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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)

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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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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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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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)

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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Originally Posted by Golden Monkey (Post 9265866)

SPOILER!!: Darius' report

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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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)

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)

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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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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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.

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