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|  ~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
SPOILER!!: Pikachu answers! Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy  Hady had highly considered not attending this mornings lesson. It wasn't anything at all to do with the lesson itself or the fact that it was yet another new Professor teaching it. What it did have to do with was the fact that she was exhausted...so much so that she probably appeared ill to anyone that looked at her.
Yawning quietly into the crook of her arm as she entered the room she cast a very quick glance around only long enough to ensure that this room in fact had desks today. Nothing more mattered to her honestly as she made her way for the first empty seat after casting a small half-hearted smile in the direction of Professor Stewart. It wasn't her normal greeting but it was all that she could currently manage at the moment.
Slipping down onto the chair Hady silently took out her things for the lesson. The remainder of her time while she waited for the lesson to began was spent skimming the tip of her finger of the wings of one of the butterfly tattoos that had taken to fly across her skin and landing on the inside of her left wrist. Each time her finger brushed over the red and gold butterfly it's wings would flutter or it would fly in a small circle to land right back where it had been moments earlier.
The voice of the Professor barely caught her attention but slowly she lifted her eyes upwards towards the front of the room and the pictures that were being projected there due to the projector and laptop that happened to be in the room. Why she hadn't noticed them earlier she had no idea. What she did know was what each photo was being as she was mostly raised in a muggle home. Slowly her hand lifted into the air. "The first one is Pikachu he's from a show called Pokemon. All the photos are from old muggle cartoons," Hadleigh replied quietly barely above a whisper her hand dropping down the moment she spoke. She really didn't want to be here right now..would anyone notice if she went back to her dorm room? Quote:
Originally Posted by pundantic Chloe knew a bit about one of those drawings from her comics. She didn't read Pokemon but she heard about it peripherally enough times to know that was Pikachu. Pikachem? Picka?
Something like that.
She rose her hand quickly and contributed, "One of them is a pokemon, I think." Did that mean the rest of the them were pokemon? Probably. That looked like the theme. Quote:
Originally Posted by MunchyBubbles Despite her mistake in the beginning of class, Azura was determined to be perfect the rest of class, and her purple eyes snapped towards the projector as she looked at the slides that were shown them. She knew a few of them!
Especially the first one! And since she knew a few of the others, she could deduce what they all were!
Her hand went into the air as she spoke. "The first image is Pikachu, from a muggle cartoon called Pokemon." She used to watch that show with her cousin Wes. "Pikachu and the rest of the images are all characters from Muggle Children's cartoons."
Well she knew three of them were at least. Quote:
Originally Posted by Danielle_Daughn Evie squirmed in her seat with the showing of the first image "Pikachu!!" The brunette sung out. Pokémon had been one of her favorite Saturday Morning cartoons for as long as she could remember. She grinned as she watched the next few slides "Professor, they are all cartoons, and very popular ones at that." The girl remembered the "history" lesson her father had given her when she was about five or six on cartoons and just how old some of the footage was, older than her grandparents even.
One by one she wrote each of the characters names down
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Originally Posted by Goblinfrog Kitty loved Muggle cartoons. Admittedly, her favorite one was a dark animated movie known as Coraline - based on a book by brilliant writer Neil Gaiman. Sometimes Kitty wondered if Neil Gaiman was secretly a wizard. Coraline was about a girl who discovered a world where there was a fake copy of everyone she knew, but they all had button eyes. It was dark for a cartoon, but definitely one of her favorites.
She recognized Scooby Doo and Pikachu. "Pikachu, I choose you!" Immediately after saying it she felt embarrassed. "That's Pikachu, from Pokémon," she explained to everyone, pointing to the picture. "He's the main character in a cartoon that is also a video game series and trading card game."
'They are all Muggle cartoons. Muggles are very good with movies, aren't they."
“It’s quite alright, Ms Kennedy,’’ she said kindly before pausing in concern near to Hady. “Ms Lynch? Are you alright?’’ From the moment the girl stepped into the classroom, Kay noted how out of it she seemed.
