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It was a chilly day on the first of December, but thankfully for her students, Gabi always liked to have her classroom run a little warmer. Multiple bluebell flame charms had been suspended in jars around the classroom to create the ultimate sweet spot in temperature - not too cold, but not so toasty that her students would fall asleep.
Gabi is standing at the front of the class, leaning against her desk and resting her palms on the wood as she waited for her students to enter. Behind her on the blackboard is a single picture hinting at today's lesson:
As the students began to enter, Gabi sat up a little straighter and smiled at them. "Morning everyone! Please have a seat, we'll get started shortly," she announced. No need to get out anything particularly flashy - just their notes and textbooks would do.
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Heath half-expected his answer to be wrong. He braced himself for the embarrassment to come when - Huh? He was right? He beamed at the professor's praise, but he didn't have long to dwell on it. A lot of information appeared on the* board. Then the professor was talking again, and… Wow, that was a lot to write down all at once! Heath wasn't sure his brain (or his hand) could keep up with it all! He was grateful when the professor provided a recap.
Heath had barely finished writing when the professor asked the next question. He thought for a moment, but his thoughts were along the same lines as most everyone else's… Flamel agreed to destroy the stone to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. It didn't need repeating, so he kept silent for now as he allowed his mind to wander. He thought of how young Harry Potter and his friends had been when they stopped Voldemort from getting the stone - younger than him even- and if that had had a different outcome… It made Heath sad to think about!
Maybe that had played a part in Flamel's decision too? Harry Potter was still a child when he protected the stone, and when you live as long as Flamel did, probably everybody seems like a child to you. Maybe by destroying the stone, Flamel thought he was giving the younger generations their best chance at a long life? Did that make any sense? Heath wasn't at all confident that it did, but he still forced himself to raise his hand. "M-maybe in addition to keeping the stone out of the wrong hands, Flamel agreed to destroy it so other people wouldn't need to put their lives on the line to protect it. Like, after Harry Potter risked himself to stop Voldemort from getting the stone, maybe Flamel thought it was more likely to endanger lives than prolong them…"
The longer he spoke, the more Heath began to doubt his answer. It was too outside the box, he just knew it! Nobody would follow his logic, and they'd all just stare at him like he'd grown three heads or something! He stared at his desk, dreading the reaction to his answer. He knew he shouldn't have said anything!
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Flamel was realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy old. Yes, she had to add that in her notes of course after copying what the professor had written on the board.
why would Flamel allow the stone to be destroyed so easily? Why do you think he went along with Dumbledore when he suggested they destroy the stone?
Flamel was a smart person in history, at the time he probably thought creating the philosopher's stone was a great idea until it no longer looks like it. It could be true that he may have got tired of living a long life or that his life has turned into a different turn after living such a long life. Who knows really. Jillian raised her hand to answer "because the living can be greedy- Voldemort was an example of this" so did other wizards but he was more iconic for her answer because the man wanted to be immortal, powerful and infamous. And also he was searching for the stone.
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seated at the far back, Minjae had been idly twirling his quill around between his fingers as he only half listened to what the Professor was saying. So whenever he did look to the front and saw the writings on the blackboard, the Hufflepuff nearly dropped his quill in the haste of copying down what was written on it. When he was done, Minjae placed his quill next to his notebook and tried to focus on the lesson. Because Nicolas Flamel was kind of a fascinating subject.
"I think they were mostly embarrassed that an eleven year old kid who didn't even know he was a wizard a few months before that, found the stone so they were like "oops, well, time to go!" " BAM! Legit answer right there!
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Mhmm, yep, Bernadette was taking notes. Unlike some of their professors, she liked how Professor Recard would help them know what to write down and what not to write down. Obviously it was very easy to copy from the board because not everyone was a Ravenclaw, y'see but Bernie also added in her own comments and ideas, and a little bit of bias about how very ugh French he was.
She listened along to everyone else's answers, privately agreeing with them, and then she raised her hand for her own answer.
"I mean, like everyone said, 600, almost 700 years is a really long time to live, and like, you can get SEVERAL lifetimes out of that span of time. I think it's important not to be greedy with your life. Flamel obviously recognized that the Philosopher's Stone powers were too tempting to most humans, especially the evil ones that sought to live forever. So I think part of him was ready to go and to let that temptatious stone go. Like Flamel's friend Dumbledore once said, 'To the well-organised mind, death is but the next great adventure.' I think that's why he was able to give up the Stone."
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All frowns (looking at you, Nina) were ignored pointedly because Claudine did not care if anyone disagreed with her. She was quite prepared to believe that it was Beauxbatons’ tradition to be despicable and to occasionally frame their guests for ghastly doings. As for Recard, Claudine only met the warning with her usual serious gaze. They could agree to disagree with the comment of the French having decent humans in the category.
As Recard summarised their points, Claudine proceeded to make her notes carefully. Her own notes were always very helpful when it came to studying for exams, sometimes even more so than a textbook. She had to admit thought: this Frenchman lived quite the exciting life. After some thought and waiting to hear a few answers, Claudine raised her hand. “Flamel and his wife had lived through wars in the 1920s and in the 1970s and hoped to prevent a third.’’ For the greater good as Eiji said, but sadly, that had failed as Voldemort still found another way to rise again.
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Imaaaagine being 600+ years OLD?! Cecelia was trying to picture herself at that age, a smile growing as she imagined ALL the things she would've experienced and accomplished after soooo so so many years. The thing was...a lot of the important people you'd want to share those things with wouldn't be around any more TO tell. That was kind of a bummer.
"Professor, I think eventually after all the people you love have passed on, and you've seen and done all the things you'd hoped to do, maybe you just know it's your time. I bet he just knew." It only took hundreds of YEARS, but it had happened. It had.
Alessandro was not certain Flamel simply went along with the stone being destroyed. It was a nice history lesson, a pretty anecdote. However, Alessandro was not there when Albus Dumbledore told Flamel about the attempted abuse of the stone by Voldemort. And he would have bet a pretty galleon the old man was told the stone would be destroyed with or without his input.
History had a way of glossing over those details.
But he was not going to mention that Flamel was likely strong-armed into his "decision". Not when his peers were saying nice things about the greater good. So, Alessandro remained dutifully silent and attentive.
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Phoebe twisted her hair around her fingers and triiiiied to look repentant, but she had to settle for a sweet (looking) smile and apologetic nod. In her heart of hearts, she was sure that Professor Recard's kid and husband were jerks too, but it made people angry to be told they were related to jerks. Plus she'd get detention, and she had important things to do.
