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Lissy Longbottom · 02-05-2020, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Isla had only heard about Hogwarts visiting Beauxbatons last school year, but she had no idea what had actually happened there. She kept hearing talk of it, though, so she decided as soon as she got the chance, she was going to ask somebody. It only made her more curious when the professor brought it up. She tried not to focus on that, though, as the noted were scrawled one at a time down the chalkboard.

She followed along with a few notes of her own as the professor summarized everything for them. History wasn't exactly Isla's favorite subject, but she tried to look super interested anyway. At least Recard always tried to make it fun.

So why did Flamel agree to have his precious stone destroyed. The first year raised her hand. "I'm guessing it's because he realized it was starting to do more harm than good, and he didn't want to responsible for that," she said. "...but I also kind of think he realized it wouldn't benefit him anymore if it got in the wrong hands. He was a super old man, and if he didn't have any way of making more Elixir of Life, he'd just die anyway. I think he saw it as a way to peacefully end his life." That sounded so morbid. She gave a slight shiver just thinking about a six hundred year old person needing a potion to survive. She didn't even want to think about how creepy he must have looked.

"Interesting take on that, Miss Bellchant - that Flamel didn't want to be responsible for any harm that came about due to the stone," Gabi looked thoughtfully at the young Slytherin. That was a complex answer for such a young student...it was promising, and Gabi took note of it.

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Originally Posted by Fireheart

Was Professor Recard really asking why Nicholas Flamel went along with Dumbledore? Because who in their right mind would ever go against Dumbledore? The man was a genius of a wizard. Avalon couldn't imagine the nerve it would take to disagree with him. Although she supposed that Flamel had a right to decide what happened the stone. He was the one that created it, after all.

After jotting down a few more notes on her parchment, she raised her hand. "I think he agreed to destroy it because it was such a dangerous time. Voldemort had returned and sought the stone for himself." She vividly recalled reading about the Gringotts break-in regarding the mysterious stone in one of her history textbooks. "Both Dumbledore and Flamel were probably worried that it could end up in the hands of a dark wizard." It was a really noble thing that Flamel did, now that Avalon thought of it. He destroyed his most precious creation for the sake of the wizarding world. But any sort of stone that made you live forever was inherently dangerous. People would always try to take advantage of it. So it was probably for the best that it was destroyed.

"Very good," Gabriela smiled at Avalon and gave her a nod of approval at her answer. "Both Dumbledore and Flamel were aware of just how much of a threat that Voldemort posed to the wizarding world - even as a mere shadow of his former self. Both of them had more than enough experience dealing with dark wizards, as we just established."

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Originally Posted by 2111jen

Austin nodded with the replies. He wasn't exactly sure why else Falmel would do that though. He tapped the top of his head silently trying to think of an answer.

The young Slytherin was silent, which was unlike him, but she had also posed a rather difficult question. She gave him an encouraging smile before moving on.

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Originally Posted by Ringo

"A hundred years?" Rowan wondered aloud. What did a wizard do with over seven hundred years of life? He could hardly fathom the thought!

With Professor Recard's hint, the Hufflepuff smoothed out his parchment and began jotting down the important tidbits about Flamel. He tried his best to keep up, but his hand got tired so easily that his sentences became shorter and shorter... stone... elixir of life... DADA... divination... Global Wizarding War... Merlin, this guy lived a crazy life! Rowan was fascinated.

Now, for an answer that hasn't already been said. Rowan glanced around thoughtfully as his classmates gave their answers, giving nods of agreement. They had really good points. Now, what to contribute? Hmm... he tried to think outside of the time period with Voldemort's return... "Perhaps the experience of a long life hadn't been what he pictured, and he didn't want anyone else risking going through that? So it was better off destroyed? As in, he was one of the few who knew the consequences of immortality..." He suggested after raising a still-cramping-from-note-taking-hand.

Another very interesting perspective! "Interesting thought! Many of us could only dream of living as long as Flamel - and perhaps it's not nearly as great as it seems, like you said," she mused in response to his answer with a head nod. Her students continued to amaze her with such thoughtful answers!

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

Kinda weird how the Professor kept pausing to look at them, huh? Kinda like she was expecting them to be taking notes and committing things to memory. Strange.

Not one to give in to peer pressure ~~except when it suited him~~, Kodee remained slumped over his desk ignoring those around him who may have been scribbling things down. Gryffindors led, they did not follow.

The 7th Year nodded, not at all convinced when Recard tried to state that he hadn't chickened out. But he had. He had immortality, then in the face of a threat with no sure sign for which way the war would end, he decided maybe dying was better. No convincing this one that things were any different. The next question though, that was the perfect opportunity for further speculation.

This time, there was little reluctance as Kodee's hand went up.

"He wracked up debt. Crossed all the wrong people. His life started going south and he knew all the karma he accumulated in 600 years would come back to him at some point. Seems to me like he took the easy way out. Didn't wanna be found out. I feel like if he really was worried about the dark lord taking over his stone, he'd have just tried harder in the war, live to see it through like he lived through every other bad thing." Because, let's be real, in 600 years there was a LOT you could see, and a lot more you could do.

How were they so sure Flamel was really on the up and up? Who gave up immortality?

Even this far into term, Gabriela had a hard time figuring out if Kodee Chosen was serious in his answers 100% of the time. This was one of those times. Of course, she had to assume he was serious - so she paused before addressing his ~~ridiculous~~ outlandish answer.

"There is no evidence that Flamel was in debt, and since financial records are relatively easy to track down, we can safely assume that was not the reason why," she responded. Right. Moving along.

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Originally Posted by Bazinga

What the what?

Chloe had been listening and she had given Kodee a look and held back giggles to his first comment. They had been studying history since the first year so of course, they knew this name and they knew about the stone, but Kodee going this path with the man was entertaining? Interesting? Brilliant? She wasn't exactly sure which to say.

Then Kodee happened again!

Chloe couldn't help herself this time and let out a little laugh. How could you not when he was making these sort of accusations on someone that people in this very castle held up so high. She tried to think about her own answer and what she wanted to respond. She knew the reasons, people tried to steal it, Voldermort himself tried to get to it, the reason was easy, but Kodee really did put a different spin to it.

