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Goblinfrog · 07-23-2018, 12:31 AM

It was no surprise to him that not many students knew about the events of 2069. Much of History of Magic tended to focus on the events of the First and Second Wizarding Wars with Voldemort, sometimes at the expense of other eras. Charles was going to make it his mission going forward to discuss other eras with his class, and starting here seemed appropriate. Fortunately, some of the students did know about this event.

But first, he listened to Septimus's answer with a frown. Not an angry frown, but a curious one What she was saying was very intriguing. "That's fascinating, Septimus. I have never heard this tale before. Even I don't know all the strange things that have happened here. I will have to research this book later."

But that was not what they were studying today, today they were studying the flood of 2069! Some students were already providing answers relating to it. "You are correct, Bel, the flood of 2069 was no ordinary flood. It was caused by merfolk magic, as Chloe and Maddie pointed out." He nodded at the three girls approvingly before turning to Max.

"Your father was the head boy? Then he must have been named Clifford Carden, correct? Ah yes, I see you share the same surname." Having attended Hogwarts at the same time as Clifford, Charles had of course bumped into him a few times. He hadn't known him very well. At that time, Charles had had a crush on Anna Greingoth, the head girl. They never actually talked. He had been rather shy at the time. "You must know an awful lot about this story, then! Wonderful."

He couldn't help but smile at Dorian's suggestion. "The Squid is involved in this tale, but not as a bad guy. He actually befriended some of the students and staff and helped them figure out what was causing the flood." Good guess, though.

"The creatures did indeed get into the castle, Patrick, and it was a full on invasion army. And thankfully no one drowned, Emmalyn, though there were many close calls. I'll try to summarize the tale so you all get the gist of it, of course I encourage you to read up on this after the lesson is over."

He stood from his chair and softly cleared his throat. Then he began. "It all began with the passing away of Mercheiftainess Murcus, the leader of the merfolk at the time. She had two children: Aornos the son, and Arethusa the daughter - who was the true heir to the title. Aornos was jealous of his sister's inheritance, and so he started a rebellion against her rule and imprisoned her in a cave at the very bottom of the lake. Then, bitter against humanity for inhabiting land which used to be submerged in water, Aornos enchanted the waters of the lake to flood the dungeons and kitchens of Hogwarts. We did not know at the time that it was his doing, initially we thought it was just a particularly bad flood with perfectly natural explanations. They do happen, every now and then. But natural or not, the Slytherins were forced to sleep with the Gryffindor's and the Hufflepuff's with the Ravenclaws. I will never forget just how crowded the Ravenclaw common room became!"

Memories, memories. "But the flood grew worse and worse. Soon the first floor was flooded. It was around this time that we made contact with the Giant Squid, Bartholomew Henry. He promised to help us discover what was causing this flood. He returned with the tale of Aornos and his sister. Not long afterwards, Aornos led an attack on the castle. Moaning Myrtle led a small group to the bottom of the lake to free Arethusa while the rest of us fought off the invading army. Thankfully no one died, though there were many close calls. Arethusa subdued her brother and the waters receded back into the lake from whence they came."

That was how the story went. It was true, every word. Charles had been there and had seen it all, though he had been but a bit player in the whole thing. Who would have known back then that he would be teaching about it to future students all these years later?[/QUOTE]

He smiled when Chloe asked if they could do it all again. Ah, the innocence of youth! "Well I can't promise that Merfolk will invade us again, but we are going to be 'repeating' it, in a way." In a much less dangerous way, of course. He was not Professor Hirsch. Heh.

"For this lesson's activity, we are going to roleplay another invasion. It doesn't have to be merfolk, but narrowing it to merfolk rather than witches and wizards makes it easier, I think. Let's say the dungeons and the first floor were flooding again, and let's say that you woke up in the middle of the night and realized we were under attack. What do you think should be the first thing we do? How should we repel the invaders while protecting each other in the process? What should we, the staff, be doing, and should you even be in the battle at all? You may also discuss what you would do if an army of invading witches attacked, I do not mean to limit this debate to just merfolk."

He frowned slightly at Jessa, who APPEARED to be reading a book. He would test her later.