“Yes! This little yellow creature is known as the mouse Pokemon called Pikachu. He is actually my favourite from the show.’’ Wasn’t Pikachu a cutie?
SPOILER!!: Bugs Bunny answers! Quote:
Originally Posted by Callie Hadley almost blushed. Almost. Any redness in her cheeks was just a delayed reaction from her journey to the classroom, 'Kay? The 13 year old nodded with a small smile and returned Fairy Princess's and Kitty's waves.
"Hey, Bernie!" She watched the exchange between Melon and Salamander curiously. Was something up between them? Mel did seem a bit colder to Tenacius when she saw Haddie and him having a picnic...so maybe. Either way, she didn't want to get in the middle of it. So, ignoring. "Can internet even work inside Hogwarts?" There were spells to get muggle items to work off magic instead of electricity, but she didn't think that extended to signals being sent to and from the computer. "And what's up with the sweaters, Bernard?" 'Cuz Bernie was short for Bernard.
Class started with pictures of cartoons and the seven year old still lingering inside Hadley's eyes lit up. Which is also to say, Haddie's eyes lit up before she could stop them. "Number 3 is Bugs Bunny. And they're all traditional, hand-drawn cartoon characters, as opposed to computer generated." Ha, suck on that Davvy...Er...no. She promised Rachel last year she'd try and be friends or at least civil to him. Nevermind. Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin Dot squinted her way through the luridly colored drawings the professor showed on the screen, but the first two were totally unfamiliar to her. Was this art? Were they going to study Muggle artists who...
Oh! She knew that one! "That third one is Bugsy Bun Bun. Or, sorry, that's what my brother calls him. Bugs Bunny. He's a cartoon character from over a hundred years ago. Very cocky and self assured. Pretty sure he's a Gryffindor." Alba-querque. Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy Oooh, cartoons. That was an interesting topic for them to discuss because she could remember watching them with her family for as long as she could remember.
With a giggle at what her sister said, Esme raised her hand to answer the first question. She could have easily gone with the same reply, but that would be plain lazy. Besides, she knew who all five of the characters were. "Number three is Bugs Bunny and I'd say that the thing that all five characters have in common is that they are cartoons." If there was another similarity that the Professor was going for, she missed it. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady Marmalade
"Oh yes, a computer." Bella replied, wondering if they would be able to actually fiddle around with it later. As much as she liked learning about muggle contraptions she didn't always get to actually see or touch the items. Her parents were way to protective to allow her to do anything like that.
Bella listened as Professor Stewart explained the two items, before turning them on. As the first two pictured passed, Bella was completely lost. She didn't know the names of any of the characters until the bunny, but again couldn't remember the name right away.
Bags... Buzz... Buster... Bugs... Bugs Bunny!
"They are all characters from shows that comes on the telly." She replied finally before adding. "And I believe the third image is Bugs Bunny."
“Well done! This is indeed Bugs Bunny, the rabbit famously and mostly depicting eating a carrot and frequently using his catch phrase ‘What’s up, Doc’.’’
SPOILER!!: Scooby Doo answers! Quote:
Originally Posted by RachieRu Ooh. Lesson was starting. Harriet was really excited. She liked Muggle Studies. or at least she thought she would. Her mother had told her some stuff, but there was nothing as good as learning about it properly. So she was really excited about the job. She smiled as she looked at the five images that came onto the screen. Ooh. She knew some of them. That was good. She didn't want to not know things. This was a good start
Raising her hand, Hattie smiled. "The last image is Scooby doo. He's from an old cartoon originally called "Scooby Doo -where are you?" She had watched a few of those shows. They were funny. "And I believe all of the photos are from muggle cartoon shows" Quote:
Originally Posted by LilFox06 Kaycee grinned. THIS was why she loved Muggle Studies.
"That one is Scooby Doo! They're all cartoons." And, little known fact, Professor Myer had a Chia Pet featuring that dogs head. How did the Prefect know this? She'd given it to him of course.