"Ma'am not that I fully agree with Kodee, but are we fully sure we know the entire story? I mean we know that people tried to steal it, we know that Voldermort was trying to get it and we were very lucky that Harry Potter broke rules, though I think he didn't fully break rules, I think it was a master plan from adults if I'm being honest, but books only say so much. Typically history books muggles, as well as ours, tell one side of the story, give the most important information. Could it be possible that Kodee isn't entirely wrong and though there were many important reasons to get rid of the stone, he might have had his own reasons as well. This was just an easy way out so to speak."

Gabi smiled at the Ravenclaw and nodded. "Very good point - while I doubt any of his personal problems were as severe as Mister Chosen implied, since we have no evidence to support that - it does not necessarily mean we knew everything that was going on with him, and things in his personal life could have had an impact in his decision to destroy the stone."

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Originally Posted by love-for-HP

Blake was slightly flustered that he was wrong... ugh .. he knew it right after he said it that it was Dumbledore. He didn't like to be wrong... but I guess being 12 meant you didn't know everything. Taking a quick second to collect himself and trying not to be too upset by his wrong answer, Blake contemplated the professor's next question. Hmmmmm.... why would he be willing to destroy it.

"Well besides it being in danger of someone else trying to steal it and use it, Flamel and his wife could have agreed because they were simply tired of living." Blake hoped that sounded okay and not strange. If he had lived for 600 plus years, he would probably be pretty tired of living to.

Gabi nodded thoughtfully at Blake's answer. "That is very possible. Despite living for over 600 years, the elixir did not stop his body from aging. I can only imagine how fatigued he felt all the time!" she said with a small chuckle. She felt like her bones were turning to dust after doing an intense yoga routine - and she wasn't nearly as old as Flamel!

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

So much information. Naya scribbled down notes, as her classmates gave their answers about Nicholas Flamel. As, the professor’s notes appeared, she added all the little details that she had missed. Flamel clearly was an interesting dude. She couldn’t imagine how much one could see and do in 600 odd years of living. That seemed a bit much to her.

Anyway, it was on to the next question. To Naya, the answer seemed obvious.........although she supposed you could never really know a person’s motivation. She raised her hand to give her opinion.

”I agree that Flamel destroyed the stone because having it fall into Voldemort’s hands would have been unthinkable. I mean, can you imagine if he had become immortal? Spreading his evil for all eternity? I think Flamel knew that he couldn’t let that happen.”

"Very good answer, Miss Lindsay," Gabi gave the Gryffindor an encouraging smile. "The accounts of Dumbledore and Harry Potter suggest that that was indeed the motivation behind the destruction of the stone," she told the rest of the class in response to the answer.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Now, here was a bit of irony given the history of Flamel and certain ideologies being pushed during this time, but it was the only answer that Eiji think up that he would be willing to offer. And he did not fancy speaking up too terribly long in this class - even if it was a favorite. He preferred digesting his history in silence.

But his hand went up and waited to be called upon. "For the greater good," he answered simply.

A very simple and straightforward phrase that carried great weight in wizarding history. Also on that, as a matter of perspective and with a change of intent, took on an entirely different nuance. It was his own way of stirring the pot, for his own amusement.

It was MORE than a little ironic that Eiji had chosen THOSE words as his answer. As a smart Slytherin 6th year, he certainly knew that those words happened to be the same slogan that Gellert Grindelwald had used to justify his persecution of muggles. However, there was also no denying that his answer was right on the money.

"Yes, for the good of all mankind. Good answer, Mister Rasting," Gabi told the Slytherin with a nod of approval in his direction. Even a small smile. He had basically hit on exactly what she had been hoping for.

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch

Cole really liked History of Magic as a subject. What he had come to dislike just a little was all the notetaking that was required. Writing so much usually left him by the end of the lessons with an aching cramp in the hand he wrote with. Maybe he could ask Professor Recard for self-writing quills if they dictated what it wrote in their words? Anyway back to the diligent note taking on Nicholas Flamel who had lived for 600 years.

Professor Recard eventually poised them with a difficult question to answer. It was very open ended and could leave many different answers. Guessing was what they could do since none of them we're related to Flamel. His great grand mother on his mother's veela side had lived for close to a hundred years. He didn't think he could apply that here though but maybe a little. Raising his hand Cole said thoughtfully. "I think Flamel and his wife were okay with dying since all their friends and relatives must have been deseaced since hundreds of years ago. It must have been hard to always get to know new people when those they new died and also to keep learning new things and ways of the new century must have been tiring. I also think Flamel understood that the philosophers stone was better off if it got destroyed over it getting into someone like Voldermort's hands. The evil and destruction Voldermort could have unleashed on the magical- and muggleworld with the stone would have been on Flamel's concience and that I think Dumbledore wanted to prevent."

Cole had also hit on the points Gabi had been hoping the students would make - but he had also brought up an interesting point. "Interesting take Mister Vance. It's true - their friends and family had probably all passed long, LONG before them. It was likely very lonely for them."

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Philosopher Stone!!! That was the word that Carsyn was looking for! Merlin, it was a good thing this wasn't her OWLs and just a lesson because could you imagine!? She'd have for sure failed that question and only hoped that when the time came to sit her exams in just a few short months she wouldn't be blanking as she had.

Uh....... Kodee? Are you okay?? She frowned at the older Gryffindor's answer because honestly, Nicolas Flamel did NOT chicken out and how he could even suggest such a thing?? Apparently taking History of Magic as a NEWT meant your answers didn't have to make sense?? She would have debated that point except Professor Recard was moving on with discussion points about Flamel and Carsyn found herself diligently copying them down because Merlin only knew which fact was going to be presenting itself in some obscure manner.

Another question to which Kodee again answered with some ridiculous notion that he was doing it to hide something? And Chloe was agreeing and suddenly Carsyn found herself pondering that what if. No, it was the Voldemort thing. He didn't want Voldemort to achieve immortality, so he sacrificed himself. That was it, right?? It was, as Eiji simply stated, for the greater good. Wasn't it??

"You say Flamel allowed the stone to be destroyed so easily, and I don't think it was an easy decision at all. He'd had a life supposedly well-lived. He saw MANY people and MANY wars. He knew after six centuries of life the damages that could be caused should immortality fall into the wrong hands and no life, not even his or his wife's, was worth that risk." There, she managed an answer that time.

"Very good points, Prefect Rose. While history says he made the decision willingly, you're correct when you say it was likely not an easy decision for him at ALL," she nodded in agreement at her answer. It was a literal decision of life or death. It wouldn't have been easy for anyone!

