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History of Magic Lesson 2 Truebridge had the class set up differently today, there were tables arranged in clusters of three- seven desks, no real rhyme or reason in it. He was sitting at his own desk, apparently completely engrossed in reading a book. You should probably sit down and get ready for class. |
There was really... nothing spectacular about it. Jake was just... quiet. And devastated, can't be forgetting that. He entered the room, eyes cast downwards, hiding the way they were red-rimmed and bloodshot, and heading for a cluster of where there were less tables. He was near a window, so he could stare out and distract himself. "Hey S-" Jake started, before glancing up and noticing Truebridge was reading. Instead he shrugged and sat down, slouching back in his chair, looking distinctly... ... apathetic. |
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The classroom wasn't set up quite like it usually was, but then again, Anna was sort of used to rearranged classrooms to accommodate different lessons. She slid into a seat near the front, cracked her textbook open, and began to read. |
Herminny made her way to her seccond HOM class hoping it would not be as crazy and insane like last time. As she walked in the room she noticed the desks were arranged differently and the professor was completely engrossed in a book. She wondered what book engrossed him so and and if it may have to do with the class but decided not to bother him as she took a seat and waited for more people to show up and class to start. |
Plymouth moseyed into class. Hm. Where to sit? Or rather where would they sit? As he pondered this, Plymouth stroked his chin and took a small detour to pass close by Truebridge's desk. He ran his fingers along the front of the desk, checked out the Professor was reading, and generally hung out up there for a moment. "Hehe." And Plymouth took a seat on the edge of the desk formation, towards the front. |
Clark waltzed into the classroom with his textbook. Jake was...still crying. Oh, well. He sat down in seat that was relatively near his buddy and smiled at him. "How ya holding up?" he asked him and stared at the proffesser. He itched his head, distracted. About a lot of things-Natka, Dani, Jake, allergies, being a duck for that thirty minutes, |
Walking into the room, William blinked and looked at the arrangement of tables set up. Frowning slightly he noticed Jake and made a bee-line towards him, sitting on the table closest to him as someone sat down on the chair he was going to take. Plopping down on the chair with a tense sigh, he ran a hand through his hair and looked around. Pulling out his stuff he crossed his arms, frowning deeply. |
Cam had a pretty good day, he had some yummy stuff for his breakfast and he was healthy as ever! Well not really healthy... kinda? Yeah. He walked into the classroom only to find out the desk arrangement was changed and that the professor was reading a book. Ewwww booksss. He haateedd reading and stuff like that. He only read fun books like... books about stuff he liked. Those were the best books. He took a seat and waited for the class to begin, wondering what the heck they were going to learn about today. |
"'SUP Prof -?" Oh.. he was reading. Clifford's greeting was cut off short when he noticed Professor Truebridge appeared to be quite immersed in the book he was reading. Had he missed class? ... no, there were others in here. Hmmm. Shrugging, the seventh year moved further inside the classroom and plonked himself down behind one of the desks. |
Lyra walked into class with a smile on her face. Great Professor, great class...YUP! She was happy. This was going to be fun no matter what they were doing, kind of like in Bunny Bunbunz' class. She strolled in behind Banana, walking up to the desk and really didn't care if he was engrossed in a book or not. "Hello, professor," she said with a hop in her step then followed Anna towards the rearranged desk. "Banana, you look lovely today." Such a female thing. |
Lucy entered the History of Magic class, eager to know what today's lesson would be about. 'Hmm...the classroom looks different.' She thought sitting down in a seat. She placed her new book, parchment, and quill on her desk. She had had to order new supplies since all her old stuff had been flooded. 'Stupid flood.' "Hello Professor Truebridge." She said. |
Copernicus didn't want to distract the professor from his book, so he quietly look a seat near the front but a respectful distance from Plymouth. He was doing his best to give his step-brother all sorts of space, which was really hard. He missed the guy. |
Celandine walked into class, books in tow. She looked around the room, her eyes landing on Copernicus first, then Lyra and Anna, Cam, The Quidditch God, Pink Haired boy... and finally Plymouth. She moved to sit at the same cluster of desks that he'd chosen, biting her lip nervously and hoping he wouldn't run away. Oh yeah... "Hi professor..." |
Mari entered the classroom quietly, moving directly to a cluster of three desks, not really wanting to be in a large group of people. She put her book on the table and set up a sheet of parchment or two on the desk before putting her quill there. She didn't know what to expect, so she just prepared for at least some notetaking. She looked around, noticing several people she did know, but not really feeling the urge to actually sit near any of them at the moment. Which was sort of good, actually. |
