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Hogwarts RPG Name: Zachary Cloud Ravenclaw First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Romilly Blackwood Slytherin First Year
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| *catches up* Raspberry Jam | #ChocolateFrogFamous | Ultimate Fangirl Jamie frowned. He HAD said his name and house during the first question, but the professor clearly missed that. Not his fault, yo! "Jamie Keaton. Slytherin." He stated, nice and slowly. SPOILER!!: Alex & Professor Cerulean Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Alex normally would NEVER sit next to a Slytherin, because...well, they were all MEAN to him. Or had been mean to him at least...they were starting to get better. He was meeting some nicer snakes so he wasn't as against that house as he had been last year. That was why, when he noticed a Slytherin was ASKING for a Hufflepuff to sit next to him, well he was totally going to take that bait! It wasn't every day a Slytherin WANTED to make friends with a Hufflepuff. Sierra was probably going to faint or something when she saw this. Hehe.
"I'll sit by you!" Alex said with a smile, grabbing his stuff and sitting down next to the guy. "I'm Alex, by the way," he added. Had to polite and introduce himself and stuff. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lezleighd "Okay so let's talk about Hogwarts for a little bit...." she said glancing around a bit. "It is after all the 1100 plus Birthday party for Hogwarts that we are celebrating." she said enthusiastically. "Continue eating and drinking but let's move one with the lesson." she said as she took a quick drink of her apple kool-aid.
She motioned to the young man that had sat down beside her during the move..."Mr. De Simpson has brought up an excellent question so I'm going to throw it out to you all to answer." she paused raising her left eyebrow slightly, "Why did the Founders name our school, Hogwarts?" She was excited to hear what kind of answers the students came up with. She quickly added, "Now that we aren't using the board to list things you don't have to introduce yourself before your answer, just make sure you raise your hand please."[/COLOR] Quote:
Originally Posted by Lezleighd Gemma paused just for a second and waited for another answer before continuing, "You all have some great ideas! Sadly that is something that has never been found in any records, so we can only speculate what the Founders meant when naming Hogwarts. I'm sure since they were four exceptional wizards there was an amazing meaning, and even perhaps, one that one of you mentioned." she said with a smile and slight shrug of her shoulders.
She hoped she wasn't overwhelming them with information but she knew there was just so much stuff that the students knew about Hogwarts but they just never really thought about deeply, "Now I want you to think about the motto of Hogwarts: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon or sometimes it's translated Always let a sleeping dragon lie." she let that sink in for a moment and then continued, "Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
She flicked her wand, and the drink bowls came back around to fill up the glasses around the room. Then with another flick of her wand, the Hogwarts school song started playing in the background. It wasn't really the boring version but more of an upbeat version with a beat and guitar in it...it was a cool little arrangement. 'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.' Yay, a Hufflepuff!
"COOL!" Jamie plonked his stuff back down onto his desk and sat down, grinning at the Hufflepuff. He didn't even have to move seats. They came to him, because he was so darn cool. "I'm Jamie, pleased to meet chu." He would offer to shake his hand, but you know, his hands were busy with food and drink.
Some interesting questions were coming up, actually. Ones that he hadn't even thought about before. Jamie looked to Alex and muttered, "I think Hogwarts is a disgusting name, don't you?"
Swallowing and looking up to the professor, Jamie raised his hand. "I think it means nothing. If you split it up, it basically means pig warts. Which is kind of gross. I reckon they put a load of names in a hat and took a random one out." Sounded silly because the founders were very old, but that's what Jamie would do in that situation.
That was the motto? Jamie wasn't even aware of this. And the question didn't mean much to him either. The third year had some cake, but fell silent when all the other students were answering. He took this opportunity to talk to the Hufflepuff by his side. "So... you're a Hufflepuff. Wanna be pals?" Jamie knew he could have fun with a Hufflepuff, they were very awesome people.
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