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Originally Posted by littledhampir Olly squinted at the pictures on the projector. He recognized none of the first four, though the art style suggested they were probably animated characters. Possibly comic book character too or something like that. Maybe both. It wasn't until the professor reached the very last picture that he figured they were probably all cartoon characters. He'd seen that dog before. Not very much, because it was a muggle cartoon, but enough to know that his name was Scooby Doo. His dad had showed him. It was a really old muggle cartoon, one that had been around for ages and would probably never go away.
"That dog solves mysteries with his friends," he offered. Others had already offered up his name so he didn't feel like repeating the information. That was pretty much the extent of his knowledge. And that was all he had to base a guess on about what they all had in common. Did they all solve mysteries? Or was it simply that they were all animations? Others were saying cartoons so he figured that must be right.
“Indeed that is Scooby Doo! He and his human friends embark on journeys to solve mysteries as Mr Thomas-Borzekowski rightfully said. Though Scooby is easily scared to investigate certain aspects of the mysteries, he usually comes through in the end. He is very loyal to his friends.’’
SPOILER!!: Fred Flinstone answers! Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Janelle turned her attention to the professor when class was called to order. She listened as Professor Stewart explained about the laptop and projector. Janelle tended to forget that everyone didn't know about muggle objects. Of course they didn't, but it was always fun to see witches and wizards react to all things muggle.
When the slideshow began, Janelle began to smile. This she definitely knew. Raising her hand, she gave her answer. "One picture is of Fred Flintstone and all of those characters come from muggle cartoons." Janelle loved cartoons. She, her brother and sister would always watch muggle cartoons with their dad. Of course Janelle loved the old ones best. Especially Bugs Bunny. That was her all time favorite. If the lesson had to do with cartoons, she was all in. Quote:
Originally Posted by Suziella Juno raised her hand and waited to be called on. "I see Fred Flintstone! They are all classic cartoons and anyone can go online and find these shows. I used to watch them all the time when I was little," she said, directing the comment to a couple of boys she didn't know. "My father watched them with my grandma and wanted us to have the silly cartoons as well. Anyone can have access to them if they have access to the internet." She knew from experience. She may be a witch but her wizarding parents were very modern and knew how to work with technology.
“Yes! You are all correct! This cartoon took place in the stone age and revolves around Fred, his wife, his best friend Barney and his wife and sometime after, the two couples’ kids.’’
SPOILER!!: Cosmo answers! Quote:
Originally Posted by marshmallowXpie Clara sat up straight as the professor reassured her that she was not at all late. And soon enough the class began, and Clara was glancing at each one of the displayed slides. A smile formed on her face as she realized that she did indeed recognize all of these figures. Unfortunately, she couldn't quite remember the names of all of them, but 3 out of 5 wasn't so bad after all. (She could not think of the names for the last two, no matter how long she tried.)
"Professor, these are all cartoons. Very old cartoons, actually. My grandparents and parents watched these a lot, but I don't know much about them. Well, um...cartoons, especially in the muggle world, were a form of entertainment that transformed the art world, making animated art, which can seem childish, accessible to all. And I cannot recall all their names, but I do know for sure that Image 2 is Cosmo! He's a green-haired fairy from the cartoon 'The Fairly OddParents' and he's married to Wanda, the pink-haired fairy." Clara ended her statement with a smile, satisfied with her answer. It wasn't perfect, but she had tried her best. Quote:
Originally Posted by Stefan Jace nodded at the professor, and made a mental note about teaching her how to greet people in Japanese. He could give her pointers, and probably, Ichihara-sensei could help her practice during their free time in the professors’ common work room. Slightly blushing, he gave the professor a shallow bow of his head once more and shifted his attention to Azura.
He watched her get all flustered as she replaced her things with muggle writing implements. Jace felt bad for her, and he was sure she wasn’t doing well still. Instinctively, the Ravenclaw got an extra muggle pencil from his bag and placed it on top of Azura’s desk.
