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Con_Stripes · 03-06-2009, 09:16 PM

Ethan had left the windows open in the classroom and the brisk January air had succeded in freshening up and freezing up the room. Truebridge closed the windows and sat at his desk, wrapped in warm layers to ward off the icy temperature in the classroom.

Hmm, the desks were straight again. He flicked Loretta and the desks all moved a fraction of an inch in various directions. Satisfied by this, Ethan flicked his wand at the board, revealing the topic of todays class.

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The Tales of Beedle The Bard

He yawned and kicked his feet up on the desk, apparently snoozing behind his customary dark glasses.

Felixir · 03-09-2009, 03:10 AM

Jake stretched his hand up. "I suppose, one lesson... don't try and cross the evil scary looking, death bound river, because... you're just... death bound..." Made sense to him. "And the symbolism is... erm..." He shoots... he misses! Groooooan... THINK before rasing your hand... "One example miiiiiiight be... the invisibility cloak... always hiding. Even though you can't hide forever..." If only he'd know that earlier. "I'm not sure if-" Oh just shut uuuuup, now!

Mrs. Weasley · 03-09-2009, 03:16 AM

Abby raises her hand. "I think the resurection stone symbolizes the Sorcerer's stone more than a tombstone. The second brother wanted to bring back the woman she loved. He hoped the stone would resurrect her the same way Voldemort wanted to use the Sorcerer's Stone to make himself a new body."

Ameh · 03-09-2009, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Weasley

Abby raises her hand. "I think the resurection stone symbolizes the Sorcerer's stone more than a tombstone. The second brother wanted to bring back the woman she loved. He hoped the stone would resurrect her the same way Voldemort wanted to use the Sorcerer's Stone to make himself a new body."

Frowning a little, Raiden put his hand up again. "Uhm... I don't think it's meant to symbolize the Philosopher's Stone, actually," he said softly. "When Voldemort wanted to use it to make himself a new body, he already had a fragment of his soul. The stone in the story is meant to bring back fully dead people who don't have fragments of their soul scattered around the world. And I don't think that back then, anyone would have thought to use the Philosopher's Stone like that, least not the brother; he was greedy and arrogant, but I think he was far from a Dark Wizard. Plus, I don't know if much was really known about the Philosopher's Stone back then, either." He looked at Mr. Professor Truebridge. "I don't know much about the history of that particular magic item..."

druidflower · 03-09-2009, 03:27 AM

Tobi raised his hand and shared an opinion that had been brewing in the back of his mind since he'd heard the story from his Great-Grandmother at least ten years ago, "I think the river was a symbol for death in itself. In a lot of cultures they use a river in their legends about death. Perhaps most famously the river Styx, in Greek Mythology. So to say the brothers went traveling and came to a river which they cunningly crossed, is maybe a more poetic way to say they went traveling and came to a time where they should have died, but saved their skins with Magic. I mean, a strong swimmer or a man who knows how to build a boat could cross the river, people swim the Channel and Muggles use ships for transport or mere pleasure all the time, but the 'Bridge over the River' was a symbol of avoiding their natural deaths with magic."

Gissel · 03-09-2009, 03:29 AM

Then Whit realized she hadn't shown an example either. "Oh and as for the symbol,I'd have to go with the invisibility cloak. It has several symbols but one of the main ones would be to symbolize just how much a person wants to stay alive,even though they know they can't." She started,hoping she made some sense. "And this goes back to the theme of the story. As I said before it's impossible to beat death but the invisibility was something that allowed the brother to avoid it. Just how many of us feel. A big portion of the world would love not to die but we all know there's a time for all of us so...we do as much as we can to stay healthy and live a longer life." There. That made some sense right?

Anna Banana · 03-09-2009, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz

Plymouth raised his hand. "This one is wicked easy too, Professor." He cleared his throat, "The Brothers themselves are symbol enough for me. Lesson learned: Brothers, step or ex or real, are a source of mistrust and probably you're better off without them. Or I was. Should have retold this story to my mum before she married a dude with a son. A son with a big head, at that."

