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Con_Stripes · 02-12-2009, 11:06 AM

Ethan wandered into the classroom a good ten minutes before the lesson was due to start. He was humming and carrying the rather large gramophone from his office, various records stacked on top. Zan set up the gramophone and took a few moments to choose a record to play.

After a moment he selected the soundtrack to one of his favourite musicals and charmed the gramophone to wind itself so it would play. Humming along, Ethan walked around the classroom, nudging the desks with his booted feet so that they were all crooked. He stopped at his old desk and stroked it once, thinking about the inscription carved on the underside and the fact that the pattern of the wood on this particular desk looked kind of like an antipodean opal eye if you squinted at it in the right light.

Professor Truebridge wandered back to his own desk and slowly lowered himself into it, kicking his feet up and crossing them on the desk as he surveyed the empty clasroom to be sure everything was how he liked it. Humming to himself absently, Ethan flicked his wand at the door to unlock it and slid his sungglasses on, patiently waiting for the students to trickle in.

TwilightHodges · 02-16-2009, 07:29 PM

Twilight carefully reviewed her paper and then while she listened to the Professor she started to decorate it with sketches f what she thought Professor Snape looked like and one of Lucius Malfoy and one of Remus Lupin.

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Name Twilight Mcdonahue
House Hufflepuff
In class Assignment 2

The rescue of Severus Snape by Remus Lupin for the Life of Severus Snape.
Time period 1967-1997.

Question 1: Lucius Malfoy, you knew Severus Snape very well. Would you say that he knew his magic very well? Was he inclined to use it on others, like the Gryffindor crowd around Lily Evans?

Question 2: Remus Lupin, You rescued Severus Snape from a very badly gone wrong prank? Why would you do that? I thought your group were sworn enemies of the Slytherins in school?

Question 3: Severus Snape I am trying to see why you who are a devout Slytherin would have not attacked the Gryffindors when they pulled pranks on you? I thought Slytherins are always ruthless, why would you not attack back? Why would you not retaliate after your rescue to save Slytherin face?

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Question 1. Ye I knew him very well. He was very good at his spells, in fact sometimes i felt he knew more than our professor. He seemed to be able to alter spells and potions and was always successful. That is what made him so suspect, if you ask me. A Slytherin should be ready to avenge his House and friends and he seemed to avoid the crowd around Lily Evans I just dont understand him. Sometimes I wondered if he got sorted into the right House.

Question 2. Yes i did. But I am ashamed that I did not have the courage to do more. I should have not let the Gryffindor students pick on him at all. He was a friend of Lily and that was very wrong of me not to stop it. He was very smart, he even figured out my furry little problem on his own. He has helped me later on. I never was a sworn enemy to anyone, I better understood what it truly meant to be different and it should be beneath a Gryffindor to act so.

Question 3. Being a devout Slytherin I felt it beneath me to play silly childish pranks on those who did not have the courage to stand as their House demanded. As to the rest of your questions I am afraid I can not divulge the information as I am under a wizard's oath to not divulge any information. Thank you for your interest in my work.

She softly got up and placed it on the Professor's desk. She was afraid to send it across the classroom as some others were doing, she might end up sending it into someone.

Cassirin · 02-16-2009, 09:05 PM

Copernicus was more than willing to finish answered the questions, although he wasn't too clear on... environmental impacts. He'd do the best he could.

Time Period: 2051-2061

Question 1 (asked to specialist from the Ministry?): What is the environmental impact of these attacks?

Ministry employee Ima Gardner: The spells that were cast during the fierce duels with the Hogwarts staff and Lord Voldemortist left some impact on the grounds. Some of the trees on the grounds and edge of the forest sustained damage and many of the creatures who frequent the grounds were traumatized by the event. It took them many years to truly trust that Hogwarts was safe for them.

Question 2 (asked to former Headmistress Rae or Board of Governors): What increased security measures have come about because of Voldemortist's attacks?

Headmistress Rae: After each attack of Lord Voldemortist, we were able to ascertain different weaknesses to the security of the school and make changes accordingly. When his people infiltrated our grounds, we became much better about double and triple checking references and staying in contact with the other schools responsible for guarding the Book of Mysteria with us. In addition, we tightened the wards and spells safe-guarding the school.

Question 3 (Asked to Hogsmeade shopkeeper/ home owner): And what impact did these attacks have on the residents of Hogsmeade?

