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Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pearl of the Orient
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Third Year |  ♥ Gryffindor ♥ ★ Ravenclaw ★
SPOILER!!: Professor Cerulean Quote:
Originally Posted by Lezleighd  SPOILER!!: ”Replies to everyone again...ya’ll are making me work hard. *Huggles you all*”
Gemma tried not to giggle at the young boy’s answer...he obviously had a great sense of humor. She smiled and said, “You might be correct they may have just wanted to give everyone some simple and useful advice when dealing with animals.”
The professor smiled at the young girl, “Well I’m not sure how dragons were looked upon over 1100 years ago, but you might be right.”
Gemma shook her head up and down slightly as the student explained his idea, “I like your idea of the metaphor and not abusing the magic. Great thinking!”
The professor let all of this sink in for a minute and then commented, “I’ve never had anyone try to relate it to each house. That is a stretch but I understand what you’re trying to say. Way to think outside of the box.”
She smiled at the young girl, “You have a good point. There are those out there that think the founders chose this just as a funny motto so that Hogwarts wouldn’t have a boring motto like so many other magical and muggle schools.”
Gemma smiled at the ‘RAAAAWR’ and the motions. “Great thinking! I can see it being a warning to those that wanted to cross our defenses as well.”
She shook her head approvingly, “Yes I’ve never thought about it in that way, but I can see how all four of the founders would want us to use our common-sense. Great answer!.”
“Ms. Hussain, I like your explanation of Hogwarts being one of the grandest in the world. Good thinking!”
The professor smiled at the girl, “Great thinking it through especially the consequences part of it.” she said and then listened to the next question. ”Well, I’m not sure on an answer to your question. Not too many things are known from when the Founders created Hogwarts, but they may have been able to foresee that our school would encounter many hardships along the way, as we have.”
Gemma smiled at the young girl’s quandary, “That is a good question, I don’t think they could really be tickled and personally I don’t want to be the person that gets close enough to find out.”
“Yes that makes complete sense. And that is amazing thinking and analyzing of the motto. I think you are onto something with your last two comments.”
“Wow this is a great interpretation of the motto and I agree with you. I like the way you compared it to gaining knowledge. Great job!”
Gemma looked at the Slytherin Prefect again...yes he had his eyes closed again. This one was trying to push her buttons and she knew he wasn’t far from pushing them too far. She put a smile on her face and said, “Yes, I think you may have something there. ‘Don’t push your luck’. And I think that would be great advice for you to take as well.” She left her comment open for him to interpret on his own.
”That is a great way of thinking about it. I can see how it can lead us to focus on controlling our magic. Good answer!” she said with a smile.
Gemma smiled at the young man, “Great thinking, but I hope you don’t always do as your told because sometimes people are trying to lead you astray.”
The professor shook her head slightly up and down at the boy’s answer, “Yes I can def see the motto meaning that. Great job!”
The professor smiled at the girl’s answer, “I think you are on to something. Great answer.” she paused and listened to the girl’s next comment, ”You are absolutely correct about the healthy competition needed between houses. That is something that you must have to help prepare you for the world, but the sad thing is that sometimes people take that too far and let it hinder cooperation between the houses, so we must strive to find a happy medium or Hogwarts is doomed to not have a successful future.”
“Wow, I really like your answer! I agree with you that the greatness inside of us flourishes when we all come together to deal with things. Great answer!”
Gemma shook her head approvingly, “Great thinking! I think that it is important, like I mentioned, for us all to work together or we might awaken the sleeping dragon.”
She smiled at the young girl, “Great answer!”
Gemma smiled at the young man, “ I think you are on the right track, I feel like it did mean something about house and Hogwarts unity.”
“I think you are thinking correctly. Great job!” she said with a smile.
Gemma shook her head up and down, “I think you are absolutely correct!”
“Yes great answer. Short and simple.”
“I’m not sure if it actually has to deal with a real dragon. I think it’s using the dragon as a metaphor.” she paused and then answered the girl’s question, “No we don’t have any dragons around or in the castle currently.” well that she knew of.
Gemma smiled at the young girl,”You do have a good point.”
