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History of Magic Lesson One - Improving the Wizarding World
It's a rather chilly morning in mid-November, so Rosalyn had made sure to place heating charms throughout the classroom. She had also prepared hot chocolate for any of her students who would like some. Nothing like a nice hot drink when it was getting closer to winter. Cups of it were waiting on a table by her desk, and there was a plate of rice crispy squares as well. Those, like all the other snacks she provided were self-replenishing.
Sipping from her mug of coffee, she sat at her desk and waited for the students to start arriving. Hopefully they would like today's lesson.
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History of Magic was a classroom that Felicity remembered every time, probably because she only had to climb one flight of stairs. British Wizarding History was different in some respects, but it still touched on many of the same things, events did crossover, so it was still managing to be a good subject for her, despite the differences.
She sidled into the room after some other students, offering a small smile to the Professor, alongside a "Morning." Her smile widened as she turned and saw Skylar and Vivian, and she hurried to sit at a seat near them, before they got all occupied. "Hey," she said, softly to the other two girls. Of course, other people got smiles, but she didn't know other people that well.
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Kennedy had overslept that morning and didn't have the time to eat breakfast. It was terrible, no food and a full day of class. How was she supposed to exist? Food. Food. Food. That was all that she could think of as she dragged herself to her History of Magic class. History, oh what a bore. She'd rather be going to potions or herbology. Even astronomy would be better.
However, her mind completely changed when she walked into the classroom. It was abnormally warm in there, definitely due to some magic. And even better. HOT CHOCOLATE. RICE CRISPIES. That made her life so much better. She grabbed some and immediately began to munch on the rice crispy bar. "thank you so much professor!" Kennedy said with a smile. "I really needed this today." She sipped on her hot chocolate and waited for the class to begin.
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[color=#7d0541]Rooney had quickly followed his girlfriend into the classroom, giving up two floors above in trying to catch up with her and ignite a conversation. She wasn't holding herself as strong as normal, so he just assumed that she was having one of those days where she needed time alone. He could deal with that. She dealt with him being a butt, too. Especially over the last few weeks and how annoying he had been with deciding what universities to apply to and filling out all of those applications. No one honestly understood how much stress that whole thing had been for him. Putting everything he wanted to say about himself into a set number of words had been impossible. Surely they needed to know about everything he had ever achieved and thought about himself and the relationships with people he held and the role models he had and the dreams he wanted to accomplish in a certain time and all of the feelings he had about absolutely everything in the universe.
"Hi Professor Newton! How are you? Do you fancy a catch up later this week?" It wasn't a new thing. Rooney stopped by her office more than he did Hirsch some months and that was saying something. He just liked how he wasn't judged by her...
He paused by the desks, ultimately deciding to sit in a different area to his lady love, but conjured up some flowers and set them beside her with a smile. "For you, love."
Daisy's approach to choosing her NEWT level classes had been pretty straight forward. Pick what she liked (and what her Mum told her was useful and, quote, You absolutely need to study that, Daisy Elladora) and dropped the things she wasn't interested in. History of Magic was not her favourite but the classes were interesting enough and usually filled with discussions that greatly amused her.
Remember last year's attack on Salazar Slytherin? Good times.
"Morning, Professor!" Daisy greeted as she walked into the classroom with a slight spring in her step. It couldn't be helped, even if it wasn't exactly unconscious; Hogsmeade weekend was almost there, after all which meant buying candy and possibly snowball fights if it snowed during the night. But. Uhm. Why was everyone complaining about the cold? The corridor wasn't that cold, was it? Daisy didn't really feel it so she moved past the hot chocolate and the treats and towards the classroom.
"Skylar." The sixth year looked at her fellow Slytherin and shook her head at the girl's question. Didn't she want to play Quidditch professionally too? "Coffee is terrible for you, you shouldn't drink it." Because she was a child, but Daisy didn't add that part, in case Skylar got offended. Instead, she waved enthusiastically at Derf and Abey, glad to see them together and in the company of a first year. Were all the Gryffindors sitting together, though? "Dora, why are you checking your eyesight just before class?" So weird, sooooo weird. Whatever. Let Levi and Bentley handle their housemate. She wiggled her fingers in the direction of her best friend and sent Bentley a smile because she was trying not to judge him and dislike him. Genuinely. Mainly because she was finally understood that he truly was unavoidable. Oh well.
But Daisy was not going over there. Daisy was going to sit ... next to Lucy, yes! The girl still looked stressed but the Slytherin quickly made her way over and took a seat next to the Hufflepuff. "Lucy, how are you this morning?" She set her bag on the table and squinted at the Hufflepuff. "Have you had breakfast?"
Lucy was watching all her fellow classmates enter the room while sipping her hot chocolate. Of course, Daisy was among them. She'd have paid close attention to Daisy anyway, because she was beautiful and...they were friends? Friendly?
She grinned when the girl sat beside her. She nodded with a giggle. "Toast with fruit." That was breakfast. Even when not under stress, Lucy wasn't a big meal kind of person.
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Grasping the doorknob of the History of Magic classroom, Sophie attempted to twist it. Unfortunately, the bulky gloves on her hands were making it rather difficult to open the door. Sheshivered and ran her hands up and down her arms. "Brr," she moaned. "Why is it so cold today?" Her teeth chattered against each other, giving her proof that this wasn't just in her imagination. Trying one last time to turn the doorknob, she finally succeeded and the door flew open.
"Yessss!!!!" She pumped her fist in the air as a flood of warmth enveloped her. "This feels so good! Maybe History of Magic won't be such a boring class today!"
For the past several days, she had been dreading having to come back because she was usually bored out of her mind. The warmth today, however, might just make the suffering worth it, especially if she could sneakily fall asleep at the back of the room.