Hogsmeade Resident Bob Somebody: Because Voldemortist's attacks were not focused on Hogsmeade, many residents did not discover what had happened until after the fact. They felt unsafe, and some felt guilt for not being able to help prevent student deaths, but the deep psychological scars and PTSD or survivor's guilt were not wide spread in the village. They were more deeply effected by the mob attacks that happened more recently.

Copernicus polished the draft and read it over several times before he went up and turned it in.

Suziella · 02-16-2009, 09:10 PM

Maddox quickly jotted down the notes before he answered his questions. He wanted to make sure he had all the information that Professor Truebridge wrote on the board before he finished up. Once he was done, he then turned to his questions. He grabbed his phoenix feather quill, and started to write.

1935-1945
Story theme: The Death of Myrtle
Interviewee: People of the wizarding community
Questions:

Do you think the Professor's searched the School thoroughly enough for the chamber of secrets? Interviewee Persona: Normal Everyday Kind hearted wizard: Personally I believe that they have done the best they could with the knowledge they have of the castle. It is not their fault that Salazar Slytherin decided to hide a secret chamber with no map to find it.

How do you think this will affect the reputation of Hogwarts School of witch craft and wizardry?
Interviewee Persona: Snoby, upperclass, older witch: I believe that Hogwarts will maintain its good reputation as long as there is no more trouble from this supposed 'Chamber of Secrets.' Hogwarts is a prestigious school and should be thus treated.

What kind of beast do you think was in the chamber of secrets that killed this poor girl?
Interviewee Persona: Crazy, excitable, witch: Hmm well now that you mention it, it could be a giant Huffimorphugas. They are kinda like extremely large butterflies, but with fangs instead of those sucker things. Yeah..I've seen them... up close! I'm lucky to be alive. Yep.

Maddox read over his answers again and chuckled. He liked them. Though he hated his hand writting. But there wasnt much he could do about that. He quietly placed his paper on the professor's desk, and walked back to his seat.

Mell · 02-16-2009, 09:33 PM

Kayla finally finished writing her questions and answers and picked up her parchment to give it a final proof read.

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Interviewer: Kayla Winters
Interviewee: Luna Lovegood
Time Period: 1990's

1. What makes you believe in the things you do? Even though there is no proof of such things?

We live in a world of magic where anything is possible. Just because nobody has seen a nargle or crumple-horned snorkack doesn't mean that they are not real. Perhaps they only show themselves to those who take the time to believe. So many did not believe in the Deathly Hallows but yet they were real. Many of us walk around blindly with a closed and narrow mind, maybe if we had more believers then perhaps we could enjoy the wonders of such exciting and new things.

2. During your time in the Department of Mysteries, you claimed to hear the voices of dead people. Did you see dead people as well?

Not in the department, I only heard their voices whispering behind the veil. Just because you have died does not mean that you have truly left the world. I believe our loved ones never truly leave us and they are always there in our time of need. Whether we hear their whispered voices or they leave something behind for us to find, they are always there. It just comes down to believing again, not all departed linger in the spectral sense.

3. Okay finally, what is it about pudding you love so much?

Oh Hogwarts has the best pudding in the world. Pudding reminds me so much of my mother. She loved making pudding and often experimented trying to make different flavours. That's how she died you know from an exploding pudding!

Kayla took her parchment up to the Professor's desk and laid it down carefully before returning to her seat.

SilverTiger · 02-16-2009, 09:43 PM

As they were told to finish answering the questions and turn their papers in before the end of class, Elizabeth jumped a little. At some point she had completely zoned out, so, quickly scribbling down the notes from the class discussion on a separate parchment, she then glanced at Mari. "So, do you want to answer any of the questions, or should I just write something down and then have you look at it?," she asked her friend quietly. Especially since she'd feel guilty if she had done all the work, but also felt like she needed to get Mari some credit too.

"Um, I guess I'll at least answer the first question. Then you can look at it, and see what you want to answer," she then said to her friend, before glancing down at her parchment again.

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Years: 1987-1997
Focus: Harry Potter, getting to Hogwarts and his Hogwarts years, Defeat of Voldemort
Interviewers: Elizabeth Andrews and Mariska Morozova

Questions:

To the Dursleys: Did you expect Harry to develop his abilities, even though you tried to prevent it?

