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Lissy Longbottom · 05-06-2020, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by kayquilz

The first week back. HAD. DRAGGED. Not in a bad way, though, for Aboli. She had enjoyed MOST of it...the homework was new, though. This was a lot more work than she was used to - but she knew that coming into fifth year. The transfer was eager for History of Magic because she liked the relaxed atmosphere. It was very nice for her aura, which in some other classes tended to get clogged and stressy.

"Good Morning, Professor," she said with a nod in her direction. She didn't really smile at many of her professors yet. She didn't know them well enough! It wasn't that Aboli wasn't friendly - she very much was when she wanted to be - buuuuut she wasn't going to pass around free smiles. But she did nod her head politely in her direction.

She almost jumped at the sudden movement of SOMETHING on the ground but it seemed to just be...a toy...of some sort. So Aboli took a seat and pulled her knees to her chest to hug them there. She wasn't afraid, but it was making her a bit skittish. "Hi there," She said softly.

"Hello dear - I hope you're adjusting to Hogwarts well," Gabi greeted the first one in the door - Aboli, the Slytherin transfer. Her own son had been a transfer a few times, so she sympathized.

The toy niffler sniffed the legs of the chair as the Slytherin girl pulled her knees up to her chest. Was she hiding something? Maybe a bracelet or earrings? It stood up and sniffed at the air before turning and running away to the next desk.

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Another week, another of the many lessons. In fact, Claudine didn't mind. These lessons were very welcomed by her as they provided her with a huge distraction from all those messy feelings that she yet to sort out properly. She'd deal with a very, very later date with thos- wow. It was bright in here.

Claudine blinked twice, squeezing her eyelids tightly together so that her eyes would adjust quickly. When they did, she took notice of the professor on the desk. "Good morning, Professor.'' A quick greeting meant that she could quickly settle into a seat at the regular spot at the back of the room. Only...

What was that?

Surely something had just scuttled past her?

"Good morning Miss Blaze," Gabriela smiled at the young Slytherin, watching out of the corner of her eye as the toy niffler scurried past her desk.

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

It had been, give or take, a week of classes. When everything kicked off last Friday, Kitt was over the moon and READY. Then there was the weekend and now this second week of school and he was....somewhat less enthused--BUT ONLY SOMEWHAT. Even a subject like History of Magic was enough to grab his attention. Some might groan but it all just made him realize how much he'd missed out on for these years. Things he'd discussed with the Headmaster. Things he was assured he'd receive some extra help with while he caught up.

Kitt walked into the classroom with his usual enthusiastic smile. "Hey, Professor!" There was even a pep in his step. Boy, this countryside weather had been brilliant so far. What were the chances it would stay this way? He could get used to nothing but sunshine and magic for the whole year--because surely, the weather had been magicafied like the roof in the Great Hall and he was here for it.

"Brilliant morning, isn't it? The sun makes your hair look silky and smooth. Is that magic, too?" Hellooooooo there. "What's that?" The furry thing.

Gabi chuckled and shook her head. "No, no, just quite a bit of hair product," she told the young, eager Gryffindor. Although it was nice to have it appreciated! She DID put a lot of work into her appearance, obviously.

She intentionally didn't answer his question, though, instead smirking at him and shrugging a little as the toy ran in between his shoes and on to the next student.

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Originally Posted by Felixir

The first lessons of the day had been uneventful, not to mention unstimulating, and Nem was already feeling the boredom. Had been feeling it longer than was really necessary, actually, but that was a whole separate thing. Their mind was already on other matters, but here they were, present and correct, neat and tidy, whatever and whatever.

"Good morning, Professor," Nem greeted the woman in a sing-song voice as they stepped into the classroom and took up one of the seats, kicking their bag under the table but not bothering to grab anything from it. In seconds, their eye was drawn by whatever it was scurrying around the floor, and they leaned forward to try and get a better view of it. Except that it soon became clear that it wasn't even real - fake, enchanted - so Nem slumped back again. Just in case it was extra lifelike, they slipped their new ugly silver sovereign ring off their thumb and held it in their clenched fist, but otherwise sat quietly, waiting for things to kick off.

Nem earned themselves a smile in return from Gabi. Everyone was so cheerful this morning! It was probably because they hadn't quite gotten the term kicked off just yet - so everyone was still in Eager Student mode. It would be like this for about another week, Gabi predicted, before they all started losing their excitement for her class.

OOOOH, what was that?! The toy was very observant and noticed that Nem had taken their ring off and hidden it in their fist. The niffler paused and stood on it's hind legs, examining the closed fist before determining it could probably find something easier and shinier before running off.

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

"Bonjour!" Phoebe took a moment to paaaaaaause in the doorway, giving the professor a grand flourish before she entered the room and looked for a seat. She and the professor had had a bit of a false start a few terms back, but Phoebe thought she'd made up for it. She liked this class, she participated, and she didn't mention that France would be better at the bottom of an ocean somewhere.

Phoebe startled as something touched her ankle, and she hopped up on the nearest chair with a squeak. "Excuse moi, but I think we have rats. Or were we allowed to bring cats to this class too?"

Gabi chuckled. "Bonjour, Miss James. That's not a rat, I assure you," she added with another smirk. Where had the toy run off to? Last she had seen it had been by Nem...oh, there it was! Good thing she'd enchanted it to stay within the confides of the rows of desks. She could keep track of it, and it was more fun that way.

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Originally Posted by Fireheart

The weather had been absolutely beautiful for the first week back at Hogwarts. Avalon was grateful that most of the professors were taking advantage of the sunshine by holding lessons outside or keeping the windows open, and it seemed like Professor Recard wanted to enjoy the pleasant weather too.

Her first week back at school had been relatively uneventful, though she was already feeling a bit stressed about her upcoming assignments. Schoolwork was always something that she thrived on, though, and at least she still had the beginning-of-the-semester enthusiasm. The young Ravenclaw entered the classroom and grabbed a seat. "Hi, Professor Recard," she said with a small wave. Just as Avalon reached into her bag to pull out her textbook, she noticed a flicker of something out of the corner of her eye. Thinking it was just a trick of the light, she sat back up. But then she heard a slight rustling sound, and a fluffy blob whirred past her vision again. What in the world was that?

"Hello Miss Sinclair," Gabi replied in greeting to the Ravenclaw as she watched her take a seat.

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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

History of Magic was HARD because usually it meant a lot of sitting and listening and Cecelia wasn't the BEST at either, though she was WORKING really hard on BOTH. That's what you did when you were growing up, right? Bettered yourself. It was seriously mature stuff. Seriously.

"Hi professor! Hope your summer was good, too." She really meant it, even. She gave the woman one of her signature grins and headed over to take a seat, nearly stepping on the furry little thing moving about the room. OOPS!

Were they going to be bringing creatures to all their classes now? Merlin, she really should have picked a pet when she'd had the chance.

"It was, thank you," Gabi said. She hadn't had a chance to catch up with many of them since the term had started - hence why she'd opened up this class a bit more casual.

Meanwhile, the toy niffler had just had a near death experience - but not really. Because it was a toy. And that didn't stop it from trying to fiddle with the buckle on Cece's shoes before it gave up and decided to find something better. And hopefully shinier!

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Isla didn't think she'd ever get used to all these morning classes. She'd never gotten used to them during her first year, and things weren't going much better her second year. She had to start getting to bed earlier. At least the professors were good about letting in the sunlight, and Recard was no exception. "Morning, Professor!" she said, her greeting not giving much of a hint that she wished she was back in bed.

She bee-lined for a seat but nearly tripped over some toy scurrying around on the floor. Really, Recard? She couldn't have thought of a better time to let loose a niffler? Isla stepped past it and sunk into a seat, instantly tucking her feet under her in case the toy scurried back this way. "We going on a treasure hunt or something today?" she asked. That sounded kind of fun. Really fun, actually.

Oooh, a treasure hunt? That was a very good guess - it would make sense given the niffler, but Gabi shook her head. "No, we're not Miss Bellchant, but that was a good guess," she encouraged her with a grin.

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Originally Posted by Watson

Noah had an unusual happy spring in his step. Things were going well. Hogwarts wasn't awful - it was amazing. Sure the homework was more than he expected and the Professors stricter than the ones he was used too but he found himself really enjoying the challenge as well as the people he was meeting and befriending. It was a nice change to things.

Entering the HoM classroom, he was surprised by how bright the room was. Wow. He hadn't expected an autumn day in Scotland to be so beautiful. He squinted and entered the room. Should have brought his sunglasses in here.

"Morning Professor!" he greeted the HoM Professor before grabbing a seat near Aboli. Just as he was about to sit down, he felt something scurry past him. Interesting, he thought, and sat down. "Wish I brought my shades," he whispered, joking to Aboli.