And after class, it was on. Plymouth would NOT be told to NOT nuzzle his girlfriend by the delinquent who had taken her up a tree, let her fall out of said tree, and then kissed her, got her electrocuted, and embarrassed her in front of the entire House. Sooo on. And he was telling his mum what Perni had done. Yep.

He raised his hand again, "And you know what else, Professor? In this story, it ALSO says not to covet what you can't have. Don't covet immortality and don't be kissing on Cela. Man. Good story. GREAT story, in fact." Plymouth applauded it.

"Ouch," Anna said, shooting Cope an apologetic look. She then turned back to Plymouth and listened as his continued his little rant, speaking more so about his own brother rather than the brothers in the tale. "At least none of them had to ask their mother's for permission," she said, giggling at her little inside joke with Plymouth. She smirked and winked at "Plymmy" before getting back to the question at hand. Plymouth would kill her later---that is, if Professor Truebridge didn't do so first.

"Oh, Professssssooooorrrr," Anna said, her hand in the air once again. "Due to momentary distractionsssss," she said, eyeing Plymouth once again, "I seemed to have forgotten to answer part of the question. Symbolism. The promiment use of symbolism in the story is the hooded figure which represents Death. Hooded figures are seen as sneaky and, for the most part, hidden---not unlike the manner in which death seems to creep up on people. The fact that hooded figures are usually depicted as wearing all black represents death, too, as black is the color of death."

TeafortheSoul · 03-09-2009, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz

Plymouth raised his hand. "This one is wicked easy too, Professor." He cleared his throat, "The Brothers themselves are symbol enough for me. Lesson learned: Brothers, step or ex or real, are a source of mistrust and probably you're better off without them. Or I was. Should have retold this story to my mum before she married a dude with a son. A son with a big head, at that."

And after class, it was on. Plymouth would NOT be told to NOT nuzzle his girlfriend by the delinquent who had taken her up a tree, let her fall out of said tree, and then kissed her, got her electrocuted, and embarrassed her in front of the entire House. Sooo on. And he was telling his mum what Perni had done. Yep.

He raised his hand again, "And you know what else, Professor? In this story, it ALSO says not to covet what you can't have. Don't covet immortality and don't be kissing on Cela. Man. Good story. GREAT story, in fact." Plymouth applauded it.

Cela had been about to answer the question-- for reals-- when she finally realised that all the little barbs Cope and Plym had been passing back and forward were about her.

Oh.

Oh. Oh. Oh.

Cela turned around in her seat and shot a sad little look at Plymouth, clearly completely confused and overwhelmed and suddenly completely uninterested in participating in class at all.

Turning back around, Cela managed to squish into her seat so that her knees were hugged tight to her chest, with her chin resting on one. She sighed a little and peeked at Copernicus before tentatively raising her hand after all, "Symbolism... theres the sign of the hallows. Because the cloak and the wand and the stone are the Hallows... its a circle with a perfect triangle and a line down the middle."

She didn't bother with a lesson, since the Zap was enough of one for her.

Sigh.

Mrs. Weasley · 03-09-2009, 03:48 AM

Abby looks at her copy of Tales of Beedle the Bard. "I don't remember anyone getting kissed in this story."

druidflower · 03-09-2009, 03:51 AM

Tobi has also been rather engrossed in the fight that was attempting to happen between Plymouth and Copernicus, he was personally rooting for Copernicus, but that had a lot to do with what he understood of his intentions. All the same, he had missed part of the question too. The part that Anna had gotten in the first place. "I missed part of it too, the lesson I take away from it is, don't get greedy enjoy the time you have, and don't endeavour to extend it just because you're afraid of what comes next or -" he continued quickly, "just because you think it's possible to get it. Somethings are better left ungotten, and sometimes it's better to let them go while you still can. Not every gift is a blessing."

Cassirin · 03-09-2009, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Celandine

Cela had been about to answer the question-- for reals-- when she finally realised that all the little barbs Cope and Plym had been passing back and forward were about her.

Oh.

Oh. Oh. Oh.

Cela turned around in her seat and shot a sad little look at Plymouth, clearly completely confused and overwhelmed and suddenly completely uninterested in participating in class at all.