Vernon Dursley: Prevent it? How can you prevent bad blood from coming out? I always knew he was going to turn out like his parents. And he never developed abilities. He was always strange, that's why we tried to keep him away from everyone we knew. And we would have been better off if we had never gotten him.

To Rubeus Hagrid: You were the one sent to bring Harry to Hogwarts. Had you had any idea of how important and powerful he was going to become, even though you had knowledge of his past?

To Harry himself: Would you have done everything the same way if you had known you were going to have to sacrifice yourself to save everyone else from the beginning (Even though Voldemort's spell ended up only destroying the Horcrux he had unknowingly put into you)?

She slid the parchment over to Mari, so she could look at it, and add her own answers or whatever she was going to choose to do.

Anna Banana · 02-16-2009, 10:23 PM

Anna listened as the professor discussed several different types of questons with the class. She jotted down a few notes and then hurried to complete her questions for Rubeus Hagrid before the class was over.

Time Period: 1935-1945
Focus: Rubeus Hagrid and the Chamber of Secrets
Interviewer: Anna Bella Greingoth
Interviewee: Rubeus Hagrid

1. What were your initial thoughts and feelings when you found that you, an innocent, young Gryffindor, were the one being accused of opening the Chamber of Secrets? Did you ever feel as if you were being betrayed by the school that meant so much to you? How did you deal with the pressures of being accused of this?

My initial thought was that someone was playing an extremely cruel trick on me. I thought some of the older students had gotten together and decided to get a good laugh at my expense. As the hours ticked by, and I was still being held for questioning, I began to realize that what I was being accused of was no trick. The school I'd come to love so much honestly believed I had found the Chamber of Secrets and opened it. At that point, I began to get scared. I was scared that I would never be proven innocent, and that I was going to die at only fourteen-years-old. I wanted desperately to find a way to prove I was innocent, but I didn't even know where to begin. I didn't necessarily feel betrayed by the school, because they were only acting upon what they'd been told. I did feel betrayed by the one who'd lied to them, though. After all was said and done, I dealt with my fate by holding my head high and trying to make the best life for myself that I could.

2. Of course we all know that you were innocent when it came to opening that dreadful chamber. Putting aside the fact that you were wrongly accused of opening it, how did you, as a young student, feel when you learned the Chamber of Secrets was opened? What did it mean to you to know that such a horrible place with a horrible purpose had been opened?

From the beginning, even before I found out that I was the one being blamed for the chamber's opening, I was angered that someone---someone amongst us in our happy home at Hogwart's---had enough hatred inside of them to do such a dreadful deed. I wanted to become the hero and help the school find the one who'd opened it, so that he or she couldn't harm any of the innocent students or faculty in the school. I also wanted to figure out a way to destroy the Chamber, so that it would never have a chance at opening again.

3. Years later, in your adult life, you became part of the staff at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In some way, did you feel as if being hired in this position made up for the fact that you were once expelled from the very school you were now employed at?

Hogwarts has always been my home. It was my home as a student, and it was my home as groundskeeper. When I was removed from the school due to the opening of the Chamber of Secrets, I was heartbroken and homesick. The school life that I'd always dreamt about had been stolen from me. So yes, in many, many ways did I feel that coming home to Hogwarts once again made up for the years I'd lost. I know I'll never be able to completely gain back my years as a student, but at least I'm able to have some part in the place that I've come to hold so close to my heart.

Mrs. Weasley · 02-16-2009, 11:44 PM

Abby finishes her questions. She reads over them, and then takes them to Professor Trubridge's desk. Abby turns them in.

Time Period: 2051-2061

Question 1 (asked to Lord Voldemortist) how were you able to obtain access to the castle six times?

I attended school at Drumstrung, but I have always been fascinated with Albus Dumbledore and Hogwarts. I studied every book I could get my hands on about them. I memorized the floor plans of Hogwarts. I know that castle like the back of my hand. It only seemed natural when the DADA position became available I applied for it. I taught at Hogwarts for five years (2042-2047) using the name Anton Durskurk. I used my spare time to explore the castle and grounds. I know where all the secret rooms and secret passageways are. I also became friendly with my fellow staff members. I learned their strengths and weaknesses. That information proved useful in my early attempts to steal the Book of Mysteria. I used other sources of information to plan my other attempts to steal the book.

Question 2 (asked to Niamh Nostal, nurse at Hogwarts (2053-2056) what effect did the Draught of Ephemera have on the former ghosts?

