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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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SPOILER!!: Question
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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.
Noel took a sip of his drink as he thought about the question. The Hogwarts motto might sound random, what with the dragon and all - it would make sense of one the houses had a dragon in the emblem thing, but none did - but the Founders probably saw some sense in it.
"It almost sounds like the kind of warning you give children to make sure they listen to you," he began. "The tickling translation, anyway. But it could just be a warning for the students to be careful with magic and all - as in, the dragon being a metaphor for magic, and the tickling thing just a reference to not abusing it or anything, obeying its rules and stuff. And the other translation... well, same thing, kind of. Although it seems to refer more to the secrets of magic - like, to not try and solve its mysteries, to accept the fact that some things are meant to remain a secret.
As for this being a motto... maybe its to reassure people that despite the fact the school teaches magic, it does so without the intention of abusing it or anything, that it makes sure all the students know what the boundaries and rules are and obey them."
On second thoughts, his reply wasn't at all coherent, Noel thought, taking another sip of his drink. But hopefully the professor would be able to make something of it.
SPOILER!!: Replies to each of your answers...these were great!
Gemma smiled at the girl's idea although she was little confused at the face she seemed to be making at the innocent strawberry piece of cake, " I really wish it was something as simple as that. That would make for a great story. Great thinking!"
Gemma smiled at the girl, "I've never thought of it like that...that could be a good possibility."
The professor smiled at Simon, "Well thank you. I hope it's atleast a little bit fun."
Gemma caught the side of something waving in the air and turned towards the young girl, "Good thinking...it makes sense to me...great answer!"
She shook her head slightly in a nod with a little giggle, "That would make for a great story."
"I often wonder if maybe it was just that simple of an explanation." she said towards the young girl.
"Wow great answer Ms. Griffiths! I never thought of the witches and warts part before." she said giving her an approving nod.
"I have to admit that I've always believed that it has something to do with the lily, but I've never though of the roots explanation. Great thinking..." and again this young lady impressed her.
Gemma laughed at this answer, "Yes I can def see that Hogwarts is much better than Pigboils."
" Well I've never heard of a Hogwarts species of dragon, but that was over 1100 years ago so anything is possible." she said with a little nod towards the girl.
Gemma raised her eyebrows at the great answer, "O that's great thinking...I like the idea of a 'hunger for knowledge'"
She shook her head up and down slightly, "You do have a great point, the name is distinct and interesting."
"I like the idea of it being named after a lily that might have been here when they founded Hogwarts, too." she said smiling at the young girl.
The professor was impressed with this answer as well, "O wow great thinking I like your idea of 'hogging all of the information."
She shook her head slightly up and down, "You do have a great idea. To muggles we would sound like we had lost our marbles if they overheard or they would just think we were all crazy kids."
"Great thinking Ms. Denver." She said with an approving nod.
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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.
Hannah raise her Hand I think it was because dragons in that time where very Important to the culture of hogwarts.In those times dragons where more like to be killed or something.
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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.
SPOILER!!: Alex & Professor Cerulean
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.
Hmmm. Hogwarts. Hog. Warts. He'd never really THOUGHT about it that way before. It had just been the awesomest wizarding school in the world, in his mind, so the name didn't seem to matter. But...they were attending a school. Named after WARTS on a PIG. EWWWW!
"That is kind of gross. Why would anyone want to be associated with warts on a pig?!" he said quietly. Why couldn't they have a cool name like Durmstrang? That sounded STRONG and MENACING.
He raised his hand to answer the professor's question about the motto. "Well, never tickle a sleeping dragon is a wise message, I think. Maybe they just wanted to give some good advice to the students. Cause obviously, tickling a sleeping dragon is just ASKING to get eaten. Maybe it also means that by attending this school, you'll LEARN that disturbing sleeping animals is dumb. Maybe," he said. That was honestly a really weird motto too. Why had the founders named the school something silly and then made the motto something silly as well?
OH HEY this Slytherin wanted to be FRIENDS?! How shocking! A Slytherin, wanting to be friends with a Puffer! Oh, he hoped for this boy's sake that he did NOT know his sister. "Yeah, sure! My first Slytherin friend...believe it or not, all the Slytherins I've met so far haven't wanted anything to do with me," he said with a chuckle. Except that one really nice girl. Who yelled a lot.
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SPOILER!!: ”Replies to everyone again...ya’ll are making me work hard. *Huggles you all*”
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Hmmm. Hogwarts. Hog. Warts. He'd never really THOUGHT about it that way before. It had just been the awesomest wizarding school in the world, in his mind, so the name didn't seem to matter. But...they were attending a school. Named after WARTS on a PIG. EWWWW!