Turning back around, Cela managed to squish into her seat so that her knees were hugged tight to her chest, with her chin resting on one. She sighed a little and peeked at Copernicus before tentatively raising her hand after all, "Symbolism... theres the sign of the hallows. Because the cloak and the wand and the stone are the Hallows... its a circle with a perfect triangle and a line down the middle."

She didn't bother with a lesson, since the Zap was enough of one for her.

Sigh.

It was bad enough that Plymouth insisted on talking about ALL OF THIS in front of the whole school, but Cela was wibbling. The lip... wibbling. He slammed his hand against the desk once, which surprised even him. Um. Oops.

His hand jerked into the air. "I thought of another lesson, Professor. The brothers already defeated Death. They'd won. But they just couldn't leave well enough alone. They had to gloat in it and act proud and superior and take the stupid gift from Death, and that's how they ended up losing everything. If they'd just left well enough alone, the first two brothers could have probably lived longer and fuller lives. But they were selfish jerks who only cared about themselves and they ruined EVERYTHING."

Cope jerked his bag open and pulled out a sugar quill, which went on Cela's desk. He then sunk down in his seat with his arms crossed. This was it. Plymouth could jump all over him, and Cope felt guilty enough to let him. But this constant public reaming, and dragging Cela into it... he wouldn't have that.

Gissel · 03-09-2009, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Weasley

Abby looks at her copy of Tales of Beedle the Bard. "I don't remember anyone getting kissed in this story."

When she heard this Whit couldn't help but agree. "Neither do I." she said,raising her hand to make sure she wasn't out of turn. "I've heard and read this story enough times to know there was no kissing." Unless...they'd read a different version of the story that,for some reason,involved kissing. "Professor,if you don't mind my asking,what are they talking about?" She'd been doing so well and now she was confused.

Anna Banana · 03-09-2009, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Weasley

Abby raises her hand. "I think the resurection stone symbolizes the Sorcerer's stone more than a tombstone. The second brother wanted to bring back the woman she loved. He hoped the stone would resurrect her the same way Voldemort wanted to use the Sorcerer's Stone to make himself a new body."

"Perhaps you read 'The Tale of the Three Brothers,' instead of 'The Tale of the Two Brothers'," Anna said, watching the interaction going on among Plymmy, Cela, and Copernoodle. 'The Tale of the Two Brothers' can be compared to the version you've read, though, because, like Cela said, the story contains a triangle, as does the one with only two brothers. You see, a triangle is a figure containing only three sides. For example, points P, C, and C again," Anna said, eyeing her three Ravenclaw friends. "The sad thing is, with a triangle, you always end up with an odd man...erm, side....out."

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

It was bad enough that Plymouth insisted on talking about ALL OF THIS in front of the whole school, but Cela was wibbling. The lip... wibbling. He slammed his hand against the desk once, which surprised even him. Um. Oops.

His hand jerked into the air. "I thought of another lesson, Professor. The brothers already defeated Death. They'd won. But they just couldn't leave well enough alone. They had to gloat in it and act proud and superior and take the stupid gift from Death, and that's how they ended up losing everything. If they'd just left well enough alone, the first two brothers could have probably lived longer and fuller lives. But they were selfish jerks who only cared about themselves and they ruined EVERYTHING."

Cope jerked his bag open and pulled out a sugar quill, which went on Cela's desk. He then sunk down in his seat with his arms crossed. This was it. Plymouth could jump all over him, and Cope felt guilty enough to let him. But this constant public reaming, and dragging Cela into it... he wouldn't have that.

Anna glared at Cope, wishing he'd throw her some candy, as well. Sure, she wasn't in the triangle (~~THANK MERLIN~~), but she sure loved candy just as well as the next girl. ...and she though they were friends. Ahh, this was amusing. Her poor friends.

TeafortheSoul · 03-09-2009, 04:02 AM

Cela jumped at the sudden noise as Cope slammed his hand against his desk and she turned her head just enough so she could peek at him from over her knee. She stared at him wide eyed, not quite catching the significance of his answer, but still completely aware that the centre of the classroom had become the focus of the classroom, and she was right in the thick of it.

