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Originally Posted by Zoerawrr  "Uhhh... the Knights of Walpurgis... possibly? I mean, literally the first ever group before it started to evolve... to the Death Eaters," Jake attempted, looking unsure of his own answer. "That is exactly the answer I was looking for," Tate was very pleased with Jake's performance during this class, and he gave him an approving nod. Quote:
Originally Posted by Luinevaug Luin thought on this for awhile, hmmm, some group name was just on her tongue and she just couldn't think of it. She resisted the urge to grab a book and start flipping through it. She thought, Hmmm...Walrus, Wall.....ah!! Walpurgis, the Knights of Walpurgis! Finally she had it, she remember hearing about that before, although the couldn't remember at the time. She raised her hand, "Perhaps the Knights of Walpurgis? All of the clues seem to line up. The Knights of Walpurgis were founded around that age to protect us from Muggle persecution. Except, then we instated the statute of wizarding secrecy and they weren't 'needed' anymore I guess. It makes sense, I've heard the Death Eaters were supposed to be the same, or descended from them or something." "Exactly. What we know of the Knights of Walpurgis put their founding at or just after that of Hogwarts. The Death Eaters, a group of Dark Wizards that came about during the first rise of Voldemort, were an off-shoot of that group," Tate agreed. "The Statute might have made their original reason for existence less important, but they continued to exist for the next three hundred years. Some would say... they still exist." Quote:
Originally Posted by scarsandtetris Embracing a sudden burst of confidence, Charley tried to moderate her tone of voice.
Sometimes you shouldn't say what you are thinking.
"I have read the texts, and not some of them. I've nearly memorised even the second-year textbooks; It is much more convenient to know more than necessary rather than less.
And, it would be absolutely ridiculous to presume you were not the authority in this class; I completely acknowledge that. If you weren't, you would likely have far worse problems than students you consider disrespectful, and my intention is to totally refrain from being one of them. However, when I have been taught something, I'm not one to sit and sulk if someone contradicts that or invalidates how I have been taught, regardless of that person's position. If I strayed from fact, it was most certainly not on purpose, and that goes for my mother as well. If what I have been taught is, in fact, incorrect, I would much prefer to learn how, so that I can mend those mistakes. I also fail to see how trying to see both sides of the story leads to making harmful assumptions."
She continued to look at him as she thought about his query to the class, half-expectantly and half-inquisitively, and as her heartbeat continued to increase. She had very rarely spoken out against even her fellow classmates back at home, but everything had changed once she got on the Express. Suddenly she'd become so much more able to say what she was thinking.
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"Professor, I would think that his...followers, if you will, were members of esteemed pureblood families, many of them likely his hand-picked students. Also likely that the lot of them evolved into the Knights of Walpurgis and later the Death Eaters, when many well-regarded pureblood families were allied with Voldemort, especially the...Black and Malfoy families." He waited for the temper tantrum to subside before responding to her comments having to do with the topic they were discussing. "I think you're probably right. He would only have trusted those from all magical families to join his group, being ever wary of spies and outside influences." Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn Merlin's Beard...
*Blink*
What?
Her eyebrows raised in surprise at the sudden loss of points and...invitation to leave the room. Restrain herself from chatting. A few whispers weren't going to destroy one's ability to learn. Taking a quick glance to Josh since he really didn't have a choice on whether or not he could stay, the Slytherin girl blinked a few times more as she took in a large breath. There went her points for helping the groundskeeper. "I'd like to stay, if that's alright."
Asked to leave a class...pfft.
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Hmm, she had no clue really until Jake spoke up. THAT group? Meh?
"I thought the Knights of Walpurgis was the time period of all the...death eaters and stuff." It didn't seem ALL that interesting so she didn't read up on it. Could be true. What with it being the group Headmaster meanie Tate was talking about. "And I would like you to stay as well," Tate offered her a tight smile at her sudden attention to the topic. "As for your query... the history of the Knights spans almost a thousand years, although little is known of them due to the secretive nature of their organization. The Death Eaters came later, formed from a sub-group of the Knights who were hungry for power and pureblood dominance." Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana To say that Sierra was a little shocked to hear the professor's reply to her would be a serious understatement. Well, maybe not a serious one, but the fact still remained that she was a bit surprised to realize that she'd pretty much hit the nail on the head with her answer. She'd felt so young and so small trying to speak up during this big discussion. She returned the professor's smile with a small smile of her own.
She had absolutely no idea what group the headmaster was speaking about. Maybe if she heard the name, she'd recognize them, though. When Jake Morgan spoke up, Sierra immediately turned her head in his direction. "Oh, the Knights of Walpurgis! I've heard of them," she chimed in. "Well, my father's mentioned them before, at least. I don't know about the time periods or anything, but...I, too, thought the group was pretty much one and the same with the Death Eaters."
...and did Slytherin just lose house points?! Bahh! She could care less about the Gryffindor dropping points left and right, but those five from Slytherin resulted in a slight frown on Sierra's face. "Not exactly one and the same. It's important to remember that the Death Eaters rose from the ranks of the Knights, but their beliefs are not all in line with one another. We'll discuss that in a moment." Quote:
Originally Posted by Emily_Potter Emily raised her hand uncertainly, "Professor was Slytherin a part of Knights of Walpurgis?" Emily found this quite interesting, especially since the death eaters sor of evolved out of the knights of walpurgis... so in a way you could even say he was like a death eater... sort of... with a little stretch of the truth. "I think you could say that he was a founding member of that organization," Tate considered.
"So going by what we know to be true, that of Slytherin's wariness and secretive nature, what conclusions can we draw about the motivating forces of these Knights? What were their beliefs? What did they stand for?"
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