"That is kind of gross. Why would anyone want to be associated with warts on a pig?!" he said quietly. Why couldn't they have a cool name like Durmstrang? That sounded STRONG and MENACING.
He raised his hand to answer the professor's question about the motto. "Well, never tickle a sleeping dragon is a wise message, I think. Maybe they just wanted to give some good advice to the students. Cause obviously, tickling a sleeping dragon is just ASKING to get eaten. Maybe it also means that by attending this school, you'll LEARN that disturbing sleeping animals is dumb. Maybe," he said. That was honestly a really weird motto too. Why had the founders named the school something silly and then made the motto something silly as well?
OH HEY this Slytherin wanted to be FRIENDS?! How shocking! A Slytherin, wanting to be friends with a Puffer! Oh, he hoped for this boy's sake that he did NOT know his sister. "Yeah, sure! My first Slytherin friend...believe it or not, all the Slytherins I've met so far haven't wanted anything to do with me," he said with a chuckle. Except that one really nice girl. Who yelled a lot.
Gemma tried not to giggle at the young boy’s answer...he obviously had a great sense of humor. She smiled and said, “You might be correct they may have just wanted to give everyone some simple and useful advice when dealing with animals.”
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Originally Posted by gothicravenclaw
Hannah raise her Hand I think it was because dragons in that time where very Important to the culture of hogwarts.In those times dragons where more like to be killed or something.
The professor smiled at the young girl, “Well I’m not sure how dragons were looked upon over 1100 years ago, but you might be right.”
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Originally Posted by Paintbrush
Noel took a sip of his drink as he thought about the question. The Hogwarts motto might sound random, what with the dragon and all - it would make sense of one the houses had a dragon in the emblem thing, but none did - but the Founders probably saw some sense in it.
"It almost sounds like the kind of warning you give children to make sure they listen to you," he began. "The tickling translation, anyway. But it could just be a warning for the students to be careful with magic and all - as in, the dragon being a metaphor for magic, and the tickling thing just a reference to not abusing it or anything, obeying its rules and stuff. And the other translation... well, same thing, kind of. Although it seems to refer more to the secrets of magic - like, to not try and solve its mysteries, to accept the fact that some things are meant to remain a secret.
As for this being a motto... maybe its to reassure people that despite the fact the school teaches magic, it does so without the intention of abusing it or anything, that it makes sure all the students know what the boundaries and rules are and obey them."
On second thoughts, his reply wasn't at all coherent, Noel thought, taking another sip of his drink. But hopefully the professor would be able to make something of it.
Gemma shook her head up and down slightly as the student explained his idea, “I like your idea of the metaphor and not abusing the magic. Great thinking!”
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Originally Posted by SerpenSortia7
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?
The professor let all of this sink in for a minute and then commented, “I’ve never had anyone try to relate it to each house. That is a stretch but I understand what you’re trying to say. Way to think outside of the box.”
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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.
She smiled at the young girl, “You have a good point. There are those out there that think the founders chose this just as a funny motto so that Hogwarts wouldn’t have a boring motto like so many other magical and muggle schools.”
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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?!"
Ah he was a genius~
Gemma smiled at the ‘RAAAAWR’ and the motions. “Great thinking! I can see it being a warning to those that wanted to cross our defenses as well.”
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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?"
Ginny was happy she chose a seat next to a nice first year, and smiled warmly.
She shook her head approvingly, “Yes I’ve never thought about it in that way, but I can see how all four of the founders would want us to use our common-sense. Great answer!.”
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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.
“Ms. Hussain, I like your explanation of Hogwarts being one of the grandest in the world. Good thinking!”
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"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?"
The professor smiled at the girl, “Great thinking it through especially the consequences part of it.” she said and then listened to the next question. ”Well, I’m not sure on an answer to your question. Not too many things are known from when the Founders created Hogwarts, but they may have been able to foresee that our school would encounter many hardships along the way, as we have.”
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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.
Gemma smiled at the young girl’s quandary, “That is a good question, I don’t think they could really be tickled and personally I don’t want to be the person that gets close enough to find out.”
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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."
“Yes that makes complete sense. And that is amazing thinking and analyzing of the motto. I think you are onto something with your last two comments.”
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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.
“Wow this is a great interpretation of the motto and I agree with you. I like the way you compared it to gaining knowledge. Great job!”
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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.
Gemma looked at the Slytherin Prefect again...yes he had his eyes closed again. This one was trying to push her buttons and she knew he wasn’t far from pushing them too far. She put a smile on her face and said, “Yes, I think you may have something there. ‘Don’t push your luck’. And I think that would be great advice for you to take as well.” She left her comment open for him to interpret on his own.
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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.