"Hello Mister Nam," Gabi smiled at him as she watched him take a seat.

The niffler had made it over to the Gryffindor, looking at his bag with interest. It fiddled with the buckle of the bag and managed to get enough space to stick its head inside, before it determined that this was BORING and moved on to it's next victim.

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

It hadn’t taken Carys long to get back into the swing of things. Namely, her routine at school, but then she figured the fact U-17 had taken up a lot of her summer and that was pretty structured, things really hadn’t changed. She just had lessons instead of practice, and she was still planning on fitting in Quidditch practice with her other responsibilities soon enough. At least OWL year was over with.

The sunshine had helped keep her energy up, too. “Good morning, Professor Recard,” she replied as the HoM professor had greeted them all. “My summer was good. How was yours?,” she added, settling into a seat after easily steeping over the creature zipping around the floor. Wales had done well, as far as she had felt. Said creature was intriguing, though. If anything, it made her wonder if there was going to be a sort of theme in lessons this term.

"Hello Prefect Rose," Gabi greeted her with a grin. "Oh, it was lovely and relaxing. Especially after last term," she added with a small chuckle. Hopefully no sword wielding house founders this term - although you never knew around here.

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

History of Magic was one of Nina's favorite classes at Beauxbatons. As it was, however, the entire subject was absolutely ruined for her as a result of the unique teaching styles of Professor Curtains. While Professor Recard had shown herself to be a step above Curtains, Nina was still unconvinced when it came to her qualifications.

Still, she entered the classroom and gave her professor a polite nod in acknowledgement before moving to find a place to sit. Selecting the right seat was very important. It determined how the rest of the year would turn out, as everyone knew that your seating choice your first week back determined where you would be sitting for the rest of the year. Unassigned seats. Common courtesy.

Once she found her spot, she began to unpack her bag, taking the time to arrange her quills, notebook, and some spare parchment in case. She liked to be full--"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!" WHAT WAS CRAWLING UP HER LEG!?!?

...Gabi didn't need to be a Divination expert to predict that someone was going to panic about the niffler running around, and she also wasn't at all surprised that it was Nina. SIGH.

"It's alright, Miss Castillo. It's not real," she assured the Slytherin. In case she fainted, she had some Calming Draught - every good Healer would be prepared like that in a room of dramatic teenagers.

The niffler hadn't expected that loud SCREECH as it ran up the leg of one of the newcomers. Oh no. No no no. That was far too loud - whatever shiny things sh emight have, it was not worth it! It immediately let go, fell to the floor with a PLOP and regained it's balance before running off and looking for shiny objects once again.

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

Naya arrived for class ready for whatever. It was a beautiful day and she was in a good mood for no particular reason. Breezing into the classroom, she said, “Hello Professor.” On she went to her seat of choice. Naya sat down and began to take things out of her bag. She was startled when something brushed past her leg unexpectedly.

Naya jumped and then realized that it was only a toy that must have been charmed. Breathing out in relief, she continued to prepare for class. After putting her bag down, she sat back and got comfortable. Now what did this little toy have to do with their lesson? She supposed that she would find out soon enough.

Gabi tried not to smirk so obviously when she saw the girl get startled by the niffler - she had hoped they would all be a little spooked by it, but in a fun, joking sort of way. Not in a completely over the top way ~~looking at you Miss Castillo~~. "Hello Miss Lindsay," she greeted the Gryffindor, her eyes following the niffler as it ran away a moment later.

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Originally Posted by Uncle Moose

History of Magic was certainly always something or other. Mark was never really sure where to place it on his love to hate scale or even if he should have one. Probably better not to make lists. Lists were lame. "Good morning Professor" He smiled as he moved toward the desks.

Mark found his desk right beside Nina's. He set his bag down beside his legs and got out his notes and his quill. Just as he was about to take his seat Nina's 'Eep!' caught him by surprise and he missed sitting in his seat entirely thudding onto the floor rear first. Maybe he should find a different seat.

he stood up rubbing his bum and pulling his chair closer uncomfortable sitting into it looking over at Nina shaking his head.

Gabi found herself sitting up a little, standing up and ready to jump in to action as she watched Mark land right on his bum. "Mister Gunter! Are you ok?" she asked in concern. He looked like he was getting up ok, so that was promising. She was on standby, just in case...

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Originally Posted by Chelliephone

So far, Kimberly was unimpressed with her classes. They had her waking up early, there were classes filled with CATS and now she had History of Magic. Which really had yet to do anything offensive, other than the fact that it was History of Magic and she loathed the subject. It always seemed to be reading and memorization and no practical usage. But, she had promised her mom in exchange for letting her transfer she would at least try to have a better track record with her education.

This was already proving a difficult and boring promise.

Stepping into the classroom with her book bag over her shoulder, she nodded to the Professor muttering a quick "Hello, Professor" before moving through the desks in hope of finding a spot to plop into towards the back. Thankfully there was at least one good seat still open. Settling into it and pulling out her books and quills, K glanced around at the other students, shooting a quick smile at the familiar faces such as Noah and Avalon before slumping down into her seat.

Her observation skills were sub par, so she did not notice the things on the ground that her fellow classmates seemed to.

"Hello dear," Gabi greeted her, eyeing her a bit even though she was smiling. Gabi had a knack for knowing when people just did NOT want to be in History of Magic - she'd learned it early on in her career. She had a feeling the Hufflepuff was one of those students. As long as she tried, that was all she was asking!

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Originally Posted by Ginevra

Fiona had a neutral opinion when it came to History of Magic due to the fact she was average at it but didn't find the lessons boring. She quickly entered the classroom and greeted the History of Magic Professor/Healer with a "Good morning Professor Recard."

She made her way to an empty seat and sat down. Just as she sat down, Fiona saw something scurrying out the corner of her eye. She merely shrugged as she had grown accustomed to some odd sights around Hogwarts.

"Hello Miss Jenovick," Gabi smiled at the Slytherin as she took her seat.

Was Gabi imaging things, or was this lesson a bit...fuller than normal? Oh, how exciting!

The niffler toy paused to inspect the newest Slytherin to enter the room. It stood up, looked up at her and sniffed a little before deciding...nah. It turned tail and ran, heading on to the next desk.

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

IGNORING Claudine as she walked into the room, Bernie INSTEAD made a beeline for those people dressed most like her, ie, Phoebe and Cece. She always enjoyed how Phoebe greeted Recard with a bonjour like they were still in France; it made her snicker, actually, which she was doing now as she stepped arouuuuuuuuund the toy on the ground and into a seat. This was an accomplishment, apparently, as one Ravenclaw missed his seat entirely and one Slytherin (HI NINA) showed herself to be frightened of toys.

"Hello, Professor," she greeted her properly, in the Queen's English, and then took to staring at the toy thing. Was it--- what she thought it was? What did animals have to do with History class? Consider her interested.

Hmm. Bernie wasn't sitting by Claudine - that was odd, especially given the MISCHIEF they'd gotten themselves in to last term. Oh yes, Gabi was not going to forget THAT episode any time soon. She greeted the Gryffindor with a head nod, smiling at her as she took her seat. "Good morning Miss Grantham," she told her in response.

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Originally Posted by Optimist.Prime

holy shirt balls – this room was bright. Letting out an audible groan the Gryffindor rubbed her face and eyes as she walked into the room – not caring if she ended up looking off because of it. ”good day Professor Recard,” she nodded her head in her direction and gave her a kind smile as she shuffled into the room as Mark missed his seat – oh. please don’t laugh, that wouldn’t be nice Islay thought as she schooled her face and looked around the room.

Islay’s bag was still slung over her shoulder as she found a seat not far off from where Noah and Kimmie happened to be sitting. Swiftly she started putting her textbook, pens, and notepad on her desk as she waited for class to start.

So many students acting like they had never seen sunlight before! Well, she didn't blame them. This was Scotland, after all. Still, their corneas weren't going to burn away from a bit of sun!

"Hello Miss Moreau," Gabi nodded at her as she took her seat.

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Originally Posted by LilFox06

Valencia was probably the only person always excited for History of Magic class, especially during one's OWL year. But here she was, beaming as she entered her favorite class.

"Hello Professor." she said happily as she entered.

As she took her seat, she thought she noticed a bit of movement out of the corner or her eye. But she was probably imagining that.

Valencia's energy was always appreciated by Gabi, who grinned at her as she took her seat. "Hello Miss Philips," she greeted her as the Ravenclaw sat down.

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Originally Posted by hjhm

Jillian liked History of Magic. She also likes Professor Recard and her lessons so this class was something she had been looking forward to. She skipped her way to the classroom and greeted the professor with a smile, she's as pretty as ever. "Hello, Professor Recard". She noticed the creature moving around. Since Professor Recard seems to be chill about it, then it must be hers.

