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Lissy Longbottom · 02-05-2020, 07:20 PM

Even though Gabriela wasn't convinced that this was some sort of Ministry review, the only thing she could think to do right now was to plow through her lesson as if it was - essentially, pretend the woman wasn't even there. She had to keep her confidence up for the sake of her students. So, taking a deep breath that made her nostrils flare slightly, she stood up and began to pace the classroom, taking note of the answers of her students who thankfully went along with things and continued the discussion as planned.

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Originally Posted by Weasley174

Tom was in awe when another founder turned up, first he had seen Gryffindor and now he had seen Ravenclaw, when would he get to see the other two founders.

He wanted to speak to her ask her loads of questions but the Professor was talking to her now already so instead he thought about the question. "Maybe he wanted to see what the future would look like." Tom wondered what it would have been like to be around when things were invented.

"Interesting theory Mister Simpson. How long do you think he planned to live originally, then?" Gabi asked him, trying to force the Gryffindor to think a bit deeper into his answer. "What was his initial goal? A few decades? A century? Or did he stop short of his goal due to what happened with Voldemort?" she asked him.

So far, this was a good start! Still ignoring you, Rowena look-a-like!

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

The professor's response was almost enough to make Kodee miss a glaringly obvious fact--but only almost. It didn't escape the Gryffindor's attention that Recard never denied Flamel having a sordid past, making enemies and storing up bad karma. He didn't have debt, right, but that didn't mean he didn't do everything else the boy had mentioned, especially not with the lack of denial on the part of the History of Magic Professor. Flamel was likely a crook on the run. Canon accepted. He'd be writing that on his next essay, y'know, if he bothered to do it at all.

Now that he was getting a clearer picture of the guy, it became increasingly easier for his hand to be raised. By now, all of 10 minutes into the lesson, Kodee felt himself to be some sort of Flamel expert.

"He didn't wanna die. I think it's that simple. He knows what living's like and doesn't know what death is like. Even if he didn't know what the future would be like, he knew he'd be breathing and still carrying out bodily functions. A coward like that, I can see why he wouldn't wanna die. Poor bloke might come back a ghost and be stuck that way for eternity. If he's gonna be around for an eternity anyway, best to be in a form he already knows and can control."

Yeah, he saw the door open, but in the moment Kodee Chosen was in a zone, answering a question with more than three words.

Once he got down from that high, his eyes widened some and the boy eased himself into an upright position at his desk. "Bloody hell. Looks like Flamel wasn't the only one who didn't wanna die."

Having had enough of sitting in the wake of this arrival, Kodee pushed away from his chair and moved across the room. Permission? What was that? The boy reached out to touch Rowena. "Ayyy, you guys, c'mere. She feels real." They had to feel this.

...for Merlin's SAKE!

Gabi's blue eyes widened almost comically as she watched Kodee get out of his chair, approach the newcomer, and actually reach out to touch her! No matter WHO this person turned out to be, the behavior was extremely inappropriate, and any discussion Gabi had been developing in response to his answer was out the window. Her patience with the Gryffindor was spent.

"Mister Chosen...sit. down. now," she told him sternly, her voice almost resembling a growl of sorts as her limit had been reached with the Chosen boy - and THEN some.. "That will be 2 points from Gryffindor as well. For disrupting class and touching someone without their permission," she added. "If you don't return to your seat immediately, I'll be forced to throw a detention on there as well," she told him sternly.

Boundaries, people!

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Originally Posted by Bazinga

"Kodee!!!" Chloe said his name before it even registered she was saying it aloud. Her eyes had darted to the door when her house founder had come in, but she had already seen her before. She had spoken to the woman already so it wasn't such a shock to see her again. She couldn't believe the headmaster hadn't figured out how to get them back into their portraits yet, but she didn't mind her being here. Maybe she could teach them some history while here.

It was his words though that had her hand up, they still were doing this discussion even if the founder was here, right? "I don't fully agree with Kodee, I mean death is scary, none of us want to die, but it is part of life just the same. Plus living that long, you would outlive your children, grandchildren, if you have them and that would be gut-wrenching to bury your loved ones that in reality should be burying you first. I've watched this first hand and it is nothing I would personally want to experience as a parent." Her thoughts went to Tad for a moment but snapped out of it quickly.