”That is a great way of thinking about it. I can see how it can lead us to focus on controlling our magic. Good answer!” she said with a smile.
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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 smiled at the young man, “Great thinking, but I hope you don’t always do as your told because sometimes people are trying to lead you astray.”
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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.[/COLOR]
The professor shook her head slightly up and down at the boy’s answer, “Yes I can def see the motto meaning that. Great job!”
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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."
The professor smiled at the girl’s answer, “I think you are on to something. Great answer.” she paused and listened to the girl’s next comment, ”You are absolutely correct about the healthy competition needed between houses. That is something that you must have to help prepare you for the world, but the sad thing is that sometimes people take that too far and let it hinder cooperation between the houses, so we must strive to find a happy medium or Hogwarts is doomed to not have a successful future.”
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Originally Posted by Davvy_Wavvy
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?
“Wow, I really like your answer! I agree with you that the greatness inside of us flourishes when we all come together to deal with things. Great answer!”
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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."
Gemma shook her head approvingly, “Great thinking! I think that it is important, like I mentioned, for us all to work together or we might awaken the sleeping dragon.”
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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
She smiled at the young girl, “Great answer!”
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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.
Gemma smiled at the young man, “ I think you are on the right track, I feel like it did mean something about house and Hogwarts unity.”
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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.
“I think you are thinking correctly. Great job!” she said with a smile.
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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.
Gemma shook her head up and down, “I think you are absolutely correct!”
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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.
“Yes great answer. Short and simple.”
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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?"
“I’m not sure if it actually has to deal with a real dragon. I think it’s using the dragon as a metaphor.” she paused and then answered the girl’s question, “No we don’t have any dragons around or in the castle currently.” well that she knew of.
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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!
Gemma smiled at the young girl,”You do have a good point.”
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William raised his hand. "I thnk the motto is for the withes, wisards ,elves and animals that were at HogWarts first " William told the teacher.
The professor cocked her head to the side, ”Well yes I think the motto was meant for them originally but I feel like the founders knew that the school would be around for a while so they chose something that would be relevant through the years.”
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Janice raised her hand, hesitantly, for a while, and answered.
"Well, I don't think it's that random. I think everybody knows that the four founders of Hogwarts have different personalities, while a dragon is known to be so fierce and stuff. Uhm, so, the reason there are the 4 houses is because the founders only wanted teach the students who have the same personalities like them, right? For example the purebloods (Slytherin), brave people (Griffyndor), smart people (Ravenclaw), and the loyal people (Hufflepuff). So, basically, you have to know the personalities of the people you're talking to or doing to or whatever to not be in trouble." Janice thought for a while, then added something.
"For an example, if you, like, pranked someone, he/she won't be mad if they like pranks or if they think that it was funny. For people who does not think that way, they might be offended. Like a dragon. Unless the dragon you're tickling is very, very, super-duper tamed and nice and all that, you won't be burnt off your nails."
*sigh*. That was a long answer.
Gemme shook her head approvingly as the girl spoke and then smiled at her last comment, ”Great train of thought...good job....and I hope I always meat a tamed and nice dragon.” she said with a teasing smile.
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Daisy raised her hand again, she was going to have a shot at this question.
'Maybe they wanted an intresting motto, like to show the school was different from other magic schools, if there were any. It might be a metaphor?' she said. 'Or maybe it's related to a story, like a fable.'
“What a great thought...I’ve never heard of such a fable but so many years have passed that you might be right there might have been one out there then.”
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Hugo looked at the board... There were easily a few other house traits out there of him. He looked down at his parchment and dipped his quill in ink. With his quill he wrote down: "Courage, Ambition, Creativity, Cleverness and Wit" Okay, so it was mostly Ravenclaw traits. But whatever.
Wow. Purple.
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?"
Hugo thought about it for a while. "Well, maybe it's something like 'live and let live'," Hugo formulated whilst still thinking. "And that leads a bit to equality, which Godric Gryffindor was keen to preserve in the houses," Hugo explained. Granted, that wasn't really a good answer. But hey, he was a Ravenclaw. He also needed his brain for other stuff.
Gemma smiled, “Great thinking!”
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Samira puffed air out of her cheeks as she pondered the question. Never Tickle A Sleeping Dragon. Very odd, indeed. Samira didn't really know if it had a hidden meaning somewhere in there, but decided to take a shot. "Maybe it means if you see something that can cause you problems or disaster, like a dragon, to, well...let it lie. That way you can walk away without creating problems for yourself and using your common sense." She paused thoughtfully before adding, "Or maybe they just wanted something silly or light-hearted for a motto." Unlikely, and probably incorrect, but as a small child that's what Samira always thought, and she's been thinking of situations where she could use the scenario ever since she was young.
