So Professor Curtains had discovered a coin, too?! She wondered if HE had been attacked by pixies the same way Maddie had when she had discovered a coin. When he mentioned the back story behind the coins, Maddie perked up. So he knew who was leaving the coins and why?! Why hadn't he said something before now?! Did the headmistress know?!

Oh. Wait. He didn't know, did he? That had been just an elaborate introduction to the lesson. She thought about what he'd mentioned about mysterious objects or locations. One popped into her mind right off the bat. "There's the Room of Requirement," she said, raising her hand. "Dumbledore's Army used the room for their headquarters and practice area."

There were a TON of mysterious objects and rooms at Hogwarts, though! She found herself thinking about mirrors and statues that she knew were so much more than what they first appeared to be. Were the coins actually something else, too?

Hogwarts was a place full of history, but it was full of individual people's stories. Not all of it was noteworthy, but that didn't make it less than important. The people who made friends, learned something new, experienced something terrible, fell in love, fell out of love... those were history. Noteworthy to the people who experienced them.

But the professor didn't mean those small things. He meant the kind of things in books, that everyone knew and cared about. Chloe gnawed on her lip before raising her hand. "What about the suits of armor? They're not just decorative pieces. They're... they have charms on them so they can fight if Hogwarts needs them. They were activated during the Battle of Hogwarts. That's kind of amazing, right?"

Daisy immediately raised her hand as she thought of magical objects. "There was the Mirror of Erised that Albus Dumbledore owned which showed the heart's desire of the person looking into the mirror. I believe in Harry Potter's First-Year, that is how he acquired the Philosopher's Stone."

Uh, duh, anyone who had visited the tapestry on display here at Hogwarts knew the backstory of the coins (that is, if the creator of the tapestry was a reliable source). The real mystery was why the coins were just showing up now, centuries later. But instead of pointing that out, Ronan simply thought about how to answer the question asked of the class.

"The Headmaster's Office, where Harry Potter found out that Severus Snape had been a double agent, was in love with Harry's mum and he himself was the last of Voldemort's Horcruxes." Those were some very important revelations, at least to him.

Those coins. Septimus had heard about the coins though he hadn’t found or even seen one of them. Very curious indeed, the Ravenclaw wouldn’t mind learning about anything they might know about them. The other discovery the second year had been witness to underwater in the Black Lake, dealing with grindylows in the process. As for other interesting discoveries, he was sure his mum could add to the stories that could be told.

Professor Curtains wanted them to give a room or object? Septimus listened to the first options being offered. Room of Requirement was a good one…as was the Mirror of Erised. Oh and the suits of armor. Now he had to think of something to contribute to the discussion. It took a few moments before he remembered something from a story he had been told. “The library. Well, the restricted section. Where some students and staff dealt with a magical fairy tale book.”

As the professor had gotten her name entirely wrong, Stasya had let her mind wander on the topic of wondering if he’d ever actually gotten it right. Not that it entirely mattered, but she didn’t think it was that difficult. all the other professors didn’t seem to have a problem remembering her name. Of course, she wasn’t about to make a big deal over it either. Idle wondering wasn’t a bad thing, as long as she paid attention to the lesson when it started…and as he’d held up the coin, her attention was definitely gotten. Anything related to the lake treasure was going to get her attention now, if just because grindylow attack memories.

People had already started suggesting ideas, answers to the question posed. And all her ideas were being quickly mentioned, yet she found herself raising her hand still. “There’s the Whomping Willow? It’s obviously magical, but it also hides the secret passageway to the Shrieking Shack.” The so very not haunted Shrieking Shack because it had just been where Remus Lupin had hidden when he was transforming into a werewolf. Plus, it had been where Harry Potter had found out who had actually been to blame for his parents’ deaths.

........fine day to be active?

Max eyed Professor Curtains warily. He didn't know what that comment meant and he was pretty sure he didn't wanna know. Today was definitely not a fine day to be active.

He tried his hardest to concentrate and not let his mind wander too much when class started but maaaaan, he was just so sleepy.

So so sleepy.

So sleepy he'd probably misunderstood the question...

"The Slytherin Common Room," he piped up, uncharacteristically forgetting to raise his hand. "I won an epic game of chess there and I'm rubbish at chess so that was definitely extraordinary."

Pulling her attention away from the enchanted ceiling would have been a lot harder had she not caught a glimpse of something shiny the professor had tossed into the air and then caught again. A gold coin. One that looked just like the other coins and items that had been found around the grounds and inside the lake. A small shiver ran down her spine at thinking of the lake and she had to quickly shake it off.

They wouldn't be talking about the lake or it's items would they? Rylee didn't really want to focus through another lesson that would be dealing with that topic.

The second year listened to the replies of her classmates before raising her own hand. "How about the Sorting Hat? It's tasked with placing students into the house that suits each of them best." That was pretty extraordinary to her. An ancient hat that had such an important job each and every term.

Bel watched the coin situation right there and chewed on her lip, listening hard. A location or oblject.... something... extraordinary?

....... yeah Bel knew basically nothing about Hogwarts history. The Australian girl might have been here for a few years now but even if she wasn't hopeless at this stuff (she was), Hogwarts hadn't been part of her knowledge base whatsoever. Basically she'd come into the school as if she were muggleborn. Nooo cluuuueee.

She listened to other answers (Max's mad her smile) and then put her own hand up. "I don't know about past stuff, professor, but what if we're doing things right now that will end up in history books in a hundred years time and we don't even know it? That would be pretty cool and extraordinary I think. So its kind of like.... we have endless possibilities to be part of history every day, anywhere at all."

Yep. That was about all she had to offer. A bit sheepishly, she put her hand down again, hoping she'd not get in trouble for not exactly giving an answer.

.......People were finding random coins lying around in the castle and NO ONE had told him this before?

Rude

Dorian watched the coin with a transfixed stare as he watched it being tossed up and down by the professor. It was like he was mocking them for having found a coin. Which was probably not what he was doing but to him, it felt like that. Whatever, he'd find his own coins now that he knew that these just lay around. He hadn't seen one yet BUT HE WILL HAVE ONE!

Dorian raised his hand in the air when the question was being asked. "My father used to be a board of government member and he told me that a portal to another strange world had been located at hogwarts and some idiots..." Whooops! "Sorry, Some students went in and came back scarred for life" He frowned and scratched his head as he stared in front of him. "Now that i think about he might have just told me that just to scare me.."

BUT if it had happened...then he was glad to be at Hogwarts now...

Patrick smiled, he had one, and it was only fitting since all the absolutely crazy things had been happening here lately. "I nearly died during a DADA lesson during my first term. Cliff in the classroom and i was dangling by the ledge." he tsked under his breath like it didn't bother him, well he supposed it didn't now because he was still breathing, but man was he still nervous entering the DADA room. Looking back down at his notebook he added in the questions he had been asking as others spoke up.

Originally Posted by RachieRu

Oooh. Places of significance in Hogwarts. Hattie knew that there were loads, and she smiled as she listened to her fellow students. It was cool to know that there were areas where extraordinary things had happened. Hattie thought of some, wanting to say a cool thing. She knew a lot, having been at the school for seven years. Her parents, and older siblings had also told her some things. She wanted to pick the very best thing though. So she spent a few moments to think of something unique, and that had not been said before. She thought, and then placed her hand into the air.

"My Mama told me that there was a flood, where the great lake, was flooding into the castle. It started down in the dungeon corridors, and I think it was because of the merpeople. It happened during her last year at school, which was 2069 I think. And then she put her hand down. That was pretty cool. Or at least, she thought so anyway. Hopefully there would be no floods now though.