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Erik Odin Vinteren
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Good, everyone was following his instructions to make nametags. This vould make calling on students easier...Erik waited for a few to be finished with their nametags before he addressed their answers. And they were all surprisingly accurate answers. Text Cut: repeat the past answers; reply under this textcut Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty  Welp, that was expected. The name tag, the question and the flash of recognition during the greeting. But, he seemed nicer than that Knox woman. So that was a plus. Sky quickly ripped a piece of paper out of her notebook and jotted down her name and nothing else, since hadn't asked for anything else and both her house and the fact that she was one of the upper years was rather obvious. She folded the paper in half and used the spell that would turn it into one of those nice nameplates.
And now for the question. The answer to which she knew well enough. So, raising her hand first, she replied. "We study magical history, obviously. And the reason is because if we don't study and understand history, we're doomed to repeat it." That about summed it up. Quote:
Originally Posted by hpfan18 So he wanted them to make a name tag? That should be easy enough. He wrote it on his paper and made it stand up without magic.
Then after he made his name tag, he heard the question about what is HOM and why do we study it?
Well Kace had one answer and tried his best. "Well professor i think we study it to prevent a repeat of what happened back in the past. We learn about the history to prevent mistakes." Quote:
Originally Posted by Mell At the Professor's instructions, Michael pulled out some parchment and made it into a name.
Once that was done he raised his hand to answer the questions. "History of Magic or even just history itself are events that happened in the past that shaped our world to what it is today. We study it so that we can gain knowledge from those past events so that we either don't make the same mistakes and so that we can improve and move forward in the future. That sounded about right. Quote:
Originally Posted by Charely Potter Wade then took out some parchment, to get his name tag done. It had become mundane after a few times, but no complaints from him.
Mr. Vinteren's accent did seem to catch Wade's attention, for it was very familar.. was he.. Scandinavian too? It had been a while since he had heard it, mainly back at Durmstrang from some of the teachers and other kids. Wade's British family were the main reason his own accent wasn't all that noticeable. Hmm.. well, back to finishing that name tag.
Afterward, Wade seemed distracted as he stared at nothing in particular while furrowing his brows.. Nope, he was just thinking again. He rose his hand once he had an answer, "History of Magic gives us a detailed summary on past events and how relevant they are today.. Dates, important people, and discoveries.." Now as for why. "Well..it's important to know what ever mistakes were made don't happen again.. and know the reasons behind them." Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Jory reached into his bag for parchment and a quill. He scrawled the required information onto the parchment after folding it in half.
Jory now raised his hand. "Professor, History of Magic is the study of past events that have occurred in the past. It deals with facts. We study these events have have taken place in order to understand the present and possibly the future. We may also use the past to prevent or lessen the intensity of any repeat of destructive events.'' He seriously hoped that he made some sense there. Quote:
Originally Posted by Eriin Garrick did as he was told and made his name tag, not at all tidy writing like everyone else seemed to have. Nope. Not at all.
And well that was the way any HoM class was supposed to start, yes. Raising his hand Garrick offered this: "As the others have said it teaches us about the Wizarding World's past and all that, but I like to think it is a tool to teach us not to make the same mistakes twice. I mean, if we don't look at the events of the past and LEARN from them then we are doomed to continue making the same mistakes over and over." Lowering his hand he scanned the room for a certain person... Where was she? Quote:
Originally Posted by Nimmiii A name tag for himself, eh? That didn't sound too bad. Ryan took his time as he reached down into his back and clawed around for a free piece of parchment. Preferably, one that wasn't scribbled on or had been chewed in the corners. In the end, he managed to find one that was slightly smaller than his hand, Ryan folded it in half as best he could. Then, he wrote the following:
And then there was that question to answer. Ryan scratched his head a bit and then cleared his throat.
"History of magic is...well, it's the history of magic. Like, what's happened in the past and how magic has evolved over time. We study it so we don't make the same stupid mistakes wizards made before us." Quote:
Originally Posted by Team ronmione Listening to the Professor Tag got out a piece of parchment and did as he was asked. He wrote down in very bad chicken scratch writing
"History of magic is the study of magical history" That much was pretty self explanitory, thought Tag. He then continued to answer the second portion of the question. "We study the history and try to learn from past events as to why people did such things or reacted in certain ways and learn knowledge from them. If we, present day, were put in a similar position of a past even, maybe we'll be able to understand what's happening to us and react better to it this time around. Because we have a basic understanding of it already?" Quote:
Originally Posted by Lockhartian OH. There was only ONE good thing about History of Magic. A clean classroom. So, thanks for that, Vinteren. See? He did say he was no Professor, Lex, so, Lottie wouldn't call him 'Professor Vinteren', nope.
Mr. Vinteren, possibly.
She was faaaaar too busy and bored to answer this question, really. She was like this even when Scabior was around, nothing personal, Mr. Vinteren. So, she took her time making that tag.
