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The History of Magic Classroom has changed alot since the first lesson! It has been charmed to look like the deck of an old pirate ship. There are still walls of course but the setting of everything in the room looks like the front of a ship. You can hear the ocean and birds just like if we were sailing away. There is even an occasional burst of wind that livens up the room a little bit. Nothing too crazy, but just enough that you swear you can hear the sails billowing above you. It is very magical and exciting.
There are still desks scattered around the ship's deck. Feel free to sit wherever you would like.
The professor has written a message on the board that is enchanted to scribble out in a messy but readable handwriting and stay for a few minutes and then erase and start again:
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ARGGG!!!
Ahoy t' Lesson Two: A Pirate's Life fer me!
Captain Gemma Cerulean
The Professor can be found at the door shaking everyone's hands as they enter the door dressed in her Pirate outfit. As you enter she greets you with a firm handshake or a pat on the bag and a hardy, "ARGGGG Matey!"
SPOILER!!: Gemma in Pirate Garb...haha...
OOC: Once again I'm sorry for the delayed start...yesterday our internet went down and I just couldn't force myself to post a new class from my phone...AHHHH!!!....so here we go!....
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.
I'm going to give you a few hours to get settled so I'll see you a in a little while!!! *huggles you all*
"Each pirate ship and crew flew a special flag that represented their ship. This flag was flown at all times to show their pride of their ship and to warn others of impending doom if they were to cross the so-called magical beings." she flicked her wand and the Jolly Roger flag appeared on the board. It was almost an animated drawing because the flag looked to be flapping in the wind. "This is the Jolly Roger, the most notorious flag, that is most well-known for being linked to the pirates." she flicked her wand and flags dropped from the ceiling above them hanging from the rafters and dangling down towards the students flapping in the imaginery wind as well, "These (OOC: look under Jolly Roger gallery) are an example of some of the other flags linked to pirate vessels and crews. "
She let the students look at the flags for a while, "What are some of the common characteristics of the flags? Please remember to only give one answer so that others may have a chance."
Freya looked into the flags closely. She frowned. Why they all seems have that skeletons or bones in their flags and they used black or red as the flags color? Why couldn't they used some pretty things in that flags?
"I agreed with the rest pf the class. They all seems to use the skeletons and either cross bones or cross blades in their flags." she paused for a moment before continued "I think they cross bones or cross blades in their flags means that you couldn't cross or pass them that easily and I think the skeletons mean if you cross them you're as good as dead." That's what she could think of.
Luna thought about what the proffeser said she didn't know that durmstrong's ship was from a pirate she raised her hand ''A pirate flag tells that pirates are on board'' said Luna
Zara raised her hand as the others began to answer as well. AAAHHH, her answer was taken. *sniff*
Maybe she should go ahead and say it anyways. "When people look at them, they tend to have an eerie feeling as they see these flags, because I guess that's the main purpose of those flags—to warn, to scare, to threaten. In short, they mean death for whoever dares to cross them."
She let the students look at the flags for a while, "What are some of the common characteristics of the flags? Please remember to only give one answer so that others may have a chance."
Daisy raised her hand, Ok, she felt a bit stupid, but it was an answer...
'They're all simple, so they could be spotted at sea from a longer distance. Plus,' she added 'they wouldn't be too hard to make.'
Hoping her answer didn't sound too stupid, Daisy looked around the classroom, hoping nobody realised her embarassment...
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Pirates were interesting, that was a fact. Although Ariadne had read many history books, she never came across one on pirates, so her knowledge of the subject was limited, which made this class even more interesting. After studying the flags closely, she raised her hand to venture a guess.
'All of them involve a representation of the Muggle sign for danger, which makes them like a warning for other sailors who approach pirate ships.' the Gryffindor said.
Brielle stared around her as most of the students seemed to talk at once. Before she could even look at the flags, most of the answers had already been stated. She pursed her lips, squinting her eyes at the black, white and red color before her. Goosebumps. "Well," she started, gulping. Her eyes flicked away from the flags, a bit disturbed at their images. "Like most of the class has noted, the flags depict violence, from the bones found in some, to the swords... and even to the bloo--I mean, red color," she noted, feeling pretty sure that it was what the red color wanted to represent.
