 Punishing students, final question, and mini activity Mischievous Niffler
No one (especially not a student) disrespected Professor O'Hara in her own classroom. Alice did not care who was Headmaster, disobedience was not something she tolerated. Unfortunately for Ms. Meriwether, that was just what she had done. "Ms. Anna Meriwether!" she hissed, sharpening her voice and narrowing her eyes at the girl. "I do not appreciate your disrespectful attitude. Four points from Gryffindor! Now, you will answer my original question, and you will answer it with at least four hundred words. You may write down your answer first to make sure you have at least four hundred words. If you do not do this, I shall subtract forty points from your house, and you shall report to me for detention after class." She was dead serious.
Speaking of which...
The History of Magic teacher whirled to face the Head Girl. "Ms. Cambridge, did you not hear my second class related question? Please provide an answer using at least two hundred words. You are a student leader, I expect you to set an example for people like Anna." Jessa hadn't shown her attitude like Anna had, and that was the only reason why she wasn't being as harsh on her - yet.
All the other students answers she heard and acknowledged with a small nod and an occasional comment. "That's correct, Ms. Queen, Ilvermorny is an American school. You are correct, as well, Mr. Thomas. Your knowledge on both our school and foreign schools is admirable." She walked around to the other side of the room, listening to the other answers and adding comments to encourage more answers. "I, too, always associated the Thunderbird house with Gryffindor, Ms. Swann." Derf's answer gave her pause. Why was it that he was always providing answers that sounded accurate, but which she did not know if they were right or wrong? He probably deserved points for knowing color symbolism, for instance. "Beauxbatons may indeed have a house system. I do not if they do, but you are correct about everything else." She turned around and headed towards the Gryffindor table again. "You are right, Mr. Dalgaard-Volkova. Bravo. If you can name the creatures, then perhaps I shall give your house back the four points that Ms. Anna Meriwether lost it." She walked back over to the Ravenclaw table, which was where she had begun. "Correct, Mr. Katharos You are also correct, Ms. Kettleburn. Fascinating way to be sorted, wouldn't you agree?"
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Now they could advance to the third and final question before the mini activity she had prepared. "We are about to move on to our 'mini activity', but first one last question. So many schools have a house system. Why, in your opinion, is this necessary? What do you think was going through the founders heads when they set up this system of dividing students into houses?"
On to the activity. Alice climbed back on top of her desk and got back into her cross legged position. "Take out your writing material," she said, turning back to face the students and placing her hands on her lap. "And think back to the day you were sorted. Do you believe you are still the same person you were when you were Sorted? Why did the Sorting Hat put you into the house you are in? Do you believe if you were Sorted today, that you would still be placed in the same house? Put your thoughts on paper, and then stand and read them out loud. This is the mini activity. The main activity we can move on to after this is done." And she took a notebook out from a drawer in her desk and began doing this same mini activity along with everyone else. |