Initially the former ghost showed no adverse effect from the draught. They were all exhausted of course, but, other than that, they looked the same as they had when they were ghosts. Then they started to change. You see, when the draught created their bodies, it created bodies that were the same age as when the professors died. A while after their spirits inhabited the new bodies, they started aging at a rabid rate. The aging process stopped once the new bodies at reached the age the professors should have been in 2054. This rapid aging process affected Professor Airlia, being the oldest former ghost, the worse. She had to stay in the hopital wing for several weeks. A fourth ghost. Sir Theodore Puppington did not survive the transformation. He attempted to perform the transformation on his own using Professor Rae as his host. Professor Rae had been critically wounded in a duel with Lord Voldemotrist. Sir Puppington was the first person to find her. He apparently hoped he could create a new body and then would be able to transport Professor Rae to the hospital Wing. Professor Rae had suffered a large blood lose and could not handle the transformation process. Sir Puppington realized this and went on to the next life. Professor Lainey and the Hufflepuff and Slytherin prefects found Professor Rae and got her to the hospital wing in time to save her life.

Question 3 (asked to Professor Kris Airlia, Potion Master, Howarts, 2051-1022) Since Professor Airlia died on 19 March 2055, Miss Wright asked Professor Kapoor to contact Professor Airlia via a séance.

The Draught of Ephermera is a very ancient form of magic. It in cooperates both potion and charms. A special potion is brewed. A witch or wizard drinks it. This witch or wizard will be the host for the ghost. The ghost will inhabit the host body and use it stem cells to create a new body for herself. The incantation is performed. It and a special branch draw the ghost’s spirit into the host’s body. The potion uses the host’s stem cell to help the spirit grow a new body. The spirit exists the body, and their new body materializes. The former ghost starts breathing on her own. The process is complete.

Leeness · 02-17-2009, 12:33 AM

Five minutes!? That really was such a short amount of time. Varius felt very under pressure now to hurry up and be Voldie and answer that last bloomin' question. "Okay Jake, make sure to get this down," Varius ordered, rather rudely actually, before clearing his throat in order to prepare for his next, much eviler, part.

"What do you mean why did I kill that wretched little, acne ridden, Ravenclaw scum? I did no such thing... I think you will find it was the Basilisk roaming round the castle that commited the murder... if Hogwarts was a bit more careful with what they kept in their castle there would be no need to question me with such ridiculous questions! Now get outta mah face, before I curse you to oblivion! *hisssssssssssssssssssss*"

"How was that?" Varius asked, hoping that this would be the end of this torturous assignment. His feet were so sore... despite having to sit down the entire time... but he could BLAME it on HOM, right? RIGHT?

SweetAussie · 02-17-2009, 01:01 AM

Agie had finally finished her questions:

Time Period: 1990-2000ish
Interviewer: Agie Brandywine
Interviewee: Oliver Wood

Question 1: How did if feel, winning the Quidditch cup in your final year?
It was the best feeling of my life. It was my final year and we had worked so hard for it. It takes a lot of effort, you know? And we were the dream team. We so deserved it. We would have won, in the last 3 years of my schooling if it weren't for certain circumstances.

Question 2: By certain circumstances, you mean by Harry Potter getting injured and not being able to play... right? Do you blame Harry?
Noooo, of course not. That kid was amazing. I knew it from the moment I saw him fly. He just had a special talent. To be honest, I don't think we could have done it without him. It wasn't his fault that he missed the game. He was off being Harry Potter. I couldn't change that about him. The point that matters is that we pulled together on the final game and won! Gooo Gryffindor!

Question 3: Was it an honour to be signed up for Puddlemere United Reserve Team or were you disappointed not to make the top team?

I was not disappointed at all. Yes, I only made the reserves, but it eventually led to playing with the championship team. I was lucky to get signed up right away and I loved playing for the best team ever. It was all I ever wanted.

Lissy Longbottom · 02-17-2009, 01:19 AM

Cale scribbled his answers down really quickly. Hmmm, who should he interview? Quickly, he picked someone randomly and jotted down a few questions and answers. Time was ticking!

Time Period: 1987-1997
Focus: The Final Battle at Hogwarts - Hogwarts under the Reign of Severus Snape
Interviewer: Cale Newell
Interviewee: Neville Longbottom

1. Why did you decide to reform Dumbledore's Army after Harry Potter left the school? What motivated you to take a stand?