She snaked one hand out and took the sugar quill that Copernicus had placed on her desk, bringing it to her mouth and nibbling on it.

Kissing.

Celandine squeezed her eyes shut. Why couldn't there be kissing in the book so that nobody would think anything was amiss? She let out a little whimper at Anna's comment and hoped ferverently that this lesson wouldn't involve electric shocks and subsequent explanations.

Mrs. Weasley · 03-09-2009, 04:03 AM

Abby jumps when Copernicus slams his hand down on his desk. Clearly there was more to this story than she had read. I'm beginning to wonder if they read the same story I did.

druidflower · 03-09-2009, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

It was bad enough that Plymouth insisted on talking about ALL OF THIS in front of the whole school, but Cela was wibbling. The lip... wibbling. He slammed his hand against the desk once, which surprised even him. Um. Oops.

His hand jerked into the air. "I thought of another lesson, Professor. The brothers already defeated Death. They'd won. But they just couldn't leave well enough alone. They had to gloat in it and act proud and superior and take the stupid gift from Death, and that's how they ended up losing everything. If they'd just left well enough alone, the first two brothers could have probably lived longer and fuller lives. But they were selfish jerks who only cared about themselves and they ruined EVERYTHING."

Cope jerked his bag open and pulled out a sugar quill, which went on Cela's desk. He then sunk down in his seat with his arms crossed. This was it. Plymouth could jump all over him, and Cope felt guilty enough to let him. But this constant public reaming, and dragging Cela into it... he wouldn't have that.

Tobi grinned, isn't that what i just said? he thought.

Things were getting tense, and to be honest, the only thing he was really concerned about was Cela. Copernicus was alright, but he'd learned that he could take care of himself anyway. He didn't care for how distressed she seemed to be getting.

"So what you're saying, Copernicus," Tobi asked pointedly, "was that it's sometimes prudent to quit while you're ahead?"

Mrs. Weasley · 03-09-2009, 04:07 AM

Abby raises her hand. "Professor, I think the triangle everyone keeps talking about symbolizes the three gifts from Death: the wand, resurrection stone, and the invisibility cloak. If I remember correctly, it's believe the Tale of the Three Brothers is based on the brothers who created the Deathly Hallows. Legends say the person who could command all three hallows would be the master of death."

Cassirin · 03-09-2009, 04:09 AM

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Tobi grinned, isn't that what i just said? he thought.

Things were getting tense, and to be honest, the only thing he was really concerned about was Cela. Copernicus was alright, but he'd learned that he could take care of himself anyway. He didn't care for how distressed she seemed to be getting.

"So what you're saying, Copernicus," Tobi asked pointedly, "was that it's sometimes prudent to quit while you're ahead?"

"Absolutely, Tobi," Copernicus rolled his shoulders and smiled blandly at the professor. "I always wondered why the brothers couldn't just see that the gift they'd received was LIFE itself, and walking away should have been enough."

Anna Banana · 03-09-2009, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Weasley

Abby raises her hand. "Professor, I think the triangle everyone keeps talking about symbolizes the three gifts from Death: the wand, resurrection stone, and the invisibility cloak. If I remember correctly, it's believe the Tale of the Three Brothers is based on the brothers who created the Deathly Hallows. Legends say the person who could command all three hallows would be the master of death."

"So, Abby, you would agree that said triangle may meet an untimely end," Anna noted, making a semi-loud "hmmmm..." while dramatically tapping her chin in thought. "While a triangle may not always meet an end such as death, I think it has the tendencies to kill and destroy relationships. If only the wand, Resurrection Stone, and Invisibility Cloak could find a way to co-exist together, such a tragic ending may not end up occuring." Anna eyed Cela, Plymouth, and Cope once again. Perhaps the stone could find some way to resurrect the wand, so that it doesn't feel so powerful, and then the cloak, so that it doesn't feel as if it is always hidden away in the shadows..."

