DADA: Lesson One - Inferius (Year 5-7)

Gwen still wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life, but she was sure she'd need DADA for pretty much anything she decided upon. She had pulled her hair up into a pony tail that day, her pink hair streaks showing through. Today was going to be a good day. She nodded as she made her way to the classroom.

This term was going as planned. She hadn't really made any friends, which was alright with her. She preferred to act alone, because when she decided to pull pranks, it was easier to not get caught when she was alone.

As she waltzed into the DADA room, she noticed a rather large tank. She nodded to the professor, and another boy, whom she noticed as the head boy. She rolled her eyes, as she wasn't particularly found of the boy. He was a year older but to Gwen, all male figures where boys. She took a seat in the very back of the room and tried to remain invisible. That she was particularly good at.

Lucy's older sister had always stressed the importance of Defence Against the Dark Arts to her. Lucy had always brushed this off as her nagging, because her sister had gone into a career depending on such knowledge. But she knew that it was a rather difficult subject to go well in, and that if she did happen to get good grades, it would look pretty awesome. So, as she was for all her subjects, she was determined to blitz it.

She walked into the classroom, taking notice of the subject on the board, and the peculiar object under the sheet at the front of the room, and her stomach seemed to churn just a little bit. She gave a nod to Professor Newbury and found an empty seat towards the back of the classroom, not inclined in the slightest to go any closer towards the front. To be honest to herself, while she still feigned a confident air about herself, the topic made her uneasy.

The first thing that caught Violet's eye was the thing at the front of the room, that she could not yet discern, as it was covered by a sheet. The second, was the writing on the board that showed the topic being covered in the day's lesson. Inferius. And her face lit up ever so slightly. There was a spark of interest in her eyes that normally had a dull expression, and her lips curved into a small smile. This would most certainly be an interesting lesson.

She walked to an empty seat, to the front of the room, as opposed to taking one of the back seats as she was usually inclined and fixed her eyes on what she could only imagine would be an actual inferi.

There was something about the dark arts that seemed rather enticing to Violet. Learning about it gave her a rush that nothing else seemed to be able to do. She knew that in this lesson, they wouldn't learn how to actually create one, but she figured it'd be good to learn to defend herself against them. Besides, there were other, unscrupulous ways of learning of their creation if she so desired, she'd just have to do it in her own free time.

Finally, the time came and Jake started to talk. And once the cover was pulled away, Violet's eyes lit up. Yes, it was an utterly disgusting creature that barely resembled the human it used to be. It was gaunt, skeletal, with hollowed eyes. The Slytherin boy started talking, about what they are, all things Violet already knew, so she didn't really pay that much attention, but instead, imagined the pure power she'd have if she ever managed to create one.

The last part of what the boy said bought her back to the lesson, and she decided to add to his answer.

"They're strong… And they don't feel pain. Really they're quite powerful. Voldemort was rather smart to make an army of them. Just immensely strong puppets, completely loyal to my-" she corrected herself "-one's own will. And I suppose if you get all the spells right, you could manipulate it so they avoid fire. Pair them with anti-apparition charms…" she stopped herself from saying anymore.