Well, I knew that if Harry was gone, something had to be wrong. Harry wouldn't abandon us for no reason. Everyone had their own theories about where he was, and although I had no sure idea what exactly he was doing, I knew it had to be something to do with fighting You-Know-Who. So, I thought about what I could do as well...things were getting so bad with the Carrows teaching that I decided it was time that the students stood up to them and did our part at the school. No one else was going to stand up and try and take Harry's spot, so I did. Don't take this the wrong way, cause I obviously didn't think I was the new Harry or anything, but if no one else was going to do anything about it...well, I figured I would!

2. What thoughts were going through your head when you ran up to Voldemort, and then later chopped the head off of his pet snake?

Honestly--not many thoughts. I really wasn't thinking when I did that! But I was so enraged with him, since we all thought that Harry was lying dead there on the grass, so I guess you could say I felt like everything had been lost. That drove me to go insane, I suppose. When they put the hat on my head and I felt it burst into flames, I wasn't exactly afraid of what the fire would do to me--all my thoughts were still consumed on that snake. Harry said I needed to kill the snake, so I was going to find a way to do that. Once I broke free, I just noticed the sword lying there and knew that this was my chance, and I just swung, hoping I hit something and hoping I didn't injure anyone! Once the snake was dead, I felt completely frozen with fear, since I was sure that You-Know-Who was gonna kill me, but once the battle got underway and he didn't get a shot at me, I was motivated to fight the rest of the Death Eaters since I had a newfound feeling of hope.

3. What was your initial feeling once you realized that Voldemort was dead and it was all over with?

Once we saw the spell rebound to You-Know-Who, it was completely silent. I just remember I was sitting there, expecting him to jump back up and start fighting Harry again. But when he didn't, and it slowly started to sink in--well, there were no words. Everything was over with and this huge feeling of relief swept over me, and then after a few moments of just being in total shock, I got ecstatic and screaming...it was a great moment, it really was.

Felixir · 02-17-2009, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Leeness

Five minutes!? That really was such a short amount of time. Varius felt very under pressure now to hurry up and be Voldie and answer that last bloomin' question. "Okay Jake, make sure to get this down," Varius ordered, rather rudely actually, before clearing his throat in order to prepare for his next, much eviler, part.

"What do you mean why did I kill that wretched little, acne ridden, Ravenclaw scum? I did no such thing... I think you will find it was the Basilisk roaming round the castle that commited the murder... if Hogwarts was a bit more careful with what they kept in their castle there would be no need to question me with such ridiculous questions! Now get outta mah face, before I curse you to oblivion! *hisssssssssssssssssssss*"

"How was that?" Varius asked, hoping that this would be the end of this torturous assignment. His feet were so sore... despite having to sit down the entire time... but he could BLAME it on HOM, right? RIGHT?

ACK!!!!! 5 minutes... Truebridge was moste eville... actually, no... Forrester was... but that's besides the point.

"Erm..." he muttered, listening to Varius. He grinned a bit as he was ordered to write it down, glad at least that it hadn't been a vague order. "Ok..."

His hand was starting to ache from the writing, and it was starting to appear all messy, so Jake was pleased when he only had a large amount of S's to write from the hisssssssssssssssss. "I think, Ruby, that the Hagrid man had his wand taken away after the girl was found dead. I think she was found, then the school was threatened to close, then Riddle 'discovered' Hagrid..."

Jake finished up writing the notes and held them out for his whole group. "If something needs adding or contradicting, just tell me, and we'll change it," he explained. "Or you can change it in your own notes."

Yeah, you didn't need to be older than a third year to whoop butt in acting.

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Question 1: to Slughorn. Did Riddle seem a bit like a wrong'un to you, capable of killing that girl?

~~Yes, I knew! And I encouraged it! My little minion did it BWAHAHAHAAA! I hate them... PFFT students... he was right. BWAHAHAAAA!!!!!~~

Nonsense! Do you really think that for one second I would have let him get away with it?! Pish posh! No, but I probably realised Tom was capable of murder, deep in the back of my mind. Still, I never would have thought he would...

Question 2: to Dumbledore. If you knew Riddle was up to something, why didn't you stop him ~~ya big ole scaredy cat~~?