However, West said something that sparked her interest. '...by winners'.
"I think it would be far more interesting to learn from the records of those who lost, since those are the mistakes we shouldn't repeat." Her hand had been raised at the time of her answer, not anymore. This was probably more directed at West as a simple opinion, though, but Vinteren was more than welcomed to take it as a class advice. "Good, good," he replied to the many students who delivered the most obvious answer. "Vhere are many things we can learn from our past failures to avoid repeating vhe same mistakes over and over, but vhere are also many positive things ve can take away from our successes. For example, if a spell got you out ov a scrape in vhe past, you vould vant to use that same spell to get out of trouble again in vhe future. Or to avoid vhat trouble entirely. Vhat is vhy history of magic not only teaches vhat mistakes ve have to learn from, but also teaches vhe principle ov reflection and self-introspection." He would let them think of more specific examples of where such skills could be used; the point had been made. Text Cut: study of facts, events, people; reply under textcut Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo She was allowed to call him Mister but there was more respect in Professor? Professor it was!!! Or well...just in classes because she still preferred Mister Vinteren. It suited him more, gave him that edge. Professor didn't sound very intimidating unless you added Lafay to it, merlin that woman was awesome. She nodded at his suggested.
Throughout his introduction she hung on to every word, even though she knew it all already. It was one of those just because things, you know???
Name tags!!! Lex grabbed for a piece of parchment and began scribbling.
That should do!
On to the question. She stuck her hand up and had it waving around until she was acknowledged. "It's the study of history--the magic kind though and we cover things that have happened in the magic community through the years, focusing on important dates through our history and important people who had some effect on the magic community." It was possibly the worst subject she'd ever had to sit through as well but she wouldn't add that part because Vinteren. Quote:
Originally Posted by PotterHeadforLife So he was the Vinteren guy. Okay. Kat noted that, since she didn't catch most of the Board of Governors candidates last term... but she remembered him. The one with the accent just like Professor Christiansen. Oh... may he rest in peace. Anyway time for class. Kat listened to the introduction and the nametag. Oh... okay. Kat took out a parchment and folded it in half and wrote her name on it.
Once that was done, Kat was thinking of stuff and about the question. What was History of Magic? Hmm... okay. She raised her hand up. "We learn a lot of things in History of Magic. We learn more about the past and the significant events that influenced the Wizarding World into what it is now. I guess it is important to know them so that we know what happened before we were even born and, in a way, remember the different important events that has occurred." She still had more things to say, but she'd leave that for the others because she was considerate that way. Quote:
Originally Posted by McFeisty Amelia was sitting there with a confused look on her face as she listened to Professor Vinteren ask them about history of magic. She was going to have to pay close attention right? Very close attention.
So she took out a piece of parchment and folded it up before scribbling her name as neatly as possible. THERE, she hoped that was good right? She did want to do well with this class - and hopefully he was a little less intimidating than Professor Scabior. Who was devastatingly scary at times.
She did cringe when she realized she'd used almost Carolina Blue ink...but who cared right. It was just a pretty color - and she'd seen those signs about the campus all the time since last term.
Raising her hand she spoke. "Professor Vinteren we learn about the History of Magic so that we can know what has happened before us and what has brought us to this point with these customs. Learning our history is a way to learn from our misgivings as well as our good choices and well, luck." She fiddled with her quill in her hand as she sat there. Quote:
Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Theoman.
She saw him and she returned the smile, happy that at least some things hadn't changed. It was nice to have her History of Magic partner back, okay?
Moving on...
The blonde listened to Professor-only not really-dude's introduction and nodded when he asked that they make their name tags. She grabbed a piece of parchment and scribbled her information down before folding it so that Vinteren would be able to see.
On to questions. "Professor, History of Magic is the study of wizards, their history, and the history of the magical world." Y'know, the big important events and such. "We study history so we better understand why things are the way they are." Or something like that. Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivana R Annabeth took a piece of parchment and did what the teacher had asked to.
Mr Vinteren seem to be an annoying person and it scared her. But she needed to reply his questions, then she raised her arm and said:
"History of Magic is one of the most important subjects we must learn at the school. All the stuff about the wizarding world is taught in this matter, as the wars and laws. We must learn it because... well... when we born we don't know anything about anything, but everything is already going on... so... kinda... There is no need to keep on reinventing the wheel ... although it's important to know that someone had already done it and it's important to us to know the methods and means to reach the goals. That's all." She grinned. Yeah, it should be enough. Quote:
Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl Name tag first. That wasn't too hard. Penelope grabbed a piece of parchment, folded it in half, and quickly scribbled down her name, house, and year.