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Skylar turned around when the older Slytherin greeted her and addressed her and her coffee habits. "Daisy. I wasn't asking for me. It just should be an option. We're not children." Well maybe the first years still were, but she wasn't. "Have you seen how sleepy some of our classmates are in classes? I think the stimulant in coffee could help," and okay, maybe she was asking for her. But it wasn't really any of her fellow Slytherin's business what she drank.
Oh there was Felicity and Vivian. Turning to them when they sat near her, she smiled grateful. "Hey," she said replied back, glad that they were able to get seats next to each other.
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Kitty walked into the history of magic classroom, as usual humming a Muggle song quietly under her breath. She stopped to smile and wave at her friends, smiling also at students who were not her friends just to be nice. This was one of the classes she liked the most (second only to Muggle Studies), though she had one very painful memory of the subject.
"Good morning Professor," said Kitty as she gingerly took one of the cups of hot chocolate, being sure to thank the professor as she did so.
Since Daisy hadn't taken the hot chocolate or the treats on offer, she busied herself with removing her supplies and setting them on the desk in front of her. She raised her head as people filled the room, saying hello to those she knew and giving and kind of ignoring the ones she didn't know. She turned back to Lucy, finally, setting her school bag on the floor next to her feet, and smiled at her words.. "Toast and fruit. Could be better but you ate, at least." And now she was drinking hot chocolate which wasn't exactly food but -- well, it was something. "Oh, I've been meaning to ask, actually. Have you talked to Myers, yet?" And yes, she knew class was about to start but it hadn't started yet.
So it was probably fine.
She wasn't really used to sitting in the front row, so it was weird to hear someone address her from the back. Turning around, she rested one arm on the back of the chair and eyed younger Slytherin, a soft smile on her lips. Ah, to be that young. "We're not adults either. Our frontal lobe isn't even fully developed yet, as a friend of mine would say." She quickly glanced at her best friend and grinned; would say and did say, plenty of times. They were all children, as long as they were younger than 17. It was the law. She did, however, have a point about how sleepy some of their classmates were, but offering coffee at classes did seem a tad excessive. "I'm sure there are better ways to avoid that don't involve stimulants, but whatever floats your boat, I suppose!" Since Skylar, obviously, could do as she wanted and Daisy didn't care, not at all, she turned back around on her chair and shrugged at Lucy.
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Another day, another History of Magic class and Cassie was there and ready. And as she approached the classroom and felt the added warmth of the heating charms permeating the area, the fifth year was even more willing to be involved in the lesson. She enjoyed winter well enough and the weather of Scotland in general, but the chill of the old castle could get to you. “Good morning, Professor,” she greeted the woman waiting there by her desk. A desk that had steaming cups of hot chocolate waiting on it as well. “Thanks for the cocoa,” she added, taking a cup as she left the front of the room in search of a seat.
Quite a few fellow students were already so Cassie was debating which direction to choose. Head over to Olivia who seemed to be in a not good mood…again. Join the group that seemed to center around the Gryffindors including Levi and Dora. Sit beside Kitty or hang by herself. “Hey guys…” she greeted as she made her decision and moved towards the sixth year lions. She was cool sitting here right? Not that it mattered really as she was already taking a seat behind Levi.
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Katy was not wont to flounce into class, but there was a certain amount of stomping involved that made it obvious she wanted to be seen but not approached as she entered the room and looked for a likely seat. There were a few she wanted, a few she knew she'd regret... Sigh. It didn't have to be so hard all the time, did it?
"It smells like breakfast in here, Professor." Katy softened enough to give the professor a polite nod and to stop glaring at people like she wanted them to combust on the spot. Katy slid into a seat near Miss Liv and carefully stowed her bag. "Hullo. Someone gave you flowers already today? You're a lucky girl." This was what best friends of Rooney did. Act impressed about all his fluttering.
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SPOILER!!: Rooney!
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[color=#7d0541]Rooney had quickly followed his girlfriend into the classroom, giving up two floors above in trying to catch up with her and ignite a conversation. She wasn't holding herself as strong as normal, so he just assumed that she was having one of those days where she needed time alone. He could deal with that. She dealt with him being a butt, too. Especially over the last few weeks and how annoying he had been with deciding what universities to apply to and filling out all of those applications. No one honestly understood how much stress that whole thing had been for him. Putting everything he wanted to say about himself into a set number of words had been impossible. Surely they needed to know about everything he had ever achieved and thought about himself and the relationships with people he held and the role models he had and the dreams he wanted to accomplish in a certain time and all of the feelings he had about absolutely everything in the universe.
"Hi Professor Newton! How are you? Do you fancy a catch up later this week?" It wasn't a new thing. Rooney stopped by her office more than he did Hirsch some months and that was saying something. He just liked how he wasn't judged by her...
He paused by the desks, ultimately deciding to sit in a different area to his lady love, but conjured up some flowers and set them beside her with a smile. "For you, love."
.....Damn him.
How did Rooney A. Bronwyn always know exactly what to do? Why was he so adorably ridiculous? She should've hated his stupid, handsome face. Hate, hate, HATE...but she didn't, of course. Nope, Olivia just loved him in super large amounts.
...And the flowers were so, SO beautiful. But then again, his magic was beautiful. Wondrous, even. She supposed that was due to his creative, artistic sensibility. Like Rosetta in the Tinker Bell films. Brain, remember to share that comparison with him later. If she knew her person, he'd be tickled with it.
"Thank you." Though her mood was awful, Roo deserved to be thanked for the gorgeous flowers and all the effort he continuously put into their relationship. Out of all the good ones at Hogwarts, she was well aware that she had the best one. So, there you go.
