Dryke Britefyre
Posts : 16
Join date : 2012-06-21
 | Subject: DADA Year 5 Lesson 1  9/27/2012, 4:03 am | |
| D.A.D.A. broadly focuses on preparing the student so that they may be able to—if such need arises—magically defend themselves against things pertaining to the Dark Arts. You will learn about evil and unfriendly spells and trinkets and how to protect yourself against them. You will learn how to defeat dark, magical beasts and you will also study curses and things of that sort.
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Year 5 Lesson 1 - Protego (Shield Charm)
The Shield Charm is a moderately difficult spell. most adult wizards cannot produce an effective one in a combate situation.The Shield Charm is a term applied to several varieties of charmsthat create a magical barrier to deflect physical entities and spells. Conjurations may sometimes rebound directly off it back towards the caster, or, in other cases, may ricochet off in other directions or dissipate as soon as they hit the shield.
Incantation
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Protego (pro-TAY-goh)
| Type
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Charm
| Hand Movement
| Move hand in a waving motion | Light
| Bright, transparent blue
| Effect
| Magically blocks spells & physical entities
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Etymology:
Latin protego, "I cover" or "I protect".
Known Variations:
Protego Duo
Protego Horribilis
Protego Maxima
Protego Totalum
Homework: (Due before next class)
1.Practice the the charm in pairs. ( with one using the simple Petrificus Totalus (Full Body-Bind) and the other attempting to block it with a shield charm.)
2. have you and your partner research together an instance where the shield charm is mentioned in Harry Potter and send your findings to me via owl.
3. send to me (via owl) the differences between the Variations of Protego. | |
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David Callahan
Posts : 36
Join date : 2012-09-24
| | Subject: Re: DADA Year 5 Lesson 1 9/27/2012, 3:50 pm | |
| David Callahan, 5th Year, Aqua House.
David took a seat in the back of the classroom. | |
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