"I think it was for science really and a challenge of whether or not it could be done. Once it was done it was easy for him to use it and see if it truly worked, why he kept using it for so long is his own thoughts, but I don't think it had to do with death, not really, just a man of knowledge who wanted to see if he could make this happen." Her eyes back on Rowena, 'What do you think ma'am, if you would have had the stone, would you have used it to stay alive?"

While Gabi would have preferred the Ravenclaw NOT address Rowena - if this was all some sort of prank, the less attention they gave her, the better - she did enjoy Chloe's answer. Trying to get this lesson back on track was proving to be difficult - looking at YOU Kodee Chosen - but if there was anything to be said about Gabi, she was all about appearances. She was NOT about to let anyone know how stressed out she was right now.

"Good point that Flamel would have outlived all of his children, grandchildren, and so on," she said, turning to the blonde with a smile. "If he simply wanted to see if it could be done, why do you think he didn't share his accomplishments with anyone else?" she asked, challenging the Ravenclaw with her response.

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Originally Posted by love-for-HP

Blake's jaw hit the floor. The professor was busy explaining what they were going to be dong next .. you know discussions and all ... but he was too distracted by the commotion going on. Someone had walked into their classroom ... and not just someone ... Ravenclaw herself ... Blake nearly fell out of his chair. He was speechless ... after his incident about being locked in a portrait ... even if only for a few moments .... had him scooting his chair back away from the intruder as far as he could .... ummm... now there was something about a question that was asked .. but Blake's mind was drawing a blank ...

He couldn't focus ... he couldn't think .... he wanted to run ...

Her eyes briefly fell over Blake Ryan, who looked...extremely distressed. She didn't blame the boy in the slightest, as everything about this lesson had spiralled in a very short amount of time. She didn't like that look on his face though - as if he was about to faint.

"Mister Ryan, are you ok? Do you need to step out for a moment?" Gabi asked him. Normally she would not allow students to leave unless it was a bathroom emergency, but she had the feeling the boy needed...a breath of fresh air, maybe?

OOC: LOL YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREATTT! I know she doesn't look it but Gabi is very pleased with your answer. More responses to come probably in about 10ish hours or so, let's keep this discussion going!