Suziella · 03-09-2009, 04:13 AM

Maddox raised his hand, and replied, "One lesson we can learn from the story, is the terrible nature of greed. If the older two brothers hadnt been so greedy and wanting things for their own personal gain, they would have possibly lead long and happy lives like the younger brother." He thought for a moment as the crazyness of Cop, Cela, and Plymouth bursted about the classroom. He sighed and replied, "As well as what Copernicus has told us," He turned and looked at Plymouth glaring a bit, "Quit while your ahead." He turned back around and continued. "The wand could be a symbol of death as well. Seeing as the only way to truely own it is to kill the previous owner."

Ameh · 03-09-2009, 04:15 AM

Aaaaaaaaand suddenly the class wasn't about faerie tales anymore. More like... sordid tales. Raiden shrank down and avoided looking at the quarreling boys. Poor Celandine Toussaint... she was getting upsetted by the fighting boys. Why couldn't they do this outside of class? And not in front of poor Celandine... He wasn't sure what exactly was going on... talk of kissing, and falling out of trees, and Merlin's pants what was wrong with the boys in Hogwarts lately? He made an effort to get even furthur down in his seat than was probably humanly possible. He'd have to find out if there was some shot or potion to protect him from whatever was affecting these guys...

Mrs. Weasley · 03-09-2009, 04:17 AM

Abby gets her wand out and puts it on her desk. She raises her hand. "You could say Death gave the brothers a second chance, but they blew it being selish at least two of them did." Abby looks at Kettleburn.

Gissel · 03-09-2009, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

"So, Abby, you would agree that said triangle may meet an untimely end," Anna noted, making a semi-loud "hmmmm..." while dramatically tapping her chin in thought. "While a triangle may not always meet an end such as death, I think it has the tendencies to kill and detroy relationships. If only the wand, Resurrection Stone, and Invisibility Cloak could find a way to co-exist together, such an tragic ending may not end up occuring." Anna eyed Cela, Plymouth, and Cope once again. Perhaps the stone could find some way to resurrect the wand, so that it doesn't feel so powerful, and then cloak, so that it doesn't feel as if it is always hidden away in the shadows..."

As Anna spoke,Whit listened carefully,hoping she'd make sense of everything. And she did. "Oh! That makes complete sense!" she said butting into the conversation. "Every triangle meets an end,death or not. Even just the shape itself. You get to a point and that line ends. Nothing lasts forever." While it seemed she was talking about something to do with the trio,what Anna was saying also worked with the lesson. What a convenience.

Con_Stripes · 03-09-2009, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

Copernicus raised his hand. "One lesson I take from this story is that death is inevitable. You can try all sorts of tricks and traps, but in the end, death is going to be the victor. I think that was rather neatly symbolized by Death being portrayed as wily and clever. The brothers thought they were outsmarting him, but Death merely handed them the means to their own demise."

That's right, Copernicus."

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Juniper's hand flew into the air. "Well, the story teaches us that bragging is bad. The brother with the wand bragged about it far too much, and he was killed," she said bluntly. She paused for a moment, trying to remember what exactly symbolism was and what an example from The Tale of the Three Brothers might be. "Oh, and an example of symbolism might be. . . the Invisibility Cloak. It hid Ignotus from everybody, but Ignotus could still see out from underneath the Cloak. It symbolises Ignotus's wisdom, for he could see knowledge where others could not."

"Thank you. Juniper." Truebridge shifted slightly where he leaned on the desk, kitty in his arms.

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Abby raises her hand. "I think the invisibility cloak sympolizes the long life all of us hope we will live. The third brother hid from death until he had reached the age that he was no longer afraid to die. He knew it was his time to pass on. I think one of the lessons I learned from the story is to not fear death or try to avoid it. It is better that we embrass him, and accept that sooner or later we are all going to die."

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Raiden sunk back down into his seat, brow furrowed as he thought a bit. More lessons in this story... Well, there were the obvious ones, the ones already put forth by the class...he thought for a moment before raising his hand.

