Defence Against the Dark Arts: Lesson One (First to Fourth Years)

Shaun stood then shifted from foot to foot, wondering how big these pixie's were going to be. When asked if anyone of them knew what they were, he knew he hadn't a clue. The only pixies he knew about were in muggle fiction and as such, he was sure was as far from reality as could be. So, if he had no idea what they looked like, and was completely clueless as to their uses, he thought he wasn't going to be very quiet this class. Unless, he could fake it? Or rather guess at the correct answers. No idea what spells defeated them, he recalled a brief passage from something he'd read or maybe it was a film he'd seen as a little kid. Raising his hand, and then receiving a nod from the professor to answer, Shaun stated, "They like to trick travelers. They find it fun to confuse them and make them completely lost."

It came out as if he knew completely what he was talking about instead of winging it from bits and pieces of folklore that he tossed together. It would make sense, to him. There were all kinds of strange and crazy creatures that did weird things.

[OOC: Given permission for the brief GM of the professor's action]

Delilah looked around the classroom and thought if she should even try to answer to.the questions what was asked there. She usually kept quiet but she knows she needs to even speak up more in classes. So she decided do it.

She raised her hand. "Pixies are only eight inches and electric blue color creatures. They also have pointed faces. And their voices together can make you ears hurt. It seems like many people arguing together," she said there something. This was something what she could remember and she did left few things to others reply too. She actually knew what spell to use against them.

She had read about them a bit earlier. They weren't like other known pixies in fairytale books. They were more different than that. She realized that after she had read about them. She had no idea why they were so different. She just was hopeful that her info was useful what she had said.

"Woah," Shaun stated and turned to the Hufflepuff who knew about the pixies. While stoked that he was right, his attention was more focused on the fact that they could lift a human! And gave birth to live young. Did that mean there were things that you would think gave birth to live young but actually had eggs? So no pod pixies then. Good to know. And from what the other girl said, he would need earplugs. After the mandrake session in Herbology before he sort of wanted to carry some around anyway. Not to mention he liked to use them when certain Gryffindors were singing in the shower in the mornings.

When the professor said he was letting them out of the cage, Shaun's green eyes went wide. And the teacher seemed to read what he was thinking because his next answer of trying to assure them he hadn't gone made didn't ease the teen's anxiousness. Although, he was sort of eager too. And they'd need to know....the freezing charm?! Shaun could have face palmed because there were quite a few spells/charms labeled under that one heading. "Oh man," he mumbled and when they were let loose, Shaun now knew why their professor moved the desks. He didn't want anyone cheating or having an easier time ducking the winged menaces! Crafty, sneaky, professor.

Crap, crap, crap! Shaun racked his brains and brought up his wand saying the first thing that came to mind. "rictusempra!" If the thing was busy laughing it couldn't get him right? It would buy him time to think of something else. Then it hit him, almost literally. One of the creatures had taken his bag and upended near him and had to dodge to not get hit by his falling books. Grabbing his Charms book he flipped through it. "AHA! Immobulus!" he cast with a triumphant look.

Smiling to himself as his answer was approved and Hufflepuff was awarded five points, Elleon kept his sketchbook while his eyes were on Jake. He hadn't caught what Delilah said, but he didn't worry about that; he could always reread his textbook for more facts on the pixies.

The mention of "practical lesson" made him frown a little, though his knew that every lesson in DADA was a practical one. His spell casting had improved as well as his non-verbal skills, but he still struggled with some, especially when he was in a roomful of people and not alone. But he was truly alarmed when Jake said he would let the pixies out of their cage. He knew of the havoc they could cause if not contained properly. Releasing them would be disastrous if they couldn't freeze them properly and get them back in the cage. He knew the Freezing Charm and could successfully cast it about seven out of ten times, but he didn't know if he could do it to a whole bunch of pixies. He didn't have any problems with the wand movement; it was usually the pronunciation that got him down.

He wasn't prepared for the pixies to be let lose. And judging by the way the Gryffindor boy was flipping through his Charms book, neither was he. Taking his wand out as he tried to dodge incoming pixies, he casted the charm non-verbally, managing to hit one that was coming straight for him. The tiny being froze, and Elleon picked it up, gently placing it back in its cage. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw that the Gryffindor boy had also casted the charm. He was about to head toward the immobalised pixie to put it back when he felt something on his ear at the same time as he felt the sensation of being tugged upwards. Oh no.

He tried shake his head a little, hoping that the pixie would release him. It didn't work. If he didn't do something quickly, he'd be up in the air and Merlin knew what it would do to him there. Trusting in his spatial abilities - and also hoping to the high heavens that he wouldn't get his ear, he aimed his wand and casted the charm, heaving a relieved sigh when the pixie dropped to the ground. He lifted it and deposited it in the cage before moving on to defend himself against another mischief maker, grateful that he was deaf and wasn't able to hear the ruckus he was sure they were making.