When the students enter the classroom to begin classwork, they surprisingly find all of the desks gone. Instead, a dozen small rings of golden chalk with odd symbols took their places. "Please put all of your belongings against the side wall, and step within your won circle. All you'll need today is your wand." Following the professor's orders, students eagerly flung their packs filled with books against the walls. Every student was anxious to learn what would happen, and what this hands-on experiment was about.
"I'll begin this lesson with a question; do any of you know anything about protective circles?" All of the students just stood there quietly. "Well then, I'll show you." Professor Ready then began to advance on your class's clumsiest member. He raised his wand, and yelled "Furnunculus!" A dazzling jet of light shot from Zez's wand, and began to zoom at the fidgetty person at top speed. Once it was about two feet away, though, the bolt took an immediate jut downward, and was sucked into a snowflake-like drawing. Shoving his wand back into his pocket, Zez Ready continued, "That shows the power of runes on protective circles. Now, if I could just step into one of the free circles." Finding a spare protective circle, the professor then bellowed, "Alohomora. " The door across the room opened, and within was a towering deadly dementor. Mysteriously hovering above the ground, the creature began to go for the same fretful student. The innocent fifth year locked up with panic, and seemed to have his eyes fixed on a hideous thought. Everyone but him stared down at the golden words Expect patronum inscribed on the circle that flashed silver, and a misty fog covered the innocent boy. The dementor backed away into the other room, and closed the door behind it.
"Protective circles are used for exactly what they are called; they are circles that protect you. They could have spells and runes written around them; whichever spells I write are the ones that shall protect me. If I was going to go out and destroy every dementor I could find, I'd write spells like Expecto patronum, and runes like courage, strength, and protection. In the 1600s, necromancers would create these circles so they could easily commune with the dead. If the spirits were unable to touch the necromancer, the spectre would have to subdue to the wizard's commands."
"Some of you may be a bit curious why the chalk the lined with glistening gold," Professor Ready said as he added an odd trapezoid to his circle. "In Alchemy, gold is the most sophisticated and powerful substance in the world. Now, if you were going to go fight a dementor, would you rather be protected with lead, or gold? Now, everyone, could you please clear your circles? I want you to write down spells and runes you'd want to use to protect you. Make sure you write in between the two lines, now! You may begin once I hand you some gold-lined chalk"

Assignment:
Essay: What are you putting inside your protection circle? What are you defending yourself sgainst with these?

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