Well you see, there was a problem. It was my turn to go for the lunches for the staff with Professor Greenwhich, the Herbology Professor at the time. Well, you see, I was sitting in the McDonalds drive thru on my Nimbus during the whole event of Myrtle's death, so it was, inevitably out of my hands.

BUT, I did suspect the little NifflerBiter. But I couldn't do much without proof. I knew nothing of the Chamber's existence, what was actually killing the students and only had ideas and guesses to rely on - something, which you shall find isn't evidence enough for me to go around accusing and stopping students. Tom was a troubled child, yes, and I suspected grave things from him later in life - but I never expected something THAT brutal so early on in his life.

Question 3: to ~~Voldedork~~ Voldemort. Why did you kill Myrtle? Twas mean.

What do you mean why did I kill that wretched little, acne ridden, Ravenclaw scum? I did no such thing... I think you will find it was the Basilisk roaming round the castle that commited the murder... if Hogwarts was a bit more careful with what they kept in their castle there would be no need to question me with such ridiculous questions! Now get outta mah face, before I curse you to oblivion! *hisssssssssssssssssssss*

Leeness · 02-17-2009, 01:30 AM

"No, no," Varius assured him, "You've done a lovely job." He copied down the third and final part of their assignment, completing all three questions and successfully surviving. "Well done guys," he said as he rested back on his chair and relaxed. He felt all stiff... maybe Truebridge could give him a massage after class? Or BunBun : D.

Felixir · 02-17-2009, 01:38 AM

Jake quickly shoved his name on his work and headed up to hand it in at the front before sitting back down. "Haha, me? You did the last two..." he said to Varius, but glad they'd managed to get it in.

Crystal Ball · 02-17-2009, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

As they were told to finish answering the questions and turn their papers in before the end of class, Elizabeth jumped a little. At some point she had completely zoned out, so, quickly scribbling down the notes from the class discussion on a separate parchment, she then glanced at Mari. "So, do you want to answer any of the questions, or should I just write something down and then have you look at it?," she asked her friend quietly. Especially since she'd feel guilty if she had done all the work, but also felt like she needed to get Mari some credit too.

"Um, I guess I'll at least answer the first question. Then you can look at it, and see what you want to answer," she then said to her friend, before glancing down at her parchment again.

She slid the parchment over to Mari, so she could look at it, and add her own answers or whatever she was going to choose to do.

Mari nodded as Elizabeth spoke to her, and she took the sheet, looking over the question for a few moments before speaking quietly. " I'll answer...one of them I'm not sure which one just yet." She said, reading over it again. " Hmm. I'll take the groundskeeper one. Of course, I don't know if I'll get his personality down like you've done with the uncle," She said, smiling at Elizabeth before going to writing.

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Years: 1987-1997
Focus: Harry Potter, getting to Hogwarts and his Hogwarts years, Defeat of Voldemort
Interviewers: Elizabeth Andrews and Mariska Morozova

Questions:

To the Dursleys: Did you expect Harry to develop his abilities, even though you tried to prevent it?

Vernon Dursley: Prevent it? How can you prevent bad blood from coming out? I always knew he was going to turn out like his parents. And he never developed abilities. He was always strange, that's why we tried to keep him away from everyone we knew. And we would have been better off if we had never gotten him.

To Rubeus Hagrid: You were the one sent to bring Harry to Hogwarts. Had you had any idea of how important and powerful he was going to become, even though you had knowledge of his past?
Rubeus Hagrid: Of course I did! His parents were two of the bravest, most honorable, talented wizards I'd ever seen. I mean, You-know-who himself wanted them out of the way, that says summat, don't it? I don't see how any child of theirs could end up not bein' a renowned wizard of our times. Then there was the way he survived his Aunt 'n Uncles...that sorta strength builds...well, strong character. Not to say I wasn't completely surprised when he did wha' he did...sacrificing himself for the good of us all.
To Harry himself: Would you have done everything the same way if you had known you were going to have to sacrifice yourself to save everyone else from the beginning (Even though Voldemort's spell ended up only destroying the Horcrux he had unknowingly put into you)

Mari jotted down the last word and then smiled. " There we go. Now...do you want to leave the next question undone or shall I do that, or do you want to?" She asked, looking at Elizabeth expectantly.

