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The Announcer 04-04-2010 06:23 PM
Ground Level Challenge
 
OOC: Unless otherwise indicated, your character's response and answers should be roleplayed and posted in this thread rather than PMed to the round host.

The Department of Magical Education
Hosted by: Pink Ninja


Antigone stood in the front of the room, her hair in a tight bun, dressed in a fitted pant suit. She had a pleasant smile on her face but she meant business. There were several stacks of papers on her desk that she flicked her wand at once everyone was seated in her nice neat rows. And moved her blackboard so that everyone could see it clearly.

"Hello all! Welcome to the Department of Education! I am here to help you all get a better sense of what a good teacher should be!" she said loud enough for all to hear. She took a few steps forward and looked out into the crowd of people and smiled.

"I would like to enlighten you all on what I believe, and the rest of my Department, believes makes a good teacher for our youth, and what qualities makes a bad teacher," she said in a light tone. "Now, in my personal opinion a teacher needs to know when to draw the line between being a friend and being an authority figure. Now I do believe that it is essential that the children are treated equally and that all of the professors care about them, but favoritism in the classroom is not something I agree with." she continued.

Looking at everyone along the front row she then turned and pointed her wand at the blackboard in front of the room. Two columns appeared, good and bad. Under the good column she made the word compassionate appear. "I also believe that a fair and just attitude makes for a better learning environment," as she spoke the word fair and just appeared underneath compassionate, "But I am afraid there are far too many that show favoritism and seem to care less and less for the children. There should be an equal amount of fun and discipline in the classroom." Now appearing under the bad column were the words favoritism and being too hard on the children. "There are some professors that would rather not have to be around the children anymore than necessary and have terrible attitudes toward them. In my mind, these people ought to not be allowed to teach the children how to tie their shoes, much less how to do magic," she said matter of factly.

"The main thing is though, that the children are taught the subject and taught it well, whatever it may be. The professors should be well versed in their particular subject and present the material in a manner in which all students can understand it and perform it," she said and the words well versed appeared under the good column and the words unorganized and no clue appeared under the bad column. SHe smirked at her straight to the quick answers there.

Smiling tightly she then continued, "These pamphlets are excerpts from ,the once High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, Delores Jane Umbridge's reports on the Professors. What I want you all to do is look over these reports and decide whether or not you agree with her reports. Knowing what we do about the fine educators of that time period I think it might be an easy task."

She had begun to make her way around the room watching as the reports landed on desk after desk after desk. "You will find that the back page is blank. The reason for this is that I wish for each of you to tell me here which of these professors you would fire and why. Also please tell me which one you think is the best suited for their job, she said with a grin.



Text Cut: Umbridge Reports

Extract from the Initial Report of the Hogwarts High Inquisitor

Charms:

While Professor Flitwick is cheerful and welcoming, the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, feel that this demeanor encourages the wrong sort of learning environment. While the students were focused on their studies, there were more mishaps than one would have expected, all of which resulted in far too much merriment.

Points for improvement: Professor Flitwick should focus on disciplining his classes when they step out of line, and conduct his lessons with a serious manner.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Divination: Professor Trelawney lacks the basic skills of divination and teaching. Her predictions are a mixture of deduction and wild guesses. Her class control is minimal, she resorts to making ghoulish predictions in order to scare or bore her students into submission. She is also unable to make predictions on request.

Points for improvement: Professor Trelawney needs to revisit some tried and tested, ministry approved disciplinary procedures and apply them. She must also become more accurate in her predictions and teaching methods.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.

Care of Magical Creatures:Professor Hagrid is difficult to understand, intimidating to the students and seems to take pleasure in the thought of other people being hurt. His curriculum is vastly inappropriate for the age group he is teaching and he refuses to admit this. There have been injuries in his classes, one of which has led to a hypogryff being sentenced to death by the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, although the beast escaped, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, am convinced was arranged by Professor Hagrid.

Points for improvement: Professor Hagrid should follow the lesson plans left by Professor Grubbly-Plank while he reassesses his curriculum so that it is in line with Ministry expectations. He should also concentrate on enunciating clearly so that the students can understand him.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.


Herbology: While Professor Sprout has a sound knowledge of her subject and so she is able to convey this knowledge to a reasonable standard. However, she allows her pupils to use foul language in her classes, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, find most abhorrent and unnecessary. The amount of group work that is undertaken by Professor Sprout’s classes is also of concern, as they seem at times to almost be teaching each other, rather than receiving instruction from her.

Points for improvement: Professor Sprout would benefit from revisiting and revising some basic teaching skills, including what is acceptable language for the classroom.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Potions:
Professor Snape is a highly competent Professor who had excellent control over his classes. It is clear that he has consistently and throughly educated his students throughout his tenure at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, have doubts about some of the potions that are currently on the syllabus, for example Strengthening Solution. However, there are other considerations to take into account which outweigh this. Professor Snape seems to be highly skilled in many areas and seems to be an asset to the school.

Points for improvement: Professor Snape should consider revising which potions are on the syllabus as some of them are too advanced for young children.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.


"Once you have completed your task and I feel it is to the Education Department's standards you will be given the chance to fire your chosen Professor. This of course will be an illusion. I want to see how you all would handle such a situation," she said with a crooked grin as she made her way back to the desk in front of the room and took a seat.

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OOC: Depending on your answers and whether you have really tried to think this through and given your best work you will then receive a password to move on to the next level

dan arjay 04-14-2010 03:27 AM
DH was first on the Ground Level. He saw the Educations Department Head and listened as she handed some leaflets of the former High Inquisitor's remarks on the staff of Hogwarts. He recognized the names and know about them by heart.

He decided to ponder over the list and decide the right answer.

Boy Wonder 04-14-2010 03:29 AM
Benjamin walked into the room and received the pamphlet listening to everything Antigone said. He took mental note of everything written on the board and when she was done, Ben read the flyer 3 times to make sure his hunch was right.

It was a trick question.

Benjamin reached into his pocket and took out a pen, clicking it.

"Out of all the Professors, I would fire Professor and High Inquisitor Umbridge because she is ridiculing all the teachers in strait our and unbelievable ways. I know that all these teachers were the best in history and Umbridge did not know what she was talking about. I would also like to point out that Professor Umbridge did not ridicule herself, being the DADA teacher. This shows that she was egotistical.

The professor best fit for his/her job would be Headmaster Professor Dumbledore. Anyone who is anyone knows that he was the greatest Headmaster of all time and his power and wisdom made him best fit for the job. The fact that he had been offered to be Minister on many occasions yet turned them down shows that he loved working at Hogwarts and did not want to leave the students"

Benjamin capped his pen and waited for more instructions. Benjamin's real concerned was what happened to the speaker and who had the minister of magic.

Erindipity 04-14-2010 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by rubindo (Post 9264143)
Benjamin walked into the room and received the pamphlet listening to everything Antigone said. He took mental note of everything written on the board and when she was done, Ben read the flyer 3 times to make sure his hunch was right.

It was a trick question.

Benjamin reached into his pocket and took out a pen, clicking it.

"Out of all the Professors, I would fire Professor and High Inquisitor Umbridge because she is ridiculing all the teachers in strait our and unbelievable ways. I know that all these teachers were the best in history and Umbridge did not know what she was talking about. I would also like to point out that Professor Umbridge did not ridicule herself, being the DADA teacher. This shows that she was egotistical.

The professor best fit for his/her job would be Headmaster Professor Dumbledore. Anyone who is anyone knows that he was the greatest Headmaster of all time and his power and wisdom made him best fit for the job. The fact that he had been offered to be Minister on many occasions yet turned them down shows that he loved working at Hogwarts and did not want to leave the students"

Benjamin capped his pen and waited for more instructions. Benjamin's real concerned was what happened to the speaker and who had the minister of magic.
Antigone saw that one good little pupil was already done and looking to her for more instructions. She made her way around to his desk and looked over his answer... Oh wowza... she hadn't been expecting that curveball.

"Oh very nice... Now... OMM... look there comes Umbridge," she exclaimed as she stepped away from his desk tentatively.

The Announcer 04-14-2010 03:49 AM
The door creaked open and in stomped the very toadlike form of Delores Jane Umbridge. OOOH she was in a tiff too.

"HOW DARE YOU , SIR?! I AM THE FINEST EDUCATOR THAT THIS PLACE HAS EVER SEEN! DUMBLEDORE WAS AN OLD FOOL! YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR NOT SEEING THAT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES IS A LAUNDRY LIST OF REASONS THAT THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE FIRED!" the illusion shouted in a rage.

It would be interesting to see what the man did next...


OOC: Remember that if your answer is not beemed satisfactory that the Announcer will not show up as your chosen professor.

Hermione J. Granger 04-14-2010 03:58 AM
Oliver walked into the room and was handed some pamphlets about some reports on Hogwarts Professors. The challenge was to decide what Professor to fire and give a reason explaining yourself. Oliver took a pen and wrote I believe that Professor Trelawney should be let go. The reason being because even though High Inquisitor Umbridge is a bit harsh on evaluating the Professors of Hogwarts, she does have a point. Professor Trelawney does not show she has the skills or talent to teach a course, especially a subject as questionable as Divination. I believe Professor Trelawney is wasting students time because not only is her subject useless, but she doesn't know how to teach it. Oliver put down his pen and waited for further instructions.

Wenzlebug 04-14-2010 04:10 AM
Chris strode into the room and as he entered, he immediately noticed some people around and ooh, Dolores Umbridge herself. Chris didn't bother to watch and hear what was Umbridge saying to the old guy and then he found a pamphlet which contain reports and such by the High Inquisitor herself. He started working on his answers, jotting all the ideas he have on the back page of the paper.

Zellanna 04-14-2010 04:31 AM
*whistles*
 
All of this was far too close for comfort. Having been a professor at Hogwarts, that had faced the possible threat of being fired, it wasn't something he wanted to think about. Of course, this wasn't exactly a voluntary challenge anymore, was it? Other than that... this was just more paperwork, wasn't it?

Charms... A first year student faces a small core set of classes, including charms. As he remembered, many of them were easily intimidated, and it was difficult to encourage some of them.

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Professor Flitwick, according to the report, didn't use adequate discipline and was deemed too warm and welcoming. The latter I do not see to be a problem. Charms is usually a student's real introduction to magic, and particularly for muggleborn children.
That's right, Slade had been muggleborn. He'd developed some dislike of charms at first... Meanwhile, he'd felt it to be simply a natural progression. If he'd been easier on the boy...

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Because of the nature of these beginning charms, and even some later ones, mishaps can be quite common. A relaxed environment should be sought after, so long as no action is deliberately malicious. If he otherwise knows the material and the students are learning it, I see no problem with his employment.
Next, Divination. If this entire ordeal hadn't already made him uncomfortable, this most certainly would have... and did. However, he'd learned a great deal about the subject from his wife, as well as from his own mentors. And from what he remembered, it wasn't exactly a reliable subject. Other than that... Trelawney wasn't exactly a name he wanted to see right now. Especially not in these circumstances.

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Professor Trelawney is being criticized in the report for not being able to make accurate predictions on command. This is something that is wrongfully expected of most seers, as visions do not necessarily come on command. If all of her answers to often-sought questions are grisley, then it may be that she needs further training in the area herself.
Discipline in Divination... From what he remembered, there was rarely a class that went right with his wife. While he wouldn't have the heart to fire his wife, he also didn't think it would have been necessary anyhow. Heaven knew his class had his share... And what was it with him and seers? Moving on...

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Everything considered, I do not believe there is enough information here, without having personally met this professor, to say anything about her teaching.
Care of Magical Creatures. ... He was tempted to skip it. He'd spent half a day upstairs hiding from a kneazle. What did he know about it? He even left it up to Jasmine to take care of his late wife's cat. However... From what he remembered, and his history wasn't exactly the best, but this Hagrid person was something of a bumbling idiot. Well-versed, and could care for some... interesting creatures, but perhaps not the best professor material.

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Professor Hagrid by this report was malicious and careless. If one were to go on the report alone, it would be automatically assumed that he should be not only fired, but taken off the premises. Other reports and historical accounts do not say the same. The man was perhaps naive, and very well should have been a groundskeeper without teaching the students, but he was knowledgable and very likely did his best to take precautions. The man was soft-hearted, and I very much doubt that he would have purposefully endangered the students.
Herbology. Well, as far as he was concerned, no one could match him in that area. Again, he was tempted to skip it, but it was likely better that he didn't.

He'd glanced up to see that one of them had already written something out, and was facing... Well, that was interesting. A direct confrontation very rarely did well, however. That much he remembered. A small smile pulled the corner of his lips as he remembered his students protesting, against his word, even the possibility of him being fired. It was a fine day...

That brought him back down to the sheet of paper. How had he been seen? His wife? His fellow professors?

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Professor Sprout
he pushed to continue,

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was knowledgable, even by Umbridge's standards. The woman only disliked her teaching methods. I have personally found group activity to be the best way that children tend to learn. Just as well, it encourages teamwork and unity. So long as the students learn the material in an encouraging environment, I see no problem with consistant use of group work. It also allows for the professor to give better attention to the students, being able to personally attend to each of the few groups, rather than attempting to give individual attention to each student. It creates a rushed atmosphere, leaving some students behind while students who require less attention excel.
Potions... At this point he was realizing his memories of Hogwarts and his past were fairly skewed. But he needed to handle himself long enough to get to whatever the next level was. And then he wouldn't have to deal with memories of Hogwarts... or the wish to return.

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Professor Snape was well praised by Umbridge, and for good reason. He was quite a potions master, and known for both his actions and service. He also showed himself to be a model Slytherin, which wasn't exactly looked up to in that day, all things considered. He is recorded as having been heavily biased against particular students.

And you weren't?

He growled. He'd gone the entire day without hearing that voice. Refocusing, he continued.

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I believe Umbridge's report, however, is equally biased. He, perhaps, could have been a better teacher by being a mentor rather than a walking book. It is hard to say given he was under particular circumstances which we often do not have to face.

I do believe that the correct decision was one made by the end of that year... that all the professors should retain their places at Hogwarts. This is especially considering the circumstances and what we understand of that era. Had these professors been teaching in recent days, I believe they would have shown the same care and concern in protecting the students.

As a critical voice on teaching, however, and taking out Hogwart's pechant for being a center for the attraction of malicious intent, the least qualified professor would have been Professor Hagrid. He well deserved a place on school grounds for the work he did and was capable of doing, though he should have had more structure. If one were forced to make the decision, than for the sake of the lowest denominator, I would choose this professor.

The most qualified that belonged in their position was likely Professor Sprout. She showed an eagerness to teach and mentor, she kept herself open for mishap in the classroom in particular circumstances, and took care of both her students and the greenhouses. She also encouraged teamwork and acknowledged that we must all learn to work together, handing down those beliefs to her students.
He almost felt bad for choosing the Herbology professor. It seemed a little biased, even to him. But then, given he'd been close to someone in all fields besides charms, there probably wasn't a choice that wouldn't look biased. Well, it was said and done. He signed the parchment and laid down his quill, waiting.

dan arjay 04-14-2010 04:39 AM
DH almost fell from his seat and was startled with the Dolores Umbridge illusion.

Well this is interesting he thought and then snapped his finger and conjured his fountain pen and started to write.

"Considering the points presented, there are three professors that can be removed, but the two outweighs the other.

Point one: Professor Trelawney can be fired, not because she cannot make predictions upon requests but because she cannot seem to entice the student's attention that well. She also is deemed and must be entered to proper teaching techniques and with the proper handling of students.

Point two: Professor Hagrid can be fired because he has not have the proper teaching qualifications. He has not undergone schooling. But the good point is he is enticing the student's attention by showing them the right and correct handling and taming of creatures and what he teaches is based on experience.

Point three: Professor Umbridge, although she is not on the list is not to be missed. She teaches theories without giving the students time to participate or practice what they learn. She has barbaric ways of discipline and teaching procedure.

All three of them can be fired. But if Professor Trelawney and Professor Hagrid will undergo a training for their lacking, they can be accepted back to Hogwarts. As for Professor Umbridge, following her dogma, she cannot be accepted back to Hogwarts because of violations to wizards rights.

DH then looked at his answer once more and flicked his pen to disappear.

Erindipity 04-14-2010 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by dan arjay
DH almost fell from his seat and was startled with the Dolores Umbridge illusion.

Well this is interesting he thought and then snapped his finger and conjured his fountain pen and started to write.

"Considering the points presented, there are three professors that can be removed, but the two outweighs the other.

Point one: Professor Trelawney can be fired, not because she cannot make predictions upon requests but because she cannot seem to entice the student's attention that well. She also is deemed and must be entered to proper teaching techniques and with the proper handling of students.

Point two: Professor Hagrid can be fired because he has not have the proper teaching qualifications. He has not undergone schooling. But the good point is he is enticing the student's attention by showing them the right and correct handling and taming of creatures and what he teaches is based on experience.

Point three: Professor Umbridge, although she is not on the list is not to be missed. She teaches theories without giving the students time to participate or practice what they learn. She has barbaric ways of discipline and teaching procedure.

All three of them can be fired. But if Professor Trelawney and Professor Hagrid will undergo a training for their lacking, they can be accepted back to Hogwarts. As for Professor Umbridge, following her dogma, she cannot be accepted back to Hogwarts because of violations to wizards rights.

DH then looked at his answer once more and flicked his pen to disappear.
Antigone stepped forward and looked over the man's shoulder at his work. Interesting... another one for Umbridge, eh. She wasn't actually on the list, but oh well. He made some good points there. "I would cover my ears if I were you," she said with a smirk as she walked away...


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Originally Posted by Hermione J. Granger (Post 9264210)
Oliver walked into the room and was handed some pamphlets about some reports on Hogwarts Professors. The challenge was to decide what Professor to fire and give a reason explaining yourself. Oliver took a pen and wrote I believe that Professor Trelawney should be let go. The reason being because even though High Inquisitor Umbridge is a bit harsh on evaluating the Professors of Hogwarts, she does have a point. Professor Trelawney does not show she has the skills or talent to teach a course, especially a subject as questionable as Divination. I believe Professor Trelawney is wasting students time because not only is her subject useless, but she doesn't know how to teach it. Oliver put down his pen and waited for further instructions.
Antigone made her way through the desks and looked over people's shoulders in true teacher fashion. She stopped at one of her Department's employees and said, "Honey, I need a little more detail from you if you will." She smiled warmly and walked away...

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Originally Posted by cedricdiggory (Post 9264231)
Chris strode into the room and as he entered, he immediately noticed some people around and ooh, Dolores Umbridge herself. Chris didn't bother to watch and hear what was Umbridge saying to the old guy and then he found a pamphlet which contain reports and such by the High Inquisitor herself. He started working on his answers, jotting all the ideas he have on the back page of the paper.
Antigone then gave the next person a little smile as she saw him dilligently working. Had she not been so freaked out by the while idea of Reagan and Allie being gone she would rather enjoy having so many men around her...

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All of this was far too close for comfort. Having been a professor at Hogwarts, that had faced the possible threat of being fired, it wasn't something he wanted to think about. Of course, this wasn't exactly a voluntary challenge anymore, was it? Other than that... this was just more paperwork, wasn't it?

Charms... A first year student faces a small core set of classes, including charms. As he remembered, many of them were easily intimidated, and it was difficult to encourage some of them.



That's right, Slade had been muggleborn. He'd developed some dislike of charms at first... Meanwhile, he'd felt it to be simply a natural progression. If he'd been easier on the boy...



Next, Divination. If this entire ordeal hadn't already made him uncomfortable, this most certainly would have... and did. However, he'd learned a great deal about the subject from his wife, as well as from his own mentors. And from what he remembered, it wasn't exactly a reliable subject. Other than that... Trelawney wasn't exactly a name he wanted to see right now. Especially not in these circumstances.



Discipline in Divination... From what he remembered, there was rarely a class that went right with his wife. While he wouldn't have the heart to fire his wife, he also didn't think it would have been necessary anyhow. Heaven knew his class had his share... And what was it with him and seers? Moving on...



Care of Magical Creatures. ... He was tempted to skip it. He'd spent half a day upstairs hiding from a kneazle. What did he know about it? He even left it up to Jasmine to take care of his late wife's cat. However... From what he remembered, and his history wasn't exactly the best, but this Hagrid person was something of a bumbling idiot. Well-versed, and could care for some... interesting creatures, but perhaps not the best professor material.



Herbology. Well, as far as he was concerned, no one could match him in that area. Again, he was tempted to skip it, but it was likely better that he didn't.

He'd glanced up to see that one of them had already written something out, and was facing... Well, that was interesting. A direct confrontation very rarely did well, however. That much he remembered. A small smile pulled the corner of his lips as he remembered his students protesting, against his word, even the possibility of him being fired. It was a fine day...

That brought him back down to the sheet of paper. How had he been seen? His wife? His fellow professors?



he pushed to continue,



Potions... At this point he was realizing his memories of Hogwarts and his past were fairly skewed. But he needed to handle himself long enough to get to whatever the next level was. And then he wouldn't have to deal with memories of Hogwarts... or the wish to return.


And you weren't?

He growled. He'd gone the entire day without hearing that voice. Refocusing, he continued.



He almost felt bad for choosing the Herbology professor. It seemed a little biased, even to him. But then, given he'd been close to someone in all fields besides charms, there probably wasn't a choice that wouldn't look biased. Well, it was said and done. He signed the parchment and laid down his quill, waiting.
o_O WOWZA! This dude took things seriously. "This is great! Thank you so much for your hard work. I would watch my feet... there will be someone coming to visit," she said and smiled as she walked away.


OOC: Please, let's not have everyone pick Umbridge. Yes, I know she was terrible... put there are other options. :) Thank you

brelovesweasleys 04-14-2010 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by dan arjay (Post 9264270)
DH almost fell from his seat and was startled with the Dolores Umbridge illusion.

Well this is interesting he thought and then snapped his finger and conjured his fountain pen and started to write.

"Considering the points presented, there are three professors that can be removed, but the two outweighs the other.

Point one: Professor Trelawney can be fired, not because she cannot make predictions upon requests but because she cannot seem to entice the student's attention that well. She also is deemed and must be entered to proper teaching techniques and with the proper handling of students.

Point two: Professor Hagrid can be fired because he has not have the proper teaching qualifications. He has not undergone schooling. But the good point is he is enticing the student's attention by showing them the right and correct handling and taming of creatures and what he teaches is based on experience.

Point three: Professor Umbridge, although she is not on the list is not to be missed. She teaches theories without giving the students time to participate or practice what they learn. She has barbaric ways of discipline and teaching procedure.

All three of them can be fired. But if Professor Trelawney and Professor Hagrid will undergo a training for their lacking, they can be accepted back to Hogwarts. As for Professor Umbridge, following her dogma, she cannot be accepted back to Hogwarts because of violations to wizards rights.

DH then looked at his answer once more and flicked his pen to disappear.
Georgina walked in at ground level late, great, this was what she needed just starting in the ministry. being late is not suppossed to be acceptable, but she never cared about time when she was in school, guess old habits carry on. Looking for an empty chair, she sat down next to a man who looked to be in his twenties, maybe he could fill her in? there was probably no talking while everyone seemed to be working on something. Hopefully this man wouldnt be mad that she's about to interrupt his work to ask what she missed. "Hello, my name is Georgina Muldoone, im so sorry for interrupting what you were doing, but i missed the lecture, would you mind filling me in?"

The Announcer 04-14-2010 05:01 AM
Zellanna and dan arjay you're up
 
The form of Hagrid came loping through the door. He fidgeted around before stepping up the man's desk that chose him to be fired. "'Ello. Great day, 'is is, eh. Why you want to go an fire me fur? I was always real good to 'em students, I was..." Hagrid's illusion said as it shifted from foot to foot...




The Umbridge illsuion turned promptly and eyed the man in her toadlike fashion. "I SEE THERE IS ANOTHER OF YOU THAT THINKS THESE INSOLENT PEOPLE COULD POSSIBLY BE BETTER THAN ME! HOW COULD YOU BE SO BLIND?" the illusion spat her words at the man and glared for a moment before lightening her tone. "*gigglegiggle* Now, sir... You are obviously an intelligent man... why not look back over these things and choose someone else," the Umbridge illusion tried to charm the man.

Zellanna 04-14-2010 05:10 AM
The man was both bigger and smaller than he'd expected. But then, everything seemed bigger when you were a kid. Feeling ridiculous to be sitting down for his, he stood, his hair spreading around over his shoulders. "A necessary evil, I'm afraid," he began. "Your skills with magical creatures are impeccable, and you care very dearly for the students. Any fool can see that. Sadly, sometimes that is not enough. It is the hardest thing when your best is not enough... Believe me, I would know. But it is something we must accept."

dan arjay 04-14-2010 05:14 AM
DH was again startled with the image of Umbridge but then was puzzled that she was all of a sudden very kind to him.

"Well, considering that I fired three Professor is good. But the two can redeem themselves and the last one, being you, can't." he said looking the illusion straight in her illusion eyes.

The Announcer 04-14-2010 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Zellanna (Post 9264300)
The man was both bigger and smaller than he'd expected. But then, everything seemed bigger when you were a kid. Feeling ridiculous to be sitting down for his, he stood, his hair spreading around over his shoulders. "A necessary evil, I'm afraid," he began. "Your skills with magical creatures are impeccable, and you care very dearly for the students. Any fool can see that. Sadly, sometimes that is not enough. It is the hardest thing when your best is not enough... Believe me, I would know. But it is something we must accept."