Brown eyes then shifted to the front of the class when the shutters of the window were closed, signaling that it was the start of their class. Sitting straighter on his chair, Jace watched as the images were flashed on the screen. The half-Japanese smiled as his classmates mentioned Pokémon. He’s such a popular Japanese cartoon character, wasn’t he? Jace nodded along, and then raised his hand to offer his own answer, “That is Cosmo professor, from the Fairly Oddparents cartoon show.” He said grinning. Funny character, that was. It was his grandpa’s favourite too! He liked Cosmo more than Wanda, because he's just like his papa...minus the lapses. “Those cartoon characters were all hand-drawn…and are products of very good imagination.” Japanese pop culture can attest to that, yes.
"Correct again! This is indeed Cosmo. He and his wife are fairies assigned to grant wishes to Timmy Turner, a ten year old who is made unhappy because of his baby sitter, Vicky.''
SPOILER!!: ‘What do they have in common?’ answers! Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Well the professor was definitely friendly enough, that was for sure. If Sky had to gesture a guess, the woman was likely a Hufflepuff if she even attended Hogwarts. Mostly because her parents were some of the friendliest and most cheerful people that she knew.
As she began, Sky tried hard to focus on the images displayed. Honestly, she didn't know too many of them, except for the one wearing orange rags that he called a shirt. Her brother probably knew more of them then she did, but she did know one thing about all of them in common.
"All of them are the stars of their own cartoons," Sky commented upon raising her hand. Even someone with little cartoon knowledge should recognize that much. Quote:
Originally Posted by MunchyBubbles Despite her mistake in the beginning of class, Azura was determined to be perfect the rest of class, and her purple eyes snapped towards the projector as she looked at the slides that were shown them. She knew a few of them!
Especially the first one! And since she knew a few of the others, she could deduce what they all were!
Her hand went into the air as she spoke. "The first image is Pikachu, from a muggle cartoon called Pokemon." She used to watch that show with her cousin Wes. "Pikachu and the rest of the images are all characters from Muggle Children's cartoons."
Well she knew three of them were at least. Quote:
Originally Posted by Callie Hadley almost blushed. Almost. Any redness in her cheeks was just a delayed reaction from her journey to the classroom, 'Kay? The 13 year old nodded with a small smile and returned Fairy Princess's and Kitty's waves.
"Hey, Bernie!" She watched the exchange between Melon and Salamander curiously. Was something up between them? Mel did seem a bit colder to Tenacius when she saw Haddie and him having a picnic...so maybe. Either way, she didn't want to get in the middle of it. So, ignoring. "Can internet even work inside Hogwarts?" There were spells to get muggle items to work off magic instead of electricity, but she didn't think that extended to signals being sent to and from the computer. "And what's up with the sweaters, Bernard?" 'Cuz Bernie was short for Bernard.
Class started with pictures of cartoons and the seven year old still lingering inside Hadley's eyes lit up. Which is also to say, Haddie's eyes lit up before she could stop them. "Number 3 is Bugs Bunny. And they're all traditional, hand-drawn cartoon characters, as opposed to computer generated." Ha, suck on that Davvy...Er...no. She promised Rachel last year she'd try and be friends or at least civil to him. Nevermind. Quote:
Originally Posted by RachieRu Ooh. Lesson was starting. Harriet was really excited. She liked Muggle Studies. or at least she thought she would. Her mother had told her some stuff, but there was nothing as good as learning about it properly. So she was really excited about the job. She smiled as she looked at the five images that came onto the screen. Ooh. She knew some of them. That was good. She didn't want to not know things. This was a good start
Raising her hand, Hattie smiled. "The last image is Scooby doo. He's from an old cartoon originally called "Scooby Doo -where are you?" She had watched a few of those shows. They were funny. "And I believe all of the photos are from muggle cartoon shows" Quote:
Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl Now this was a class Rula was always really curious about. She wasn't completely ignorant of everything Muggle-related, but she definitely wasn't an expert either since she didn't exactly have a ton of experience with it, growing up in a magical family. She had heard of computers and such at least, so that laptop being here wasn't too strange.