07-23-2018, 12:31 AM	#47 (permalink)
Goblinfrog DIMC & MO Billywig Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Riley's Brain Posts: 3,262 Hogwarts RPG Name: Lola A. Second Year	Mischievous Niffler It was no surprise to him that not many students knew about the events of 2069. Much of History of Magic tended to focus on the events of the First and Second Wizarding Wars with Voldemort, sometimes at the expense of other eras. Charles was going to make it his mission going forward to discuss other eras with his class, and starting here seemed appropriate. Fortunately, some of the students did know about this event. But first, he listened to Septimus's answer with a frown. Not an angry frown, but a curious one What she was saying was very intriguing. "That's fascinating, Septimus. I have never heard this tale before. Even I don't know all the strange things that have happened here. I will have to research this book later." But that was not what they were studying today, today they were studying the flood of 2069! Some students were already providing answers relating to it. "You are correct, Bel, the flood of 2069 was no ordinary flood. It was caused by merfolk magic, as Chloe and Maddie pointed out." He nodded at the three girls approvingly before turning to Max. "Your father was the head boy? Then he must have been named Clifford Carden, correct? Ah yes, I see you share the same surname." Having attended Hogwarts at the same time as Clifford, Charles had of course bumped into him a few times. He hadn't known him very well. At that time, Charles had had a crush on Anna Greingoth, the head girl. They never actually talked. He had been rather shy at the time. "You must know an awful lot about this story, then! Wonderful." He couldn't help but smile at Dorian's suggestion. "The Squid is involved in this tale, but not as a bad guy. He actually befriended some of the students and staff and helped them figure out what was causing the flood." Good guess, though. "The creatures did indeed get into the castle, Patrick, and it was a full on invasion army. And thankfully no one drowned, Emmalyn, though there were many close calls. I'll try to summarize the tale so you all get the gist of it, of course I encourage you to read up on this after the lesson is over." He stood from his chair and softly cleared his throat. Then he began. "It all began with the passing away of Mercheiftainess Murcus, the leader of the merfolk at the time. She had two children: Aornos the son, and Arethusa the daughter - who was the true heir to the title. Aornos was jealous of his sister's inheritance, and so he started a rebellion against her rule and imprisoned her in a cave at the very bottom of the lake. Then, bitter against humanity for inhabiting land which used to be submerged in water, Aornos enchanted the waters of the lake to flood the dungeons and kitchens of Hogwarts. We did not know at the time that it was his doing, initially we thought it was just a particularly bad flood with perfectly natural explanations. They do happen, every now and then. But natural or not, the Slytherins were forced to sleep with the Gryffindor's and the Hufflepuff's with the Ravenclaws. I will never forget just how crowded the Ravenclaw common room became!" Memories, memories. "But the flood grew worse and worse. Soon the first floor was flooded. It was around this time that we made contact with the Giant Squid, Bartholomew Henry. He promised to help us discover what was causing this flood. He returned with the tale of Aornos and his sister. Not long afterwards, Aornos led an attack on the castle. Moaning Myrtle led a small group to the bottom of the lake to free Arethusa while the rest of us fought off the invading army. Thankfully no one died, though there were many close calls. Arethusa subdued her brother and the waters receded back into the lake from whence they came." That was how the story went. It was true, every word. Charles had been there and had seen it all, though he had been but a bit player in the whole thing. Who would have known back then that he would be teaching about it to future students all these years later?[/QUOTE] He smiled when Chloe asked if they could do it all again. Ah, the innocence of youth! "Well I can't promise that Merfolk will invade us again, but we are going to be 'repeating' it, in a way." In a much less dangerous way, of course. He was not Professor Hirsch. Heh. "For this lesson's activity, we are going to roleplay another invasion. It doesn't have to be merfolk, but narrowing it to merfolk rather than witches and wizards makes it easier, I think. Let's say the dungeons and the first floor were flooding again, and let's say that you woke up in the middle of the night and realized we were under attack. What do you think should be the first thing we do? How should we repel the invaders while protecting each other in the process? What should we, the staff, be doing, and should you even be in the battle at all? You may also discuss what you would do if an army of invading witches attacked, I do not mean to limit this debate to just merfolk." He frowned slightly at Jessa, who APPEARED to be reading a book. He would test her later. Last edited by Goblinfrog; 07-23-2018 at 12:39 AM.