SPOILER!!: Katy!
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Originally Posted by Cassirin
Katy was not wont to flounce into class, but there was a certain amount of stomping involved that made it obvious she wanted to be seen but not approached as she entered the room and looked for a likely seat. There were a few she wanted, a few she knew she'd regret... Sigh. It didn't have to be so hard all the time, did it?
"It smells like breakfast in here, Professor." Katy softened enough to give the professor a polite nod and to stop glaring at people like she wanted them to combust on the spot. Katy slid into a seat near Miss Liv and carefully stowed her bag. "Hullo. Someone gave you flowers already today? You're a lucky girl." This was what best friends of Rooney did. Act impressed about all his fluttering.
Well, at least Katy Toussaint looked just as unimpressed and irritated with life as Olivia currently felt. Terrible moods had a way of catching, though, didn't they?
...And again, though she was the epitome of cantankerous today, it wasn't Katy's fault. Since she'd complimented the flowers, the blonde found herself pulling one of the stems free from the bundle, offering it over to her. True, she and Katy rarely communicated, so Liv didn't know an awful lot about her, save for superficial things that everyone else probably knew (or assumed they knew).
However, Katy was special to Rooney, so by association, that made her special to Olivia, too. "You know what a turd Bronwyn is."Her turd.
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History of Magic continued to be one of those classes that Althea didn't know if she liked or disliked. On the one hand, it was informational - in the same way all of the classes she took were informational - and on the other hand, it had a tendency to be boring. Still, she tried her best not to yawn too much - another sleepless night filled with excessive studying - as she walked into the classroom. The professor had drinks and treats waiting but she really wasn't in the mood to eat - which would have alarmed her, if she already didn't feel so tired and anxious.
"Good Morning, Professor," she greeted as politely and with as much enthusiasm as she could muster. So many people had come to class already, she honestly didn't know where to sit. As she walked, looking for an empty seat, she stopped and stared at Levi (who, surprisingly, was sitting next to Bentley and that Dorinda girl,) then contemplated what she should do, before ultimately deciding on ignoring him. She gave this same sort of treatment to Daisy the girl seated next to Lucy (she was choosing to also ignore her existence) before taking a seat in the back. She supposed this was for the best, as she didn't have the energy to socialize her other friends anyway, and she'd be less distracted anyway.
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SPOILER!!: Levi :)
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He wandered into the classroom and shot a smile at Professor Newton. His nose wrinkled, at the smell of chocolate, and Levi allowed it to lead the way. The snacks he passed on, but the hot chocolate was a treat and he helped himself generously with it before finding a seat somewhere around the middle of the classroom.
Oh, right. Smiles were likely not considered enough as far as greetings went.
"Hello, Professor."
Looked like the first arrival of the day would be Mr Kenning - well, one of the Mr Kennings. "Good morning," she said with a smile towards the boy. It was good to see that he was pleased to have some hot chocolate even if he left the rice crispies alone.
SPOILER!!: Jessa :)
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo
"Hello Professor." The young girl greeted politely enough. She moved over to the refreshments, grabbing herself a cup of hot chocolate and a rice crispy. Jessa then took her seat and sunk into it.
"Morning, Miss Cambridge." A smile was sent her way, and Rosalyn watched as she took both some hot chocolate and a rice crispy square before taking her seat.
SPOILER!!: Dora :)
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Originally Posted by Erindipity
Dora passed the professor and entered the room. She DEFINITELY had reasons to be in HoM class. For real. Not that she needed to justify it to anyone, bro.
Oh wait. Professor.
"Good day, Professor, " she said sweetly as before swiftly turning and making her way to her housemate. She didn't yet utter a word to him. Currently she was digging through her bag for her quill and parchment. ...and trying to ignore the fact that he had taken DRINK FROM A PROFESSOR.
It made her eye twitch involuntarily. But, with great effort, she kept it in. No need to repeat that particular class last term.
Ugh.
Once she had finally settled back, the blonde girl crossed her hands on top of her desk and smiled over at Levi. "Hey. How's it goin? "
Eyebrow raise as Miss Umbridge walked right past her without saying anything; must be something or another on her mind. Oh, there it was. "Hello, Miss Umbridge." Something seemed off with the girl, but it didn't seem to be anything serious, so Rosalyn decided to let it go. Probably related to the food, as by now she knew how Dora felt about Hogwarts food.
SPOILER!!: Tenacius :)
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Well Winter is really coming innit?
Bundled up with heating charms to boot, the Gryffindor Ace walked into History class, a ready smile for the pretty Prof "Mornin Professor Newton!" he greeted the brunette. No longer confused he was with his class schedule see? Only one Newton on the list still sobbing over his former HoH.
And yes grabbing a hot cocoa and some a lot rice crispy squares.
Another student deciding to grab both a snack and drink. Good. Rosalyn liked seeing that. "Hello, Mr Salander," she said with a smile.
SPOILER!!: Stasya :)
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Stasya felt like she was warm enough as she’d found her way down the corridors to the History of magic classroom. Actually, she was more worried about Dobby and Albus, out there in the barn and the nursery, so she was really ignoring the fact she was sort of cold. As she’d walked through the doorway into the classroom, she’d had her robes wrapped tightly around her, her arms basically hugging herself. But she relaxed as she feeling of the heating charms hit her, and she managed to give Professor Newton a big smile as she headed straight for the smell of hot chocolate coming from the table near the professor’s desk. “Good morning Professor Newton,” she added, taking a cup from the table before going to look for a seat.
"Good morning, Miss Dalgaard-Volkova," Rosalyn said returning the girl's big smile as she watched her take some hot chocolate.