The pictures were strange though. Or...maybe more unfamiliar than strange, actually. So she had no idea what their names would be. What they had in common though? She could take a guess at that, at least.
"They look like they're all drawn or something," she said, raising her hand. "Like, they're not something real that someone took a picture of with a camera." So kind of like portraits, but in a much different style. And those pictures weren't moving right now. Quote:
Originally Posted by Danielle_Daughn Evie squirmed in her seat with the showing of the first image "Pikachu!!" The brunette sung out. Pokémon had been one of her favorite Saturday Morning cartoons for as long as she could remember. She grinned as she watched the next few slides "Professor, they are all cartoons, and very popular ones at that." The girl remembered the "history" lesson her father had given her when she was about five or six on cartoons and just how old some of the footage was, older than her grandparents even.
One by one she wrote each of the characters names down
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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Janelle turned her attention to the professor when class was called to order. She listened as Professor Stewart explained about the laptop and projector. Janelle tended to forget that everyone didn't know about muggle objects. Of course they didn't, but it was always fun to see witches and wizards react to all things muggle.
When the slideshow began, Janelle began to smile. This she definitely knew. Raising her hand, she gave her answer. "One picture is of Fred Flintstone and all of those characters come from muggle cartoons." Janelle loved cartoons. She, her brother and sister would always watch muggle cartoons with their dad. Of course Janelle loved the old ones best. Especially Bugs Bunny. That was her all time favorite. If the lesson had to do with cartoons, she was all in. Quote:
Originally Posted by Goblinfrog Kitty loved Muggle cartoons. Admittedly, her favorite one was a dark animated movie known as Coraline - based on a book by brilliant writer Neil Gaiman. Sometimes Kitty wondered if Neil Gaiman was secretly a wizard. Coraline was about a girl who discovered a world where there was a fake copy of everyone she knew, but they all had button eyes. It was dark for a cartoon, but definitely one of her favorites.
She recognized Scooby Doo and Pikachu. "Pikachu, I choose you!" Immediately after saying it she felt embarrassed. "That's Pikachu, from Pokémon," she explained to everyone, pointing to the picture. "He's the main character in a cartoon that is also a video game series and trading card game."
'They are all Muggle cartoons. Muggles are very good with movies, aren't they." Back at the front of the class and as each student gave their answers regarding what they thought the five characters had in common, Kay wrote each on a separate white board in purple marker. Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo The Professor's enthusiastic greeting was met with a stare of indifference before he'd taken his seat earlier. No comment made on pens and pencils. It didn't matter what he wrote with, his quill wrote for itself. It wasn't as if HE was using it so the boy left it floating above his shoulder while he pulled out the pen Professor Stewart seemed so intent on him using.
Slumped in his seat, Blaise was prepared to remain quiet for the duration of the lesson, except, she said something about going back a few years and not very far for some and he was ALMOST curious enough to sit forward and look attentive. Almost. The action was stopped when he did in fact see the pictures appear (but it wasn't magic. He'd learned that. Muggles did things the hard way and there was a lot of science involved).
"That shouldn't take any of us back by 'a few years', Professor. I don't think I've ever seen most of those. My grandpop knows about the one on the end though. Says it used to be his favourite show when he was a kid." So if she wanted to take anyone back it would be the old man and not them which left him surprised and somewhat....dumbfounded by just how so many of his classmates--especially that Gryffindor firstie (Evie) could easily recognize and spout facts about them. What did they do? Binge olden classics over their summer? Sorry, he'd rather surf with his cousin than be taken back to hundred year old humour. "They were popular for their time." He corrected, sparing the girl a glance. "But they're ancient now. Classics. I don't even think they're still in circulation over muggle media." [QUOTE=laurange;11945475]Brian was just getting more irritated by the second but he couldn't help but hear the end of what Blaise was saying. It was difficult not to pay attention from the next desk anyway. He was pretty amused that so many people knew stuff about ANCIENT things, but then again, it wasn't surprising. The wizarding community was centuries behind on technology, it only made sense that they would be over 80 years behind on media. "They're not. In circulation," he said, before he could be bothered to stop himself and put his thought process through a filter. "These were ancient. Really really ancient. I've never seen anything produced before 2050, and I've only seen them in antique stores. So I guess the only thing they have in common is that they're all defunct, and didn't last long enough to remain entertaining or relevant to current muggle society." Quote:
Originally Posted by Deezerz Cornelius Orion Baltazar was DEAD.