Samira picked up one of the cups that appeared and took a small sip. She sipped at it thoughtfully for a while as she listened to the words of the song. It was very...unusual. The lyrics were a bit comical, and the Slytherin found herself smiling into her cup.
Gemma smiled at the young girl, “I think you have a good point to let something like problems that could create disaster just lie there until you have a better solution...not to provoke it.”
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Wow, this lesson was moving fast. She never knew that History of Magic could be this interesting. Awesome. Well, Viola obviously knew about the motto but why such a motto had been chosen? Anyway, she'll give it a try. She raised her hand and said, "Well, professor? It means never to provoke others unnecessarily." She frowned. She really couldn't think of anything else to add to what she'd said.
Gemma smiled at the girl, “I think you have a great idea!”
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Everything was happening so fast, more information about Hogwarts coming... but Helena liked it, since History of Magic was one of her favourite subjects. And now they were talking about the school motto, which Helena LOVED. Aaaand... she had an idea, so she raised her hand. "Professor? Isn't the school motto like... a synonym of that thing that muggles use to say? 'Don't play with fire, because you might get burned', or something like that?" She wasn't sure whether that was the right one or not, but it had to sound like that. Muggle studies was STILL not her best subject.
The professor cocked her head to the side, “I had never thought of that old muggle saying, but you might be right that it means something close to 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.
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Dallin chewed his cake silently, his head flipping around as people around room answered questions. Starting to get a bit bored, Dal decided to put his own ideas out. "I think it's pretty self-explanatory," he said, raising a hand. "Never tickle a sleeping dragon. Just don't do it. It's good knowledge for every young witch or wizard to know." Who said it had to be something deep and thought-provoking?
He was pretty sure that wasn't gonna cut it, though. So he continued. "Although I guess it could mean something like don't do something you know is stupid just to do it. Don't start trouble you don't need to start." Made sense, right?
Gemma smiled at the young man, “I think you are right on both comments.”
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Staring at the board with the Hogwarts song on it, Evelyn suddenly found something she may dislike more than chocolate if that was even possible. This song. Hoggy...warty...Hogwarts?! She did not have a head full of air either!
Destiny might though.
Speaking of people who had heads full of air, the SLYTHERIN'S attention went over to a Gryffindor who just mentioned a rather interesting way of what the saying could mean. Yes. Don't provoke the Slytherins. Somehow what she said slightly irritated the girl, though it was amusing in a way. "Or..." she started, turning her attention away from the young Gryffie and to the Professor. "Since they were all about house unity then and now, it could mean 'Don't ruin the house unity'. Since you said yourself, they had much more success when working together, and since tickling or waking a sleeping dragon could possibly cause everyone to be in a dangerous and harmful situation...it'd be best to just let everything be peaceful and calm."
Gemma beamed at the young girl, “That’s exactly what I think it means! Great answer!”
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Connor raised his hand again. "Professor I think it's because this school has proven time and time again that when the houses bind together like four strands of rope we can accomplish anything. Most Notably everyone fighting together at the Last Battle of Hogwarts." He said absolutely certain he was right.
”Great answer! I think it revolves around that as well.” she said with an approving nod.
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Kimalia raised her hand once more after pondering a few moments. "Well, leaving a dragon who is considered dangerous to rest on it's own meaning not to disturb when it is harmless clearly translates to the founders not wanting anyone to provoke in fear of chaos." Kimalia sipped on her kool-aid drink once more. "So perhaps they merely wanted to invoke in not wanting to change anything that doesn't need fixing." Maybe the four houses..
Gemma shook her head up and down slightly, “Yes good point!”
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"Thank you, Professor Cerulean." She beamed at the professor, glad that she had found her answer rather fascinating.
Zara listened to the question of the Professor, waiting until she ended so Zara could answer. Then the Hogwarts' song began to play and Zara nodded her head while tapping her feet to the beat. She could imagine in her head accompanying it with some piano too.
Her hand shot up as soon as she could control herself from being dragged away by the song. Then she said her answer, "Maybe because to tickle a sleeping dragon is like provoking danger and Hogwarts doesn't want to invite danger in its safe castle walls?" She thought some more and maybe it was the opposite of what she said, "Maybe Hogwarts is the dragon. So it can be a warning to the dark wizards and witches not to mess with Hogwarts or else." Zara smirked at this, then had another thought. Wow, she was having so many ideas. This motto bothered her so much, "Professor! What if there's a dragon inside Hogwarts, still waiting to be discovered? That the founders had put it here hidden, somewhere in his long sleep?"