SPOILER!!: Melbourne :)
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Melbourne had R U N all of the way down to History of Magic. It was a wonder that she wasn’t panting as she made it to the doorway and stepped into the classroom a bright grin on her face. Taking a steadying breath she looked around the room and smiled at Rosalyn – gosh, she was pretty and sooooo nice. ”Hello Professor Newton,” she smiled up at the MUCH taller and well…honestly older woman that she respect oh so much. ”Thank you for the treats Professor,” she smiled softly and looked around the room before taking a mug of hot chocolate and grabbing herself a rice crispy square and heading to find a desk.
Well, it looked like someone was in a good mood today! That was always wonderful to see. "Hello, Miss Sorin-Ward." And she was being thanked for the treats; that was very sweet. "You are very welcome," she said as she watched the girl walk to her seat.
SPOILER!!: Emmeline :)
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It was way too cold in this castle. Emmeline was shivering as she entered the classroom, and she was holding her robes as tightly around herself as she could to keep the precious warmth from escaping. Of course, she might be so cold because she'd forgotten to grab her cloak this morning and had run down to the nursery to see Sirius anyway -- but she'd been worried about him. Barns weren't much cover for the poor creatures. Sirius had been fine; she supposed she should have thought of his fur coat before she went all the way down there and back to the castle for this very lesson, but it was too late now. "M-morning, Professor,"she greeted the teacher kind of quietly. The heating spells were definitely helping already, but the first year still made a beeline for the hot chocolate.
"Morning, Miss Sparkes," Rosalyn said with a smile, though she wondered if she had used enough heating charms, but then decided that it was probably just walking in the corridors that had done it. At least she was taking some hot chocolate. Good.
SPOILER!!: Henrietta :)
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Originally Posted by Lady of Light
She entered the class, giving the professor a bright smile. "Hello, professor. Hope you're well today." She skipped the drinks and crispy treats since she'd just had coffee so she made her way to a seat somewhere near the middle and sat down, dropping her bag to the floor before turning to give her fellow classmates a wave. She pulled out her parchment and quill, excited to see what the professor had in store of them today. Hopefully, something interesting!
Someone else had decided to skip the snack and hot chocolate. That was perfectly fine of course. "Hello, Miss Kramer. I am well, thanks. I hope you are too." Such polite students, and she was just happy that Miss Kramer seemed to be doing a lot better after what had happened to her last term.
SPOILER!!: Olivia H :)
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It was starting to get colder in the corridors of Hogwarts so Olivia was very glad that the History of Magic classroom was already nice and warm. Entering the classroom, she made her way over to the Professor. "Hello Professor Newton! How are you?" she asked with a polite smile before heading to grab some hot chocolate. Hot chocolate made everything better. Olivia was certain of that. Then she headed over to Grab a seat next to Etta. Before she did that, she gave a wave and grin to her fellow housemates.
And there was Miss Holden arriving soon after Miss Kramer. "Good morning. I am doing well, thanks. I hope you are too." Seemed that she was in a good enough mood, and it was nice to see her grab some hot chocolate before taking her seat.
SPOILER!!: Vivian :)
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Skipping inside the classroom as always, Vivian smiled at her professor. "G'morning, Professor Newton," she greeted and then settled for a seat at the second row. The Slytherin only sat in the front row for Professor Pretty Hirsch's classes, exclusively. "Ooooooooh, hot chocolate! May I grab a mug, Professor?" Can't deny the fact it was chilly today.
Another student who seemed to be in a good mood this morning! "Good morning, Miss Fairfield," Rosalyn said with a smile. The smile only grew as the girl took a seat before noticing that there was hot chocolate. "Of course you can." It was there for them after all.
SPOILER!!: Abraham :)
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"Good morning, Professor," Abey greeted Newton - the only Newton now, which made it a little easier to remember... sort of... maybe... not really - with a smile, as he made a beeline for the hot chocolate. "Thank you for all the warm."
And there was Abey. Rosalyn smiled at the boy as he entered the classroom, obviously relieved to be escaping from the cold of the corridors. "Good morning, Mr Botros. You are very welcome." It seemed that more people were taking the hot chocolate than the snack, and that was perfectly understandable given how cold it was today.
SPOILER!!: Derfael :)
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Abey's VILLAIN was HERE now!
Here and making a beeline right towards the Gryffindor in fact - after giving the professor a hurried wave and GRIN, of course. There were a few erratic waves here and there - like at LEVI because that was another champion who he needed to get a signature for on his t-shirt and of course he waved at Dora too - and plopped himself riiiiiiight down in the seat next to Abey.
..........and he had hot chocolate.
NOOOOOOOOOO!
"ABEYNOYOUCAN'T," he hissed so as not to cause a scene. "I've been warned NOT to trust the food given by profes-ssors! They put OTHER things-s-s in it." And besides, hadn't Abey seen his very thoughtful and well drawn posters from last term? The one about there being HAGS on staff??
It seemed as if Mr Ashburry-Hawthorne had other things on his mind, namely Mr Botros. "Good morning, Mr Ashburry-Hawthorne" Rosalyn said in reply to his quick wave and grin. She curiously watched both boys while wondering what was going on, but then figured that it was related to the whole food and drink thing. Well, they didn't have to take part in the refreshments; that was up to them even though she would never drug students.
SPOILER!!: Skylar :)
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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising
"Hello Professor! How come no coffee option for the rest of us?" the fourth year smiled politely as she took a seat near the front, yet not THE front.
"Morning, Miss Diggory." Rosalyn smiled, though the question caught her slightly off guard. There was nothing wrong with asking that, of course, she just hadn't thought of providing coffee. "I admit that it hadn't crossed my mind. I would gladly get coffee for anyone who wants it." It would be more than manageable.
