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As you enter the History of Magic classroom, you instantly hear music both muggle and wizard playing softly in the background. It is an upbeat set of songs.
The classroom is decorated with a huge Happy Birthday banner across the front of the room that is charmed to change from blue to yellow to red to green to alternating colors occasionally. Each time the color changes, the font of the words change as well.
Across the right side of the classroom is a long table divided into four sections. Each section has a table cloth with a crest of each house on it. So there is a blue tablecloth with the Ravenclaw crest, a red tablecloth with the Gryffindor crest, a green table with the Slytherin crest, and a yellow table with the Hufflepuff crest. Each table contains plates, silverware, cups, and napkins that match the color of the tablecloth. Also there is a punch bowl full of a drink in the same shades. In the center of each table is a cake decorated with the crest of the house.
The middle of the classroom is divided into four different sections. Each section holds tables covered in similar tablecloths. Above each set of tables, streamers of the house shade are hanging above the cluster of table. A charm as been set that makes fireworks of the house shade pop occasionally about each cluster. Every once and a while confetti in the house colors explodes overhead and flutters down to the tables only to disappear a few minutes later.
The professor has written a message on the board that is enchanted to scribble out in her handwritting and stay for a few minutes and then erase and start again:
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Welcome to History of Magic: Lesson One!
Please find your house colors and have a seat at one of the tables in that cluster. But don't get too comfy, because we may be moving around.
Professor Gemma Cerulean
The Professor can be found at the door shaking everyone's hands as they enter the door.
OOC: Please come in and have a seat. You may chat but keep it to a minimum. Remember that when class starts, you need to cut out chatting. Also don't post yourself coming in late, Gemma hates late arrivals and will not give you a warning, she will deduct points from the first time you are late.
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~*Lesson Quick Links*~ (Will be updated as we go so you can find the Professor's links quickly and easily)
11. List of Events Mentioned
Final Thought Question: Do you think History will repeat itself here at Hogwarts? Or has it repeated itself here at Hogwarts?
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Gemma paused just for a second and waited for another answer before continuing, "You all have some great ideas! Sadly that is something that has never been found in any records, so we can only speculate what the Founders meant when naming Hogwarts. I'm sure since they were four exceptional wizards there was an amazing meaning, and even perhaps, one that one of you mentioned." she said with a smile and slight shrug of her shoulders.
She hoped she wasn't overwhelming them with information but she knew there was just so much stuff that the students knew about Hogwarts but they just never really thought about deeply, "Now I want you to think about the motto of Hogwarts: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon or sometimes it's translated Always let a sleeping dragon lie." she let that sink in for a moment and then continued, "Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
She flicked her wand, and the drink bowls came back around to fill up the glasses around the room. Then with another flick of her wand, the Hogwarts school song started playing in the background. It wasn't really the boring version but more of an upbeat version with a beat and guitar in it...it was a cool little arrangement.
'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.'
OOC: I'm going to leave you with the motto question for the night to let others get caught up. I'll post the next set of questions in a few hours. Thanks everyone! Remember the rules and remember that Gemma is still here watching you. Make sure your raise your hand and keep chatting to a minimum.
Rose raised her hand and said 'Well, in the school song it says 'teach us something please' and so that isn't really a random motto, they're teaching us to never tickle a sleeping dragon!' Rose grinned. That was a pretty awesome motto, no matter how much common sense you had, and if, like her, had none you might want to know that!
After putting her hand down, Kurumi noticed that one of Gryffindor's new first years had also made her way over to the table she was seated at with Eino. The Professor hadn't mentioned if they were in groups or in pairs. "Zara, this is Eino. He is one of my best friends here at Hogwarts and is a third year in Ravenclaw," she smiled as she introduced the two. "Eino, this is Zara. She is a new Gryffindor.
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"Thanks Kurumi." She said, as she sat down on the chair next to them. "Hi Eino." She smiled at him.
Turning back at Kurumi, she excused, "Sorry for disturbing you two. I'll just sit here and eat my cake." She giggled, after all, all she wanted was to sit down somewhere where she knew she can. She ate quietly there, and waited for the next questions or words from the professor.
Eino finished chewing and swallowed, then took another sip of kool aid before he turned to the new Gryffindor girl. "Hello, Zara." He said politely with a small nod. See? It was easier for him to meet non-Ravenclaws! Maybe he didn't belong in Ravenclaw? "It's nice to meet you." He finished eying that delicious cake. He was just being a glutton though since he was already full.
Then turning to the professor, Eino considered the motto's meaning. Well, it seemed really obvious to Eino as to why they would be advised not to tickle a sleep dragon or to leave the sleeping dragon to lie. He raised his hand. "It would be very awfully rude to tickle someone without their consent. I should think so. In addition to that, it would be even ruder to do it while they were asleep. I shouldn't want to be tickled in my sleep." Or maybe he should. He had never been tickled on his sleep, so he wouldn't know, or maybe he had but couldn't remember because he was asleep. Maybe it's a riddle? "Also," he continued, "dragons would be very nasty, and rightly so, if they were disturbed in their sleep. Clearly, the motto is a nifty piece of advice!" That was the only conclusion he could come up with. "Wait, we have a dragon? Where is it?"
They had to sit by somehow from a different house?! Sierra felt a brief wave of something similar to panic flash through her. She just wasn't all that great with mingling outside her kind. The Ravenclaws were just way too intelligent, the Gryffindors were just way too annoying, and the Puffer Children were just big no-no's.
...except Treyen Lockhart, Sierra had recently discovered.
Did he just refer to her as his Slytherin? Sure, it was just a class thing, but still--it had been said, and now...she was turning into that same girl on the ship who'd tripped over knotted ropes and laughed at absolutely nothing in particular.
This is still your fault, Treyen Lockhart!!!
"Y--your Slytherin," she repeated, mentally scolding herself from stuttering at first. She started to protest that, to say something along the lines of her never belonging to any Hufflepuff. The more she thought about it, though, the more she realized she didn't mind being Treyen Lockhart's Slytherin...
NOOOOO! No, no, no, no, nooooo! She hated this! Hated it! Hated it! Hated it!!!