Lawliet walked into the HoM classroom and wanted to greet the professor - until he noticed that he was reading (and he was really into it). The Slytherin boy glanced around the classroom for a family face and he noticed Clifford - the Slytherin Head Boy he had met at one of their previous lessons. He walked over to him swiftly, gave him a small smile and took a seat beside his while waiting quietly for class to begin. |
"Hello Jake, Anna, Plymouth, Clark, William, Cameron, Clifford, Lyra, Lucy, Copernicus, Celandine, Mari and Lawliet." Truebridge greeted, without taking a breath. He put his book in his desk drawer and looked around the classroom. "I suppose you want to learn something. Preferably interesting enough to keep you occupied, without being difficult enough to require too much thinking? I'm guessing something boring is out of the question?" Ethan was completely serious with his questions, his expression deadpan. "It might be a little boring, but I will endevour to make it relatively painful for you. Today we are going to talk about Wizarding organizations. Teams, clubs, councils, orders, secret societies and the like. Hands up to tell me any that you are aware of, both historically and in a contemporary sense." |
Jake's hand went up in the air as he gazed out of the window, picking up on every sound made in the classroom. "Do the Death Eaters count?" he asked, going straight for the evil side, whether it was right or not. BLAH! |
Lucy raised her hand, ready to start answering questions. "The Order of the Phoenix was a secret society. It was started by Albus Dumbledore during the first and second Wizarding War to help stop the Dark Lord." |
Rachel, who had walked in silently minutes before the professor had began talking, now stared up at Professor Truebridge with a slightly confused expression. Something interesting? Painful? What was going on? The fifth year decided to put the matter to the back of her head and concentrate on the lesson. After all, she was having a hard time as it was, with her eyes trailing to the corner where Reid and her had met for the first time. Raising her hand, Rachel took a few seconds to think before asking, "Professor, they aren't exactly a club... But do the Wizengamot count? And how about the actual Ministry?" |
Mariska raised her hand, for once glad for her knowledge of Quidditch. " Professor, Quidditch would count for one, since it's an organization of different teams and such, wouldn't it?" She sort of stated it and then thought again. " There are also clubs for fans of the teams to, now that I think on it." She put her hand down again, going back to being silent and letting others talk instead. |
William put his hand up, not having a clue what organizations there were. This was one topic he didn't really like but since he wanted to show he at least knew something he said, "Um, would the Official Gobstoppers Club be one?" He asked frowning as he blinked. |
"There's the Quidditch teams, both within the school and throughout the world," Lawliet replied, his hand raised. "And there's also Dumbledore's Army, which was a secret club formed by Harry Potter to fight against Lord Voldemort from back in the day," he added as an afterthought. |
Daniel raised his hand to participate, "Professor, do the Inquisitorial squad count?" he said for that is the first thing that pops into his mind when the word Wizarding organizations cane up. "And then there is the Slug Club." |
Demetria raised her hand. "What about Dumbledore's Army?" she asked. "I'm not sure if it qualifies as official, but it's still a good organization." |
"What about the ministry of magic?" Kel asked, raising his hand. It was an organization, wasn't it? And it had to be started, at some point. He kinda hoped it counted, because he had no ideas other than that. |
Copernicus raised his hand. "The Knights of Walpurgis, Professor? And I suppose that if you count groups that separate themselves culturally and physically, werewolf society as well." |
Herminny raised her hand and said, "I believe the the Official Gobstone Club is one sir", Herminny said hoping she was right. |
Wizarding organizations? Cam thought if Quidditch would count but someone had already raised their hands and said that. He thought about what other societies he was familiar of and raised his hand. "What about the Brotherhood of Goblins? It was an organization for the goblins' rights, for things like if they would be responsible enough to hold and use a wand." |
Celandine raised her hand to rattle off the ones that she'd heard of, "The Brotherhood of Goblins, The Inquisitorial Squad, Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers, The Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, The Order of Merlin, the Death Eaters, Quidditch Union for the Administration and Betterment of the British League and its Endeavors, Society for the Promotion of Elvish Welfare, Society for the Reformation of Hags, Society for the Support of Squibs, Society for the Tolerance of Vampires... and..." Celandine shot a little look around the classroom, catching Anna and Clifford's eyes, "The Order of the Mark or Seal... the ones who helped us get Hogwarts back." |
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Plymouth's eyes followed Cela, like they always did. He simply watched her. Didn't speak, didn't look away. Just watched. Hm. Quote:
Plymouth raised his hand, "My mum is a long-term member of a magical knitting-group. She makes me socks." What Plymouth didn't mention was that he, too, was also a member. He liked to give his mum props anyway. Her socks were better anyway. |
Oooh. Wizarding organisations and stuffs? Sounded kind of interesting, Clifford supposed. As long as they were COOL clubs and not BORING ones. Like - "Quidditch!" The Head Boy beamed, hand in the air. "That's one, right? Ooh, ooh.. and I even got asked to join one here at Hogwarts a couple of terms ago.. it was called the Order of the Fang." Oh, the memories. |
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Lyra raised her hand but then lowered it when Cela answered for everyone. She took in a deep breath and relaxed in her chair waiting for the next answer. |
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He paused and nodded at Copernicus, "I am glad you mentioned the Knights of Walpurgis, we will be talking about that a little later." |
Lucy thought, racking her mind for more orangisations. "Well there's Society for Distressed Witches, The Medieval Assembly of European Wizards, The Order of Air Voyagers for Intrepid Wizards, International Confederation of Wizards, International Confederation of Wizards' Quidditch Committee, International Task Force." She said, her hand in the air. |
Copernicus raised his hand again, pleased already with his previous contribution. "Along with the Order of the Fang, there also were the Orders of the Mane, Claw, and Talon, I believe. These four effectively disbanded when the Order of the Mark came into existance." |
Jake raised his hand again, keeping quiet this time and not raising it too far. "The anti-Lawson club? The 'We hate Kazi' brigade?" he muttered, letting a nasty smile show on his face. Then he remembered one. "The Snatchers?" Rememberrrrrrrr? Well... Jake didn't that was long before his time. Kazi probably did. Stupid old goat. |
Rachel bit her lip lightly as she racked her brains for more societies that she knew. "There is the Dark Force Defense League, the International Confederation of Wizards and the International Federation of Warlocks..." she said, her hand raised in the air as she tried to think of more. Ugh - her mind was seriously not working today. |
"There's the Dark Force Defense League, Sir," Clifford tried hand in the air. He wasn't sure if anyone had said that one already, but threw it out there anyway. Hehe. "And the Troll Rights Movement too?" |
Herminny raised her hand again and said, "The International Confederation of Wizards, The Wazarding Examinations Authority", Herminny said beaming |
Patrick though about it, thinking of famous wizards of times passed. then it hit him, lifting his hand again. "The International Confederation of Wizards, sir. Albus Dumbledore was part of that too if I remember well from past lessons." |
Celandine turned her head to BEAM at Copernicus, she hadn't told him about her part in all that yet. And if he knew about them already then why not tell him? She raised her hand, "While schools probably don't really count all that much, Our houses are defintely exclusive groups and they were founded by people and have a purpose so; Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Gryffindor, sir?" |
Whoa. She better speak up soon or each and every organization that's ever been formed would already be named. She sort of already thought they had, though. Nevertheless, she really should speak up and say something. Raising her hand, she said, "Specific Quidditch teams, sir. The British and Irish League was formed in 1674, and it includes the Appleby Arrows; Ballycastle Bats; Caerphilly Catapults; Falmouth Falcolns; Holyhead Harpies; Kenmare Kestrels; Montrose Magpies; Pride of Portree; Puddlemere United; Tutshill Tornados; Wigtown Wanderers; and the Wimbourne Wasps." |
OOOH! He'd already said a few but Clifford couldn't resist thrusting his hand in the air again. Sure, he was greedy. "I heard that Nearly Headless Nick dude talking about some club.. the Headless Hunt or something.. there's even clubs for the dead ghosties." |
William had realized his mistake right after he had said it and right on cue his face went as red as a beet and he felt like ducking under the table. Raising his hand he tried another one, "Campaign for Greater Freedom for Wizards was another I think." He said still blushing horribly. |
Lyra raised her hand as there was one that she was familiar with but not everyone was. "Sir, there are secret groups such as...The PINK LADIES." Okay! So not everyone knew who they were, and there was a reason for that. Her green eyes looked to Banana and to Cela and grinned. |
"There were... secret clubs such as the Order of Slytherin, which was formed within our school quite a few terms back," Lawliet said quietly, without any further information. Some things were better left unsaid, after all. As he finished talking, he pulled out a quill and a piece of parchment and started writing down all the different teams, clubs and societies that had been talked about thus far. |
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"You may define 'good', 'bad' and 'neutral' however you like and as long as you can explain your reasoning behind it your answer will not be wrong. I'll give you a litte while to work on this now." Truebridge told them. |