So she stayed quiet through Kodee's jokes and everyone's seriously overwrought answers, finally raising her hand when she was mostly sure her answer wouldn't get her into trouble. "No one is supposed to live that long, Professor. I think Mr. Flamel probably knew that he had already had more than his fair share of living."
Well, now that she was free from the confines from the portrait, there were some things that Rowena wanted to address. First and foremost was the status of the curriculum and the level of the student's learning. Now, one didn't hear TOO much from inside a portrait, but Rowena had heard enough and she was concerned that the students of Hogwarts were not being pushed enough in their studies.
So, she went to a lesson. A history of magic lesson, in fact, to make sure that they were getting all their facts right. Time could twist history a bit.
Rowena walked into the classroom as the class discussed Nicholas Flamel. He was quite a while after her time, but even his tale at reached her portrait ears. That story was hard to miss. Rowena clasped her hands in front of her torso and nodded to the professor as she began slowly walking around the room, watching the students as they answered. Some of the answers were thoughtful. Some... not so much.
"Come on children, use your imagination now," Rowena chimed in between answers. Don't disappoint a founder, now.
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Isla had only heard about Hogwarts visiting Beauxbatons last school year, but she had no idea what had actually happened there. She kept hearing talk of it, though, so she decided as soon as she got the chance, she was going to ask somebody. It only made her more curious when the professor brought it up. She tried not to focus on that, though, as the noted were scrawled one at a time down the chalkboard.
She followed along with a few notes of her own as the professor summarized everything for them. History wasn't exactly Isla's favorite subject, but she tried to look super interested anyway. At least Recard always tried to make it fun.
So why did Flamel agree to have his precious stone destroyed. The first year raised her hand. "I'm guessing it's because he realized it was starting to do more harm than good, and he didn't want to responsible for that," she said. "...but I also kind of think he realized it wouldn't benefit him anymore if it got in the wrong hands. He was a super old man, and if he didn't have any way of making more Elixir of Life, he'd just die anyway. I think he saw it as a way to peacefully end his life." That sounded so morbid. She gave a slight shiver just thinking about a six hundred year old person needing a potion to survive. She didn't even want to think about how creepy he must have looked.
"Interesting take on that, Miss Bellchant - that Flamel didn't want to be responsible for any harm that came about due to the stone," Gabi looked thoughtfully at the young Slytherin. That was a complex answer for such a young student...it was promising, and Gabi took note of it.
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Was Professor Recard really asking why Nicholas Flamel went along with Dumbledore? Because who in their right mind would ever go against Dumbledore? The man was a genius of a wizard. Avalon couldn't imagine the nerve it would take to disagree with him. Although she supposed that Flamel had a right to decide what happened the stone. He was the one that created it, after all.
After jotting down a few more notes on her parchment, she raised her hand. "I think he agreed to destroy it because it was such a dangerous time. Voldemort had returned and sought the stone for himself." She vividly recalled reading about the Gringotts break-in regarding the mysterious stone in one of her history textbooks. "Both Dumbledore and Flamel were probably worried that it could end up in the hands of a dark wizard." It was a really noble thing that Flamel did, now that Avalon thought of it. He destroyed his most precious creation for the sake of the wizarding world. But any sort of stone that made you live forever was inherently dangerous. People would always try to take advantage of it. So it was probably for the best that it was destroyed.
"Very good," Gabriela smiled at Avalon and gave her a nod of approval at her answer. "Both Dumbledore and Flamel were aware of just how much of a threat that Voldemort posed to the wizarding world - even as a mere shadow of his former self. Both of them had more than enough experience dealing with dark wizards, as we just established."
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Austin nodded with the replies. He wasn't exactly sure why else Falmel would do that though. He tapped the top of his head silently trying to think of an answer.
The young Slytherin was silent, which was unlike him, but she had also posed a rather difficult question. She gave him an encouraging smile before moving on.
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"A hundred years?" Rowan wondered aloud. What did a wizard do with over seven hundred years of life? He could hardly fathom the thought!
With Professor Recard's hint, the Hufflepuff smoothed out his parchment and began jotting down the important tidbits about Flamel. He tried his best to keep up, but his hand got tired so easily that his sentences became shorter and shorter... stone... elixir of life... DADA... divination... Global Wizarding War... Merlin, this guy lived a crazy life! Rowan was fascinated.
Now, for an answer that hasn't already been said. Rowan glanced around thoughtfully as his classmates gave their answers, giving nods of agreement. They had really good points. Now, what to contribute? Hmm... he tried to think outside of the time period with Voldemort's return... "Perhaps the experience of a long life hadn't been what he pictured, and he didn't want anyone else risking going through that? So it was better off destroyed? As in, he was one of the few who knew the consequences of immortality..." He suggested after raising a still-cramping-from-note-taking-hand.
Another very interesting perspective! "Interesting thought! Many of us could only dream of living as long as Flamel - and perhaps it's not nearly as great as it seems, like you said," she mused in response to his answer with a head nod. Her students continued to amaze her with such thoughtful answers!
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Kinda weird how the Professor kept pausing to look at them, huh? Kinda like she was expecting them to be taking notes and committing things to memory. Strange.
Not one to give in to peer pressure except when it suited him, Kodee remained slumped over his desk ignoring those around him who may have been scribbling things down. Gryffindors led, they did not follow.
The 7th Year nodded, not at all convinced when Recard tried to state that he hadn't chickened out. But he had. He had immortality, then in the face of a threat with no sure sign for which way the war would end, he decided maybe dying was better. No convincing this one that things were any different. The next question though, that was the perfect opportunity for further speculation.
This time, there was little reluctance as Kodee's hand went up.
"He wracked up debt. Crossed all the wrong people. His life started going south and he knew all the karma he accumulated in 600 years would come back to him at some point. Seems to me like he took the easy way out. Didn't wanna be found out. I feel like if he really was worried about the dark lord taking over his stone, he'd have just tried harder in the war, live to see it through like he lived through every other bad thing." Because, let's be real, in 600 years there was a LOT you could see, and a lot more you could do.
How were they so sure Flamel was really on the up and up? Who gave up immortality?
Even this far into term, Gabriela had a hard time figuring out if Kodee Chosen was serious in his answers 100% of the time. This was one of those times. Of course, she had to assume he was serious - so she paused before addressing his ridiculous outlandish answer.