“I can see how it could be a warning to those not to mess with us.” she said with a smile and then answered her question before there was an chaos created by it, ”No there are currently no dragons in or around the castle. They are huge creatures and I think after 1100 years we might have stumbled upon it.” she told the class to reassure them.
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Kurumi nibbled on her cake and sipped her tea as she thought about the school's motto. She was reminded of the more common non-magical expression and turned to those around her before raising her hand to speak.
"Professor, in the non-magical world, we have an expression that goes 'let sleeping dogs lie' which can be interpreted in several ways including 'to not try to change a situation because you might cause problems' or 'do not instigate trouble'," she said as the wheels in her head began turning. It did seem to fit with the idea of bravery, but a smile crept across her face. "Many associate bravery by being thrown or putting yourself into situations that demand trouble and perhaps actively seeking it out. However, I don't think this is what Godric Gryffindor had in mind when he selected people for his house." Her eyes flicked to the word reckless on the board and her nose wrinkled a bit since she didn't agree with that word. "Being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble. Being brave means that you know you are afraid, but you still have the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death."
“[b]Another excellent answer! You are def making your house proud!”[b] she said beaming at the young girl yet again.
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More Latin! Selina was loving this term and all of the course work they had had so far... with the minor exception of Potions, but let that pass. Now they were talking more Latin and Selina could not be more thrilled. However the teacher did have one thing incorrect, "Ma'am? Draco, although typically translated as dragon has another meaning... it means snake. Maybe the reason why this motto was chosen was a warning to all who entered the school to not provoke the Slytherins. I mean at the time of the conception of the school the Chamber of Secrets was being constructed so why wouldn't the founders lace the motto with a warning to Muggle Borns?"
”Well I don’t think it’s a warning against a specific house. I can’t see the four founders deciding on warning against one house or another when they all strived for the houses to cooperate.” she paused always surprised when students were against other houses after all of these years, ”I think it had more to do with creating unity between the houses.”
The professor flicked her wand once again and the board behind her flipped one more time, but this time it was just one single color with nothing written on it.
“Those are all great answers! Sadly, just like why they named Hogwarts, the motto was never fully explained by the Founders. That is how mottos are usually set up to be because a motto can mean different things to different people at different points in their lives. It can be interpreted in so many different ways. All of your answers were great!” she said nodding approvingly.
She took a sip from her drink and then continued, “Okay we have two more things to discuss. I want you to think about things that you have learned about Hogwarts in the past...events that have shaped our school’s future. Such as the four founders creating Hogwarts over 1100 years ago. One at a time, could you give me ONE event that you feel like has shaped Hogwarts into the institution it is today. Remember I don’t want to focus on hearsay or rumors, more concrete events that have happened here at Hogwarts.”
OOC: I’m going to give you a little while to give different examples of events that have happened over the years. Make sure you keep them to real events and not rumors. Also only share one so that others have a chance to give an answer.
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Hmm. Events that had shaped Hogwarts. "I'd say that the opening of the chamber of secrets probably shaped Hogwarts." Finlay stated as he raised his hand. "I mean after it happened I would've assumed that parents were scared, and aprehensive about sending their children up here to school, seeing as a student got killed the first time that the chamber was opened. I also feel the opening of the chamber probably influence the professors to check out the school to make sure that it was safe for students." Was he even making sense? He had no idea where all this was coming from anyway. "But yeah...I'd say that shapes our school today because like theres probably more protection charms and such to make sure we're all safe..." Maybe.
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Amy put her hand up, well I guess one of them was when the school became run by the ministry Amy nodded. That sounded awful, having said that though, a minister understudy was teaching them. The start of the slipery slope, that was what her mother and father had said. Still. Because, well we had all these limits and things put on and then Voldemort began to take over and stuffs.. crap reason but still.
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She took a sip from her drink and then continued, “Okay we have two more things to discuss. I want you to think about things that you have learned about Hogwarts in the past...events that have shaped our school’s future. Such as the four founders creating Hogwarts over 1100 years ago. One at a time, could you give me ONE event that you feel like has shaped Hogwarts into the institution it is today. Remember I don’t want to focus on hearsay or rumors, more concrete events that have happened here at Hogwarts.”
Daisy raised her hand shyly.
'Didn't the school used to hold something called the 'Triwizard Tournament, which was a competition,' Daisy said, remembering reading a book about Hogwarts. 'It was hosted here a few times, with 2 other magic schools.' Daisy didn't know much about the schools old history, but a little more about the more recent. 'In 1994, the tournament was held here and 4 people took part. Including Harry Potter and a Hufflepuff boy,' she added, proud her house had taken part.