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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy

Heath half-expected his answer to be wrong. He braced himself for the embarrassment to come when - Huh? He was right? He beamed at the professor's praise, but he didn't have long to dwell on it. A lot of information appeared on the* board. Then the professor was talking again, and… Wow, that was a lot to write down all at once! Heath wasn't sure his brain (or his hand) could keep up with it all! He was grateful when the professor provided a recap.

Heath had barely finished writing when the professor asked the next question. He thought for a moment, but his thoughts were along the same lines as most everyone else's… Flamel agreed to destroy the stone to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. It didn't need repeating, so he kept silent for now as he allowed his mind to wander. He thought of how young Harry Potter and his friends had been when they stopped Voldemort from getting the stone - younger than him even- and if that had had a different outcome… It made Heath sad to think about!

Maybe that had played a part in Flamel's decision too? Harry Potter was still a child when he protected the stone, and when you live as long as Flamel did, probably everybody seems like a child to you. Maybe by destroying the stone, Flamel thought he was giving the younger generations their best chance at a long life? Did that make any sense? Heath wasn't at all confident that it did, but he still forced himself to raise his hand. "M-maybe in addition to keeping the stone out of the wrong hands, Flamel agreed to destroy it so other people wouldn't need to put their lives on the line to protect it. Like, after Harry Potter risked himself to stop Voldemort from getting the stone, maybe Flamel thought it was more likely to endanger lives than prolong them…"

The longer he spoke, the more Heath began to doubt his answer. It was too outside the box, he just knew it! Nobody would follow his logic, and they'd all just stare at him like he'd grown three heads or something! He stared at his desk, dreading the reaction to his answer. He knew he shouldn't have said anything!

"Ooh, interesting perspective Mister Jones. It could definitely be argued that he sacrificed himself so that others would not have to," Gabi nodded in agreement at the strong answer from the Ravenclaw. They really were bright students in that house, weren't there?

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Originally Posted by hjhm

Flamel was realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy old. Yes, she had to add that in her notes of course after copying what the professor had written on the board.

why would Flamel allow the stone to be destroyed so easily? Why do you think he went along with Dumbledore when he suggested they destroy the stone?

Flamel was a smart person in history, at the time he probably thought creating the philosopher's stone was a great idea until it no longer looks like it. It could be true that he may have got tired of living a long life or that his life has turned into a different turn after living such a long life. Who knows really. Jillian raised her hand to answer "because the living can be greedy- Voldemort was an example of this" so did other wizards but he was more iconic for her answer because the man wanted to be immortal, powerful and infamous. And also he was searching for the stone.

The Slytherin prefect had brought up a very good point. "It can definitely be argued that humans are, by nature, rather greedy and selfish. This way Flamel could control the destiny of his work."

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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi

seated at the far back, Minjae had been idly twirling his quill around between his fingers as he only half listened to what the Professor was saying. So whenever he did look to the front and saw the writings on the blackboard, the Hufflepuff nearly dropped his quill in the haste of copying down what was written on it. When he was done, Minjae placed his quill next to his notebook and tried to focus on the lesson. Because Nicolas Flamel was kind of a fascinating subject.

"I think they were mostly embarrassed that an eleven year old kid who didn't even know he was a wizard a few months before that, found the stone so they were like "oops, well, time to go!" " BAM! Legit answer right there!

...that answer MAY have been even more outlandish than Kodee Chosen's answer. While she admired the Hufflepuff's way of thinking outside the box...it was pretty safe to say that, even without Flamel here to defend himself personally, the young man was WAY off in his answer.

"Doesn't that say more about the charms placed by the staff at Hogwarts than it does about Flamel's character?" she challenged the boy in her response to his answer. After all, Flamel had entrusted Dumbledore to keep the stone safe, and he had very little to do with it after that.

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

Mhmm, yep, Bernadette was taking notes. Unlike some of their professors, she liked how Professor Recard would help them know what to write down and what not to write down. Obviously it was very easy to copy from the board ~~because not everyone was a Ravenclaw, y'see~~ but Bernie also added in her own comments and ideas, and a little bit of bias about how very ugh French he was.

She listened along to everyone else's answers, privately agreeing with them, and then she raised her hand for her own answer.

"I mean, like everyone said, 600, almost 700 years is a really long time to live, and like, you can get SEVERAL lifetimes out of that span of time. I think it's important not to be greedy with your life. Flamel obviously recognized that the Philosopher's Stone powers were too tempting to most humans, especially the evil ones that sought to live forever. So I think part of him was ready to go and to let that temptatious stone go. Like Flamel's friend Dumbledore once said, 'To the well-organised mind, death is but the next great adventure.' I think that's why he was able to give up the Stone."

Was Bernadette mis-sorted? That answer was very Ravenclaw of her. Gabi smiled at the young girl and nodded. "Very good Miss Grantham. Flamel wouldn't have asked Dumbledore to hide the stone for him if he wasn't aware that it was in danger from dark forces."

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

All frowns (looking at you, Nina) were ignored pointedly because Claudine did not care if anyone disagreed with her. She was quite prepared to believe that it was Beauxbatons’ tradition to be despicable and to occasionally frame their guests for ghastly doings. As for Recard, Claudine only met the warning with her usual serious gaze. They could agree to disagree with the comment of the French having decent humans in the category.

As Recard summarised their points, Claudine proceeded to make her notes carefully. Her own notes were always very helpful when it came to studying for exams, sometimes even more so than a textbook. She had to admit thought: this Frenchman lived quite the exciting life. After some thought and waiting to hear a few answers, Claudine raised her hand. “Flamel and his wife had lived through wars in the 1920s and in the 1970s and hoped to prevent a third.’’ For the greater good as Eiji said, but sadly, that had failed as Voldemort still found another way to rise again.

Gabriela knew that look. She had a daughter, after all. They could agree to disagree on the French, but if the young girl knew what was good for her, she'd keep her opinions to herself from now on. Gabriela didn't relish punishing her students, no matter what some people may have thought.

"Exactly - and let's not forget that those were just the WIZARDING wars they had to live through," she pointed out to everyone. "There were countless Muggle wars waged throughout Europe in those 600 years Flamel was alive. Each one more horrendous than the next. It takes a toll on a person, there is no question about that," she reminded everyone. Despite her...ahem...HISTORY with certain radical groups, Gabriela was a pacifist in her older years.

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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

Imaaaagine being 600+ years OLD?! Cecelia was trying to picture herself at that age, a smile growing as she imagined ALL the things she would've experienced and accomplished after soooo so so many years. The thing was...a lot of the important people you'd want to share those things with wouldn't be around any more TO tell. That was kind of a bummer.