SilverTiger · 02-17-2009, 08:44 AM

Elizabeth grinned as Mari agreed to at least answer one of the questions, but then flushed a little at the faint compliment. "Did I? I wasn't sure. But I bet you could do better than you think at getting his personality down. Since Hagrid shows up a lot more in Wizarding history than Harry's uncle does," she said, then waited as her friend wrote something down on the parchment. And when Mari then asked what they wanted to do about the last question, she laughed again at the expression on her friend;s face. "No, I think we should at least put something down for the last question. But I can try, if you want. Then we can get it turned in."

Glancing at the parchment again, she thought for a few minutes before scribbling on it again.

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Years: 1987-1997
Focus: Harry Potter, getting to Hogwarts and his Hogwarts years, Defeat of Voldemort
Interviewers: Elizabeth Andrews and Mariska Morozova

Questions:

To the Dursleys: Did you expect Harry to develop his abilities, even though you tried to prevent it?

Vernon Dursley: Prevent it? How can you prevent bad blood from coming out? I always knew he was going to turn out like his parents. And he never developed abilities. He was always strange, that's why we tried to keep him away from everyone we knew. And we would have been better off if we had never gotten him.

To Rubeus Hagrid: You were the one sent to bring Harry to Hogwarts. Had you had any idea of how important and powerful he was going to become, even though you had knowledge of his past?

Rubeus Hagrid: Of course I did! His parents were two of the bravest, most honorable, talented wizards I'd ever seen. I mean, You-know-who himself wanted them out of the way, that says summat, don't it? I don't see how any child of theirs could end up not bein' a renowned wizard of our times. Then there was the way he survived his Aunt 'n Uncles...that sorta strength builds...well, strong character. Not to say I wasn't completely surprised when he did wha' he did...sacrificing himself for the good of us all.

To Harry himself: Would you have done everything the same way if you had known you were going to have to sacrifice yourself to save everyone else from the beginning (Even though Voldemort's spell ended up only destroying the Horcrux he had unknowingly put into you)

Harry Potter: If I had known from the beginning? Like, if I had known from the first time I found out about Voldemort and everything? Probably not. I don't think I was really prepared to be able to do something like that until right before I did it, so yeah. If I had known from the start that I was going to have to stand in front of him and let him kill me, I probably would have tried even harder to change everything so I didn't have to.

Once she finished writing, she glanced at Mari again to see if she thought the answer was okay. And then she sent the parchment over to the pile of finished assignments on Professor Truebridge's desk. Then she sat back to wait for the professor to tell them what their homework was going to be.

geraldinechang · 02-17-2009, 09:07 AM

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Interviewee: Ronald Weasley
Interviewer: Jane- Elizabeth
Time frame: 2000-2010

Question 1: Would you have tried out for Chudley Cannons if you had rigid Quidditch training schedules?Like well, perhaps 10 hours a day kind of stuff?
Question 2: Would you have enslaved a house elf if you were not married to Hermione and if Dobby hadn't saved you?
Question 3: Would you have gone into the Forbidden Forest to visit the spiders again, if it was for Hermione?

Q1.Ron: Well, uhhhh , I suppose I'd be grateful to have them approach me in the first place to offer me a spot on the team. Uhh, I might not be as good as Harry was, but I suppose with the training I'll be alright. I think ...(Ron probably doesn't look too confident answering the last part, he looks blankly at me, but his eyes twinkles?Probably)But if you put spiders on my broom cushion, I think that would help a little. I mean like, those spiders move pretty fast, right? The faster I finish the game, the faster I get off my broom, mate. I could even try out for Seeker with those little buggers glued to my broom cushion!Then again ... Spiders...(shivers would probably follow)

Q2.Ron: House Elf? As in like the ones like Dobby or Kreacher? (Ron probably would have a look of disgust as he mentions Kreacher's name)
Jane: Uhh.. elves in general, I think. Would you actually make them your slave like the Malfoys did with Dobby, Sir?
Ron: Uhh, Oh. Probably if someone gave me a Kreacher one. Yes?I'd make them de-gnome my garden for me. Hermione can do the rest of the housework, cant she?(Ron would probably shrug at the end of his answer)

Q3.Ron: Probably. But.. are those the really ginormoustatictuan ones?Like are they the rest of Aragog's undead great great grandchildren who probably ate Umbridge?(Ron would probably chuckle having thought of the spiders and Umbridge)
Jane: *nods*
Ron: No wayyyyyy!!!! (Ron would probably mumble under his breath: Spiders!!..
Jane: But it's for Hermione!!!!Like YOUR Hermione! Like say, she got lost in there.
Ron: Merlin!Why does she always have to go looking for trouble?Uhh..Probably? I'll think about it.