Hagrid shuffled some more and a stubborn tear dropped from his eye and landed with an audible SPLAT on his Merlin awful suit. He sniffled a few times and nodded his head. "Thanks fur bein' s'nice about it, sir. Thanks s'much," the Hagrid illusion sniffled and hiccupped back a sob and the illusion shimmered and disappeared.




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DH was again startled with the image of Umbridge but then was puzzled that she was all of a sudden very kind to him.

"Well, considering that I fired three Professor is good. But the two can redeem themselves and the last one, being you, can't." he said looking the illusion straight in her illusion eyes.
The Umbridge illusion flared her toad like nostrils and glared at the man. "You, sir are ridiculous... why is it that they can redeem themselves and I cannot? Have you an answer for that , hmmm?" she said in a deadly voice as she tapped the toe of her pink shoe impatiently.

Hermione J. Granger 04-14-2010 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Pink Ninja (Post 9264274)
Antigone made her way through the desks and looked over people's shoulders in true teacher fashion. She stopped at one of her Department's employees and said, "Honey, I need a little more detail from you if you will." She smiled warmly and walked away...A[/B]
Oliver was a little confused, but decided it would be best for him to keep writing. He took his pen and added I believe that Professor Trelawney should be let go. The reason being because even though High Inquisitor Umbridge is a bit harsh on evaluating the Professors of Hogwarts, she does have a point. Professor Trelawney does not show she has the skills or talent to teach a course, especially a subject as questionable as Divination. Some of her many faults included not paying attention to her students neither academically or just to make sure they were actually paying attention to what she was teaching. She seemed to be off in her own little world in most if not all of her classes. Most of her students were falling asleep and by if some chance they were engaged in the classroom they give her half hearted answers giving the impression they hadn't the slightest clue what had been going on. I believe Professor Trelawney is wasting students time because not only is her subject useless, but she doesn't know how to teach it. When asked on her knowledge about her subject of Divination she give questionable answers and did not seem to have a firm grasp on what she was talking about, also when asked to perform what she was teaching her students she failed and made a pathetic attempt to pretend she knew what she was doing. Professor Trelawney does not deserve to be a professor because of the nonsense she pretends she knows how to teach and because she gives no attention to her students or how they are doing with their work. Oliver put down his pen for the second time and hoped this time he had written enough to satisfy the evaluator.

Yusrieee 04-14-2010 05:24 AM
Edilson had been sitting quietly in his seat, taking in all the woman had to say about unjust teachers and their abhorrent ways of teaching. He, for once, felt very strong about this issue for how he loves children, his sisters children to be precise. Those little doves complained to him numerous amount of times about this nonsensical teacher at their school who judged students based on the occupation of their dads and how much money they make in a month. What kind of person does that? It's absolutely unacceptable even if doesn't have an effect on his nieces and nephews. Sighing, he got hold of the pamphlets and scribbled down his name as he sucked the end of his quill while thinking about what to write and most importantly, who to fire.

Cinn-O-Bun 04-14-2010 05:24 AM
Erik looked around and as a pamphlet was handed to him looked at it blankly. Wait...what were we supposed to do? And why was it the ministry always felt the need to give us more paperwork? Staring at the paper he looked around at others working and sighed. Well here went nothing.

Erik bit at his quill as he read the retarded rumblings of the idiot that was Umbridge. The woman really did have a severe issue. Absolute power did in fact corrupt absolutely it seemed.

Setting his quill to the paper he began to write.

While as much as the woman was historically known to be a cruel witch. Literally. I would have to say that I agree with her findings for the most part. No matter how rude Severus was he was a good teacher and the others she stated were safe did a good job in their own methods. If I had to choose one of the two that she suggested a further investigation for to fire I would have to choose Hagrid. A nice guy he may have been he was not particularly qualified to teach. Granted many of the things that occurred were not necessarily his fault, the fact that they occurred should not have happened. For example, students being bitten by carnivorous books. Books are meant to be read, not to eat the children. I do not think he intentionally does things to intimidate or harm the children but his naivety has done more harm then good. So yes, I would say that Professor Hagrid should indeed have been fired from that position at least and it given back to Professor Grubbly-Plank or another qualified professor who has shown an exceptional knowledge of their field.

Setting his quill back in his mouth he bit it thoughtfully. If he were back in school he knew a number of students who wouldn't be happy with his thoughts on that matter. Oh well.

Zellanna 04-14-2010 05:26 AM
Armand nodded, though he wasn't exactly sure what for. As the illusion shimmered away, he realized it was very strange being on the other side. Being nice about it... He could have only hoped that was what he would have faced. But he had been lucky to not have faced it at all. With a sigh he leaned against the desk, waiting for the next move.

dan arjay 04-14-2010 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9264317)
The Umbridge illusion flared her toad like nostrils and glared at the man. "You, sir are ridiculous... why is it that they can redeem themselves and I cannot? Have you an answer for that , hmmm?" she said in a deadly voice as she tapped the toe of her pink shoe impatiently.
DH nodded and reconsidered. "Okay, lets put it this way. All three can redeem themselves if the two can learn how to control their students and you can learn how to be a better mentor than be a, how do you say this, a controller. Which I doubt about that." he said.

He then looked at his lists and the reports...

HannahLongbottom 04-14-2010 06:00 AM
Malachi couldn't help it. Despite the seriousness of the situation, A grin spread across his face as Antigone spoke, this was so very... her to set up this kind of task.

He read through the report and his grin faded. Too much merriment? This woman must have been a real pain in the rear end. For a moment, he considered firing her... but he knew better than that. He wouldn't want to break one of Antigone's rules...

He took a quill out of his jacket pocket and started to write in his neat, loopy hand.

While I would personally prefer to sack Professor Umbridge, since she is not one of the options, I would have to sack Professor Trelawney. If she actually did lack the abilities of a true seer as the report suggests then the insight and guidance that she could have offered the students would be limited.
Equally, if she could not command the respect of her students, then her delivery of the subject would have been negatively affected.

The Professor I believe was best suited for their job is Professor Flitwick. Charms is a subject where there are always accidents of one sort or another as the students are learning. This Professor would seem to have had a cheerful disposition, which in my experience, is far more effective as a teaching style than being a disciplinarian who barked orders.

Malachi place his pen down and waited, reading his answer through, just to be sure.

PattyH. 04-14-2010 06:07 AM
Prometheus wondered if anyone else picked up on the irony he found in this task. Dolores Umbridge with evil intentions had viciously attacked the staff of Hogwarts all in the Name of the Ministry, and had been chastised and evicted for it. Now however her evil motives were in fact aiding the powers of good, for through her notes, a greater evil was to be stopped and the Minister and Senior Undersecretary saved.

To solve the challenge that was before him, Prometheus was going to place himself in the position of a student in the classes of these teachers, and see which one he as both Man and Boy would fire.
As he scanned Umbridges notes, would really stood out to him was the teachers relationships with the Students. Each Teacher had a pro and con, These Prometheus scribbled down on a piece of parchment he conjured.
  • Relationship with Students.

    Trelawney
    Pro: For those who took the class seriously, she was able to instill a sense of self belief
    Con: However she was not able to hold the focus of all students
    Flitwick
    Pro: The Students respect him; he allows them to enjoy the class work.
    Con: nil
    Hagrid
    Pro: due to his relationship with the animals he keeps, he was able to protect his students.
    Con: He exposed unprepared students to dangerous creatures
    Sprout
    Pro: Cares deeply both for her students and her plants
    Con: nil
    Snape
    Pro : nil
    Con: Uses fear and intimidation to get his way
From this to Prometheus it was simple : Snape had to go!
and as for the best it was a neck and neck tie with Flitwick and Sprout.

Erindipity 04-14-2010 06:26 AM
this is my last post for the night (morning for me)
 
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Originally Posted by Hermione J. Granger (Post 9264322)
Oliver was a little confused, but decided it would be best for him to keep writing. He took his pen and added I believe that Professor Trelawney should be let go. The reason being because even though High Inquisitor Umbridge is a bit harsh on evaluating the Professors of Hogwarts, she does have a point. Professor Trelawney does not show she has the skills or talent to teach a course, especially a subject as questionable as Divination. Some of her many faults included not paying attention to her students neither academically or just to make sure they were actually paying attention to what she was teaching. She seemed to be off in her own little world in most if not all of her classes. Most of her students were falling asleep and by if some chance they were engaged in the classroom they give her half hearted answers giving the impression they hadn't the slightest clue what had been going on. I believe Professor Trelawney is wasting students time because not only is her subject useless, but she doesn't know how to teach it. When asked on her knowledge about her subject of Divination she give questionable answers and did not seem to have a firm grasp on what she was talking about, also when asked to perform what she was teaching her students she failed and made a pathetic attempt to pretend she knew what she was doing. Professor Trelawney does not deserve to be a professor because of the nonsense she pretends she knows how to teach and because she gives no attention to her students or how they are doing with their work. Oliver put down his pen for the second time and hoped this time he had written enough to satisfy the evaluator.


Antigone smiled as she read through the man's reply again. She patted him on the back and said, "Okay. Thanks honey. If you will just watch the door, your next task will present itself."

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Originally Posted by Yusrieee (Post 9264323)
Edilson had been sitting quietly in his seat, taking in all the woman had to say about unjust teachers and their abhorrent ways of teaching. He, for once, felt very strong about this issue for how he loves children, his sisters children to be precise. Those little doves complained to him numerous amount of times about this nonsensical teacher at their school who judged students based on the occupation of their dads and how much money they make in a month. What kind of person does that? It's absolutely unacceptable even if doesn't have an effect on his nieces and nephews. Sighing, he got hold of the pamphlets and scribbled down his name as he sucked the end of his quill while thinking about what to write and most importantly, who to fire.


Antigone smiled at the man who seemed to be in deep thought over her little challenge. YAY for that! Again she fought the urge to do a little happy dance in the middle of the room.

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Originally Posted by Cinn-O-Bun (Post 9264325)
Erik looked around and as a pamphlet was handed to him looked at it blankly. Wait...what were we supposed to do? And why was it the ministry always felt the need to give us more paperwork? Staring at the paper he looked around at others working and sighed. Well here went nothing.

Erik bit at his quill as he read the retarded rumblings of the idiot that was Umbridge. The woman really did have a severe issue. Absolute power did in fact corrupt absolutely it seemed.

Setting his quill to the paper he began to write.

While as much as the woman was historically known to be a cruel witch. Literally. I would have to say that I agree with her findings for the most part. No matter how rude Severus was he was a good teacher and the others she stated were safe did a good job in their own methods. If I had to choose one of the two that she suggested a further investigation for to fire I would have to choose Hagrid. A nice guy he may have been he was not particularly qualified to teach. Granted many of the things that occurred were not necessarily his fault, the fact that they occurred should not have happened. For example, students being bitten by carnivorous books. Books are meant to be read, not to eat the children. I do not think he intentionally does things to intimidate or harm the children but his naivety has done more harm then good. So yes, I would say that Professor Hagrid should indeed have been fired from that position at least and it given back to Professor Grubbly-Plank or another qualified professor who has shown an exceptional knowledge of their field.

Setting his quill back in his mouth he bit it thoughtfully. If he were back in school he knew a number of students who wouldn't be happy with his thoughts on that matter. Oh well.


As she looked over Erik's shoulder at his work she placed her hand on his shoulder and smiled. "Good job, Erik. Watch for your cue to begin the next task," she told him with a smile.

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Armand nodded, though he wasn't exactly sure what for. As the illusion shimmered away, he realized it was very strange being on the other side. Being nice about it... He could have only hoped that was what he would have faced. But he had been lucky to not have faced it at all. With a sigh he leaned against the desk, waiting for the next move.


Antigone was not one for showing much emotion or excitement but when her first "pupil" passed the challenge she clapped her hands together and smiled. "Fantastic!" she exclaimed as she made her way to him.

ooc: I am signing off right now. YOu will receive a PM in the morning with further instructions, m'kay.

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DH nodded and reconsidered. "Okay, lets put it this way. All three can redeem themselves if the two can learn how to control their students and you can learn how to be a better mentor than be a, how do you say this, a controller. Which I doubt about that." he said.

He then looked at his lists and the reports...


Antigone cringed as she heard the man and Umbridge having it out. SHe was a royal pain in the tookus, that woman was. Yuck.

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Malachi couldn't help it. Despite the seriousness of the situation, A grin spread across his face as Antigone spoke, this was so very... her to set up this kind of task.

He read through the report and his grin faded. Too much merriment? This woman must have been a real pain in the rear end. For a moment, he considered firing her... but he knew better than that. He wouldn't want to break one of Antigone's rules...

He took a quill out of his jacket pocket and started to write in his neat, loopy hand.

While I would personally prefer to sack Professor Umbridge, since she is not one of the options, I would have to sack Professor Trelawney. If she actually did lack the abilities of a true seer as the report suggests then the insight and guidance that she could have offered the students would be limited.
Equally, if she could not command the respect of her students, then her delivery of the subject would have been negatively affected.

The Professor I believe was best suited for their job is Professor Flitwick. Charms is a subject where there are always accidents of one sort or another as the students are learning. This Professor would seem to have had a cheerful disposition, which in my experience, is far more effective as a teaching style than being a disciplinarian who barked orders.

Malachi place his pen down and waited, reading his answer through, just to be sure.


Antigone smoothed down the front of her jacket and leaned over Malachi's shoulder, her chain hanging down revealing the phail and the pendant. "Great work, Malachi. Wait for the cue to start your next task," she said sweetly as she squeezed his shoulder gently and gave him an indulgant smile.

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Prometheus wondered if anyone else picked up on the irony he found in this task. Dolores Umbridge with evil intentions had viciously attacked the staff of Hogwarts all in the Name of the Ministry, and had been chastised and evicted for it. Now however her evil motives were in fact aiding the powers of good, for through her notes, a greater evil was to be stopped and the Minister and Senior Undersecretary saved.

To solve the challenge that was before him, Prometheus was going to place himself in the position of a student in the classes of these teachers, and see which one he as both Man and Boy would fire.
As he scanned Umbridges notes, would really stood out to him was the teachers relationships with the Students. Each Teacher had a pro and con, These Prometheus scribbled down on a piece of parchment he conjured.
  • Relationship with Students.

    Trelawney
    Pro: For those who took the class seriously, she was able to instill a sense of self belief
    Con: However she was not able to hold the focus of all students
    Flitwick
    Pro: The Students respect him; he allows them to enjoy the class work.
    Con: nil
    Hagrid
    Pro: due to his relationship with the animals he keeps, he was able to protect his students.
    Con: He exposed unprepared students to dangerous creatures
    Sprout
    Pro: Cares deeply both for her students and her plants
    Con: nil
    Snape
    Pro : nil
    Con: Uses fear and intimidation to get his way
From this to Prometheus it was simple : Snape had to go!
and as for the best it was a neck and neck tie with Flitwick and Sprout.


Antigone made her way over to yet another who had finished up their work and was now awaiting further instruction. She looked over the man's shoulder at his work and smiled. "Great job. Keep an out for your cue to begin the next task," she said sweetly as she walked away. She wanted no part of dealing with Severus Snape. Nuh uh!

Boy Wonder 04-14-2010 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9264191)
The door creaked open and in stomped the very toadlike form of Delores Jane Umbridge. OOOH she was in a tiff too.

"HOW DARE YOU , SIR?! I AM THE FINEST EDUCATOR THAT THIS PLACE HAS EVER SEEN! DUMBLEDORE WAS AN OLD FOOL! YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR NOT SEEING THAT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES IS A LAUNDRY LIST OF REASONS THAT THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE FIRED!" the illusion shouted in a rage.

It would be interesting to see what the man did next...
Benjamin actually laughed at the fact that "Delores Umbridge" was standing in front of him. It was quite amusing that he would now be arguing with an illusion. He raised an eyebrow not phased at all. "Yes, I see your crummy list. But you fail to recognize the positive qualities that the teachers take as to make them the greatest teachers of all time. Yet, you seem to have left yourself out. Why don't I do you?" He began to circle Umbridge. "Let's see... Okay, the fact that you didn't allow magic to be done in your class si absolutely absurd in a magic school. Also, you didn't TEACH spells or tactics... Rather, you poorly taught them theory. All this horrible teaching actually led the students to have to teach themselves... Which, believe it or not, saved. Their. Lives." Benjamin approached her and wanted to leave her with one last sentence. "So, shut up. You're fired." He looked at Antigone with a smile. Hopefully that was suffice. He then let out a laugh at the fun he had.

Fira 04-14-2010 07:10 AM
Ryan carefully listened to the woman as he always did and surprisingly the man was not smiling or smirking this time since...it was business time and the man was taking that one seriously especially because it considered education which was his field of working.

Once the woman finished her speech, he picked up the parcment with Umbridge's comments and examined it for a short time before starting to write down his comments on the professors.

Charms: At this point of Charms i have to remark that i quite disagree with the Hogwarts High Inquisitor for i believe being cheerful and welcoming are the two necessities that a good teacher should have. In quite opposite to common knowledge youngsters tend to respect to the ones who can be like themselves. That was the children may accept the professors as he is instead of fitting him into a picture of harsh authority. Since Professor Flitwick is still respected as a professor among those students, we can see that he kept that balance well.

Divination: Actually i believe that Divination does not require a certain skill and there's no need to be a seer if one wanted to teach divination. Except prophecies, i believe, future cannot be read correctly since it is due to change. Professor Trelawney, as we know, does make prophecies and a prophecy is not something to be done on request. And since she had been teaching the subject for years, i believe there should be something good with that woman.

Care of Magical Creatures: Though most of the comments Umbridge has made on Professor Hagrid is the sour fruits of her prejudgment caused by the fact that the professor is half-giant (She says he is hard to understand and intimidatin because he is a half-giant), there are some parts that i'd like to agree with Ms. Umbridge. And that is the case of curriculum to be followed. If students are being afraid of a class it is unlikey that they would learn anything well.

Herbology: Unlike Umbridge. I think using foul language at class is not something worthy to report about a class. They are children and they have their right to enjoy themselves and they are going to use that foul language no matter what for it is another way that they enjoy themlselves. If one should take that right from them, i believe, it is possible that the children would lost their enthusiasm. Also i think what Ms. Umbridge regarded as students teaching each other means that there is co-operation within the class which is a good element to exist in a class of practice.

Potions: Another point that i disagree with Ms. Umbridge and i am doing it strongly this time. Professor Snape uses fear to maintain that said control over his classes and this is nothing good for any children. He also favours the students of his house (Slytherin). I think even the sight of him should be traumatic for those young minds. I see nothing positive with the way Snape handles his classes despite the fact that he has wide knowledge on his topic. So, i believe Seveverus Snape should be fired.

SilverTiger 04-14-2010 07:44 AM
As he walked into the next room, Dorian raised an eyebrow as it seemed he'd literally walked into a classroom setting. Interesting, he thought, We go from a whodunit to being treated like students. Of what, I wonder? At least he could hope this would be easier than what he'd faced before coming here. But then pretty much anything had to be better than being forced to defeat your ex-best friend.

Taking a seat in one of the desks, he leaned back as he picked up the papers that had been given to all of them. After fighting back a cringe at the fact they were being told to not only read Umbridge's reports, which everything he knew had to be entirely biased, but fire people who obviously didn't deserve it. But if that was what they had to do, he could play along. Until he could figure out a better way.

Picking up the quill, he sat up again as he glanced at the blank page. Time to make his decisions. Stretching his neck a little, especially as he saw the illusions appear to others in the room since he knew he had to be ready for just about anything, he took his time before putting quill tip to paper. But finally he began.

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While above all I would prefer to be firing Professor Umbridge for her blatant favoritism and biases against what most people would actually consider good education, since she was a Ministry plant, I will refrain from going for that obvious response.

Instead, I will choose to terminate Professor Snape's employment at Hogwarts. He obviously worked in much the same way as Professor Umbridge, both as evidenced by her words in this report and by historical anecdotes tht are not part of this. While many people "learn" in an environment of fear, it is not a method I would think should be lauded. And not only did he relish instilling respect through fear, he blatantly showed favoritism toward his own house's students, letting them get away with much more than anyone else could even think of. The least of the worries with him was whether or not the potions he taught were of a level that was appropriate for students. Many students with the aptitude had the capabilities to brew much more complicated potions, even without his lurking over them. He would be much better off able to go off and nurse his biases outside a class setting without taking them out on innocent students.

In the matter of who seems best suited for their job, I would have to support Professor Sprout. It would be easy to say Professor Flitwick, since I have a personal like of his subject, but the fact of his classes often ending up with mishaps cannot be entirely forgotten. However, everything Umbridge listed as a negative for Professor Sprout is actually a positive. Especially her use of group work. The study of herbology is not an exact science, by far, consisting of a lot of things that come down to basic nature and things we cannot control. Being able to learn these things from each other can often be more beneficial than having a professor lecturing you about them, and Professor Sprout was always at hand to help. The matter of foul language is not as bad as it sounds either, since the students would have used the language anyway, outside the classroom. Sometimes the frustration brought about by dealing with bubotubers, flutterby bushes, or even moreso the more dangerous plants necessitates some release and cursing is often the best way.

Therefore, my final decision would be to fire Professor Snape for his obvious biases, and approve highly of Professor Sprout's abilities to convey her subject while letting the students be able to work their own ways.
Setting the quill down again, he sat back as he waited for his decision to be looked over. In a way he was looking forward to dealing with even an illusion of Severus Snape. That couldn't be any more frightening than what he had already faced in his own history.

justme 04-14-2010 11:00 AM
Tyler walks in the room. Ah a report from Umbrimbridge. He grabs a piece of parchment and starts to scrible furiously.
Charms: Proffessor Flitwick seems to have the appropriate teaching skills. I think that the High Inquistor is wrong about him. I think that he holds the class with enough discipline to keep the class moving along. There is no need to fire him.
Divination: Proffessor Trelawney seems to keep her class moving very slowly. She has the required skills for Divination, but can't keep the class following her most of the time. Most people have a hard time learning or don't learn anything at all. I would suggest that she starts the ministry approved messages or go on probation.
COM: Proffessor Hagrid seems to be a fairly well teacher except for a few things. He is showing the class things that are dangerous. If he followed Grubby-Planks lesson plans the lessons would be more acceptable for the ministry. If not there may be a reason to put him on probation if he keeps showing those things.
Herbology: Proffessor Sprout seems to be a great Herbology teacher. I think that the amount of groupwork they do acctually teaches them more. Though I would suggest that they maybe do a little work alone.
Potions: Proffessor Snape seems to be an acceptable Potions teacher. He could review the syllabus and maybe change his disclipine. He seems to be to hard on the children he teaches.

Ladybug 04-14-2010 11:45 AM
Emma walked into the room, looking round as she walked, she took a seat. Flicking through the notes that were givent to her:

After reading through the whole passage, finding the good qualities and the bad. Two caught her eye.

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Divination: Professor Trelawney lacks the basic skills of divination and teaching. Her predictions are a mixture of deduction and wild guesses. Her class control is minimal, she resorts to making ghoulish predictions in order to scare or bore her students into submission. She is also unable to make predictions on request.
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Potions:
Professor Snape is a highly competent Professor who had excellent control over his classes. It is clear that he has consistently and throughly educated his students throughout his tenure at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, have doubts about some of the potions that are currently on the syllabus, for example Strengthening Solution. However, there are other considerations to take into account which outweigh this. Professor Snape seems to be highly skilled in many areas and seems to be an asset to the school.
'All the other teachers show good understanding in there classes, and how to get the student to consentrate in there class, through cheerfulness (Flikwick) or through more bulling standards (Snape) But although this all seemed not the right way to handle the class in question, nevertheless the students were being taught with good understanding. But not all subjects need the best to teach' She though in her head. Looking down at the passage on her sheet she grabbed a piece of parchment and quill and began to write.

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"I think it best to let Professor Snape go. Although he can teach his students with great understanding, and they learn what i needed, he shows levels of bullying in the classroom, and he teaches some potions which is to complicated for the brewer. Professor Snape also uses fear to control the more scared students, and also high levels of favourtism to students on his own house (Slytherin). He therefore is not fit to teach classes at the school"
She finished and looked around.

Roselyn 04-14-2010 12:13 PM
Making her way into the room, Lilah, out of habit, went to go sit down in the back, wiping a little tiny bead of sweat off of her forehead while doing so. She had ran allll the way up to the fourth floor to grab her wand and bag before sprinting allll the way back down to where she sat now. She definitely needed to work out more. Or perhaps, figure out if she was able to apparate into this place. Nobody mentioned if that was possible.

Taking her seat, and setting down her newly retrieved bag under her feet, she half listened to what the woman up front was saying, and half thought over what had happened. The Minister of Magic was gone, and so was the...other lady who she forgot the name of already. It was somewhere in her mind, except her thoughts were just reeling with what just happened, she couldn't quite calm them down enough for a moment to think about it.

However, her thoughts were interrupted when a report landed on her desk. Lifting it up slightly, she glanced over the words while listening to what they had to do. They had to do...what? Give their opinions and say who they would fire? And they had to, fire an illusion of the person. There was a reason Lilah was not a Professor or close to becoming one! But, she set on the task at hand anyways, hoping to maybe write really slow so she could think of what to do when...the illusion came. Eh.

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I believe Dolores Jane Umbridge, High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, had made several decent opinions of her own on these Professors from the time, however I do not agree with most of them.

