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Lissy Longbottom · 01-21-2021, 04:08 AM

Gabi had been pacing the room, listening to the groups work while also keeping her eyes on the Inquisitorial Squad. Hopefully this lesson was holding up to their expectations - if it wasn't she was sure she was going to hear about it from Rosier.

"Alright class, it's time to move on! Let's see how you did," she said with a grin. "I accidentally spelled some of the names wrong, but you all figured out what I was going for - I will admit I was distracted," she explained, keeping her face straight and not looking at the hooded figures once.

"First off, Circe. Now, the original legend states that she is a demigod. Historically, however, she was just a simple witch - however, she was VERY good at transfiguration. One of the best in history, in fact. Her spell of choice was to turn intruders on her island into pigs, and eventually she gained such fame that she made it into the storyline of Homer's Odyssey," she explained. So not a demigod - just a regular witch, albeit a very talented one!

"Speaking of demigods - Proteus was regarded as a god-like figure as well. However, his story changed drastically throughout history, even stretching so far as to make him the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea," she told them. "In reality - Proteus was an animagus. In fact, he was one of the most skilled animagus of our time, able to turn in to multiple different animals and creatures. It's no wonder people thought he possessed some sort of god-like powers!" she told them all. That one had been a tough one...considering how much myth surrounded his existence. It was hard to tell truth from fiction!

"As for Cerberus, you all probably figured this one out. Cerberus may have been a mythological creature, but as we all know, three headed dogs do indeed exist in the magical world. Their existence was probably not well known amongst muggles, but the rumor of such a creature existing fit in nicely as the guardian of the underworld," she explained. "Was there an actual dog named Cerberus? Perhaps, but there is no doubt that the breed exists and is the basis of the legend," she continued.

"Finally, we have Medusa. As some of you may know from your studies of the dark arts, or creatures, that gorgons are dark creatures that have snakes for hair and can turn anyone to stone if they look them in the face," she explained. "So Medusa was certainly a gorgon - probably a specific gorgon, although her backstory has been exaggerated. She was not a mortal woman turned into a monster by a god - gorgons are just gorgons, she was born that way," she concluded. Greek mythology was truly fascinating! The way the stories shaped themselves over the centuries was so interesting to her, and thankfully she had a whole unit on mythology - in Greece and other places as well - planned out for the next month or so!

"Time for the main activity! For this one, you are going to use your creative writing skills and create a myth about yourselves!" she announced with a grin. Was anyone else as excited as she was for the activity?? "Imagine you're being studied by muggles in a couple hundred years. What is something you'd want to be remembered for? Use those skills to come up with a fun story surrounding yourself, and incorporate what we've learned about muggle myths to help you," she explained. She waved her wand so the criteria popped up on the blackboard behind them.

Quote:

-What are YOUR special skills that you would be remembered for?
-Where do you live? Ancient Greece? Egypt? Perhaps further along the timeline in Medieval England or elsewhere?
-The story should focus around you doing some sort of heroic act or making an impact on wizarding society

"Write out your story in 3-4 well thought out sentences. You have the rest of class to work on this," she told the class. They had about 20 minutes left, and then they could all leave and the hooded figures could go about their day and leave them all alone for a bit, yes?

OOC: Main activity time! As Gabi explained, we'll be coming up with our own stories about our characters! You only need to do this in one post, but you can spread it out because you'll have at LEAST 72 hours to work on this! In order to get full points, address the three parts of the prompt in 3-4 sentences and you'll be good to go! Nudge me if you have any questions!

01-21-2021, 04:08 AM	#101 (permalink)
Lissy Longbottom 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 Gabi had been pacing the room, listening to the groups work while also keeping her eyes on the Inquisitorial Squad. Hopefully this lesson was holding up to their expectations - if it wasn't she was sure she was going to hear about it from Rosier. "Alright class, it's time to move on! Let's see how you did," she said with a grin. "I accidentally spelled some of the names wrong, but you all figured out what I was going for - I will admit I was distracted," she explained, keeping her face straight and not looking at the hooded figures once. "First off, Circe. Now, the original legend states that she is a demigod. Historically, however, she was just a simple witch - however, she was VERY good at transfiguration. One of the best in history, in fact. Her spell of choice was to turn intruders on her island into pigs, and eventually she gained such fame that she made it into the storyline of Homer's Odyssey," she explained. So not a demigod - just a regular witch, albeit a very talented one! "Speaking of demigods - Proteus was regarded as a god-like figure as well. However, his story changed drastically throughout history, even stretching so far as to make him the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea," she told them. "In reality - Proteus was an animagus. In fact, he was one of the most skilled animagus of our time, able to turn in to multiple different animals and creatures. It's no wonder people thought he possessed some sort of god-like powers!" she told them all. That one had been a tough one...considering how much myth surrounded his existence. It was hard to tell truth from fiction! "As for Cerberus, you all probably figured this one out. Cerberus may have been a mythological creature, but as we all know, three headed dogs do indeed exist in the magical world. Their existence was probably not well known amongst muggles, but the rumor of such a creature existing fit in nicely as the guardian of the underworld," she explained. "Was there an actual dog named Cerberus? Perhaps, but there is no doubt that the breed exists and is the basis of the legend," she continued. "Finally, we have Medusa. As some of you may know from your studies of the dark arts, or creatures, that gorgons are dark creatures that have snakes for hair and can turn anyone to stone if they look them in the face," she explained. "So Medusa was certainly a gorgon - probably a specific gorgon, although her backstory has been exaggerated. She was not a mortal woman turned into a monster by a god - gorgons are just gorgons, she was born that way," she concluded. Greek mythology was truly fascinating! The way the stories shaped themselves over the centuries was so interesting to her, and thankfully she had a whole unit on mythology - in Greece and other places as well - planned out for the next month or so! "Time for the main activity! For this one, you are going to use your creative writing skills and create a myth about yourselves!" she announced with a grin. Was anyone else as excited as she was for the activity?? "Imagine you're being studied by muggles in a couple hundred years. What is something you'd want to be remembered for? Use those skills to come up with a fun story surrounding yourself, and incorporate what we've learned about muggle myths to help you," she explained. She waved her wand so the criteria popped up on the blackboard behind them. Quote: -What are YOUR special skills that you would be remembered for? -Where do you live? Ancient Greece? Egypt? Perhaps further along the timeline in Medieval England or elsewhere? -The story should focus around you doing some sort of heroic act or making an impact on wizarding society "Write out your story in 3-4 well thought out sentences. You have the rest of class to work on this," she told the class. They had about 20 minutes left, and then they could all leave and the hooded figures could go about their day and leave them all alone for a bit, yes? OOC: Main activity time! As Gabi explained, we'll be coming up with our own stories about our characters! You only need to do this in one post, but you can spread it out because you'll have at LEAST 72 hours to work on this! In order to get full points, address the three parts of the prompt in 3-4 sentences and you'll be good to go! Nudge me if you have any questions! __________________ I'm still standin'________________________________________ better than I ever did Lookin' like a true survivor_________________________________feelin' like a little kid