Cool. Another themed class they will be having today. Jillian likes it. More room for discussion.

She quietly went on her way and sat next to the Hufflepuff prefect (Carys). She set her bag on the table- not on the floor today, she doesn't want whatever that thing is crawling in her bag. So no. Not today. She glanced over to Carys and smiled. Greeting her hello but in a much softer tone.

Another one who always had amazing energy! Gabi loved to see it, honestly. "Hello Prefect Kim!" she couldn't help but beam at her bubbly attitude as the Slytherin sat down.

The niffler hurried up to the newcomer and looked up at her with sad eyes. It couldn't reach the bag up there! It debated for a moment climbing up the leg of the desk and trying its luck up higher - but no, that was a LOT of effort and it had little legs. So off it went!

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Originally Posted by Sunflower

Humming softly, Jina walked down the corridor and entered the History of Magic classroom. It was a lovely day! The day after next would be her eighteenth birthday and she hoped the weather would continue to be this pleasant.

"Hi, Professor Recard. Hope you had a good summer too," she greeted the professor. She took a seat as instructed, but jumped up again when she saw something scurrying around under the desks and chairs. The first thing that came to mind was: huge cockroach (ugh!), but after observing it again she realised that it had fur, only four legs and no antennae. And it was a toy. Okay yeah, she didn't think Recard would allow household pests in her classroom in the first place. Jina returned to her seat and took out her supplies to prepare for the lesson. She did not have any shiny object on her, so hopefully she could ignore the toy for the time being.

"I did, thank you Miss Morin," Gabi responded to the Ravenclaw with a small smile. It was sad to think that she would be graduating this term - she had many great insights in class and would be missed.

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Originally Posted by siriusblackliveson

History of Magic shouldn’t have been worse than Care of Magical Creatures to Charlie, but it was absolutely worse than Magical Creatures. At least she was always pretty interested, the animals were ick and she hated being dirty, but she loved the animals they learned about. History of Magic.... well that was sitting, listening, writing notes, and trying to keep her heavy eyes open no matter how much sleep she had gotten the night before.

Trying to put on a good face she smiled, “Hello Professor” She still hadn’t established where she liked sitting in the room she realized it was much brighter than usual and she was not a fan. Now she needed to find a place to sit that... oh absolutely not there was something scurrying across the floor apparently because she watched Nina climb into her chair. Charlie was ready to turn on her heel and come back when things weren’t scurrying around the floor but her mother would burry her if she ditched a class.

Ugh with that she set about trying to find a spot. Not next to Phoebe because she was being overly dramatic about saying hello to their professor. Not near the older boy (Mark) who nearly missed his seat. She wanted to be noticed, but for her cute outfits and accessories, not being loud and freaking out in class. Regardless of what ever possible rodent was scurrying across the floor.

"Hello there Miss Rivers," Gabi greeted Charlie as she watched her walk in and strategically pick a seat. She always liked to pick up on those little interactions and reactions the students had to their peers - it gave a lot of insight into their personalities that they very rarely showed professors.

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Originally Posted by love-for-HP

With classes in full swing, they entered week 2 of the term, and Blake was still trying to wrap his head around the new classes he was taking. None the less History of Magic marched on. Blake had taken his seat and was getting his things out when he noticed out of the corner of his eye. Something moving around on the floor, trying to do the manly thing and not scream because .. well ... who knew what was on the floor.. but umm.... "Umm.. Professor." Blake wasn't sure the best way to approach this .. "There's something on running around the floor." He added.

"Is there? I hadn't noticed," Gabi smirked at Blake, trying hard not to giggle. Oh, this was just too much fun! She was about to have this little niffler toy running around each of her lessons, just for the giggles.

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Originally Posted by Stormdancer

[ooc: Sorry Lissy!!! Wrong class. Man I'm silly. Two minutes. Another Holly post is supposed to be here not the one for DADA.]

Holly wasn’t really sure about History of Magic, but at the same time she liked History… and she supposed history was just… good to know. Right? Right.

Walking into the classroom, Holly gave the Professor a smile and a nod, her empty hand lifting to wave a bit too. ”Hi, Professor Recard.” The Scottish raised girl moved towards the back of the room and slipped into her own chair. Nothing to see here, nope. Not at all. She crossed one leg over the other and twirled her hair around her fingers.

Gabi nodded at Holly in return. "Good morning, dear," she greeted her, watching as she took her seat. Class was filling up fast now!

The tiny niffer toy approached the Slytherin girl, eyeing her finger in curiosity. OOOOH she have a pretty ring on there? Maybe a bracelet? Oh. No. She was just playing with her hair. Boring!

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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy

History of Magic was one of Heath's favorite classes. It didn't involve anything scary, and there was little potential for him to look stupid in front of everybody! As such, he was looking forward to this class… well, as much as he could look forward to anything with all the upheaval going on in his life. He entered the classroom, blinking at the unexpected light. Jumping Jawas, it was bright in here! Not that he minded; it was just going to take a few seconds for his eyes to adjust.

"Good morning, Professor Recard," he greeted politely, though the mention of summer caught him somewhat off guard. "My summer was… fine, thanks." That wasn't quite the right word to describe it, but nobody needed to know about the family drama that had happened over the break. "Did you have a nice summer?" he asked, hoping the question would provide a distraction.

He took a seat in his usual place toward the middle of the room and began to neatly arrange his supplies in front of him. Suddenly he saw something small and furry out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't get a good look at it. Gah! What was that thing? More importantly, was he going to turn into a hairy creature if it touched him?

"Good to hear, Mister Jones," Gabi grinned at the third year as he asked about her summer. "It was very relaxing. Not nearly long enough, as usual," she added with a small smirk. Wasn't that how everyone felt?

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Originally Posted by pundantic

Kale was feeling somewhat poorly when he flounced into History of Magic. He was still, y’know, a lil delight, if he did say so himself, but he was weighed down with too much breakfast. Apparently the limit DID exist.

The third year still flashed his Professor a toothy grin and some finger guns to boot. “Mornin’ Professor.

But his attention did not last. As he dropped into his seat, there was a flutter of something out of the corner of his eye. COOL. WHAT ARE YOU FLUTTER?

That was...a choice of entrances, but Gabi chuckled a little at it nonetheless. "Hello Mister Trent," she greeted him as she watched him immediately take interest in the niffler as it ran around.

The niffler saw the boy staring and paused to look back at him. It ran behind the chair and began to play with the backs of his shoes, looking to see if there was a shiny buckle or something it could snag. Nope, nothing. Boo!

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Originally Posted by emjay

"Morning, Professor!" Morgan greeted her cheerfully on his way into the classroom. He did not particularly like History of Magic as it was normally one of those classes that left him zoning out and distracted - well, to be fair there were a number of classes in which he was distracted, so maybe that was more a Morgan thing than a class thing. But he was still a friendly kid and wasn't going to take it out the professor. It wasn't HER fault that she had to teach something boring. It was just one of those things you had to do when you were an adult, he guessed.

But she did make one mistake and it was that she opened the windows on such a nice day. Of course Morgan took a seat neat one of those windows and directed his attention outside. What a crime it was to have to be in class when it was this nice out! All the things they could do... "Professor, we should have class outside!" he very helpfully suggested from his seat. "Y'know, before the weather gets bad.." Which he was sure would be very soon. And certainly there were many relevant topics that they could study outside? Not that being outside would distract the Gryffindor any further... nope, not him.

And he was just about to get his things out to be prepared for class, when something else caught his eye. "What is that?" he asked out loud to no one as his eyes tried to follow the scurrying thing on the floor. Scurry over here so he could grab it.

Gabi nodded and gave a little sigh. "I agree Mister McCarthy. However I didn't have time to adjust my lesson plan for the good weather - perhaps sometime soon," she assured him. Once again, she intentionally ignored that last question - he'd find out soon enough!

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch

Cole usually liked history class but this morning he wasn’t feeling very social or cheerful, just queasy. It probably had something to do with the multiple bertie botts beans he had eaten yesterday. His stomach and his cats too for that matter wasn’t very should we say balanced yet. Shuffling into the room Cole’s eyes landed on their professor first. "Good morning Professor Reacard. I had a good summer, and i hope you had that too?" He mumbled out before he walked over to slump down in an empty seat near Naya and Islay. Hoping that he didn’t look too green in the face. He had just sat down his backpack on the floor, when something brushed past his left robed leg, as quick as a mouse. What was that? Did the school have rats like Cece wondered? A little scared, he kept his feet up on the chair beside him until Professor Recard said that it was safe.

Another one tucking his legs to his chest like the toy niffler was going to bite! She smiled at the Gryffindor. "Don't worry Mister Vance, he doesn't bite," he assured him. Really, it didn't. It was a toy! It couldn't!