Charms: It seems that the High Inquisitor was trying to rule out any freedom or fun from the Hogwarts school, and that, I must admit, is something I myself do not agree upon or ever will. Especially in the Charms position with Professor Flitwick. In my opinion, he had the right idea for having a fun environment and atmosphere where the students could learn and be safe at the same time. It is known that most students learn better and retain the information for a longer period of time while being in a fun environment, than one being in silence and practicing on their own. Besides, being a welcoming Professor such as Professor Flitwick offers the position of being someone open and friendly, and someone that the students can easily communicate with; which is something that teachers need in order to connect with their students more.

Divination: While I must admit, I am hesitant with Professor Trelawney, there must be a reason that Headmaster Dumbledore hired her in the first place. Even though her teaching methods may be out of the ordinary, her experience with the creation of prophecies is something that one should always look at. How many Headmasters can say their Divination teacher creates prophecies? Requesting a prediction on command however, just shows the impatience and how close minded Dolores Umbridge really is which, given thought, would probably make one reconsider believing what she has written in her report of the Professors. Predictions cannot be made on command, and reprimanding someone because of it, their own opinion that is, is definitely wrong. Professor Trelawney has been in her teaching position for many years, and one does not need to be the best in the world to teach Divination.

CoMC: Even though I have come from the states and never experienced Hogwarts myself, I have heard a lot about Professor Hagrid and how kind he was, even though he was a half giant. And, reading Dolores Umbridge's report on him, I find it hard to believe that he enjoys seeing other people hurt. However, I can see why some students may be intimidated by him, and perhaps the class as well since it is dealing with creatures, and because of the creatures, yes there will always be some sort of injury. Perhaps that could be some obstacle that would prevent students from learning, so for one, I do agree that he should've used creatures that were less harmful for the students, and less intimidating.

Herbology: I am really just cracking up at this report of Professor Sprout. Not liking rude language is the High Inquisitor's opinion and really not worth anyone's time reading it in a report. There will always be rude language in the world. Why try to stop it in a classroom full of young kids and adults? It's impossible. As for teaching each other instead of receiving instructions from the Professor herself, I believe that that is the best teaching method possible. The students will not have a teacher standing over their shoulder guiding them through lessons the rest of their life.

Potions: From reading the rest of the reports, there definitely has to be something wrong with the professor if Dolores Umbridge herself thinks that he is excellent in the position of Potions Master. From what I have heard, the way he takes control over his class is from fear and intimidation, two things which should NOT be used in a classroom. Not to mention a classroom that sometimes deals with unstable and rather poisonous ingredients. However, teaching potions at the level the students are at, I do agree with. He should go at a pace where everyone can handle and catch up to.
So now she had to fire someone? This was the part she was dreading. Even though she technically wasn't firing someone who was still working that position, it was even hard to write down. But she had to! So, forcing her hand to write, she picked the quill back up and started.

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After considering each Professor and what position they teach, I would have to say that I would choose to let go Professor Snape. He is excellent at what he does, being a potions master and all, but the way he teaches he is class just too much. Students should feel safe in their classroom and their teacher, not the other way around. Not to mention his particular behavior towards certain students compared to his liking of others. His favoritism definitely had an effect on the students, and the man is just, not fit to be a teacher.

And I believe that Professor Sprout is best suited for her job. While having a friendly, open, and safe environment, she is also teaching the students to help each other instead of relying on the teacher, which is something that students need to learn for when they go out into the world on their own.
There! She was done! No matter how painful it was to write that down, she was done! *queue the victory dance in her mind* So, now what? They were to wait or something?

Saiai 04-14-2010 12:14 PM
Walking into the room Skander decided that maybe this wasn't as big a waste of time as he thought. This job fair thing may actually be worthwhile. Maybe...

Pondering on the handout Skander quickly began to scribble out his response.

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If I had to be responsible for firing any of the professors it would have to be Snape. He definitely knew about Potions and the effects they had but the man was no teacher. He didn't interact correctly with the children, ruling them by fear rather than respect. Yes accidents rarely happened in his class and he could control the students but no-one wanted to be around him for longer than necessary.

To add to this Snape was also incredibly bias against particular students such as Harry Potter and his Gryffindor friends. Snape also showed extreme favouratism towards students such as Draco Malfoy, meaning his Slytherins.

Because he showed to many negative aspects of teaching and hasn't got many positive points for himself I believe Snape would be the ideal Professor to fire or at least to harshly reprimand and suspend.
Placing down his quill once more Skander looked around the room, waiting for what would happen next.

Daemon 04-14-2010 12:34 PM
Dessie listened intently to the task that they were supposed to do, her emotions torn between horror at the current situation and over what had happened during the conference while on the other hand. . . This was almost like being back at school. And while she couldn't join the cheerleading squad here, it was the fact of sitting and listening to someone handing you instructions in this manner that made her oh-so-very excited.

Nodding at the Education Dept. Head finished, Dessie opened the pamphlet and began reading through the list of Professors at Hogwarts, her History studies coming back to her. BAH. She hated History. Although, the more she read, the more she was pleased with herself - she actually REMEMBERED some things.

Nibbling on her quill for a bit, Dessie finally decided who she was going to pick and turned the pamphlet over so that she could write her explanation down. The actual firing bit? EEEEK. She'd see about that later.

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Even though Umbridge stands out as being the definite worst instuctor at the Institute, I am going to have to pick Professor Hagrid. While his relationship with most students is outstanding, I feel a teacher should be a teacher first and a friend second. A close second - but still. A second.

Hagrid knows a lot about magical creatures, that is true, but he doesn't really know how to teach about it. The fact that he didn't complete his education is also a key factor in this decision. While I believe that he does what he does from the heart, he is not even a graduated wizard and I find it quite bad that he was hired in the first place.

So, yes, the decision may be harsh, but it's what I feel to be the correct one. And, in my opinion, the person most suited for their job is Professor Snape. Yes, he might have steered away from the course potions - but the subject is very broad and the students will never learn anything for nothing. Plus, there is always room for a little variety in every syllabus and I applaud him for his decisions.

GrapehSarah 04-14-2010 01:23 PM
Pierre walked in the room, completely freaked out about what he had seen. He went and took a seat. Listening to what had to be done, he hoped he had a good feeling that he might be good at this from his experience with bad teachers in the past.

As soon as the Education head finished talking, he looked over the list of teachers, taking each of the notes in. There were a couple that stuck out to him.

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Care of Magical Creatures:Professor Hagrid is difficult to understand, intimidating to the students and seems to take pleasure in the thought of other people being hurt. His curriculum is vastly inappropriate for the age group he is teaching and he refuses to admit this. There have been injuries in his classes, one of which has led to a hypogryff being sentenced to death by the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, although the beast escaped, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, am convinced was arranged by Professor Hagrid.
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Potions:
Professor Snape is a highly competent Professor who had excellent control over his classes. It is clear that he has consistently and throughly educated his students throughout his tenure at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, have doubts about some of the potions that are currently on the syllabus, for example Strengthening Solution. However, there are other considerations to take into account which outweigh this. Professor Snape seems to be highly skilled in many areas and seems to be an asset to the school.
Pierre never thought that one of the people on his list would be a Potions professor. Now he had to mull things over in his mind. He took a piece of parchement and started to write to sort out his thoughts about Professor Sanpe:

To start off, Professor Snape has seemed to intimidate his students into doing the work and he shows favoritism towards his house (Slytherin). However, I do not believe that Potions on his list would've been too difficult for the students. It all depends on how hard that they are willing to work. With that, I don't think Professor Snape needs to be dismissed.

After looking over what he had just written, Pierre knew he was right not to fire Professor Snape. Now he looked to his other candidate: Rubeus Hagrid. He read over it again and went back to the parchment to think things through:

I will admit the Professor Hagrid does have a good relationship with his students, which may help them become interested in their lessons. However, he has seemed to introduce them to dangerous animals many times before. He seems compitent when it comes to instructing his students on the knowledge of the animals, but this does not outweigh him constantly putting students in danger. This constant endangering of students is why I would dismiss Professer Hagrid.

Pierre looked over what he had written. He was very proud with his answer and hoped it would suffice.

Yusrieee 04-14-2010 02:01 PM
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Antigone smiled at the man who seemed to be in deep thought over her little challenge. YAY for that! Again she fought the urge to do a little happy dance in the middle of the room.
He caught the speaker smiling at him from the corner of his eyes and being the friendly man he was, smiled brightly back at her. It felt so good to be back in the ministry once again.

After what seemed like 5 minutes of intense deliberation, Edilson picked up his quill and got started with the task before him.

SPOILER!!: Parchment

Starting off, I'd like to mention that I do agree with Dolores Umbridge's harsh findings but I'm not fully in compliance with her ideas and if given the power, I'd gladly sack her first.

Now let me begin by saying that Professor Severus Snape was indeed a genius. Snape, through his wisdom and the advanced curriculum, gave the students a taste of what they might have to deal with in the real world. I'm in full support of his complex syllabus for many Hogwarts graduates do not opt for higher education and keeping that in view, the school is their only supply of unbounded learning. Having said that, sometimes wit and knowledge aren't the ruling attribute of an ideal educationalist.

Dreadful interaction skills and an ego bigger than the giant squid, appeared to be the sinking point of Professor Snape's persona. His callous attitude, biased temperament and the daily dose of insults hurled at the students by him veered away their interest from a subject which could make or break their future in the Wizarding world's highly acclaimed careers. Fear and dread overruled his lessons and pupils attended them out of trepidation of what might happen to them rather than sheer enthusiasm in the fascinating subject of the art and science of potion making.

Therefore, I've concluded that the school would have been better off without the brilliance of Severus Snape which is a shame because he had a caliber that existed once in a million years. If given the choice to appoint someone apart from him, I'd pick Professor R.J Lupin - the essence of a true teacher, who touched the heart of his students not only through his knowledge, but by means of fun-filled classes and a friendly nature which drew the attention of pupils to Defense Against the Dark Arts, a subject that is a popular favorite among numerous children.

Giving his parchment a quick read, a small smile crept onto his lips as he folded the paper in half and leaned back in his seat, waiting for the next task.

Harron Peasley 04-14-2010 02:11 PM
Leighton sat there nervously. Her first day at the Ministry, and she was already involved in this big event. Her seat near to the back was fine, and she listened intenetly to what the woman from Magical Education was saying. They had to what?! Decide which Professor needed to go, and fire them? But wasn't thant kind of mean? Oh, Leigh had already decided she wasn't going to like this, athough she badly wanted to enjoy working here, in the Ministry.

Picking up the parchment as it landed on her desk, the young woman peered at it. Well, there were pro's and con's for each Professor, really, although there were a few she wasn't certain on. She remembered from her History lessons that Professor Snape, however competent, had controlled the class through fear, really. He wasn't nice to the students, in the was Umbridge commented on with Professor Flitwick, for example.

But also, the 'High Inquisitor', a name Leighton didn't think the wretched woman deserved, hadn't mentioned that in the write-up, and due to the fact that this was what they were supposed to be going off, she put that fact out of her mind, and scanned the parchment again.

Hmm. Thinking she was about reay with her answer, Leigh pulled a pen from the purse she had settled onto her desk, and unscrewed the cap.

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Looking at the write-up Professor Umbridge has given, I believe that Professor Hagrid needs to be dismissed.

This is because, for one, he did not complete his education whilst he was a child. Therefore, he does not have the qualifications that he should in order to teach under-age wizards. Also, within a classroom, communication is important, as otherwise Students aren't to learn much if they cannot understand their instructer.

Athough he is a great friend to many of the students, this does not mean they are learning anything. It can be an asset, as it would encourage them to interact in the lessons, listen and ask questions, however if they cannot understand him, or he doesn't work with the curriculum, then they can't be learning what they need to be. If he doesn't cover the required fields of knowledge, then how can they be expected to do well in their exams? I understand that exams aren't everything, and that pupils do require a rather broad understanding of magical creatures, but in school, they should be learning the information needed to get a qualification, and leave room for furthur study afterwards if they wish.

The fact that students were injured in his class due to the wider, and not always apropriate range of creatures studied also puts the Professor in a bad prespective. Students should be safe at school, and we should be confident that they can learn without putting themselves into danger.

The teacher I would deem best suited to their profession would be Professor Sprout. She is extremely knowlegable and interlectual, and can keep good control over her class. I belive her methods of teaching are practical, not only to get the work done, and the information learn't, but to prepare the students for life outside the classroom, in which they will have to work closely with other people. The students seemed to enjoy her lessons very much, and indeed learnt the subject matter. Although the use of foul language is frowned upon, I do believe that many students would use the language even if it was forbidden.

Buggy-Boo 04-14-2010 02:17 PM
Alyssa was ready, she had walked into the room and read the parchment over and over again trying to think of the best answer. She had never thought about doing education before so it was hard to think of the appropriate way to answer. She pulled out a quill and some ink and began to write.....hoping it was the right way to go.

If any teacher should be deemed incompetent in educating students I would say Professor Trelawney would be that teacher. There are very few true seers in the world and Professor Trelawney is posing as one, making the true seers look like fools. She does not make actual or accurate predictions and the predictions that she does make are false and rather annoying and a waste of time to the students. I do not however feel that she should have been asked to predict on demand. A true gift does not work that way. However, she doesn’t appear to know much beyond what she ‘thinks’ is seeing the future. I feel that a more thought should go into hiring the next Divination professor and Professor Trelawney should be asked to leave.

As for what teacher is best suited for their job, I would say Professor Sprout. She is a fine educator and works hard to insure that all of her students have gained the knowledge necessary to move onto the next year at Hogwarts. She knowledgeable in her subject and can answer the student’s questions in a timely manner. I feel that the group work she assigns in class is necessary for the students to best learn with each other. It allows the students to not only learn Herbology but how to socialize and interact in group effort. I feel the group work makes for fewer accidents in the class room seeing as they can watch out for each other when vicious plant may attack.

Alyssa finished what she felt was a rather well thought out example and raised her hand to show that she was ready for expection.

StarShine 04-14-2010 03:26 PM
Although Birce missed some points of the instructions--the speech was too long for her Turkish ears to listen, she thought she got the most important parts. They were to evaluate these reports and write their own report. The problem was that she didn't know any of these professors, so how would she know if this Umbridge woman wrote the truth? Still, with a great amount of curiosity of what to come next, she got a pen and began writing her best:

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Charms report: I disagree. Although I believe discipline is extremely important, I feel that the accuracy of the education given is more important. So if the students learn accurately their lesson, the merriment is a plus. It is a common knowledge that fun lessons are more interesting, so as long as the teacher can teach what is needed and control the class a bit, fun is nice.

Divination: I definately agree with Ms. Umbridge. This professor definately needs probation. Not only does she lack the seer ability, but she also cannot control the class. Scaring or boring people are bad actions, and when applied to young minds, they have a great possibility to end terrible. As if to top off her awful teaching and seeing skills, she can't predict on request. Definately needs to be fired.

Care of Magical Creatures: I would have agreed with Ms. Umbridge, had it not been a professor hired for the most reliable wizarding school in the world. I think she has exaggerated, if not misunderstood. As far as I know, no such professor would be hired for Hogwarts, and I'd like to see another report on Professor Hagrid before I fully decide.

Herbology: I have to say that, after thinking the report carefully, I disagree. Foul language is surely not to be used by the students when they grow up. I of course agree that a teacher must warn students when he hears it, but while between students, I feel it is alright. About the work, how will the students learn if they do not experience things by themselves? Not to mention they will work hard when they get a job. If school is the place where they get used to the real world, they sure have to work hard at times.

Potions: An excellent professor! Control, knowledge, and skill are the keys for teaching. As I've stated before, a school is the place to get ready to real life and there must be times of hard work.
She read what she had written so far while massaging her hand. Phew! She was a bit worried that the language she used wasn't as formal as in the pamphlet, but she guessed it was fine. She wasn't a native, after all. Taking a breath, she went to to conclude:

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In conclusion, I think Professor Trelawney needs to be fired. She is obviously incapable of teaching, knows nothing about her subject, does not know student psychology, and absolutely has no talent in seeing.
Professor Snape is the best suited one for his job. He has control over the class, very knowleageable about potions and very skilled. Any more supporting words to explain how great he is?
Finished! Now they would wait, right? If only she knew what was next to come...

Jojogali 04-14-2010 03:35 PM
Katherine listened to the explication provided by the Head of the Department with interest, all of this, this game, this job fair had turned into the most strange thing she had ever been involved in.

She took a look on her sheet of reports done by Dolores Umbridge on her time at Hogwarts. She read it carefully, remembering what she knew of those professores, they had be quite the legend on their days plus they were AT the castle during the final war between you-know-who and Harry Potter.

Being that little woman with the toad face as evil as Katherine knew she was - and had the confirmation after the illusion appear - she considered that her reports might have been a little tendencious. After some deliberation she decided who she would fire and who she would keep in their jobs. She took her quill and the blank page and started writing:

After analyzing these reports, and some deliberation I've decided to fire Professor Trelawney from her position as teacher at Hogwarts. Comparing her report with the others and being fair to what we know it's true, Professor Trelawney is the least suited for her position since her predictions are only true every 10 years or so and for the rest of the time she can't guide the class or teach even what's in the manuals approved by the Ministry. Her students don't believe her and for that reason don't respect her as well. I do believe though, that she should be allowed to keep living in the castle, like Dumbledore did when Umbridge fired her, because when she does predict something, she doesn't recall it, and endangers her own life.

And this said, I'll now say who is the Professor best suited for their job, which is, in my opinion Professor Sprout. Her vast knowledge of Herbology is an asset that Hogwarts must not let get away. We also know that Professor Neville Longbottom was trained under her and he became another brilliant Herbologist. Being Herbology classes mostly physical, I don't see it as a negative point the fact that sometimes the students use less proper language when dealing with the plants. Plus group work is an effective way of learning and if the Professor spreads her lesson to the wide group and after that they ask each other what was said, that's not exactly her fault that they weren't paying attention, again a proof that her classes were effective was the training of brilliant Herbologists such as Neville Longbottom.

This done, Katherine looked to sheet once more, before putting it down, and observe her surroundings, waiting for something.

harita 04-14-2010 03:45 PM
Laura stepped in she listened to the woman who spoke and then looked down at the parchment in front of her. She took the parchment and began to read through and then sat down to make her conclusions out of the notes provided.Laura had known about the High Inquistor Dolores Jane Umbridge and she was a horrible little woman was what she had known from her elders who were in Hogwarts when she was the high inquistor there.

Laura went through the notes once again and then began with her work on the blank page.
SPOILER!!: CHARMS
Charms, Professor Flitwick: Well yeah, Professor Flitwick was slightly disorganised and squeaky when he taught. But he had been the best Chrams teacher one could have.He taught the best charms ever.And moreover Charms is the subject the that charms the kids around when they are performed properly and have can be bad too when performed improperly.And it is every students nature that they cant perform the best from the very beginning and hence the certain mishaps.Professor Flitwick has always been cheery and happy go lucky man which makes it easier for children to approach him.He was always ready to appreciate good work and give a scope of improvement for those who couldnt do so well.


SPOILER!!: DIVINATION
Divination,Professor Trewalney: Divination, as a subject is a very difficult one. no one knows when to believe and when not to believe because predicting future is a very difficult task.Professor did yes scare a few students with wild guesses or bored them to submission but that solely doesnt become a the reason for firing someone.And moreover no one can make a prphecy on request or look into the future on request that isnt an easy job.So i think Professor should be given a chance.


SPOILER!!: CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
Care Of Magical Creatures,Professor Hagrid: Well, i need to disagree with Professor Umbridge that Professor Hagrid
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intimidating to the students and seems to take pleasure in the thought of other people being hurt.
That is completely not true.If one could fit in the expression 'big man with a big heart' then that certainly would be Professor Hagrid.He loves his students very much and so does his animals.He has good control over the animals and has a record of keeping them trained.Any mishaps or accidents that might have happend might have been because of the students carelessness on not listening to their professor when taught.But i would certainly like if Hagrid would follow the school curriculum.But that certainly doesnt mean he should be fired,certainly not.


SPOILER!!: HERBOLOGY
Herbology,Professor Sprout:i certainly feel that Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge has a knack of pointing out faults and falacies and enjoys doing so even amongst the best of the teachers,Professor Sprout for one is the best Hogwarts could boast off.
Professor Sporut had sound knowledge of what she always taught,she always wanted to spread her knowledge and not teach and instruct students and that most of the time led to quite some discussions between the students only improving the student-student interaction and students-teacher interaction,which is the most important thing for a teacher.Group studies are the best as children end up enjoying the process of learning rather then getting bored of the typical wrote learning which Professor Umbridge herself patroned.Professor Sprout was always careful of her plants and also of her students and this shows such an awesome teacher she is.

SPOILER!!: POTIONS
Potions,Professor Snape:[/B] Professor Snape is highly competent and skilled Professor from Department of Potions.He has very good knowledge of his subject and teaches his students well.But the only problem would be he intimidates the students at the point up to the student get highly terrorized even by his presence.Such an attitude from a professor isnt expected.However wonderful the teacher be but if he keeps terrorizing the students then he shouldnt expect them to learn fast in his presence.Professor Umbridge praises him for his control in class which i certainly dont agree with and another point that she makes against Professor Snape that there are some dangerous potions brewing which might be too advanced for the children,i disagree on that too.Since Professor Snape knows the capabilities of the students i think he doesnt need to check out on the curriculumn either.so i certainly dont think he should be fired but warned about his attitude towards students...



So i wouldnt fire anyone of them but give them another chance.
But i would atlast want to add that if Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge would have put herself up on the list i certainly would have fired her for her horrible behavior as a teacher and a even more pathetic behavior as a High Inquistor.

Laura looked around to see what would be next and looked around to see if others finished with their reports.

MeredithRodneyMckay 04-14-2010 05:00 PM
Olivia still wasn't sure this was the right thing to be doing, even though the parchment had instructed it.But there she was, sitting and listening to the Department Head for Education, and being told what would make a good teacher.

Sighing, she inspected the paper before her, and turned it over.Chewing the end of her quill, Olivia began to write her thoughts:


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Charms:
While I agree that you need discipline in a classroom, part of learning is the 'getting it wrong'.Children learn through trial and error, both of which result in mishaps.So in my opinion, High Inquisitor Umbridge was being far too harsh on the teaching style of Professor Flitwick.As she pointed out, the students were focused on their studies, and eventually, no doubt, would achieve the desired standards.


Divination:
I actually agree with the sentiments in this report, if not the method of presenting it.Professor Trelawney does need to work on her teaching skills.While I am not disputing the fact she was a Seer, her gift seems to have lapsed and resorting to scaring the students with her wild guesses is not the way to either get it back, or teach them.However, as far as I'm aware, even the best Seer's cannot predict on command.


Care of Magical Creatures:
I feel this report is partly based on High Inquisitor Umbridge's hatred of giants.While her opinions on his method of teaching, and of having dangerous animals present, are valid ones, the parts about his personality and look are not.I don't think that Professor Hagrid was even capable of feeling happiness at another person's pain, especially a student.From what I have heard of the man, he got on well with the vast majority of the children he taught.
However his love for the job does not necessarily cover for the fact he isn't well versed in the proper ways of teaching, so probation based on that fact, I agree with.


Herbology:
I wholeheartedly agree that Professor Sprout was very knowledgable on her subject.I think, however, that Umbridge failed to take into account the fact that most of the children being taught are teenagers, and as such do on occassion use foul language.While Professor Sprout should discipline them if it is said aloud to the whole class, doing it under ones breath is not so much of a problem - in my opinion.
As for the fact she gets the students into groups and appears to not interact much, well learning isn't always about someone forever telling you what to do.Children have to be able to do things on their own, safe in the knowledge that a Professor is there to help them if necessary.


Potions:
While I don't doubt Professor Snape's ability as a potioneer, I do doubt his handling of students.Umbridge seems to be filing a report on a kindred spirit as far as the ways of interacting with children are concerned.He obviously did not have their best interests at heart by teaching them about potions that were too advanced for their years.
The children may be learning about their subject, but they are doing so through fear of what the repercussion might be if they don't.That is not the way to run a classroom.Personally I would have suggested that Professor Snape learn some manners, and how to have a bit more fun.In other words take a leaf out of Professor Flitwicks book.


The best at their job: For me it is a tie between Professors Flitwick and Sprout.Both have a slightly more relaxed teaching method, but equally the students learn everything about the subjects they are being taught.Yes a little more discipline wouldn't go amiss, however the students are hardly out of control and wild either.


Whom to fire: While I disagree with the way Professor Snape treats the children, there is no doubt that they DO learn in his classes, so for that reason I would just advise him on manners, rather than fire him.
Going through all the notes, the one person that sticks out as NOT teaching the children anything worthwhile, NOT doing it in a fun manner, and NOT being disciplined enough, is Professor Trelawney.
Her brain is so muddled and panicked from her inability to get her gift to work, that she is failing to deliver a good enough class, or teaching the students anything about Divination.
I'm afraid I say: Fire Professor Trelawney.
Reading over her notes, Olivia absentmindedly carried on chewing the quill, so much so it was getting rather damp. "Ohhh dear," she mumbled, removing it and placing it down on the desk next to her finished parchment.

Now what to do?

♥♥♥Bella♥♥♥ 04-14-2010 05:13 PM
Text Cut: Umbridge Reports

Extract from the Initial Report of the Hogwarts High Inquisitor

Charms:

While Professor Flitwick is cheerful and welcoming, the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, feel that this demeanor encourages the wrong sort of learning environment. While the students were focused on their studies, there were more mishaps than one would have expected, all of which resulted in far too much merriment.