But then... "Won't the flags scare away other ships, though, professor?" she asked, a bit confused. Sure, it would have been intimidating and all but... "Wouldn't that just give the police, or anything like that, an easier chance to find and capture them? Also, won't it have been easier for them to steal if they kind of like, disguised their ship into a normal one?" After all, that was the pirate's doing right? To deceive and steal?
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She let the students look at the flags for a while, "What are some of the common characteristics of the flags? Please remember to only give one answer so that others may have a chance."
There had been pirate ships on the lake at Hogwarts? Wow, what was it with strange ships coming onto their land? Jamie always thought Hogwarts was a sacred place, keeping out all of the mumbo-jumbo. Whatevs.
Ehhh. What more could be said about the flags that hadn't already been mentioned? Not a lot, but Jamie raised his hand anyway. "A lot of them have bones shaped in a cross shape. As in 'x' marks the spot, and all that." That was the main purpose of pirates, right? Course, some of them were a bit more complicated than just a cross. But it made sense. Their job was to look around for an 'x' sign, where they could dig for treasure. Sounded like an easy going lifestyle, if you ask him.
Maybe HE should ditch being a wizard and become a pirate, ARG.
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Question Four: What are some of the common characteristics of the flags? Please remember to only give one answer so that others may have a chance.
Katelynn raised her hand. "Well, they all had something to do with death, didn't they?" she said, and thought a bit. "And.. If I may, professor - I think they made them like that to try and scare other ships away, and raise respect from other pirates?"
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Penny looked at the flags hanging form the rafters... and thinking about common characteristics they all had..
Sticking her hand in the air, "Ahoy, professor, they all have death as a common theme.. like skulls and skeletons - Me think probably t' warn off any ships approachin'. Aye, me parrot concurs."
"Well with all the sculls a cross bones on the flags it makes me think if you cross a pirates path then death is in your future unless you manage to escape or prove your worth to them. I mean pirates are tough but I doubt they are stupid", Chloe responded with a smirk with her hand raised high.
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Amy put up her hand, yeah they all have a skull and cross bones, but generally only in the ledgends and movies, she nodded, before continuing, because some pirates did have that flag it quickly became recognised, and, she paused, thinking and sorting out her thoughts, and when the navy was patrolling the sea, it would've been dangerous to have a flag up. A lot of "pirates" didn't have a flag, so that they would look like a normal merchant ship so it was eaiser for them to steal the other ships err, booty
She nodded again, so the skull and cross bone flag generally comes from muggle literature and movies, she nodded before finishing and taking her hand back down
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"They all seem to have... connotations with death. Like, the skeletons..." Danielle said after she had raised her hand and looked towards the Professor again- the flags were rather grim for her liking to be honest, she wasn't fond of that sort of stuff. Growing up with brothers, chasing you round the garden pretending to be pirates was never fun. Neve- and pirates just creeped her out for some reason.
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Sitting up straighter in his chair, pushing his pirate pants so he could be less puffy, Riley was beginning to be more interested in this pirate business. He did like stories and legends. Then she flicked her wand and flags fell out of the ceiling. This was cool.
Looking at each one and noticing the grotesque nature of them all Riley raised his hand. "They are all colors like black, red, and white signifying violence Professor." He had heard that they could be vile and cruel. The Davvy Jones ship sounded like they definately were.
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Oh, talking about flags now. This seemed more interesting.
"There's a skull on almost every flag, and a couple of bones or swords," probably trying to scare the others. This was one of the things Helena couldn't understand. Why they were supposed to be scared, that is. "And the flags are usually dark." Black. Or maybe a bloody-red. Again, most probably trying to intimidate the enemies with those silly flags.
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Huuh, Durmstrang had a ship that pirates used? What?
Making a tiny note in her notebook to look up something, and also making a mental note to pay attention to the lesson, Evelyn glanced up to the flags once they were shown. Skeletons. Awesome. Though, that was it? "They're all rather simple." she muttered, staring at the particularly red flag with the skeleton on it. Seriously, since these people were all awesome apparently, they could've had better designs on their flags.
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Eino flinched when she addressed him with her sweet and angelic hiss. He turned away from her, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and faced the professor. He tried to focus his attention on the lesson but every once in a while he wanted to catch a glimpse of that majestic beauty, Aphrodite herself, Sierra. How come he had never seen her before? Where had she been all his life? She was perfect! Beautiful, smart, and beautiful. At the end of her magnificent answer he began to applaud her, but a few claps in he realized he was the only one doing it. He gulped, tucked his hands in his pockets, and lowered his head until the Professor began to speak again.