The professor cocked her head to the side, ”Well yes I think the motto was meant for them originally but I feel like the founders knew that the school would be around for a while so they chose something that would be relevant through the years.”
Gemme shook her head approvingly as the girl spoke and then smiled at her last comment, ”Great train of thought...good job....and I hope I always meat a tamed and nice dragon.” she said with a teasing smile.
“What a great thought...I’ve never heard of such a fable but so many years have passed that you might be right there might have been one out there then.”
Gemma smiled, “Great thinking!”
Gemma smiled at the young girl, “I think you have a good point to let something like problems that could create disaster just lie there until you have a better solution...not to provoke it.”
Gemma smiled at the girl, “I think you have a great idea!”
The professor cocked her head to the side, “I had never thought of that old muggle saying, but you might be right that it means something close to that.”
“[b]I think you are on the right track! Good answer!{/b]”
Gemma smiled at the young man, “I think you are right on both comments.”
Gemma beamed at the young girl, “That’s exactly what I think it means! Great answer!”
”Great answer! I think it revolves around that as well.” she said with an approving nod.
Gemma shook her head up and down slightly, “Yes good point!”
“I can see how it could be a warning to those not to mess with us.” she said with a smile and then answered her question before there was an chaos created by it, ”No there are currently no dragons in or around the castle. They are huge creatures and I think after 1100 years we might have stumbled upon it.” she told the class to reassure them.
“[b]Another excellent answer! You are def making your house proud!”[b] she said beaming at the young girl yet again.
”Well I don’t think it’s a warning against a specific house. I can’t see the four founders deciding on warning against one house or another when they all strived for the houses to cooperate.” she paused always surprised when students were against other houses after all of these years, ”I think it had more to do with creating unity between the houses.”
The professor flicked her wand once again and the board behind her flipped one more time, but this time it was just one single color with nothing written on it.
“Those are all great answers! Sadly, just like why they named Hogwarts, the motto was never fully explained by the Founders. That is how mottos are usually set up to be because a motto can mean different things to different people at different points in their lives. It can be interpreted in so many different ways. All of your answers were great!” she said nodding approvingly.
She took a sip from her drink and then continued, “Okay we have two more things to discuss. I want you to think about things that you have learned about Hogwarts in the past...events that have shaped our school’s future. Such as the four founders creating Hogwarts over 1100 years ago. One at a time, could you give me ONE event that you feel like has shaped Hogwarts into the institution it is today. Remember I don’t want to focus on hearsay or rumors, more concrete events that have happened here at Hogwarts.” OOC: I’m going to give you a little while to give different examples of events that have happened over the years. Make sure you keep them to real events and not rumors. Also only share one so that others have a chance to give an answer. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lezleighd Gemma smiled at the students and started combining the list together of some of the events mentioned. She added a few extras to the list.
She glanced at the list with a smile hoping that she hadn't forgotten anything. "That's just a synopsis of the list of events over the 1100 years here at Hogwarts. Do some of you notice that history has repeated itself a couple of times? Notice that many of the events required the houses to come together to make the outcome successful." she said feeling like she was going in circles but knowing that she had to do a finalized statement about everything. "I want you to keep in mind everything we've discussed today as you go about your days at Hogwarts. Remember that we all need each other and each house needs other to insure the successful future of Hogwarts." She smiled at the students and then flicked her wand.
Instantly the homework assignment appeared on the board.
She smiled and announced, "Okay everyone that is all for today's lesson. Make sure you take down the homework and get it to me by the deadline. Also, please feel free to take pieces of cake with you." she said motioning to the cakes still not finished on the tables. "I hope to see you all at our next lesson....it's sure to be an adventure." she promised with a wink at the students.
OOC: I'm going to leave the thread open until tomorrow morning to give everyone time to catch up and finish up their rps. Thanks everyone!
Tayla quickly wrote the events and homework down and then kept her quill, ink, and parchment. "Another great class finished," she said, thinking aloud. And to the professor, she said more clearly, "Thank you Professor Cerulean!"
She really liked this class. She took another cake and waited for Ari to pack up so they could leave together. She also made a mental note to organize all her assignments to do and books to read. "You gotta love Hogwarts..." she grinned.
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