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Simon looked at the Professor. "Well one event would be when they decided to let Tom Riddle into the school, if he had never come here then all those terrible things wouldn't have happed." Simon sighed. "You know he wouldn't have become Lord Voldermort and then tried to well kill Dumbledore or the battle of Hogwarts wouldn't have taken place." Simon smiled, letting in Tom Riddle was surely history.
”Well I don’t think it’s a warning against a specific house. I can’t see the four founders deciding on warning against one house or another when they all strived for the houses to cooperate.” she paused always surprised when students were against other houses after all of these years, [b]”I think it had more to do with creating unity between the houses.”[/b
The professor flicked her wand once again and the board behind her flipped one more time, but this time it was just one single color with nothing written on it.
“Those are all great answers! Sadly, just like why they named Hogwarts, the motto was never fully explained by the Founders. That is how mottos are usually set up to be because a motto can mean different things to different people at different points in their lives. It can be interpreted in so many different ways. All of your answers were great!” she said nodding approvingly.
She took a sip from her drink and then continued, “Okay we have two more things to discuss. I want you to think about things that you have learned about Hogwarts in the past...events that have shaped our school’s future. Such as the four founders creating Hogwarts over 1100 years ago. One at a time, could you give me ONE event that you feel like has shaped Hogwarts into the institution it is today. Remember I don’t want to focus on hearsay or rumors, more concrete events that have happened here at Hogwarts.”
Selina looked at her Professor and responded to her sentiments, "Ma'am don't think that I am prejudice one house to another. One of my best friends is a Slytherin. But all I was saying was that the common translation of that motto is a misconception. It means dragon loosely but only in some cases. This format of that sentence refers to a snake. It was just a theory according to the Latin."
Then she moved onto a famous event that shaped history, "Well I guess I would have to say the battle of Hogwarts on May 2 in 1998. It was a battle that was not only a liberation from evil forces for the school, but for the whole wizarding community. Also a majority of the brave veterans of that battle were Hogwarts students. Behind Harry Potter they defeated the darkest wizard who ever lived."
William raiswd his hand. " When Harry, Hermoine and Ron formed the "Golden Trio"" Wiliam said to the professor. " They shaped HogWarts forever, especially Harry" William told the professor.
Charlie was thoroughly enjoying this class. It was one of her favourites so far. She thought about what events had shaped Hogwart's. Well, that sort of came easily to her. Apart from the founders forming Hogwart's she could think of one thing. She raised her hand,
"Professor, I also think that the Battle of Hogwart's shaped Hogwart's history because of the school was fighting against Voldemort together." She hoped that was enough information.
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The professor flicked her wand once again and the board behind her flipped one more time, but this time it was just one single color with nothing written on it.
“Those are all great answers! Sadly, just like why they named Hogwarts, the motto was never fully explained by the Founders. That is how mottos are usually set up to be because a motto can mean different things to different people at different points in their lives. It can be interpreted in so many different ways. All of your answers were great!” she said nodding approvingly.
She took a sip from her drink and then continued, “Okay we have two more things to discuss. I want you to think about things that you have learned about Hogwarts in the past...events that have shaped our school’s future. Such as the four founders creating Hogwarts over 1100 years ago. One at a time, could you give me ONE event that you feel like has shaped Hogwarts into the institution it is today. Remember I don’t want to focus on hearsay or rumors, more concrete events that have happened here at Hogwarts.”
OOC: I’m going to give you a little while to give different examples of events that have happened over the years. Make sure you keep them to real events and not rumors. Also only share one so that others have a chance to give an answer.
"I think during the time after Salazar Slytherin broke ties with Godric Gryffindor after leaving Hogwarts it allowed a sort of everlasting rivalry between the two houses." There was no doubt the rivalry still exists today, but maybe not as obvious.
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Ariadne was going to say something about the Opening of the Chamber of Secrets, but the Head Boy had been quicker in giving the answer. But she already had something else in mind, so the girl didn't hesitate to raise her hand and voice her opinion.
'I think the appointment of Albus Dumbledore as headmaster of Hogwarts definitely shaped the history of Hogwarts, because he had been a great wizard, with a brilliant mind. ' And a friend of her great-grandmother. Hehe.
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Everyone was talking about Harry Potter in their answers, but Harry's generation was surely NOT the only people who'd ever made their mark on Hogwarts. It had been around for like a billion years! He tapped his chin, trying to think of a super dooper creative answer, when one finally popped into his head and he raised his hand with Hermione Granger like speed.
"The International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy was established in 1692 because of all those crazy witch hunts going on in the muggle world. Because of that, we had to go to extreme lengths to hide Hogwarts from muggles--like put up all those charms that make it look like a condemned building and stuff," he explained.
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The professor flicked her wand once again and the board behind her flipped one more time, but this time it was just one single color with nothing written on it.