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Originally Posted by Bazinga

History of Magic, usually one of her favorites, but her mood for that first day was just still not the best when she got to class. Thankfully they would be learning about something historic and maybe she could just sit in the back and relax and learn something a little more light.

Headed in she gave a small smile, "Hello Professor" greeting the professor before turning and looking for a seat. She reached up and played with her golden snitch locket before finding the perfect seat next to a window where the warmth of the sun made her relax even more.

As she sat down she closed her eyes for a second and just took in the air coming in the window not noticing anything weird about the room or anything moving around. Turning her eyes on the class she gave waves to some of the friends that were already in there. Hearing her brother's voice she turned towards him, 'What was what?"

"Hello Miss McCarthy," Gabi greeted Chloe as she entered, watching her take a seat near her brother.

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

Was it just him or had the entire first week flown by like it hadn't even happened? Each day had brought about new exciting changes for the eleven year old. The sorting, lessons and meeting so many new people. It was a blur of all new things of the very best kind. He had taken it all in stride as best he could, which clearly meant it was all experienced in the purest form of excitement possible.

Lukas entered the classroom with a light spring in his step that he was trying to keep in control but failing at. He just couldn't help it. Life was great. "Good morning, Professor," he greeted happily. "My summer was amazing. How was yours?" His mum and dad would be super proud of him for being polite right then. Manners were very important when speaking to someone older than himself.

There was a quick glance about the room in which Lukas try to locate his sister. Not seeing her yet, he slipped down into an empty seat hoping she hurried up so she could sit near him. In all his glancing around something scurrying about the floor caught his attention and he furrowed his borrow trying his best to watch it.

"It was great, Mister Donovan, thank you," Gabi smiled in response to his question about her summer. This first year seemed so eager to please. He was definitely on her radar as someone who was promising.

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Missa entered the class right when Nina shrieked.

What in the -

The girl stared, unable to figure what had caused the Slytherin to make the noise. She gave Professor Recard a look, before smiling awkwardly as a greeting. Surely, she knew what was going on.

Merlin, it was bright in the classroom too, wasn’t it?

Still trying to understand what had happened, she made her way over to the seat near Nina. “Are you okay?” Missa asked as she settled down in her seat.

What perfect timing. "Hello Prefect Renaldi," Gabi smiled at her in greeting, appreciative that Missa was concerned about Nina's well-being.

The toy niffler was becoming increasingly frustrated that it hadn't found anything shiny yet! Maybe this newcomer had something...and thankfully she seemed totally unaware that it was approaching. It hurried to her bag and immediately began to play with the clasp for a few moments before becoming frustrated and hurrying away.

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The redhead made her way into the History of Magic classroom where she caught the Professor getting the students as they entered, although it appeared she wasn't the only one greeting the students. She blinked a bit confused as she thought she might've seen something scurry by. Faye spoke politely as she found a seat near the middle-front of the classroom, "Good morning Professor.."

It was when she was sitting that she felt something brush her leg causing her to feel a little jump in her chest, but not enough to make her show it outwardly. Her blue eyes immediately looking down to see what it was, but whatever seemed to be there was no longer there.

.....

"Hello there Miss Asztalos!" Gabi smiled at Faye as she entered, smirking a little as she watched the niffler run up to her...and then hurry away as soon as it came.

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Analiese entered the class quietly when something ran past her foot. She tried to look at what it was but it was running too fast. She shrugged and sat down after saying a polite "Good morning, Professor." to Professor Recard.

She noticed it was very bright in the classroom so she shaded her eyes with her hand. Now she could actually see the classroom from her seat. She pulled out book and quill as she waited for the class to start.

"Good morning Miss Anderson," Gabi replied with a nod to the young Ravenclaw as she walked in and took her seat. She glanced up at the clock for a moment and realized it was getting close to the start of class. The last few stragglers better get here quick!

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The weather was fantastic, he was in a great mood and he was in a lesson that he actually enjoyed (there wasn’t many he didn’t to be fair). Entering the classroom with a wide smile on his face, the tall curly haired Ravenclaw gave a polite ”Good morning professor. Lovely day, isn’t it?” and took a seat in the classroom, not really paying attention to who he was around.

What did capture his attention though was a small, scuttering little creature which was seemed to be scuttling around the classroom, in and out of people’s legs. Not at all what he had expected for a HoM lesson but not at all unwelcome.

"It IS lovely, isn't it Prefect Jones?" Gabi nodded in agreement as she watched the Ravenclaw prefect take his seat. He seemed like he was in a good mood.

Running at top speed from across the room, the niffler came to a halt next to the prefect's desk and immediately grabbed onto his pant leg. Did he have a shiny ring or something it could steal? It couldn't see! He had to CLIMB! The niffler climbed a little up his leg, stopping right before his knee, when he got a closer look at the boy's hands and realized he had nothing of value. Ugh. Struck down again! It ran back down his leg and hopped off before scurrying away.

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With the weather being so nice, Lucas felt much better about this lesson. In fact, he didn't feel as awkward about facing Recard as he had about facing Trent. The possibility of seeing Trent - and then the news he gave them afterwards - only left him feeling worse and even more panicked than he would've liked. But this? This left him feeling........ fine. Just fi-

........

.............

Uhhhhhhhh.

Ooooooookay. That was....... loud.

It didn't take long for him to come to a sudden stop and to shoot Nina a funny look at her, uh, whatever that was. Was she okay? Something didn't seem okay. Something seemed ~ wrong ~. Now this was what was making him feel awkward so he gave her a small smile and shuffled further into the room.

Breathe. B r e a t h e.

"Hello, Professor," he said, offering Recard a slightly wider smile as he went to sit on an empty seat that just so happened to be in the sunshine. Not a coincidence and not-

...............

Uh, what was tHAT?!

"Good day, Prefect Dakest," Gabi greeted him. She was still getting used to that new hairdo he was sporting - it made him look very mature, but it was still a stark contrast from last term.

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Eiji was truly neither here nor there about the weather - other than it did help certain ingredients grow and he had just been out to check on a few of his projects before coming up here to class. Upon offering his typical greeting of a polite nod of the head towards Professor Recard, he moved to find a seat and tried not to show any sort of outward snark to the woman STILL asking them about their summers.

Silently, he pulled out the chair beside where Jina sat and only then noticed the creature at the front of the classroom. "Great...so this will turn into a zoo," he mumbled to himself and felt his pockets for the phials from Missa and their exquisite lids there as well as a certain pocket watch that he kept on his person as well.

Gabi never expected anything more than a nod from Eiji at this point, and returned his head nod with a small smile as he entered. ~~And perhaps she wouldn't keep asking if some students hadn't insisted on remaining quiet and not engaging in conversation with her? Hmm?~~

Once everyone was settled in, Gabi raised her wand and slammed the door shut. That was the sign that class had officially started, and she wanted everyone's attention on her.

"Good morning everyone! I hope you're all having a good morning - it really is a lovely day outside. Shame we have to spend it in here," she chuckled a little. If she had had time to rework her lesson plans she might have tried to do an outdoor lesson, but it was imperitive that she went over the subject of this lesson earlier in the term.

"As you all may have noticed - we have a little visitor in our lesson today," Gabi grinned as the niffler ran up to her, scurried up the leg of the desk, and plopped itself next to her inkwell before the enchantment wore off, turning it into a normal plushie once again. "In truth, nifflers don't have TOO much of role in our lesson today. However, I thought it would be a fun segway into the main topic of our lesson - Newt Scamander," she explained. They all knew that Newt had notoriously kept nifflers as pets, yes? Perhaps Jacob - yes, that was the niffler's name - would make an appearance later, if they all behaved themselves and put forth their best effort in class.

"Newt Scamander had a very long, illustrious career that spanned decades. However, it can't be denied that he had the biggest impact on the study of magical creatures. Before Newt came along, studying magical creatures just wasn't something wizards prioritized - creatures were often misunderstood, or wizards simply had no desire or patience to learn more about them," she explained with a small frown. While she herself wasn't big on creatures or animals of any kind, she still enjoyed them and found them fascinating to read about. It was so strange to think at some point they didn't have any interest in it at all!

"Newt really helped shape our understanding of MANY species of creatures that had never really been studied before. So, let's name some of them! Pick a creature that Newt studied excessively, and if you can, elaborate a bit more about HOW he really helped us discover more about them," Gabi posed the question to them and then stood up, beginning her usual pacing of the room as she waited to call on them.

OOC: Hey everyone! I hope you had fun with the goofy niffler running around to start off class! Onto the main event - we're learning all about Newt today! You'll have at LEAST 24 hours (likely more like 36-40ish because let's be honest I'm probably gonna be exhausted after work tomorrow) to answer the question before we move on.