"There is no evidence that Flamel was in debt, and since financial records are relatively easy to track down, we can safely assume that was not the reason why," she responded. Right. Moving along.
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What the what?
Chloe had been listening and she had given Kodee a look and held back giggles to his first comment. They had been studying history since the first year so of course, they knew this name and they knew about the stone, but Kodee going this path with the man was entertaining? Interesting? Brilliant? She wasn't exactly sure which to say.
Then Kodee happened again!
Chloe couldn't help herself this time and let out a little laugh. How could you not when he was making these sort of accusations on someone that people in this very castle held up so high. She tried to think about her own answer and what she wanted to respond. She knew the reasons, people tried to steal it, Voldermort himself tried to get to it, the reason was easy, but Kodee really did put a different spin to it.
"Ma'am not that I fully agree with Kodee, but are we fully sure we know the entire story? I mean we know that people tried to steal it, we know that Voldermort was trying to get it and we were very lucky that Harry Potter broke rules, though I think he didn't fully break rules, I think it was a master plan from adults if I'm being honest, but books only say so much. Typically history books muggles, as well as ours, tell one side of the story, give the most important information. Could it be possible that Kodee isn't entirely wrong and though there were many important reasons to get rid of the stone, he might have had his own reasons as well. This was just an easy way out so to speak."
Gabi smiled at the Ravenclaw and nodded. "Very good point - while I doubt any of his personal problems were as severe as Mister Chosen implied, since we have no evidence to support that - it does not necessarily mean we knew everything that was going on with him, and things in his personal life could have had an impact in his decision to destroy the stone."
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Blake was slightly flustered that he was wrong... ugh .. he knew it right after he said it that it was Dumbledore. He didn't like to be wrong... but I guess being 12 meant you didn't know everything. Taking a quick second to collect himself and trying not to be too upset by his wrong answer, Blake contemplated the professor's next question. Hmmmmm.... why would he be willing to destroy it.
"Well besides it being in danger of someone else trying to steal it and use it, Flamel and his wife could have agreed because they were simply tired of living." Blake hoped that sounded okay and not strange. If he had lived for 600 plus years, he would probably be pretty tired of living to.
Gabi nodded thoughtfully at Blake's answer. "That is very possible. Despite living for over 600 years, the elixir did not stop his body from aging. I can only imagine how fatigued he felt all the time!" she said with a small chuckle. She felt like her bones were turning to dust after doing an intense yoga routine - and she wasn't nearly as old as Flamel!
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So much information. Naya scribbled down notes, as her classmates gave their answers about Nicholas Flamel. As, the professor’s notes appeared, she added all the little details that she had missed. Flamel clearly was an interesting dude. She couldn’t imagine how much one could see and do in 600 odd years of living. That seemed a bit much to her.
Anyway, it was on to the next question. To Naya, the answer seemed obvious.........although she supposed you could never really know a person’s motivation. She raised her hand to give her opinion.
”I agree that Flamel destroyed the stone because having it fall into Voldemort’s hands would have been unthinkable. I mean, can you imagine if he had become immortal? Spreading his evil for all eternity? I think Flamel knew that he couldn’t let that happen.”
"Very good answer, Miss Lindsay," Gabi gave the Gryffindor an encouraging smile. "The accounts of Dumbledore and Harry Potter suggest that that was indeed the motivation behind the destruction of the stone," she told the rest of the class in response to the answer.
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Now, here was a bit of irony given the history of Flamel and certain ideologies being pushed during this time, but it was the only answer that Eiji think up that he would be willing to offer. And he did not fancy speaking up too terribly long in this class - even if it was a favorite. He preferred digesting his history in silence.
But his hand went up and waited to be called upon. "For the greater good," he answered simply.
A very simple and straightforward phrase that carried great weight in wizarding history. Also on that, as a matter of perspective and with a change of intent, took on an entirely different nuance. It was his own way of stirring the pot, for his own amusement.
It was MORE than a little ironic that Eiji had chosen THOSE words as his answer. As a smart Slytherin 6th year, he certainly knew that those words happened to be the same slogan that Gellert Grindelwald had used to justify his persecution of muggles. However, there was also no denying that his answer was right on the money.
"Yes, for the good of all mankind. Good answer, Mister Rasting," Gabi told the Slytherin with a nod of approval in his direction. Even a small smile. He had basically hit on exactly what she had been hoping for.
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Cole really liked History of Magic as a subject. What he had come to dislike just a little was all the notetaking that was required. Writing so much usually left him by the end of the lessons with an aching cramp in the hand he wrote with. Maybe he could ask Professor Recard for self-writing quills if they dictated what it wrote in their words? Anyway back to the diligent note taking on Nicholas Flamel who had lived for 600 years.
Professor Recard eventually poised them with a difficult question to answer. It was very open ended and could leave many different answers. Guessing was what they could do since none of them we're related to Flamel. His great grand mother on his mother's veela side had lived for close to a hundred years. He didn't think he could apply that here though but maybe a little. Raising his hand Cole said thoughtfully. "I think Flamel and his wife were okay with dying since all their friends and relatives must have been deseaced since hundreds of years ago. It must have been hard to always get to know new people when those they new died and also to keep learning new things and ways of the new century must have been tiring. I also think Flamel understood that the philosophers stone was better off if it got destroyed over it getting into someone like Voldermort's hands. The evil and destruction Voldermort could have unleashed on the magical- and muggleworld with the stone would have been on Flamel's concience and that I think Dumbledore wanted to prevent."
Cole had also hit on the points Gabi had been hoping the students would make - but he had also brought up an interesting point. "Interesting take Mister Vance. It's true - their friends and family had probably all passed long, LONG before them. It was likely very lonely for them."
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Philosopher Stone!!! That was the word that Carsyn was looking for! Merlin, it was a good thing this wasn't her OWLs and just a lesson because could you imagine!? She'd have for sure failed that question and only hoped that when the time came to sit her exams in just a few short months she wouldn't be blanking as she had.
Uh....... Kodee? Are you okay?? She frowned at the older Gryffindor's answer because honestly, Nicolas Flamel did NOT chicken out and how he could even suggest such a thing?? Apparently taking History of Magic as a NEWT meant your answers didn't have to make sense?? She would have debated that point except Professor Recard was moving on with discussion points about Flamel and Carsyn found herself diligently copying them down because Merlin only knew which fact was going to be presenting itself in some obscure manner.
