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| Sixth Years: Lesson 2; *Archived* All Houses | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 11 2014, 03:26 PM (110 Views) | |
| Jonathan Spenser | Dec 11 2014, 03:26 PM Post #1 |
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As the sixth years filed in to the History of Magic classroom, Jonathan decided it would be better to start the lesson sooner rather than later. They had a fair bit to learn, and he wanted to make sure they had everything committed to knowledge. "Be ready to take notes, please, students," he muttered absently, as he took a sip of tea. He was going to be doing a fair bit of talking this lesson. "Slytherin," Jonathan intoned, his light blue eyes scanning the students, to ensure they were all prepared to take notes. They were going to need them. "It is a name that some treat with great honour; while others approach it with fear. Sporting colors of green and silver and resembled by the forever ominous serpent it is a house that has gained both reverence and hate to its name. Many Dark Wizards have heralded under this house; but I do not encourage you to fear. Rather, let us delve into the story of its founder." Jonathan smiled gently as he paced the front of the room slowly, looking to his students. The only sound that could be heard was the clicking of his shoes on the floor. He regarded the classroom, hoping no Slytherins would be offended by his description of the house. Jonathan certainly had no problem with Slytherins. He had met several in his time at Hogwarts who had been good friends to his. But he couldn't avoid the truth - many Dark Wizards had been in Slytherin. In fact, there was rarely a Dark Wizard educated at Hogwarts who wasn't in Slytherin. Pausing before speaking again, he stated, "Salazar Slytherin is recorded in history to have grown up in the fen, which is usually used to refer to the Eastern Portion of England. Even as a young boy he was destined for great things. He was gifted with the ability of being a Parselmouth, otherwise the ability to converse with snakes. He also grew into an accomplished Leglimens." "Now, Salazar shared a dream with four others- to create a school where young wizards and witches could be trained to become full fledged members of the magical community. This dream was accomplished, and he eventually became one of the Hogwarts Four, the rest of whom we will be learning about throughout the rest of the semester. However, a rift between himself and Godric Gryffindor soon split the Hogwarts Four. Salazar believed that those of pure lineage should be allowed to attend the school, and Godric disagreed with him. This caused Salazar to leave the school." "However - although this was not discovered until the most recent of years, with the attendance of Harry Potter at Hogwarts Scotland - there had been a legend that Salazar had constructed a secret chamber within the confines of the school and that only his true heir would be able to open. 'The Chamber of Secrets,' as it is aptly, although perhaps a little unoriginally named, contained a beast that was supposed to fulfil the purpose of killing off all muggleborn students at the school. Tom Riddle, Salazar's long detached descendant was able to open this Chamber. Some of you may know Riddle to have been Voldemort." "In recorded history twice the monster within the chamber, a basilisk, had stricken the school- once, in the fairly early twentieth century and then again in the 1990s. The basilisk killed a young student upon its first round, Tom Riddle framing another boy. Thus, he was able to get away with his crime, leaving the Chamber to be opened for another time." "It was not until Harry Potter attended the school that the basilisk began to strike again. After petrifying a large number of students Harry was able to defeat the basilisk with the help of Fawkes the Phoenix and the Sword of Gryffindor." Jonathan paused, taking a deep breath and gazing at the students, who were still writing notes. "But perhaps that story is for another time," he said slowly, eyes sparkling with mirth. Jonathan looked at his watch, smiling back at his students. His lecture had been long but hopefully informative. "I won't keep you any longer, students. See you next week." Homework Assignment: Rp taking notes and/or incorporate the information you have learned into your lesson. |
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| Mandalyn Love | Dec 17 2014, 11:30 PM Post #2 |
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Mandalyn was seated at her desk, legs crossed at the knee. Before lay parchment, a quill, and her ink - though there was something off about her items. Perhaps it was the lack of more than one piece of parchment on her desk, signifying that she had come unprepared. Or maybe it was the face that she was obviously a mess, her hair in a sloppy bun - signifying that she had gotten up late. Mandalyn wore no makeup, and hadn't even had time to shower. She couldn't help it, she had had such a fitful night of sleep that she was sure she could have slept for eight more hours. She couldn't help that she was up so late, recently she'd been feeling ill, butterflies in her stomach all the time. Thanks to a younger Slytherin boy. Mandalyn switched what leg was on top, her left now crossed over her rights as the teacher began his lectures. Picking up her quill she began taking notes on her own house. Once her notes were done - or at least ones the class was finished - Mandalyn left quickly, wanting to get back to her common room and freshen up before meeting Dexter. NOTES |
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