"I wonder if the stone that was given to the second brother would possibly stand for... a gravestone? Because he had to turn it over, and a tombstone is a symbol that people often associate with death... so by turning it over, he was overturning death..." He tapped his bottom lip thoughtfully. Overturning death... why had he had to turn it three times though? He couldn't figure everything out! "The lesson is... that you really can't bring people back from the dead, as much as you might want to. The story's meant to show you that not even Death can bring back the ones you've lost... no matter how much you wish for it."

"Good, Abby and Raiden. I see you are both really thinking.

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Once again,Whit raised her hand,happy to be able to answer. "Well....I'd have to say the same thing the other students have said. No matter how much you try,and while it's not wise at all to try and do this,beating death is impossible. As the story shows us,there are ways you can avoid death for quite a while but in the end,you'll have seen so much that living is just too much and you'll go when you feel you are ready." At this she paused and thought a bit more. That was pretty much the theme of the story,death is inevitable. Seeing as that was all she could think of for the time being,she put her hand down and listened to the other students.

Truebridge nodded at the slytherin girl, pleased with her answer.

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"Of course, sir," Anna said, standing up and catching the chalk. As she headed to the board, she passed by the professor, and smiled sweetly. Thank Merlin he seemed to have forgiven her for her little stunt she pulled earlier in the year. Upon reaching the board, Anna began her summarization.

When she was done, Anna passed back by Professor Truebridge, grabbed his hand, dumped the chalk into it, smiled sweetly again, and then headed to her seat. When she was seated, she raised her hand and said, "The tale warns us of the risks we take each and every time we seek opportunities to benefit ourselves and not try and balance our lives accordingly. The first two brothers wished only for items that would help them succeed in the world, and they ended up meeting a horrible end. The last brother, the one who seemed to have his senses about him, simply chose to walk away from what he saw as a dangerous situation. In my opinion, he was the only one Death ended up rewarding. Ignotus was able to live his life to its fullest, and he deserved such due to his unselfish nature," she said. "I also think, once again, this story teaches us to not try and step in the way of how life should normally exist. As magical people, we can only conjur, transfigure, and cast spells upon so much, but when we twist fate and cheat death, we are changing a part of life that was never meant to be changed."

Ethan stared at the chalk in his hand for a moment before putting it aside and continuing with scratching the kitty.

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Jake stretched his hand up. "I suppose, one lesson... don't try and cross the evil scary looking, death bound river, because... you're just... death bound..." Made sense to him. "And the symbolism is... erm..." He shoots... he misses! Groooooan... THINK before rasing your hand... "One example miiiiiiight be... the invisibility cloak... always hiding. Even though you can't hide forever..." If only he'd know that earlier. "I'm not sure if-" Oh just shut uuuuup, now!

"Gooooooood."

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Abby raises her hand. "I think the resurection stone symbolizes the Sorcerer's stone more than a tombstone. The second brother wanted to bring back the woman she loved. He hoped the stone would resurrect her the same way Voldemort wanted to use the Sorcerer's Stone to make himself a new body."

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Frowning a little, Raiden put his hand up again. "Uhm... I don't think it's meant to symbolize the Philosopher's Stone, actually," he said softly. "When Voldemort wanted to use it to make himself a new body, he already had a fragment of his soul. The stone in the story is meant to bring back fully dead people who don't have fragments of their soul scattered around the world. And I don't think that back then, anyone would have thought to use the Philosopher's Stone like that, least not the brother; he was greedy and arrogant, but I think he was far from a Dark Wizard. Plus, I don't know if much was really known about the Philosopher's Stone back then, either." He looked at Mr. Professor Truebridge. "I don't know much about the history of that particular magic item..."

"A little difference of opinion but I actually believe you both have good points." Ethan told them. Ahhh he loved a healthy debate.

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Tobi raised his hand and shared an opinion that had been brewing in the back of his mind since he'd heard the story from his Great-Grandmother at least ten years ago, "I think the river was a symbol for death in itself. In a lot of cultures they use a river in their legends about death. Perhaps most famously the river Styx, in Greek Mythology. So to say the brothers went traveling and came to a river which they cunningly crossed, is maybe a more poetic way to say they went traveling and came to a time where they should have died, but saved their skins with Magic. I mean, a strong swimmer or a man who knows how to build a boat could cross the river, people swim the Channel and Muggles use ships for transport or mere pleasure all the time, but the 'Bridge over the River' was a symbol of avoiding their natural deaths with magic."