Eino raised his hand. "They all seem to signify danger." They were all black and white and red with imagines of skulls, swords, and skeletons which were all related to death. "At first I thought it was strange for them to openly expose themselves. For example, if another ship saw them from far away they would have a chance to evade them and escape danger. So I suppose the point of the flags were to inflict fear above anything else." He had heard that pirates were much like terrorists. Meaning that sometimes they wouldn't even want the gold, just to terrorize others.
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Samira shivered as she looked at the flags. This was...creepy. Samira slowly raised her hand. "Professor, all the flags have either skulls or swords, indicating violence and death." Oooh this was freaking her out!
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Treyen actually chuckled, and wink, "I can't promise that," because Ethel was completely amusing not to make fun of it.
It's not like he was going to keep on talking, after all, they were in class, so, he had no other choice but to shush from real, but not because Ellie said so, no.
And what was that look for?
He still had to ask her what that bat at the game had been for. Surely, she took the 'Take out the Seeker' rule at heart.
At the simplicity comment made by Evelyn, Treyen raised his hand, eyes on the Professor, "Their message was clear, you probably knew what to expect if you got near them," he said, nodding, "The simple arrangements may have something to do with identifying the ship from great distance," and give some the time to run away or prepare the cannons.
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Simon looked at the Professor. "They look scary, they want the People to be scared of them and as such if they see them they panic and then the pirates take control of the situation before the others can get themself organised." Simon smiled that was what he thought anyway.
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Alfie listened curiously as the Professor explained things and the connections pirates might've once had to Durmstrang's own ship. Her blonde eyebrows rose slightly at the story, completely amazed by the potential background of one ship. It was then that the Professor continued on, beginning to discuss flags and showing them a few examples as they hung from the rafters.
Alfie glanced at all of these examples, a bit of a grimace coming to her expression at certain ones, and listened as the Professor asked for some distinguishing characteristics. "Well..." began Alfie with a raise of her hand, staring at one flag in particular. "There's that one with a captain...holding an hourglass..alongside a skeleton which could represent..death?" she suggested, evaluating the flag curiously. "I guess that could mean... If you cross the ship, you were bound to die as the captain and death had it in for you and it was only a matter of time?" She gave a shrug, "I guess they're all pretty threatening."
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Those flags were...really creepy, to put it quite simply. No wonder people usually tried to stay away from pirates. Who wanted to be around people who designed creepy things like that?
But anyway, on to the question.
Vashti raised a hand. "Several of them have two of a certain object, mainly the two crossed bones and swords. Obviously those could stand for violence and death to scare away other ships, but I think it could also stand for the unity and loyalty within the ship's crew and those times when several different pirate ships would band together. I mean, they could've just put one bone or sword on there and the threat of death would still come through, but instead there are two, as if they knew they couldn't do all those things that they did on their own and wanted to show that."
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Fallon was glad that she'd spoken up. She could us more house points. It was nice to actually participate in an interesting lesson. She listened as Cerulean explained various piratey things. It was very interesting actually. She was actually learning a lot in HoM for once. It was a strange feeling.
Hmm. Another question. Fallon looked up at all of the flags and took in the details before raising her hand to answer. "Well, as mentioned, there are skulls or some sort of bones on all of them. And I think the darker colors a way to show the danger or give warning to those coming for the ship." It would make sense. No one wanted to mess with someone with a black flag with skulls on it.
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Olivia raised her hand. "They all have something to do with death, and usually in a ruthless way, like the one with the skeleton with a heart on it's sword. I guess it meant that there would be no prisoners and that if you came across a pirate ship, it would be total war and complete, lawless slaughter without any honor." Pirates were nice and romanticized as a legend, but as a reality, Olivia was disgusted by them. They were murderers, thieves, conquerors, pillagers, and violators all at once.
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Kurumi raised her hand. "I would just like to point out that not ALL Jolly Rogers had skulls on them. Some used hourglasses which was another symbol of death," she explained just wanting to break the stereotype. Anyone else guess what they were probably doing for homework? Kurumi had an inkling that since they had come up with their own pirate names and were not discussing flags that they were going to be making their own Jolly Roger.
