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Helena Ravenclaw
|  Resident Ghost of Ravenclaw | Intelligent & Evasive
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Originally Posted by MunchyBubbles 
A violent death, and fearing death! It was all so sad and Syah couldn't help but mist up just slightly! However as the lecture went on, she calmed down and her tears evaporated..
She knew the answer to this question! She thought anyways!
She raised her hand and spoke, "That would be the Fat Friar right? He's the Hufflepuff House Ghost."
"Very good Syah." Helena acknowledged with a nod. Quote:
Originally Posted by Poolicious
Then the Grey Lady told them about house spirit and building stronger bonds. She gave the class a description about a ghost. A house ghost. Fat? Short? Brown-haired? Definitely not Sir Nicholas. Since he's not fat. Dressed in a habit held up by a rope belt? OH! OH! The Gryffindor raised her hand "Fat Friar, Professor."
"You are correct Candice." Helena acknowledged with a nod. Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Oh, yeah! House bonding. Adi did like that the Professors had come up with this idea for this term since he liked the activities so much. Especially the ones held during winter time. Anyway... he listened to the description before raising his hand almost immediately.
"Fat Friar, Professor Helena!'' Yep, Hufflepuff's ever jovial ghost. "Good, good Friar is correct Adi." Helena acknowledged with a nod. Quote:
Originally Posted by fire_faerie Luckily, the Grey Lady chose that moment to ask her second question. Ah, this one he knew. After jotting down everything Professor Helena said - Professor Helena, it was still weird - Benzi raised his hand. "The Fat Friar, professor, ghost of Hufflepuff house." "Very good Benzi." Helena acknowledged with a nod. Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritRising
The Fat Friar, yes, she knew that. Anyone who had been at Hogwarts longer than a year would know which house ghost Helena had been referring to. Was there anything else different she could add about him? Maybe when he was alive which was a long time ago. Over 2,000 years ago.
"That would be the Friar, born somewhere in the British Isles around 982..." Tia commented after raising her hand.
"Yes you are correct TiaMarie. The Friar lived about 2,000 years ago now." Helena commented. Quote:
Originally Posted by RandomRaven
And now the Grey lady continued with the description of a ghost. When she mentioned that the ghost is fat, Ava already knew the answer. "It's the fat friar." She spoke as she raised her hand. Also... "Do you have to choose if you want to be a ghost when you're dead or something? I mean, why some wizards turned into ghost and why some didn't?" She was curious, okay?
"First, you are correct, i meant the Friar. Secondly you have to actively choose to become a ghost just as your life is about to end and your spirit is leaving your body. Not everyone wants to become a ghost Ava. We are cursed one can say to haunt a specific place until the end of time. Most witches and wizards probably die happy and satisfied with their time on earth and pass on to side of the dead while other chose to linger." Helena answered. Ghosts weren't common. Quote:
Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl "That would be the Fat Friar, ma'am. I heard he was executed by Church officials for being too good of a Healer, basically." Was that true? He peered up at their spirit-ed professor curiously. "Good, good David. It's Friar indeed. If died by the hands of Church officials you'll have to ask him." Helena responded. It was not her place to share a friends secrets. Quote:
Originally Posted by feeheeheeny When others chimed in with the answer, Soph gave a pensive hum, then her hand went up, too. "Miss? Doesn't he mind being called that? I mean, of all names we could call him by, Fat Friar doesn't seem all that kind of a thing to be called for centuries and centuries. Doesn't he take offense to that?" He WAS large, but really. Why not the Jovial Friar? Didn't quite have the same ring to it, but seemed a bit more appropriate. "The Friar has gone by the name 'Fat Friar' for over 2,000 years. If he takes offense to being called that I do not know Sophie. I have never asked him even, if he is a dear friend of mine. You'll have to ask next time you see him." Helena suggested. Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy At the next question, Paulina raised her hand. "I agree with everyone that it's the Fat Friar, my House's Ghost. I don't know what his real name was though." Did he mind being called the Fat Friar? That wasn't exactly the nicest nickname. "You are correct Paulina. You may just find out his real name sooner than you think." Helena responed cryptically. Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry174 Angel then listened to the next question she raised her hand. "I agree with the others Professor!" Angel then thought about something, it was either than or the Bloody Barron on a bad day. "Good Angel, i was indeed referring to the Friar." Helena answered with a nod. Quote:
Originally Posted by Govoni
"As everyone's said, the Hufflepuff Ghost, the Friar," because Sophie Brown had brought up a good point, and Rea, in response to her lovely dormmate, respected the tidbit. "....or the Jolly Friar?"
"Professor, I've read that he is very kindhearted, forgiving presence as well." He sounded like her kind of pers-...er, spirit, to be honest.
"Very good Reagan. Yes, I think the Friar does live to being kindhearted and forgiving." Helena answered thoughtfully. Quote:
Originally Posted by decapitatERN
Dot dropped her chin on her fists and tried not to be sad about a ghost who was actually very jolly, but... nope. Sads were there to stay. "Doesn't he have a for real name, Professor? Can't we call him by his for real name, so that we can acknowledge that he's a for real person? Even if he's dead now, he was a for real person and he had a mother who gave him a for real name." Oh. So that's where the sads came from.
"The Friar does have a real name Dot. But calling him the Friar doesn't make him his less real or less of a person. Helena responded quitely. She understood Dot's emotions. Quote:
Originally Posted by Sararara The jolly one. Her absolute favorite, 'cause who didn't love jolly? "The Friar!" THE BEST. She didn't have to tell the Grey Lady that, though. What if it hurt her feelings? Ghosts had feelings too, y'know....right? "You are correct Norah. I am talking about your house ghost." Helena responded with an acknowledging nod. Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazzie Using the houses' ghosts to strengthen bonds and boost house spirit. Awesome idea, Professor Ghost!
Who was that ghost she was describing? Of course he knew. Beaming, Owen shared, "The Fat Friar, maa'm." "Very good Owen." Helena responded with a nod to the first year.
When the last student has quieted down Professor Helena smiled faintly as she spoke. "You are all correct I was in indeed describing the Friar; Hufflepuff's resident house ghost. How the Friar died, what his real name is, and whether or not he takes offense to being referred to as fat you'll soon find out since he'll be joining us in class shortly." Quote:
Originally Posted by Fat Friar The Friar, indeed!
Said ghost entered through the door not to make anyone shiver. "Greetings, dear students and Ms Ravenclaw!" he called jovially as some suggested and hovered in the front of the room. And when you spoke of him he silently floated into the room and up the front to hover next to her. Hopefully a second ghostly presence wouldn't make the temperature in the room drop again for the students sake. Giving her ghostly friend a beam Helena said "Welcome Friar and thank you for agreeing to visit my lesson and share bits of your life story with the students. Whenever you are ready the class is yours." Floating a little backwards to give the Friar some room she let her eyes wander over the students faces. OOC: The Friar is going to share bits of his life story with the students. Please hold off on asking questions until after the Friar has spoken eg. posted again. Feel free to react to seeing the ghostly visitor though.
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