Then, trying her best to sound as casual and composed as possible, she added, "Oh, ...right. I guess I can always use a Hufflepuff to copy the answers from." Though, she may have actually smiled a little as she said that.
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Ugh!
Must the professor play the Hogwarts song in class? Right as she was meant to be thinking?! This class was just way too happy...
Nevertheless, she found herself raising her hand, if not for anything else but to try and get her mind off her new History of Magic partner...who also happened to be her Potions partner, too. "Well, I don't think it really has much to do with an actual dragon. Although, I guess it can if you're using the quote for a situation involving a dragon," she began. "I think it means that you shouldn't create problems for yourself. If the problems aren't there or aren't really that bad, don't push your luck." Or, well, it meant something like that, she guessed.
What? Why was Sierra stuttering? It was unlike her, really. For a second he only stared at her, a very slight sign of a frown was on his forehead, but was quickly replaced by a wide smile, "Of course, always and forever. Sound good?" it wasn't a real question, he was probably trying to get on her nerves or something, after all, Slytherins tended to be alike in a couple things.
Sierra did appear to be thinking a lot, though, and he didn't even ask her a question.
Weird. They should only talk to each other in Potions, or ships, maybe.
He merely smirked at Sierra's comment about Hufflepuff, until he started to think if perhaps that was the reason why she'd partnered up with him in Potions. So, Treyen failed to notice if the Slytherin girl had a smile on her face or not, because he was the one doing the thinking now.
And then she answered. Oh, wait, the Professor had asked a question, no?
"I actually agree with Sierra," he said, hehe, who's copying who, eh? "But more along the lines of...'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'. Though, it would be very much amusing...," and far more interesting, "...if there had been a dragon," he nodded, and took a sip of the Cherry drink. No cake, though.
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Ariadne raised her hand. 'I think they came up with this motto when all four of them were still friends. In that case, it must mean a warning for future generations to stick together, regardless of the House they belong to.' the girl replied. 'Or else, something bad was going to come out of rivalry. Which history proved true, didn't it? Like the rivalry between Gryffindors and Slytherins. It nearly broke Hogwarts apart during Harry Potter's time.' Or so she had read.
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"Its not such a random motto, in my oppinon, I think that it is saying that if there is something that is not bothering you, dont go and mess about in it, nothing to do with a dragon really but could be something to do with a dragon in some words." said Rachel, she thought that this was the answer, but maybe there wasnt a real answer to the question.
"Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
Charlie stayed in her own seat because she was too slow at moving which was probably because of the delicious cake that had been placed in front of everyone. This class was fun and Charlie was enjoying and learning at the same time which was good. Charlie thought about the question for a minute whilst chewing a bit of cake. She raised her hand," Professor, does it mean that you shouldn't cause trouble when it's not needed? It could also mean inter house unity like people have said and... that's why you've put us into different house tables?" Charlie suggested, rather chuffed (happy) with herself.
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Well, professor Amy paused, thinking how to phrase this, I think the moto means something about being wary or thinking before you do anything she nodded, after all, we go to school to learn how to live our lives, or at least give us some pointers, she mused, and shrugged, maybe it's saying live your life well, but don't take unnescary dangers Amy finally decided, nodding and taking a sip of drink or she came up with one last idea maybe its saying don't rock the boat, like to your peers she nodded
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Jamie frowned. He HAD said his name and house during the first question, but the professor clearly missed that. Not his fault, yo! "Jamie Keaton. Slytherin." He stated, nice and slowly.
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Alex normally would NEVER sit next to a Slytherin, because...well, they were all MEAN to him. Or had been mean to him at least...they were starting to get better. He was meeting some nicer snakes so he wasn't as against that house as he had been last year. That was why, when he noticed a Slytherin was ASKING for a Hufflepuff to sit next to him, well he was totally going to take that bait! It wasn't every day a Slytherin WANTED to make friends with a Hufflepuff. Sierra was probably going to faint or something when she saw this. Hehe.
"I'll sit by you!" Alex said with a smile, grabbing his stuff and sitting down next to the guy. "I'm Alex, by the way," he added. Had to polite and introduce himself and stuff.
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"Okay so let's talk about Hogwarts for a little bit...." she said glancing around a bit. "It is after all the 1100 plus Birthday party for Hogwarts that we are celebrating." she said enthusiastically. "Continue eating and drinking but let's move one with the lesson." she said as she took a quick drink of her apple kool-aid.
She motioned to the young man that had sat down beside her during the move..."Mr. De Simpson has brought up an excellent question so I'm going to throw it out to you all to answer." she paused raising her left eyebrow slightly, "Why did the Founders name our school, Hogwarts?" She was excited to hear what kind of answers the students came up with. She quickly added, "Now that we aren't using the board to list things you don't have to introduce yourself before your answer, just make sure you raise your hand please."[/COLOR]
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Gemma paused just for a second and waited for another answer before continuing, "You all have some great ideas! Sadly that is something that has never been found in any records, so we can only speculate what the Founders meant when naming Hogwarts. I'm sure since they were four exceptional wizards there was an amazing meaning, and even perhaps, one that one of you mentioned." she said with a smile and slight shrug of her shoulders.
She hoped she wasn't overwhelming them with information but she knew there was just so much stuff that the students knew about Hogwarts but they just never really thought about deeply, "Now I want you to think about the motto of Hogwarts: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon or sometimes it's translated Always let a sleeping dragon lie." she let that sink in for a moment and then continued, "Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
She flicked her wand, and the drink bowls came back around to fill up the glasses around the room. Then with another flick of her wand, the Hogwarts school song started playing in the background. It wasn't really the boring version but more of an upbeat version with a beat and guitar in it...it was a cool little arrangement.
'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.'
Yay, a Hufflepuff!
"COOL!" Jamie plonked his stuff back down onto his desk and sat down, grinning at the Hufflepuff. He didn't even have to move seats. They came to him, because he was so darn cool. "I'm Jamie, pleased to meet chu." He would offer to shake his hand, but you know, his hands were busy with food and drink.
Some interesting questions were coming up, actually. Ones that he hadn't even thought about before. Jamie looked to Alex and muttered, "I think Hogwarts is a disgusting name, don't you?"