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Lissy Longbottom Potterdom Mod Book Club Mod Giant Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ferrix: GMT-6 Posts: 56,908 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 kayquilz The first week back. HAD. DRAGGED. Not in a bad way, though, for Aboli. She had enjoyed MOST of it...the homework was new, though. This was a lot more work than she was used to - but she knew that coming into fifth year. The transfer was eager for History of Magic because she liked the relaxed atmosphere. It was very nice for her aura, which in some other classes tended to get clogged and stressy. "Good Morning, Professor," she said with a nod in her direction. She didn't really smile at many of her professors yet. She didn't know them well enough! It wasn't that Aboli wasn't friendly - she very much was when she wanted to be - buuuuut she wasn't going to pass around free smiles. But she did nod her head politely in her direction. She almost jumped at the sudden movement of SOMETHING on the ground but it seemed to just be...a toy...of some sort. So Aboli took a seat and pulled her knees to her chest to hug them there. She wasn't afraid, but it was making her a bit skittish. "Hi there," She said softly. "Hello dear - I hope you're adjusting to Hogwarts well," Gabi greeted the first one in the door - Aboli, the Slytherin transfer. Her own son had been a transfer a few times, so she sympathized. The toy niffler sniffed the legs of the chair as the Slytherin girl pulled her knees up to her chest. Was she hiding something? Maybe a bracelet or earrings? It stood up and sniffed at the air before turning and running away to the next desk. Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Another week, another of the many lessons. In fact, Claudine didn't mind. These lessons were very welcomed by her as they provided her with a huge distraction from all those messy feelings that she yet to sort out properly. She'd deal with a very, very later date with thos- wow. It was bright in here. Claudine blinked twice, squeezing her eyelids tightly together so that her eyes would adjust quickly. When they did, she took notice of the professor on the desk. "Good morning, Professor.'' A quick greeting meant that she could quickly settle into a seat at the regular spot at the back of the room. Only... What was that? Surely something had just scuttled past her? "Good morning Miss Blaze," Gabriela smiled at the young Slytherin, watching out of the corner of her eye as the toy niffler scurried past her desk. Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo It had been, give or take, a week of classes. When everything kicked off last Friday, Kitt was over the moon and READY. Then there was the weekend and now this second week of school and he was....somewhat less enthused--BUT ONLY SOMEWHAT. Even a subject like History of Magic was enough to grab his attention. Some might groan but it all just made him realize how much he'd missed out on for these years. Things he'd discussed with the Headmaster. Things he was assured he'd receive some extra help with while he caught up. Kitt walked into the classroom with his usual enthusiastic smile. "Hey, Professor!" There was even a pep in his step. Boy, this countryside weather had been brilliant so far. What were the chances it would stay this way? He could get used to nothing but sunshine and magic for the whole year--because surely, the weather had been magicafied like the roof in the Great Hall and he was here for it. "Brilliant morning, isn't it? The sun makes your hair look silky and smooth. Is that magic, too?" Hellooooooo there. "What's that?" The furry thing. Gabi chuckled and shook her head. "No, no, just quite a bit of hair product," she told the young, eager Gryffindor. Although it was nice to have it appreciated! She DID put a lot of work into her appearance, obviously. She intentionally didn't answer his question, though, instead smirking at him and shrugging a little as the toy ran in between his shoes and on to the next student. Quote: Originally Posted by Felixir The first lessons of the day had been uneventful, not to mention unstimulating, and Nem was already feeling the boredom. Had been feeling it longer than was really necessary, actually, but that was a whole separate thing. Their mind was already on other matters, but here they were, present and correct, neat and tidy, whatever and whatever. "Good morning, Professor," Nem greeted the woman in a sing-song voice as they stepped into the classroom and took up one of the seats, kicking their bag under the table but not bothering to grab anything from it. In seconds, their eye was drawn by whatever it was scurrying around the floor, and they leaned forward to try and get a better view of it. Except that it soon became clear that it wasn't even real - fake, enchanted - so Nem slumped back again. Just in case it was extra lifelike, they slipped their new ugly silver sovereign ring off their thumb and held it in their clenched fist, but otherwise sat quietly, waiting for things to kick off. Nem earned themselves a smile in return from Gabi. Everyone was so cheerful this morning! It was probably because they hadn't quite gotten the term kicked off just yet - so everyone was still in Eager Student mode. It would be like this for about another week, Gabi predicted, before they all started losing their excitement for her class. OOOOH, what was that?! The toy was very observant and noticed that Nem had taken their ring off and hidden it in their fist. The niffler paused and stood on it's hind legs, examining the closed fist before determining it could probably find something easier and shinier before running off. Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin "Bonjour!" Phoebe took a moment to paaaaaaause in the doorway, giving the professor a grand flourish before she entered the room and looked for a seat. She and the professor had had a bit of a false start a few terms back, but Phoebe thought she'd made up for it. She liked this class, she participated, and she didn't mention that France would be better at the bottom of an ocean somewhere. Phoebe startled as something touched her ankle, and she hopped up on the nearest chair with a squeak. "Excuse moi, but I think we have rats. Or were we allowed to bring cats to this class too?" Gabi chuckled. "Bonjour, Miss James. That's not a rat, I assure you," she added with another smirk. Where had the toy run off to? Last she had seen it had been by Nem...oh, there it was! Good thing she'd enchanted it to stay within the confides of the rows of desks. She could keep track of it, and it was more fun that way. Quote: Originally Posted by Fireheart The weather had been absolutely beautiful for the first week back at Hogwarts. Avalon was grateful that most of the professors were taking advantage of the sunshine by holding lessons outside or keeping the windows open, and it seemed like Professor Recard wanted to enjoy the pleasant weather too. Her first week back at school had been relatively uneventful, though she was already feeling a bit stressed about her upcoming assignments. Schoolwork was always something that she thrived on, though, and at least she still had the beginning-of-the-semester enthusiasm. The young Ravenclaw entered the classroom and grabbed a seat. "Hi, Professor Recard," she said with a small wave. Just as Avalon reached into her bag to pull out her textbook, she noticed a flicker of something out of the corner of her eye. Thinking it was just a trick of the light, she sat back up. But then she heard a slight rustling sound, and a fluffy blob whirred past her vision again. What in the world was that? "Hello Miss Sinclair," Gabi replied in greeting to the Ravenclaw as she watched her take a seat. Quote: Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow History of Magic was HARD because usually it meant a lot of sitting and listening and Cecelia wasn't the BEST at either, though she was WORKING really hard on BOTH. That's what you did when you were growing up, right? Bettered yourself. It was seriously mature stuff. Seriously. "Hi professor! Hope your summer was good, too." She really meant it, even. She gave the woman one of her signature grins and headed over to take a seat, nearly stepping on the furry little thing moving about the room. OOPS! Were they going to be bringing creatures to all their classes now? Merlin, she really should have picked a pet when she'd had the chance. "It was, thank you," Gabi said. She hadn't had a chance to catch up with many of them since the term had started - hence why she'd opened up this class a bit more casual. Meanwhile, the toy niffler had just had a near death experience - but not really. Because it was a toy. And that didn't stop it from trying to fiddle with the buckle on Cece's shoes before it gave up and decided to find something better. And hopefully shinier! Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Isla didn't think she'd ever get used to all these morning classes. She'd never gotten used to them during her first year, and things weren't going much better her second year. She had to start getting to bed earlier. At least the professors were good about letting in the sunlight, and Recard was no exception. "Morning, Professor!" she said, her greeting not giving much of a hint that she wished she was back in bed. She bee-lined for a seat but nearly tripped over some toy scurrying around on the floor. Really, Recard? She couldn't have thought of a better time to let loose a niffler? Isla stepped past it and sunk into a seat, instantly tucking her feet under her in case the toy scurried back this way. "We going on a treasure hunt or something today?" she asked. That sounded kind of fun. Really fun, actually. Oooh, a treasure hunt? That was a very good guess - it would make sense given the niffler, but Gabi shook her head. "No, we're not Miss Bellchant, but that was a good guess," she encouraged her with a grin. Quote: Originally Posted by Watson Noah had an unusual happy spring in his step. Things were going well. Hogwarts wasn't awful - it was amazing. Sure the homework was more than he expected and the Professors stricter than the ones he was used too but he found himself really enjoying the challenge as well as the people he was meeting and befriending. It was a nice change to things. Entering the HoM classroom, he was surprised by how bright the room was. Wow. He hadn't expected an autumn day in Scotland to be so beautiful. He squinted and entered the room. Should have brought his sunglasses in here. "Morning Professor!" he greeted the HoM Professor before grabbing a seat near Aboli. Just as he was about to sit down, he felt something scurry past him. Interesting, he thought, and sat down. "Wish I brought my shades," he whispered, joking to Aboli. "Hello Mister Nam," Gabi smiled at him as she watched him take a seat. The niffler had made it over to the Gryffindor, looking at his bag with interest. It fiddled with the buckle of the bag and managed to get enough space to stick its head inside, before it determined that this was BORING and moved on to it's next victim. Quote: Originally Posted by SilverTiger It hadn’t taken Carys long to get back into the swing of things. Namely, her routine at school, but then she figured the fact U-17 had taken up a lot of her summer and that was pretty structured, things really hadn’t changed. She just had lessons instead of practice, and she was still planning on fitting in Quidditch practice with her other responsibilities soon enough. At least OWL year was over with. The sunshine had helped keep her energy up, too. “Good morning, Professor Recard,” she replied as the HoM professor had greeted them all. “My summer was good. How was yours?,” she added, settling into a seat after easily steeping over the creature zipping around the floor. Wales had done well, as far as she had felt. Said creature was intriguing, though. If anything, it made her wonder if there was going to be a sort of theme in lessons this term. "Hello Prefect Rose," Gabi greeted her with a grin. "Oh, it was lovely and relaxing. Especially after last term," she added with a small chuckle. Hopefully no sword wielding house founders this term - although you never knew around here. Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack History of Magic was one of Nina's favorite classes at Beauxbatons. As it was, however, the entire subject was absolutely ruined for her as a result of the unique teaching styles of Professor Curtains. While Professor Recard had shown herself to be a step above Curtains, Nina was still unconvinced when it came to her qualifications. Still, she entered the classroom and gave her professor a polite nod in acknowledgement before moving to find a place to sit. Selecting the right seat was very important. It determined how the rest of the year would turn out, as everyone knew that your seating choice your first week back determined where you would be sitting for the rest of the year. Unassigned seats. Common courtesy. Once she found her spot, she began to unpack her bag, taking the time to arrange her quills, notebook, and some spare parchment in case. She liked to be full--"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!" WHAT WAS CRAWLING UP HER LEG!?!? ...Gabi didn't need to be a Divination expert to predict that someone was going to panic about the niffler running around, and she also wasn't at all surprised that it was Nina. SIGH. "It's alright, Miss Castillo. It's not real," she assured the Slytherin. In case she fainted, she had some Calming Draught - every good Healer would be prepared like that in a room of dramatic teenagers. The niffler hadn't expected that loud SCREECH as it ran up the leg of one of the newcomers. Oh no. No no no. That was far too loud - whatever shiny things sh emight have, it was not worth it! It immediately let go, fell to the floor with a PLOP and regained it's balance before running off and looking for shiny objects once again. Quote: Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Naya arrived for class ready for whatever. It was a beautiful day and she was in a good mood for no particular reason. Breezing into the classroom, she said, “Hello Professor.” On she went to her seat of choice. Naya sat down and began to take things out of her bag. She was startled when something brushed past her leg unexpectedly. Naya jumped and then realized that it was only a toy that must have been charmed. Breathing out in relief, she continued to prepare for class. After putting her bag down, she sat back and got comfortable. Now what did this little toy have to do with their lesson? She supposed that she would find out soon enough. Gabi tried not to smirk so obviously when she saw the girl get startled by the niffler - she had hoped they would all be a little spooked by it, but in a fun, joking sort of way. Not in a completely over the top way ~~looking at you Miss Castillo~~. "Hello Miss Lindsay," she greeted the Gryffindor, her eyes following the niffler as it ran away a moment later. Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Moose History of Magic was certainly always something or other. Mark was never really sure where to place it on his love to hate scale or even if he should have one. Probably better not to make lists. Lists were lame. "Good morning Professor" He smiled as he moved toward the desks. Mark found his desk right beside Nina's. He set his bag down beside his legs and got out his notes and his quill. Just as he was about to take his seat Nina's 'Eep!' caught him by surprise and he missed sitting in his seat entirely thudding onto the floor rear first. Maybe he should find a different seat. he stood up rubbing his bum and pulling his chair closer uncomfortable sitting into it looking over at Nina shaking his head. Gabi found herself sitting up a little, standing up and ready to jump in to action as she watched Mark land right on his bum. "Mister Gunter! Are you ok?" she asked in concern. He looked like he was getting up ok, so that was promising. She was on standby, just in case... Quote: Originally Posted by Chelliephone So far, Kimberly was unimpressed with her classes. They had her waking up early, there were classes filled with CATS and now she had History of Magic. Which really had yet to do anything offensive, other than the fact that it was History of Magic and she loathed the subject. It always seemed to be reading and memorization and no practical usage. But, she had promised her mom in exchange for letting her transfer she would at least try to have a better track record with her education. This was already proving a difficult and boring promise. Stepping into the classroom with her book bag over her shoulder, she nodded to the Professor muttering a quick "Hello, Professor" before moving through the desks in hope of finding a spot to plop into towards the back. Thankfully there was at least one good seat still open. Settling into it and pulling out her books and quills, K glanced around at the other students, shooting a quick smile at the familiar faces such as Noah and Avalon before slumping down into her seat. Her observation skills were sub par, so she did not notice the things on the ground that her fellow classmates seemed to. "Hello dear," Gabi greeted her, eyeing her a bit even though she was smiling. Gabi had a knack for knowing when people just did NOT want to be in History of Magic - she'd learned it early on in her career. She had a feeling the Hufflepuff was one of those students. As long as she tried, that was all she was asking! Quote: Originally Posted by Ginevra Fiona had a neutral opinion when it came to History of Magic due to the fact she was average at it but didn't find the lessons boring. She quickly entered the classroom and greeted the History of Magic Professor/Healer with a "Good morning Professor Recard." She made her way to an empty seat and sat down. Just as she sat down, Fiona saw something scurrying out the corner of her eye. She merely shrugged as she had grown accustomed to some odd sights around Hogwarts. "Hello Miss Jenovick," Gabi smiled at the Slytherin as she took her seat. Was Gabi imaging things, or was this lesson a bit...fuller than normal? Oh, how exciting! The niffler toy paused to inspect the newest Slytherin to enter the room. It stood up, looked up at her and sniffed a little before deciding...nah. It turned tail and ran, heading on to the next desk. Quote: Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl IGNORING Claudine as she walked into the room, Bernie INSTEAD made a beeline for those people dressed most like her, ie, Phoebe and Cece. She always enjoyed how Phoebe greeted Recard with a bonjour like they were still in France; it made her snicker, actually, which she was doing now as she stepped arouuuuuuuuund the toy on the ground and into a seat. This was an accomplishment, apparently, as one Ravenclaw missed his seat entirely and one Slytherin (HI NINA) showed herself to be frightened of toys. "Hello, Professor," she greeted her properly, in the Queen's English, and then took to staring at the toy thing. Was it--- what she thought it was? What did animals have to do with History class? Consider her interested. Hmm. Bernie wasn't sitting by Claudine - that was odd, especially given the MISCHIEF they'd gotten themselves in to last term. Oh yes, Gabi was not going to forget THAT episode any time soon. She greeted the Gryffindor with a head nod, smiling at her as she took her seat. "Good morning Miss Grantham," she told her in response. Quote: Originally Posted by Optimist.Prime holy shirt balls – this room was bright. Letting out an audible groan the Gryffindor rubbed her face and eyes as she walked into the room – not caring if she ended up looking off because of it. ”good day Professor Recard,” she nodded her head in her direction and gave her a kind smile as she shuffled into the room as Mark missed his seat – oh. please don’t laugh, that wouldn’t be nice Islay thought as she schooled her face and looked around the room. Islay’s bag was still slung over her shoulder as she found a seat not far off from where Noah and Kimmie happened to be sitting. Swiftly she started putting her textbook, pens, and notepad on her desk as she waited for class to start. So many students acting like they had never seen sunlight before! Well, she didn't blame them. This was Scotland, after all. Still, their corneas weren't going to burn away from a bit of sun! "Hello Miss Moreau," Gabi nodded at her as she took her seat. Quote: Originally Posted by LilFox06 Valencia was probably the only person always excited for History of Magic class, especially during one's OWL year. But here she was, beaming as she entered her favorite class. "Hello Professor." she said happily as she entered. As she took her seat, she thought she noticed a bit of movement out of the corner or her eye. But she was probably imagining that. Valencia's energy was always appreciated by Gabi, who grinned at her as she took her seat. "Hello Miss Philips," she greeted her as the Ravenclaw sat down. Quote: Originally Posted by hjhm Jillian liked History of Magic. She also likes Professor Recard and her lessons so this class was something she had been looking forward to. She skipped her way to the classroom and greeted the professor with a smile, she's as pretty as ever. "Hello, Professor Recard". She noticed the creature moving around. Since Professor Recard seems to be chill about it, then it must be hers. Cool. Another themed class they will be having today. Jillian likes it. More room for discussion. She quietly went on her way and sat