Personal Narrative: The Stunning Spell By Professor Silvers

Just like last week, I was nervous about class today. I love learning about dueling, but I have a good heart and I don’t like to hurt people, so learning ways to bind them and freeze them is something I never thought I’d be learning. I wish I could cover my eyes and still be able to cast. Then I wouldn’t see the result! I suppose that means I wouldn’t be able to defend myself either, and would lose every duel… Argh.

Professor Silvers went through The Stunning Spell and the Full Body Bind Curse today, as well as their counters. As I wrote notes with my quill, I became more and more nervous. Professor Silvers reminded us several times that these spells would not harm our opponent, but rather stop them; this didn’t help the twisting in my gut. This week, Professor Silvers wanted us to work in groups of three, so Abi and I partnered with Nicole to form our group. When it came time to practice, we just kind of looked at each other at first; no one wanted to start. Abi finally sighed, raised her wand, and said “Okay, girls, which one of you wants what?” Nicole and I both giggled, …show more content…
The first one I tried was the Full Body Bind Curse Counter, so that I could unbind Nicole from when I bound her legs and partially bound her arms. I readied my wand, and said “Petrificus Removere!” while flicking up, to the right, and into a clockwise spiral. I focused on loosening her body, allowing her to move, and willed as much energy as I could in order to unbind her. A golden mist emerged from my wand, and surrounded her. As Abi and I watched (Abi from her position sitting on the pillows, having recently awaken from her stun), Nicole’s arms and legs seemed to loosen, and she began to move them a little. Abi and I cheered! Nicole stiffly sat up, and proclaimed that was the weirdest feeling she’d experienced so