"Professor, I think eventually after all the people you love have passed on, and you've seen and done all the things you'd hoped to do, maybe you just know it's your time. I bet he just knew." It only took hundreds of YEARS, but it had happened. It had.

Gabriela smiled at the Gryffindor for having such a well thought out and mature answer. "That's an interesting point Miss Summers. Some people do believe that when a witch or wizard is nearing the end of their life, they'll have a sort of FEELING. It is very possible the Flamel's felt that as well."

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Originally Posted by pundantic

Alessandro was not certain Flamel simply went along with the stone being destroyed. It was a nice history lesson, a pretty anecdote. However, Alessandro was not there when Albus Dumbledore told Flamel about the attempted abuse of the stone by Voldemort. And he would have bet a pretty galleon the old man was told the stone would be destroyed with or without his input.

History had a way of glossing over those details.

But he was not going to mention that Flamel was likely strong-armed into his "decision". Not when his peers were saying nice things about the greater good. So, Alessandro remained dutifully silent and attentive.

Mister Toussaint was quiet, but at least he was paying attention. Gabi wished he would have shared his thoughts with the class - she could practically see the wheels turning in his brain - but she simply passed over him and kept on calling on the other students.

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

Phoebe twisted her hair around her fingers and triiiiied to look repentant, but she had to settle for a sweet (looking) smile and apologetic nod. In her heart of hearts, she was sure that Professor Recard's kid and husband were jerks too, but it made people angry to be told they were related to jerks. Plus she'd get detention, and she had important things to do.

So she stayed quiet through Kodee's jokes and everyone's seriously overwrought answers, finally raising her hand when she was mostly sure her answer wouldn't get her into trouble. "No one is supposed to live that long, Professor. I think Mr. Flamel probably knew that he had already had more than his fair share of living."

Good, at least ONE of the young girls seemed to have taken Gabi's warning to heart. She smiled at her - see? She wasn't THAT scary - and nodded in agreement to her answer. "600 years is definitely more than enough time for most people."

They were all thinking outside the box, and Gabi was thrilled. This was exactly what she had hoped for when she posed the question. Their answers gave her hope that the next part of her lesson would be rife with intelligent debate.

"Everyone brought up really good points. While we can never truly hope to know EXACTLY what the thought process was behind Flamel's decision to destroy the stone, historic evidence allows us to safely conclude that Flamel and his wife accepted that the stone needed to be destroyed in order to prevent dark forces from obtaining it. As Mister Rasting said - it was for the greater good," she said. Which, again, ironic that he had used THAT phrasing but...it got the point across just the same. "He knew that he had a lived a long and full life, and their sacrifice would be potentially saving millions of people," she added.

"That being said, history forces us to think about the motivations behind the actions of those that we study. We must look at individual events as well as the big picture when trying to determine why people acted the way they did in certain situations," she explained as she began her pacing in front of the class once more (she liked to move while she was speaking). She wanted her students to know that history was not just memorizing dates and historical figures - it was about thinking about the why.

"So, based off of what we know about Flamel's motivations behind agreeing to destroy the stone - and what that says about his character - why do you think he was motivated to create the stone in the first place? What drove him to want to explore deeper into alchemy that anyone else had ever gone before?" she asked. There were a lot of things to think about here, and a lot of different answers. Most importantly - there was no RIGHT answer.

"We're going to have a class discussion around that question - what do you think motivated Flamel to create the Philosopher's Stone - and by extension, the Elixir of Life? Anyone who wants to speak up, simply raise your hand - additionally, if you would like to comment on what someone else said, be sure you wait until you're called on. We must keep this debate civil!" she grinned and then sat back, waiting for the first hand to go up before calling on them.

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Originally Posted by Rowena_Ravenclaw

Well, now that she was free from the confines from the portrait, there were some things that Rowena wanted to address. First and foremost was the status of the curriculum and the level of the student's learning. Now, one didn't hear TOO much from inside a portrait, but Rowena had heard enough and she was concerned that the students of Hogwarts were not being pushed enough in their studies.

So, she went to a lesson. A history of magic lesson, in fact, to make sure that they were getting all their facts right. Time could twist history a bit.

Rowena walked into the classroom as the class discussed Nicholas Flamel. He was quite a while after her time, but even his tale at reached her portrait ears. That story was hard to miss. Rowena clasped her hands in front of her torso and nodded to the professor as she began slowly walking around the room, watching the students as they answered. Some of the answers were thoughtful. Some... not so much.

"Come on children, use your imagination now," Rowena chimed in between answers. Don't disappoint a founder, now.

As soon as Gabi had explained the rules of the little discussion she was starting, the door opened and she immediately prepared herself to berate the late arrival. Class was nearly half finished, after all! However, to her surprise, she saw...an older woman entering the room. She didn't seem at all concerned that she was interrupting her lesson, and then she began to address the students like...she had some sort of authority here. In GABRIELA'S classroom.

No one in this classroom had seen Gabriela Recard FRAZZLED but...she was well on her way to reaching that state. She'd heard whispers of founders walking around the school, and she'd been certain that it was just some dumb prank by someone who was extremely skilled in Transfiguration. But the fact that this woman seemed so CONFIDENT...and bore such a resemblance to Rowena Ravenclaw that she was quite certain even the best NEWT students couldn't pull that off...it was throwing the blonde for a loop.

Could it also be possible that this woman was just a Ministry worker here to do a review of her? Someone doing random checks on the competency of the staff? It was that thought, and that thought alone, that made Gabi pause.

"Can I help you with something?" she asked, a smile on her face that was anything but sincere.

OOC: Ok YAY time for a small class discussion! This is the mini activity and you'll have at LEAST 48 hours to complete this. Simply have your character discuss what they think Flamel's motivation was to create the stone. Points will be awarded for detailed answers AND those who choose to interact with others and engage in friendly debate/discussion will be taken in to consideration when awarding points. No minimum number of posts, and Gabi WILL be around in about 12ish hours to add her two cents and facilitate more conversations.

As always, poke me in your post title if you need help or have questions!