next to the Hufflepuff prefect (Carys). She set her bag on the table- not on the floor today, she doesn't want whatever that thing is crawling in her bag. So no. Not today. She glanced over to Carys and smiled. Greeting her hello but in a much softer tone. Another one who always had amazing energy! Gabi loved to see it, honestly. "Hello Prefect Kim!" she couldn't help but beam at her bubbly attitude as the Slytherin sat down. The niffler hurried up to the newcomer and looked up at her with sad eyes. It couldn't reach the bag up there! It debated for a moment climbing up the leg of the desk and trying its luck up higher - but no, that was a LOT of effort and it had little legs. So off it went! Quote: Originally Posted by Sunflower Humming softly, Jina walked down the corridor and entered the History of Magic classroom. It was a lovely day! The day after next would be her eighteenth birthday and she hoped the weather would continue to be this pleasant. "Hi, Professor Recard. Hope you had a good summer too," she greeted the professor. She took a seat as instructed, but jumped up again when she saw something scurrying around under the desks and chairs. The first thing that came to mind was: huge cockroach (ugh!), but after observing it again she realised that it had fur, only four legs and no antennae. And it was a toy. Okay yeah, she didn't think Recard would allow household pests in her classroom in the first place. Jina returned to her seat and took out her supplies to prepare for the lesson. She did not have any shiny object on her, so hopefully she could ignore the toy for the time being. "I did, thank you Miss Morin," Gabi responded to the Ravenclaw with a small smile. It was sad to think that she would be graduating this term - she had many great insights in class and would be missed. Quote: Originally Posted by siriusblackliveson History of Magic shouldn’t have been worse than Care of Magical Creatures to Charlie, but it was absolutely worse than Magical Creatures. At least she was always pretty interested, the animals were ick and she hated being dirty, but she loved the animals they learned about. History of Magic.... well that was sitting, listening, writing notes, and trying to keep her heavy eyes open no matter how much sleep she had gotten the night before. Trying to put on a good face she smiled, “Hello Professor” She still hadn’t established where she liked sitting in the room she realized it was much brighter than usual and she was not a fan. Now she needed to find a place to sit that... oh absolutely not there was something scurrying across the floor apparently because she watched Nina climb into her chair. Charlie was ready to turn on her heel and come back when things weren’t scurrying around the floor but her mother would burry her if she ditched a class. Ugh with that she set about trying to find a spot. Not next to Phoebe because she was being overly dramatic about saying hello to their professor. Not near the older boy (Mark) who nearly missed his seat. She wanted to be noticed, but for her cute outfits and accessories, not being loud and freaking out in class. Regardless of what ever possible rodent was scurrying across the floor. "Hello there Miss Rivers," Gabi greeted Charlie as she watched her walk in and strategically pick a seat. She always liked to pick up on those little interactions and reactions the students had to their peers - it gave a lot of insight into their personalities that they very rarely showed professors. Quote: Originally Posted by love-for-HP With classes in full swing, they entered week 2 of the term, and Blake was still trying to wrap his head around the new classes he was taking. None the less History of Magic marched on. Blake had taken his seat and was getting his things out when he noticed out of the corner of his eye. Something moving around on the floor, trying to do the manly thing and not scream because .. well ... who knew what was on the floor.. but umm.... "Umm.. Professor." Blake wasn't sure the best way to approach this .. "There's something on running around the floor." He added. "Is there? I hadn't noticed," Gabi smirked at Blake, trying hard not to giggle. Oh, this was just too much fun! She was about to have this little niffler toy running around each of her lessons, just for the giggles. Quote: Originally Posted by Stormdancer [ooc: Sorry Lissy!!! Wrong class. Man I'm silly. Two minutes. Another Holly post is supposed to be here not the one for DADA.] Holly wasn’t really sure about History of Magic, but at the same time she liked History… and she supposed history was just… good to know. Right? Right. Walking into the classroom, Holly gave the Professor a smile and a nod, her empty hand lifting to wave a bit too. ”Hi, Professor Recard.” The Scottish raised girl moved towards the back of the room and slipped into her own chair. Nothing to see here, nope. Not at all. She crossed one leg over the other and twirled her hair around her fingers. Gabi nodded at Holly in return. "Good morning, dear," she greeted her, watching as she took her seat. Class was filling up fast now! The tiny niffer toy approached the Slytherin girl, eyeing her finger in curiosity. OOOOH she have a pretty ring on there? Maybe a bracelet? Oh. No. She was just playing with her hair. Boring! Quote: Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy History of Magic was one of Heath's favorite classes. It didn't involve anything scary, and there was little potential for him to look stupid in front of everybody! As such, he was looking forward to this class… well, as much as he could look forward to anything with all the upheaval going on in his life. He entered the classroom, blinking at the unexpected light. Jumping Jawas, it was bright in here! Not that he minded; it was just going to take a few seconds for his eyes to adjust. "Good morning, Professor Recard," he greeted politely, though the mention of summer caught him somewhat off guard. "My summer was… fine, thanks." That wasn't quite the right word to describe it, but nobody needed to know about the family drama that had happened over the break. "Did you have a nice summer?" he asked, hoping the question would provide a distraction. He took a seat in his usual place toward the middle of the room and began to neatly arrange his supplies in front of him. Suddenly he saw something small and furry out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't get a good look at it. Gah! What was that thing? More importantly, was he going to turn into a hairy creature if it touched him? "Good to hear, Mister Jones," Gabi grinned at the third year as he asked about her summer. "It was very relaxing. Not nearly long enough, as usual," she added with a small smirk. Wasn't that how everyone felt? Quote: Originally Posted by pundantic Kale was feeling somewhat poorly when he flounced into History of Magic. He was still, y’know, a lil delight, if he did say so himself, but he was weighed down with too much breakfast. Apparently the limit DID exist. The third year still flashed his Professor a toothy grin and some finger guns to boot. “Mornin’ Professor. But his attention did not last. As he dropped into his seat, there was a flutter of something out of the corner of his eye. COOL. WHAT ARE YOU FLUTTER? That was...a choice of entrances, but Gabi chuckled a little at it nonetheless. "Hello Mister Trent," she greeted him as she watched him immediately take interest in the niffler as it ran around. The niffler saw the boy staring and paused to look back at him. It ran behind the chair and began to play with the backs of his shoes, looking to see if there was a shiny buckle or something it could snag. Nope, nothing. Boo! Quote: Originally Posted by emjay "Morning, Professor!" Morgan greeted her cheerfully on his way into the classroom. He did not particularly like History of Magic as it was normally one of those classes that left him zoning out and distracted - well, to be fair there were a number of classes in which he was distracted, so maybe that was more a Morgan thing than a class thing. But he was still a friendly kid and wasn't going to take it out the professor. It wasn't HER fault that she had to teach something boring. It was just one of those things you had to do when you were an adult, he guessed. But she did make one mistake and it was that she opened the windows on such a nice day. Of course Morgan took a seat neat one of those windows and directed his attention outside. What a crime it was to have to be in class when it was this nice out! All the things they could do... "Professor, we should have class outside!" he very helpfully suggested from his seat. "Y'know, before the weather gets bad.." Which he was sure would be very soon. And certainly there were many relevant topics that they could study outside? Not that being outside would distract the Gryffindor any further... nope, not him. And he was just about to get his things out to be prepared for class, when something else caught his eye. "What is that?" he asked out loud to no one as his eyes tried to follow the scurrying thing on the floor. Scurry over here so he could grab it. Gabi nodded and gave a little sigh. "I agree Mister McCarthy. However I didn't have time to adjust my lesson plan for the good weather - perhaps sometime soon," she assured him. Once again, she intentionally ignored that last question - he'd find out soon enough! Quote: Originally Posted by Nordic Witch Cole usually liked history class but this morning he wasn’t feeling very social or cheerful, just queasy. It probably had something to do with the multiple bertie botts beans he had eaten yesterday. His stomach and his cats too for that matter wasn’t very should we say balanced yet. Shuffling into the room Cole’s eyes landed on their professor first. "Good morning Professor Reacard. I had a good summer, and i hope you had that too?" He mumbled out before he walked over to slump down in an empty seat near Naya and Islay. Hoping that he didn’t look too green in the face. He had just sat down his backpack on the floor, when something brushed past his left robed leg, as quick as a mouse. What was that? Did the school have rats like Cece wondered? A little scared, he kept his feet up on the chair beside him until Professor Recard said that it was safe. Another one tucking his legs to his chest like the toy niffler was going to bite! She smiled at the Gryffindor. "Don't worry Mister Vance, he doesn't bite," he assured him. Really, it didn't. It was a toy! It couldn't! Quote: Originally Posted by Bazinga History of Magic, usually one of her favorites, but her mood for that first day was just still not the best when she got to class. Thankfully they would be learning about something historic and maybe she could just sit in the back and relax and learn something a little more light. Headed