Here is a very useful charm that I have come across. When used properly,
it creates a shield between you and your adversary, protecting you from most
attacks. To conjure it, wave your wand in a clockwise circle, starting at
about your waist, swinging wide and then tightening your spiral to about
your chest level, then snapping your wand upright. The shield will hold at
its strongest for about ten seconds after you conjure it and if you keep
your wand rigidly upright. If you choose to bring your wand back to prepare
for a second attack, your shield will weaken but stay up for at least five
seconds. If you keep you wand upright, you shield will stay rather strong
for an extended period of time but will weaken as it absorbs attacks and
will drain you of a respectable amount of energy. Excellent to use in duels
when you need to block an unexpected attack. Some weaker, propellant charms
will bounce off of the shield; more powerful, blossom-style attacks will
be absorbed. Your shield could break if a blossom-style attack is more powerful
than your magic power will allow your shield to be. Curses often can sneak
around the edges, so be careful. Experiment defending against various jinxes,
charms, and curses. Your shield can also be broken if it absorbs several
strong attacks, is struck suddenly by a powerful propellant charm, or sometimes
even dissolved by some curses and jinxes. The wand movement is rather complex,
so I suggest you practice it before relying on it in a practical application.
Assignment:
Write five sentences on using the Defensive Charm in a practical situation
(you may use the example of a duel, but you must provide three different charm
attacks you opponent attacks you with and how the shield responds to each
of them) without using examples from the Harry Potter books/movies. Due by
our next lesson. Send homework to: scapegoat2004@excite.com. Be sure to include
your Hogwarts name, year, and house, or you WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY CREDIT.