Another question to which Kodee again answered with some ridiculous notion that he was doing it to hide something? And Chloe was agreeing and suddenly Carsyn found herself pondering that what if. No, it was the Voldemort thing. He didn't want Voldemort to achieve immortality, so he sacrificed himself. That was it, right?? It was, as Eiji simply stated, for the greater good. Wasn't it??
"You say Flamel allowed the stone to be destroyed so easily, and I don't think it was an easy decision at all. He'd had a life supposedly well-lived. He saw MANY people and MANY wars. He knew after six centuries of life the damages that could be caused should immortality fall into the wrong hands and no life, not even his or his wife's, was worth that risk." There, she managed an answer that time.
"Very good points, Prefect Rose. While history says he made the decision willingly, you're correct when you say it was likely not an easy decision for him at ALL," she nodded in agreement at her answer. It was a literal decision of life or death. It wouldn't have been easy for anyone!
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Heath half-expected his answer to be wrong. He braced himself for the embarrassment to come when - Huh? He was right? He beamed at the professor's praise, but he didn't have long to dwell on it. A lot of information appeared on the* board. Then the professor was talking again, and… Wow, that was a lot to write down all at once! Heath wasn't sure his brain (or his hand) could keep up with it all! He was grateful when the professor provided a recap.
Heath had barely finished writing when the professor asked the next question. He thought for a moment, but his thoughts were along the same lines as most everyone else's… Flamel agreed to destroy the stone to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. It didn't need repeating, so he kept silent for now as he allowed his mind to wander. He thought of how young Harry Potter and his friends had been when they stopped Voldemort from getting the stone - younger than him even- and if that had had a different outcome… It made Heath sad to think about!
Maybe that had played a part in Flamel's decision too? Harry Potter was still a child when he protected the stone, and when you live as long as Flamel did, probably everybody seems like a child to you. Maybe by destroying the stone, Flamel thought he was giving the younger generations their best chance at a long life? Did that make any sense? Heath wasn't at all confident that it did, but he still forced himself to raise his hand. "M-maybe in addition to keeping the stone out of the wrong hands, Flamel agreed to destroy it so other people wouldn't need to put their lives on the line to protect it. Like, after Harry Potter risked himself to stop Voldemort from getting the stone, maybe Flamel thought it was more likely to endanger lives than prolong them…"
The longer he spoke, the more Heath began to doubt his answer. It was too outside the box, he just knew it! Nobody would follow his logic, and they'd all just stare at him like he'd grown three heads or something! He stared at his desk, dreading the reaction to his answer. He knew he shouldn't have said anything!
"Ooh, interesting perspective Mister Jones. It could definitely be argued that he sacrificed himself so that others would not have to," Gabi nodded in agreement at the strong answer from the Ravenclaw. They really were bright students in that house, weren't there?
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Flamel was realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy old. Yes, she had to add that in her notes of course after copying what the professor had written on the board.
why would Flamel allow the stone to be destroyed so easily? Why do you think he went along with Dumbledore when he suggested they destroy the stone?
Flamel was a smart person in history, at the time he probably thought creating the philosopher's stone was a great idea until it no longer looks like it. It could be true that he may have got tired of living a long life or that his life has turned into a different turn after living such a long life. Who knows really. Jillian raised her hand to answer "because the living can be greedy- Voldemort was an example of this" so did other wizards but he was more iconic for her answer because the man wanted to be immortal, powerful and infamous. And also he was searching for the stone.
The Slytherin prefect had brought up a very good point. "It can definitely be argued that humans are, by nature, rather greedy and selfish. This way Flamel could control the destiny of his work."
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seated at the far back, Minjae had been idly twirling his quill around between his fingers as he only half listened to what the Professor was saying. So whenever he did look to the front and saw the writings on the blackboard, the Hufflepuff nearly dropped his quill in the haste of copying down what was written on it. When he was done, Minjae placed his quill next to his notebook and tried to focus on the lesson. Because Nicolas Flamel was kind of a fascinating subject.
"I think they were mostly embarrassed that an eleven year old kid who didn't even know he was a wizard a few months before that, found the stone so they were like "oops, well, time to go!" " BAM! Legit answer right there!
...that answer MAY have been even more outlandish than Kodee Chosen's answer. While she admired the Hufflepuff's way of thinking outside the box...it was pretty safe to say that, even without Flamel here to defend himself personally, the young man was WAY off in his answer.
"Doesn't that say more about the charms placed by the staff at Hogwarts than it does about Flamel's character?" she challenged the boy in her response to his answer. After all, Flamel had entrusted Dumbledore to keep the stone safe, and he had very little to do with it after that.
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Mhmm, yep, Bernadette was taking notes. Unlike some of their professors, she liked how Professor Recard would help them know what to write down and what not to write down. Obviously it was very easy to copy from the board because not everyone was a Ravenclaw, y'see but Bernie also added in her own comments and ideas, and a little bit of bias about how very ugh French he was.
She listened along to everyone else's answers, privately agreeing with them, and then she raised her hand for her own answer.
"I mean, like everyone said, 600, almost 700 years is a really long time to live, and like, you can get SEVERAL lifetimes out of that span of time. I think it's important not to be greedy with your life. Flamel obviously recognized that the Philosopher's Stone powers were too tempting to most humans, especially the evil ones that sought to live forever. So I think part of him was ready to go and to let that temptatious stone go. Like Flamel's friend Dumbledore once said, 'To the well-organised mind, death is but the next great adventure.' I think that's why he was able to give up the Stone."
Was Bernadette mis-sorted? That answer was very Ravenclaw of her. Gabi smiled at the young girl and nodded. "Very good Miss Grantham. Flamel wouldn't have asked Dumbledore to hide the stone for him if he wasn't aware that it was in danger from dark forces."
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All frowns (looking at you, Nina) were ignored pointedly because Claudine did not care if anyone disagreed with her. She was quite prepared to believe that it was Beauxbatons’ tradition to be despicable and to occasionally frame their guests for ghastly doings. As for Recard, Claudine only met the warning with her usual serious gaze. They could agree to disagree with the comment of the French having decent humans in the category.
As Recard summarised their points, Claudine proceeded to make her notes carefully. Her own notes were always very helpful when it came to studying for exams, sometimes even more so than a textbook. She had to admit thought: this Frenchman lived quite the exciting life. After some thought and waiting to hear a few answers, Claudine raised her hand. “Flamel and his wife had lived through wars in the 1920s and in the 1970s and hoped to prevent a third.’’ For the greater good as Eiji said, but sadly, that had failed as Voldemort still found another way to rise again.