SPOILER!!: Bentley :)
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"Morning professor!" He flashed her a dimpled grin before snatching one cup of hot chocolate off the table. He thanked her with a nod and a grin. The sixth year lion then scanned the class for his friends.
A very happy Bentley walked in almost immediately after Skylar. "Morning, Mr Bellaire-Moore!" A grin was sent towards him as he took some of the hot chocolate before grabbing a seat.
SPOILER!!: Lucy :)
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Originally Posted by HaRoHeGiNeLu
The warmth of the classroom was welcome. So was the hot chocolate. Lucy helped herself to a glass and found her normal seat in the front of the room. She made sure to take out her parchment and quill for note-taking before she allowed herself to enjoy her beverage treat.
"Morning, Miss Potts." Rosalyn watched as the girl took some hot chocolate and sat down at her seat without so much as a hello. Today she was going to let it slide.
SPOILER!!: Shayla :)
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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11
What arrived for History of Magic class in a rather good mood. As she entered the classroom, her mood got an even bigger boost. Hot chocolate? And was that.......rice krispy treats? Well Shay was just about in heaven at that point. "Hello Professor", she said with unrestrained glee. Snacks and good snacks at that. What could be better?
"Hello everyone", Shay said to the masses, then made a beeline for the snack table. After getting her cocoa and rice krispy treats, she found a seat and made herself comfortable. Yes, her goodies would keep her well occupied until class started.
Rosalyn glanced at her watch before looking up to see Miss Morrison walk into the classroom. "Hello, Miss Morrison," she said with a smile. It was nice to see her partake of the snack and drink before taking a seat.
SPOILER!!: Daisy :)
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Originally Posted by Crayola
"Morning, Professor!" Daisy greeted as she walked into the classroom with a slight spring in her step. It couldn't be helped, even if it wasn't exactly unconscious; Hogsmeade weekend was almost there, after all which meant buying candy and possibly snowball fights if it snowed during the night. But. Uhm. Why was everyone complaining about the cold? The corridor wasn't that cold, was it? Daisy didn't really feel it so she moved past the hot chocolate and the treats and towards the classroom.
"Good morning, Miss Carden!" Another student who seemed to be feeling rather cheerful this morning. Seemed that she wasn't feeling the cold much either, as she passed up both the hot chocolate and rice crispies and instead headed towards a seat.
SPOILER!!: Kimi :)
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Kimi made his way into history of magic and smiled at the Professor and said "Good morning Professor Newton, hope you are well" Kimi didn't really know many people who were in the class but they all got a nod and Kimi sat and waited for class to start
A second student in a row passing up a snack. "Good morning, Mr Kovalainen." Rosalyn sent him a smile.
SPOILER!!: Olivia P :)
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Originally Posted by Govoni
Disposition somewhat tempered by the warming charms placed about the classroom (it was COLD and DRAFTY in the corridors), the Gryffindor decided to pass on hot chocolate. GASP?! Yes, Olivia was passing up snacks. Alert the press. The consideration was always appreciated, truly, but she was kinda over all her Professors trying to feed her at this point. The blonde had pudge going on due to all the sweets, treats, and snack items in her lessons. Could it just stop being an option at some point? They needed healthier options.
Good lord, who was she?
Making a point to not notice anyone in particular (a general HELLO conveyed with forced smiles and some waving)... Liv seated herself near the front. There would be notes, and luckily for her, someone had remembered their Quick Quotes. Finally...."Good morning, Professor." The words were mostly monotone and lacked any real enthusiasm. There would be a lot of keeping her head down today.
Rosalyn had to keep herself from blinking as Olivia entered the classroom in a clearly bad mood and passed on the hot chocolate and snack. "Morning, Miss Phillips. Bad nights sleep?" Maybe it WOULD have been a good idea to provide coffee. That could still be arranged as she had told Miss Diggory.
SPOILER!!: Noelle :)
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Originally Posted by ChanceCoeur
Heading into the History of Magic classroom, her eyes focused on the hot chocolate and headed straight over there for a nice warm cup. She was probably drinking her calories this morning, but she hadn't had nothing to eat yet due to waking up late and missing her morning training session.
Another thing to be meh about this morning.
"'Morning Professor." She said loud enough as well. She lifted her mug without taking her hands off it and sipped it again. Normally she'd pull her things out for class at this moment, but she needed the pick me up first.
It was almost time for the lesson to begin, and Rosalyn was glad to see that people were still arrive. Hopefully no one would show up after she closed the door. "Morning, Miss Summers." Nice to see her enjoying the hot chocolate.
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She sidled into the room after some other students, offering a small smile to the Professor, alongside a "Morning." Her smile widened as she turned and saw Skylar and Vivian, and she hurried to sit at a seat near them, before they got all occupied. "Hey," she said, softly to the other two girls. Of course, other people got smiles, but she didn't know other people that well.
Right after Miss Summers came Miss Harrington. "Morning," she said returning the smile. Seemed that she didn't need hot chocolate either. The heating charms must really be doing the trick which was great.
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However, her mind completely changed when she walked into the classroom. It was abnormally warm in there, definitely due to some magic. And even better. HOT CHOCOLATE. RICE CRISPIES. That made her life so much better. She grabbed some and immediately began to munch on the rice crispy bar. "thank you so much professor!" Kennedy said with a smile. "I really needed this today." She sipped on her hot chocolate and waited for the class to begin.
Seeing how happy Kennedy was at the snacks made Rosalyn beam. "Morning Miss Stark, you are very welcome." She was glad that she could make her students happy.