Swallowing and looking up to the professor, Jamie raised his hand. "I think it means nothing. If you split it up, it basically means pig warts. Which is kind of gross. I reckon they put a load of names in a hat and took a random one out." Sounded silly because the founders were very old, but that's what Jamie would do in that situation.
That was the motto? Jamie wasn't even aware of this. And the question didn't mean much to him either. The third year had some cake, but fell silent when all the other students were answering. He took this opportunity to talk to the Hufflepuff by his side. "So... you're a Hufflepuff. Wanna be pals?" Jamie knew he could have fun with a Hufflepuff, they were very awesome people.
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Gemma smiled at the students moving around and mingling with the other students. She said over the commotion, "O the cakes, I almost forgot!" with a few flicks of her wand the now purple cakes all seperated into individual pieces as if something had cut them.
"Please have a piece. Each cake has four flavors for you to choose from: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, and Marble." she said reaching for a plate herself and then sat down at the nearest table with the other students.
Fee sat there at her table and felt kinda comfy here in History of Magic.Maybe it wasnt that bad that they had a new teacher.She seemed nice and heeeyy they had cake.Looking around for the other students to get themselves a piece the Slytherin got up and stood in fron ot these four delicious looking cakes.Which one?!Mhh...After thinking about it for a few minutes the blonde got herself a piece of chocolate cake and made her way back to her table.Yuuum,cake in class was the best hehe.
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Oh-kay. Eino zoooomed off towards Kurumi, so he couldn't sit at THAT table. Then, he looked over at Fee's table. Still room, right? He hopped over to her table and said "Hello, Slytherin," and smiled at her. "Can I sit with you?"
As she sat back down someone adressed her and a big smile spread on her face as she heard the voice of her boyfriend."Hello Ravenclaw",she winked and beamed,"of course you can."For once it was a good thing that Hugo and Fee werent in the same house.Hehe."What cake did you get?",the third year asked putting some cake into her mouth.
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Gemma paused just for a second and waited for another answer before continuing, "You all have some great ideas! Sadly that is something that has never been found in any records, so we can only speculate what the Founders meant when naming Hogwarts. I'm sure since they were four exceptional wizards there was an amazing meaning, and even perhaps, one that one of you mentioned." she said with a smile and slight shrug of her shoulders.
She hoped she wasn't overwhelming them with information but she knew there was just so much stuff that the students knew about Hogwarts but they just never really thought about deeply, "Now I want you to think about the motto of Hogwarts: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon or sometimes it's translated Always let a sleeping dragon lie." she let that sink in for a moment and then continued, "Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
She flicked her wand, and the drink bowls came back around to fill up the glasses around the room. Then with another flick of her wand, the Hogwarts school song started playing in the background. It wasn't really the boring version but more of an upbeat version with a beat and guitar in it...it was a cool little arrangement.
'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.'[/COLOR]
OOC: I'm going to leave you with the motto question for the night to let others get caught up. I'll post the next set of questions in a few hours. Thanks everyone! Remember the rules and remember that Gemma is still here watching you. Make sure your raise your hand and keep chatting to a minimum.
Mhhh this was a good question.Why had the founders decided to out this motto to Hogwarts?!It sure had a meaning and the blonde was trying to figure it out.Seriously could it be that hard.Taking another bite of her cake the Slytherins eyes grew wide as something popped up in her head.Oh yes why not that could be."Professor maybe they chose this motto to say that we all should be friends with eachtoher",the girl started,"in everyone lays a sleeping dragon but it only comes out if we argue."
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Cassie had moved to the RavenClaw table but didn't look who she was sitting next to. No she just wanted to have her cake. After all she never had cake frequently because well she knew if she wanted to stay healthy for dancing and if she had cake like she knew she would if she permitted herself to all that would be out the door and now with quidditch coming up, she couldn't...well...today was an exception.
At the professor's next question her hand went into the air." Taking into account everything that was said about unity and all I think the motto may have a more figurative meaning. Yes the whole dragon bit could be literal considering the fact that this is Hogwarts and we are talking about the wizarding world and all." Ok she needed to get to the point, the trouble was actually piecing her thoughts together correctly." What I mean is, I think they meant that there is greatness in all of us and when we come together as one we are a force to be reckon with, a sleeping dragon." Ok she wasn't sounding too sure anymore but she already started." Who knows, it could be a warning to the darkside....if we are forced to come together to fight or stand up as one its like waking up a sleeping dragon." Absolute rubbish, but it was an interesting take, no?
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Gemma paused just for a second and waited for another answer before continuing, "You all have some great ideas! Sadly that is something that has never been found in any records, so we can only speculate what the Founders meant when naming Hogwarts. I'm sure since they were four exceptional wizards there was an amazing meaning, and even perhaps, one that one of you mentioned." she said with a smile and slight shrug of her shoulders.
She hoped she wasn't overwhelming them with information but she knew there was just so much stuff that the students knew about Hogwarts but they just never really thought about deeply, "Now I want you to think about the motto of Hogwarts: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon or sometimes it's translated Always let a sleeping dragon lie." she let that sink in for a moment and then continued, "Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
She flicked her wand, and the drink bowls came back around to fill up the glasses around the room. Then with another flick of her wand, the Hogwarts school song started playing in the background. It wasn't really the boring version but more of an upbeat version with a beat and guitar in it...it was a cool little arrangement.
'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.'
OOC: I'm going to leave you with the motto question for the night to let others get caught up. I'll post the next set of questions in a few hours. Thanks everyone! Remember the rules and remember that Gemma is still here watching you. Make sure your raise your hand and keep chatting to a minimum.
Cass was a bit peeved, she hasn't contributed to the discussion since she came in because she didn't know what to answer. She didn't even know what to answer now.
"Maybe it meant never look for trouble unless it is presented to you?" She answered doubtfully, it was random really.
Then she shook her head when the Professor mentioned something about cooperation between houses. She raised her hand to answer "Professor, its not that I don't believe in cooperation between houses, but I think its more of..healthy competition between the houses that make Hogwarts better since everyone is trying to be better."
Ginny noticed a Ravenclaw that looked about her age sitting at the Hufflepuff table.