darn >_< i hate staying IC at times Ohhhhh dear. THIS was where Jake PHAILED. Oh yes... he was never any good at that 'What would you say is good? What would you say is bad?' Psychologists knew how to make that stuff boring after a while. Basically, the only thing Jake was sure of, was being unsure, and so, sighing slightly, Jake wrote down EVERY single one under his 'unsure' heading. He had, of course, taken a look at them... but... it was too hard. Maybe he'd figure it out later, and maybe he wouldn't be seen as lazy. Dude, Jake really HATED the way his mind worked |
"umm,Sir,I would define SPEW as good.Its very a good move,to establish welfare for elfs cause Elfs has their own life that nobody must take by making them house elves or slaves."Cedric said as his hand is raised. |
Satine glanced around to the others at her table/group and realized that they were supposed to do it individually. She quickly looked at her list and pulled out an extra piece of parchment and divided it into three columns. Before getting started, she shot her hand in the air, "Professor, I have extra quills and parchment if anyone needs any." she said as she placed them in the middle of their table/desks and then started working on her list. |
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Cedric raised his hand again."Sir,I have a suggestion,why do you choose volunteers to make a master list like the ones we've done last lesson" |
*has cramped fingers now* William stretched his fingers and dipped his quill into the ink. A blob of blue ink fell on his parchment but he shook it off as he began writing. SPOILER!!: list With his list finished he dropped his quill and rubbed his fingers. They were sore now, who knew writing so much was bad for you? He needed a chocolate frog. |
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Hmmmmmm. That was a lot of sorting. Raiden copied the list down and started scribbling away, trying to think. What had he read about all these groups? There were quite a few that he didn't know... Oh well! Quote:
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Anna studied the list for a moment, already mentally categorizing some of the organizations. She made a face as she read about the Headless Hunt. Ewww. Shrugging, she picked up her quill, dabbed it in ink, then got ready to write. She glanced over at the professor, who was talking with a Hufflepuff student. Professor Truebridge seemed...upset?...irritated?...not himself. Then again, she really couldn't blame him. This flood pretty much had everyone under the weather. SPOILER!!: List |
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Plymouth stared hard at the list. Ugh. This was how he felt in Arithmancy when the Pretty Shack asked them to calculate. At least he was staring at his parchment and not Cela anymore. Baby steps. SPOILER!!: Plymmy's list Well that was easy enough. Plymouth liked clubs. It reminded him of secret handshakes and ... well, that made him sad. He sunk down into his chair and threw pictures with his fingertip on his desk. |
Isabella who sat along the side of the window looked up at the board which had the list written. the board was slightly shining because of the light coming from the window. but she noted down the list and began to work: Death Eaters The Order of the Phoenix Wizengamot Ministry for Magic Quidditch teams Official Gobstones Club Dumbledore's Army Inquisitorial squad Slug Club The Knights of Walpurgis B.O.G (Brotherhood of Goblins) Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers The Order of Merlin Q.U.A.B.B.L.E (Quidditch Union for the Administration and Betterment of the British League and its Endeavors) S.P.E.W (Society for the Promotion of Elvish Welfare) Society for the Reformation of Hags S.S.S (Society for the Support of Squibs) S.T.V ( Society for the Tolerance of Vampires) Order of the Mark (or Seal) Order of the Fang Order of the Talon Order of the Stripe Order of the Mane Society for Distressed Witches The Medieval Assembly of European Wizards The Order of Air Voyagers for Intrepid Wizards International Confederation of Wizards International Task Force Snatchers the Dark Force Defense League International Federation of Warlocks Troll Rights Movement The Wizarding Examinations Authority Hufflepuff Ravenclaw Slytherin Gryffindor The Headless Hunt Campaign for Greater Freedom for Wizards "hey isnt International Satute of Secrecy created by Dumbledore also an organisation?" she thought. "i'll ask sir about it," she thought and continued to work. Good:The Order of the Phoenix Wizengamot Ministry for Magic Quidditch teams Official Gobstones Club Dumbledore's Army B.O.G (Brotherhood of Goblins) Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers The Order of Merlin Q.U.A.B.B.L.E (Quidditch Union for the Administration and Betterment of the British League and its Endeavors) S.P.E.W (Society for the Promotion of Elvish Welfare) Isabella stopped at the point where there was an organisation for Squibs. Suddenly she felt sad. she knew how it is for squibs with her father and brother being the same. but she shook that thought out of her mmind and said to herself "your dad and your brother happy living like a muggle and they are doing extremely well in their lives so stop worrying about them" and she obviously put the organisation of squibs in the good list. S.S.S (Society for the Support of Squibs) S.T.V ( Society for the Tolerance of Vampires) Society for Distressed Witches The Medieval Assembly of European Wizards The Order of Air Voyagers for Intrepid Wizards International Confederation of Wizards International Federation of Warlocks International Task Force The