And now...a couple questions. Also didn't seem too hard. Penelope thought about them for a few seconds then raised her hand. "What it is is pretty obvious from its name. History of Magic. Basically the history of the wizarding world instead of the Muggle world. Though I guess sometimes we can do both? But mostly we study things that happened to wizards or witches in the past, or things that they did, or things goblins did, and all that. And we study it because we're required to here." Probably not what he was looking for, but hey, it was the truth. "But also I guess because lots of things that happened in the past still happen now, so it helps to deal with it, I guess. Like...when the train stopped couple terms ago, we had a lesson about the train and other times it stopped before." Okay, now she figured she was done. Her hand went back down. Quote:
Originally Posted by xXxPandora Was it just her or did this man have a very close resemblance to her Professor Christiansen - who died protecting them, he was a hero, yep he was, bless his soul - not only in appearance but by the way he talks too? Although, Christiansen's accent was still the bestest.
Mister....Professor Vinteren. It even rhymes with Christiansen.
What if he *is* Professor Christiansen? His soul that has just taken up a whole new body? That can happen, right? Right! So...slight squinting at you, Professor. We're suspicious.
New to the castle? Pssh. But Beezus still obliged when they were asked to provied a nametag.
There. Now, to his question. Or questions rather.
Hand up. "Professor, History of Magic....from its name is 'his' and 'story' is the story of how our magical world came to be. It provides us the the facts." Not all the time though. "...and significant events that contributed to why things are the way they are now." Pauuuuse. "And we study this because history is a window into the past that provides understanding of the present-day." Mhmm. Quote:
Originally Posted by Syd While he was making his name tag, Jake listened to a few of the other students answer. They were right... what they were studying was obvious by the class name. And that made Jake wonder briefly if Vinteren was really just talented at faking his ability to teach because that was sort of a dumb question to ask. But... there was no way he was going to say that out loud, of course. So he raised his hands like a good prefect and gave what he thought was a nice answer.
"History of Magic is basically the history of the world... or recorded history, at least, from a wizarding point of view. We learn it because it's good to know about the past... and where we come from. So we can appreciate how the world is now. We don't necessarily have to learn from their ways or whatever, I don't think. I think we just need to know what happened. Simple as that." Quote:
Originally Posted by Meizzner Nigel like Botros idea better for casting the name on the desk instead of using a simple name tag thing.
But it was Vinteren's class. So Nigel started to write his nametag.
Once it was done. Nigel could start concentrating on the question asked. Though it was hard with his awesome accent. What is History of Magic? That was a good question. Nigel raised his hand and answered. "Studying Goblin Rebellions"
Nigel knew there was more to it than that. But it was an answer. Quote:
Originally Posted by Tegz West went ahead and did the nametag thing (adding his house and year since apparently that was a thing) as he thought about the question and observed everyone and all of that. There was a lot he could say, but West wasn't interested in spitting out some textbooky answer.
He put his hand up finally. "History of Magic is the study of the accounts of our magical past as written by the winners. We study what we're told to study, and what the Ministry approves for us to study. Mostly its facts and stuff but not all of it, some of it is just what we're supposed to think is fact. For instance Goblin Rebellions would be a whole lot different to learn about if the Goblins got what they wanted or if they wrote the history books."
Just one example of many. Quote:
Originally Posted by LilFox06 Anya scribbled down her name on the parchment.
Well... that was a boring question. Probably. She had a hard time understanding what the Professor said... still. It was weird to think about though, that she could have spoken like that.
Wait. What was the question again...? She raised her hand. "I agree with West Odessa." she said with a nod. Always agree with West. "History mandates it." Or something like that. Quote:
Originally Posted by THE Govoni There was no way Dylan was missing this lesson. History of Magic...Creepy Bond Guy. He'd made a promise...mostly to himself after trailing the new Professor. Dylan just couldn't shake the feeling that something was off about the man...Shifty man was shifty.
The Captain was a Slytherin...and paranoid still about everything.
Moving to take a seat, he went about doing the name-tag thing that was starting to become so popular among Professors.
That added information was, indeed, important. Just ask anyone...
Also, to answer the question..."History of Magic is...the History of the magical world...Like Salem witch burnings and Goblin Revolutions...It is the study of things that has shaped our world as a whole." Yes, studying the facts and events of the past were important too, Erik couldn't disagree with that. However..."Don't forget vhat vhe person writing the history book or teaching your history of magic class brings a certain slant to the 'objective' retelling of vhe past," he warned. "As Mr. Odessa said," since apparently, he was the person to agree with, "you vould hear an entirely different retelling of vhe goblin rebellions if you were listening to a goblin's side of vhe story. So being aware ov bias is an important vhing to do vhen studying history." Which he had, actually, done. There were things you could do when you spoke gobbledegook. Text Cut: evolutionary answers; reply under here Quote:
Originally Posted by sarahb Accents were funny. That was what Alexia decided in her first HOM class.