Kurumi turned to Eino to see if he agreed, but he was still a little more than simply preoccupied with looking at Sierra. This could get reaaaaaally awkward.
She turned her attention back to the front. "All flags do have something that will strike fear into those who see it fly. Anything that represents death could be used I suppose."
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Macy stared at the flags, resting her head in her hand. Hmm.
Well they all had something to do with skulls, and they were all kinda mean looking. Maybe to scare off the other ships? Maybe not to scare them off, buuut... "They're all trying to portray dominance. Sort of to scare the other ships away," Macy answered, raising her hand. Dang. She forgot her pirate talk again.
Oh well.
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Sierra eyed the professor. Then she eyed the flags. Then she eyed the Ravenclaw that kept staring at her. For some reason, this whole pirate lesson still made her a little uneasy, so she shifted in her seat and then focused on the lesson.
"They all seem to be pretty much focused on death," she pointed out, her hand raised. Maybe they felt the need to constantly defend themselves? Could be true, what with all the stealing pirates were so commonly linked to. She guessed she'd get a little upset, too, if someone tried to steal all her gold. Err, galleons. Whatever.
At the sound of someone clapping, Sierra glanced cautiously to the side of her. Then she blinked. Was that Ravenclaw boy...clapping for her answer?! Oh, Merlin. He was. First the drooling and now the random clapping.
...were all Ravenclaws like this when someone cheated off them?!
She looked at the boy for a few extra seconds, blushed ever-so-slightly, and then looked slooooowly away.
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Hannah raised her hand it has to do with skulls and cross bones or death.
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GLARES is what Treyen got. He would NOT call her 'Ethel'. Seriously.
Ellie really didn't have much to offer to this class. She didn't know anything about Pirates. Nor, did she really care to learn about them, thanks to Jacob.
THIS, however, she could answer, "They're all death-y. Skulls and bones and...blood." Not very pretty at all. They should be purple or something. With broomsticks and such.
These pirates were terrible wizards.
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Raising Her Hand Isabella said , " Professor Most Of The Flags Have skulls on them So It Would Scare The Victims Into Surrending without fighting one another . " She said . " It Is Like A Symbol Of death . "Finishing her answer Isabella Didn't Mean To add the last part but if It Made her sound Smarter Then It Was Fine .
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Nika raised a hand as she observed each flag. "They all have something to do with violence." Why weren't there any nice pirates?
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Ariella thought for a few minutes about her answer. Everyone seemed to be answering the same thing, so she had to think of something different. Hmm.....
Her hand shot up into the air moments later. "As mentioned, most of the flags had an image of skull-and-crossbones or hourglasses. Most 'bad' pirates would use the flag to warn others of their ferocity and toughness." She paused for a moment. "Pirates didn't fly the Jolly Roger at all times. In fact, they usually had several different flags that meant different things. Once they sensed that the enemy was near, the flag might be raised to warn the enemy of danger."
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Isabelle looked at all of the pictures. Ugh, skull and crossbone. She wasn't sure if she wanted to see pirate movies, even though Gabii said it was amazing.
Isa raised her hand. "Lots of them have a skull and cross bone." Though besides the creepy pirate stuff, it was quite an interesting lesson. She wanted to read up on the supposed mysterious of the Durmstrang ship. She should ask her brother, he goes to Durmstrang and might know about the ship.
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William raised his hand. " Blackbeard used a different pirate flag except it did have the red, white and black colors" William told the professor. " He did have a skeleton in whitr who happmes to be holding a sword in one hand and what seems spear in the other hand both in white." William said to the professor. " The other part of the flag is in red where a heart is next to the spear and I am pretty sure it is a black background" Wiliam explained to the professor. " The one thing that was odd about Blackbeard is maybe his pirate f;ag showed violence, he never really harmed his captives or others" William smiled at the last part of that anser. " Not all pirates believed in violence like Blackbeard, right?" William asked the Captain/professor.
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Freya looked into the flags closely. She frowned. Why they all seems have that skeletons or bones in their flags and they used black or red as the flags color? Why couldn't they used some pretty things in that flags?