Jane handed in her parchment, writing in two different colours, because she thought that would be how the interview really went with Ron(you know, he sometimes needs to be prompted, but answers anyway) Jane has found a new fascination: RONALD WEASLEY, since she started doing some research on him for her Famous witch or wizard assignment. She roughly thought she knew him.. like, almost as a real friend.

Con_Stripes · 02-17-2009, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz

On his way back to his seat, Plymouth was sure he had another type of question. He raised his hand as he walked back, "Professor Bridgeman, what about a question that isn't a question at all? But you say something in order to get a response? I do it to my Mumsie ALL the time. I'll be like, "Yo Mum! This water is making noises and popping and stuff!!" and she'll say, "Plymouth .... it's boiling. Just put the noodles in for me." See? I said something dumb -- and got the answers I needed." Plymouth shrugged and sat down. He didn't know much about all these emotional, funnel, questions, and he was a little distracted to pay too much attention - but he felt the need to answer - him being a history genius now and all.

"Using statements as questions is certainly a valid technique, but generally fall under open-ended questions or specific/factual questions." Truebridge responded with a nod, "Good point though, thankyou."

Ethan straightened the pile of handed in work and cleared his throat just as the record on the gramophone came to an end, "I hope you all took notes, you will need them for your homework. The homework is in two parts but should be submitted together." Professor Truebridge tapped the board and the homework appeared under the notes.

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History of Magic #2
Part one.

1 a. Define propaganda.

1 b. of the 7 methods of propaganda discussed in class, which three do you think are most effective and why?

1 c. Give an example of propaganda in Wizarding History and suggest which propaganda methods were used.

1 d. provide an example of each of the following question types;
• Open-ended Question
• Closed Question
• Rhetorical Question
• Specific/ Factual Question
• Probing Question
• Hypothetical Question
• Reflective Question
• Funnel Question
• Evaluative Question
• Convergent Question
• Divergent Question

Part two
2 a. Choose any one of the following ten year periods;
1290-1300, 1685-1695, 1745-1755, 1925-1935, 1940-1950, 1990-2000 or 2056-2066
2 b. Choose an interesting event or person to focus on from that ten year period.
2 c. Prepare questions to ask the following people;
a ministry official, a Hogwarts student, a Hogwarts professor or ghost, a member of the wizarding public, a muggle.
2 d. Provide answers to your own questions or work with a buddy and answer each others questions.
2 e. Write between one and three paragraphs of propaganda about the topic you selected from your ten year period, using the questions and answers you wrote. Present whichever angle you like but be sure to keep in mind the methods of propaganda discussed in class. You may also use any other information sources discussed in class. Be as creative as you like and take as much journalistic license as you need to in getting your point across.

Extra credit.

Feeling creative? Design a poster, present a radio spot, plan a smear campaign, write a story; use absolutely any method you like to share your propaganda.

Homework is due 10.59 AM GMT on Monday 2nd March

ooc: I figured this was the easiest way to convert timezones since to most of you mine is random, basically you have two weeks from right nowish

"If you haven't copied your notes down, do so before you leave. See you all next lesson." Professor Truebridge began packing up the stack of classwork that had been handed in, "Celandine Toussaint and Plymouth Morgan, do not forget to come see me in my office later."

Felixir · 02-17-2009, 11:05 AM

Jake was close to falling over in shock. "Heeeeeehuuuuuheeeeeehuuuuuheeeeee..." he wheezed, quietly.

Nuuuuuu!!!!! Too much thinking involved... can't we just draw?!

Jake thumped his head on his desk and began to write, making sure he got it all done. Soon enough, there it was. Checking his notes again, Jake piled everything up at put it into his bag.

"Laters, Professor," he nodded, before he left. Stupid accent...

Danny Boy · 02-17-2009, 11:06 AM

Barry jotted down the homework. Didn`t it ever end?. He then gathered his things and packed them up. He looked over to Cela "Good luck." then he looked at Plymouth "To the both of you" then he left calling to the professer "Good day!"

Hedwig18 · 02-17-2009, 02:26 PM

Ana was with her mouth half opened. Big...Biiiiiiig homework she thought. Ana gathered her things "Thanks Professor. Good day?" and left.

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