Taking a seat next to him, Ginny smiled. "Hey, my name's Ginny. Are you a first year too?"
"Hi!" answered Gavin. "I'm Gavin and yes, I'm a first year too."
The professor chose that moment to start talking again.
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Gemma paused just for a second and waited for another answer before continuing, "You all have some great ideas! Sadly that is something that has never been found in any records, so we can only speculate what the Founders meant when naming Hogwarts. I'm sure since they were four exceptional wizards there was an amazing meaning, and even perhaps, one that one of you mentioned." she said with a smile and slight shrug of her shoulders.
She hoped she wasn't overwhelming them with information but she knew there was just so much stuff that the students knew about Hogwarts but they just never really thought about deeply, "Now I want you to think about the motto of Hogwarts: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon or sometimes it's translated Always let a sleeping dragon lie." she let that sink in for a moment and then continued, "Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
She flicked her wand, and the drink bowls came back around to fill up the glasses around the room. Then with another flick of her wand, the Hogwarts school song started playing in the background. It wasn't really the boring version but more of an upbeat version with a beat and guitar in it...it was a cool little arrangement.
'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.'
OOC: I'm going to leave you with the motto question for the night to let others get caught up. I'll post the next set of questions in a few hours. Thanks everyone! Remember the rules and remember that Gemma is still here watching you. Make sure your raise your hand and keep chatting to a minimum.
Gavin had an idea of why the founders had chosent that motto and raised his hand. "I think the founders meant it as a warning against people who would think of messing with us," he said when the professor looked at him. "I think the sleeping dragon is us, our strenght, our power, and the trickler is the enemy. If he trickles us, we will wake up and fight him with the full force of who we are," he explained and really hoped he didn't sound stupid.
Gemma paused just for a second and waited for another answer before continuing, "You all have some great ideas! Sadly that is something that has never been found in any records, so we can only speculate what the Founders meant when naming Hogwarts. I'm sure since they were four exceptional wizards there was an amazing meaning, and even perhaps, one that one of you mentioned." she said with a smile and slight shrug of her shoulders.
She hoped she wasn't overwhelming them with information but she knew there was just so much stuff that the students knew about Hogwarts but they just never really thought about deeply, "Now I want you to think about the motto of Hogwarts: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon or sometimes it's translated Always let a sleeping dragon lie." she let that sink in for a moment and then continued, "Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
She flicked her wand, and the drink bowls came back around to fill up the glasses around the room. Then with another flick of her wand, the Hogwarts school song started playing in the background. It wasn't really the boring version but more of an upbeat version with a beat and guitar in it...it was a cool little arrangement.
'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.'
Simon smiled, he was glad he was sat right next too the Professor it ment he could here everything clearly and if anyone called him a Professor's pet then he didn't care because he was enjoying this lesson, it was the best lesson he had been too for ages, Simon decided after the class was over he would have a word with the Professor.
Simon listened to the Professor when she asked the next question, he had no idea why not but he would give it a try anyway, he said in a low voice so only the Professor and those near him could hear him. "Maybe it's because it mean something, like Always let a Sleeping Dragon lie, maybe translates to always do what your told?"
Gemma paused just for a second and waited for another answer before continuing, "You all have some great ideas! Sadly that is something that has never been found in any records, so we can only speculate what the Founders meant when naming Hogwarts. I'm sure since they were four exceptional wizards there was an amazing meaning, and even perhaps, one that one of you mentioned." she said with a smile and slight shrug of her shoulders.
She hoped she wasn't overwhelming them with information but she knew there was just so much stuff that the students knew about Hogwarts but they just never really thought about deeply, "Now I want you to think about the motto of Hogwarts: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon or sometimes it's translated Always let a sleeping dragon lie." she let that sink in for a moment and then continued, "Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
She flicked her wand, and the drink bowls came back around to fill up the glasses around the room. Then with another flick of her wand, the Hogwarts school song started playing in the background. It wasn't really the boring version but more of an upbeat version with a beat and guitar in it...it was a cool little arrangement.
'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.'
OOC: I'm going to leave you with the motto question for the night to let others get caught up. I'll post the next set of questions in a few hours. Thanks everyone! Remember the rules and remember that Gemma is still here watching you. Make sure your raise your hand and keep chatting to a minimum.
Janet raised her hand and answered, "Professor, I think it means we should not bother the natures of life. Like, you should not prevent death because it's the ways of life. We are here at Hogwarts to learn how to control our magic, not to learn how to call people from the dead". She hoped it was the right answer.
Evan didn't even bother to listen to the professor's reply to him... mweh... he had only come to this class because Professor Welton and Truebridge before her had made it fun. But now, with everything so girly and yay! like, he regretted his decision. He could have used this time to sleep or do something much more useful... instead, he was stuck here with this woman whose name he didn't even know. So fun.
...they were to find someone else to merely sit with?! Evan looked around, opening his eyes at last. He wasn't going to their feet of course, no way. He was a prefect and a Slytherin, they should come for him. Thus, he remained in his seat, eyes half closed again and cursing inside his mind to ever have woken up for this boring-turning-to-stupid lesson. He skipped a few questions afterwards, the class was doing just fine without his answers. He was worried he would say something mean to the teacher, so he just remained there eyes closed... about to sleep...
...'...dragon lie.' WHAT?! WHAT dragon?! He opened his eyes slowly, trying to get what they were doing. Oh, commenting on the motto. He sighed, raised his head, eyes swollen and half open. "It means 'Don't push your luck.' " SRSLY. It wasn't a random motto at all; it was totally a product of great wisdom. And it didn't even need any more thinking, plain as shining sun. What did she think they were, little primary school children who couldn't get that simple thing?! Pfft. Off to sleep on the other hand, sure it was much more useful.
She hoped she wasn't overwhelming them with information but she knew there was just so much stuff that the students knew about Hogwarts but they just never really thought about deeply, "Now I want you to think about the motto of Hogwarts: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon or sometimes it's translated Always let a sleeping dragon lie." she let that sink in for a moment and then continued, "Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.'[/COLOR]
OOC: I'm going to leave you with the motto question for the night to let others get caught up. I'll post the next set of questions in a few hours. Thanks everyone! Remember the rules and remember that Gemma is still here watching you. Make sure your raise your hand and keep chatting to a minimum.
