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| First Years: Lesson One; *Archived* Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs: Y30/S2 | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 6 2018, 10:48 AM (168 Views) | |
| Professor Kalif Styx | Mar 6 2018, 10:48 AM Post #1 |
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Patriarch of the Zhefarovich Family, Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, Slytherin Head of House, Former Death Eater, Legilimens, Occlumens
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Professor Kalif Styx entered the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, dark robes flowing behind him and his dark, onyx eyes flowing with little to no emotion at all. His eyes wondered around the classroom, before he pointed at the windows with his gloved finger, and shades lowered down to make it seem even darker in the classroom. And now, his eyes roamed down to the time turner, and saw that he was going to have to teach first years today. They were the youngest group of students in the classroom, just eleven or twelve-years-old. This would be one long day for him. Once everyone walked into the classroom, Professor Styx was standing in front of the classroom, with the blackboard behind him, and a sour look on his cruel, stone-like face. Professor Styx watched as everyone sat down in their seats, however if anyone made any sort of sounds or disturbances while he was teaching this important subject, he would ensure that they would not have a good time in his class. After everyone was seated and silenced. Professor Styx waved his hand at the door and it slammed shut. His tone was sharp and cold, and he started the lesson, "Welcome to your first year of Defence Against the Dark Arts class. My name is Professor Kalif Styx, and will be referred to as Professor Styx. I am also the Slytherin Head of House. Most of you seem like you are excited to be learning this class however, I would not hold that excitement in for too long. This class will have essays as well as practical magic. In this class, you will learn exactly what the Dark Arts are, and how you will defend yourself against them." Professor Styx paused for a moment, and he narrowed his eyes at the students. He did not know exactly what they were thinking that this class was, but it was not going to be easy. "I would advise taking out your parchment, ink and quills, because notes are required as well in this course. I will go over the rules in this class, and you will have to remember that these rules are to be followed, no matter what." Professor Styx paused for a moment, to wait to see if everyone had done that, and once they had, Professor Styx leaned against the desk that was in front of the room to go over the rules and guidelines of the class. "The rules are simple. One, respect of the peers and professor is required. Another is no talking while I am talking as that is a sign of disrespect, so if you have a question, raise your hand. Thirdly, we have the rule where we will be practicing spells in class, so practice only the spells that I tell you do to. Fourthly, have your parchment, ink and quill with you every day as well as your wands. You will not know when we will be practicing nor will you know when we will be lecturing. Lastly, all homework is to be turned in on the due date." Once everyone was done writing down the rules, it was time to get to the main part of the lesson. Professor Styx continued, "Now, who can tell me what the Dark Arts are?" Hands shot up into the air, but Professor Styx nodded to one single student to answer the question. The student was right, and he nodded once more to tell the student that they were correct. "Now, what I want you to do is write down a question if you have one about anything for the class, and I will do my best to answer it. This is an easy homework assignment so there would be no excuse for you not to do this. Class is dismissed." Professor Styx waved his hand and the door opened. He went back to behind his desk to finish up any other work that he had to finish up. Assignment: Roleplay the lesson and do the assignment. Take some notes as well. Before replying to this for your lesson, be sure to read the class rules.Defence Against the Dark Arts,1,1 |
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| Kira Wolf | Mar 6 2018, 11:20 AM Post #2 |
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Shy - Strong Willed - Intelligent - Sweet
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Kira was excited for the new class and ended up being one of the first kids there. She walked in and took a seat near the front. She pulled out her quill and some paper, knowing that she would need notes. The room filled up quickly. Kira couldn't help but raise her brow at Professor Styx. He was certainly serious, that much she was sure of. She took note of the rules as he instructed. When Styx asked what the Dark arts were she raised her hand. He called on her and she answered simply. "The Dark arts are the practice of forbidden magic." He nodded and gave them their homework. Kira set to it quickly, turning it in to the grumpy bloke with a smile. Spoiler: click to toggle |
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| Analei Louw | Mar 6 2018, 04:47 PM Post #3 |
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[justify]Analei found she had enjoyed her holidays, going home was exactly what she needed. She had dearly missed her parents, especially her dad who she definitely got along with more. But, she was excited to be back at school, and excited to learn more about magic, especially with the classes she hadn't gone to yet. Defence Against the Dark Arts was definitely something she had been looking forward to. She arrived to class early, getting a good seat and taking out her equipment so she was prepared. The Professor that walked in seemed scarier up close. She had seen him around, and usually made a note to stay clear of him. She couldn't do that in class, so she sat up straighter. There was no way she wanted to mess with this guy. As he started, Analei quickly wrote down a few notes while he spoke. She knew that practical magic was more fun, but she also found she quite enjoyed doing essays and written work; there was no way for her to mess those up. The rules were straight forward and expected, but Analei wrote them down anyway. Once they were finished, Professor Styx asked a question, and, eager to impress, Analei's hand shot up. Unfortunately another student was chosen, so she slowly lowered her hand, disappointed. They were given homework, which Analei agreed; it was easy. She gathered her things and left the classroom quickly, not entirely sure how she felt about the lesson. [/justify] Homework