Points for improvement: Professor Flitwick should focus on disciplining his classes when they step out of line, and conduct his lessons with a serious manner.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Divination: Professor Trelawney lacks the basic skills of divination and teaching. Her predictions are a mixture of deduction and wild guesses. Her class control is minimal, she resorts to making ghoulish predictions in order to scare or bore her students into submission. She is also unable to make predictions on request.

Points for improvement: Professor Trelawney needs to revisit some tried and tested, ministry approved disciplinary procedures and apply them. She must also become more accurate in her predictions and teaching methods.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.

Care of Magical Creatures:Professor Hagrid is difficult to understand, intimidating to the students and seems to take pleasure in the thought of other people being hurt. His curriculum is vastly inappropriate for the age group he is teaching and he refuses to admit this. There have been injuries in his classes, one of which has led to a hypogryff being sentenced to death by the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, although the beast escaped, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, am convinced was arranged by Professor Hagrid.

Points for improvement: Professor Hagrid should follow the lesson plans left by Professor Grubbly-Plank while he reassesses his curriculum so that it is in line with Ministry expectations. He should also concentrate on enunciating clearly so that the students can understand him.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.


Herbology: While Professor Sprout has a sound knowledge of her subject and so she is able to convey this knowledge to a reasonable standard. However, she allows her pupils to use foul language in her classes, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, find most abhorrent and unnecessary. The amount of group work that is undertaken by Professor Sprout’s classes is also of concern, as they seem at times to almost be teaching each other, rather than receiving instruction from her.

Points for improvement: Professor Sprout would benefit from revisiting and revising some basic teaching skills, including what is acceptable language for the classroom.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Potions:
Professor Snape is a highly competent Professor who had excellent control over his classes. It is clear that he has consistently and throughly educated his students throughout his tenure at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, have doubts about some of the potions that are currently on the syllabus, for example Strengthening Solution. However, there are other considerations to take into account which outweigh this. Professor Snape seems to be highly skilled in many areas and seems to be an asset to the school.

Points for improvement: Professor Snape should consider revising which potions are on the syllabus as some of them are too advanced for young children.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.



Katherine walked into the room and frowned slightly. Desks? As in...School desks? She smiled to herslef, remembering when she was back at school, and then took a seat at one of them. She looked at the paper infront of her and read through the reports. She took a pen out of her hair and thought for a moment. She sighed. There were 2 she thought could be fired, but wasn't exactly sure which one should be. She chewed the end of her pen quickly before starting to write.

Having read Umbridge's reports, in my opinion I think that Professor Hagrid should be fired. Children have been hurt in his class, which I think is unacceptable. One should always make sure that their class is 100% safe before going through it, with injuries a minimum. The fact that a poor hypogryff had to be sentenced to death because of his poor planning is a horrible thought. It also says that he seems to take pleasure in the children being hurt, which I'm not sure I believe, because if he did, he wouldn't have been a professor there in the first place. However, if it deems to be true, that is a completely unacceptable thing to be thinking. It sounds like the children are intimidated by the Professor, and how is it possible to teach children who're scared of the person teaching them? I'm guessing it'd be hard to concentrate with him around if he's intimidating. Also, his curriculum seems to be dangerous for the children, and perhaps himself, as he is not following the Ministry guidelines which he really should do being a professional professor and all. The fact that, 'His curriculum is vastly inappropriate for the age group he is teaching and he refuses to admit this' is also quite worrying, what creatures is he showing these young children?

The professor who I think is most suited to his/her job is professor Flitwick because it seems like he is a joyful man and likes the children to have fun whilst teaching, which is what it’s supposed to be like. When learning is fun, the children have fun and therefore they learn more, which I can say from past experience. However, I do think that he should perhaps be a little more strict, as, according to Umbridge, there were many mishaps when the children focused on their studies. I think that if he maybe made the children concentrate more on their studies than having fun in his lesson, he’d be the perfect teacher: Fun yet easily respected and the children do what s/he says. I do like the fact that when a child does something wrong, the result is not sadness, but merriment. When a child does something wrong and everyone around them scolds them, it can be very off putting, and make the child not want to try again in case they get it wrong again and are scowled again. This way, the child knows they have done something wrong, but as it is laughed off, they do try again, and are not shy about it, resulting in better practice and fun for the children and better results. In my own opinion, of course.

Katherine read through it twice, correcting mistakes, and then put her pen down, and waited, not sure what to do next.

The Announcer 04-14-2010 05:29 PM
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Oliver was a little confused, but decided it would be best for him to keep writing. He took his pen and added I believe that Professor Trelawney should be let go. The reason being because even though High Inquisitor Umbridge is a bit harsh on evaluating the Professors of Hogwarts, she does have a point. Professor Trelawney does not show she has the skills or talent to teach a course, especially a subject as questionable as Divination. Some of her many faults included not paying attention to her students neither academically or just to make sure they were actually paying attention to what she was teaching. She seemed to be off in her own little world in most if not all of her classes. Most of her students were falling asleep and by if some chance they were engaged in the classroom they give her half hearted answers giving the impression they hadn't the slightest clue what had been going on. I believe Professor Trelawney is wasting students time because not only is her subject useless, but she doesn't know how to teach it. When asked on her knowledge about her subject of Divination she give questionable answers and did not seem to have a firm grasp on what she was talking about, also when asked to perform what she was teaching her students she failed and made a pathetic attempt to pretend she knew what she was doing. Professor Trelawney does not deserve to be a professor because of the nonsense she pretends she knows how to teach and because she gives no attention to her students or how they are doing with their work. Oliver put down his pen for the second time and hoped this time he had written enough to satisfy the evaluator.


Through the door stumbles the bugged eye glasses wearing Divination Professor. She was slightly slack jawed and already starting to cry. "You would have me fired? Taken from my home? Why would you do such a thing?" the Trelawney illusion asked in a quiet, sad voice as she fidgeted with the many layers of bead necklaces around her neck.


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Erik looked around and as a pamphlet was handed to him looked at it blankly. Wait...what were we supposed to do? And why was it the ministry always felt the need to give us more paperwork? Staring at the paper he looked around at others working and sighed. Well here went nothing.

Erik bit at his quill as he read the retarded rumblings of the idiot that was Umbridge. The woman really did have a severe issue. Absolute power did in fact corrupt absolutely it seemed.

Setting his quill to the paper he began to write.

While as much as the woman was historically known to be a cruel witch. Literally. I would have to say that I agree with her findings for the most part. No matter how rude Severus was he was a good teacher and the others she stated were safe did a good job in their own methods. If I had to choose one of the two that she suggested a further investigation for to fire I would have to choose Hagrid. A nice guy he may have been he was not particularly qualified to teach. Granted many of the things that occurred were not necessarily his fault, the fact that they occurred should not have happened. For example, students being bitten by carnivorous books. Books are meant to be read, not to eat the children. I do not think he intentionally does things to intimidate or harm the children but his naivety has done more harm then good. So yes, I would say that Professor Hagrid should indeed have been fired from that position at least and it given back to Professor Grubbly-Plank or another qualified professor who has shown an exceptional knowledge of their field.

Setting his quill back in his mouth he bit it thoughtfully. If he were back in school he knew a number of students who wouldn't be happy with his thoughts on that matter. Oh well.


Through the door once more loped the crying form of Rubeus Hagrid. He was blotting at his eyes with his huge necktie and stopped in front of the man before shifting back and forth on his feet. "Y'wanta fire me to, eh? Why're you doin this ta me? I love the kids more than anyone..." he trailed off and blotted at his eyes again.


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DH nodded and reconsidered. "Okay, lets put it this way. All three can redeem themselves if the two can learn how to control their students and you can learn how to be a better mentor than be a, how do you say this, a controller. Which I doubt about that." he said.

He then looked at his lists and the reports...


The Umbridge illusion placed her hands on her hips. "THat is your final answer is it? Well I wouldn't want to work with half blood, mudbloods, or blood traitors anyway. I will see myself out!" she said in her sickly sweet voice as the illusion shimmered and disappeared.



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Prometheus wondered if anyone else picked up on the irony he found in this task. Dolores Umbridge with evil intentions had viciously attacked the staff of Hogwarts all in the Name of the Ministry, and had been chastised and evicted for it. Now however her evil motives were in fact aiding the powers of good, for through her notes, a greater evil was to be stopped and the Minister and Senior Undersecretary saved.

To solve the challenge that was before him, Prometheus was going to place himself in the position of a student in the classes of these teachers, and see which one he as both Man and Boy would fire.
As he scanned Umbridges notes, would really stood out to him was the teachers relationships with the Students. Each Teacher had a pro and con, These Prometheus scribbled down on a piece of parchment he conjured.
  • Relationship with Students.

    Trelawney
    Pro: For those who took the class seriously, she was able to instill a sense of self belief
    Con: However she was not able to hold the focus of all students
    Flitwick
    Pro: The Students respect him; he allows them to enjoy the class work.
    Con: nil
    Hagrid
    Pro: due to his relationship with the animals he keeps, he was able to protect his students.
    Con: He exposed unprepared students to dangerous creatures
    Sprout
    Pro: Cares deeply both for her students and her plants
    Con: nil
    Snape
    Pro : nil
    Con: Uses fear and intimidation to get his way
From this to Prometheus it was simple : Snape had to go!
and as for the best it was a neck and neck tie with Flitwick and Sprout.


Through the door swept the greasy form of Severus Snape, his typical scowl locked into place as he surveyed the man who was choosing to fire him. In his uncaring voice he asked, "Why would you, an obvious imbecile, even be here within the Ministry of Magic to begin with? Much less to fire a man with my obvious skill as a potions master?" That was obviously all Snape had to say about things because then he commenced to scowling and eyeing all of the other imbecile's in the room.


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Malachi couldn't help it. Despite the seriousness of the situation, A grin spread across his face as Antigone spoke, this was so very... her to set up this kind of task.

He read through the report and his grin faded. Too much merriment? This woman must have been a real pain in the rear end. For a moment, he considered firing her... but he knew better than that. He wouldn't want to break one of Antigone's rules...

He took a quill out of his jacket pocket and started to write in his neat, loopy hand.

While I would personally prefer to sack Professor Umbridge, since she is not one of the options, I would have to sack Professor Trelawney. If she actually did lack the abilities of a true seer as the report suggests then the insight and guidance that she could have offered the students would be limited.
Equally, if she could not command the respect of her students, then her delivery of the subject would have been negatively affected.

The Professor I believe was best suited for their job is Professor Flitwick. Charms is a subject where there are always accidents of one sort or another as the students are learning. This Professor would seem to have had a cheerful disposition, which in my experience, is far more effective as a teaching style than being a disciplinarian who barked orders.

Malachi place his pen down and waited, reading his answer through, just to be sure.


Trelawney turned and looked weepily at the man and shook as she asked, "You would have me taken from the castle as well? Shucked out of my home. Was I not a real seer? Why am I not fit to teach the noble art of Divination?" She hicupped a little sob and looked at the man with sad pleading bug eyes.


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Benjamin actually laughed at the fact that "Delores Umbridge" was standing in front of him. It was quite amusing that he would now be arguing with an illusion. He raised an eyebrow not phased at all. "Yes, I see your crummy list. But you fail to recognize the positive qualities that the teachers take as to make them the greatest teachers of all time. Yet, you seem to have left yourself out. Why don't I do you?" He began to circle Umbridge. "Let's see... Okay, the fact that you didn't allow magic to be done in your class si absolutely absurd in a magic school. Also, you didn't TEACH spells or tactics... Rather, you poorly taught them theory. All this horrible teaching actually led the students to have to teach themselves... Which, believe it or not, saved. Their. Lives." Benjamin approached her and wanted to leave her with one last sentence. "So, shut up. You're fired." He looked at Antigone with a smile. Hopefully that was suffice. He then let out a laugh at the fun he had.


The form of Umbridge in front of the man put her hand over her heart in mock shock. "You sir are very rude! I am former Senior Undersecretary to the greatest Minister of Magic this land has ever seen... How DARE you?!" she shouted at the man before her form shimmered and disappeared.

OOC: Those of you who have finished your firing please wait for your PM

Erindipity 04-14-2010 06:07 PM
From Lara through Bella :) Sorry guys I am playing catchup and having tech diffs...
 
Antigone walked through the crowd of people and smiled as she looked over all of their parchments. "Oh great work all of you! With the exception of you there," she said pointing out two people (justme an harita), "Watch for your cue to begin the next task."


She clapped her hands together and made her way to the man she had pointed out and squatted down next to him (justme). "These are excellent points, but I need to know also which one you would fire and which one, based on these reports, you would keep in their post," she said kindly.

Then she moved to the next person (harita) she had pointed out and said, "You have to choose someone to fire and whom is best suited for their job, honey." With a wink she made her way to the corner of the room to watch the next round of firings commence.


OOC: I am so sorry!! I had a lovely multiquoted post and I timedout and lost it all :(

Zellanna 04-14-2010 06:28 PM
ooc: Yeah, those are killer.

Armand smirked a little as he received his go-ahead. Perfect! With a bit of a dash, he made his way out.

hermygirl 04-14-2010 06:37 PM
Alina sat and listened, beofre reading the parchment intently. Sure, she was a tad confused quite what was happening with an Education Fair, and now two of top people disappearing, but if she was here, she might as well do the tasks to the best standard she could.

Formulating her thoughts about Umbridge's report in her mind, Alina picked up the quill and started to write in her small handwriting on the paper in front of her.

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Charms
A cheerful and friendly demeanor is positive for an academic area such as charms, to put those students who are new to the concept of magic at ease. Indeed, one should expect mishaps when students are learning new charms - and a enthusiastic teacher and warm classroom atmosphere ensures that weaker students will not get upset if a spell does not function as first intended. Discipline is important in the classroom, however there is often a time and a place. And if things are generally going well, and students are working within a safe environment, then there is little to gain by disturbing the classroom with being too over zealous.

Divination
This is a hard subject to master - and we know from history that Professor Trelawney did have some accurate predictions. However, it also known that she had no knowledge of these times - and it is always unrealistic to expect accurate predictions on demand. Sometimes a little theatrics are needed to keep a class enthralled, however too much and it can start to sound overdramatic. Perhaps cutting down on this, and focusing on the theory of divination would be better.

Care of Magical Creatures
Some of the points made here seem appropriate. Hagrid was known for his love of more dangerous creatures, and thus his curriculum may have been considered inappropriate at times. With the wrong sort of class this could end in disaster - and yes, some students did get injured. There is something to be said for learning about these sorts of creatures in a careful and controlled environment, to inspire the next generation of Magizoologists interested in working with more dangerous creatures. However, perhaps Hagrid - whilst having a love for both the job and the creatures he worked with - was not the strongest leader in the classroom. In this sort of lesson, control is essential so perhaps he was more suited to Gameskeeper and tuition on smaller, fully interested groups than full on teaching. Or perhaps he just never had the chance get comfortable in his position of authority.

Herbology
Professor Sprout is well-known in the field of Herbology, and from the start a worth quite a lot in terms of respect. In a practical class such as this, group work is fairly essential. It is sometime unrealistic for students to manage a plant each (or just not feasible due to numbers) and alongside this it is good for students to learn to interact and work with their peers. Sharing knowledge and experience is as important in the learning process as sitting being lectured at. Here the High Inquisitor was not taking account of the bigger picture. And bad language should be monitored, but if being strangled by a tentacula - definitely justifyable!

Potions
This appears to be a very one sided account of Professor Snape. Whilst his potioneering was of a high standard, and he demanded a high quality of work, it is also probable that many a student was scared of him. These students were then too afraid to ask for help, and thus likely to have got lower grades than they could have with better support and confidence.

Best suited:
The best suited appears to Professor Sprout. She has direct control in the classroom if needed - and yet allows students to learn interactively and at their own pace. She takes good care of both the greenhouses (ensuring certain plants for the good of the school are available when necessary) and passed on a passion for a her subject to her students.

Professor to be fired:
Firing anyone is not a decision to be tasken lightly. There are two candidates here - Sybil Trelawney and Rubeus Hagrid. Perhaps due to his teaching inexperience and lack of quantifiable structure, rather than lack of knowledge, Hagrid should be the one fired. He definitely deserved a role with his understanding of the creatures in the grounds of Hogwarts, but is perhaps the least qualified in the position of Professor of Care of Magical Creatures.
Reading over what she'd written, Alina gave a slight frown. It wasn't exactly her best report. Ah well, she wasn't supposed to be an expert on teaching methods, nor past Hogwarts professors. Hopefully it'd be considered good enough...

VRSCIKA 04-14-2010 06:44 PM
Rinatta thought the entire matter over very carefully for a good ten minutes before she even put her quill to her paper. You could almost see the wheels of her mind turning. It was a descision not to be made lightly, hypothetical or not. It was a serious question put to her and she would give it a thourough nad serious answer. She carefully put her quill to her parchment and began to write in her neat script.

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I admit that I may have less experience with this subject than many here as I did not attend Hogwarts and the history of it was not a main point of my schooling, though I will give the best answer that I possibly can. It is too bad that the High inquistor herself is not listed here, but then I suppose no one would think through the other options much and simply say to sack her for very obvious reasons. So from the choices provided I will give an explanation of my reasoning for each and whom I would choose both for dismissal and to be kept.

Charms:

I would have to say that I would strongly disagree with the High Inqusitor here. Cheerful and welcoming is the best demeanor to have with your students. If you welcome your students and encourage them cheerfully they are much more likely to have a desire to learn from you. If you treat your students well they will treat you well and desire to learn in return. While it is nessesary for students to behave , an iron fist is not needed to achieve that result. A good class atmosphere results in happier students and better learning. He , from records, was excellent in his field and a wonderful example as a teacher. As for the minor mishaps, with charms there is always that chance, merriment or no, and better for the students to become accustom to that early on rather than be at a loss later. There were not any really risks beyond the ordinary and if I were headmaster I would be proud to have him as a member of my staff.

Divination:
Firstly I do not believe inability to make predictions upon request is a just reason to fire her. It is extremely difficult if not immpossible to have premenitions and prophecies on demand and that is an unjust demand to make of her. As for whether or not she was truly a seer, I don't believe that is relevant to her teaching skills. I don't believe that one has to be a seer to teach the matter of divination , but I do believe an adequate knowledge of the subject is required. Her teaching methods seem, well, unmethodical. Randomly scaring or boring your students with outlandish predictions that really never come to fruition, in attempt to keep them interested, will only make them believe that the subject is a crock and that there is no need to pay attention to the lesson or learn anything from it.


Care of Magical Creatures: I believe that it is doubtful that the professor would enjoy seeing his students in pain. This is the only report on this man that indicates so and I believe that she was stating personal feeling not facts. He was indeed extremely knowledgable in the subject that he taught, which is an extremely important factor to being a good teacher, especially in this field. Though he have indeed used a little advanced of creatures for the age group, to be too strict to teaching really of only the smaller ,more easily managed creatures of our realm is ill-advised as well. Creatures is a subject one should have a broad spectrum of knowledge in as it is envitable that you will incounter a large variety in your lifetime. It is nessesary to identify the creature that you come across and realise its habits ,whether or not it could be threatening, and how to handle it. I believe his choice of advanced creatures was good one, though I must admit I may be slightly biased in this opinion. I do indeed believe that he would need to be counsled on the matter of how he allowed the students to handle the creatures. More careful instructions and a knowledge of compliance, of the student, before the encounter is advised, as well as perhaps written out lesson guides for him communicate more clearly. I believe that his heart is definetly in the right place ,intenese love of his students and his creatures is the main key to teaching this subject. I believe that with a bit of proper counseling he would be able to become an exceptional teacher.

Herbology: I disagree with the High Inquisitor yet again. As for the foul language, whether it was banned or not , students would still use it. It is part of our nature when we are children. If it is banned sometimes it is even more prevailent, if only for the sheer fact it is often thought fun to use or cool ,simply because it is not allowed. A mention to keep them in line would be all that is nessesary in that way. And as for the group interaction I commend her. The more group interaction and co-operation the better adjusted the class. It ,though nessesity if nothing else, teaches them the importance of communication and co-operation with others , an essential lesson for all matters not only herbology. Careful guidance when needed and effective lessons involving ones own discovery of the answers, result in a wonderful learning experiance.

Potions:
I am afraid that I primarily disagree with the High Inquistor yet again. I believe that his advance curriculum was an asset not a fault. Very few institutions offer such advanced lessons and few students seek futher knowledge after attending Hogwarts. He was ,admittedly a potions genius and was amongst the very top in his field. To receive such advanced lessons ,though difficult, is good for a learning mind. He clearly communicated the lessons and had exceptional knowledge of them ,in that respect he was an excellent teacher. I do not ,however, deem it acceptable to treat ones students so harshly or have favoritism in such a way. Instilling fear or serving insults to ones charges , negates the effectiveness of the lesson. It makes the students concerntrate more the teacher than the lesson itself, fearing to upset the teacher or fail and be belittled. A student has much less of a chance to actually remember and absorb there lessons in this sort of environment and I believe that he would need counseling on the matter.

It was a very difficult desion indeed and I would have no desire to fire any of them, but rather work with them. Though since a decision must be made regrettably, it was incredibly difficult to decide , I am afraid that I would have to fire Proffesor Trelawney. For if you cannot teach your students anything, I am afraid that you fail as a teacher.

I believe that the ideal model of a teacher was Proffesor McGongall myself ,but of course her teaching was never in question. As for who I would keep it was a toss up yet again, I believe that both Proffessor Flitwick and Proffesor Sprout would have been excellent teachers. Proffesor Sprout is an extremely close second, but I would have to say my choice will be Proffesor Flitwick. A wonderful attitude an atmosphere, clear communication, as well as impeccable knowledge results in a excellent teacher.
Rin looked down at her parchment quite pleased with herself and waited for futher instructions. It was like being at school again what fun.

Lizasaurus 04-14-2010 06:45 PM
Thinking back to her teaching year she had done the previous term, Mackenzie fiddles with the corner of the paper, nibbling on the end of her quill. She didn't want to sound forceful, but yet...

She had met some interesting professors during her term as Quidditch/Flying instructor, some that would put those to shame, and others that should have been laughed right out of the school. Umbridge was another thing though...she remembered reading about her, and some of the things she had pulled, and in Mackenzie's opinion, she was just full of hot air.

Placing her quill on the paper, she begins to write:

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Scratching out the Professor she had begun to write, she starts over. Thinking of Umbridge as a professor was degrading to educators alike.

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Professor High Inquisitor Professor Delores Umbridge was a disgrace to every educator ever known. If I had the choice, she would have been fired, before she had even enterred Hogwarts.

Speaking as a prior professor, these professors that she had made these reports on, did what they deemed necessary as educators. Perhaps Hagrid might have thought to start out with something simple, but even the best professor would like to show off a bit on their first day. myself included

As a student I had often found myself wanting something more challenging. Many students enjoy that. If it's too simple for them, they get bored, and move onto something different, possibly something that could get them into trouble. Professors might have to improvise at times, but as long as the students are getting the information they need, and are able to do the tasks given to them, there should be no reason whatsoever, that they shouldn't be given tasks more challenging to them.

So for Umbridge...Ahem High Inquisitor Umbridge, I feel that she was too harsh with these professors, and should have been fired immediately.

Torchwood 04-14-2010 06:55 PM
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"These pamphlets are excerpts from ,the once High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, Delores Jane Umbridge's reports on the Professors. What I want you all to do is look over these reports and decide whether or not you agree with her reports. Knowing what we do about the fine educators of that time period I think it might be an easy task."

She had begun to make her way around the room watching as the reports landed on desk after desk after desk. "You will find that the back page is blank. The reason for this is that I wish for each of you to tell me here which of these professors you would fire and why. Also please tell me which one you think is the best suited for their job, she said with a grin.


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Extract from the Initial Report of the Hogwarts High Inquisitor

Charms:

While Professor Flitwick is cheerful and welcoming, the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, feel that this demeanor encourages the wrong sort of learning environment. While the students were focused on their studies, there were more mishaps than one would have expected, all of which resulted in far too much merriment.

Points for improvement: Professor Flitwick should focus on disciplining his classes when they step out of line, and conduct his lessons with a serious manner.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Divination: Professor Trelawney lacks the basic skills of divination and teaching. Her predictions are a mixture of deduction and wild guesses. Her class control is minimal, she resorts to making ghoulish predictions in order to scare or bore her students into submission. She is also unable to make predictions on request.

Points for improvement: Professor Trelawney needs to revisit some tried and tested, ministry approved disciplinary procedures and apply them. She must also become more accurate in her predictions and teaching methods.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.

Care of Magical Creatures:Professor Hagrid is difficult to understand, intimidating to the students and seems to take pleasure in the thought of other people being hurt. His curriculum is vastly inappropriate for the age group he is teaching and he refuses to admit this. There have been injuries in his classes, one of which has led to a hypogryff being sentenced to death by the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, although the beast escaped, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, am convinced was arranged by Professor Hagrid.

Points for improvement: Professor Hagrid should follow the lesson plans left by Professor Grubbly-Plank while he reassesses his curriculum so that it is in line with Ministry expectations. He should also concentrate on enunciating clearly so that the students can understand him.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.