“Those are all great answers! Sadly, just like why they named Hogwarts, the motto was never fully explained by the Founders. That is how mottos are usually set up to be because a motto can mean different things to different people at different points in their lives. It can be interpreted in so many different ways. All of your answers were great!” she said nodding approvingly.
She took a sip from her drink and then continued, “Okay we have two more things to discuss. I want you to think about things that you have learned about Hogwarts in the past...events that have shaped our school’s future. Such as the four founders creating Hogwarts over 1100 years ago. One at a time, could you give me ONE event that you feel like has shaped Hogwarts into the institution it is today. Remember I don’t want to focus on hearsay or rumors, more concrete events that have happened here at Hogwarts.”
OOC: I’m going to give you a little while to give different examples of events that have happened over the years. Make sure you keep them to real events and not rumors. Also only share one so that others have a chance to give an answer.
Ginny raised her hand. "The battle between Harry Potter and Voldemort, definitely. I mean, didn't they have to remodel some parts of the school and everything?"
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The professor flicked her wand once again and the board behind her flipped one more time, but this time it was just one single color with nothing written on it.
“Those are all great answers! Sadly, just like why they named Hogwarts, the motto was never fully explained by the Founders. That is how mottos are usually set up to be because a motto can mean different things to different people at different points in their lives. It can be interpreted in so many different ways. All of your answers were great!” she said nodding approvingly.
She took a sip from her drink and then continued, “Okay we have two more things to discuss. I want you to think about things that you have learned about Hogwarts in the past...events that have shaped our school’s future. Such as the four founders creating Hogwarts over 1100 years ago. One at a time, could you give me ONE event that you feel like has shaped Hogwarts into the institution it is today. Remember I don’t want to focus on hearsay or rumors, more concrete events that have happened here at Hogwarts.”
Okay, she seemed to approve of his short answer, now, let's see what she'll say of his long ones.
He'd been listening to what everyone had to say about safety and all, and whilst his 'event' also carried out some safety in it, the reason behind the young Lockhart mentioning it was much more than that.
Hand up in the air before he began talking once again, "One event that certainly changed our Academics was the time when one Herbology Professor decided to translate the Fountain of Fair Fortune tale into a school play," he started to say, "It was the first time a school play was attempted, and after the disastrous outcome, they were banned and continue to be," did he needed to explain how the event also included a young Transfiguration Professor that was later Headmaster? Nah, they probably knew that, "Though, I'm pretty sure if that Ashwinder hadn't exploded then we could've enjoyed numerous plays throughout the years," it was all about the dramatic arts, no?
He was forgetting one bit of his answer, "So, perhaps many Aurors to date would be great actors IF such an event hadn't changed Hogwarts' perspective on plays." It was a VERY important event that shaped Hogwarts, certainly. Even more than Voldemort. At least at the time it happened.
After thinking for a while, Grace put her hand up. "I think that the entire Battle of Hogwarts has shaped Hogwarts future. It taught lots of witches and wizards about courage, loyalty and bravery. It caused some parts of Hogwarts to be rebuilt, and changed the friendships and relationships of our ancestors. The latter in which has also caused the Houses uniting better than before the battle."
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Hmmm. Hogwarts. Hog. Warts. He'd never really THOUGHT about it that way before. It had just been the awesomest wizarding school in the world, in his mind, so the name didn't seem to matter. But...they were attending a school. Named after WARTS on a PIG. EWWWW!
"That is kind of gross. Why would anyone want to be associated with warts on a pig?!" he said quietly. Why couldn't they have a cool name like Durmstrang? That sounded STRONG and MENACING.
He raised his hand to answer the professor's question about the motto. "Well, never tickle a sleeping dragon is a wise message, I think. Maybe they just wanted to give some good advice to the students. Cause obviously, tickling a sleeping dragon is just ASKING to get eaten. Maybe it also means that by attending this school, you'll LEARN that disturbing sleeping animals is dumb. Maybe," he said. That was honestly a really weird motto too. Why had the founders named the school something silly and then made the motto something silly as well?
OH HEY this Slytherin wanted to be FRIENDS?! How shocking! A Slytherin, wanting to be friends with a Puffer! Oh, he hoped for this boy's sake that he did NOT know his sister. "Yeah, sure! My first Slytherin friend...believe it or not, all the Slytherins I've met so far haven't wanted anything to do with me," he said with a chuckle. Except that one really nice girl. Who yelled a lot.
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“Those are all great answers! Sadly, just like why they named Hogwarts, the motto was never fully explained by the Founders. That is how mottos are usually set up to be because a motto can mean different things to different people at different points in their lives. It can be interpreted in so many different ways. All of your answers were great!” she said nodding approvingly.