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"Hi Professor Newton! How are you? Do you fancy a catch up later this week?" It wasn't a new thing. Rooney stopped by her office more than he did Hirsch some months and that was saying something. He just liked how he wasn't judged by her...
There were a few minutes before class began, and Rosalyn was pleased to see Rooney make it on time. [n]"Hello, Mr Bronwyn. Of course I fancy one."[/b] She was more than happy to talk to him whenever. "I am doing well and hope you are as well." She couldn't help but smile as he gave Olivia flowers. That was so sweet and would hopefully cheer his girlfriend up.
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"Yessss!!!!" She pumped her fist in the air as a flood of warmth enveloped her. "This feels so good! Maybe History of Magic won't be such a boring class today!" For the past several days, she had been dreading having to come back because she was usually bored out of her mind. The warmth today, however, might just make the suffering worth it, especially if she could sneakily fall asleep at the back of the room.
Rosalyn couldn't help but laugh at Miss Flightdatter. It was nothing personal - and she hoped that the girl realized it - the excitement was just adorable was all. "Morning, Flightdatter. I sure hope that you don't find the lesson boring." There was a smile on her face, and she was clearly amused instead of annoyed. A lot of students found history boring and that was fine even if she wished that more people appreciated. What can you do?
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"Good morning Professor," said Kitty as she gingerly took one of the cups of hot chocolate, being sure to thank the professor as she did so.
It wasn't a huge surprise hearing Miss Valentine humming a muggle song as she entered the classroom; by now everyone knew how passionate the girl was about muggle things. That was more than a good thing, and she was pleased to see someone so passionate about a cause. "Morning, Miss Valentine!" she said as she watched her take some hot chocolate before taking her seat.
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Another day, another History of Magic class and Cassie was there and ready. And as she approached the classroom and felt the added warmth of the heating charms permeating the area, the fifth year was even more willing to be involved in the lesson. She enjoyed winter well enough and the weather of Scotland in general, but the chill of the old castle could get to you. “Good morning, Professor,” she greeted the woman waiting there by her desk. A desk that had steaming cups of hot chocolate waiting on it as well. “Thanks for the cocoa,” she added, taking a cup as she left the front of the room in search of a seat.
"Morning, Miss McNally," Rosalyn greeted the next arrival with a smile. "You are very welcome for the hot chocolate. Another glance at her watched showed that in a moment it would be time for her to close the door to students.
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"It smells like breakfast in here, Professor." Katy softened enough to give the professor a polite nod and to stop glaring at people like she wanted them to combust on the spot. Katy slid into a seat near Miss Liv and carefully stowed her bag. "Hullo. Someone gave you flowers already today? You're a lucky girl." This was what best friends of Rooney did. Act impressed about all his fluttering.
It seemed that another student was in a bad mood. Good thing that Miss Toussaint hadn't arrived a few minutes later or her mood would have been even worse. As it was, she smiled at the breakfast comment. "Morning, Miss Toussaint."
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"Good Morning, Professor," she greeted as politely and with as much enthusiasm as she could muster. So many people had come to class already, she honestly didn't know where to sit. As she walked, looking for an empty seat, she stopped and stared at Levi (who, surprisingly, was sitting next to Bentley and that Dorinda girl,) then contemplated what she should do, before ultimately deciding on ignoring him. She gave this same sort of treatment to Daisy the girl seated next to Lucy (she was choosing to also ignore her existence) before taking a seat in the back. She supposed this was for the best, as she didn't have the energy to socialize her other friends anyway, and she'd be less distracted anyway.
Was Miss Kenning tired? She definitely didn't seem to have much enthusiasm for today's lesson. Then again this was early morning and a lot of people had difficulty finding energy then. "Morning, Miss Kenning," Rosalyn said with a smile. The girl headed to her sear and it was officially time for class to begin.
Getting up from her desk, Rosalyn made her way to the doorway. After taking a peek out into the corridor to make sure that there weren't any any last minute arrivals. Pleased to not see any, she door. Anyone else who came in from now would suffer point loss; something that she hated doing, but was necessary anyway.
That done, she made her way towards the front of the classroom and stood in front of the blackboard so that she could address the class. "Good morning, everyone." Hopefully everyone was feeling warmer and no one would be falling asleep on her. "There have been many people throughout history who have helped to make the wizarding world a better place. What are some ways that a person could help to make the world a better place?" She was really curious to hear what the class would come up with for this one.
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The question...was met with a shrug. To be quite honest, Olivia never remembered her dreams anymore due to all the dreamless sleep potions her personal Healer had her on. And because they made her drowsy, she almost always slept the entire night through. No, she'd simply woken up today with a lot on her mind. So much that it was starting to cause some nasty headaches. A new development to add to her growing number of health issues.
Stress really was a killer, wasn't it?
BUT....as she'd told herself before walking into this classroom this morning, that she'd only be focusing on the subject matter and nothing else. The goal was to learn something today without all the usual excess Liv brought along with her. Keeping it simple and bare-bones for a day, if you will.
Deep breath.
Now...about ways to improve the world. Olivia did have ideas about this. But before she could properly answer, Professor Newton's wording had thrown her off. Did she mean how one might make the world AT LARGE a better place? Including with the muggles? To be safe, she resolved to give a two-part answer. "I wasn't sure if you meant to include the entire world in this theoretical question or JUST the magical side, but...to the latter, I think more sanctuaries for endangered magical creatures would be a smart move. I think we've become more conscious as a people about the importance of protecting our own magical environments and ecosystems." Which included protecting the creatures that made those places their home, right?
"As for how we might help muggles, I think helping to purify their water supplies might be a good start." She'd read a brochure her mother had brought home over the summer concerning something called W.E.R.P.S. It was all about environmental protection. "Did you know that only 1 percent of the Earth's water is actually available to sustain people?" In her opinion, it was irresponsible for magical folk NOT to help out in the muggle world. IRRESPONSIBLE.