Herbology: While Professor Sprout has a sound knowledge of her subject and so she is able to convey this knowledge to a reasonable standard. However, she allows her pupils to use foul language in her classes, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, find most abhorrent and unnecessary. The amount of group work that is undertaken by Professor Sprout’s classes is also of concern, as they seem at times to almost be teaching each other, rather than receiving instruction from her.

Points for improvement: Professor Sprout would benefit from revisiting and revising some basic teaching skills, including what is acceptable language for the classroom.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Potions:
Professor Snape is a highly competent Professor who had excellent control over his classes. It is clear that he has consistently and throughly educated his students throughout his tenure at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, have doubts about some of the potions that are currently on the syllabus, for example Strengthening Solution. However, there are other considerations to take into account which outweigh this. Professor Snape seems to be highly skilled in many areas and seems to be an asset to the school.

Points for improvement: Professor Snape should consider revising which potions are on the syllabus as some of them are too advanced for young children.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.
SPOILER!!: Opinion

Assignment

As it happens, I have known all of these Professors. One of the advantages of old age is the amount of time spent meeting people. I have also had the dubious pleasure of meeting Miss Umbridge. I thought her to be intolerant, self-absorbed and of extremely questionable judgement.


Charms: Retain. Students learn more in a casual environment. While discipline is necessary in a classroom, a lack of merriment is not.

Divination: Fire. The Professor could not divine the time of day while looking out a window and she was an ineffective teacher. I do not believe that additional training would be of any benefit to her.

Care of Magical Creatures: Retain. Rubeus Hagrid knows more about creatures than anyone else that I’ve met. Perhaps, Miss Umbridge’s well known disdain for creatures that are not pure-blood wizards colored her evaluation of Professor Hagrid.

Herbology: Retain. Herbology, but nature, is a hand’s on class. That Professor Sprout has nurtured an atmosphere where the students interact freely, is to her credit. The purpose of these classes is to prepare young witches and wizards for their future. I have found that young people are more receptive to information when it is offered by one of their own age. That Professor Sprout is intelligent enough to use this is to be commended.

Potions: Retain. Although he was a bully and obviously favoured his own house, Professor Snape was an excellent Potions Master. As far as the Umbridge opinion that some of the potions were too advanced. Tommyrot. Pushing a student to excel usually has positive results.

In my opinion, of the six people addressed, Delores Jane Umbridge is the one that needs to be dismissed with utmost haste. The woman is a menace, bigoted and extremely mean spirited.

Agatha Rose Cavendish

Tommehbell 04-14-2010 07:18 PM
Harlem sat at the desk refusing to touch the surface. It was teeming with millions of germs and he had lost his disinfectant during that horrible blackout. He was not in a good mood, but he sat and listened to the presentation, stifling the urge to throw out the grubby old chalk and open a fresh, clean pack.

He wasn't sure what the point of this exercise was put he pulled out a quill and as carefully as he could he wrote out his responses.

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Professor Flitwich, even though he doesn't seem to have a firm hand in the classroom the children are clearly enjoying themselves and though accidents are occurring they are learning the lessons. And if one can't laugh at themselves then there is something clearly wrong. The man is a competent charmer as stated so the foundation is there, Flitwick just may need to keep the children on the task at hand.
Recommendation- keep

Professor Trelawney- while not having the ability to predict things on command is not indicative of her abilities her general lack of control of her classroom and knowledge of her subject area is appalling. It is a simple matter to teach a professor how to control their classroom it is highly difficult to teach an adult the subject to which they are supposed to be the experts.
Recommendation- fire

Professor Hagrid-scaring students should be frowned upon in any case and shouldn't be allowed. While a person maybe the best person to teach a class because of their knowledge of the subject if students are unable to understand them their expertise because a moot point. No one is learning anything and the professor is not teaching anymore but just simply babbling to a confused audience. Injuries that draw the eye of the Ministry is a serious offense and shouldn't be taken lightly. Dealing with highly dangerous creatures such as hippogriffs for fully qualified wizards is hard enough how Professor Hagrid thought a class at Hogwarts could manage it is beyond me.
Recommendation- fire

Professor Sprout- in the world of Herbology there are a variety of plants that require the strength and aid of another wizard, so more often than not Herbology would be the one class that would see more of an group effort than solitary work. It takes two people to replant mandrakes, well if you want to do it right with the least amount of damage to the mandrake that is. And Herbology is more on a hands on class much like flying. You can be instructed on the theory but until you squeeze burbutor pus you don't really know what you are dealing with
Recommendation- keep

Professor Snape- well other than a warm bedside manner PRofessor Snape seems to be a more than capable professor. High skilled and knowledgeable in this subject area is what every professor should attain to be. However if the students are unhappy and sulkily how effective is the teaching? Not to say that a teacher should pander to his students, but students shouldn't fear a professor more than they fear death....should they?
Recommendation- keep with plenty of hugs to make him smile.
There he finished writing and he waited for the lecturer to check off on his answers. He was more than confident they were the answers she was looking for.

Erindipity 04-14-2010 07:27 PM
SPOILER!!: hermygirl, VRSICKA, Nymphadoraliz Torchwood, Tomasina Riddle

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Originally Posted by hermygirl (Post 9265514)
Alina sat and listened, beofre reading the parchment intently. Sure, she was a tad confused quite what was happening with an Education Fair, and now two of top people disappearing, but if she was here, she might as well do the tasks to the best standard she could.

Formulating her thoughts about Umbridge's report in her mind, Alina picked up the quill and started to write in her small handwriting on the paper in front of her.



Reading over what she'd written, Alina gave a slight frown. It wasn't exactly her best report. Ah well, she wasn't supposed to be an expert on teaching methods, nor past Hogwarts professors. Hopefully it'd be considered good enough...
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Originally Posted by VRSCIKA (Post 9265534)
Rinatta thought the entire matter over very carefully for a good ten minutes before she even put her quill to her paper. You could almost see the wheels of her mind turning. It was a descision not to be made lightly, hypothetical or not. It was a serious question put to her and she would give it a thourough nad serious answer. She carefully put her quill to her parchment and began to write in her neat script.



Rin looked down at her parchment quite pleased with herself and waited for futher instructions. It was like being at school again what fun.
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Originally Posted by Torchwood (Post 9265563)
SPOILER!!: Opinion

Assignment

As it happens, I have known all of these Professors. One of the advantages of old age is the amount of time spent meeting people. I have also had the dubious pleasure of meeting Miss Umbridge. I thought her to be intolerant, self-absorbed and of extremely questionable judgement.


Charms: Retain. Students learn more in a casual environment. While discipline is necessary in a classroom, a lack of merriment is not.

Divination: Fire. The Professor could not divine the time of day while looking out a window and she was an ineffective teacher. I do not believe that additional training would be of any benefit to her.

Care of Magical Creatures: Retain. Rubeus Hagrid knows more about creatures than anyone else that I’ve met. Perhaps, Miss Umbridge’s well known disdain for creatures that are not pure-blood wizards colored her evaluation of Professor Hagrid.

Herbology: Retain. Herbology, but nature, is a hand’s on class. That Professor Sprout has nurtured an atmosphere where the students interact freely, is to her credit. The purpose of these classes is to prepare young witches and wizards for their future. I have found that young people are more receptive to information when it is offered by one of their own age. That Professor Sprout is intelligent enough to use this is to be commended.

Potions: Retain. Although he was a bully and obviously favoured his own house, Professor Snape was an excellent Potions Master. As far as the Umbridge opinion that some of the potions were too advanced. Tommyrot. Pushing a student to excel usually has positive results.

In my opinion, of the six people addressed, Delores Jane Umbridge is the one that needs to be dismissed with utmost haste. The woman is a menace, bigoted and extremely mean spirited.

Agatha Rose Cavendish
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Originally Posted by Tomasina Riddle (Post 9265618)
Harlem sat at the desk refusing to touch the surface. It was teeming with millions of germs and he had lost his disinfectant during that horrible blackout. He was not in a good mood, but he sat and listened to the presentation, stifling the urge to throw out the grubby old chalk and open a fresh, clean pack.

He wasn't sure what the point of this exercise was put he pulled out a quill and as carefully as he could he wrote out his responses.



There he finished writing and he waited for the lecturer to check off on his answers. He was more than confident they were the answers she was looking for.
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Originally Posted by Nymphadoraliz
Thinking back to her teaching year she had done the previous term, Mackenzie fiddles with the corner of the paper, nibbling on the end of her quill. She didn't want to sound forceful, but yet...

She had met some interesting professors during her term as Quidditch/Flying instructor, some that would put those to shame, and others that should have been laughed right out of the school. Umbridge was another thing though...she remembered reading about her, and some of the things she had pulled, and in Mackenzie's opinion, she was just full of hot air.

Placing her quill on the paper, she begins to write:


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"Prof..."
Scratching out the Professor she had begun to write, she starts over. Thinking of Umbridge as a professor was degrading to educators alike.


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Professor High Inquisitor Professor Delores Umbridge was a disgrace to every educator ever known. If I had the choice, she would have been fired, before she had even enterred Hogwarts.

Speaking as a prior professor, these professors that she had made these reports on, did what they deemed necessary as educators. Perhaps Hagrid might have thought to start out with something simple, but even the best professor would like to show off a bit on their first day. myself included

As a student I had often found myself wanting something more challenging. Many students enjoy that. If it's too simple for them, they get bored, and move onto something different, possibly something that could get them into trouble. Professors might have to improvise at times, but as long as the students are getting the information they need, and are able to do the tasks given to them, there should be no reason whatsoever, that they shouldn't be given tasks more challenging to them.

So for Umbridge...Ahem High Inquisitor Umbridge, I feel that she was too harsh with these professors, and should have been fired immediately.



Antigone wound through the pupils and smiled as she checked over their parchments. "Great work all of you, watch for your cue!" she said with a warm smile.

PadfootAndTheWolf 04-14-2010 07:30 PM
Armen was a little nervous when he found out that they needed to start out here on the Ground Floor, the Education Department. He was NOT an educator and wasn't prepared for this. He was going to hypervenalate, he knew! How could this happen to him. He watched and listened the woman in front of the group as they were handed the pamphlet written by the Umbridge woman. A much younger verion of himself had learned how horrible the woman was.

After reading through the reports, he stared at the blank page on the back and then after some long deliberation he began to write.

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Armen Recard's Parchment
After reading and disecting each report on the educational standards and actions of each Professor I have found that it would deam fit to fire Professor Filius Flitwick. In the report it mentions his very enthusiastic and friendly nature, but it has been mentioned that there is a fine line between teacher and friend; which in my opinion the Professor has crossed or is very close to doing so. There is too much riding on the education and training of our youth to have them playing silly games and waving the wands around without knowing what they are doing.

It is mentioned that Professor Flitwick often lets the children working unsupervised and without much direction. This is an extremely dangerous truth that needs to be erradicated as soon as possible. There should be no tolerance for such unnecessarily, dangerous, educational neglec.

A Professor that I believe is well sutied for their position is Professor Rubeus Hagrid. Although some of his teaching styles have been deamed 'unsafe', he is by far one of the most passionate Professors at the School for young witches and wizards. I think that his excited, and nurturing attitude allows him to exel in his feild. And physically he fits the job perfectly; being half-giant he is very sturdy and can withstand much of anything that may come his way. Overall a very well-meaning and responsible teacher; as long as he continues to check his curriculum with the Ministry.
After placing down his quill, he waited nervously for his essay to be judged.

The Announcer 04-14-2010 07:39 PM
quote and RP firing whichever professor you chose
 
Professor Snape turned and loped toward the person who had chosen to fire him. If he was one for laughing he would have just them. As it were, he was not that type of person. "Okay you insolent fool, let me hear why you think I should be let go," Snape sneered at everyone. "You all had better have a better reason than 'You were mean to the Gryffindors. I was only doing as any good professor would have done, weed out the bad seeds," he sneered yet again.


Professor Trelawney was crying in earnest now, wailing about her home and whatnot. "Why? Why would you all choose me? I was far better than that horse! I was a true Seer," she cried as she fidgeted with her beads.


Rubeus Hagrid turned to each person and dabbed at his eyes with his neck tie. "Wha' ya wan fire me fur? I loved those kids." he sobbed as huge teardrops dropped onto his suit jacket.


Professor Delores Jane Umbridge tapped her foot impatienly as she smiled sweetly at the pupils... She was not a choose to be fired so why were all of these people choosing her? "Well, let's hear your inane comments, you lot," she said as she sneered in her toadlike fashion. "Severus, these people would have the two greatest teachers to pass through Hogwarts let go, can you believe it?" she said and gave her childlike giggle.

Daemon 04-14-2010 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9265693)
Rubeus Hagrid turned to each person and dabbed at his eyes with his neck tie. "Wha' ya wan fire me fur? I loved those kids." he sobbed as huge teardrops dropped onto his suit jacket.
And now came the hard part. Dessie slowly turned as a HUGE man revealed himself to her - eeep. Hagrid. Preparing herself, she bit her lip as the man began to cry into his beard.

"Yes, Professor Hagrid, you did - but I'm afraid that while your student teacher relations are beyond outstanding, there simply is no room at Hogwarts for an unqualified teacher when there are others better equipped," she said, feeling like this was going all wrong.

"Look - Hagrid, you will be missed. In fact, out of all the professors who have ever been sacked, I think you will be the most missed," Dessie nodded with a smile, trying to encourage him. "But it's for the good of Hogwarts - and you do love Hogwarts right? These kids. . . Their lives depend on their studies here. It's sad that you have to be let go but if you love the kids so much, think about them. They will be getting an excellent teacher who's qualifications and teaching techniques will get them through their exams with O's all around."

Dessie stood tall as she talked to the blubbering man and tried to be as professional about this as possible. But when people cried because of HER... It was just bad.

StarShine 04-14-2010 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9265693)
Professor Trelawney was crying in earnest now, wailing about her home and whatnot. "Why? Why would you all choose me? I was far better than that horse! I was a true Seer," she cried as she fidgeted with her beads.
Birce, quite calmly and with flat voice, answered without any emotion: "No you weren't. You saw nothing, and you just fooled yourself and tried to fool the others, but as I understood from the report, no one believe you. You can't control the class, you can't interpret naturally, let alone on request. You can do nothing. So, I regret to announce that you're fired." Did she succeed?

Buggy-Boo 04-14-2010 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9265693)
[CENTER]Professor Trelawney was crying in earnest now, wailing about her home and whatnot. "Why? Why would you all choose me? I was far better than that horse! I was a true Seer," she cried as she fidgeted with her beads.
Alyssa gasped slightly when a image of Professor Trelawney appeared in front of her. She should have been expecting it, however, it surprised her none the less. She listen to the professor cry. I'm Sorry Professor Trelawney, your abilites are not just up to standard for the school. We appreciate all the time you have spent here teaching the students, but we have decided to move the Divination class in a different direction." Alyssa was trying to be a nice and professional as possible with the woman. She didn't want to be rude, but the job needed to be done. "I must ask that you leave now." Alyssa hoped that went well enough to move onto the next level.

Yusrieee 04-14-2010 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9265693)
[CENTER]Professor Snape turned and loped toward the person who had chosen to fire him. If he was one for laughing he would have just them. As it were, he was not that type of person. "Okay you insolent fool, let me hear why you think I should be let go," Snape sneered at everyone. "You all had better have a better reason than 'You were mean to the Gryffindors. I was only doing as any good professor would have done, weed out the bad seeds," he sneered yet again.
As he stifled a yawn, the facsimile of Professor Severus Snape which had been flitting around the room attacked him and Edi immediately sat straight. He had to smile softly as he called him a fool. A fool, he was for reasons other than firing him. Looking straight into the eyes of the man clad in black robes before him, he said, "Weed out the bad seeds?" He raised an eyebrow at him and added, a subtle smirk tugging at the end of his lips, "Sir, not only you were mean to the Gryffindors, you also disparaged the weaker students, the ones who weren't the brightest in your particular subject. In spite of correcting their problems with compassion and patience, you chose to humiliate them, hurt their pride by exposing their weaknesses before the whole class so that they could be the subject of being laughed at and ridiculed...." He sighed softly, running a hand through his hair. WAs he getting rather emotional? Maybe since Potions is very dear to his heart. "With due respect, Sir, I'd fire you." He stared into Snape's dark eyes, watching his face turn paler and the wrinkles strewn across his face deepening.

hermygirl 04-14-2010 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Pink Ninja (Post 9265648)
Antigone wound through the pupils and smiled as she checked over their parchments. "Great work all of you, watch for your cue!" she said with a warm smile.
Alina gave smile and nod as her parchment was checked, before awaiting the arrival of who she was firing.

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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9265693)
Rubeus Hagrid turned to each person and dabbed at his eyes with his neck tie. "Wha' ya wan fire me fur? I loved those kids." he sobbed as huge teardrops dropped onto his suit jacket.
She stood politely from her desk as he approached. He was certainly a huge man, and she straightened her robes as she thought best how to approach this. She was generally a warm hearted lady, finding and encouraging the best in people. This was going to be hard...

Taking her gaze upwards to his, she nodded softly at his word. "I know," she said softly. "It is an unfortunate occurance - and one I'd rather not do, in many ways." She 're spoke with sincerety and understanding. "Your work on the Hogwarts grounds is very much appreciated - over the years you've done far more than you've been asked - and the same can be said for you support of the students. It's just..." She paused and took a breath, she needed to say this very carefully. "I think you need a little more time to prepare yourself for working with a class as a Professor. It's a different sort of role, and I know you will be there in time - just not quite yet."

She swallowed slowly, unsure of what sort of reaction she might get.

Tommehbell 04-14-2010 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9265693)


Professor Trelawney was crying in earnest now, wailing about her home and whatnot. "Why? Why would you all choose me? I was far better than that horse! I was a true Seer," she cried as she fidgeted with her beads.
Harlem stood his ground. Sometimes unpleasant things, like a sneak attack cleaning on your slimy little brother, had to be done. He looked her square in the face, "I am sorry Professor Trelawney but I can not in good conscience allow you to remain at your post. Your student aren;'t learning a thing and you can barely control your classroom. While you may have all the passion in the world for divination not everyone can translate that into effective teachings. I am to have to fire bout but I have to think of the students. I will be more than happy to help you find accommodations in London if you desire. " He told her firmly.

Golden Monkey 04-14-2010 08:18 PM
Entering the first challenge, Darius began to feel extremely nervous. He had no idea about anything the lady was talking about, it wasn’t like he had even gone to Hogwarts. It was then, as he took the parchment in his hands with the High Inquisitors opinions on then that he knew he was in trouble. He didn’t know anyone who could even begin to explain to him who these professors were, nor did he have time to dash out and flee from this monstrosity.

Sighing he leaned against the wall, watching as workers began to get things done. It seemed simple enough, give your opinion then fire the professor. Yet it was then he realized how much in trouble he truly was. If this was Romania he’d know which professor to fire and would gladly do it himself. That horrendous Potions professor who had tormented him during his seven years; if it wasn’t for Gladius he would have quit school years before and fled. But Gladius had taught him to control his fears, to not let them beat him and he had mastered Potions even with the professor hounding him.

That was years ago though, and he was an adult now, trying in vain to fit in a place he wasn’t sure he’d be accepted at. It was only his first week and already he was doing things he’d never done before. Clutching the comic book in his pocket he closed his eyes, willing Superman to come right now and tell him what to do. Shaking his head to clear it of the memories of the past, Darius set his mind to the task at hand and opened the pamplet. Looking at the names on the page he scratched his head. Clearly this was going to be harder than he thought. He thought back, trying in vain to think of anything Ariana might have told him about Hogwarts, but nothing came to mind straight away as he glanced some more.

Finally he decided to wing it. How bad could it be he mused, kneeling down and taking a quill out of his pocket and putting it between his teeth before reading it once more. Ah, wait a minute he thought his eyes focusing on one paragraph.

This is a hard one for me, as I have never heard of any of these professors, living in Romania all my adult life. However my wife has told me some basic stuff which I can now take to school with as it were and make a detailed assumption about which professor I feel needs to be fired and which one should be kept on. From my observations of the report that Umbridge has written I can only assume that she feels such animosity among those facilitators that the natural course of action would be to fire her for incompetence.

However as it would be too easy to fire someone for giving their opinion - and let’s face it it has happened before - I must go with my own findings. I have written a list of those who I think should be fired, to those whom I think shouldn’t. The list goes from definitely getting fired to keep. Now please remember I am new to the Ministry here and have yet to even read up on the history of Hogwarts so this may be wrong.


SPOILER!!: Darius' report
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Originally Posted by Prof. Trelawney
Professor Trelawney - Divination

I’m a little biased on this one since I think Divination is a worthless course to take. However since it’s not my choice to say I will go on with my review. From what I read, and heard since I think Umbridge is the biggest bully ever - Trelawney is nothing more than a coot claiming to be a real Seer. Sure she had several real readings, however she made herself out to be to good and ruined any chances those poor students had of ever learning anything worth while. Instead of learning of things like the moon and the way the stars could tell the future (which in my opinion is a much more viable way of seeing) she choose to do things her way, using theatrics to scare her students into thinking she was real.

Of course I can’t say much since I never even heard of her up until now, I must say I am surprised that she was ever a professor at Hogwarts, which is a fine institution. I’m sure she had a viable reason for teaching there, however it became clear after reading the report that she cannot teach. So for that reason, plus the reason that she cared too much about herself, she should be fired. The students don’t need someone like her to teach them about things that aren’t important, they need someone who actually knows the subject. It’s clear that Trelawney doesn’t.
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Originally Posted by Hagrid
Professor Hagrid - Care of Magical Creatures

While I do applaud him for his efforts in keeping to the true nature of Care of Magical Creatures, he missed one valid point. Keep the more dangerous creatures for later years and only show the softer creatures for younger years, building up to the Hippogriffs and dragons. Hagrid is a kind soul, that much is true, but to be a professor you need to be hard on the students, not showing any kind of remorse unless it’s a valid reason. You also cannot have students you love more than others, that is unfair to those who truly want to learn but have to beg for their professors attention. While I do understand professor Hagrid way of teaching, I do admit I would be terrified if my professor had done the same in Romania.

Hagrid needs to understand that there are rules in which he must abide by, and he hadn’t been doing so. Thus clearly he needs to be fired, but he could still stay on as groundskeeper if he chooses too. From what I understand, professor Hagrid is a fine groundskeeper but a shoddy professor.
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Originally Posted by Prof. Sprout
Professor Sprout. - Herbology

While it is true that she cares deeply for her students and loves the work that she does, it has come to my attention that Professor Sprout may care TOO much if it were and could miss the animosity between students. I have known that some students may be so bored in Herbology because the professors don’t make it fun enough, nor do they have enough practical lessons. While this may not be true with Hogwarts professors, it may happen without them realizing it. Herbology is such an important part of wizarding life, even if no one sees it. If it wasn’t for the plants we use daily in our lives, we’d surely all be in St. Muingos right now. I believe that if professor Sprout taught the students more about the medicinal purposes of the plants, then the classes would be much more efficient.

While I would not fire her, I would instruct her to be more forceful in her teachings, showing them a wider variety of plants and herbs which would be beneficial to everyday life.
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Originally Posted by Flitwick
Professor Flitwick - Charms

Charms is such an important thing to learn in a young wizards life, and professor Flitwick is doing an excellent job of teaching the youth about the different ones. However he needs to be more forceful when things go wrong, he is too soft spoken from what I was told, often missing little arguments between students or dangerous spells in place of the spells he was teaching them. I understand he is a short man and can’t see over his desk properly, which in itself is a bad thing, however he needs to speak up more, teaching the students more about the history of the spell and the dynamics of them before teaching them wand movements.

If anything he should be given a probation period before any final actions are taken.
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Originally Posted by Prof. Snape
Professor Snape - Potions

This man reminds me of my old Care of Magical Creatures professor back in Romania. Gladius was rough around the edges, never smiling even when something hilarious was going on. He was all about teaching his class in a proficient manner, such as Professor Snape did. Now I know there’s a lot of people who would disagree with me when I say he had the best intentions of being so sinister towards his students, but they were wrong. If it wasn’t for him being that way, then the students would never understand the true nature of Potions correctly. Potions is in my opinion one of the hardest classes to take in school, so many things could go wrong, and some of them did.

One thing I must say though is that the professors must keep a better hold on their supplies. It was much too easy for students to sneak in and steal ingredients for their own needs, a fault on Snape’s part I assume. While it is also true that he was a bully of sorts, it helped the students in the end, not that I agree with this professor Umbridge woman at all, she clearly knew nothing about the teachings there. He only bullied those students who he knew would go far, and in the end he knew they’d be all right. Sure he was crude and rude to everyone, but that was his teaching method. He was teaching a very dangerous class, one that could easily injure - or worse - a student which would result in law suits and the closing of the school.

Darius stopped writing, looking at his notes with a quirked up eyebrow. Not bad old man he mused grinning slightly as he looked at his ink and blinked. It was empty, and the only other color he had was pink. Ugh, Ariana must have switched bottle on him earlier. Smiling at the cuteness of that he shrugged, opening the new bottle and finishing his report.

In conclusion I would fire Professor Sybill Trelawney due to her incompetence. She lacks the needed experience in her subjects and just makes it harder on the students who really want to learn.

I would keep Professor Snape, not only because he’s one of the finest professors I have ever read about but because his students truly end up someone out with knowledge about their subject, not just a basic knowledge which gets them into trouble later. His bullying is just an effect of his teachings.