D-E-A-D.
He couldn't believe Professor Stewart was doing his tie and calling him smart and handsome. What this how heaven felt? Because if it did Cornelius neeeever wanted to leave. A rosie tint rose in his dimply cheeks as he smiled at the blue-eyed woman. From this close up he thought they resembled crystallized water. Like...deep ocean water.
When Professor Stewart finished adjusting his tie and shirt collar he nodded, his smile growing more and showing off those dimples of his. "No chance." Of losing points. Never. Not in her presence. "Thank you, Professor Stewart. If you need a helper this lesson, I'm your guy." He jabbed a thumb at himself. He. Cornelius Orion Baltazar. Yep.
Stepping into the classroom the boy shook his head, ruffling his curls as he did, and snapping out of whatever spell he had been under. Woah. That was a crazy rush. He took a seat next to the girl who was scared of insects (Katherine) and flashed her a grin that was a bit on the teasing side.
Oh, everyone shut up. Class was starting! Professor Steward had Cornelius' undivided attention. He studied the images carefully, and slowly raised his hand up, still studying the images. These were ancient but he knew about them because of his godfather who was ALL into antiques and collected those things. That and his dad was muggle-stuff-obsessed.
"They are animated cartoons. My godpop says they are different from films. Like...they are drawn. Like, each scene and stuff." By real hands and real people. Quote:
Originally Posted by ChanceCoeur Hehehee.
Noelle was so intrigued as the lights went out and the professor pulled a projector out. She knew what one was because her mum used them while she home schooled them. She grinned. Then the images flashed across the screen and she grinned even wider.
Pikachu.
That.....cartoon thing. Noelle wasn't completely sure what that meant. Some fighting thing.
Then more cartoons! Some she knew, and some she didn't.
Bugs Bunny she knew. It was her mums favorite cartoon.
Noelle smiled and raised her hand. See professor? Not sleepy.
"Cartoons! " That's what they had in common. Quote:
Originally Posted by Steelsheen He nodded his curly mop of a head at the Professor, cheerfully exuberant as always. Very well indeed. Right no touchy but really he waaaaanted to. If its not behind a glass case with alarms ready to go off he will get his paws on them. Fer reals. Oh and did she just sorta admit theres internet in the Fun Room? Oh he has got to check that out later.
And we saw that daring look Johanson. Does she really want to dare a Salander? A childhood bestie at that? No boundaries ya know hehehehehe.
But you got lucky lil lady because classes has started AND ITS ABOUT CARTOON YAAAS!
"They are all my toys!!" the Gryffindor exulted happily from his seat at the back (next to the projector but of course). Hey the Professor did ask what they all had in common right? But yeah lets try something a bit more factual "Uhm all these are cartoons-- animation made for television, started in the late 20th century." The boy knows his cartoons yup. Quote:
Originally Posted by Stefan Jace nodded at the professor, and made a mental note about teaching her how to greet people in Japanese. He could give her pointers, and probably, Ichihara-sensei could help her practice during their free time in the professors’ common work room. Slightly blushing, he gave the professor a shallow bow of his head once more and shifted his attention to Azura.
He watched her get all flustered as she replaced her things with muggle writing implements. Jace felt bad for her, and he was sure she wasn’t doing well still. Instinctively, the Ravenclaw got an extra muggle pencil from his bag and placed it on top of Azura’s desk.