Melina raised her hand, after taking one long delicious drink of blueberry Muggle Kool-Aid. I love Kool-Aid, she sighed to herself.
"Yes. I'm Melina Morninglory, Ravenclaw. I believe that the motto likens a dragon to our minds. If we leave them empty and full of fluff, they are like a sleeping dragon. When we fill them full of knowledge, we become powerful like a dragon who's been awakened by the tickling of knowledge. On the other hand, it could also mean that if our minds- the dragon- were awakened while still asleep- that is, without knowledge- we could become dangerous, like the fire that would come from the dragon being tickled."
There. This is why she loooooved being a Ravenclaw.
Gemma paused just for a second and waited for another answer before continuing, "You all have some great ideas! Sadly that is something that has never been found in any records, so we can only speculate what the Founders meant when naming Hogwarts. I'm sure since they were four exceptional wizards there was an amazing meaning, and even perhaps, one that one of you mentioned." she said with a smile and slight shrug of her shoulders.
She hoped she wasn't overwhelming them with information but she knew there was just so much stuff that the students knew about Hogwarts but they just never really thought about deeply, "Now I want you to think about the motto of Hogwarts: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon or sometimes it's translated Always let a sleeping dragon lie." she let that sink in for a moment and then continued, "Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
She flicked her wand, and the drink bowls came back around to fill up the glasses around the room. Then with another flick of her wand, the Hogwarts school song started playing in the background. It wasn't really the boring version but more of an upbeat version with a beat and guitar in it...it was a cool little arrangement.
'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.'
Wisteria was enjoying this class more and more. Her parchments were multiplying with things she never really thought about and now even the simplest things have more depth in meaning. She drew her house crest filling an entire side of the parchment. She liked drawing it was, as far as she knew, her only talent.
The school motto hmm... A dragon is strong, firece, comes with old age so wise, an elegant creature with skill. A dragon seams fitting isn't it not? But never tickle a sleeping dragon? She raised her hand mainly to throw out an idea rather than an answer, "If a magical person of any kind were to approach a dragon just observing it while it remains asleep, there's a mysteriousness of it. You don't know what to expect, and by observing its features you can see that an older dragon, for example, there is history to it. You would first think that this dragon is dangerous because of the obviousness to it, but if you were to tickle him- there's the wonder. What would happen? Assuming that they used tickle in a funny/clever way, it correlates with peaceful/ tranquil side of the dragon that too many people miss. Therefore, it brings back to the Hogwarts crest, the dragon reveals qualities of the school's entirety. The school is old and is wise, witches and wizards alike have skills yet unknown which are a mystery until discovered."
She paused for a moment, hoping that she didn't lose the Professor. "Does that make sense, I may have rambled a bit. I guess I got caught up in that aspect."
She turned back to the students and with a flick of her wand the list was alphabetized so that you couldn’t really tell where the traits had been before. It was just a list of words.
“Okay now we have just a list of attributes and traits that Hogwarts students have. Glance at that list and try to find five words that describe you.” she said glancing over her shoulder.
“Welcome to Hogwarts! Where we are a group of students working to further our education in the Wizarding World. And if you’ll notice many of us, including myself, have traits and attributes from other houses and that’s what makes Hogwarts and the work of our founders so amazing.” she said looking at the student’s faces trying to see if they understood her.
Then with a flick of her wand, everything in the room turned into a deep purple shade. From the table cloths on all of the tables to the cakes to the cups to eatery to the fireworks to the confetti, all were a dark shade of Hogwarts Purple. Instantly the disappearing confetti started falling again and the fireworks all popped in purple.
“I want each of you to see our History of Hogwarts not so much as the history of the houses but as a history of all of us. So, here’s what I want you to do....Grab your plate and your fork and knife and your cup and move to another table. You can not sit by anyone from your own house. You have one minute to find a new spot.” she paused for a minute to let this sink into their brains. ”Okay ready get set GO!” she said loudly waiting for the students to scramble through the confetti and fireworks. "Once everyone is seated, we will start cutting up the different cakes." she said as she felt her stomach rumble.
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OOC: I’m going to give you a few minutes to role-play your characters moving around. Feel free to talk to each other.
Uhm. No. Ellie wasn't going to find characteristics about herself. She didn't know how to describe herself, first of all, and secondly, it could get a little vain, no? So...yeah, Ellie wasn't doing that.
But, she supposed she could move? Though, she didn't really want to. Maybe...if she just moved over one chair? Then she was still at the table with Tibi, but not NEXT to him. 'By' meant 'next', of course. And someone cans it between them.
And she did so.
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Gemma glanced out into the students to see how the moving and the eating and the mingling was going. It seemed to be going well...I mean there weren't any food fights or fist fights or hair pulling going on out in the crowd.
She stood up again after finishing the last bite of her cake and flicked her wand. The purple fireworks went off again which kind helped quiet things down a bit.
"Okay so let's talk about Hogwarts for a little bit...." she said glancing around a bit. "It is after all the 1100 plus Birthday party for Hogwarts that we are celebrating." she said enthusiastically. "Continue eating and drinking but let's move one with the lesson." she said as she took a quick drink of her apple kool-aid.
She motioned to the young man that had sat down beside her during the move..."Mr. De Simpson has brought up an excellent question so I'm going to throw it out to you all to answer." she paused raising her left eyebrow slightly, "Why did the Founders name our school, Hogwarts?" She was excited to hear what kind of answers the students came up with. She quickly added, "Now that we aren't using the board to list things you don't have to introduce yourself before your answer, just make sure you raise your hand please."[/COLOR]
OOC: Please feel free to be as creative as you can with this one. There are no wrong answers. But conversations should be starting to dwindle since now we have to learn....a little bit...
No board recording? Finally. And Ellie can answer, "Hogwarts was obviously named so because it was built where a field of Hogwort plants were." Duh.
As for the motto question, Ellie agreed with Dallin, "Just words of wisdom. Dragons don't like being tickled." Actually, could dragons even be tickled? They did have that armour after all...they couldn't even be stunned easily, could they really be tickled?