Gabriela knew that look. She had a daughter, after all. They could agree to disagree on the French, but if the young girl knew what was good for her, she'd keep her opinions to herself from now on. Gabriela didn't relish punishing her students, no matter what some people may have thought.
"Exactly - and let's not forget that those were just the WIZARDING wars they had to live through," she pointed out to everyone. "There were countless Muggle wars waged throughout Europe in those 600 years Flamel was alive. Each one more horrendous than the next. It takes a toll on a person, there is no question about that," she reminded everyone. Despite her...ahem...HISTORY with certain radical groups, Gabriela was a pacifist in her older years.
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Imaaaagine being 600+ years OLD?! Cecelia was trying to picture herself at that age, a smile growing as she imagined ALL the things she would've experienced and accomplished after soooo so so many years. The thing was...a lot of the important people you'd want to share those things with wouldn't be around any more TO tell. That was kind of a bummer.
"Professor, I think eventually after all the people you love have passed on, and you've seen and done all the things you'd hoped to do, maybe you just know it's your time. I bet he just knew." It only took hundreds of YEARS, but it had happened. It had.
Gabriela smiled at the Gryffindor for having such a well thought out and mature answer. "That's an interesting point Miss Summers. Some people do believe that when a witch or wizard is nearing the end of their life, they'll have a sort of FEELING. It is very possible the Flamel's felt that as well."
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Alessandro was not certain Flamel simply went along with the stone being destroyed. It was a nice history lesson, a pretty anecdote. However, Alessandro was not there when Albus Dumbledore told Flamel about the attempted abuse of the stone by Voldemort. And he would have bet a pretty galleon the old man was told the stone would be destroyed with or without his input.
History had a way of glossing over those details.
But he was not going to mention that Flamel was likely strong-armed into his "decision". Not when his peers were saying nice things about the greater good. So, Alessandro remained dutifully silent and attentive.
Mister Toussaint was quiet, but at least he was paying attention. Gabi wished he would have shared his thoughts with the class - she could practically see the wheels turning in his brain - but she simply passed over him and kept on calling on the other students.
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Phoebe twisted her hair around her fingers and triiiiied to look repentant, but she had to settle for a sweet (looking) smile and apologetic nod. In her heart of hearts, she was sure that Professor Recard's kid and husband were jerks too, but it made people angry to be told they were related to jerks. Plus she'd get detention, and she had important things to do.
So she stayed quiet through Kodee's jokes and everyone's seriously overwrought answers, finally raising her hand when she was mostly sure her answer wouldn't get her into trouble. "No one is supposed to live that long, Professor. I think Mr. Flamel probably knew that he had already had more than his fair share of living."
Good, at least ONE of the young girls seemed to have taken Gabi's warning to heart. She smiled at her - see? She wasn't THAT scary - and nodded in agreement to her answer. "600 years is definitely more than enough time for most people."
They were all thinking outside the box, and Gabi was thrilled. This was exactly what she had hoped for when she posed the question. Their answers gave her hope that the next part of her lesson would be rife with intelligent debate.
"Everyone brought up really good points. While we can never truly hope to know EXACTLY what the thought process was behind Flamel's decision to destroy the stone, historic evidence allows us to safely conclude that Flamel and his wife accepted that the stone needed to be destroyed in order to prevent dark forces from obtaining it. As Mister Rasting said - it was for the greater good," she said. Which, again, ironic that he had used THAT phrasing but...it got the point across just the same. "He knew that he had a lived a long and full life, and their sacrifice would be potentially saving millions of people," she added.
"That being said, history forces us to think about the motivations behind the actions of those that we study. We must look at individual events as well as the big picture when trying to determine why people acted the way they did in certain situations," she explained as she began her pacing in front of the class once more (she liked to move while she was speaking). She wanted her students to know that history was not just memorizing dates and historical figures - it was about thinking about the why.
"So, based off of what we know about Flamel's motivations behind agreeing to destroy the stone - and what that says about his character - why do you think he was motivated to create the stone in the first place? What drove him to want to explore deeper into alchemy that anyone else had ever gone before?" she asked. There were a lot of things to think about here, and a lot of different answers. Most importantly - there was no RIGHT answer.
"We're going to have a class discussion around that question - what do you think motivated Flamel to create the Philosopher's Stone - and by extension, the Elixir of Life? Anyone who wants to speak up, simply raise your hand - additionally, if you would like to comment on what someone else said, be sure you wait until you're called on. We must keep this debate civil!" she grinned and then sat back, waiting for the first hand to go up before calling on them.
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Well, now that she was free from the confines from the portrait, there were some things that Rowena wanted to address. First and foremost was the status of the curriculum and the level of the student's learning. Now, one didn't hear TOO much from inside a portrait, but Rowena had heard enough and she was concerned that the students of Hogwarts were not being pushed enough in their studies.
So, she went to a lesson. A history of magic lesson, in fact, to make sure that they were getting all their facts right. Time could twist history a bit.
Rowena walked into the classroom as the class discussed Nicholas Flamel. He was quite a while after her time, but even his tale at reached her portrait ears. That story was hard to miss. Rowena clasped her hands in front of her torso and nodded to the professor as she began slowly walking around the room, watching the students as they answered. Some of the answers were thoughtful. Some... not so much.
"Come on children, use your imagination now," Rowena chimed in between answers. Don't disappoint a founder, now.
As soon as Gabi had explained the rules of the little discussion she was starting, the door opened and she immediately prepared herself to berate the late arrival. Class was nearly half finished, after all! However, to her surprise, she saw...an older woman entering the room. She didn't seem at all concerned that she was interrupting her lesson, and then she began to address the students like...she had some sort of authority here. In GABRIELA'S classroom.
No one in this classroom had seen Gabriela Recard FRAZZLED but...she was well on her way to reaching that state. She'd heard whispers of founders walking around the school, and she'd been certain that it was just some dumb prank by someone who was extremely skilled in Transfiguration. But the fact that this woman seemed so CONFIDENT...and bore such a resemblance to Rowena Ravenclaw that she was quite certain even the best NEWT students couldn't pull that off...it was throwing the blonde for a loop.
Could it also be possible that this woman was just a Ministry worker here to do a review of her? Someone doing random checks on the competency of the staff? It was that thought, and that thought alone, that made Gabi pause.