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Then Whit realized she hadn't shown an example either. "Oh and as for the symbol,I'd have to go with the invisibility cloak. It has several symbols but one of the main ones would be to symbolize just how much a person wants to stay alive,even though they know they can't." She started,hoping she made some sense. "And this goes back to the theme of the story. As I said before it's impossible to beat death but the invisibility was something that allowed the brother to avoid it. Just how many of us feel. A big portion of the world would love not to die but we all know there's a time for all of us so...we do as much as we can to stay healthy and live a longer life." There. That made some sense right?

"Thank you, good answers, and insight." Ethan nodded at Tobi and Whitney.

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"Ouch," Anna said, shooting Cope an apologetic look. She then turned back to Plymouth and listened as his continued his little rant, speaking more so about his own brother rather than the brothers in the tale. "At least none of them had to ask their mother's for permission," she said, giggling at her little inside joke with Plymouth. She smirked and winked at "Plymmy" before getting back to the question at hand. Plymouth would kill her later---that is, if Professor Truebridge didn't do so first.

"Oh, Professssssooooorrrr," Anna said, her hand in the air once again. "Due to momentary distractionsssss," she said, eyeing Plymouth once again, "I seemed to have forgotten to answer part of the question. Symbolism. The promiment use of symbolism in the story is the hooded figure which represents Death. Hooded figures are seen as sneaky and, for the most part, hidden---not unlike the manner in which death seems to creep up on people. The fact that hooded figures are usually depicted as wearing all black represents death, too, as black is the color of death."

Hmm. Ethan wondered what Plymouth had to ask his mother about but he nodded at the rest of Anna's words. "Right."

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Tobi has also been rather engrossed in the fight that was attempting to happen between Plymouth and Copernicus, he was personally rooting for Copernicus, but that had a lot to do with what he understood of his intentions. All the same, he had missed part of the question too. The part that Anna had gotten in the first place. "I missed part of it too, the lesson I take away from it is, don't get greedy enjoy the time you have, and don't endeavour to extend it just because you're afraid of what comes next or -" he continued quickly, "just because you think it's possible to get it. Somethings are better left ungotten, and sometimes it's better to let them go while you still can. Not every gift is a blessing."

"Right...." Ethan narrowed his eyes and looked around the classroom, trying to focus on the lesson for now.

ooc: the rest is coming, I just needed to do this bit for points and junk.

druidflower · 03-09-2009, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

"Absolutely, Tobi," Copernicus rolled his shoulders and smiled blandly at the professor. "I always wondered why the brothers couldn't just see that the gift they'd received was LIFE itself, and walking away should have been enough."

Tobi felt the need to answer Copernicus, and really, it does fit with the story, eerily so.

"The First brother would have done well not to ask for a reason to get into more duels, because really, that's all the Elder Wand could be to him right at that moment. And the Second bother might have done well to content himself with fond memories, or let those memories go, whichever is easiest, rather than dwell on the matter, try to bring back what was more than likely dead - I mean definitely dead, and wind up going crazy and getting killed? - I mean killing himself," he advised.

Mrs. Weasley · 03-09-2009, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

"So, Abby, you would agree that said triangle may meet an untimely end," Anna noted, making a semi-loud "hmmmm..." while dramatically tapping her chin in thought. "While a triangle may not always meet an end such as death, I think it has the tendencies to kill and destroy relationships. If only the wand, Resurrection Stone, and Invisibility Cloak could find a way to co-exist together, such a tragic ending may not end up occuring." Anna eyed Cela, Plymouth, and Cope once again. Perhaps the stone could find some way to resurrect the wand, so that it doesn't feel so powerful, and then the cloak, so that it doesn't feel as if it is always hidden away in the shadows..."

Abby raises her hand. "I'd say said triangle is going to end up destroying itself, if it cannot find a way to co-exist in harmony. The wand seems to be coveted by both brothers. If they don't loosen their grip, the wand will be destroyed."

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