That was a question for someone else. Not Saylen, of course...maybe Stryker? Or..Little Professor did work with class XXXXX creatures...maybe it was dragons?
Cake! Ellie'll take a piece of each, please and thank you. Or...at least part of a piece of each. Again, please and thank you, cake. Professor. House elves.
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Ari sat in the Gryffindor area and was happy when Tayla took a seat right next to her. 'I don't know, but we're about to find out. Maybe. But either way, I'm sure it's gonna be fun.' she replied to her friend's question. Looking around, she saw Kurumi, and nodded and smiled to her. Also, there was Jory, sitting at the Hufflepuff table. Ari waved at him, hoping they'll have the chance to chat a bit after class.
"This class is amazing isn't it?!" Tayla said with a grin, taking another sip of juice. She was having lots of fun.
SPOILER!!: ZARA!!! ^_^
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Zara grinned and took a slice of Vanilla cake. Alright! this was the life. Learning is interactive and fun. Hihi.
After taking the slice of cake, Zara wondered where to sit. She took her quills, ink, parchment, and textbook and put them all in her bag. Standing up, she searched for anywhere to sit at. "Anybody wanna be friends with a Gryffindor there?"
Hoping someone would reply, Zara waited standing there as she watched all the others already have somewhere to sit and someone to talk to.
"Hi Zara!" Tayla waved from where she was sitting next to Ari. "This class is awesome isn't it?"
SPOILER!!: Professor Cerulean
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Gemma walked slowly to the front of the classroom smiling and taking small steady breaths. She hoped the students couldn't tell that she was nervous about her first lesson.
When she reached the front of the room, she turned towards the class and said in her sweet voice, "Alright, let's go ahead and get started..." she said with a little nod up and down.
She spanned the room quickly and didn't see anyone asleep...yet...that was a good sign...right?..."Well, before we get started, I would like to formally introduce myself." she said as she pushed a stray blonde bang behind her ear. "I'm Professor Gemma Cerulean. This is my first year teaching at Hogwarts and I am very excited to try to make History of Magic a little bit more fun then it has been in the past...or atleast that's my goal for the term." she took a breath and then continued. "I am a Hogwarts graduate and I am happy to back at the school to help share my love of History." she said with a little shrug of her shoulders. "I'm excited to meet you all and I encourage you to come visit me at my office anytime."...and now on to the lesson.
With a flick of her wand, the fireworks and confetti all went off at once over each of the tables, "Welcome to the first History of Magic lesson of the term. Today we are celebrating something amazing!" she said blowing some confetti off of her lip. "Today's lesson may be a review for many of you but I think it's important to always start the term off with a history that is very important to every wizard and witch." she smiled at the students...okay enough with the build up.
With another flick of her wand, the muggle Happy Birthday song started playing and the Happy Birthday banner started changing colors crazily. "Today we are celebrating the Birthday of Hogwarts!!!" she said excitedly as more fireworks went off and candy started falling from the ceiling.
"So, let's get started....can anyone tell me approximately how old Hogwarts is?" she asked flicking her wand to make all of the commotion stop. "Make sure you raise your hand before you answer...O and please say your name and house before your answer so I can start putting a face with a name!"
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Gemma smiled as hands went up all over the classroom and almost all of them were correct....well that's a good start a class even if it was a simple question. "Good job everyone! It isn't exactly known when the founders started Hogwarts, but it was around 1100 years ago. It's kind of amazing to think that Hogwarts has been around for that long and that we, as a whole, have overcome so many struggles and tribulations along the way." she focused back in realizing that she was kind of being a History nut for a minute.
She pointed her wand to each table as she spoke the next things. When her wand was pointed towards a table, a clear holographic crest of the house would appear over the table and remained over the table.
"Now we all know that Hogwarts was founded by four extraordinary wizards/witches." she flicked her wand towards the red table, "Godric Gryffindor" the holographic crest of the house appeared and spun slowly over the table. She pointed it towards the blue table and a crest appeared. "Rowena Ravenclaw" She repeated the process at the other two tables, "Helga Hufflepuff." and "Salazar Slytherin."
"Each wizard was known for their amazing talents and successes within the wizarding world and were known as pioneers of their time, which was a very hectic time, but we will get to that later on....if we have time..." she flicked her wand the crests stopped moving but were still their see-through versions.
She turned the wand towards the big and long board behind her and flicked it. Instantly the board was divided evenly into the four colors of the houses. "I have charmed the board to keep track of your responses." she said and then she said each house name again and the board magically began writing out the name of each house in the professor's handwritting over the appropriate color division. "In order to help it keep track of your answers, make sure you always say your name followed by your house and then your answer." she said with a little nod and one final flick.
She glanced over at the long table covered in decorations against the wall, "Before I ask my next question, please feel free to have a drink." she flicked her wand and instantly the cups spread out across the room and landed in front of each student followed by the correctly colored punch bowl that floated around the room filling up cups. "I hope you like the drinks, they are muggle flavored Kool-aid in the color of your house. I think the flavors are Cherry, Blueberry, Pineapple, and Apple."
She turned her complete attention towards the class. "Now I want you to share one thing that you know about the founder of your house, such as appearance, where they were born, what they were known for, skills, artifacts related to them or your house, attributes, etc. Let's make sure to stay away from hearsay or rumors, please." she said glancing out at the students. "Please try to only answer one thing so that everyone can have a chance to answer."
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The professor was just so excited about the great answers on the board. She glanced at the board with a smile and then back at the students. With a flick of her wand, the cakes from the different tables hovered over to the middle of each cluster of tables. “It’s almost that time to eat the cakes, I have one more question and then we’ll dig in.” she said as the cakes landed simultaneously.
“There are a few things that I want to add to the lists really quick.” she said glancing back at the board and with a flick of her wand a few more details were written across the different parts. ”There that will do..”