"Can I help you with something?" she asked, a smile on her face that was anything but sincere.
OOC: Ok YAY time for a small class discussion! This is the mini activity and you'll have at LEAST 48 hours to complete this. Simply have your character discuss what they think Flamel's motivation was to create the stone. Points will be awarded for detailed answers AND those who choose to interact with others and engage in friendly debate/discussion will be taken in to consideration when awarding points. No minimum number of posts, and Gabi WILL be around in about 12ish hours to add her two cents and facilitate more conversations.
As always, poke me in your post title if you need help or have questions!
And as for Rowena...she asked you all to impress her, so give it a go! *insert shifty face here*
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Nina enjoyed debates, for the most part. When they were approached with intelligence and logic. Two qualities she would hardly ever associate with her classmates, especially seeing how the last two discussions had gone. The Slytherin also kept her thoughts to herself as a personal rule. She didn't need others to know the way she thought, that was reserved for a select few. And as it stood, she was entirely certain that no one would offer any real debate of substance. AND she would never be the first to speak.
Something that DID intrigue her though? ...... Rowena Ravenclaw.
What was going on??? Nina watched Professor Recard speak to the House Founder with a smile on her face. Something strange was going on and Nina didn't like it. She was on high alert. And watching. Far more intrigued in this new development than she was in a silly debate.
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Tom was in awe when another founder turned up, first he had seen Gryffindor and now he had seen Ravenclaw, when would he get to see the other two founders.
He wanted to speak to her ask her loads of questions but the Professor was talking to her now already so instead he thought about the question. "Maybe he wanted to see what the future would look like." Tom wondered what it would have been like to be around when things were invented.
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The professor's response was almost enough to make Kodee miss a glaringly obvious fact--but only almost. It didn't escape the Gryffindor's attention that Recard never denied Flamel having a sordid past, making enemies and storing up bad karma. He didn't have debt, right, but that didn't mean he didn't do everything else the boy had mentioned, especially not with the lack of denial on the part of the History of Magic Professor. Flamel was likely a crook on the run. Canon accepted. He'd be writing that on his next essay, y'know, if he bothered to do it at all.
Now that he was getting a clearer picture of the guy, it became increasingly easier for his hand to be raised. By now, all of 10 minutes into the lesson, Kodee felt himself to be some sort of Flamel expert.
"He didn't wanna die. I think it's that simple. He knows what living's like and doesn't know what death is like. Even if he didn't know what the future would be like, he knew he'd be breathing and still carrying out bodily functions. A coward like that, I can see why he wouldn't wanna die. Poor bloke might come back a ghost and be stuck that way for eternity. If he's gonna be around for an eternity anyway, best to be in a form he already knows and can control."
Yeah, he saw the door open, but in the moment Kodee Chosen was in a zone, answering a question with more than three words.
Once he got down from that high, his eyes widened some and the boy eased himself into an upright position at his desk. "Bloody hell. Looks like Flamel wasn't the only one who didn't wanna die."
Having had enough of sitting in the wake of this arrival, Kodee pushed away from his chair and moved across the room. Permission? What was that? The boy reached out to touch Rowena. "Ayyy, you guys, c'mere. She feels real." They had to feel this.
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"Kodee!!!" Chloe said his name before it even registered she was saying it aloud. Her eyes had darted to the door when her house founder had come in, but she had already seen her before. She had spoken to the woman already so it wasn't such a shock to see her again. She couldn't believe the headmaster hadn't figured out how to get them back into their portraits yet, but she didn't mind her being here. Maybe she could teach them some history while here.
It was his words though that had her hand up, they still were doing this discussion even if the founder was here, right? "I don't fully agree with Kodee, I mean death is scary, none of us want to die, but it is part of life just the same. Plus living that long, you would outlive your children, grandchildren, if you have them and that would be gut-wrenching to bury your loved ones that in reality should be burying you first. I've watched this first hand and it is nothing I would personally want to experience as a parent." Her thoughts went to Tad for a moment but snapped out of it quickly.
"I think it was for science really and a challenge of whether or not it could be done. Once it was done it was easy for him to use it and see if it truly worked, why he kept using it for so long is his own thoughts, but I don't think it had to do with death, not really, just a man of knowledge who wanted to see if he could make this happen." Her eyes back on Rowena, 'What do you think ma'am, if you would have had the stone, would you have used it to stay alive?"
Blake's jaw hit the floor. The professor was busy explaining what they were going to be dong next .. you know discussions and all ... but he was too distracted by the commotion going on. Someone had walked into their classroom ... and not just someone ... Ravenclaw herself ... Blake nearly fell out of his chair. He was speechless ... after his incident about being locked in a portrait ... even if only for a few moments .... had him scooting his chair back away from the intruder as far as he could .... ummm... now there was something about a question that was asked .. but Blake's mind was drawing a blank ...
He couldn't focus ... he couldn't think .... he wanted to run ...
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Even though Gabriela wasn't convinced that this was some sort of Ministry review, the only thing she could think to do right now was to plow through her lesson as if it was - essentially, pretend the woman wasn't even there. She had to keep her confidence up for the sake of her students. So, taking a deep breath that made her nostrils flare slightly, she stood up and began to pace the classroom, taking note of the answers of her students who thankfully went along with things and continued the discussion as planned.
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Tom was in awe when another founder turned up, first he had seen Gryffindor and now he had seen Ravenclaw, when would he get to see the other two founders.
He wanted to speak to her ask her loads of questions but the Professor was talking to her now already so instead he thought about the question. "Maybe he wanted to see what the future would look like." Tom wondered what it would have been like to be around when things were invented.
"Interesting theory Mister Simpson. How long do you think he planned to live originally, then?" Gabi asked him, trying to force the Gryffindor to think a bit deeper into his answer. "What was his initial goal? A few decades? A century? Or did he stop short of his goal due to what happened with Voldemort?" she asked him.
So far, this was a good start! Still ignoring you, Rowena look-a-like!
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The professor's response was almost enough to make Kodee miss a glaringly obvious fact--but only almost. It didn't escape the Gryffindor's attention that Recard never denied Flamel having a sordid past, making enemies and storing up bad karma. He didn't have debt, right, but that didn't mean he didn't do everything else the boy had mentioned, especially not with the lack of denial on the part of the History of Magic Professor. Flamel was likely a crook on the run. Canon accepted. He'd be writing that on his next essay, y'know, if he bothered to do it at all.