Ellieeenator 04-14-2010 08:39 PM
Briony sat in a chair in one of the rows with a room full of people and listened as Antigone spoke. Once she was finished she flipped through the notes the Umbridge had made during her time at Hogwarts of the teachers. Some of the explanations she wrote were quite foolish in her opinion. After careful consideration of how she was going to put this, she started on her opinions.

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Charms: I have to admit, the notes Dolores made of this Professor was quite an excuse to have something to point out. Obviously kids will think of Professor Flitwick more enjoyable if the classroom environment doesn't seem as strict as some of the other classes may be, which makes it fun for kid's to learn even if the laws aren't laid down as much as other teachers. Students had a nice time learning without being scolded. Flitwick wouldn't have been as favored if he had laid down the rules harder.

Divination: Though this class has never been particularly interesting I must admit that Umbridge reacted to fast and misjudged Professor Trelawney. It's utterly impossible for seers to have predictions if you ask them to and when reading the future, it's not set in stone that what they see will come true. The future is liable to change. So I think that she could have gotten off if Umbridge hadn't assumed she was a failure as a seer. The class may have been boring to some but others it was exciting in reading the future. Or at least attempting.

CoMC: From what I've read in books, Professor Hagrid may have seemed intimidating at first but he was very nice and likable if you gave him a chance. He did jump into lessons far beyond the normal teacher's pace. He seemed to have a very good understanding of magical creatures, but often didn't think about the student's being...well normal average kids, and didn't realize some of these creatures were dangerous. It's hard for me to say, but I do believe he was unworthy of this position because of the mishaps, even though they could have been accidental. Some of these accidents could of led to a severe injury of a student even though they never did.

Herbology: This is another report deemed unnecessary by Miss Umbridge. She seems to have had very good standards with when she taught and how well safety was used while teaching. Some of those plants could be dangerous I remember and she warned students of it. Of course foul language may be used considering these are teenagers or preteens. They'll hear these words and use them outside of the classroom despite trying to ban it. This is why I personally believe Miss Sprout is a good example of a teacher and is best suited for what she does. She creates a very well fit classroom environment despite the few swear words that may slip every now and then.

Potions: Many may think that Professor Snape was cruel and mean to his student's but I have to admit that he wasn't a bad teacher. He taught the lessons well and was very good at his job even if kids did not like him. Some of his lessons were a little advanced for beginners but it's never too bad to learn something sooner. Professor Snape was a very strict teacher who favored some of the others and that display needn't be necessary but as long as it wasn't shown throughout every class there is no need for him to be fired (though some may have wished it).
Briony finished her thoughts and waited for Antigone to read through them. She felt nervous and read them back to herself.

Jojogali 04-14-2010 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9265693)

Professor Trelawney was crying in earnest now, wailing about her home and whatnot. "Why? Why would you all choose me? I was far better than that horse! I was a true Seer," she cried as she fidgeted with her beads.

Katherine was taken back by the sudden appearance of the woman, she approached her and rested one calming hand on her shoulder " I know I know, we just think your methods aren't made for us, we can't seem to understand you, but considering your talent, I'm sure others will come seek you, for the meantime you are more than welcome in the castle!" she said with a pleasant smile. Being nice always worked with sensitive people, she hoped that was the best way to approach it. "Oh and anytime we seek for the future we will seek for you" she added at last, as her final touch.

Lizasaurus 04-14-2010 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9265693)
Professor Delores Jane Umbridge tapped her foot impatienly as she smiled sweetly at the pupils... She was not a choose to be fired so why were all of these people choosing her? "Well, let's hear your inane comments, you lot," she said as she sneered in her toadlike fashion. "Severus, these people would have the two greatest teachers to pass through Hogwarts let go, can you believe it?" she said and gave her childlike giggle.
Bursting out laughing, Mackenzie covers her mouth. "The two greatest teachers to pass through Hogwarts? I definitely agree with you Flitwick and Hagrid, were excellent professors. Not to mention Professor Sprout." She would have mentioned Trelawney, but her experience with Divination professors last term, made her bite her tongue.

"No, I do not believe you nor does anyone else in this ministry." Eyeing Professor Snape a little ways away with one of her colleagues. "Even Professor Snape was better then you. You were devious, disrespectful, cruel, and I've had enough out of yo..."

"Now that was rude!" she says as Umbridge made a rude gesture. "I have had ENOUGH! You are no longer needed here. You're Fired!"

Stepping back, Mackenzie takes a deep breath. Wow! Feeling exhausted from such a silly encounter, she shakes her head.

AlwaysDance 04-14-2010 09:17 PM
Amaria goes into the ground floor challenge room. She misses the beginning of the speech but understands that she is to review Umbridges reports and try to figure out what teachers were good. She looks at the reports
SPOILER!!: UMBRIDGE REPORTS

Extract from the Initial Report of the Hogwarts High Inquisitor

Charms:

While Professor Flitwick is cheerful and welcoming, the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, feel that this demeanor encourages the wrong sort of learning environment. While the students were focused on their studies, there were more mishaps than one would have expected, all of which resulted in far too much merriment.

Points for improvement: Professor Flitwick should focus on disciplining his classes when they step out of line, and conduct his lessons with a serious manner.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Divination: Professor Trelawney lacks the basic skills of divination and teaching. Her predictions are a mixture of deduction and wild guesses. Her class control is minimal, she resorts to making ghoulish predictions in order to scare or bore her students into submission. She is also unable to make predictions on request.

Points for improvement: Professor Trelawney needs to revisit some tried and tested, ministry approved disciplinary procedures and apply them. She must also become more accurate in her predictions and teaching methods.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.

Care of Magical Creatures:Professor Hagrid is difficult to understand, intimidating to the students and seems to take pleasure in the thought of other people being hurt. His curriculum is vastly inappropriate for the age group he is teaching and he refuses to admit this. There have been injuries in his classes, one of which has led to a hypogryff being sentenced to death by the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, although the beast escaped, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, am convinced was arranged by Professor Hagrid.

Points for improvement: Professor Hagrid should follow the lesson plans left by Professor Grubbly-Plank while he reassesses his curriculum so that it is in line with Ministry expectations. He should also concentrate on enunciating clearly so that the students can understand him.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.


Herbology: While Professor Sprout has a sound knowledge of her subject and so she is able to convey this knowledge to a reasonable standard. However, she allows her pupils to use foul language in her classes, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, find most abhorrent and unnecessary. The amount of group work that is undertaken by Professor Sprout’s classes is also of concern, as they seem at times to almost be teaching each other, rather than receiving instruction from her.

Points for improvement: Professor Sprout would benefit from revisiting and revising some basic teaching skills, including what is acceptable language for the classroom.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Potions:
Professor Snape is a highly competent Professor who had excellent control over his classes. It is clear that he has consistently and throughly educated his students throughout his tenure at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, have doubts about some of the potions that are currently on the syllabus, for example Strengthening Solution. However, there are other considerations to take into account which outweigh this. Professor Snape seems to be highly skilled in many areas and seems to be an asset to the school.

Points for improvement: Professor Snape should consider revising which potions are on the syllabus as some of them are too advanced for young children.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

She starts to write. Hmm, she thinks.

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Charms: I personally think that Professor Flitwick is a wonderful teacher. He may not be that good of a disciplinary teacher. Other than that he is a wonderful teacher. His lessons may not be discussed in a serious manner, but he seems to be able to get his class through the exams and they all seem to learn everything they need to.

Divination: I disagree with Umbridge in the way that there are no specific skills needed for Divination, except for being a Seer which Trelawney is. Although Professor Trelawney doesn't seem to hold much control over her class. It seems as if her class just doesn't pay attention and doesn't learn anything at all. She needs to get more control over her class. She should also try the ministry approved methods.

Care of Magical Creatures: I think that part of the reason Umbridge is giving Hagrid such low attention level is because she doesn't like half-breeds. Hagrid does need to revise his sylabus and change it to Professor Grubby-Planks lesson plans. He needs to stop showing the class dangerous things. Otherwise he is a nice friendly teacher.

Herbology: I disagree with Umbridge, the amount of group work Professor Sprout applies seems to make learning easier for her class. Acceptable language is something that all teachers at Hogwarts could be more disciplinary on so I think Professor Sprout shouldn't be penalized for that.

Potions: I think that the potions Professor Snape has them do are fine. If there as any point for improvement it would definatly be being fair. He holds grudges easily therefore punishing people worse than others because of grudges. For example, he is completely unfair to the Gryffindors because of Harry Potter and he is a Slytherin.

Probation/Firing: I think that if Professor Trelawney and Hagrid don't revise their methods a bit it is possible for the need of probation or firing. Also Professor Snape needs to become more fair to his students or I would put him on probation or fire him also. All the other teachers seem up to scratch.

The Announcer 04-14-2010 09:22 PM
Those of you whose illusion disappears need to await a PM from Pink Ninja
 
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And now came the hard part. Dessie slowly turned as a HUGE man revealed himself to her - eeep. Hagrid. Preparing herself, she bit her lip as the man began to cry into his beard.

"Yes, Professor Hagrid, you did - but I'm afraid that while your student teacher relations are beyond outstanding, there simply is no room at Hogwarts for an unqualified teacher when there are others better equipped," she said, feeling like this was going all wrong.

"Look - Hagrid, you will be missed. In fact, out of all the professors who have ever been sacked, I think you will be the most missed," Dessie nodded with a smile, trying to encourage him. "But it's for the good of Hogwarts - and you do love Hogwarts right? These kids. . . Their lives depend on their studies here. It's sad that you have to be let go but if you love the kids so much, think about them. They will be getting an excellent teacher who's qualifications and teaching techniques will get them through their exams with O's all around."

Dessie stood tall as she talked to the blubbering man and tried to be as professional about this as possible. But when people cried because of HER... It was just bad.


Hagrid blotted his eyes once more and nodded his head. "Yer awful kind fur sayin them things. I un'ersatnd, ma'am," Hagrid said and then his illusion shimmered and disappeared.




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Birce, quite calmly and with flat voice, answered without any emotion: "No you weren't. You saw nothing, and you just fooled yourself and tried to fool the others, but as I understood from the report, no one believe you. You can't control the class, you can't interpret naturally, let alone on request. You can do nothing. So, I regret to announce that you're fired." Did she succeed?


Sybill Trelawney pulled herself to her fullest height and said, "It was proven that I was INDEED a true Seer. I gave two prophecies that affected the Wizarding World immensely. If you quesion my abilities you question the greatest wizard that ever lived, Albus Dumbledore." She was no longer fidgetting.


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Alyssa gasped slightly when a image of Professor Trelawney appeared in front of her. She should have been expecting it, however, it surprised her none the less. She listen to the professor cry. I'm Sorry Professor Trelawney, your abilites are not just up to standard for the school. We appreciate all the time you have spent here teaching the students, but we have decided to move the Divination class in a different direction." Alyssa was trying to be a nice and professional as possible with the woman. She didn't want to be rude, but the job needed to be done. "I must ask that you leave now." Alyssa hoped that went well enough to move onto the next level.


Trelawney blinked rapidly behind her glasses and fingered her beads. "What new direction is DIVINATION taking. You cannot change the noble art of Divination" Sybill told her in a shakey voice.


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As he stifled a yawn, the facsimile of Professor Severus Snape which had been flitting around the room attacked him and Edi immediately sat straight. He had to smile softly as he called him a fool. A fool, he was for reasons other than firing him. Looking straight into the eyes of the man clad in black robes before him, he said, "Weed out the bad seeds?" He raised an eyebrow at him and added, a subtle smirk tugging at the end of his lips, "Sir, not only you were mean to the Gryffindors, you also disparaged the weaker students, the ones who weren't the brightest in your particular subject. In spite of correcting their problems with compassion and patience, you chose to humiliate them, hurt their pride by exposing their weaknesses before the whole class so that they could be the subject of being laughed at and ridiculed...." He sighed softly, running a hand through his hair. WAs he getting rather emotional? Maybe since Potions is very dear to his heart. "With due respect, Sir, I'd fire you." He stared into Snape's dark eyes, watching his face turn paler and the wrinkles strewn across his face deepening.


Snape sneered and looked at the man with a deep look of disgust his illusion shimmerd and disappeared. Snape was not one to deal with insolent people...


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Alina gave smile and nod as her parchment was checked, before awaiting the arrival of who she was firing.



She stood politely from her desk as he approached. He was certainly a huge man, and she straightened her robes as she thought best how to approach this. She was generally a warm hearted lady, finding and encouraging the best in people. This was going to be hard...

Taking her gaze upwards to his, she nodded softly at his word. "I know," she said softly. "It is an unfortunate occurance - and one I'd rather not do, in many ways." She 're spoke with sincerety and understanding. "Your work on the Hogwarts grounds is very much appreciated - over the years you've done far more than you've been asked - and the same can be said for you support of the students. It's just..." She paused and took a breath, she needed to say this very carefully. "I think you need a little more time to prepare yourself for working with a class as a Professor. It's a different sort of role, and I know you will be there in time - just not quite yet."

She swallowed slowly, unsure of what sort of reaction she might get.


Hagrid hiccuped a sob and shook his head in understanding. "Fanks, miss. That is awful nice of ya tasay," he said before the image shimmered away.


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Harlem stood his ground. Sometimes unpleasant things, like a sneak attack cleaning on your slimy little brother, had to be done. He looked her square in the face, "I am sorry Professor Trelawney but I can not in good conscience allow you to remain at your post. Your student aren;'t learning a thing and you can barely control your classroom. While you may have all the passion in the world for divination not everyone can translate that into effective teachings. I am to have to fire bout but I have to think of the students. I will be more than happy to help you find accommodations in London if you desire. " He told her firmly.

Sybill's bottom lip quivered as she nodded her head in understanding. "Thank you... I suppose I understand," she said in her crazy voice as she wiped tears from her cheeks.


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Entering the first challenge, Darius began to feel extremely nervous. He had no idea about anything the lady was talking about, it wasn’t like he had even gone to Hogwarts. It was then, as he took the parchment in his hands with the High Inquisitors opinions on then that he knew he was in trouble. He didn’t know anyone who could even begin to explain to him who these professors were, nor did he have time to dash out and flee from this monstrosity.

Sighing he leaned against the wall, watching as workers began to get things done. It seemed simple enough, give your opinion then fire the professor. Yet it was then he realized how much in trouble he truly was. If this was Romania he’d know which professor to fire and would gladly do it himself. That horrendous Potions professor who had tormented him during his seven years; if it wasn’t for Gladius he would have quit school years before and fled. But Gladius had taught him to control his fears, to not let them beat him and he had mastered Potions even with the professor hounding him.

That was years ago though, and he was an adult now, trying in vain to fit in a place he wasn’t sure he’d be accepted at. It was only his first week and already he was doing things he’d never done before. Clutching the comic book in his pocket he closed his eyes, willing Superman to come right now and tell him what to do. Shaking his head to clear it of the memories of the past, Darius set his mind to the task at hand and opened the pamplet. Looking at the names on the page he scratched his head. Clearly this was going to be harder than he thought. He thought back, trying in vain to think of anything Ariana might have told him about Hogwarts, but nothing came to mind straight away as he glanced some more.

Finally he decided to wing it. How bad could it be he mused, kneeling down and taking a quill out of his pocket and putting it between his teeth before reading it once more. Ah, wait a minute he thought his eyes focusing on one paragraph.

This is a hard one for me, as I have never heard of any of these professors, living in Romania all my adult life. However my wife has told me some basic stuff which I can now take to school with as it were and make a detailed assumption about which professor I feel needs to be fired and which one should be kept on. From my observations of the report that Umbridge has written I can only assume that she feels such animosity among those facilitators that the natural course of action would be to fire her for incompetence.

However as it would be too easy to fire someone for giving their opinion - and let’s face it it has happened before - I must go with my own findings. I have written a list of those who I think should be fired, to those whom I think shouldn’t. The list goes from definitely getting fired to keep. Now please remember I am new to the Ministry here and have yet to even read up on the history of Hogwarts so this may be wrong.


SPOILER!!: Darius' report




Darius stopped writing, looking at his notes with a quirked up eyebrow. Not bad old man he mused grinning slightly as he looked at his ink and blinked. It was empty, and the only other color he had was pink. Ugh, Ariana must have switched bottle on him earlier. Smiling at the cuteness of that he shrugged, opening the new bottle and finishing his report.

In conclusion I would fire Professor Sybill Trelawney due to her incompetence. She lacks the needed experience in her subjects and just makes it harder on the students who really want to learn.

I would keep Professor Snape, not only because he’s one of the finest professors I have ever read about but because his students truly end up someone out with knowledge about their subject, not just a basic knowledge which gets them into trouble later. His bullying is just an effect of his teachings.


Trelawney looked at the man and blinked... "You too wish to fire me and drive me from my home? WHay might I ask?" she said in her odd voice.


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Briony sat in a chair in one of the rows with a room full of people and listened as Antigone spoke. Once she was finished she flipped through the notes the Umbridge had made during her time at Hogwarts of the teachers. Some of the explanations she wrote were quite foolish in her opinion. After careful consideration of how she was going to put this, she started on her opinions.



Briony finished her thoughts and waited for Antigone to read through them. She felt nervous and read them back to herself.


The form of Hagrid appeared before the woman and sniffled and dabbed at his red eyes. "You wanta fire me too... Why? I loved those kids," he said in a quiet tone... or quiet enough for him.

OOC: Sorry to those of you I missed... will get to you tomorrow.

MeredithRodneyMckay 04-14-2010 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9265693)
Professor Trelawney was crying in earnest now, wailing about her home and whatnot. "Why? Why would you all choose me? I was far better than that horse! I was a true Seer," she cried as she fidgeted with her beads.
Olivia jolted in her seat slightly when a vision of Professor Trelawney started crying all over the shop.Oh dear.This was the reason she wasn't in the Education department.Taking a deep breath, she gave the 'woman' a sympathetic smile. "I'm sure you are, but right now your gift isn't serving the students in the best way it can.Perhaps if you spent some time honing it again, you might be welcomed back as a teacher in the future, when you have more to offer," Olivia bit her lip.This wasn't going well, was it? "Hogwarts just needs someone who is able to teach the students all there is to know about Divination, and right now - that's not you, Professor Trelawney."

Stealing heself to say the actual words, Olivia closed her eyes and scrunched them up for a second.Upon opening them again she looked the 'woman' directly in the eyes. "I'm sorry, but we're going to have to ask you to leave."

Ohhhh, she felt like that muggle bloke that used to be on the telly.What was his name? Oh yeah - Sir Alan Sugar. 'You're Fired!'

Harron Peasley 04-14-2010 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9265693)
Rubeus Hagrid turned to each person and dabbed at his eyes with his neck tie. "Wha' ya wan fire me fur? I loved those kids." he sobbed as huge teardrops dropped onto his suit jacket.
Leighton smiled up at the woman who told her to wait for what happened next, and although she stood up to be ready (she didn't want to fire a half giant sitting down! That would totally discredit her authority!) she wasn't prepared for the man to appear suddenly, and turn to face her. And, aww gosh, he had tears in his eyes!

Maybe she should re think and choose someone else....

"I'm sorry Mr. Hagrid," she said softly, her own brow furing. She forcd her hands to stop shaking, but she herself felt so sad to see the poor man like this. "I think you will be missed dearly, but you didn't complete your own education, and there have been accidents in you class. I'm very sorry, but I think that you should be able to keep your post as Groundskeeper. I believe you worked well in that post, and therefore you shan't be missed.... as much."

Taking a deep breath, Leigh's face was full of apology. Oh, the poor guy! Even if he was only an illusion... still...

Sneakeh Cat 04-14-2010 09:26 PM
Sam looked around the room and when he spotted Antigone, he gave her a wave before taking a seat and listening to what she had to say about their first task. He didn't think what she said was too hard, but it sure would require a lot of thinking. And the willingness to have to pick out which Professor was a good teacher...and which one wasn't.

Finally taking a look down at the parchment, he read through all of the report, and then he wrinkled his eyebrows. WHAAA? Maybe this wouldn't be too easy because he didn't know which one he would fire! Thinking it was the best to just start writing some thoughts down, he began to scribble notes on the parchment underneath each report. Once his scribbling was done, he looked over what he wrote for a few minutes, then he wrote his own report on the back:

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Professor Snape should be the one that should get fired from his job out of all the other Professors' on this report. Snape teaching very advanced subjects in his class, then the students might not understand what he's talking about and fail the class or do bad on their exams thanks to him. It doesn't matter if Snape is highly skilled; it's the student's education and what they need to learn what counts.

Professor Flitwick should continue to keep his job at Hogwarts. So what if there's a lot of mishaps in his classroom? These kids are learning new spells! Accidents are GOING to happen, no matter what. Umbridge doesn't mention anything about if the students are learning well or not, so I assume they are. If the students are learning what they need to learn. Professor Flitwick should continue to keep his job.
Once Sam got done writing, he read over what he wrote, then he sat the quill down on the table.

He was DONE!

VRSCIKA 04-14-2010 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by The Announcer (Post 9265693)
Professor Trelawney was crying in earnest now, wailing about her home and whatnot. "Why? Why would you all choose me? I was far better than that horse! I was a true Seer," she cried as she fidgeted with her beads.
Rinatta watched as the illusionary Professor Trelawney began to wail and carry on. She disliked being the bearer of bad news , but when it came to such a thing one had to remain professional. "This is a regrettable decision ,but a necessary one I am afraid. Whether or not you are a true Seer was not the matter in question. What was in question, was your ability as a teacher and I am afraid that you fell short of our standards in that respect." she said honestly in a level tone. "I am sorry ,but I am afraid that you are dismissed from your post." she continued in the same cool air. She was not being cold, simply practical. "If you need help in moving your things it can be provided and accommodations can be found for you, at least until you decide where you want to go from here. I wish the best of luck to you, wherever your journey takes you." she concluded with earnesty and the same calmness.

She wondered if that would garner a continued reaction or if she would perhaps be a bit calmer about the matter.

Yusrieee 04-14-2010 09:32 PM
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Snape sneered and looked at the man with a deep look of disgust his illusion shimmerd and disappeared. Snape was not one to deal with insolent people...
The look of disgust on Snape's face tickled a smile out of him though he immediately felt bad about it. "Farewell...." He muttered as he rose from his seat and headed out with one last glance as Snape's illusion shimmered and ultimately, vanished.

What now?

Buggy-Boo 04-14-2010 09:43 PM
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Trelawney blinked rapidly behind her glasses and fingered her beads. "What new direction is DIVINATION taking. You cannot change the noble art of Divination" Sybill told her in a shakey voice.


"We just think that Forenz is better suited for this position. I'm sorry Professor Trewlaney." Alyssa thought she had done well enough to pass right away, she wasn't really sure what else to say, she had never had to fire anyone before."Your prediction seem over the top, and the child are not learning as much or what they should be learning." Alyssa finished and again asked the Professor to leave.

justme 04-14-2010 09:47 PM
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Sybill Trelawney pulled herself to her fullest height and said, "It was proven that I was INDEED a true Seer. I gave two prophecies that affected the Wizarding World immensely. If you quesion my abilities you question the greatest wizard that ever lived, Albus Dumbledore." She was no longer fidgetting.

Trelawney blinked rapidly behind her glasses and fingered her beads. "What new direction is DIVINATION taking. You cannot change the noble art of Divination" Sybill told her in a shakey voice.
"I'm sorry Miss Trelawney. Almost none of your students are learning anything and therefore Firenze is a better teacher. When Firenze teaches the students actually learn the arts of Divination. We are not changing Divination we are just improving it. That's the new direction it is taking," Tyler says very firmly. "Therefore you have the right to be fired. The point is to teach. No one is learning with you. So then you are FIRED." Wow that was Tyler's first big speach. Ha, he felt like he did good.

Ladybug 04-14-2010 10:01 PM
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[CENTER]Professor Snape turned and loped toward the person who had chosen to fire him. If he was one for laughing he would have just them. As it were, he was not that type of person. "Okay you insolent fool, let me hear why you think I should be let go," Snape sneered at everyone. "You all had better have a better reason than 'You were mean to the Gryffindors. I was only doing as any good professor would have done, weed out the bad seeds," he sneered yet again.
Emma stood her ground, staring at the Professor as he made his speech, raising her eyebrows at places.

"I think you should be fired Proffesor Snape, because you show signs of bullying and controlling your students on fear. Yes you were mean to the Gryffindor's, but also Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. But you also showed favourtism towards your own house. Although you teach you class, and can control them, your bascailly mean, and teach potions to students which are too hard on there age range, expecting them to get it perfectly right. Do you think, with these bad qualities, you should be teaching children?"

She said to the ghost infront of her, her arms folded, not willing to step down from her ground and let him win, even if his stare was quite scary.

AlwaysDance 04-14-2010 10:04 PM
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[CENTER
Sybill Trelawney pulled herself to her fullest height and said, "It was proven that I was INDEED a true Seer. I gave two prophecies that affected the Wizarding World immensely. If you quesion my abilities you question the greatest wizard that ever lived, Albus Dumbledore." She was no longer fidgetting.



Trelawney blinked rapidly behind her glasses and fingered her beads. "What new direction is DIVINATION taking. You cannot change the noble art of Divination" Sybill told her in a shakey voice.[/CENTER]
Amaria looks at Tyler as he speaks. She says, "Indeed. Only three of your students got at least an E in their OWLs. When Firenze started teaching more of his students got at least an E. It shows that you indeed needed a replacement. When you teach, no one learns. Except a few. When Firenze teaches, most of the students learn. Therefore YOU ARE FIRED," she says with a little laugh. What a speach. "No exceptions." she adds.

adam_caflisch 04-14-2010 10:17 PM
Wyatt took his time to think about all the professors in Hogwarts. He knew for a fact that Professor Albus Dumbledore and Professor Minerva McGonagall were both the best Professors to stay within their position at Hogwarts. The only problem Wyatt was having was thinking about two different professors to choose from to fire.