SPOILER!!: ”Final List of Founders’ Info with Gemma’s additions”
She turned back towards the class. “As you can see the founders were amazing wizards and witches with great talents and strengths. As you know, they created their houses in their image.” She flicked her wand and the boards flipped over again. They were still divided into the house colors but they had been wiped clean of the notes. “Now I want you to share ONE attribute that the founders looked for in their houses when they were sorting....or ONE attribute that you feel your house is based on.” she glanced out and realized that might not make sense, so she decided to give an example. “For example, as Ms. Deluise mentioned earlier, Godric Gryffindor sleected students according to bravery. Now remember we don’t want this to turn into a battle between houses, so just stick with facts not your opinion on whether the founders were right or wrong in their decisions. Remember that was over 1100 years ago and times were different.” she said hoping to fend off the comments of ‘I believe that so and so believing that only pigs should be chosen was correct.’ Before she let them start answering she said once again, “ Make sure you say your house so the board knows which column to place your answer under.”
As they answered, she flicked her wand and started placing a plate and a fork and a knife in front of each student. This time around she was mixing up the colors intentionally.
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Gemma smiled at the young man and held back a giggle, “Great thinking. I’m not sure what it would. It would probably just put down Mr. Bean, which is a very funny muggle actor.” she said with a little friendly wink towards the student. It was always nice to have a little bit of humor in her class...she liked this one.
She glanced at the board one more time and shook her head in approval. There were enough traits up there to share her point.
“Thank you everyone for helping out with this. We have some amazing attributes and traits from each house.” she said glancing over her shoulder one more time.
SPOILER!!: ”List of Traits and Attributes By Houses”
Then with a flick of her wand the colors that divided the four sections disappeared and all that were left were just the traits.
SPOILER!!: ”List of Traits and Attributes in big clump”
She turned back to the students and with a flick of her wand the list was alphabetized so that you couldn’t really tell where the traits had been before. It was just a list of words.
“Okay now we have just a list of attributes and traits that Hogwarts students have. Glance at that list and try to find five words that describe you.” she said glancing over her shoulder.
“Welcome to Hogwarts! Where we are a group of students working to further our education in the Wizarding World. And if you’ll notice many of us, including myself, have traits and attributes from other houses and that’s what makes Hogwarts and the work of our founders so amazing.” she said looking at the student’s faces trying to see if they understood her.
Then with a flick of her wand, everything in the room turned into a deep purple shade. From the table cloths on all of the tables to the cakes to the cups to eatery to the fireworks to the confetti, all were a dark shade of Hogwarts Purple. Instantly the disappearing confetti started falling again and the fireworks all popped in purple.
“I want each of you to see our History of Hogwarts not so much as the history of the houses but as a history of all of us. So, here’s what I want you to do....Grab your plate and your fork and knife and your cup and move to another table. You can not sit by anyone from your own house. You have one minute to find a new spot.” she paused for a minute to let this sink into their brains. ”Okay ready get set GO!” she said loudly waiting for the students to scramble through the confetti and fireworks. "Once everyone is seated, we will start cutting up the different cakes." she said as she felt her stomach rumble.
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Gemma glanced out into the students to see how the moving and the eating and the mingling was going. It seemed to be going well...I mean there weren't any food fights or fist fights or hair pulling going on out in the crowd.
She stood up again after finishing the last bite of her cake and flicked her wand. The purple fireworks went off again which kind helped quiet things down a bit.
"Okay so let's talk about Hogwarts for a little bit...." she said glancing around a bit. "It is after all the 1100 plus Birthday party for Hogwarts that we are celebrating." she said enthusiastically. "Continue eating and drinking but let's move one with the lesson." she said as she took a quick drink of her apple kool-aid.
She motioned to the young man that had sat down beside her during the move..."Mr. De Simpson has brought up an excellent question so I'm going to throw it out to you all to answer." she paused raising her left eyebrow slightly, "Why did the Founders name our school, Hogwarts?" She was excited to hear what kind of answers the students came up with. She quickly added, "Now that we aren't using the board to list things you don't have to introduce yourself before your answer, just make sure you raise your hand please."
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Gemma paused just for a second and waited for another answer before continuing, "You all have some great ideas! Sadly that is something that has never been found in any records, so we can only speculate what the Founders meant when naming Hogwarts. I'm sure since they were four exceptional wizards there was an amazing meaning, and even perhaps, one that one of you mentioned." she said with a smile and slight shrug of her shoulders.
She hoped she wasn't overwhelming them with information but she knew there was just so much stuff that the students knew about Hogwarts but they just never really thought about deeply, "Now I want you to think about the motto of Hogwarts: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon or sometimes it's translated Always let a sleeping dragon lie." she let that sink in for a moment and then continued, "Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
She flicked her wand, and the drink bowls came back around to fill up the glasses around the room. Then with another flick of her wand, the Hogwarts school song started playing in the background. It wasn't really the boring version but more of an upbeat version with a beat and guitar in it...it was a cool little arrangement.
'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.'[/COLOR]
OOC: I'm going to leave you with the motto question for the night to let others get caught up. I'll post the next set of questions in a few hours. Thanks everyone! Remember the rules and remember that Gemma is still here watching you. Make sure your raise your hand and keep chatting to a minimum.
"I'd like to add one more trait for Gryffindor, Professor. 'Noble'. Tayla Barnhill. Gryffindor. But it's okay if it won't appear there...I just wanted to mention it really," Tayla smiled.
She looked up at the board again and choosing the words that described her, softly said it to herslf. "Courage, determination...friendly...caring and knowledge." She stood up and hastily found a new spot. She decided to sit with the Ravenclaws, where he grandmother was in. "Hello," she greeted one of them as she sat down.
Tayla raised her hand when she heard Professor Cerulean's question. "About the motto..." Tayla said, thinking quickly as she spoke. This she was much better at, compared to Arithmancy - and Maths back in Muggle school. "I think they chose it because...well, they were all great wizards, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. I think the motto serves as a reminder - a warning even, to all of us that...if there is danger or trouble, we shouldn't try it's patience - or provoke it. If we do, we face consequences that will affect not only ourselves but others, too..."
Tayla shuddered. "Professor, was there anything that happened between the four founders that made them...possibly...warn us about that?"
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Now that was a hard question. Brielle bit her tongue, thinking deeply. She had seen the motto of Hogwarts in different parts of the castle before, but never bothered to wonder what it meant. "Stupid," she whispered angrily to herself. But then again, what was the subject for if not to teach new things to students like her, right?