Now that he was getting a clearer picture of the guy, it became increasingly easier for his hand to be raised. By now, all of 10 minutes into the lesson, Kodee felt himself to be some sort of Flamel expert.
"He didn't wanna die. I think it's that simple. He knows what living's like and doesn't know what death is like. Even if he didn't know what the future would be like, he knew he'd be breathing and still carrying out bodily functions. A coward like that, I can see why he wouldn't wanna die. Poor bloke might come back a ghost and be stuck that way for eternity. If he's gonna be around for an eternity anyway, best to be in a form he already knows and can control."
Yeah, he saw the door open, but in the moment Kodee Chosen was in a zone, answering a question with more than three words.
Once he got down from that high, his eyes widened some and the boy eased himself into an upright position at his desk. "Bloody hell. Looks like Flamel wasn't the only one who didn't wanna die."
Having had enough of sitting in the wake of this arrival, Kodee pushed away from his chair and moved across the room. Permission? What was that? The boy reached out to touch Rowena. "Ayyy, you guys, c'mere. She feels real." They had to feel this.
...for Merlin's SAKE!
Gabi's blue eyes widened almost comically as she watched Kodee get out of his chair, approach the newcomer, and actually reach out to touch her! No matter WHO this person turned out to be, the behavior was extremely inappropriate, and any discussion Gabi had been developing in response to his answer was out the window. Her patience with the Gryffindor was spent.
"Mister Chosen...sit. down. now," she told him sternly, her voice almost resembling a growl of sorts as her limit had been reached with the Chosen boy - and THEN some.. "That will be 2 points from Gryffindor as well. For disrupting class and touching someone without their permission," she added. "If you don't return to your seat immediately, I'll be forced to throw a detention on there as well," she told him sternly.
Boundaries, people!
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"Kodee!!!" Chloe said his name before it even registered she was saying it aloud. Her eyes had darted to the door when her house founder had come in, but she had already seen her before. She had spoken to the woman already so it wasn't such a shock to see her again. She couldn't believe the headmaster hadn't figured out how to get them back into their portraits yet, but she didn't mind her being here. Maybe she could teach them some history while here.
It was his words though that had her hand up, they still were doing this discussion even if the founder was here, right? "I don't fully agree with Kodee, I mean death is scary, none of us want to die, but it is part of life just the same. Plus living that long, you would outlive your children, grandchildren, if you have them and that would be gut-wrenching to bury your loved ones that in reality should be burying you first. I've watched this first hand and it is nothing I would personally want to experience as a parent." Her thoughts went to Tad for a moment but snapped out of it quickly.
"I think it was for science really and a challenge of whether or not it could be done. Once it was done it was easy for him to use it and see if it truly worked, why he kept using it for so long is his own thoughts, but I don't think it had to do with death, not really, just a man of knowledge who wanted to see if he could make this happen." Her eyes back on Rowena, 'What do you think ma'am, if you would have had the stone, would you have used it to stay alive?"
While Gabi would have preferred the Ravenclaw NOT address Rowena - if this was all some sort of prank, the less attention they gave her, the better - she did enjoy Chloe's answer. Trying to get this lesson back on track was proving to be difficult - looking at YOU Kodee Chosen - but if there was anything to be said about Gabi, she was all about appearances. She was NOT about to let anyone know how stressed out she was right now.
"Good point that Flamel would have outlived all of his children, grandchildren, and so on," she said, turning to the blonde with a smile. "If he simply wanted to see if it could be done, why do you think he didn't share his accomplishments with anyone else?" she asked, challenging the Ravenclaw with her response.
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Blake's jaw hit the floor. The professor was busy explaining what they were going to be dong next .. you know discussions and all ... but he was too distracted by the commotion going on. Someone had walked into their classroom ... and not just someone ... Ravenclaw herself ... Blake nearly fell out of his chair. He was speechless ... after his incident about being locked in a portrait ... even if only for a few moments .... had him scooting his chair back away from the intruder as far as he could .... ummm... now there was something about a question that was asked .. but Blake's mind was drawing a blank ...
He couldn't focus ... he couldn't think .... he wanted to run ...
Her eyes briefly fell over Blake Ryan, who looked...extremely distressed. She didn't blame the boy in the slightest, as everything about this lesson had spiralled in a very short amount of time. She didn't like that look on his face though - as if he was about to faint.
"Mister Ryan, are you ok? Do you need to step out for a moment?" Gabi asked him. Normally she would not allow students to leave unless it was a bathroom emergency, but she had the feeling the boy needed...a breath of fresh air, maybe?
OOC: LOL YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREATTT! I know she doesn't look it but Gabi is very pleased with your answer. More responses to come probably in about 10ish hours or so, let's keep this discussion going!
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Jillian was quite enjoying this debate like lesson the professor is doing. She is actually learning a lot about Flamel and whatever contradictories and conspiracies are discussed. She does believe that Flamel was more than the man in their history books but she still thought that his intentions with everything were purely scientific.
why do you think he was motivated to create the stone in the first place?
She was deep in thought when suddenly Madam Ravenclaw appeared in their class. Her jaw dropped when Kodee suddenly stood up and leaned in to touch the Ravenclaw founder and the Professor had to deduct points to his house for doing so.
Uhhhhhh...
She doesn't entirely agree on what Kodee said but perhaps it was acceptable. She did agree with Chloe. If a man lived for that long stories about him, whether good or bad will surface. She did raise her hand up as well "I think it was purely scientific." she stated "He was an alchemist. He dwelled into the subject of immortality because of his curiosity. He wanted to know his capabilities as an alchemist and whether or not he can create the Philosopher's Stone. Some scientists go through life going into a field of study trying justify the reality of it. So did Nicholas Flamel and he was successful. He was able to create it and lived longer than most wizards." she added.
Blake took a deep breath... shook his head a couple times and turned back to the professor. "Umm..." He tried to swallow a few times, he could get through this .. he could. His very unSlytherin ways continued to show... he was most certain that the sorting had had got it wrong....
Trying again "I ... I think I'll be okay Professor Recard." He added, shaking his head once more ... he was no where near a portrait .. the portrait had come to him ... so .... as long as she didn't come near him he'd be okay. "I think he mostly did it just because he can." There!! Blake was able to get an answer out without puking ... which is what he really wanted to do. "He had an idea and executed it."
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Okay. Okay okay okay. OOOOOKAY.