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Melbourne grinned over to Olivia when she walked into the classroom. She was after all very happy to be in Professor Newton’s class…maybe she could find out what happened to their former Head of House? Melbourne was a bit to bite into her treat when she heard Derf’s words…it was true maybe she would wait to eat her snacks until others had…reactions?
”I approve it’s the smart thing to do,” she grinned over to Jessa and then she heard Skylar’s question and agreed. Coffe…that would be nice. Maybe the reason Coffee wasn’t a thing anymore was because of how over stimulated Tory had gotten that time in class? She wasn’t sure, but that might had had something to do with it.
Oh great…Benadryl was there….sure she still cared about him as a friend but the last time she had spoken to him she had felt her eyes glassing over. ”Hey Shay!” Mel grinned over to the curly haired Gryffindor goddess and grinned over to her. Seriously, her hair was like always on point and so bouncy and full of life. Daisy got a grin before Mel’s attention was snapped up by Dora, ”Oh please Dora you won’t do anything stupid…besides, couldn’t…Casper help you out with studying ideas?” she asked tipping her head at the girl. Like be Slytherin-y…use the people around you for the help and aid you need…besides, wasn’t that what Ravenclaw boyfriends were for? Helping with studying other than of course kissing and other such not-safe-for-class things.
Mel grinned over to Noelle and waved back to her when eyes flicked over to Althea when she walked into class. ”Hey Althea,” she grinned over to the girl really other than Shay she was certain that Althea would win the best hair awards this term in the yearbooks.
Melbourne grinned over to Professor Newton and smiled when she greeted her before picking up her pen and writing down the question…what are some of the ways that a person could help to make the world a better place? It was such a heavy question. There were so many things.
Raising her hand she waited until she was called on before speaking ”I’d have to say a really good and helpful thing would be to try to protect the waning bee population” like did anyone else know about how few bees there were left in their world? They were already endangered back in the beginning of the century. Maybe maybe someday they could be back off the list like how Manatees were off of that list….she wanted that so much. "I bring up bees obviously because they're going extinct and...well, if they die off we don't have anything to pollinate plants and the plants are how we get oxygen...without oxygen or plants we have no life and therefore we'd all die" yes she was morbid and dramatic but it was needed to be heard.
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People had kept arriving, and that had only raised Stasya’s spirits even more, although she had stayed quiet all until Professor Newton had started the lesson. Everyone who had greeted her had gotten a smile, anyway, as she’d kept her hands curled around the cup of cocoa to keep them warm. Aside from a tiny wave back at Noelle, she wasn’t planning on moving her hands until she had to in order to take notes. Although, she’d been close enough to hear the things Derf had whispered to Abey, and that had made her lean over to whisper to him. “What about if the house elves made the cocoa?”
It was an important question. She wanted to know if there was any food at the castle she could trust, but asking the professor didn’t seem like the right thing to do. Not when they were supposed to be answering the question that had been asked, and she had raised her hand nearly as soon as Liv had stopped talking. “I agree with Liv. Making the world better for creatures is just s important as making it better for people, and besides, maybe that would make it better for people too because then the creatures wouldn’t be scared that we were going to hurt them,” she said solemnly. Plus that stuff Mel had said about bees, but bees were creatures too.
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Vivian's day started to get better and better. She got to sit near her two roomies, Sky and Felicity. Both girls received finger wiggles and the famous Fairfield!grin. "Heyyyy, guys," the blonde greeted them two, and then turned her attention to the Professor. Her smile grew when she was allowed to grab a cup of hot chocolate. Yaaaaay!
The fourth year bounced off her seat and proceeded to grab a cup for herself. "Thanks, Professor!" What a great way to start the morning right. Vivian went back to her seat, with her fingers carefully clasped around her drink as she breathed in the sweet aroma of chocolate. Aaahhhh, delish! She was loving today so far.
Oh, time for the lesson. Vivian nodded as Professor Newton started off. When the question was finally asked, Vivian took a few seconds to think and... well, as always, she always spoke the first thing on her mind. The blonde raised her hand to answer. "Respecting human rights, Professor, as well as other creatures like goblins, centaurs, and house elves," she said with hand gestures and a nod after she spoke. Like what Miss Hermione Granger did during her fourth year... the S.P.E.W. thing. It was a brilliant idea, Vivian thought.
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The first year smiled as Abey sat down next to her. "Hi Abey!" She noticed he had gotten hot chocolate too, so did that mean it was okay to drink? Not that it was cool enough to try drinking yet; right now, Emmeline's hands were clasped around the cup to try to warm up further.
Derf entered the classroom shortly after Abey did, and Emmeline gave him a quiet greeting too with a smile. Quiet because she thought the professor would start talking soon, and also, Derf's presence had reminded her about the secret hags on staff. She scrunched her face up as she looked closely at Professor Newton, but she couldn't see any warts on the professor's face. Could hags hide them somewhere else? She had turned in the boys' direction, about to ask Derf, when Stasya had whispered a better question. Emmeline just wouldn't drink the stuff until they'd come to a consensus.
Now the professor was talking. Olivia immediately gave a great answer about creatures, which Emmeline wholeheartedly agreed with. Other people had good answers too, and of course Stasya's points coincided directly with the Gryffindor's thoughts on the subject.
Hmmm. She thought Mel's idea about bees was good, and she could kind of spring board off of what everyone else had said about creatures. She didn't usually answer questions in history lessons, because it was NOT her best subject. She hoped her answer would be okay.
