Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter but I kinda wish I at least owned Snape...

Lesson 3

Is that a weapon in your pants or are you just happy to see me?

Weapons, they are the basis for all evil. If the weapon is evil or evil looking, the person is either the anti-hero or pure evil. Weapons vary, from magic wands to swords to staffs and to many other items. Regular weapons like swords and extreme weapons such as a Trident all can either have many multiple powers or none at all. It all depends on the person. For example, bad guy A uses an enchanted Sword under the alignment of Mercury, and bad guy B uses Twin daggers. If B defeats A, why is that so? Well, that's due to one's own abilities, but that will be covered in the next chapter.

"Weapons are wonderful but, the only one I have is a bloody wand, a sword sounds good, but... where am I going to get a good sword?" Severus asked himself as he admired the drawing of a large staff like something from LOTR (Lord of the Rings)

Of course, while the bad guys have cool weapons, one must not forget armor as well. Enchanted clothing works best at this, is it blending into the environment or is it meant to never allow long distance shots to affect you as much? Armor depends on the person, and yet you still want to look good. (Refer to lesson 2 on names and outfits)
And back to weapons, look at the pictures on the next page, can you tell which one is evil and which one is good?

Severus turned the page for a moment and examined various weapons.
"Well, I shall have to say that the ones that look more complicated are for the good and the simple ones are for the evil, right?" Severus turned back to the previous page.

If you said the complicated ones were for the evils, you were right!

"Bloody..."

Evil people tend to lean towards using the cooler of the weapons, while the good prefer lightweight weapons and weapons that suit their need, they keep it simple usually because they are the ones traveling to vanquish an evil, while the evil person is merely strolling about a castle or a dungeon and can normally wield bigger weapons with little effort. For example, if you had a Gaia Blade (Golden Sun) (good) and your opponent had the evil Soul Caliber (Soul Caliber 2) (evil) both are strong, but one is much obviously heavier and you have to be stronger to wield it. See? Famous and legendary weapons include...

Master Sword (good) (Legend of Zelda)

Gaia Blade (good) (Golden Sun: The Lost Age)

Millennium Rod (evil) (Yu-Gi-Oh)

Legendary Sword (good and evil) (various)

Excalibur (good) (Common name, many games)

Spirit Gauntlets (good) (Unknown)

Voldemort's Wand (evil) (Harry Potter)

Guns (Depends on who has it) (not getting specific, to many and in too much stuff)

Pokemon (good and evil) (Pokemon... actually, good by nature, can be manipulated, follow orders and such)

And these are just to name a few.

"Pokemon? Whoever thought they were good weapons... oh wait..." Severus's memory flashes back to when a Pikachu came out of nowhere and shocked him. He was in the hospital for a week... getting over the shocks...

The weapon must be wielded properly though, failure to do so can result in major backfiring for the original wielder. It is very important; ALWAYS TREAT YOUR WEAPON WITH RESPECT. Some weapons even can talk, and then it becomes very vital to treat your weapon with respect. More detail later on talking weapons, they can also be referred to as most trusted Minions...

Please turn past the weapons pictures now to begin chapter 4, managing your evil finances... a.k.a. getting past the IRS and other financial gain barriers...

TBC

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