She wasn't sure if the names were needed still, but said it anyway. "Gabrielle Hussain, professor, Ravenclaw. Well, I think the dragon was just a term used to represent Hogwarts, after all, aren't dragons considered to be one of the grandest creatures in our world? In that aspect, I think it would already be enough to represent the school," she cleared her throat. "And about the part of 'leaving sleeping dragons to lie,' maybe it just stands as a warning to all to never try and cause trouble to the students, and to the castle. That's all professor." Brielle sat back down, hoping that her, ah, theory, would be understood, since it seemed a bit confusing even to herself.
Gemma paused just for a second and waited for another answer before continuing, "You all have some great ideas! Sadly that is something that has never been found in any records, so we can only speculate what the Founders meant when naming Hogwarts. I'm sure since they were four exceptional wizards there was an amazing meaning, and even perhaps, one that one of you mentioned." she said with a smile and slight shrug of her shoulders.
She hoped she wasn't overwhelming them with information but she knew there was just so much stuff that the students knew about Hogwarts but they just never really thought about deeply, "Now I want you to think about the motto of Hogwarts: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon or sometimes it's translated Always let a sleeping dragon lie." she let that sink in for a moment and then continued, "Now think about the different houses and the success of the school because of the four houses working together. What do you think the Founders meant by choosing such a random motto?"
She flicked her wand, and the drink bowls came back around to fill up the glasses around the room. Then with another flick of her wand, the Hogwarts school song started playing in the background. It wasn't really the boring version but more of an upbeat version with a beat and guitar in it...it was a cool little arrangement.
'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.'
OOC: I'm going to leave you with the motto question for the night to let others get caught up. I'll post the next set of questions in a few hours. Thanks everyone! Remember the rules and remember that Gemma is still here watching you. Make sure your raise your hand and keep chatting to a minimum.
Ginny smiled to herself, feeling triumphant. An older student and the teacher liked her answer!
She contemplated the professor's next question. "Well, waking up a sleeping dragon wouldn't be the brightest idea. Maybe it means to use your common sense, as well as your known knowledge?"
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"Hi!" answered Gavin. "I'm Gavin and yes, I'm a first year too."
The professor chose that moment to start talking again.
Ginny was happy she chose a seat next to a nice first year, and smiled warmly.
A path is not simply for walking, its purpose lies in moving forward and improving oneself.
Daichi sat at the back of the class, listening in fascination at the stories of the founders. When the next question came up the first year raised his hand in the air after some hard thinking.
"Professor! First of all why would you *tickle* a sleeping dragon!? Because they will wake up and go all RAAAAWR" Yes he even did the rawr motion with hands as claws. "And spit fire at you!" ...ok so what did he mean? he had no idea. "So uh.. it means that if someone messes with Hogwarts the students and professors would go RAAAAWR themselves to defend the castle?!"
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Nika smiled at her group of friends as she took another bite of the delicious cake. "This is good isn't it Fee!" She loveeddd CAKE! And this professor. Yes Ari was right history of magic isn't too bad after all. "I never knew you two were brother and sister. Willie and Hannah... Wow. You never told me that you guys!" William and Hannah siblings? Who knew? She then turned to the slytherin who was sitting there as well and smiled. "Hi I'm Nika! Sorry I didn't mention that earlier. I think it was the cake that was hypnotizing me or something." hehe. "I like cake...!" Maybe too much. She then turned to Isobel and got very excited. "How about we play some football later on? I've been craving to play ever since I got here!"
She then raised her hand and looked at the professor eagerly. "Could it be because the motto is just sort of humorous and because it also has a pretty good message too?" She thought about it some more and then continued. "I know a really similar version of it, but it's a muggle version. It's 'Let a Sleeping Dog Lie'." AT least her muggle smarts had some sort of connection.
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[COLOR="Blue"]Gemma smiled at the students moving around and mingling with the other students. She said over the commotion, "O the cakes, I almost forgot!" with a few flicks of her wand the now purple cakes all seperated into individual pieces as if something had cut them.
"Please have a piece. Each cake has four flavors for you to choose from: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, and Marble." she said reaching for a plate herself and then sat down at the nearest table with the other students.
OOC: Have fun moving and mingling and eating cake. We will start in a little while talking more in depth about Hogwarts. Have fun but remember Gemma is still here keeping an eye out so don't get out of control.
A first year witch is sitting down alone at Slytherin's table, eating a slice of cake slowly as her cold grey eyes look around the classroom.
Aiden thought that she should get along with other people, but she is not confident to strike a conversation. She, after all, knows herself very well of her emotionless remarks that could hurt other people.
Zenobia raised her hand and smiled with the confidence that swelled inside her like a balloon.Zenobia has known why the four houses where created,Whom where the founders and WHY Slytherin's have such a bad reputation.Father made it very clear,but she had never thought about what the motto of the scool had been and why it is so very important to the foundation of Hogwarts,this was turning out to be her favorite class so far.Professor! with her hand still raised she called out.Not being able hold control any longer, she has to know if she was right. Draco means Dragon everyone knows that would therefore represent Slytherin,Dormiens as "sleeping" would then be an equivalent to Hufflepuff, the house mascot,and relating a badger, to sleeping.since Badgers are nocturnal animals meaning their sleeping while everything else is awake like a snake or an eagle.Nunquam is a tricky one,not saying this is necessarily right but by Latin study it means never,Ravenclaw's house mascot represent an Eagle which stumps me,maybe because their claws look alike? I Dunno Erm.. last but not least Titillandus means "to tickle I on a personal note compare this to Griffindor,no blame but that house likes to provoke people an tickles people while their sleeping sounds like Griffindor thing to do,if you look in the history of the Griffindor house you will find people like James Potter,Fred and George Weasley,Lee, the Marauders, etc.),on some occasions just joking to have fun, Just to say their on the "Brave"side Lions are brave also.With that Zenobia took a breath and made sure she was not being stared at she had many other connections but she felt no need to explain further.
She asked with a slight pause in her voice waiting for the approval,Am I on the right track?
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History of Magic: Lesson One 
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