many things in defense against the dark arts are entwined these
divisions will keep things less confusing for you all. It is my personal
belief that to defend yourself against dark forces you must first and foremost
KNOW the dark forces. I do not mean that you will study the dark
arts or perform them, that is completely out of question. I simply
mean that we will look into the dark arts as closely as how to
defend them.
expectations. We will begin with dark creatures. While this is not care
for magical creatures, creatures are widely used in the dark arts and
therefore should be studied. From creatures we will work our way into
simple spells, and how to defend them. Going into curses. Then hexes. And
potions. There are of course many more fields within defense against the dark
arts but these are most basic and outline this class best.
work from all of you. I simply want you to be here for classes,
complete your homework as best as possible, show me and your
fellow class-mates utmost respect and try your best. Homework will be given
at all lessons. There will be the basic short answer questions,
opinion questions, essays, and paragraphs as well as small research projects.
| Creatures | Here we will study creatures such as giants, dementors, basilisks, acromantula, goblins, threstals, boggarts, and other creatures that share same aspects. We will look at their origins, life-style, habitats, survival and etcetera. There will be a short chapter on their uses in history and their uses today. As well as any other details that might be found. |
| Spells/Charms | We will learn about harmful spells and practice defense against them . There will be your every day disarming charms, shield charms and simple things such as that as well as more complicated work like patronuses . |
| Curses | There is not much difference between spells/charms and curses. Curses ARE of course a sort of spell! Curses are spells that have a stronger affect and sometimes even more deadly then those of your regular spells. We will look into the three unforgivable curses mostly here, as well as other low-level ones. |
| Hexes | Hexes are another type of spell work that has different aspects then that of Curses and Charms. |
| Jinxes | Yet another type of spell work with diffrent aspects then the 3 above. Here will look at things like the jelly-legs jinx and etc |
| Potions | Potions are widely used in the dark arts, and in defense against them. Here you will learn about potions that can cause you harm, spill your biggest secrets, kill you and everything in between. We will look at potions such as the polyjuice potion which allows you to take the form of any person for an hour. |
These creatures include Giants, Dementors, and Goblins.
passion for pain and murder. They receive great pleasure in things you, me and
every other person considers deadly. They seem to already have a part
in the lifestyle and habit we call the dark-side. This is why
wizards with evil intent, such as Lord Voldemort, know that these creatures
could ensure success for them. Lord Voldemort had offered these
creatures things that they desire and that they themselves would
have a hard time to acquire.
Why do you think their numbers are so small today? They kill each
other off daily! With their gigantic stature, love for killing and
loss of a brain, make them the perfect things for mass amounts of
murder. What better way to get rid of a large number of people in one swift
order? They are dangerous yet easily bought. All one has to is bring
the Gurg gifts. Gurgs are the leaders of the tribe. Something they
like and can not get for themselves. Which would be magic, now giants
do like magic but they do not like having it used against them so
you have to be careful. Once the gift is presented you state why it is
you wish to talk to him and say you will be back the next day with
another gift and to have your talk. The second day, bring another gift and
present your �case�. The next day you must come back with yet another gift,
and possibly make arrangements. It depends on the giant, one may
need more persuasion then another. They are not always easy to control and
lose their tempers fast, so it would be smart to promise them big
things that they would find hard to resist. This way they will not turn
against you in their own greed. Such a thing could be a promise for great
opportunity for killing, bigger space and more magical gifts.
many casualties in Voldemorts reign. What better allies to have then
those who will love to do your dirty work for you?
to do such things. Well, most are roughly 20 -25 feet. A minimum
height of a giant is 19 feet. They have very rough hides, that of elephants
and rhinoceroses which make it very hard to wound them. Knowing
their height you could only imagine how big the rest of their body
parts are. Their mouth alone could swallow an over-sized human as if
they where a jelly-bean. They live in high mountains and caves, hidden
from the view of muggles. Their diet consists of mountain mammals,
such as goats and other raw meat.
giants, have a different way of fulfilling it and achieving it. Their utmost
love is in their name, dementor. Highly known for their guard in
Azkaban, these creatures find their pleasure in other peoples misery,
pain, and drive them crazy. They do so by sucking every happy
memory out of a person. So all one can do is sit entwined in their thoughts
and feelings of misery. Reliving every painful moment after
painful moment. This treatment leaves one practically dead, unable of happy
thought or feelings. And once one is at that state the next extreme
is given to them. The Kiss.
head to foot in black robes. Where a face should be, there is nothing
but vast darkness. The only thing you could see and live to tell
is their hands. They are grey and slimy. Resemble something that had
rotten in the dirtiest water. The only other body part they have is a
mouth. No eyes, no nose. They do not need it. They identify using the
feelings of people around them. The mouth is their deadliest
possession. Stretched over where eyes should be, very thin, grey and
scabbed. With this they perform the Kiss. You may think this sounds caring
and loving, but on the contrary it is what they use to suck your
soul out. Worse then death to most. Putting their mouth onto yours
they will suck the very life out of you and leave you as the living
dead. You will not feel, understand, think and just wonder around
forever. Kind of like a pen with no ink, a book without words.
murderous if not given enough souls, or not sucked up enough happy memory.
they close to you every happy memory in you drifts away, replacing
them with your worst memories. The only way to defend against a
dementor is using a Patronus. Which we will look at a little bit more
later on. What it does though is just makes your happiest feeling
into a solid form that is used to drive away the dementor. One so
happy that they can not fight it, or feed of it. This is the reason you
can feel a dementors approach, they are making their surroundings
suitable for their presence. They can not live surrounded by happy memories.
by wizards and witches with horrible intentions. They are a great
weapon in weakening small of large amounts of people. Casting them into
complete unhappiness. It can take several moments to think of your best
memory to conjure a Patronus in which time enough damage can be done by the
opposing side.
very useful for a number of reasons. Two are listen above, their lust
for souls and happy memories and the feelings they bring to people.
Another would be because they are the guards of Azkaban. With them
allied you may never have to worry about your fellow witches, wizards
and other allies staying to long away from your command. To gain
them all you would have to do is promise enough food and opportunity
for bringing pain they can imagine.
prefer, on todays lesson. Under three sub-titles. Giants, Dementors and
Goblins. Since we did not discuss Goblins today the third sub-category is not
expected, but you will recieve bonus points if do complete it. You can
add your own thoughts and logic or information if you prefer. Again
bonus points will be given if you do, but I do not expect it. And lastly please answer this question:
What other creatures have very strong ties with the dark arts?
You can actually look this up or just make this an opinion piece.