And as for Rowena...she asked you all to impress her, so give it a go! *insert shifty face here*

02-05-2020, 04:42 AM	#60 (permalink)
Lissy Longbottom Giant Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ferrix: GMT-6 Posts: 56,911 Hogwarts RPG Name: Moritz Schultz (#0f667e) Ravenclaw Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nancy Schultz (#ac6f77) Hufflepuff Fourth Year x11 x1	curly haired prefect - "sometimes I get angry!" - 30/90 - chicken emoji - probably @ Disney - I speak dog SPOILER!!: Replies! Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Isla had only heard about Hogwarts visiting Beauxbatons last school year, but she had no idea what had actually happened there. She kept hearing talk of it, though, so she decided as soon as she got the chance, she was going to ask somebody. It only made her more curious when the professor brought it up. She tried not to focus on that, though, as the noted were scrawled one at a time down the chalkboard. She followed along with a few notes of her own as the professor summarized everything for them. History wasn't exactly Isla's favorite subject, but she tried to look super interested anyway. At least Recard always tried to make it fun. So why did Flamel agree to have his precious stone destroyed. The first year raised her hand. "I'm guessing it's because he realized it was starting to do more harm than good, and he didn't want to responsible for that," she said. "...but I also kind of think he realized it wouldn't benefit him anymore if it got in the wrong hands. He was a super old man, and if he didn't have any way of making more Elixir of Life, he'd just die anyway. I think he saw it as a way to peacefully end his life." That sounded so morbid. She gave a slight shiver just thinking about a six hundred year old person needing a potion to survive. She didn't even want to think about how creepy he must have looked. "Interesting take on that, Miss Bellchant - that Flamel didn't want to be responsible for any harm that came about due to the stone," Gabi looked thoughtfully at the young Slytherin. That was a complex answer for such a young student...it was promising, and Gabi took note of it. Quote: Originally Posted by Fireheart Was Professor Recard really asking why Nicholas Flamel went along with Dumbledore? Because who in their right mind would ever go against Dumbledore? The man was a genius of a wizard. Avalon couldn't imagine the nerve it would take to disagree with him. Although she supposed that Flamel had a right to decide what happened the stone. He was the one that created it, after all. After jotting down a few more notes on her parchment, she raised her hand. "I think he agreed to destroy it because it was such a dangerous time. Voldemort had returned and sought the stone for himself." She vividly recalled reading about the Gringotts break-in regarding the mysterious stone in one of her history textbooks. "Both Dumbledore and Flamel were probably worried that it could end up in the hands of a dark wizard." It was a really noble thing that Flamel did, now that Avalon thought of it. He destroyed his most precious creation for the sake of the wizarding world. But any sort of stone that made you live forever was inherently dangerous. People would always try to take advantage of it. So it was probably for the best that it was destroyed. "Very good," Gabriela smiled at Avalon and gave her a nod of approval at her answer. "Both Dumbledore and Flamel were aware of just how much of a threat that Voldemort posed to the wizarding world - even as a mere shadow of his former self. Both of them had more than enough experience dealing with dark wizards, as we just established." Quote: Originally Posted by 2111jen Austin nodded with the replies. He wasn't exactly sure why else Falmel would do that though. He tapped the top of his head silently trying to think of an answer. The young Slytherin was silent, which was unlike him, but she had also posed a rather difficult question. She gave him an encouraging smile before moving on. Quote: Originally Posted by Ringo *"A hundred years?"* Rowan wondered aloud. What did a wizard do with over seven hundred years of life? He could hardly fathom the thought! With Professor Recard's hint, the Hufflepuff smoothed out his parchment and began jotting down the important tidbits about Flamel. He tried his best to keep up, but his hand got tired so easily that his sentences became shorter and shorter... stone... elixir of life... DADA... divination... Global Wizarding War... Merlin, this guy lived a crazy life! Rowan was fascinated. Now, for an answer that hasn't already been said. Rowan glanced around thoughtfully as his classmates gave their answers, giving nods of agreement. They had really good points. Now, what to contribute? Hmm... he tried to think outside of the time period with Voldemort's return... "Perhaps the experience of a long life hadn't been what he pictured, and he didn't want anyone else risking going through that? So it was better off destroyed? As in, he was one of the few who knew the consequences of immortality..." He suggested after raising a still-cramping-from-note-taking-hand. Another very interesting perspective! "Interesting thought! Many of us could only dream of living as long as Flamel - and perhaps it's not nearly as great as it seems, like you said," she mused in response to his answer with a head nod. Her students continued to amaze her with such thoughtful answers! Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo Kinda weird how the Professor kept pausing to look at them, huh? Kinda like she was expecting them to be taking notes and committing things to memory. Strange. Not one to give in to peer pressure ~~except when it suited him~~, Kodee remained slumped over his desk ignoring those around him who may have been scribbling things down. Gryffindors led, they did not follow. The 7th Year nodded, not at all convinced when Recard tried to state that he hadn't chickened out. But he had. He had immortality, then in the face of a threat with no sure sign for which way the war would end, he decided maybe dying was better. No convincing this one that things were any different. The next question though, that was the perfect opportunity for further speculation. This time, there was little reluctance as Kodee's hand went up. "He wracked up debt. Crossed all the wrong people. His life started going south and he knew all the karma he accumulated in 600 years would come back to him at some point. Seems to me like he took the easy way out. Didn't wanna be found out. I feel like if he really was worried about the dark lord taking over his stone, he'd have just tried harder in the war, live to see it through like he lived through every other bad thing." Because, let's be real, in 600 years there was a LOT you could see, and a lot more you could do. How were they so sure Flamel was really on the up and up? Who gave up immortality? Even this far into term, Gabriela had a hard time figuring out if Kodee Chosen was serious in his answers 100% of the time. This was one of those times. Of course, she had to assume he was serious - so she paused before addressing his ~~ridiculous~~ outlandish answer. "There is no evidence that Flamel was in debt, and since financial records are relatively easy to track down, we can safely assume that was not the reason why," she responded. Right. Moving along. Quote: Originally Posted by Bazinga What the what? Chloe had been listening and she had given Kodee a look and held back giggles to his first comment. They had been studying history since the first year so of course, they knew this name and they knew about the stone, but Kodee going this path with the man was entertaining? Interesting? Brilliant? She wasn't exactly sure which to say. Then Kodee happened again! Chloe couldn't help herself this time and let out a little laugh. How could you not when he was making these sort of accusations on someone that people in this very castle held up so high. She tried to think about her own answer and what she wanted to respond. She knew the reasons, people tried to steal it, Voldermort himself tried to get to it, the reason was easy, but Kodee really did put a different spin to it. "Ma'am not that I fully