Wizarding Examinations Authority Hufflepuff Ravenclaw Gryffindor Isabella looked at her good list and thought"should i put Slytherin and Campaing for greater freedom for wizards in this list?" "hm...i think i will put them in neutral list" and with that she started her work on the bad and neutral list. Bad: Death Eaters Inquisitorial squad The Knights of Walpurgis Society for the Reformation of Hags Order of the Mark (or Seal) Order of the Fang Snatchers the Dark Force Defense League The Headless Hunt Neutral:Order of the Talon Order of the Stripe Order of the Mane Slytherin Campaign for Greater Freedom For wizards Troll Rights Movement Isabella didnt know much about the Orders which she put them in the neutral list so she thought it would be best to place them there for time being and as for the campaign for greater freedom of the wizards is concerened Bella thought,"i think wizards are given enough freedom. i dont think there will be need for any more organisations which will look after the freedom of the Wizards. and moreover you have many other organisations to check every wizard's welfare." as she finished with her list she laid back on her chair and looked around to see if she could catch any of her friends eye. |
Linda copied down the list SPOILER!!: the list She started sorting them into groups SPOILER!!: the groups So,what about slytherin?She knew that slytherins were notorious for their wickedness.But not all of them where so.So she put the name in the neutral list. SPOILER!!: the groups So,what about the headless hunt?good or bad?She knew that they played head polo and stuff.But she also knew that the griffindor ghost, St.Nicolas,wanted to join the society.'Nicolas wouldn't join anything which is bad.'she thought.'After all he was the griffindor ghost'.So, SPOILER!!: the unsure group Linda checked and checked to see if she had left anything out.Oh!!she had missed out Wizengamot..So,she wrote it in the 'good' list |
Bella was searching for her friends and then saw her friend Linda sitting right in front of her in the next row. Linda was busy writing down her own list of good, bad and neutral lists of organisation. Looking at Linda write so fast Bella smiled. |
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Ugh. The problem with assignments like this was that she'd been brought up with a slightly different view of things. 'Good' was not synonymous with right and 'Bad' was not synonymous with wrong. She figured that the commonly held view was probably closest to the answer the Professor was looking for, even if had said there were no wrong answers. Cela figured that sorting the organisations, groups and societies out based on what they were trying to achieve would be the best way to figure out which category they'd fit under. After all, some groups had lost sight of their original lofty goals and ended up as something completely different. Mostly Celandine ended up placing activist groups under 'good', after all their original intention had been to bring about positive change, right? She chewed on her quill a little as she thought about this and finally finished up her list, not bothering with adding explanations since she figured she'd do that if Professor Truebridge or anyone asked her directly. SPOILER!!: List She blinked a few times as she heard a couple of first year Ravenclaws chatting and shook her head at them slightly, a friendly little smile on her face as she held her finger up to her lips, indicating they shouldn't talk in class. Professor Truebridge hadn't given then permission to talk and he usually stated pretty clearly if he wanted them to discuss things, and he was pretty easy going most of the time but he seemed a little out of sorts today. |
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Bella turned red as she saw a elder student hushed them. but she didnt feel bad. "hope Linda didnt feel bad," she thought |
Giving a small sigh, Lyra grabbed her bag and pulled out a piece of parchment ,a quill and ink. She dipped the quill in the ink and bit on the end of the feather, thinking. She read the list and started to place them in to groups. Good: The Order of the Phoenix Quidditch teams Dumbledore's Army The Order of Merlin the Dark Force Defense League S.P.E.W (Society for the Promotion of Elvish Welfare) Official Gobstones Club Q.U.A.B.B.L.E (Quidditch Union for the Administration and Betterment of the British League and its Endeavors) Society for Distressed Witches S.S.S (Society for the Support of Squibs) International Task Force Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers The Medieval Assembly of European Wizards International Confederation of Wizards Wizengamot Bad: Death Eaters The Knights of Walpurgis Snatchers Inquisitorial squad B.O.G (Brotherhood of Goblins) Neutral: Slug Club The Headless Hunt Ministry for Magic The Wizarding Examinations Authority The Order of Air Voyagers for Intrepid Wizards Hufflepuff Ravenclaw Gryffindor Slytherin Unsure: The Headless Hunt Campaign for Greater Freedom for Wizards Troll Rights Movement S.T.V ( Society for the Tolerance of Vampires) Society for the Reformation of Hags Order of the Mark (or Seal) Order of the Fang Order of the Talon Order of the Stripe Order of the Mane International Federation of Warlocks After she was finished, she placed her quill at the side of her table and re-read her list again. |
