Originally Posted by Stefan

"Good afternoon, Prefect Salander." River grinned at the young Gryffindor, quite pleased to see him in attendance. These kids needed the outdoors to let excess energy out of their systems, in exchange for something more useful.

"Stick out the back of your hand Prefect Salander. And if they don't back away, you may pet them." But to be honest, the two were very keen to know this new student. Roscoe had his front paws against Tenacius' chest and inspected his curly hair.
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A minute later, River went back to where his dogs were and clapped his hands twice to get everyone's attention. "Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to the first Healer's Seminar. To those who still don't know me, I am Healer River Reed, Hogwarts' resident school nurse." He gave a brief pause to breathe, and then continued. "Now, I was told that activities such as this one has not been done for quite some time now, or not at all." and if he remembered it correctly, they didn't have this sort of thing when he was still a student. "Now, I want you to remember that the topics I have lined up for you this term aren't entirely about hardcore Healing. Considering our setup for today, I wish to address some other concerns that are equally important to you aside from learning some and all spells." River encircled the group, and wondered who among them will survive the run. "With that in mind, I am happy that Professor Hirsch is here with us. He is a clue, after all." Sorry to put you in the limelight Roderick, but River can assure the man that his presence would greatly inspire everyone.

"Now tell me, what do you think is important in spell-casting? Particularly in duelling?" River stood opposite where the professors were, and waited for some of them to give an answer. "Remember, this isn't Charms or Defence Against the Dark Arts class. Aside from knowing and mastering a long list of spells, what else should be in your arsenal as a witch or wizard?"

OOC: Seminar One is now in session! Please do not post your characters arriving late, however, you are more than welcome to still join! Just post your character as if they were there all along. We'll move the discussion in 12-24 Hours after this post. Thank you!