agree with Kodee, but are we fully sure we know the entire story? I mean we know that people tried to steal it, we know that Voldermort was trying to get it and we were very lucky that Harry Potter broke rules, though I think he didn't fully break rules, I think it was a master plan from adults if I'm being honest, but books only say so much. Typically history books muggles, as well as ours, tell one side of the story, give the most important information. Could it be possible that Kodee isn't entirely wrong and though there were many important reasons to get rid of the stone, he might have had his own reasons as well. This was just an easy way out so to speak." Gabi smiled at the Ravenclaw and nodded. "Very good point - while I doubt any of his personal problems were as severe as Mister Chosen implied, since we have no evidence to support that - it does not necessarily mean we knew everything that was going on with him, and things in his personal life could have had an impact in his decision to destroy the stone." Quote: Originally Posted by love-for-HP Blake was slightly flustered that he was wrong... ugh .. he knew it right after he said it that it was Dumbledore. He didn't like to be wrong... but I guess being 12 meant you didn't know everything. Taking a quick second to collect himself and trying not to be too upset by his wrong answer, Blake contemplated the professor's next question. Hmmmmm.... why would he be willing to destroy it. "Well besides it being in danger of someone else trying to steal it and use it, Flamel and his wife could have agreed because they were simply tired of living." Blake hoped that sounded okay and not strange. If he had lived for 600 plus years, he would probably be pretty tired of living to. Gabi nodded thoughtfully at Blake's answer. "That is very possible. Despite living for over 600 years, the elixir did not stop his body from aging. I can only imagine how fatigued he felt all the time!" she said with a small chuckle. She felt like her bones were turning to dust after doing an intense yoga routine - and she wasn't nearly as old as Flamel! Quote: Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 So much information. Naya scribbled down notes, as her classmates gave their answers about Nicholas Flamel. As, the professor’s notes appeared, she added all the little details that she had missed. Flamel clearly was an interesting dude. She couldn’t imagine how much one could see and do in 600 odd years of living. That seemed a bit much to her. Anyway, it was on to the next question. To Naya, the answer seemed obvious.........although she supposed you could never really know a person’s motivation. She raised her hand to give her opinion. ”I agree that Flamel destroyed the stone because having it fall into Voldemort’s hands would have been unthinkable. I mean, can you imagine if he had become immortal? Spreading his evil for all eternity? I think Flamel knew that he couldn’t let that happen.” "Very good answer, Miss Lindsay," Gabi gave the Gryffindor an encouraging smile. "The accounts of Dumbledore and Harry Potter suggest that that was indeed the motivation behind the destruction of the stone," she told the rest of the class in response to the answer. Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Now, here was a bit of irony given the history of Flamel and certain ideologies being pushed during this time, but it was the only answer that Eiji think up that he would be willing to offer. And he did not fancy speaking up too terribly long in this class - even if it was a favorite. He preferred digesting his history in silence. But his hand went up and waited to be called upon. "For the greater good," he answered simply. A very simple and straightforward phrase that carried great weight in wizarding history. Also on that, as a matter of perspective and with a change of intent, took on an entirely different nuance. It was his own way of stirring the pot, for his own amusement. It was MORE than a little ironic that Eiji had chosen THOSE words as his answer. As a smart Slytherin 6th year, he certainly knew that those words happened to be the same slogan that Gellert Grindelwald had used to justify his persecution of muggles. However, there was also no denying that his answer was right on the money. "Yes, for the good of all mankind. Good answer, Mister Rasting," Gabi told the Slytherin with a nod of approval in his direction. Even a small smile. He had basically hit on exactly what she had been hoping for. Quote: Originally Posted by Nordic Witch Cole really liked History of Magic as a subject. What he had come to dislike just a little was all the notetaking that was required. Writing so much usually left him by the end of the lessons with an aching cramp in the hand he wrote with. Maybe he could ask Professor Recard for self-writing quills if they dictated what it wrote in their words? Anyway back to the diligent note taking on Nicholas Flamel who had lived for 600 years. Professor Recard eventually poised them with a difficult question to answer. It was very open ended and could leave many different answers. Guessing was what they could do since none of them we're related to Flamel. His great grand mother on his mother's veela side had lived for close to a hundred years. He didn't think he could apply that here though but maybe a little. Raising his hand Cole said thoughtfully. "I think Flamel and his wife were okay with dying since all their friends and relatives must have been deseaced since hundreds of years ago. It must have been hard to always get to know new people when those they new died and also to keep learning new things and ways of the new century must have been tiring. I also think Flamel understood that the philosophers stone was better off if it got destroyed over it getting into someone like Voldermort's hands. The evil and destruction Voldermort could have unleashed on the magical- and muggleworld with the stone would have been on Flamel's concience and that I think Dumbledore wanted to prevent." Cole had also hit on the points Gabi had been hoping the students would make - but he had also brought up an interesting point. "Interesting take Mister Vance. It's true - their friends and family had probably all passed long, LONG before them. It was likely very lonely for them." Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Philosopher Stone!!! That was the word that Carsyn was looking for! Merlin, it was a good thing this wasn't her OWLs and just a lesson because could you imagine!? She'd have for sure failed that question and only hoped that when the time came to sit her exams in just a few short months she wouldn't be blanking as she had. Uh....... Kodee? Are you okay?? She frowned at the older Gryffindor's answer because honestly, Nicolas Flamel did NOT chicken out and how he could even suggest such a thing?? Apparently taking History of Magic as a NEWT meant your answers didn't have to make sense?? She would have debated that point except Professor Recard was moving on with discussion points about Flamel and Carsyn found herself diligently copying them down because Merlin only knew which fact was going to be presenting itself in some obscure manner. Another question to which Kodee again answered with some ridiculous notion that he was doing it to hide something? And Chloe was agreeing and suddenly Carsyn found herself pondering that what if. No, it was the Voldemort thing. He didn't want Voldemort to achieve immortality, so he sacrificed himself. That was it, right?? It was, as Eiji simply stated, for the greater good. Wasn't it?? "You say Flamel allowed the stone to be destroyed so easily, and I don't think it was an easy decision at all. He'd had a life supposedly well-lived. He saw MANY people and MANY wars. He knew after six centuries of life the damages that could be caused should immortality fall into the wrong hands and no life, not even his or his wife's, was worth that risk." There, she managed an answer that time. "Very good points, Prefect Rose. While history says he made the decision willingly, you're correct when you say it was likely not an easy decision for him at ALL," she nodded in agreement at her answer. It was a literal decision of life or death. It wouldn't have been easy