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Satine divided her list into the different catagories. SPOILER!!: Satine's List's Rough Draft Half way done with her list she went back to work putting her reasons in. |
Linda sighed..She wondered where the professor was.. |
Lightly and absentmindedly tapping her chin with her quill, Willow had been distracted for the most part throughout the entire beginning of the class, and only came back to reality upon hearing the sound of Truebridge's voice above everyone else's. "Um," murmured the sixth year quietly to herself, before starting to arrange all the clubs into the given cathegories. SPOILER!!: List of clubs Quote:
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Oooh, they had to put all these clubs into a list, huh? Well, that shouldn't be too hard, right? Brow furrowing in concentration, Clifford leant over his parchment and set to work. SPOILER!!: groups That was one long list. Clifford gave his sore wrist a massage as he checked over what he'd written. PERFECT! |
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Lucas noted down the list that Professor Truebridge had written on the board. SPOILER!!: List of Groups Now time to get to work. He thought with a smile and sorting the groups from the top. This should be fun. Quote:
Lucas rechecked his list when he was done. Oh! That was one long list. He thought and smiled to himself. |
Copernicus gnawed at the end of his quill and tried to think deep thoughts about good vs. bad. Those were such completely subjective terms and would depend entirely on his own personal morays. To Cope, doing good meant that the purpose of the organization was to work for the betterment of society or a group. Doing bad meant seeking to harm or remove privileges from others or to cause division. And anyone who was merely doing the job they were paid to do would probably fall under neutral. Quote:
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Daniel scratches his head. As if the thinking of the clubs weren't enough. Now they have to decide whether they are good or bad. He scratches his chin and scribbled all the clubs he had known and heard from his classmates. SPOILER!!: Daniel's Club list |
Lucy grabbed her quill, dipped into her ink, and began sorting everything out. SPOILER!!: list |
Simone, sucking on the tip of her quill, thought for a few minutes before she began to categorize her list. It took alot of thought, but it was well worth it. SPOILER!!: list Finished! It was surprsing at the amount of "unsures" there were on her list, but really she didnt really know what those groups did, therefore...she was unsure. She shrugged and put her quill back down on her desk. |
Linda sighed again.It was boring now. |
Natka chewed on the end of her quill as she stared at the list, wondering what to do with it and how to group the various...groups. She divided her parchment into four subheadings, and decided to simply go through the list one by one to group them. Yes, that should be the best way. SPOILER!!: The List SPOILER!!: Grouped List |
Wow, thats long list, better get to work Herminny thought as she dipped her quil in ink and got to work: Good: Order of the Pheonix Quiddich Teams Official Gobstones Club Dumbledores Army Most Extrordinary Society of Potioneers Brotherhood of Goblins Q.U.A.B.B.L.E Society for Reformation of Hags Society for Support of Squibs Society for tollerance of Vampires Society for Distressed Witches Troll Rights Movement Bad: Death Eaters Inquisitorial Squad Knights of Wulpurgis Order of the Fang Snatchers Midieval Assembly of European Witches Order of the Air Voyagers for Intrepid Witches Order of the Mark Dark Force Defense League 'Neutral' Wizengamot: They do good and bad. Ministry for Magic: They do good and bad. Slug Club: because the guy who founded it...wasnt always good. The Order of Merlin: They do good and bad. International Confederation of Wizards: They do good and bad. International Task Force: They do good and bad. International Federation of Warlocks: They do good and bad. All of the Hogwarts houses because it depends on the person, not the house Unsure: Order of the Talon Order of the Stripe Order of the Mane She finished but it took a while cause she had to look up half the stuff in her book to make an informed decission |
Bella sat quietly in her class and looked around. she was waiting for their professor to come.she saw Linda once or twice sighing and she smiled and shook her head. both the girls kept quiet after they were hushed. well they surely knew that it was for their and their house's benefit so none of them hopefully didnt get angry and obeyed the class rules... |
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Cy placed most of them randomly, and before he’d known what he was doing, most of his groups ended up in the ‘good’ column. Oh well, he wasn’t really wanted to rearranged it. He did know a few though… The first year yawned loudly as he waited for class to continue on. |
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Suddenly, Diane raised her hand. "Professor, a question. Isn't the International Confederation of Wizards the same as the International Federation of Warlocks?" |
Mari thought for a few moments about the list, sort of see-sawing her quill between her fingers as she stared at the somewhat large number of organizations to shuffle into groups. She started writing then, going back to the idle motion with her quill every so often as she seemed to internally debate a few. SPOILER!!: spoiler Mari finished her list, dashing a little flourish on the uppercase G in B.O.G. before she put her quill down again. She looked around, wondering slightly what everyone else had written down. These sorts of lists could be very telling, she thought with a slight smile to herself. |
