March 5th, 1888 — DADA Classroom
Nikolai did not dare demonstrate what the students would be working on, lest his distraction cause him to waver in front of the class. Patronuses were tricky work even for a skilled wizard—or witch—and he did not fancy making a fool of himself before a bunch of children. The shadow of potential hung over his head as he introduced what was usually one of his favourite lessons of the year.
“We have studied,” he continued, having undergone the tedious housekeeping aspects of the class already, “the myriad applications of the Patronus Charm, but today you will finally be able to practice the spell for yourself. Remember that it is only happiness that will enable you to succeed, so choose your focus wisely. You may begin!”
Open to all NEWT-level Defence students. Those active in this thread may earn participation points. Please include, in your first post the form below. Students who are unsuccessful in casting a patronus during this lesson may sign up for extra, one-on-one help with Nik at the end of class. In the case of the last point, omit the rest of the sheet ;) Each post should end with them casting the spell; results will be posted every few attempts. If you change memories later, please include the memory/and in the appropriate posts. See this thread if you’re confused!
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[b]SKILL:[/b] General skill, with 1 being average (the lowest anyone would be in this NEWT course), 3 being “quite good”, and 5 being “can expect to get into the Auror program if they had the inkling”. Most of you should be in the 1-3 range.
[b]CHARMS:[/b] What did you get on your charms OWL?
[b]MEMORY:[/b] The memory your character will be using.
[b]AND…[/b] 1-5 with five being “they will never be happier than in this memory” and 1 being “it was nice at the time”.
[b]FORM:[/b] What your character’s patronus will be if successful! Select random if you want me to choose based on my knowledge of the character. They can change over time so it’s not permanent, but will probably stick until a Massive Event in your character’s life.
[b]PREVIOUSLY ON DADA:[/b] Include any results your character has had in the past for trying to accomplish this! Mostly for seventh years—sixth years haven’t been taught formally yet. Please link to the applicable post.
[b]SCREW THAT I JUST WANT THEM TO FAIL[/b]
— set by soph! —