"I agreed with the rest pf the class. They all seems to use the skeletons and either cross bones or cross blades in their flags." she paused for a moment before continued "I think they cross bones or cross blades in their flags means that you couldn't cross or pass them that easily and I think the skeletons mean if you cross them you're as good as dead." That's what she could think of.
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Janice shivered as she sees the flags. She raised her hand, and answered.
"They are brutal."
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Luna thought about what the proffeser said she didn't know that durmstrong's ship was from a pirate she raised her hand ''A pirate flag tells that pirates are on board'' said Luna
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Zara raised her hand as the others began to answer as well. AAAHHH, her answer was taken. *sniff*
Maybe she should go ahead and say it anyways. "When people look at them, they tend to have an eerie feeling as they see these flags, because I guess that's the main purpose of those flags—to warn, to scare, to threaten. In short, they mean death for whoever dares to cross them."
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William raised his hand. " These is a great class" William told the professor." I love hearing about pirates" Willaim said to the professor.
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Daisy raised her hand, Ok, she felt a bit stupid, but it was an answer...
'They're all simple, so they could be spotted at sea from a longer distance. Plus,' she added 'they wouldn't be too hard to make.'
Hoping her answer didn't sound too stupid, Daisy looked around the classroom, hoping nobody realised her embarassment...
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Pirates were interesting, that was a fact. Although Ariadne had read many history books, she never came across one on pirates, so her knowledge of the subject was limited, which made this class even more interesting. After studying the flags closely, she raised her hand to venture a guess.
'All of them involve a representation of the Muggle sign for danger, which makes them like a warning for other sailors who approach pirate ships.' the Gryffindor said.
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There had been pirate ships on the lake at Hogwarts? Wow, what was it with strange ships coming onto their land? Jamie always thought Hogwarts was a sacred place, keeping out all of the mumbo-jumbo. Whatevs.
Ehhh. What more could be said about the flags that hadn't already been mentioned? Not a lot, but Jamie raised his hand anyway. "A lot of them have bones shaped in a cross shape. As in 'x' marks the spot, and all that." That was the main purpose of pirates, right? Course, some of them were a bit more complicated than just a cross. But it made sense. Their job was to look around for an 'x' sign, where they could dig for treasure. Sounded like an easy going lifestyle, if you ask him.
Maybe HE should ditch being a wizard and become a pirate, ARG.
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Katelynn raised her hand. "Well, they all had something to do with death, didn't they?" she said, and thought a bit. "And.. If I may, professor - I think they made them like that to try and scare other ships away, and raise respect from other pirates?"
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Penny looked at the flags hanging form the rafters... and thinking about common characteristics they all had..
Sticking her hand in the air, "Ahoy, professor, they all have death as a common theme.. like skulls and skeletons - Me think probably t' warn off any ships approachin'. Aye, me parrot concurs."
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"Well with all the sculls a cross bones on the flags it makes me think if you cross a pirates path then death is in your future unless you manage to escape or prove your worth to them. I mean pirates are tough but I doubt they are stupid", Chloe responded with a smirk with her hand raised high.
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Amy put up her hand, yeah they all have a skull and cross bones, but generally only in the ledgends and movies, she nodded, before continuing, because some pirates did have that flag it quickly became recognised, and, she paused, thinking and sorting out her thoughts, and when the navy was patrolling the sea, it would've been dangerous to have a flag up. A lot of "pirates" didn't have a flag, so that they would look like a normal merchant ship so it was eaiser for them to steal the other ships err, booty
She nodded again, so the skull and cross bone flag generally comes from muggle literature and movies, she nodded before finishing and taking her hand back down
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Brielle stared around her as most of the students seemed to talk at once. Before she could even look at the flags, most of the answers had already been stated. She pursed her lips, squinting her eyes at the black, white and red color before her. Goosebumps. "Well," she started, gulping. Her eyes flicked away from the flags, a bit disturbed at their images. "Like most of the class has noted, the flags depict violence, from the bones found in some, to the swords... and even to the bloo--I mean, red color," she noted, feeling pretty sure that it was what the red color wanted to represent.
But then... "Won't the flags scare away other ships, though, professor?" she asked, a bit confused. Sure, it would have been intimidating and all but... "Wouldn't that just give the police, or anything like that, an easier chance to find and capture them? Also, won't it have been easier for them to steal if they kind of like, disguised their ship into a normal one?" After all, that was the pirate's doing right? To deceive and steal?