Helena pulled out her notebook and began copying down the names, feeling like she should have contributed something, but also feeling distracted at the moment. She sufficed for completing the lists. SPOILER!!: Lists After looking over her list, Helena was eager to start a discussion about who placed what where - she knew that many people would disagree with her views, but she loved debating anyway. |
WHOA! They had to sort out that entire list? Into 'good', 'bad' or 'neutral'? Well, all of those categories were a bit relative, weren't they? She could beat half of her list was gonna be on the 'neutral' part of it. SPOILER!!: Liiiist! Yup. Most of it was on the neutral list. But also because she didnt really know what were half of those organisations. Eh. Ah well. Now to waiiit. |
Chris copied down the list of organizations and clubs and then thought about any others he knew. "Professor would the Aurors be counted as a group or organization?" Quote:
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OOC: ?? I must come out as a very reliable person if people chose me to copy-paste lol. But, DanialRadFAN01, the idea is that you organize those societies in good, neutral and bad in your opinion. =P Diane lowered her hand but added, "Since it's a long list, should we explain our reasoning orally? I suspect this will be subject to debate." |
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He shrugged. "In any case, the International Federation of Warlocks was a union within the International Confederation of Wizards and as it is less common to be officially titled as a Warlock, even if one is adept in martial magic, the Confederation has absorbed the Federation to some extent." Quote:
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"Now it is time to share your lists with everyone, no need to comment on it at this point but do note that everyone who did their own work, has their own opinions and even their own definitions as to what constitutes 'good', 'bad' or 'neutral'. Can anyone suggest what problems might be caused by these terms? Does anyone have any thoughts about what makes something 'good' or 'bad' or 'neutral'? What does it mean to be considered as one of these when that is not the intention? Raise your hand if you have anything you'd like to share or talk about regarding this." |
Cy wanted to be roaming the castle as he usually did, but class was in session. The Aussie looked again at his list and sighed… he didn’t know most of these groups but he DID have reasoning. Well, kind of. The first years small arm shot into the air, his brown eyes were looking lively. “I know this sir.” Cy didn’t believe in inside voices, either. “Good is a person that tries to save things like thah’ Kelpie population,” That, was his only good example as he’d overhead Teal talking about it. “Or maybe, uhh, I don’t know…” He wracked his brains, “OH, being good is when you win a Quidditch match too! People love watching quidditch…” Hmmm, that was about all he had on the subject. “SO, for thah’ purpose I put the Order of the Phoenix in thah’. Cause they are cool. Quidditch teams of course. And Hufflepuff. Because we ah’ good at Quidditch. AND, I think we all don’t want the Kelpie’s to pass on… deep down.” His booming voice quieted as he looked around the room wryly for and Hufflepuff eyes. They better be nodding along with him. Neutral now? “A neutral group is a group that doesn’t give a care about anything.” Cyrus folded his arms. “So basically, they ah’ pretty darn useless. I put stupid clubs like thah’ Slug Club an’ the Headless Hunt in there.” The Aussie rubbed his chin as he moved on to his next portion. The bad. Ohhh, the bad. Sometimes Cy considered himself to be a part of the bad. But, in the end he always considered himself to one day be a super hero rather than a super villain. That Anna Greingoth would be the super villain, obviously. “Bad people ah’ people that areeee… meaner than a cat’s pee.” He nodded once fervently. “No mattah’ what they just like to break things and kill stuff.” The first year looked down at his list and sighed. “So I have the Death Eaters there… DUH. They killed a lot of guys and ladies.” This was true. Knights of Walpurgis? Cy didn’t really know, it was a guess. Best to skip that one. Snatchers was a guess too, so he moved on to the last two. “Slytherin are bad because… I said so.” He looked around the room rather tentatively. “And Ravenclaws ah’ bad only because they usually beat us at Quidditch... so they say.” And because Willow Kovac can be quite ghastly at times. His response was quite serious, well, in his mind VERY serious. There really wasn’t anything comic about it. He was simply… speaking his mind. |
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Chris thought about this for a moment. "Well some problems with the terms 'good', 'bad', and 'neutral' would be peoples views would differ, considering which groups they were part of. I mean a Death Eater might not think what they were doind was evil, they would think it was good. And a member of, lets say S.P.E.W could be viewed as good by elf activists but could also be seen as bad to those elves who dont want to be taken out of servitude." the Prefect said as he raised his hand. |