She took a sip from her drink and then continued, “Okay we have two more things to discuss. I want you to think about things that you have learned about Hogwarts in the past...events that have shaped our school’s future. Such as the four founders creating Hogwarts over 1100 years ago. One at a time, could you give me ONE event that you feel like has shaped Hogwarts into the institution it is today. Remember I don’t want to focus on hearsay or rumors, more concrete events that have happened here at Hogwarts.”
Jamie nodded rigorously to Alex. Warts on a pig! RIGHT, what were those founders even thinking? In fact, even muggle schools had more practical names than it.
"First Slytherin friend? You kidding?!" Surely there were some other nice snakes, as opposed to just him! Then again, he only had one other Puff friend. He was slacking in the whole house unity bid! "Actually, though... I think I am an acutal Hufflepuff... deep down." He said rather seriously, and in a hushed tone, too. Nope, he did not want to get beaten up with broomsticks when he got to the dormitories tonight, thanks.
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Back to work. Well, one event? There were many, but it all depended on which were relevent enough for discussion.
His first thought. Uhhh, Harry Potter went here! That was the coolest thing about this school. And a ton of other famous people came here too, for that matter. It only confirmed that HE, Jamie Keaton, would one day grace the wall of wizarding fame. However, someone else had already pointed that out. Actually, everyone else had pointed something Harry Potter related. DRATS.
Let's see. "There was the time where that Sirius Black was on the loose? Definitely bumped up the security of the school, right?" Dementors! On the grounds, at the entrances, everywhere! It made him shudder to think that they were once in a place where he now walks every day. Was that an event that changed Hogwarts? If making the whole school terrified for their lives counted, then YES, it was.
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Caroline raised her hand "I believe that the death of former Headmaster Albus Dumbleore was a here at this very school has shaped the future for Hogwarts, since he was the greatest wizard of his time. It kind of led up to the battle of Hogwarts in which Harry Potter beat Lord Voldmort. " That was really about the only thing she could think of it the moment, since there were ready soon people who bought up the battle.
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The professor smiled at all of the students, "These are all great examples, can you think of some more before and after Harry Potter's time? Remember the school had been around for over 1000 years before Harry Potter and there have been some important events over the last fifty or so years as well. Great job...keep them coming"
Dallin raised his hand, saying the only thing he could think of. "There was that time that muggle-born girl died here - Moaning Myrtle. People thought that it was the Chamber of Secrets. Everyone in the school was scared." He immediately started thinking of more things, just incase she asked for even more.
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Kurumi scratched her head and thought and as she did, several answers that she had wanted to share were already done so, so she had to continue to think some more for something that hadn't already been mentioned.
"It is perhaps not as important as some others that have already been mentioned," Kurumi began with her hand raised in the air. "But it IS an important addition to the school. In 1970, the Whomping Willow was planted on the Hogwarts grounds and it apparently took five years to figure out how to do so properly. Its planting also signaled the arrival ofRemus John Lupin, who became a very important figure in our history. The Whomping Willow, and the Shrieking Shack for that matter, while unknown to others, were Shrieking Shack and Whomping Willow created by Dumbledore during Lupin’s first year to protect him on nights that he is a werewolf. Without these two additions, Lupin would have been unable to stay at Hogwarts and would not have befriended Sirius Black, James Potter, or Petter Pettigrew. This would have had a very profound impact on not only Hogwarts history, since he came back to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts for a term and became a very important role model for Harry Potter, but the wizarding word's history as well."
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The professor smiled at all of the students, "These are all great examples, can you think of some more before and after Harry Potter's time? Remember the school had been around for over 1000 years before Harry Potter and there have been some important events over the last fifty or so years as well. Great job...keep them coming"
Gavin raised his hand and when the Professor looked at him, he said: "I think everybody that's ever attended Hogwarts shaped it in a way or another, even if in a small way. I think Hogwarts is now the sum of all who had ever attended it before, and all the events they brought with them."
Gavin thought maybe his thinking was more philosophical than what the Professor has asked but he strongly believed that Hogwarts was now the sum of all that happened to it in the past.
Gavin raised his hand and when the Professor looked at him, he said: "I think everybody that's ever attended Hogwarts shaped it in a way or another, even if in a small way. I think Hogwarts is now the sum of all who had ever attended it before, and all the events they brought with them."
Gavin thought maybe his thinking was more philosophical than what the Professor has asked but he strongly believed that Hogwarts was now the sum of all that happened to it in the past.
Ginny nodded and said, "I agree with Gavin completely. Sure, I think there a few things that shaped it more than others, but it definitely wouldn't be the Hogwarts of today if students didn't change it overtime."
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