Gemma glanced at the young girl. “You bring up some great points and questions. Many times the pirates would wait to send up the flag until they were too close for the other ships to get away. Also, like I mentioned many of the pirates had the benefits of magic on their side so they could overtake many ships even if they were trying to get away.” she paused and then continued, ”Many pirates were known to just appear out of a fog or something similar and overtake ships without them seeing them in advance…”
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The professor pushed a stray bang behind her ear and under her pirate hat with a smile, “Yes you are all correct. The pirate flags all had the colors red, black, white, and sometimes yellow. All of them, had a dark meaning to them. They were simple designs so that they were easy to see from far distances. They represented a warning to any other ships that doom could and probably would be headed their way. But they could also be seen as their family/crew’s crest much like our house crests. ” she glanced over the students and then continued.
“Not all pirates were evil but they all did have an agenda from finding treasure, to stealing from government ships, to even searching for their long lost true loves. But most pirates did have one thing in common, they had magical tendencies. Either the captain had magical powers or someone in the crew could be linked to magic. And pirates are not just wizards of fairy tale, they were real wizards that the muggle world dealt with for many generations and, even today, the muggle world is still fascinated with the idea and magic surrounding the pirating community. Some of the pirates were working for good causes in the end, but some were just crooks. They weren't all great examples of wizards to look up to, but they did shape our history, especially in the muggle world.”
She smiled at the students, “I mentioned earlier the pirates that were linked to the magic schools, including Hogwarts. We know of Davvy Jones possibly being linked to Durmstrong through their magic ship and of Barnabus the Bloody being seen close to Hogwarts. Can anyone guess what their agenda, or reason/cause, was that could possibly have linked them to the schools?” she asked the students.
OOC: Have fun trying to figure out why these pirates were interested or connected with the schools. There is no right or wrong answer. This is the last question of the class and then I’ll post Homework in a little while! Thanks everyone! Remember Gemma is watching!!!! *huggles you all ARGG!*
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How pirates were interested in a school? Now if Finlay was a pirate he would definetly not come near a school, because he really didnt like school all that much. But a las. He was not a pirate, he didn't have a ship, and he should probably answer this question. The thing was he really had no idea why a pirate would come near a school, or at least be interested in one. It all seemed a little funny. Finlay thought for a few seconds, before raising his hand. "Maybe pirates are interested in schools because they wanted some random ship mates....what better place to get some cheap labour than from a school...?" Although Finlay wouldn't allow half of these people on his ship. Not at all.
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Maybe they wanted to recruit students to join their crew? No, that didn't seen very likely, unless they kidnapped them, that would make more sense. Still, it was silly to think that pirate crews were made up of kidnapped magical students. Pirates want one thing and one thing alone, treasure, and schools were often known to harbor antiques that could cost millions of galleons. "Perhaps," Eino began with his hand raised "they were looking for something in the school? Something valuable?" They would be able to infiltrate the school, in spite of its magic protections, because they could also use magic. "Or maybe..." He continued after a brief pause, "they wanted to hide something in the schools." They did have all those magic shields and were well hidden from the Muggle world so it would be a safe place for them to secretly harbor all of their treasures in such places.
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The professor pushed a stray bang behind her ear and under her pirate hat with a smile, “Yes you are all correct. The pirate flags all had the colors red, black, white, and sometimes yellow. All of them, had a dark meaning to them. They were simple designs so that they were easy to see from far distances. They represented a warning to any other ships that doom could and probably would be headed their way. But they could also be seen as their family/crew’s crest much like our house crests. ” she glanced over the students and then continued.
“Not all pirates were evil but they all did have an agenda from finding treasure, to stealing from government ships, to even searching for their long lost true loves. But most pirates did have one thing in common, they had magical tendencies. Either the captain had magical powers or someone in the crew could be linked to magic. And pirates are not just wizards of fairy tale, they were real wizards that the muggle world dealt with for many generations and, even today, the muggle world is still fascinated with the idea and magic surrounding the pirating community. Some of the pirates were working for good causes in the end, but some were just crooks. They weren't all great examples of wizards to look up to, but they did shape our history, especially in the muggle world.”