for anyone! Quote: Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy Heath half-expected his answer to be wrong. He braced himself for the embarrassment to come when - Huh? He was right? He beamed at the professor's praise, but he didn't have long to dwell on it. A lot of information appeared on the* board. Then the professor was talking again, and… Wow, that was a lot to write down all at once! Heath wasn't sure his brain (or his hand) could keep up with it all! He was grateful when the professor provided a recap. Heath had barely finished writing when the professor asked the next question. He thought for a moment, but his thoughts were along the same lines as most everyone else's… Flamel agreed to destroy the stone to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. It didn't need repeating, so he kept silent for now as he allowed his mind to wander. He thought of how young Harry Potter and his friends had been when they stopped Voldemort from getting the stone - younger than him even- and if that had had a different outcome… It made Heath sad to think about! Maybe that had played a part in Flamel's decision too? Harry Potter was still a child when he protected the stone, and when you live as long as Flamel did, probably everybody seems like a child to you. Maybe by destroying the stone, Flamel thought he was giving the younger generations their best chance at a long life? Did that make any sense? Heath wasn't at all confident that it did, but he still forced himself to raise his hand. "M-maybe in addition to keeping the stone out of the wrong hands, Flamel agreed to destroy it so other people wouldn't need to put their lives on the line to protect it. Like, after Harry Potter risked himself to stop Voldemort from getting the stone, maybe Flamel thought it was more likely to endanger lives than prolong them…" The longer he spoke, the more Heath began to doubt his answer. It was too outside the box, he just knew it! Nobody would follow his logic, and they'd all just stare at him like he'd grown three heads or something! He stared at his desk, dreading the reaction to his answer. He knew he shouldn't have said anything! "Ooh, interesting perspective Mister Jones. It could definitely be argued that he sacrificed himself so that others would not have to," Gabi nodded in agreement at the strong answer from the Ravenclaw. They really were bright students in that house, weren't there? Quote: Originally Posted by hjhm Flamel was realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy old. Yes, she had to add that in her notes of course after copying what the professor had written on the board. why would Flamel allow the stone to be destroyed so easily? Why do you think he went along with Dumbledore when he suggested they destroy the stone? Flamel was a smart person in history, at the time he probably thought creating the philosopher's stone was a great idea until it no longer looks like it. It could be true that he may have got tired of living a long life or that his life has turned into a different turn after living such a long life. Who knows really. Jillian raised her hand to answer "because the living can be greedy- Voldemort was an example of this" so did other wizards but he was more iconic for her answer because the man wanted to be immortal, powerful and infamous. And also he was searching for the stone. The Slytherin prefect had brought up a very good point. "It can definitely be argued that humans are, by nature, rather greedy and selfish. This way Flamel could control the destiny of his work." Quote: Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi seated at the far back, Minjae had been idly twirling his quill around between his fingers as he only half listened to what the Professor was saying. So whenever he did look to the front and saw the writings on the blackboard, the Hufflepuff nearly dropped his quill in the haste of copying down what was written on it. When he was done, Minjae placed his quill next to his notebook and tried to focus on the lesson. Because Nicolas Flamel was kind of a fascinating subject. "I think they were mostly embarrassed that an eleven year old kid who didn't even know he was a wizard a few months before that, found the stone so they were like "oops, well, time to go!" " BAM! Legit answer right there! ...that answer MAY have been even more outlandish than Kodee Chosen's answer. While she admired the Hufflepuff's way of thinking outside the box...it was pretty safe to say that, even without Flamel here to defend himself personally, the young man was WAY off in his answer. "Doesn't that say more about the charms placed by the staff at Hogwarts than it does about Flamel's character?" she challenged the boy in her response to his answer. After all, Flamel had entrusted Dumbledore to keep the stone safe, and he had very little to do with it after that. Quote: Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl Mhmm, yep, Bernadette was taking notes. Unlike some of their professors, she liked how Professor Recard would help them know what to write down and what not to write down. Obviously it was very easy to copy from the board ~~because not everyone was a Ravenclaw, y'see~~ but Bernie also added in her own comments and ideas, and a little bit of bias about how very ugh French he was. She listened along to everyone else's answers, privately agreeing with them, and then she raised her hand for her own answer. "I mean, like everyone said, 600, almost 700 years is a really long time to live, and like, you can get SEVERAL lifetimes out of that span of time. I think it's important not to be greedy with your life. Flamel obviously recognized that the Philosopher's Stone powers were too tempting to most humans, especially the evil ones that sought to live forever. So I think part of him was ready to go and to let that temptatious stone go. Like Flamel's friend Dumbledore once said, 'To the well-organised mind, death is but the next great adventure.' I think that's why he was able to give up the Stone." Was Bernadette mis-sorted? That answer was very Ravenclaw of her. Gabi smiled at the young girl and nodded. "Very good Miss Grantham. Flamel wouldn't have asked Dumbledore to hide the stone for him if he wasn't aware that it was in danger from dark forces." Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 All frowns (looking at you, Nina) were ignored pointedly because Claudine did not care if anyone disagreed with her. She was quite prepared to believe that it was Beauxbatons’ tradition to be despicable and to occasionally frame their guests for ghastly doings. As for Recard, Claudine only met the warning with her usual serious gaze. They could agree to disagree with the comment of the French having decent humans in the category. As Recard summarised their points, Claudine proceeded to make her notes carefully. Her own notes were always very helpful when it came to studying for exams, sometimes even more so than a textbook. She had to admit thought: this Frenchman lived quite the exciting life. After some thought and waiting to hear a few answers, Claudine raised her hand. “Flamel and his wife had lived through wars in the 1920s and in the 1970s and hoped to prevent a third.’’ For the greater good as Eiji said, but sadly, that had failed as Voldemort still found another way to rise again. Gabriela knew that look. She had a daughter, after all. They could agree to disagree on the French, but if the young girl knew what was good for her, she'd keep her opinions to herself from now on. Gabriela didn't relish punishing her students, no matter what some people may have thought. "Exactly - and let's not forget that those were just the WIZARDING wars they had to live through," she pointed out to everyone. "There were countless Muggle wars waged throughout Europe in those 600 years Flamel was alive. Each one more horrendous than the next. It takes a toll on a person, there is no question about that," she reminded everyone. Despite her...ahem...HISTORY with certain radical groups, Gabriela was a pacifist in her older years. Quote: Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Imaaaagine being 600+ years OLD?! Cecelia was trying to picture herself at that age, a smile growing as she imagined ALL the things she would've experienced and accomplished after soooo so so many years. The thing was...a lot of the important people you'd want to share those things with wouldn't be around any more TO tell. That was kind of a bummer. *"Professor, I think eventually after all the people you love have passed on, and you've seen and done all the things you'd hoped to do, maybe you just know* it's your time. I bet he just knew." It only took hundreds of YEARS, but it had happened. It had. Gabriela smiled at the Gryffindor for having such a well thought out and mature answer. "That's an interesting point Miss Summers. Some people do believe that when a witch or wizard is nearing the end of their life, they'll have a sort of FEELING. It is very possible the Flamel's felt that as well." Quote: Originally Posted by pundantic** Alessandro was not certain Flamel simply went along with the stone being destroyed. It was a nice history lesson, a pretty anecdote. However, Alessandro was not there when Albus Dumbledore told Flamel about the attempted abuse of the stone by Voldemort. And he would have bet a pretty galleon the old man was told the stone would be destroyed with or without his input. History had a way of glossing over those details. But he was not going to mention that Flamel was likely strong-armed into his "decision". Not when his peers were saying nice things about the greater good. So, Alessandro remained dutifully silent and attentive. Mister Toussaint was quiet, but at least he was paying attention. Gabi wished he would have shared his thoughts with the class - she could practically see the wheels turning in his brain - but she simply passed over him and kept on calling on the other students. Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin Phoebe twisted her hair around her fingers and triiiiied to look repentant, but she had to settle for a sweet (looking) smile and apologetic nod. In her heart of hearts, she was sure that Professor Recard's kid and husband were jerks too, but it made people angry to be told they were related to jerks. Plus she'd get detention, and she had important things to do. So she stayed quiet through Kodee's jokes and everyone's seriously overwrought answers, finally raising her hand when she was mostly sure her answer wouldn't get her into trouble. "No one is supposed to live that long, Professor. I think Mr. Flamel probably knew that he had already had more than his fair share of living." Good, at least ONE of the young girls seemed to have taken Gabi's warning to heart. She smiled at her - see? She wasn't THAT scary - and nodded in agreement to her answer. "600 years is definitely more than enough time for most people." They were all thinking outside the box, and Gabi was thrilled. This was exactly what she had hoped for when she posed the question. Their answers gave her hope that the next part of her lesson would be rife with intelligent debate. "Everyone brought up really good points. While we can never truly hope to know EXACTLY what the thought process was behind Flamel's decision to destroy the stone, historic evidence allows us to safely conclude that Flamel and his wife accepted that the stone needed to be destroyed in order to prevent dark forces from obtaining it. As Mister Rasting said - it was for the greater good," she said. Which, again, ironic that he had used THAT phrasing but...it got the point across just the same. "He knew that he had a lived a long and full life, and their sacrifice would be potentially saving millions of people," she added. "That being said, history forces us to think about the motivations behind the actions of those that we study. We must look at individual events as well as the big picture when trying to determine why people acted the way they did in certain situations," she explained as she began her pacing in front of the class once more (she liked to move while she was speaking). She wanted her students to know that history was not just memorizing dates and historical figures - it was about thinking about the why. "So, based off of what we know about Flamel's motivations behind agreeing to destroy the stone - and what that says about his character - why do you think he was motivated to create the stone in the first place? What drove him to want to explore deeper into alchemy that anyone else had ever gone before?" she asked. There were a lot of things to think about here, and a lot of different answers. Most importantly - there was no RIGHT answer. "We're going to have a class discussion around that question - what do you think motivated Flamel to create the Philosopher's Stone - and by extension, the Elixir of Life? Anyone who wants to speak up, simply raise your hand - additionally, if you would like to comment on what someone else said, be sure you wait until you're called on. We must keep this debate civil!" she grinned and then sat back, waiting for the first hand to go up before calling on them. Quote: Originally Posted by Rowena_Ravenclaw Well, now that she was free from the confines from the portrait, there were some things that Rowena wanted to address. First and foremost was the status of the curriculum and the level of the student's learning. Now, one didn't hear TOO much from inside a portrait, but Rowena had heard enough and she was concerned that the students of Hogwarts were not being pushed enough in their studies. So, she went to a lesson. A history of magic lesson, in fact, to make sure that they were getting all their facts right. Time could twist history a bit. Rowena walked into the classroom as the class discussed Nicholas Flamel. He was quite a while after her time, but even his tale at reached her portrait ears. That story was hard to miss. Rowena clasped her hands in front of her torso and nodded to the professor as she began slowly walking around the room, watching the students as they answered. Some of the answers were thoughtful. Some... not so much. "Come on children, use your imagination now," Rowena chimed in between answers. Don't disappoint a founder, now. As soon as Gabi had explained the rules of the little discussion she was starting, the door opened and she immediately prepared herself to berate the late arrival. Class was nearly half finished, after all! However, to her surprise, she saw...an older woman entering the room. She didn't seem at all concerned that she was interrupting her lesson, and then she began to address the students like...she had some sort of authority here. In GABRIELA'S classroom. No one in this classroom had seen Gabriela Recard FRAZZLED but...she was well on her way to reaching that state. She'd heard whispers of founders walking around the school, and she'd been certain that it was just some dumb prank by someone who was extremely skilled in Transfiguration. But the fact that this woman seemed so CONFIDENT...and bore such a resemblance to Rowena Ravenclaw that she was quite certain even the best NEWT students couldn't pull that off...it was throwing the blonde for a loop. Could it also be possible that this woman was just a Ministry worker here to do a review of her? Someone doing random checks on the competency of the staff? It was that thought, and that thought alone, that made Gabi pause. "Can I help you with something?" she asked, a smile on her face that was anything but sincere. OOC: Ok YAY time for a small class discussion! This is the mini activity and you'll have at LEAST 48 hours to complete this. Simply have your character discuss what they think Flamel's motivation was to create the stone. Points will be awarded for detailed answers AND those who choose to interact with others and engage in friendly debate/discussion will be taken in to consideration when awarding points. No minimum number of posts, and Gabi WILL be around in about 12ish hours to add her two cents and facilitate more conversations. As always, poke me in your post title if you need help or have questions! And as for Rowena...she asked you all to impress her, so give it a go! insert shifty face here __________________ I'm still standin'________________________________________ better than I ever did Lookin' like a true survivor_________________________________feelin' like a little kid Last edited by Lissy Longbottom; 02-05-2020 at 05:00 AM.