Brown eyes then shifted to the front of the class when the shutters of the window were closed, signaling that it was the start of their class. Sitting straighter on his chair, Jace watched as the images were flashed on the screen. The half-Japanese smiled as his classmates mentioned Pokémon. He’s such a popular Japanese cartoon character, wasn’t he? Jace nodded along, and then raised his hand to offer his own answer, “That is Cosmo professor, from the Fairly Oddparents cartoon show.” He said grinning. Funny character, that was. It was his grandpa’s favourite too! He liked Cosmo more than Wanda, because he's just like his papa...minus the lapses. “Those cartoon characters were all hand-drawn…and are products of very good imagination.” Japanese pop culture can attest to that, yes. Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy Oooh, cartoons. That was an interesting topic for them to discuss because she could remember watching them with her family for as long as she could remember.
With a giggle at what her sister said, Esme raised her hand to answer the first question. She could have easily gone with the same reply, but that would be plain lazy. Besides, she knew who all five of the characters were. "Number three is Bugs Bunny and I'd say that the thing that all five characters have in common is that they are cartoons." If there was another similarity that the Professor was going for, she missed it. Quote:
Originally Posted by StarShine Katherine hadn't greeted the woman because everyone else had been and she wanted to look different. Besides, nods were quite efficient. She preferred to watch the people and when Jacen sat next to her, she was relieved. She liked Jacen (not in that sense), he was pretty smart and polite. So she said "Hello," to his Japanese greeting, smiled also at Azura and Melbourne, then turned her attention back to people-watching. She also noted how Cornelius went totally blushed at the compliment, and idly did look at the boy from afar as his tie was being done. Would she call him handsome?.. Possibly... Before she could come to a definite conclusion, though, the boy sat down next to her and she returned his suspicious smile with a polite and cautious one.
He... didn't bring wasps in his pocket, did he?
Anyway, the class was beginning and she studied the pictures. She didn't know any of them because they were old and she didn't watch cartoons, for they were for kids. However, she HAD read the textbook and after listening to the answers, she raised her hand. CLEARLY none of her peers had read it.
"These are all examples of characters from animated cartoons, I believe," she said as her voice confidently rang in the classroom, "and the animation is actually an illusion. In the past, the cartoon artists used to draw pictured that differed only slightly, and then these pictures were displayed in rapid succession - the most common was 24 frames per second. But the cartoons are created digitally now and as anyone can guess, it's far easier."
You're welcome, class and professor.
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Originally Posted by Lady Marmalade
"Oh yes, a computer." Bella replied, wondering if they would be able to actually fiddle around with it later. As much as she liked learning about muggle contraptions she didn't always get to actually see or touch the items. Her parents were way to protective to allow her to do anything like that.
Bella listened as Professor Stewart explained the two items, before turning them on. As the first two pictured passed, Bella was completely lost. She didn't know the names of any of the characters until the bunny, but again couldn't remember the name right away.
Bags... Buzz... Buster... Bugs... Bugs Bunny!
"They are all characters from shows that comes on the telly." She replied finally before adding. "And I believe the third image is Bugs Bunny."
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Originally Posted by Grrr..Meow ohh right! she wasnt allowed to use her quill. did she even pack a pencil or pen? going through her bag she found one single pen at the bottom of her bag, with no lid. drawing on her paper she made suer that the pen actually worked.
it did! yay! she didnt have to bug someone to borrow one.
Now looking at these pictures... Echo had no clue what they were? but one thing she knew for certain was that these were drawings, cartoon drawings to be exact. Might as well point out the obvious. Raising her hand "Professor, those are cartoon drawings! but im not quite sure of the name" lowering her hand she listened to the rest of the answers.
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Originally Posted by The Whiteboard What do the Images Have in Common?:
* The five are the stars of their own cartoons.
* All images from Muggle cartoons.
* Are all hand drawn characters as well as the scenes and the pictures were displayed in rapid succession - the most common was 24 frames per second.
* They are/ were all from very popular cartoons, started in the late 20th century.
* They are considered classics.