After all their HOM teacher, Professor Vinteren had a huge accent. And she thought it was very interesting and a bit funny. Now they had to make a nametag and say what they learned in HOM. But Alexia had never been to Hogwarts so she had no idea. She could at least make something up using the name. But first the nametag.
There. Perfect. Now for the answer. "Professor Vinteren, in History of Magic we learn the history of magic." Duh. Didn't that part seem self explanatory. "We learn how the magical community has evolved." Maybe, possibly, she didn't know. It was just a guess. Quote:
Originally Posted by Danielle_Daughn Pulling out SEVERAL pieces of parchment and her quill Mack went to work making her name tag. She made sure to use her best hand writing as this would be the professor's first impression of them.
Raising her hand she answered the professor's question "Sir, History of Magic is learning about our past, where we as a whole come from, what has happened in our past is what will carve out our future. We learn about it so that we understand exactly what it is to be a witch or wizard and know where our race, if you will, has evolved from."
She looked around at the other students, sure her response was a bit elaborate but he asked what history of magic was.. and she had answered. Besides it couldn't help to make a good impression on the new professor. Now these were two different answers. Erik gave respectful nods to the two young ladies who came up with studying history to see how the magical community has evolved.
"Interesting," he agreed with them. "But it is nice to haff a historical record of wizardkind's greatest successes, inventions, and innovations, no? Very good answer."
And then he came to three students who had very well-rounded, developed answers...the sort of thing he had been looking for but not expecting to hear. Quote:
Originally Posted by DecemberMoon Eliza filled out a piece of parchment like the new professor had asked and sat it on her desk, folded up so he could see it from the front of the classroom.
This was another example of only good looking people working at the school. Although, this man sort of made Eliza a little uncomfortable. He’d never done anything to make her feel that way but he just had something about him that felt..different. Maybe it was just his sharp blue eyes or his rigid demeanor. She couldn’t quite place it. He seemed to be starting the class politely and slowly for the first years to catch on though, and he was pretty modest about his personal introduction, so maybe she was reading him all wrong. She put a small smile on her face when she raised her hand to answer. “History of Magic is basically the study of important things in the history in the world of witches and wizards. Unlike a general history class, this one of course focuses on magical happenings so that we can better understand our past to hopefully make our future better. But we don't always study things from a long time ago; sometimes we learn about things that have just happened - because that's history in the making.” She was pretty sure she’d heard that said about history somewhere. The question was extremely basic, so she felt her answer had done the job, but it wasn’t anything very noteworthy, so she’d almost wish she just would’ve let a first year give it a try instead. Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin Mo patted his own tie, a standard part of the Hogwarts uniform, as a reflection of the motion the professor had made, and then he fell back into his chair as he waited for class to start. Quietly, he obeyed their first instructions from the man-with-the-hard-accent. A name tag.
Now then... what was History of Magic? Shouldn't the professor know that one by now? Since he was teaching it and all. "Knowing the historical record of events helps us understand where we've been and informs our present day actions and decisions. It also honors those who came before for their part in shaping the world as we know it." Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazinga Minerva listened as the professor or governor man began class. He was new to the castle, so Jory and her thoughts were right about him, he had never attended Hogwarts, which meant attachment to things probably wasn't there. Hmm interesting Minerva thought as she began to write on her parchment and making it into a name tag.
Then she sat and listened to his first question. He didn't seem bad so far, but not very laid back either, so she wasn't going to judge the class yet. His accent was just a tad hard to understand, but it wasn't the first time she had to listen very closely in a class, thinking of ancient runes *wibbles* Anyway pushing her thoughts back to the question she raised her hand, "Sir, History of Magic is the study of the origin of magic as well as past events that have made magic and even Hogwarts what it is today. Without History we wouldn't have the up to date knowledge that we do today. We wouldn't have been able to learn from experience, or have growth in our world." She hoped that made sense at least. Here were the students capable of thinking outside the box. Erik appreciated their answers perhaps the most, because they put everything in perspective. One of his favourite words: perspective. "Excellent," he addressed the three of them at once. "As vhe saying goes, 'Yesterday is history, tomorrow's a mystery,' but it's not, is it, if ve continue to build on our past experiences? It is important to grow from our past, as Miss Wheatborn said, honour those who came before us, as Mr. Branxton said, and make our future better, as Miss Dawnsel said. I vant you all to focus on vhose three pillars this school year as ve study History of Magic. Keep them in mind as you ask yourself vhy are ve learning vhis." A summary of what had been discussed so far appeared on the board beside Erik in neat and useful bullet point form.
Now then, to move on. "I can see vhat you all know vot we study in History of Magic, and vhy, but how does one learn History of Magic? How haff you learned vhis subject in vhe past?" He looked around at them all with genuine curiosity. Had they been taught any spells real historians used and gone on field trips, for example, or was it all lecture by the former professor's son and assigned readings for homework?
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