1. Dolores Umbridge
2. Sybill Trelawney

Wyatt could not make up his mind and it bugged him so much that he worked at for what seemed like hours. Then Wyatt decided not to try and think about both them at once but to try and narrow it down one at a time. So he did that and he took out a few extra pieces of parchment and started to write about both professors individually and then counclude which one is far worse than the other.

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Dolores Umbridge

Professor Umbridge had a certain personality about her person but something just did not seem right about her from the start you would lay eyes on her. She seemed the need to put in place all these different rules that were unecessary. She seemed the need to also think that she needed to be Head of Hogwarts which she was wrong about as well. Overall Professor Umbridge did just not belong with Hogwarts from the start.
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Sybill Trelawney

Professor Trelawney also had a unique personality when you would meet this person and also she would sometime seem wierd to other people. She may seemed to be not a true Seer but some of her prophecies that she predicted did come true so you never know. Professor Trelawney seems to have the potential to be a good Divination Teacher, I just believe she needs to be trained on how to handle her students and be more assertive.
Wyatt seemed happy with what progress he had made and with that he looked over both his reveiws and then wrote on the blank parchment.

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The professor i would fire is: Dolores Umbridge.
The Professor who i think is suited for their position is: Professor Albus Dumbledore and/or Professor Minerva McGonagall.


OCC: sorry if i mispelled some words.

Shanners 04-14-2010 10:29 PM
Pippa had taken a seat, and caught the speech!thing that the Department Head of Education had given, and nodded in places where she seemed to approve. She had some good points, some not so good points. But they were mostly nothing. Only one or two. So, on the entirety, Pippa did agree with her on all of her points about teaching, and differentiated between a good one and a bad one.

Her eyes scanned the parchment with Umbridge’s reports, and she strummed her nails on the desk while doing so. This Umbridge woman was a loon, and that was all Pippa had to think about her. A stark raving loon. Once she had finally finished reading it, the nail strumming stopped, and she reached for her quill and started to write on the blank parchment.

The parchment she hated, parchment was silly. Muggle paper was better. Hehe.


To be fired :: Professor Hagrid
Reasoning :: The main reason that jumped out at me about Rubeus Hagrid, was the fact he never graduated a Wizarding school in his lifetime. This means that he himself, was not fully educated in the subject he was/is(er. Grammar failing) teaching. Sure. He knew things about the creatures he taught about, but he had never learnt how it was taught, nor all the small things students did need to know. Once expelled from Hogwarts, his wand was snapped, this means he would have had no access to magic, and if in trouble during a class, he wouldn’t have been able to use magic to help, through the fact or being wandless and that he himself wasn’t educated fully.

Sure, Professor’s should have a bond with their students so that they want to listen to them of their own accord, but Professor Hagrid was/is too close to his students and therefore his friendship would come across in class and he would have his ‘favourite students’. This would lower the self esteem of other pupils and boost it of the ‘favourites’.

In my mind, Professor Hagrid should have been kept as Groundskeeper, and not moved onto CoMC teacher, as he was never properly educated in the subject himself nor picked up any qualifications.

Most suitable :: Professor Sprout
Reasoning :: Through personal actions, I have found that teaching in groups works much better than one teacher to a whole class, simply because if a student is able to explain their decisions to other pupils, and explain how and why something is like it is, then they can assure their Professor that they know it themselves. Yes, this can be achieved through written assignments, but there is always a chance to cheat in these. Group work, defines whether they know it or not.

I agree that her allowance to foul language being used in her lessons is wrong, and yes- work is needed to improve this. But she is the Professor I think is the most suitable for her job.

Ellieeenator 04-14-2010 11:19 PM
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The form of Hagrid appeared before the woman and sniffled and dabbed at his red eyes. "You wanta fire me too... Why? I loved those kids," he said in a quiet tone... or quiet enough for him.
Briony looked at the form of Hagrid and sighed. She hated choosing someone. She really did. "I'm sorry sir," she apologized. "You're a very nice person and I believe you did, but your not suited to be a teacher," she explained, looking at the form. "You didn't even graduate. Your much better at a groundskeeper." He was. It suited him more.

Mrs_Molly_Weasley 04-15-2010 12:48 AM
Melina had once again been late- today was just not her day- and took a seat as the forms of those she knew to be Professors Sprout, Flitwick, Trelawney, Hagrid and Snape spoke to other employees about... being fired. And the notorious Professor Umbridge. Judging by the Professor's reactions, Melina guessed that they would be evaluating the teaching skills and abilities of the past mentors. As she soon found an evaluation sheet, she looked it over twice, took a quill out of her pocket and then began to write down her thoughts.

Each Professor has his or her own flaws and wonders.

Professor Flitwick: I must say that I do not agree with the High Inquestor, though it ma just be my style but I believe that a positive and cheerful learning environment is one that leads to successful pupils. However, the Professor does need to maintain more strict disiplinary actions. Also, some would say that more mishaps than necessary have occured in this classroom. As to who's fault that is, I cannot solely put the blame on Professor Flitwick.

Professor Hagrid: I find that this class is one of the more entertaining classes as opposed to say, History of Magic. Hagrid's teaching style is a more... relaxed one than most and makes the learning environment an easier one than a quicker paced class. Also, it is more involved and interactive. I understand that Hagrid's class has lead to injuries, but when dealing with wild animals what are you going to do?

Professor Snape: Professor Snape seems to have a superb knowledge of Potions as well has a firm hand on the classroom. Although Professor Snape is a man who knows how to get his point across, the potions that he has taught seem to be a little advanced for the students that he taught. Having been a Gryffindor/Slytherin rivalry, Snape tended to be biased toward Gryffindors aspecially. Other than that, he is very qualified for his position.

Professor Sprout: I certainly agree about the astound knowledge of herbology and the ability to share that knowledge are key features to the success of Professor Sprout. I do think that the language is a bit disruptive and the students would benefit from a cleaner environment. In my opinion, groupwork is a way to build character but it would be good to do some individual work as students will need to take initiative to do things for themselves in the "real" world.

Professor Trelawney: Though her predictions may seem random and the subject might seem ridiculous to some, it is not a pointless subject. Professor Trelawney might want to work on honing her skills to become a more accurate Seer, and the death/harm predictions should definetly be left out. And even though Trelawney may not be the most lucid seeming professor, she interests the class and gets them involved.

Professor/High Inquestor Umbridge: I believe that Umbridge has made some fair desicions in her examining the other Professors, but she has also used the power of her position to her own personal advantage. This is both unprofessional and unethical. Students also never got the chance to practice what they were learning, and you know what they say: practice makes perfect.

This was a difficult desicion and you are all very unique and wonderful in your own way, but please do not think this makes me think any less of you. If given the option, I would fire Professor Umbridge, and if not given the option, I would fire Professor Trelawney who seemed to be the weaker link of the bunch.

Capping the quill and putting it back in the designated pocket, Melina sat back: done.

Hermione J. Granger 04-15-2010 12:49 AM
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Through the door stumbles the bugged eye glasses wearing Divination Professor. She was slightly slack jawed and already starting to cry. "You would have me fired? Taken from my home? Why would you do such a thing?" the Trelawney illusion asked in a quiet, sad voice as she fidgeted with the many layers of bead necklaces around her neck.
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"I'm afraid so Professor Trelawney" said Oliver. "Admittedly you have been at Hogwarts for a number of years as the Divination Teacher" said Oliver. "However during that period of time you have managed to waste an endless number of students education. Since you started teaching at Hogwarts there have been hundreds of students passing through your class, and not one of them has learned a single thing. Whether it be for the classroom, or in the real world. Educators see this as a problem. If you can't teach your subject than we have no reason to keep you. Your class is a joke, people are falling asleep, and talking about things unrelated to the subject matter. Your the only person that seems to know what's going on in the classroom, and that's only half the time" said Oliver. If you would like to call yourself a true seer than by all means you can continue to do so, but you no longer will be working as a seer or a Professor at Hogwarts. Professor Trelawney you are fired!" said Oliver.

Roselyn 04-15-2010 01:11 AM
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Professor Snape turned and loped toward the person who had chosen to fire him. If he was one for laughing he would have just them. As it were, he was not that type of person. "Okay you insolent fool, let me hear why you think I should be let go," Snape sneered at everyone. "You all had better have a better reason than 'You were mean to the Gryffindors. I was only doing as any good professor would have done, weed out the bad seeds," he sneered yet again.
Lilah had been watching the others and the illusions appearing, and disappearing. The lady wasn't kidding when she said they had to fire a teacher. Lilah was too nice to fire somebody! Couldn't she stand as a backup for someone instead?

But, no. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the dreaded moment arrive. Oh great. Great great great. "Weed out the bad seeds? Is that what you call it?" she said in disbelief, organizing the things on her desk before staring straight into his...unbelievably dark eyes. Wow, they matched his heart. "Professor Snape, you are teaching a subject that requires patience, precision, and one needs to be comfortable with what their doing and in their environment in order to succeed in the subject. I know, I know. Don't tell me that you already know this, because obviously you don't if these kids are sitting in their seats and just counting down the seconds where they could leave the classroom and hide in their dormitories for the rest of the day instead of focusing on the task at hand. Fear, humiliation, the fact that sometimes these kids don't even feel safe...this is not the way a Professor should be teaching his class. Especially one that deals with a few certain ingredients that one should be extremely careful with. I am sorry, with all due respect Professor Snape, I really would fire you."

Oh dear Merlin, she was done right? Done?! That all just...came out! Out of nowhere! Now she just needed to, calm down. Let her heart beat settle down and, maybe a black hole could just swallow her up?

Golden Monkey 04-15-2010 01:28 AM
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Trelawney looked at the man and blinked... "You too wish to fire me and drive me from my home? WHay might I ask?" she said in her odd voice.
Darius stood, his hands loose behind his back his face calm and soothing as the illusion of Trelawney appeared. It was then he knew his decision was correct. Clearing his throat he stared at her blankly, amazed that they had kept her on for so long. "My Dear Professor, you must understand, the times have changed since you began teaching." he began in his most soothing voice. "As with all changes, sacrifices must be made, and I'm afraid you are one of those sacrifices. Teaching young children about the importance of divination is more than just theatrics or voice changes. You see professor, as I'm sure you're aware, these students will be out in the real world soon, do you really want them to fail? I sure don't; the way you've been teaching these children have been wrong, you should have helped more, been more curious towards them." he explained, his hands now moving on their own accord. He was flying by the seat of his pants right now, having no clue what he was talking about. "You yourself teach of things to come, having premonitions, surely you must have known that this was coming." he added with a quirked up eyebrow.

This was apparently harder than he thought, as Darius looked on staring the woman in the eye. "You've done a wonderful job teaching our youth, however..." he paused, his face smoothing out into an incredible smile, his hazel eyes soft "It's time for you to move on. We will forever be grateful for your wonderful service to our school." he finished, clearly out of his element. However Darius was good at hiding his emotions, using his good looks to ease everyone. Why couldn't he just take out his comic book and find something useful there? Surely Superman had been through something like this before?

PattyH. 04-15-2010 01:29 AM
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Through the door swept the greasy form of Severus Snape, his typical scowl locked into place as he surveyed the man who was choosing to fire him. In his uncaring voice he asked, "Why would you, an obvious imbecile, even be here within the Ministry of Magic to begin with? Much less to fire a man with my obvious skill as a potions master?" That was obviously all Snape had to say about things because then he commenced to scowling and eyeing all of the other imbecile's in the room.

At first Prometheus thought a large black bat had swooped through the door, however as it drew closer, he realised it was Severus Snape.
"Professor Snape, I am sorry but your position at Hogwarts is no longer available. Your Fatal flaw was your inability to be neither loved, liked nor respected by your students, due to your prickly and rude demeanor. However I am not here today to talk about the past, I am here to discuss your options for the future. After so many years at the school as both staff and student you should seize this opportunity to go away and reevaluate your life, and if you decide you really wish to continue teaching, then the Ministry will be more than happy to help you find your softer side." he said with a smile.

"Oh and Professor Snape, the reason I work for the Ministry, is due to the fact that i was taught by teachers i loved and respected. Teachers who saw potential in me and gave me the chance to succeed and not once put me down, as you have done with some many other students."

The Announcer 04-15-2010 01:31 AM
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Armen was a little nervous when he found out that they needed to start out here on the Ground Floor, the Education Department. He was NOT an educator and wasn't prepared for this. He was going to hypervenalate, he knew! How could this happen to him. He watched and listened the woman in front of the group as they were handed the pamphlet written by the Umbridge woman. A much younger verion of himself had learned how horrible the woman was.

After reading through the reports, he stared at the blank page on the back and then after some long deliberation he began to write.


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After reading and disecting each report on the educational standards and actions of each Professor I have found that it would deam fit to fire Professor Filius Flitwick. In the report it mentions his very enthusiastic and friendly nature, but it has been mentioned that there is a fine line between teacher and friend; which in my opinion the Professor has crossed or is very close to doing so. There is too much riding on the education and training of our youth to have them playing silly games and waving the wands around without knowing what they are doing.

It is mentioned that Professor Flitwick often lets the children working unsupervised and without much direction. This is an extremely dangerous truth that needs to be erradicated as soon as possible. There should be no tolerance for such unnecessarily, dangerous, educational neglec.

A Professor that I believe is well sutied for their position is Professor Rubeus Hagrid. Although some of his teaching styles have been deamed 'unsafe', he is by far one of the most passionate Professors at the School for young witches and wizards. I think that his excited, and nurturing attitude allows him to exel in his feild. And physically he fits the job perfectly; being half-giant he is very sturdy and can withstand much of anything that may come his way. Overall a very well-meaning and responsible teacher; as long as he continues to check his curriculum with the Ministry.
After placing down his quill, he waited nervously for his essay to be judged.



Odd enough the small figure of Proffesser Filius Flitwick appeared in front of the man and in his squeaky voice said, "You would have me, one of the defenders of Hogwarts fired? I hope that you have a good excuse for it!"



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Olivia jolted in her seat slightly when a vision of Professor Trelawney started crying all over the shop.Oh dear.This was the reason she wasn't in the Education department.Taking a deep breath, she gave the 'woman' a sympathetic smile. "I'm sure you are, but right now your gift isn't serving the students in the best way it can.Perhaps if you spent some time honing it again, you might be welcomed back as a teacher in the future, when you have more to offer," Olivia bit her lip.This wasn't going well, was it? "Hogwarts just needs someone who is able to teach the students all there is to know about Divination, and right now - that's not you, Professor Trelawney."

Stealing heself to say the actual words, Olivia closed her eyes and scrunched them up for a second.Upon opening them again she looked the 'woman' directly in the eyes. "I'm sorry, but we're going to have to ask you to leave."

Ohhhh, she felt like that muggle bloke that used to be on the telly.What was his name? Oh yeah - Sir Alan Sugar. 'You're Fired!'


The image of Professor Trelawney gasped and spluttered in utter shock before shimmering and disappearing.




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Leighton smiled up at the woman who told her to wait for what happened next, and although she stood up to be ready (she didn't want to fire a half giant sitting down! That would totally discredit her authority!) she wasn't prepared for the man to appear suddenly, and turn to face her. And, aww gosh, he had tears in his eyes!

Maybe she should re think and choose someone else....

"I'm sorry Mr. Hagrid," she said softly, her own brow furing. She forcd her hands to stop shaking, but she herself felt so sad to see the poor man like this. "I think you will be missed dearly, but you didn't complete your own education, and there have been accidents in you class. I'm very sorry, but I think that you should be able to keep your post as Groundskeeper. I believe you worked well in that post, and therefore you shan't be missed.... as much."

Taking a deep breath, Leigh's face was full of apology. Oh, the poor guy! Even if he was only an illusion... still...


Hagrid sobbed a few times into a handkerchief the size of a table cloth and nodded his head before his image shimmered and disappeared.


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Sam looked around the room and when he spotted Antigone, he gave her a wave before taking a seat and listening to what she had to say about their first task. He didn't think what she said was too hard, but it sure would require a lot of thinking. And the willingness to have to pick out which Professor was a good teacher...and which one wasn't.

Finally taking a look down at the parchment, he read through all of the report, and then he wrinkled his eyebrows. WHAAA? Maybe this wouldn't be too easy because he didn't know which one he would fire! Thinking it was the best to just start writing some thoughts down, he began to scribble notes on the parchment underneath each report. Once his scribbling was done, he looked over what he wrote for a few minutes, then he wrote his own report on the back:



Once Sam got done writing, he read over what he wrote, then he sat the quill down on the table.

He was DONE!


The image of Severus Snape popped into being in front of Sam. THe scowl on his face was immense and he pulled the sleeves of his robes up jerkily as he sneered. "Well, I certainly hope that you can find a suitable reason to dismiss a tenured Potions Master," he said in his drawling voice as he glared.


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Rinatta watched as the illusionary Professor Trelawney began to wail and carry on. She disliked being the bearer of bad news , but when it came to such a thing one had to remain professional. "This is a regrettable decision ,but a necessary one I am afraid. Whether or not you are a true Seer was not the matter in question. What was in question, was your ability as a teacher and I am afraid that you fell short of our standards in that respect." she said honestly in a level tone. "I am sorry ,but I am afraid that you are dismissed from your post." she continued in the same cool air. She was not being cold, simply practical. "If you need help in moving your things it can be provided and accommodations can be found for you, at least until you decide where you want to go from here. I wish the best of luck to you, wherever your journey takes you." she concluded with earnesty and the same calmness.

She wondered if that would garner a continued reaction or if she would perhaps be a bit calmer about the matter.


The image of Trelawney looked heart broken and she clutched at her chest and spluttered a few times before the image of her disappeared with a shimmer.


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The look of disgust on Snape's face tickled a smile out of him though he immediately felt bad about it. "Farewell...." He muttered as he rose from his seat and headed out with one last glance as Snape's illusion shimmered and ultimately, vanished.

What now?


OOC: Please await your PM with further instruction


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"We just think that Forenz is better suited for this position. I'm sorry Professor Trewlaney." Alyssa thought she had done well enough to pass right away, she wasn't really sure what else to say, she had never had to fire anyone before."Your prediction seem over the top, and the child are not learning as much or what they should be learning." Alyssa finished and again asked the Professor to leave.


The image of Trelawney was instantly enraged at the mention of the centaur, Firenze. "How dare you say that that HORSE is better suited to teach Divination than I. What prediction are you referring to that was over the top. I was a true Seer, child. I made predictions that were true," she said and looked at the woman angrily from behind her bug eye glasses as she muttered to herself.


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"I'm sorry Miss Trelawney. Almost none of your students are learning anything and therefore Firenze is a better teacher. When Firenze teaches the students actually learn the arts of Divination. We are not changing Divination we are just improving it. That's the new direction it is taking," Tyler says very firmly. "Therefore you have the right to be fired. The point is to teach. No one is learning with you. So then you are FIRED." Wow that was Tyler's first big speach. Ha, he felt like he did good.


The image of Professor Trelawney shimmered and faded.


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Emma stood her ground, staring at the Professor as he made his speech, raising her eyebrows at places.

"I think you should be fired Proffesor Snape, because you show signs of bullying and controlling your students on fear. Yes you were mean to the Gryffindor's, but also Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. But you also showed favourtism towards your own house. Although you teach you class, and can control them, your bascailly mean, and teach potions to students which are too hard on there age range, expecting them to get it perfectly right. Do you think, with these bad qualities, you should be teaching children?"

She said to the ghost infront of her, her arms folded, not willing to step down from her ground and let him win, even if his stare was quite scary.


The image of Severus Snape sneered and opened it's mouth to say something but instead shimmered and disappeared.


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Amaria looks at Tyler as he speaks. She says, "Indeed. Only three of your students got at least an E in their OWLs. When Firenze started teaching more of his students got at least an E. It shows that you indeed needed a replacement. When you teach, no one learns. Except a few. When Firenze teaches, most of the students learn. Therefore YOU ARE FIRED," she says with a little laugh. What a speach. "No exceptions." she adds.



The image of Professor Trelawney looked at the woman in rage and grasped at the front of her


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Wyatt took his time to think about all the professors in Hogwarts. He knew for a fact that Professor Albus Dumbledore and Professor Minerva McGonagall were both the best Professors to stay within their position at Hogwarts. The only problem Wyatt was having was thinking about two different professors to choose from to fire.

1. Dolores Umbridge
2. Sybill Trelawney

Wyatt could not make up his mind and it bugged him so much that he worked at for what seemed like hours. Then Wyatt decided not to try and think about both them at once but to try and narrow it down one at a time. So he did that and he took out a few extra pieces of parchment and started to write about both professors individually and then counclude which one is far worse than the other.





Wyatt seemed happy with what progress he had made and with that he looked over both his reveiws and then wrote on the blank parchment.



OCC: sorry if i mispelled some words.


Nothing happened... all of the choices the man made on his parchment were all NOT options.


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Pippa had taken a seat, and caught the speech!thing that the Department Head of Education had given, and nodded in places where she seemed to approve. She had some good points, some not so good points. But they were mostly nothing. Only one or two. So, on the entirety, Pippa did agree with her on all of her points about teaching, and differentiated between a good one and a bad one.

Her eyes scanned the parchment with Umbridge’s reports, and she strummed her nails on the desk while doing so. This Umbridge woman was a loon, and that was all Pippa had to think about her. A stark raving loon. Once she had finally finished reading it, the nail strumming stopped, and she reached for her quill and started to write on the blank parchment.

The parchment she hated, parchment was silly. Muggle paper was better. Hehe.


To be fired :: Professor Hagrid
Reasoning :: The main reason that jumped out at me about Rubeus Hagrid, was the fact he never graduated a Wizarding school in his lifetime. This means that he himself, was not fully educated in the subject he was/is(er. Grammar failing) teaching. Sure. He knew things about the creatures he taught about, but he had never learnt how it was taught, nor all the small things students did need to know. Once expelled from Hogwarts, his wand was snapped, this means he would have had no access to magic, and if in trouble during a class, he wouldn’t have been able to use magic to help, through the fact or being wandless and that he himself wasn’t educated fully.

Sure, Professor’s should have a bond with their students so that they want to listen to them of their own accord, but Professor Hagrid was/is too close to his students and therefore his friendship would come across in class and he would have his ‘favourite students’. This would lower the self esteem of other pupils and boost it of the ‘favourites’.

In my mind, Professor Hagrid should have been kept as Groundskeeper, and not moved onto CoMC teacher, as he was never properly educated in the subject himself nor picked up any qualifications.

Most suitable :: Professor Sprout
Reasoning :: Through personal actions, I have found that teaching in groups works much better than one teacher to a whole class, simply because if a student is able to explain their decisions to other pupils, and explain how and why something is like it is, then they can assure their Professor that they know it themselves. Yes, this can be achieved through written assignments, but there is always a chance to cheat in these. Group work, defines whether they know it or not.

I agree that her allowance to foul language being used in her lessons is wrong, and yes- work is needed to improve this. But she is the Professor I think is the most suitable for her job.


THe image of Rubeus Hagrid came into being in front of the woman and shuffled his feet slightly. "Ya wan fire me too, eh? Why you wan do that fur?" Hagrid asked as he cried into his beard, huge teardrops that actually made a splatting noise when they hit.


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Briony looked at the form of Hagrid and sighed. She hated choosing someone. She really did. "I'm sorry sir," she apologized. "You're a very nice person and I believe you did, but your not suited to be a teacher," she explained, looking at the form. "You didn't even graduate. Your much better at a groundskeeper." He was. It suited him more.


THe image of Hagrid shuffled his feet and then shifted a few times before blowing his nose like a foghorn into his HUGE handkercief. THe image them shimmered and disappeared.


OOC: THis is The Announcer's last post for the evening you lot. My sincerest apologies. I will get to thos of you who were posting as I was first thing in the AM.

PadfootAndTheWolf 04-15-2010 01:42 AM
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Odd enough the small figure of Proffesser Filius Flitwick appeared in front of the man and in his squeaky voice said, "You would have me, one of the defenders of Hogwarts fired? I hope that you have a good excuse for it!"
Armen was shocked speechless when the little figure of Professor Flitwick walked towards him. He was stuck between mumbleing uncoherently and wanting to pat the poor old dwarf's head. He was torn about this, but by what he had read in the report this needed to be done.

He took a deep breath for confidence and then gave it to them man as best as he could. "Well Filius according to your report you are known to let the students work on advanced charm work unsupervised. And wouldn't you want the students in your classes actually learn from a teacher who actually instructs them?" he asked the tiny man sincerely. "Wouldn't you want them to be prepared to defend Hogwarts if the situation arise?"

Sneakeh Cat 04-15-2010 01:49 AM
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The image of Severus Snape popped into being in front of Sam. THe scowl on his face was immense and he pulled the sleeves of his robes up jerkily as he sneered. "Well, I certainly hope that you can find a suitable reason to dismiss a tenured Potions Master," he said in his drawling voice as he glared.
OHHHHH, that image looked so real! Sam just stared at Snape for a moment or two, deciding whether or not he just wanted to poke him to see if he was real. But since he was a grown Division Head in his 20s, he decided it was best NOT to do that.

