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TeafortheSoul · 11-20-2018, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Yes under ordinary circumstances, the lessons dictated that students remained standing but honestly, Katrina Sabra was exhausted from these rules. And while she did care about her job, she also cared about these students. And she wanted to give them a break, but apparently they weren't so eager to take the break. She offered polite nods to each of them as they stood politely by their desks. Respecting the rules of the metal handed man, but not respecting her rules, which she laid out for them on the blackboard carefully. Sure by some regards both herself and the head man were of equal tenor status, herself being hired only a few months before him. And sure he technically had higher standing than herself, but did that mean they could just ignore her rules?

Text Cut: you two who listened!

Apparently not everyone was eager to follow the head honcho's rules though. "Miss Calrissian and Prefect Thomas. Thank you for following and respecting the instructions. Three points for each of you." She nodded at the two, hopping down off her desk and standing in front of it. Although a look at the Ravenclaw Prefect and she had the distinct feeling that he was mostly following instructions because he was under the weather and weak. Perhaps she should introduce him to one of her best study companions later: The Pepperup Potion. Later though, because she had a lesson to attend to and she just hoped he'd function well enough to stay focused for this.

"And three points from those of you still standing," Katrina said simply enough. "While ordinarily you should stand upon arrival to class, I believe it was to respect the professor, but it is also to respect the professor if he or she says you may sit. So please, if you may, be seated." Do they have to deviate from the lesson plan for a lesson on respect? Merlin, she hoped not because honestly, it was dreadfully boring.

"Today will be discussing a topic that speaks close to home for me," In that she'd spent the last two decades in Egypt. "It's probably one of the earliest forms of writing, beginning in somewhere as early as 3000 BC which makes it nearly 6000 years old. That is the topic of hieroglyphics, which if we're lucky, we'll get to translate some words or names into picture form, but for now, I just want you to tell me what you know about hieroglyphics. Anything at all."

ooc: lesson has begun!! And will continue in about 24 hours, but we'll start with a simple question of what do you know about hieroglyphics? Go simple or complicated, whatever your heart / character desires =D

Bel hadn't realised that Sabra was one of those ministry professors, apparently she was though? What with the random unfair points taking and all that. Greaaaat. Plus following her logic was basically beyond Bel at this point too, it didn't make an ounce of sense. And definitely not a way to make her care about a class that was already tough and offputting enough. At least Hawthorne had managed to make her want to try hard just out of sheer respect. She shot a little look in Derfael's direction before sitting down where her things had already been set out, and listening as the lesson itself began.

What did she know about hieroglyphics? They weren't magic like runes were they? She had learned a little bit about them before, so Bel put her hand up. "A hieroglyph can be read as a logograph or as rebus, so sometimes the word is what the picture looks like, and sometimes it means what the picture sounds like, and sometimes it can be mixed together as both." But howwww you were supposed to know which way to read a hieroglyph when it could be read in more than one way was beyond her though aaaand probably she'd never actually need to know so that was a-ok to her.

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TeafortheSoul Formerly: Tegz Demiguise Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 24,244 Hogwarts RPG Name: ??? Ravenclaw Hogwarts RPG Name: Ronnie Thurkell Gryffindor Seventh Year x12 x12	lives in a hobbit hole \|\| Ern and Touz's Nuzzle \|\| roflysst \|\| looking at a seed packet Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Yes under ordinary circumstances, the lessons dictated that students remained standing but honestly, Katrina Sabra was exhausted from these rules. And while she did care about her job, she also cared about these students. And she wanted to give them a break, but apparently they weren't so eager to take the break. She offered polite nods to each of them as they stood politely by their desks. Respecting the rules of the metal handed man, but not respecting her rules, which she laid out for them on the blackboard carefully. Sure by some regards both herself and the head man were of equal tenor status, herself being hired only a few months before him. And sure he technically had higher standing than herself, but did that mean they could just ignore her rules? Text Cut: you two who listened! Apparently not everyone was eager to follow the head honcho's rules though. "Miss Calrissian and Prefect Thomas. Thank you for following and respecting the instructions. Three points for each of you." She nodded at the two, hopping down off her desk and standing in front of it. Although a look at the Ravenclaw Prefect and she had the distinct feeling that he was mostly following instructions because he was under the weather and weak. Perhaps she should introduce him to one of her best study companions later: The Pepperup Potion. Later though, because she had a lesson to attend to and she just hoped he'd function well enough to stay focused for this. *"And three points from* those of you still standing," Katrina said simply enough. "While ordinarily you should stand upon arrival to class, I believe it was to respect the professor, but it is also to respect the professor if he or she says you may sit. So please, if you may, be seated." Do they have to deviate from the lesson plan for a lesson on respect? Merlin, she hoped not because honestly, it was dreadfully boring. "Today will be discussing a topic that speaks close to home for me," In that she'd spent the last two decades in Egypt. "It's probably one of the earliest forms of writing, beginning in somewhere as early as 3000 BC which makes it nearly 6000 years old. That is the topic of hieroglyphics, which if we're lucky, we'll get to translate some words or names into picture form, but for now, I just want you to tell me what you know about hieroglyphics. Anything at all." ooc: lesson has begun!! And will continue in about 24 hours, but we'll start with a simple question of what do you know about hieroglyphics?** Go simple or complicated, whatever your heart / character desires =D Bel hadn't realised that Sabra was one of those ministry professors, apparently she was though? What with the random unfair points taking and all that. Greaaaat. Plus following her logic was basically beyond Bel at this point too, it didn't make an ounce of sense. And definitely not a way to make her care about a class that was already tough and offputting enough. At least Hawthorne had managed to make her want to try hard just out of sheer respect. She shot a little look in Derfael's direction before sitting down where her things had already been set out, and listening as the lesson itself began. What did she know about hieroglyphics? They weren't magic like runes were they? She had learned a little bit about them before, so Bel put her hand up. "A hieroglyph can be read as a logograph or as rebus, so sometimes the word is what the picture looks like, and sometimes it means what the picture sounds like, and sometimes it can be mixed together as both." But howwww you were supposed to know which way to read a hieroglyph when it could be read in more than one way was beyond her though aaaand probably she'd never actually need to know so that was a-ok to her. __________________ love is like a letter wrote :: and life is like an envelope be careful who you give it to :: they might not give it back to you