Raising her hand, Emmeline smiled shyly up at the professor before giving her answer: "It's not just bees and creatures in general that need protection, but there are other endangered ones too. And some that get all crowded in certain areas, like dragons, because they need bigger and better sanctuaries to be really happy." The dragon thing was in one of the library books Emmeline had recently checked out, so she thought it was still correct. Anyway, dragons had HUUGE wing spans so she figured their sanctuaries should always be bigger so they could have as many babies as they wanted and all of the species could thrive. "Bigger sanctuaries would help make sure that all of the dragon species could have decent numbers, by having more babies." Baby dragons were important too.
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Much like Olivia, Jessa wasn't sure whether the Professor meant the world itself which included the magical and the muggles or if she just meant their world as they knew it with magic and all....or if she meant the muggle world. It could have been any of those which made it just a little harder for Jessa to focus on an answer.
She could always do what some of them had done, give an example for each....
Yeah, that would cover the question regardless of which the Professor was actually hinting at. This meant she'd have to consider it from both ends. "I can agree on the increase in creature sanctuaries, Professor. It'd help with the statute but it'd also make sure we don't lose our own creatures to muggle curiosity or fear." Whichever happened first.
"With the muggles, I think we could help them with their research. Maybe help them make greater discoveries that can help them with health or whatever other areas they may need the help." If they would even accept the help....and if they could actually find a way of helping without breaching the statute. It was always such a thin line.
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Daisy did offer a compelling argument, given that they weren't technically adults by wizarding law. However, she didn't buy the frontal lobe thing. They weren't exactly children either, but adolescents. Which meant their brains were more developed (and sleepy) then the older Snake was giving them credit for. Besides, Professor Newton didn't seem to object to the coffee suggestion, to which Skylar had to shoot a gloating look over at Daisy. Professor Newton was, though young, an adult, which meant she would know about this coffee thing and if she didn't object to offering coffee to those who wanted, then obviously it was false rumor.
And lesson was starting. How could they make the world a better place? Start by not spreading fake rumors. Raising her hand, because it was a fantastic suggestion, Skylar spoke, "Not spread lies or rumors. Because lies hurt people and feelings. And it leads to hard feelings."
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He returned the wave to Levi and Stasya but still focusing on the cocoa and food. Because yummy.
And now classes were starting. What else can they do to make the world a better place? The Curly Top had to wonder where the Professor was going with this. So may things can be said in answer to that question, and hearing his classmates he guessed right. Is there anything else he can say?
"Well we can work on being a little bit more generous and a lot less greedy." he replied upon raising his hand. "Part of the reason why theres this seeming scarcity of resources isnt just because its being mishandled or abused, but also greedy people just claim everything for themselves for the sake of saying its theirs. So whatever paltry resource is left for everybody else and they struggle over that. And then all the bad behaviors arise due to that struggle. Its a vicious cycle."
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With a grin, Rooney retreated back to sit on the other side of the room, glad to have at least got a positive reaction from his girlfriend. Plus, he was happy to see two of his favourite females sitting together and getting on. Wasn't that what every guy wanted? His best friend and his love to get on without any of that jealousy drama? There wasn't any jealousy there, right? He didn't want to have to deal with that on top of his exams, and he supposed that neither did either of them. Whatever, they were sat together and there wasn't any scrapping.
They...weren't going to discuss his kissing techniques...were they...?
Did girls do that?!
Slightly panicked as their class got started, Rooney only half listened to the question given to them by their Professor before putting his hand into the air. "Paying the kindness forward, Professor." That was something good, yes? His brain was still with the horrible thought of him being a discussion point.
Just as DOra was about to answer both Daisy and Mel the class started. Cassandra did get a wave, though. Offering a LOOK to Daisy and a smile to Melbourne she shrugged apologetically and turned to listen to the Professor. Well... there were a LOT of ways to make the world a better place. For starters, some people could use a total attitude and personality adjustment... some of those people were actually in this very room... but the Gryffindor dared not voice such a thing because it was not very helpful, was it?
Thinking about the question she listened to some of her classmates answers and frowned. So profound. Much wow.
Raising her hand she chewed her lip before beginning to speak. "Well if we are referring solely to the Wizarding world... well this actually help the Muggle world too. In its own way. If we could eradicate the prejudices of blood status and such it would help us greatly. Bring a sense of peace to our world. But the same could be said for certain things in the Muggle world, as well. Doing away with antiquated ways of thinking and what not." Yeah. That was all she needed to say, really.
And for the record: Dora didn't need a Ravenclaw to help her do anything. She had a brain full of knowledge without leaning on her boyfie or her bestie.
As the class started, Althea fished around in her bag to pull out her supplies for class. She hoped that they wouldn't be taking too many notes - her hand was still sore from writing so much yesterday - but was prepared, nonetheless, if the professor had felt particularly verbose today. The question she posed as somewhat interesting, not at all as stimulating as it could've been. Since the professor left the question open-ended, Althea thought for a while about how someone could make the world a better place.
She thought about the question for a few minutes, until a concrete idea came to her. Althea quickly raised her hand to offer her opinion. "If we're only focusing on the wizarding world, then we also need to reevaluate how wizards treat and view those categorized as 'Beasts'. We pretend that we see them as equals, but that is not the case at all. Preaching about peace and tolerance isn't enough, we have to critically evaluate our own social history and learn from our mistakes." This was particularly concerning topic for her, as she also did not understand how anyone could continue to have house-elves under their employment in 2092. It was ridiculous.
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Kimi listened to the professor's question and raised his hand and said "We need to make sure we look out for one another and if we have done wrong then we have to work hard to make those wrongs right again" Kimi wasn't sure if it was correct but it sounded like it was along the right lines
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