spell - wakes up the subject
Reductor Curse - blasts solid objects into pieces

Shield Charm

My favourite is the Shield Charm. Not only is it the least harmful of these spells, but it could protect you in a lot of circumstances. If someone decided to be very mean and unfairly cast one of the mean spells at me, I could use the Shield Charm to stop myself from getting hoisted into the air by my ankle. If someone tried to throw a toaster at me, the shield could keep it away in case I wasn't quick enough to run away.

23 POINTS