* Are products of very good imagination “I would like to add to what Mr Bellaire and Mr Woods have touched on. Yes, these were all popular years ago but since, they have become classics. I believe they are somewhat popular because they come highly recommended from older persons who have grown up watching them. To be honest, I prefer watching these than more recent ones.’’ Hence, one ofthe reasons she had chosen these five images. “One of the Darcys brought up the fact that they can be viewed online. She is quite right. In the muggle world, there are many, many persons who access the internet to view these and countless other shows. Two points to er, Esme or is it Juno? for that excellent insight on where outdated shows could be found.’’ Oh dear gosh! Everyone would know that she couldn’t tell the difference between the two now.
“Yes, Ms Valentine,’’ Kay said with a nod to Kitty. “I would say that most of muggle made movies are good, some are rather exceptional while others are not so much.’’ Hmmm, possibly for one lesson they would focus on movies. She made a mental note of this idea.
“Ms Moss expounded a little on the topic of how fast the hand drawn pictures were displayed. She is quite correct and I would like to add that some even used 25, 30 or 60 frames. Take two points, Ms Moss!’’
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Originally Posted by Shanners OOOOOOOOOOOOOH. OOOOOOOOOOOOOH.
Funnily enough, Rooney could name all of those characters that were shown -- like...everyone else. Oh. He didn't think that people would know this stuff. Wasn't the knowledge of Muggle things limited in the Wizarding World..? How did everyone know this stuff? Rude. Roo was more interested in the projector, because he loved to use things like that when it came to movies.
AND he'd had one at his huuuuuuge birthday party over the summer.
He said nothing. Everyone else was saying things and he just wanted to know how they knew everything.
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Originally Posted by Ameh It still felt weird to have a different professor. Was this a normal thing for Hogwarts? Because he'd had the same teachers in his Muggle school for all of his Muggle school years. Jaemin had come to class anyway though, because he had to he was good at Muggle Studies, what with being part Muggle...
That was not helping him in the least with this lesson though. He knew the laptop, and the projector, of course. Technology wasn't difficult, because the Muggle world revolved around it. The cartoons though... he had been watching cartoons for as long as he could remember, and he had never seen these characters before. They had to be cartoons, right? They each had a very different drawing style, but they were coloured drawings, which usually meant either cartoon or comic book, and they didn't seem like comic book-style.
The small boy squirmed a little in his seat and looked at those around him. Pokeman? Scooby Doo? His prefect called out the bunny one, and while the name had a familiar tug to it... it just didn't draw any sort of memories forward. How old were these cartoons??? They had to be super old, like at least as old as Professor Myers, right? He sunk down a little lower, chewing on his bottom lip as he stared at the back of the laptop as if it might tell him the answer itself. Quote:
Originally Posted by Hera Zeke could appreciate the darkness that drawing the curtains had to offer. What would have made the lesson more enjoyable, was if they were actually watching cartoons instead of just looking at a few pictures. Like... could they just have a lesson where they watched things? That'd be fun.
As it was, he did like muggle cartoons, and the old school ones were fairly good even if he couldn't recall the names as well as everyone else seemed to be able to.
Good for them.
No response from Rooney or Zeke? Kay had no doubt that they knew at least some of these characters but perhaps Rooney was distracted by the projector- she did notice his attention on the object. Jaemin, too, was silent. The Professor looked at him in concern. She had noted that he seemed somewhat smaller in his seat.
Moving on!
"Well done, all of you. I am rather pleased to see that despite these animated shows being outdated, many of you are still aware of them.'' Again, this backed up her point about the shows being recommended by older folks. "The main focus for the lesson is hand drawn animation. But before I touch more on the subject of hand drawn versus technology aided animated shows, I would like each of you to tell me this: why did you or do you watch animated shows? Which is your favourite? Even if you never watched any, tell me why you never did.'' The reason she had stated earlier that she may be taking them back a few years was because Kay knew that some persons tended to watch animated shows up to a certain age. As they got older, their interests changed and they moved onto other hobbies. But others like herself, still would watch them. Hence they did not need taking back to their childhood. OOC:  I love the opinions of your charries, guys! Keep up the good work! The final question will be posted in approximately 24 hours. Questions? You know how to reach me! |