Apparition Lesson

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Apparition Lesson Feb 8, 2015 6:55:12 GMT

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Teddy Lupin stood waiting at the end of the Great Hall for the students to arrive. The chairs and tables had been pushed to the side and the enchanted ceiling crackled merrily with a thunderstorm. He was wearing a blazer over an AC/DC t-shirt with dark jeans; just to annoy the headmistress. His hair was his trademark turquoise, he found being a metamorphagus quite entertaining on some levels, though annoying on the next. Taking a deep breath he watched some of the students enter the hall for the lesson. "Alright, everyone - welcome to your first apparition lesson." He said loudly clapping his hands together to cease the chatter which had erupted. "You can call Mr Lupin or Professor, I am the brave auror that has decided to teach you lot to turn on the spot and end up anywhere at will."

With a flick of his wand, the man conjured a pile of hoops to the side of him. They fell with a clatter on the floor. "When I say, all grab a hoop and find some space. We have lifted the enchanments of the hall for now, though even if any of you manage to appariate - you can't leave this room anyway." He informed the awaiting students. "So, the three essential things for successful apparition are the three D's: Destination, Determination and Deliberation. Once focused on these, turn on the spot and - " The auror momentarily disappeared with a flick of his coat and appeared behind the students in the doorway. "You can try and appariate" He grinned slightly mischievously though tried to control it. He couldn't bear any more lectures from McGonnagall after his seven years at Hogwarts. "No yelling 'bam' or 'beam me up scotty' or anything along those lines if you do apparition. Okay, GO!"

Teddy lounged back in the headmistress's chair already bored. He thought teaching students might be exciting, then again no one was splinched yet.

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Apparition Lesson Feb 17, 2015 6:57:08 GMT

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Jordan entered the Hall boldly trying to give a confident vibe. Inside she was nervous, curious and annoyed at the eccentric instructor. It wasn't a big class though Jordan secretly hoped she could find a friend, no a guide. Jordan reminded herself that she didn't need friends, nor did she have any. she was a solo operator. The girl grabbed a hoop from the pile and found her own space. It seemed absolutely ridiculous to be able to twist in one spot and appear in another. The slythiren tried spinning on the spot focusing in the center of er hoop but all she did was nearly fall over. Why did she sign up in the first place?0

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Apparition Lesson Feb 17, 2015 11:41:57 GMT

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Post by Sophia Black on Feb 17, 2015 11:41:57 GMT

Sophia all but ran to the pile of hoops, grabbed on, and without thinking set hers right next to the dark haired girl already spinning in place. She was almost as excited to learn to teleport as she'd been when she learned about what she was already calling her "special project" in her head. Once in place, she stood for a moment to think.

There must be more to it than that, she thought. If it were that simple we wouldn't need a class, and we'd already be popping in and out.

She looked around the room, seeing so many spinning around, looking ridiculous. Rather than laughing, or trying to do it herself, she carefully thought through the Professor's words. Three D's: Destination, Determination, Deliberation. This told her approximately nothing about how to do this, and she doubted the eccentric Professor really knew it. He seemed here more out of a sense of fun than of actual instruction. Still, he was the teacher for a reason, so she spoke up.

"Professor Lupin, can you please elaborate on what you mean by each of the three D's?" she asked sweetly.

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Apparition Lesson Feb 18, 2015 8:08:18 GMT

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Post by Jem Scarbore on Feb 18, 2015 8:08:18 GMT

"Ace." Jem said to himself already happy with the class. He hadn't apparated yet, but that was to be expected. He was looking forward to having some body parts misplaced, or rather seeing it happen to other people. That sounded worse than intended, Jem by no means was violent. He was actually surprisingly gentle and emotional despite his large size. But he still thought it would be cool to see a head appear five feet behind it's body. As long as it wasn't painful that is.

Jem followed the Professor's instructions to a tee and was relentless in his pursuits trying over and over again to apparate. Jem felt learning to apparate was sort of a right of passage. Equivalent to muggles learning to drive cars really. He would get it. Eventually. When Sophia, a housemate a year bellow him began to ask questions though Jem finally stopped. He to wanted to know if there was anything Lupin could add to make it easier.

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Apparition Lesson Feb 19, 2015 1:23:23 GMT

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Post by Maximus Mendes on Feb 19, 2015 1:23:23 GMT

Max stifled a groan that he really wanted to make. This was frustrating, his spinning and the stupid hoop. He wondered how all the Professors and other Wizarding adults made it look so easy. Oh why yes. You need something? Just let me side sweep into alternate dimension, the Slytherin thought sarcastically. Looking up he saw his year and Housemate Jordan struggling as well. In fact every one seemed to be struggling. Sophia, the Hufflepuff, finally spoke up asking for further explanation. At this Max straightened, his attention shifting.