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Quote: Originally Posted by Weasley174 Tom was in awe when another founder turned up, first he had seen Gryffindor and now he had seen Ravenclaw, when would he get to see the other two founders. He wanted to speak to her ask her loads of questions but the Professor was talking to her now already so instead he thought about the question. "Maybe he wanted to see what the future would look like." Tom wondered what it would have been like to be around when things were invented. "Interesting theory Mister Simpson. How long do you think he planned to live originally, then?" Gabi asked him, trying to force the Gryffindor to think a bit deeper into his answer. "What was his initial goal? A few decades? A century? Or did he stop short of his goal due to what happened with Voldemort?" she asked him. So far, this was a good start! Still ignoring you, Rowena look-a-like! Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo The professor's response was almost enough to make Kodee miss a glaringly obvious fact--but only almost. It didn't escape the Gryffindor's attention that Recard never denied Flamel having a sordid past, making enemies and storing up bad karma. He didn't have debt, right, but that didn't mean he didn't do everything else the boy had mentioned, especially not with the lack of denial on the part of the History of Magic Professor. Flamel was likely a crook on the run. Canon accepted. He'd be writing that on his next essay, y'know, if he bothered to do it at all. Now that he was getting a clearer picture of the guy, it became increasingly easier for his hand to be raised. By now, all of 10 minutes into the lesson, Kodee felt himself to be some sort of Flamel expert. "He didn't wanna die. I think it's that simple. He knows what living's like and doesn't know what death is like. Even if he didn't know what the future would be like, he knew he'd be breathing and still carrying out bodily functions. A coward like that, I can see why he wouldn't wanna die. Poor bloke might come back a ghost and be stuck that way for eternity. If he's gonna be around for an eternity anyway, best to be in a form he already knows and can control." Yeah, he saw the door open, but in the moment Kodee Chosen was in a zone, answering a question with more than three words. Once he got down from that high, his eyes widened some and the boy eased himself into an upright position at his desk. "Bloody hell. Looks like Flamel wasn't the only one who didn't wanna die." Having had enough of sitting in the wake of this arrival, Kodee pushed away from his chair and moved across the room. Permission? What was that? The boy reached out to touch Rowena. "Ayyy, you guys, c'mere. She feels real." They had to feel this. ...for Merlin's SAKE! Gabi's blue eyes widened almost comically as she watched Kodee get out of his chair, approach the newcomer, and actually reach out to touch her! No matter WHO this person turned out to be, the behavior was extremely inappropriate, and any discussion Gabi had been developing in response to his answer was out the window. Her patience with the Gryffindor was spent. *"Mister Chosen...sit. down. now,"* she told him sternly, her voice almost resembling a growl of sorts as her limit had been reached with the Chosen boy - and THEN some.. "That will be 2 points from Gryffindor as well. For disrupting class and touching someone without their permission," she added. "If you don't return to your seat immediately, I'll be forced to throw a detention on there as well," she told him sternly. Boundaries, people! Quote: Originally Posted by Bazinga "Kodee!!!" Chloe said his name before it even registered she was saying it aloud. Her eyes had darted to the door when her house founder had come in, but she had already seen her before. She had spoken to the woman already so it wasn't such a shock to see her again. She couldn't believe the headmaster hadn't figured out how to get them back into their portraits yet, but she didn't mind her being here. Maybe she could teach them some history while here. It was his words though that had her hand up, they still were doing this discussion even if the founder was here, right? "I don't fully agree with Kodee, I mean death is scary, none of us want to die, but it is part of life just the same. Plus living that long, you would outlive your children, grandchildren, if you have them and that would be gut-wrenching to bury your loved ones that in reality should be burying you first. I've watched this first hand and it is nothing I would personally want to experience as a parent." Her thoughts went to Tad for a moment but snapped out of it quickly. "I think it was for science really and a challenge of whether or not it could be done. Once it was done it was easy for him to use it and see if it truly worked, why he kept using it for so long is his own thoughts, but I don't think it had to do with death, not really, just a man of knowledge who wanted to see if he could make this happen." Her eyes back on Rowena, 'What do you think ma'am, if you would have had the stone, would you have used it to stay alive?" While Gabi would have preferred the Ravenclaw NOT address Rowena - if this was all some sort of prank, the less attention they gave her, the better - she did enjoy Chloe's answer. Trying to get this lesson back on track was proving to be difficult - looking at YOU Kodee Chosen - but if there was anything to be said about Gabi, she was all about appearances. She was NOT about to let anyone know how stressed out she was right now. "Good point that Flamel would have outlived all of his children, grandchildren, and so on," she said, turning to the blonde with a smile. "If he simply wanted to see if it could be done, why do you think he didn't share his accomplishments with anyone else?" she asked, challenging the Ravenclaw with her response. Quote: Originally Posted by love-for-HP Blake's jaw hit the floor. The professor was busy explaining what they were going to be dong next .. you know discussions and all ... but he was too distracted by the commotion going on. Someone had walked into their classroom ... and not just someone ... Ravenclaw herself ... Blake nearly fell out of his chair. He was speechless ... after his incident about being locked in a portrait ... even if only for a few moments .... had him scooting his chair back away from the intruder as far as he could .... ummm... now there was something about a question that was asked .. but Blake's mind was drawing a blank ... He couldn't focus ... he couldn't think .... he wanted to run ... Her eyes briefly fell over Blake Ryan, who looked...extremely distressed. She didn't blame the boy in the slightest, as everything about this lesson had spiralled in a very short amount of time. She didn't like that look on his face though - as if he was about to faint. "Mister Ryan, are you ok? Do you need to step out for a moment?" Gabi asked him. Normally she would not allow students to leave unless it was a bathroom emergency, but she had the feeling the boy needed...a breath of fresh air, maybe? OOC: LOL YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREATTT! I know she doesn't look it but Gabi is very pleased with your answer. More responses to come probably in about 10ish hours or so, let's keep this discussion going! __________________ I'm still standin'________________________________________ better than I ever did Lookin' like a true survivor_________________________________feelin' like a little kid