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"I think, maybe, it all stems from what sort of life experiences we've had. For example, let's say Student A tries out for the house's quidditch team and fails to make the team. Meanwhile, Student B did make the team. I think that might present a negative viewpoint about Quidditch organizations in Student A's eyes, whereas Student B would feel the exact opposite," she continued. "Neutral would probably be determined in the same fashion. Either that, or perhaps a person has experienced less and been exposed to less concerning that organization." "As far as being considered as something you never intended to be considered as, that could be a result of stereotypes, which can be quite unfair. Word of mouth can sometimes completely tear down a person or a thing. The problem with that is that people could be missing out on a really good opportunity, but they've allowed themselves to fall victim to stereotyping," she said. Geez, she was starting to feel out of breath. Okay, just a few more sentences. "Anyway, it could also backfire, in that those who refuse to see the good or the bad in something turn their backs from the opportunity to better it." |
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Copernicus raised his hand. "Professor, I find the terms 'good' and 'bad' to be very arbitrary and objective. In fact, in trying to quantify just exactly what they meant to me, I ended up categorizing groups in ways that surprised me. For example, I consider a group or organization that works to better society or the status of a group within society as 'good', while a group that works to divide or strip rights from another as 'bad'. But under my working definitions, all four Hogwarts houses could be defined as 'bad' because they cause divisions among the student population." |
Helena put her pale hand into the air with much less hesitance than usual. And she was actually smiling slightly. Professor, I believe that the terms 'good' and 'bad' are often used to relatively with one's own opinions. I think that something should be considered 'good' or 'bad' judging by how much use it has brought us. Obviously, the Death Eaters caused nothing but mayhem and destruction that did nothing for the benefit of our generation, so they would fall under the 'bad' category. The Ministry, on the other hand, though they may have had faults of their own, was created specifically for the benefit of wizards, witches, and muggles alike, whether they screwed up once in awhile. Since they usually are completing the goal of making the world a better place for both worlds existing harmoniously, I think it's safe to assume that they are 'good'. Helena liked voicing her opinion like this, but she didn't think she had ever talked so much at once in her whole life. |
Celandine hesitated when raising her hand. "I sort of arranged my list partly based on the intentions of the groups and that was hard because sometimes the intentions and the result totally didn't match up. Death Eaters didn't consider themselves bad or evil, they considered the scourge of Mu...muggleborn and Muggles in general to be bad, their intentions were to protect and strengthen our way of life. Not all of them were fantatical either, the fanaticism in groups like that usually ebs and flows with the influence of the most powerful members, in that case the Dark Lord." She bit her lip, "But that doesn't make them inherently good either, because even though in their eyes their intentions were supposed to be for the good of wizardkind, their methods were definitely what is universally considered bad. I personally think anything that is destructive is bad, anything that aims to destroy something else in order to protect themselves is bad, anything which causes division and discord is bad, anything that uses violence and does not promote understanding and empathy is bad." Good was much harder to define. "Activist groups are often 'good' I guess, but it really depends on their methods and how much empathy and understanding they use. Fighting fire with fire isn't really a good thing even though sometimes your choices are stripped away from you and there isn't an alternative." |
Raiden raised his hand slowly, his brain trying to make sense out of what he was about to say. "Sir, what Celandine said is... kinda what I was thinking. People who are doing what we might define as 'bad' doubtfully think that they themselves are doing something that should be looked down on. And sometimes just because the majority says something is bad and should be looked down on doesn't mean that it actually is. I mean yes, the Death Eaters killed people and stuff, so they're... well they're bad. But I remember reading that a lot of people were really against Harry Potter and Headmaster Dumbledore back when Lord Voldemort was just coming back. Sometimes... we don't look at things in the right light." He paused, trying to organise himself again. "I think... that for the most part, if what you're trying to do causes harm to others, then you can be considered bad. Because nothing good can come from harming others. Which means trying to take rights from people, or intentionally hurt them physically or mentally or monetarily is... well that. Good things can only benefit people." Sure, he was probably wrong, and looking at the world like everything was fair and just. But really, why SHOULDN'T it be? |
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