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Apparition Lesson Feb 19, 2015 7:57:52 GMT

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The instructor sat up a bit straighter in the char as a student started asking questions. Wasn't that the child related to the Blacks? The auror grinned ruefully as he wondered if they were related. "The three Ds? I thought that was simple, though I will explain it." Teddy said standing up and grabbing a hoop of his own. "First you need to focus on your destination, in this case the hoop. For determination, really feel like you going to appear there - be confident. For me that was always the hardest part. For the last D - deliberation, only focus on your destination with determination. Let nothing in your head. No nagging thoughts or woes, just concentrate on where your going."

While saying all this the man tried to convey the message by a lot of arm waving. At the end of his short speech he disappeared with a flick of his coat and appeared inside the hoop. "I can guarantee that most of you wont be able to do this on the first go, you'll probably look like your laying a quaffed sized egg. This is a hard art to learn but once you have, it's the most convenient way to travel. I hoped that answered your question." The auror informed with a polite smile. He went back to his chair watching the students try and disappear and reappear.

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Apparition Lesson Feb 19, 2015 8:16:42 GMT

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Jordan stared at the hufflepuff with guarded eyes. The girl who had put her hoop right next to hers seemed way too excited. But at least she got the instructor's attention. All of the students seemed lost and spinning round in circles didn't seem to help much. Jordan tried one more time focusing on the more in depth version of the three Ds btu to no avail. It also seemed to be a complete waste of time, how had that man done it so easily?

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Apparition Lesson Feb 19, 2015 11:52:22 GMT

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Post by Sophia Black on Feb 19, 2015 11:52:22 GMT

"So, it's just a matter of focus and confidence. No problem. Right then," Sophia said to herself, apparently unaware she could be overheard. She allowed everything to slip away in her mind except the inside of the hoop. It was all that existed, all that matter. She became determined to get there, pushing her determination into every fiber of her being. She felt ready, so she slowly and deliberately turned on the spot, and felt a rush as she slipped into nothingness. That rush caused a spike of excitement, and the random thought of how thrilled her mother would be to see her teleport entered her head as she popped out of existence and reappeared in the hoop...

Only to immediately scream in intense, excruciating pain. Only most of her body appeared in the hoop, her left hand floated in mid air on it's own where she had been standing only a moment before. Excitement crumbled and all that was left was pain.

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Apparition Lesson Feb 20, 2015 7:33:30 GMT

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The scream from the girl interrupted all of the auror's thoughts about a certain matron here in Hogwarts. The student had splinched her left hand from her body in the attempt of apparition. Teddy was over in a flash pulling out his wand clearly trained in this type of work or maybe it was just instinct. In a puff of green smoke and a large bang the hufflepuff was returned back to normal. "That my students, is what we call splinching. It's when part of your body doesn't make it through with the rest. Quite common in unpracticed apparition, nothing to worry about. When performing the test however you will fail if any body part is left behind." The instructor informed the class not wanting to shock them. "Miss Black, if you feel okay please continue or otherwise head up to the hospital wing. Splinching can be quite painful."

The man helped the girl up then wandered back over to his seat. One splinching this early was rather uncommon. At least something had made this day interesting.

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Apparition Lesson Feb 20, 2015 17:13:47 GMT

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Post by Sophia Black on Feb 20, 2015 17:13:47 GMT

Standing inside the hoop shaking like a leaf, tears streaming down her eyes, Sophia glared at @teddy. She roughly wiped the tears from under her eyes as he walked back over to his seat, obviously both bored and uninterested in actually teaching his class. She balled her fists, still glaring at the man playing at being a teacher rather than actually doing anything. Bad teaching was just another form of bullying, and Sophia hated bullies. Based on the minimal information the rubbish teacher had given, she was fairly sure what had happened. Her mind had wandered at the last moment, which is what likely caused her to leave part of her behind. The so called teacher obviously couldn't be bothered to share that information with the class, and a part of Sophia wanted to call him out on just what rubbish he was, but she'd already drawn too much attention to herself. Still, she had to do something, so she turned to @jordan beside her.

"You have to stay absolutely focused," she said quietly. "I got splinched because my mind wandered at the last instant. And you have to feel your way into nothing, like...like pulling yourself around a corner into another room. Don't bother trying to spin into the hoop until you feel where that nothing is, your mind is totally focused on your goal, and you are absolutely sure you can get there with every fiber of your being. If this teacher wasn't rubbish, he'd explain that to the rest of the class."

She then turned back to @teddy, and spoke with the hesitation of someone still afraid, "Professor, I think I want to go to the hospital wing, I'm not feeling very well after...after that." She added a slight catch to her voice at the end to emphasize how ill she wanted the teacher to believe she felt.