"I do have a suitable reason to dismiss you, Mr. Snape," he replied. "This report --" He tapped his index finger against the Initial Report of the Hogwarts High Inquisitor that was on his desk. "-- states that you have been teaching young students very advanced Potion making lessons. This is intolerable, sir." He paused for a moment to let Snape's brain soak in what he was saying before continuing, "And if the students in your class doesn't understand what's going on being it's too ADVANCED for them, then they might fail their exams and everything. Which isn't good...and it will be your fault."

"But you do have a really good knowledge in Potions, Mr. Snape. So maybe you can pick up another job somewhere? There's got to be places looking for someone with your knowledge in Potions," he explained. "Hogwarts just isn't the place to be teaching young students advanced subjects, sir." He paused one last time before adding, "I'm sorry."

Erindipity 04-15-2010 02:02 AM
Antigone smiled as she watched her pupils with a bit of pride. *Sigh* They were doing great and people were completing her task left and right! She couldn't be happier. She saw a few that had finished and no illusion came to them. "For those of you who have not had an image appear... there are a few reasons this can be. 1) YOu have no t given enough information and 2) you have chosen somone who is not an option. Please try to elaborate and you will do just fine," she said in a cheery voice.


OOC: The Announcer sends his apologies for missing a few posts... :erm: Will be fixed tomorrow. It was too late for him and he got a millte confuddled :)

HannahLongbottom 04-15-2010 02:07 AM
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Antigone smoothed down the front of her jacket and leaned over Malachi's shoulder, her chain hanging down revealing the phail and the pendant. "Great work, Malachi. Wait for the cue to start your next task," she said sweetly as she squeezed his shoulder gently and gave him an indulgant smile.
"Thank you Miss McArdle." He returned her smile and tried again to work out what the phial on her necklace contained. It swirled almost like a memory... but why on earth would Antigone wear a memory?

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Trelawney turned and looked weepily at the man and shook as she asked, "You would have me taken from the castle as well? Shucked out of my home. Was I not a real seer? Why am I not fit to teach the noble art of Divination?" She hicupped a little sob and looked at the man with sad pleading bug eyes.
Malachi was impressed with the strength of Antigone's spellwork, this illusion was throughly convincing. He cleared his throat.

"My good lady forgive me, but I can only judge on the evidence presented to me. While Professor Hagrid also gave pause for thought, he at least had a through working knowledge of his subject. There is also the matter of your your skills with discipline. You seem to be totally deficient in that area. I am left with no option but to terminate your employment."

He felt like a total swine for having fired the woman... but it had to be done.

CruppieMom89 04-15-2010 02:14 AM
Chloe followed the group into the next room and sat down. When Antigone stood up to speak, she simply smiled. This was a challenge about teaching. Chloe had this one in the bag because this was, after all, her department's job. After listening carefully to the instructions, she began to extensively read through the pamphlet, annotating it by circling the good things about each teacher and putting rectangles around the bad ones, and she wrote notes to herself in the margins. When she got to the back page, she flipped through her pamphlet once again, trying to make a decision.

Hmph! Obviously this Umbridge woman is the one who should be fired! Chloe thought to herself, though several people had tried this approach now, and she wasn't sure that this was the point of the exercise. After thinking for a few more moments, she put ink on her quill and began to write.

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Being a great teacher is not something that just happens overnight. Being a great teacher is a destiny, a skill predetermined by your birth. Not just anyone is capable of becoming a great teacher. It takes dedication, compassion, self-sacrifice, intelligence, poise, stage presence, acting, maturity, a level head, impeccable communication skills, an ability to be engaging, an understanding of your students, adaptability, responsibility, believability, approachability, as well as a whole host of innumerable other attributes. That being said, it is my opinion that at such a fine a school as Hogwarts, we should only be hiring the greatest teachers. They should not be people who simply need a way to make a living. They should be people who are as passionate about their students as they are about their subjects.

In light of these points, I am of the opinion that the professor in need of being fired is Professor Trelawney. Though she seems to be well-versed in the different denominations of divination (though according to the information given, we have no proof she is capable of applying the various methods), she lacks the proper disposition to be a great teacher. It is not apparent to me how students could take her or her class seriously, nor, I imagine, do they find her interesting and engaging as she seems to be more of a joke than a figure worthy of their respect and attention. Based on the information received, she lacks few, if any, of the traits I have mentioned above for what I consider to be a great teacher. Nor, would I venture to say does she fit any of the criteria discussed by Ms. McArdle except perhaps the negative traits.

Tommehbell 04-15-2010 02:23 AM
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Sybill's bottom lip quivered as she nodded her head in understanding. "Thank you... I suppose I understand," she said in her crazy voice as she wiped tears from her cheeks.
He nodded at her, "Good then. Goodbye," he told her. He gave her a small smile. He looked around for the exit. IT was time to go, and he hoped he was headed to a germ free environment. Which he highly doubted, but his mother always told him to have hope.

WhittyBitty 04-15-2010 02:31 AM
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Smiling tightly she then continued, "These pamphlets are excerpts from ,the once High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, Delores Jane Umbridge's reports on the Professors. What I want you all to do is look over these reports and decide whether or not you agree with her reports. Knowing what we do about the fine educators of that time period I think it might be an easy task."

She had begun to make her way around the room watching as the reports landed on desk after desk after desk. "You will find that the back page is blank. The reason for this is that I wish for each of you to tell me here which of these professors you would fire and why. Also please tell me which one you think is the best suited for their job, she said with a grin.


"Once you have completed your task and I feel it is to the Education Department's standards you will be given the chance to fire your chosen Professor. This of course will be an illusion. I want to see how you all would handle such a situation," she said with a crooked grin as she made her way back to the desk in front of the room and took a seat.
Well, this was boring.

Dan found himself almost nodding off as he heard some woman rambling on about teachers and how they should teach. Like this woman was really any authority on anything. Pfft!

He rolled his eyes as he waited for her to finish, thinking of how he could next torture his brother. Maybe he could put something in his coffee...

He smiled to himself, but frowned as soon as he heard mention of evaluations. What did this have to do with anything? Honestly. A waste of his time.

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Charms:While Professor Flitwick is cheerful and welcoming, the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, feel that this demeanor encourages the wrong sort of learning environment. While the students were focused on their studies, there were more mishaps than one would have expected, all of which resulted in far too much merriment.

Points for improvement: Professor Flitwick should focus on disciplining his classes when they step out of line, and conduct his lessons with a serious manner.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Professor Flitwick should be fired because he is an incompetent teacher who doesn't know how to discipline his students and keep them in line. He also isn't serious, and what teacher isn't serious? I'll tell you... a joke of one!

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Divination: Professor Trelawney lacks the basic skills of divination and teaching. Her predictions are a mixture of deduction and wild guesses. Her class control is minimal, she resorts to making ghoulish predictions in order to scare or bore her students into submission. She is also unable to make predictions on request.

Points for improvement: Professor Trelawney needs to revisit some tried and tested, ministry approved disciplinary procedures and apply them. She must also become more accurate in her predictions and teaching methods.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.

Professor Trelawney should be fired because she is a fraud. What next? A fake Astronomy teacher? What do we go to school for? To be taught by incompetent twits? I know I didn't go to school for that.

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Care of Magical Creatures:Professor Hagrid is difficult to understand, intimidating to the students and seems to take pleasure in the thought of other people being hurt. His curriculum is vastly inappropriate for the age group he is teaching and he refuses to admit this. There have been injuries in his classes, one of which has led to a hypogryff being sentenced to death by the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, although the beast escaped, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, am convinced was arranged by Professor Hagrid.

Points for improvement: Professor Hagrid should follow the lesson plans left by Professor Grubbly-Plank while he reassesses his curriculum so that it is in line with Ministry expectations. He should also concentrate on enunciating clearly so that the students can understand him.

Action to be taken: Further inspection is required. Probation may be a necessary measure.

Professor Hagrid should be fired because he is incompetent and puts students in danger. Do we want kids to die while at school? No, we do not. He might as well round up some Dementors and use those.

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Herbology: While Professor Sprout has a sound knowledge of her subject and so she is able to convey this knowledge to a reasonable standard. However, she allows her pupils to use foul language in her classes, something that the Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, find most abhorrent and unnecessary. The amount of group work that is undertaken by Professor Sprout’s classes is also of concern, as they seem at times to almost be teaching each other, rather than receiving instruction from her.

Points for improvement: Professor Sprout would benefit from revisiting and revising some basic teaching skills, including what is acceptable language for the classroom.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Professor Sprout is like Flitwick. she should be fired for demonstrating what a teacher shouldn't do. Letting students lip off?They are kids! That kind of language is supposed to be used by adults like me.

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Potions:
Professor Snape is a highly competent Professor who had excellent control over his classes. It is clear that he has consistently and throughly educated his students throughout his tenure at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts High Inquisitor, that is to say I, have doubts about some of the potions that are currently on the syllabus, for example Strengthening Solution. However, there are other considerations to take into account which outweigh this. Professor Snape seems to be highly skilled in many areas and seems to be an asset to the school.

Points for improvement: Professor Snape should consider revising which potions are on the syllabus as some of them are too advanced for young children.

Action to be taken: Probation not deemed to be necessary.

Professor Snape should be fired for being a jerk.

Then he added at the bottom:

Of all the teachers, Snape is the one most competent.

PatInTheHat 04-15-2010 03:13 AM
Nikos had been sitting in the middle of the room, leaning back in his seat and listening as the Education Head spoke. His previous trip to their department had piqued his curiosity in the education system so he listened intently. Picking up the pamphlet, his eyes scanned the words of Delores Umbridge. Now Nikos wasn't a fan of the 'High Inquisitor', but he couldn't help but be impressed by her reports, even if he didn't agree with them all. After thoroughly reading all the reports, he turned it over and wrote his response on the back.


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Professor to Fire: Professor Hagrid ~ Care of Magical Creatures

While I do believe that Prof. Hagrid is well suited for working with magical creatures, I do not believe his chosen profession should be combined with educating the children of Hogwarts. His inability to speak clearly and intimidating stature alone are not a problem. He can always repeat himself and the intimidating factor can only serve as a bonus seeing how the students will respect him. It is his poor decision to give the students hands on experience with creatures many adult wizards can't even handle that cripples him as a professor. Hippogriffs are rated XXX by the Ministry for a reason and should have never been allowed on the castle grounds. Any wizard that has worked with the creature could have predicted that combining children and Hippogriffs would result in a few injuries. And whose to say that he would not have chosen a creature with a higher rating than XXX, thus ending in a greater number of injuries or worse death? It is clear that Hagrid is not putting the safety of the children first when planning his curriculum. It is this reason why I believe Professor Hagrid should be fired.

That being said, I believe Professor Snape would be best suited for filling the position. Even though the man does not hold extensive knowledge on the subject, he has, Umbridge as stated, excellent control over his classes. This quality is something that is needed when combining something as unpredictable as creatures and children.
Once finished, he placed his quill and parchement down on his desk, clasping his hands as he waited for his 'illusion'.

Wenzlebug 04-15-2010 03:36 AM
Chris had finished his reports now, and was ready to pass it to the challenge host but seeing that the host was busy with some other people, he started reviewing his report once again and hoped that it would suffice and all to be able to enter the next challenge. He had a hard time doing the report. Well, it was really hard to judge people's working ethics especially when you didn't know them that well.

"Upon reviewing the High Inquisitor's reports for a few times, I've come up with a surmise that the staff that should be fired is High Inquisitor and Professor Dolores Umbridge herself for she has done nothing but twit other professors teaching skills with pure derision and sarcasm. She should always know as a teacher herself that being a teacher is really a hard profession so instead of turning all the other professor's teachers hope and chances down, she should have encouraged them to be a great teacher. All her reports are therefore unfair and with that being said, she is really the one that should be fired and all the regular Hogwarts professors before her should just continue teaching with high hopes for their students that they'll be a productive and industrious citizens of our beloved country. And for me and with highest respect, I conclude that Professor Snape is the best suited for the job and is the best professor Hogwarts have had, alongside with Professor Dumbledore. Professor Snape is the most competent, most dedicated and most excellent of them all. With perfect and immense teaching and guiding skills and with him being such an authoritative professor, Professor Snape has surely instilled in student's minds that knowledge, respect, and a very good demeanour are the best things a students should always have."

Cinn-O-Bun 04-15-2010 03:46 AM
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Through the door once more loped the crying form of Rubeus Hagrid. He was blotting at his eyes with his huge necktie and stopped in front of the man before shifting back and forth on his feet. "Y'wanta fire me to, eh? Why're you doin this ta me? I love the kids more than anyone..." he trailed off and blotted at his eyes again.
Erik looked up at a door in front of him as Hagrid walked toward him. Okay...this was weird. Seeing the giant of a man in front of him shifting he swallowed. "Well...Hagrid. I know ye do and I know they love you but I feel that your skills could be more...useful elsewhere than teachin them." How to phrase to a big blubbering hallucination that he was fired...? "I'm sorry mate, I am but I think it's for the best. I have nothin but the kids best interest at heart much like yerself." He smiled at Hagrid limply. Hopefully he'd take it well.

harita 04-15-2010 04:13 AM
Laura checked her report again and began thinking Umbridge fine she had to be fired had she been the option.But since she isnt,who next?
thought Laura
Professor Snape? she thought
Or Professor Hagrid? and after quite a bit of thinking she made her changes in the report
Laura went through the notes once again and then began with her work on the blank page.
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Charms, Professor Flitwick: Well yeah, Professor Flitwick was slightly disorganised and squeaky when he taught. But he had been the best Chrams teacher one could have.He taught the best charms ever.And moreover Charms is the subject the that charms the kids around when they are performed properly and have can be bad too when performed improperly.And it is every students nature that they cant perform the best from the very beginning and hence the certain mishaps.Professor Flitwick has always been cheery and happy go lucky man which makes it easier for children to approach him.He was always ready to appreciate good work and give a scope of improvement for those who couldnt do so well.
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Divination,Professor Trewalney: Divination, as a subject is a very difficult one. no one knows when to believe and when not to believe because predicting future is a very difficult task.Professor did yes scare a few students with wild guesses or bored them to submission but that solely doesnt become a the reason for firing someone.And moreover no one can make a prphecy on request or look into the future on request that isnt an easy job.So i think Professor should be given a chance.
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Care Of Magical Creatures,Professor Hagrid: Well, i need to disagree with Professor Umbridge that Professor Hagrid
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intimidating to the students and seems to take pleasure in the thought of other people being hurt.
That is completely not true.If one could fit in the expression 'big man with a big heart' then that certainly would be Professor Hagrid.He loves his students very much and so does his animals.He has good control over the animals and has a record of keeping them trained.Any mishaps or accidents that might have happend might have been because of the students carelessness on not listening to their professor when taught.But i would certainly like if Hagrid would follow the school curriculum.But that certainly doesnt mean he should be fired,certainly not but should be warned.
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Herbology,Professor Sprout:i certainly feel that Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge has a knack of pointing out faults and falacies and enjoys doing so even amongst the best of the teachers,Professor Sprout for one is the best Hogwarts could boast off.
Professor Sporut had sound knowledge of what she always taught,she always wanted to spread her knowledge and not teach and instruct students and that most of the time led to quite some discussions between the students only improving the student-student interaction and students-teacher interaction,which is the most important thing for a teacher.Group studies are the best as children end up enjoying the process of learning rather then getting bored of the typical wrote learning which Professor Umbridge herself patroned.Professor Sprout was always careful of her plants and also of her students and this shows such an awesome teacher she is.
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Potions,Professor Snape:[/B] Professor Snape is highly competent and skilled Professor from Department of Potions.He has very good knowledge of his subject and teaches his students well.But the only problem would be he intimidates the students at the point up to the student get highly terrorized even by his presence.Such an attitude from a professor isnt expected.However wonderful the teacher be but if he keeps terrorizing the students then he shouldnt expect them to learn fast in his presence.Professor Umbridge praises him for his control in class which i certainly dont agree with.but i certainly dont think he should be fired i think he should be fired on the basis of his attitude towards the students

But i would atlast want to add that if Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge would have put herself up on the list i certainly would have fired her for her horrible behavior as a teacher and a even more pathetic behavior as a High Inquistor.


Laura looked around to see what would be next and looked around to see if others finished with their reports.

OOC: Some Changes In The Report Made...

SilverTiger 04-15-2010 06:53 AM
*was away from home most of the day unexpectedly*
 
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Professor Snape turned and loped toward the person who had chosen to fire him. If he was one for laughing he would have just them. As it were, he was not that type of person. "Okay you insolent fool, let me hear why you think I should be let go," Snape sneered at everyone. "You all had better have a better reason than 'You were mean to the Gryffindors. I was only doing as any good professor would have done, weed out the bad seeds," he sneered yet again.
As the black-clad figure of Severus Snape, or the illusion of the professor if he wanted to be entirely accurate, loped toward him, Dorian stood up from his seat. Partly to just show the illusion that he wasn't intimidated, as well as to use his own height as an advantage. If that would work on a illusion, since he wasn't convinced it would. he'd just have to pretend it wasn't an illusion. Inclining his head a little as the sneering began, he calmly watched the professor for a few seconds as he continued speaking.

"Contrary to your opinion, Mr. Snape," he began then, intentionally choosing to not use the professor title as he knew it would only work for him. In a bizarre way. "Most people would believe the bad seeds are those who actually do wrong, not just seem to irritate you because of their very existence. And I believe, by that definition, your own Slytherins qualify much more as the bad seeds as opposed to those who were the targets of your derision. And it truly was derision, not wrath, or however you would like to see it. It wasn't even just the Gryffindors, either. You thought you were better than everyone, while it might surprise you to find out you were not. Even the only reason Professor Umbridge gave as a negative aspect to your teaching skills is not really true. Several students, and not only your Slytherins, are fully capable of brewing the potions she said were beyond their milieu, if they hadn't had you breathing down their necks.

Therefore, your termination is more due to the fact that the students would be much more capable of reaching their true capacities for greatness without needing to worry about the slightest misstep being ridiculed by you, and by proxy your little minions in Slytherin. And even some of those students might prove to be valued members of society without your influence coloring their perspectives. And that decision, sir, is final." Severus Snape could bluster his way through more sneering, Dorian didn't care; he could take it. The greasy man was fired and that was that.

Saiai 04-15-2010 10:49 AM
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Professor Snape turned and loped toward the person who had chosen to fire him. If he was one for laughing he would have just them. As it were, he was not that type of person. "Okay you insolent fool, let me hear why you think I should be let go," Snape sneered at everyone. "You all had better have a better reason than 'You were mean to the Gryffindors. I was only doing as any good professor would have done, weed out the bad seeds," he sneered yet again.
Skander stood bored as he saw the figure of the esteemed potions master turn to face him. "You were a brilliant Potions Master sir and you definitely knew what you were teaching in the classroom. However your style of teaching often led to students being terrified of you, making them nervous and therefore leading to mishaps that may not have occurred if there had been a more understanding teacher. Furthermore you discriminated against students who you held personal grudges against, no matter their skills in potions, and against those who took more guidance then you were willing to provide. Your utter distaste for the students you taught also appeared in every aspect of your classes and it could be said that the largest bad seed in your classroom was you.

Therefore sir I am choosing to weed out the bad seed which unfortunately for you requires me to terminate your position. You sir are fired."

Feeling slightly pleased with himself Skander let his shoulders drop slightly. No matter what he would stand firm in the decision that Snape needed to go. Sure there were others on the list but Snape was the worst 'real' teacher of the bunch.

Fira 04-15-2010 12:08 PM
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[CENTER]Professor Snape turned and loped toward the person who had chosen to fire him. If he was one for laughing he would have just them. As it were, he was not that type of person. "Okay you insolent fool, let me hear why you think I should be let go," Snape sneered at everyone. "You all had better have a better reason than 'You were mean to the Gryffindors. I was only doing as any good professor would have done, weed out the bad seeds," he sneered yet again.
Ah, people who considered themselves so smart and accoplished. They never learned. Ryan just smirked at the Snape illusion and took a deep breath before he carelessly replied him ''Is not this comment of your is...well...too sophomoric, Mister Snape, just like how you try to manage your control over students'' he stopped and smirked widely ''I have nothing more to mention about you. That simple you are''

Buggy-Boo 04-15-2010 12:42 PM
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The image of Trelawney was instantly enraged at the mention of the centaur, Firenze. "How dare you say that that HORSE is better suited to teach Divination than I. What prediction are you referring to that was over the top. I was a true Seer, child. I made predictions that were true," she said and looked at the woman angrily from behind her bug eye glasses as she muttered to herself.
Alyssa was almost angry now, she had done the best she could, she thought it out well and was professional with it all, and still she wasn't good enough to pass on. She wondered what the others had done to do so. Alyssa was ready to give up....one more go, she'd make of it and then she was done with this Ministry fair already. "I believe there were some predictions about students dying, and alot about 'the grim' that was scaring the students. I'm sorry Professor Trewlaney, but If you would like some help finding accomodations in either Hogsmeade or Diagon Alley, I would be more than willing to help you do so." Alyssa looked at the image, she hoped and prayed it would go away now.

Siriusly Moony 04-15-2010 12:44 PM
finally able to participate. :D
 
Ronan Cavanaugh browsed through the list of teachers that was placed in front of him blinking slowly as he read through the descriptions of each person’s review by the High Inquisitor, Dolores Umbridge. Picking up the pen by his hand, the young man began to write:

'I am sure I am not the first one to say this, but I find that the way that Miss Umbridge is rating the teachers is one step short of complete evil. Be that as it may, after reading through her notes, I would have to conclude that Professor Trewlawney is the professor that should be fired from her post. It is obvious that she does not possess the Seer’s eye, and therefore, her students are learning nothing of value during her lessons.'

Ronan reread his work, fiddling with his quill as he did so, before looking to the list of professors once more to answer the second question.

'In regards to which teacher is best suited for their job, I would have to say that I pick Professor Flitwick. Although Miss Umbridge believes that the class is too cheery which lead to a few mishaps during the class, the learning environment is for development of a student’s personal experience and being able to learn from their mistakes is a something I deem acceptable and beneficial.'

The young man sat back and waited for someone to check his answers, smirking at the fact that it felt like he was back at Hogwarts taking final exams.

Erindipity 04-15-2010 12:46 PM
ANtigone smiled from her perch on the desk in the front of the room. "YOu all are doing great!" she said before going back to filing her nails.

Shanners 04-15-2010 01:28 PM
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THe image of Rubeus Hagrid came into being in front of the woman and shuffled his feet slightly. "Ya wan fire me too, eh? Why you wan do that fur?" Hagrid asked as he cried into his beard, huge teardrops that actually made a splatting noise when they hit.
Sure, they had been told what to expect after their report had been 'approved of Education department standards', but Pippa wasn't ready for this ... THIS infront of her. There was a HUGE man before her, and she had the job of backing up her written assignment. Great. How lovely.

To begin with, she went to reach out and pat his arm, but thought against it. Were illusions like ghosts, and your hands went through them? Well, she wasn't experimenting to find out. Her hands, were staying put at her sides.

"Rubeus, I really am sorry. But you have to understand that our first priority is the students education. And with you teaching, I hate to admit that I am worrying about their education. Of course, I can't deny you know what you're talking about when it comes to creatures. But you yourself never graduated from a wizarding school, you had your wand broken upon expulsion. We have to take the students safety into consideration aswell, I know you wouldn't dare let anything happen to a student, you love them so, but really? If something beyond your own control, only to be helped with magic, how would you be of assistance then? I really am sorry. I.. I think you should leave now. It's for the best."

Weasley174 04-15-2010 01:36 PM
Tom walked into the room and looked around, seeing a few pamphlets around he decided to look at them and see what he had to do, he was shocked when there was an empty piece of paper and was even more shocked when he was told he had to chose a Professor to fire, he quickly started making notes.

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Professor Flitwick
After looking at the report he quickly decided that Professor Flitwick should stay, he had a feeling that the students where learning loads from him and so there was no need for him to go.

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Professor Hagrid
Whilest some of his teaching methods needed improving he thought about the fact that Hagrid had only being teaching a few years. But there was also a few other things going against him, he decided he'd come back to him.

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Professor Sprout
After glancing at the notes made on her he had a fairly easy decision made, I would keep her on she has got them all working together which isn't easy, if she just learned to discipline them she would have everything go for her.

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Professor Trelawney
After looking at her note, his smile slipped away, Professor Trelawney seemed to be a bad teacher and had had loads of problems in her class and the facts she scares her pupils wasn't a good thing.

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Professor Snape
Teaching dangerous potions to little children now that's not right, but then he does have excellent control over his classroom, I would say a list of suitable potions should be written for each year group and Snape told to teach them that.

After looking thought the notes he had made he decided to focus on Professor Trelawney and Professor Hagrid. In the end he decided to chose Professor Trelawney due to the fact that she had been there for over 10 years and Hagrid hadn't been there for long, he would suggest someone watch Hagrids lesson until they were satisfied he was ready to go back to teaching on his own.

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Sack: Professor Twelawney

Reason: Because she has been making things up as she goes along and she has been trying to scare her class into doing the work, plus she has been worring her class with her unusual teaching methods, she has been teaching Divination for awhile and she still hasn't mastered it, She also tried to guess her way when she can't predict the future, She can't control her classroom, once that happens you should go because it means they have no respect for you. If someone wants a prediction they should get an answer not some made up one.


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