She smiled at the students, “I mentioned earlier the pirates that were linked to the magic schools, including Hogwarts. We know of Davvy Jones possibly being linked to Durmstrong through their magic ship and of Barnabus the Bloody being seen close to Hogwarts. Can anyone guess what their agenda, or reason/cause, was that could possibly have linked them to the schools?” she asked the students.
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Penny thought about the question...then putting her hand in the air.."Aye, professor, could it have been that the captains o' these pirate ships wanted t' recruit new crew and opted for school lea'in' wizards? A pence for an old man o'de sea?"
'Davy Jones...was', Gwen started saying and then made a short break, trying to figure out what to say next. 'He fell in love with Calypso', she replyied. So what? What does that have to do with school. Great, Gwen, what can I tell you?, she told herself. Think of something smart to say...THINK!
'She gave him the charge of ferrying souls who died at sea to the "other side". Calypso gave Davy Jones the Flying Dutchman to accomplish this task. Maybe he needed to find some information about this. Or maybe he needed to gain some experience...', she said, and a better idea crossed her mind. 'Maybe he knew how hard this challange might be, and needed some...magical support'.Did that make any sense?
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Simon thought over the question, one idea coming immediately to mind. What else would pirates have need of stone buildings that are almost fortified with their magic surroundings. "Could they have used the castles and school buildings as places to store whateevr they needed to keep safe?" he suggested lowering his hand once he was finished speaking.
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She smiled at the students, “I mentioned earlier the pirates that were linked to the magic schools, including Hogwarts. We know of Davvy Jones possibly being linked to Durmstrong through their magic ship and of Barnabus the Bloody being seen close to Hogwarts. Can anyone guess what their agenda, or reason/cause, was that could possibly have linked them to the schools?” she asked the students.
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Well of course they all wanted one thing--to steal! It was what pirates were known for, and even though Sierra didn't really know any pirates names and had been forced to cheat off the Ravenclaw just to share a response, she did know what a pirate was and what it was known for.
She raised her hand. "To steal, of course," she stated. "So they're riding along in this big ghostly-looking ship, no telling how long they've been gone, and then they come across this castle." She paused for a second, thinking about the rest of her answer. "Let's just face it, if you're going to steal something, then where would you rather steal it from? A tiny cottage or a large castle?" Riiiight. A large castle. Duh. "So they came to rob us blind, pretty much."
Hm, that was an interesting question. Samira pondered this, then raised her hand to answer. "Professor, many people consider education a treasure. Maybe that's why some pirates are linked to the school." Well, Samira thought education was like a treasure. "Hogwarts castle is also one of the safest places in the world. Maybe the pirates wanted to use it as their fortress, for protection." She tapped her chin thoughtfully as she thought of another answer. "There's also many students at the schools. Perhaps the pirates thought of this as an opportunity to steal from the children, or take advantage of them."
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Why were pirates affiliated to schools? Good question. Ari needed some time to think it through, but eventually she raised her hand to reply. 'They probably needed some safe places to store their valuables. Plus, they oftenly needed information on legends or even maps to help them in their quests, and what better place to look for that than school libraries?' There was nothing Ariadne couldn't find an answer for in the library at Hogwarts so far.
William raisd his hand. " First ,they would want a young crew to be either forced or would lke being pirates.' My examples of wanting to be a pirate would be Tom Riddle, Draco Malfoy and Bellatrix Le-Strange"William told the professor.. " The ones forced to be pirates would be Albus Dumbledore, Hagrid, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley." William said to the professor. " Great Wizards with their magic would give these captains the easiest way to get gold or take over cities to loot them" William explained to the captain/professor. "
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:O Erm... Well. "They might have wanted a place to hide or a place to keep treasures they'd stolen. Or just a place to steal from," Macy answered. Hmm. It seemed plausible enough. She wasn't quite sure how that would link them with the school though. Ah, well. She was still pretty shocked that she wasn't doing terrible in this class. And that she, *GULP* liked it. It was crazy day. Had to be. Or maybe it was just the teacher
Ariella raised her hand. This was a pretty interesting question....it gave her a chance to use her imagination. "Professor, could it be that pirates wanted a place to stay? I mean, they couldn't have stayed on their ships the whole time. Maybe they docked their ships in our lake and then used Hogwarts or Durmstrang for a temporary home? Or maybe they needed a place to store their goods, or their prisoners. Or possibly they needed a place to dock to escape from the enemy."
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