in she gave a small smile, "Hello Professor" greeting the professor before turning and looking for a seat. She reached up and played with her golden snitch locket before finding the perfect seat next to a window where the warmth of the sun made her relax even more. As she sat down she closed her eyes for a second and just took in the air coming in the window not noticing anything weird about the room or anything moving around. Turning her eyes on the class she gave waves to some of the friends that were already in there. Hearing her brother's voice she turned towards him, 'What was what?" "Hello Miss McCarthy," Gabi greeted Chloe as she entered, watching her take a seat near her brother. Quote: Originally Posted by Kolyander Was it just him or had the entire first week flown by like it hadn't even happened? Each day had brought about new exciting changes for the eleven year old. The sorting, lessons and meeting so many new people. It was a blur of all new things of the very best kind. He had taken it all in stride as best he could, which clearly meant it was all experienced in the purest form of excitement possible. Lukas entered the classroom with a light spring in his step that he was trying to keep in control but failing at. He just couldn't help it. Life was great. "Good morning, Professor," he greeted happily. "My summer was amazing. How was yours?" His mum and dad would be super proud of him for being polite right then. Manners were very important when speaking to someone older than himself. There was a quick glance about the room in which Lukas try to locate his sister. Not seeing her yet, he slipped down into an empty seat hoping she hurried up so she could sit near him. In all his glancing around something scurrying about the floor caught his attention and he furrowed his borrow trying his best to watch it. "It was great, Mister Donovan, thank you," Gabi smiled in response to his question about her summer. This first year seemed so eager to please. He was definitely on her radar as someone who was promising. Quote: Originally Posted by Samia Missa entered the class right when Nina shrieked. What in the - The girl stared, unable to figure what had caused the Slytherin to make the noise. She gave Professor Recard a look, before smiling awkwardly as a greeting. Surely, she knew what was going on. Merlin, it was bright in the classroom too, wasn’t it? Still trying to understand what had happened, she made her way over to the seat near Nina. “Are you okay?” Missa asked as she settled down in her seat. What perfect timing. "Hello Prefect Renaldi," Gabi smiled at her in greeting, appreciative that Missa was concerned about Nina's well-being. The toy niffler was becoming increasingly frustrated that it hadn't found anything shiny yet! Maybe this newcomer had something...and thankfully she seemed totally unaware that it was approaching. It hurried to her bag and immediately began to play with the clasp for a few moments before becoming frustrated and hurrying away. Quote: Originally Posted by SweetPeea The redhead made her way into the History of Magic classroom where she caught the Professor getting the students as they entered, although it appeared she wasn't the only one greeting the students. She blinked a bit confused as she thought she might've seen something scurry by. Faye spoke politely as she found a seat near the middle-front of the classroom, "Good morning Professor.." It was when she was sitting that she felt something brush her leg causing her to feel a little jump in her chest, but not enough to make her show it outwardly. Her blue eyes immediately looking down to see what it was, but whatever seemed to be there was no longer there. ..... "Hello there Miss Asztalos!" Gabi smiled at Faye as she entered, smirking a little as she watched the niffler run up to her...and then hurry away as soon as it came. Quote: Originally Posted by SneakySeverusSnape Analiese entered the class quietly when something ran past her foot. She tried to look at what it was but it was running too fast. She shrugged and sat down after saying a polite "Good morning, Professor." to Professor Recard. She noticed it was very bright in the classroom so she shaded her eyes with her hand. Now she could actually see the classroom from her seat. She pulled out book and quill as she waited for the class to start. "Good morning Miss Anderson," Gabi replied with a nod to the young Ravenclaw as she walked in and took her seat. She glanced up at the clock for a moment and realized it was getting close to the start of class. The last few stragglers better get here quick! Quote: Originally Posted by GD2204 The weather was fantastic, he was in a great mood and he was in a lesson that he actually enjoyed (there wasn’t many he didn’t to be fair). Entering the classroom with a wide smile on his face, the tall curly haired Ravenclaw gave a polite ”Good morning professor. Lovely day, isn’t it?” and took a seat in the classroom, not really paying attention to who he was around. What did capture his attention though was a small, scuttering little creature which was seemed to be scuttling around the classroom, in and out of people’s legs. Not at all what he had expected for a HoM lesson but not at all unwelcome. "It IS lovely, isn't it Prefect Jones?" Gabi nodded in agreement as she watched the Ravenclaw prefect take his seat. He seemed like he was in a good mood. Running at top speed from across the room, the niffler came to a halt next to the prefect's desk and immediately grabbed onto his pant leg. Did he have a shiny ring or something it could steal? It couldn't see! He had to CLIMB! The niffler climbed a little up his leg, stopping right before his knee, when he got a closer look at the boy's hands and realized he had nothing of value. Ugh. Struck down again! It ran back down his leg and hopped off before scurrying away. Quote: Originally Posted by hermionesclone With the weather being so nice, Lucas felt much better about this lesson. In fact, he didn't feel as awkward about facing Recard as he had about facing Trent. The possibility of seeing Trent - and then the news he gave them afterwards - only left him feeling worse and even more panicked than he would've liked. But this? This left him feeling........ fine. Just fi- ........ ............. Uhhhhhhhh. Ooooooookay. That was....... loud. It didn't take long for him to come to a sudden stop and to shoot Nina a funny look at her, uh, whatever that was. Was she okay? Something didn't seem okay. Something seemed ~ wrong ~. Now this was what was making him feel awkward so he gave her a small smile and shuffled further into the room. Breathe. B r e a t h e. "Hello, Professor," he said, offering Recard a slightly wider smile as he went to sit on an empty seat that just so happened to be in the sunshine. Not a coincidence and not- ............... Uh, what was tHAT?! "Good day, Prefect Dakest," Gabi greeted him. She was still getting used to that new hairdo he was sporting - it made him look very mature, but it was still a stark contrast from last term. Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Eiji was truly neither here nor there about the weather - other than it did help certain ingredients grow and he had just been out to check on a few of his projects before coming up here to class. Upon offering his typical greeting of a polite nod of the head towards Professor Recard, he moved to find a seat and tried not to show any sort of outward snark to the woman STILL asking them about their summers. Silently, he pulled out the chair beside where Jina sat and only then noticed the creature at the front of the classroom. "Great...so this will turn into a zoo," he mumbled to himself and felt his pockets for the phials from Missa and their exquisite lids there as well as a certain pocket watch that he kept on his person as well. Gabi never expected anything more than a nod from Eiji at this point, and returned his head nod with a small smile as he entered. ~~And perhaps she wouldn't keep asking if some students hadn't insisted on remaining quiet and not engaging in conversation with her? Hmm?~~ Once everyone was settled in, Gabi raised her wand and slammed the door shut. That was the sign that class had officially started, and she wanted everyone's attention on her. "Good morning everyone! I hope you're all having a good morning - it really is a lovely day outside. Shame we have to spend it in here," she chuckled a little. If she had had time to rework her lesson plans she might have tried to do an outdoor lesson, but it was imperitive that she went over the subject of this lesson earlier in the term. "As you all may have noticed - we have a little visitor in our lesson today," Gabi grinned as the niffler ran up to her, scurried up the leg of the desk, and plopped itself next to her inkwell before the enchantment wore off, turning it into a normal plushie once again. "In truth, nifflers don't have TOO much of role in our lesson today. However, I thought it would be a fun segway into the main topic of our lesson - Newt Scamander," she explained. They all knew that Newt had notoriously kept nifflers as pets, yes? Perhaps Jacob - yes, that was the niffler's name - would make an appearance later, if they all behaved themselves and put forth their best effort in class. "Newt Scamander had a very long, illustrious career that spanned decades. However, it can't be denied that he had the biggest impact on the study of magical creatures. Before Newt came along, studying magical creatures just wasn't something wizards prioritized - creatures were often misunderstood, or wizards simply had no desire or patience to learn more about them," she explained with a small frown. While she herself wasn't big on creatures or animals of any kind, she still enjoyed them and found them fascinating to read about. It was so strange to think at some point they didn't have any interest in it at all! "Newt really helped shape our understanding of MANY species of creatures that had never really been studied before. So, let's name some of them! Pick a creature that Newt studied excessively, and if you can, elaborate a bit more about HOW he really helped us discover more about them," Gabi posed the question to them and then stood up, beginning her usual pacing of the room as she waited to call on them. OOC: Hey everyone! I hope you had fun with the goofy niffler running around to start off class! Onto the main event - we're learning all about Newt today! You'll have at LEAST 24 hours (likely more like 36-40ish because let's be honest I'm probably gonna be exhausted after work tomorrow) to answer the question before we move on. __________________ I'm still standin'________________________________________ better than I ever did Lookin' like a true survivor_________________________________feelin' like a little kid