That was Rowena Ravenclaw, right? Like, she might not be a history buff, but the second year KNEW that face from countless books and THAT was the face of someone who was no longer living...yet here she was. The blonde rubbed her eyes JUST to see if maybe she'd done that daydreaming thing in the middle of class again, causing such a vision, but NOPE. There she was.
What on EARTH was going on?
Oh NO. No no no. KODEE CHOSEN >.< Cecelia eyed the older boy and FROWNED 'cause he'd gone and touched the lady who was maybe Rowena Ravenclaw and then LOST points for their house 'cause of it and it just-he was the worst. Kodee Chosen was the WORST. It was official.
Eyes still dancing from the professor to the Ravenclaw woman to Kodee Chosen, the second year raised her hand distractedly. "Bet one reason was because he was a really driven guy. He wanted to meet a goal and he worked so so hard and then he did."
Alessandro whole-heartedly agreed with Kodee Chosen. The Hufflepuff was appalled. What was the world coming to? His friend was...one of the most singular people he knew, but he rarely, IF EVER, agreed with the ridiculous things that came out of his mouth.
And yet, Flamel almost certainly created the stone because he was a coward. Scientific curiosity only got individuals so far, and if that argument was true, well, then Flamel would not have abused the stone for hundreds of years. He did not want to die. He and his wife figured they cracked the key to immortality and exploited it for centuries. Alessandro did not judge him. But the misguided perspective of his peers that it was for strictly academic purposes was ridiculous.
So, he raised his hand and said something he never, REPEAT NEVER, thought he would ever say, "I agree with Kodee, Professor."
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Isla thought her answer had been pretty...well, decent. She'd thought her classmates' answers had been really good, too. Apparently not, though, because some woman randomly strolled into the classroom and began urging them to use their imagination. Who...was this? And why did she look so familiar? Isla blinking, thinking that she knew this woman from somewhere, but she just couldn't remember where.
Her gaze traveled to the professor, as she silently questioned what was going on here. Recard didn't seem too concerned, so Isla just shrugged it off and raised her hand.
"He was probably just like everybody else. People are always wanting to do things better, faster, or easier," she said. "Maybe he was just trying to improve how long people live or something like that." Some people just liked to 'go big or go home', as they say. Isla eyed the random lady. Was that creative enough?
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”See?” Al agreed with him. All the dung about science and curiosity, yeah right. Dude would’ve probably been walking around today if they didn’t tell him Voldemort wanted his stone. As far as he knew, all experiments ended at some point. Even if no one else saw it that way, one of his best mates—who happened to be quite sensible—did and that was all the validation the boy needed.
He shrugged at the suggestion to retake his seat, figuring if all he lost was two points then he made it out alright. In this case, the benefit outweighed the risk. Bad as he was, he’d earned more than two points this term which meant they were his to lose as he pleased.
Kodee walked back to his seat, not missing the way everyone but him had gotten a response—unless you counted Al’s entirely necessary validation. The Gryffindor pulled his chair next to Al’s and spun it so he could fold his arms over the back. Grey eyes locked on Ravenclaw. Was she going to do something or just stand there encouraging them to use answers that didn’t come from their textbooks? You could guess which the boy preferred.
As to the discussion, he had no interest in taking part if his answers, like others he’d given, would be overlooked. There were better ways to expend his typically over abundant amount of energy. He nudged the Hufflepuff. “Think anyone’s told her about her daughter and the baron yet?”
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Okay, so it seemed Claudine wasn’t going to get into an argument with Recard though Claudine was quite certain the Healer saw right through her. The Snakette would just sit quietly for a while as the others provided their answers. But then… Rowena Ravenclaw happened. The girl sat up straighter, her eyes widening slightly. So far, she had only encountered Helga Hufflepuff but had heard talk of the other founders wandering around as well. One could say for certain that Claudine had a slightly difficult time focusing on the lesson as it moved on.
What was Kodee doing? Honestly, was he really that stupid?
Pulling her thoughts together eventually, Claudine raised a hand. “I agree with Chloe; I don’t think the creation had much to do with Flamel fearing death. Since the Stone also…’’ She was distracted by Ravenclaw just being there in the room. Her eyes darted from the ‘dead’ woman back to Recard and back to Ravenclaw again. “Um. Also… also.’’ Back to Recard where she forced her gaze to remain. “Also turned metal into gold, maybe he wanted to use it to help the poor?’’
Her hand was lowered but once more, she was staring at Ravenclaw.
So, was this someone who had used magic to make themselves look like another Founder?
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Ope, another Founder was interrupting class! Bernadette was definitely over the shock of seeing these 'THOUSAND YEARS DEAD' the Headmaster's words, not hers people, and thus, tried her best not to react or stare or any of that, even when Professor Recard got a bit short with THE Rowena Ravenclaw.
It was tempting to want to touch her, though, and Bernadette did find herself lifting her bum off her seat as though she meant to follow Kodee Chosen. He was a leader! She couldn't help it! "What did she feel like?" she asked the boy out loud before thinking, and before realizing the professor had taken points from him.
Oh, well. Those were points well spent, in her book.
Couldn't they just have Rowena lead the lesson, then? She might've been around when Flamel was creating the Elixir of Life. "I dunno, Professor, I feel like this was one of those accidental discoveries. Like he was trying to create gold and instead wound up with this... great, life-sustaining potion. Like what Chloe and Isla said." The second year shrugged, her blue eyes flicking again toward Rowena; she couldn't help asking her next question as her curiosity got the best of her. "Is she a guest speaker or something? Can we ask her if she knew Nicolas Flamel?"
Bernie's was fuzzy with wizarding history timelines, but like, the Founders and Flamel were contemporaries in her mind.
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Phoebe eyed the woman dressed like Rowena Ravenclaw, but she was also able to see one Kodee Chosen from here... therefore, that wasn't Chosen in a costume. She'd been so sure that the Slytherin she'd harassed was Chosen in a costume, and yet now...
It didn't really matter, did it? What was it the professor was asking? Nothing about the lady in the ancient dress, so time to focus back on the lesson about old French Dude Flamel. "Maybe... this is real sappy, Professor, but maybe he didn't want the Elixir for himself. Like, maybe he loved his wife so much that he just wanted to keep on living with her and eating croissants and making gold nuggets to buy even more croissants. It's a good life, if you can swing it."
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HoM Lesson 1 - Nicolas Flamel 
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