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| Maggie Ryan Rosendale | Mar 6 2018, 04:54 PM Post #4 |
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🎮 Gamer | Artist | Fantasy Lover | Full of Imagination | Clueless on Reality | Ex-Incheon Resident | Dungeon Master
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[justify]For the first time since joining the school, Maggie didn't feel quite so alone. She'd managed to befriend two people over the Christmas holidays, and while one of them may have been a sixth year that was dating her brother, the other was a girl from her dormitories that had been there the whole time yet Maggie had been to shy to speak up. It was therefore of no surprise when the first year took a seat beside her new best friend Pippa, and she was thrilled to have someone there as she caught sight of the DADA Professor for the first time. As instructed, Maggie took a number of notes about what they'd be learning that year, even though it took her a little longer to write down as she tried to catch all the words he was saying. Although she knew basic English, it wasn't her mother tongue, and she still on occasion struggled with the dialect. She listened as another student answered the question, and got on with her work as quietly as possible. [/justify] |
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| Jacob Finley | Mar 7 2018, 08:30 AM Post #5 |
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ℐℱ ⋆ Introvert ⋆ Chess ⋆ Writing ⋆ HM Reporter ⋆ Ravenclaw Chaser
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The holidays had been nice and Jacob felt energized to do another set of lessons. Jacob looked at his schedule and saw that his first subject was going to be defense against the dark arts. Which was something he didn't really have knowledge about. Jacob found the classroom and sat down in a chair. The classroom was very gloom and the Professor fitted perfectly for something called Dark Arts. Jacob smiled and listened to the rules that were active in this class. Kira answered the question and Jacob smiled. Jacob thought about the homework and had already an idea about the question he was going to ask. It was easy to think of something as someone that grew up as a muggle. It was still so new and he had like a trillion questions. Jacob wrote it down and left it for the Professor to answer. When that was done he left the classroom, he was curious for the next lesson.
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| Emilia Manning | Mar 7 2018, 05:53 PM Post #6 |
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Sheltered | Dreamer | Piano player | Follower | Sweet | Evelyn's cousin
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Emilia Manning wasn't as scared to go to Hogwarts as she had been the first time. Knowing what the school was like helped a lot, and she didn't have to sit through the sorting ceremony again. She was still not entirely happy with the house she had been placed in, even if she had to admit it suited her. Even though she felt more at ease at school, she was still nervous about the new classes this semester would bring. The one that made her the most worried was Defence Agains the Dark Arts. It sounded scary, but she hoped it wouldn't be so bad. The sight of the darkened classroom and the professor soon killed that notion, and she felt her heart start to race as she found a seat near the back. She hid her face behind her hair, hoping not to stand out. Emilia winced visibly as the door slammed shut. Professor Styx introduced himself, and Emilia felt intense relief that she wasn't in Slytherin. Her own head of house was definitely a lot more pleasant than he was. he professor went over the rules, and Emilia knew better than to even imagine breaking a rule in this class. She wrote them down quietly, and kept her hand down at the question. Some brave Ravenclaw answered instead. She also worried about what kind of question to write, but she didn't dare not to do the homework. She wrote down a question and then left the classroom in a hurry.
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| Gerry FitzWallace | Mar 9 2018, 04:44 AM Post #7 |
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Gerry had enjoyed her break immensely, but was even more delighted to return to new courses and lessons. As she entered the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, she blinked several times as her eyes adjusted to the gloom. She sat at a desk and concentrated hard on not looking the professor directly in the eye. He was intimidating. She settled for respectively staring at the blackboard beside him. She wanted to laugh when he said they wouldn't be excited for too long, her excitement had drained out with the lights. She pulled out her parchment and prepared her quill when he prompted them to do so. None of her courses last semester had started with wand magic, so it wasn't really a surprise that it was time for notes again. She wrote down the five classroom rules. Gerry's hand shot into the air when the professor asked about the dark arts, but she wasn't selected answer the question. She listened to her classmate answer and added it to the bottom of her rules list. She wrote down her homework question, the scratch of her quill disturbing the silence in the classroom. When she was done she packed up her notes and left the class. Homework
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| Lavinia Benivieni | Mar 15 2018, 01:00 PM Post #8 |
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Risk-taker | Youngest Benivieni | Energetic | 'The Cool Kid'
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Lavinia‘s holidays had been fun, she got to see her siblings, whom she had missed last semester, especially her sister. She had always been close to Eliza, the one who understood her the best (most of the time). However, her sister wasn't magical and it was a shame since she knew that if she had been, she would've been at Hogwarts, too, and would've been able to tell her all the adventures she would've had. She couldn't say she wasn't excited to be back, though. She was looking forward to what the rest of the year would bring and she couldn't wait to see her friends again. Her grades had been perfect, and she was surprised that she had managed to study that hard after all, with all the exploring and getting used to a boarding school. But Lavinia was a pretty adaptable person. She checked her class schedule and saw that she had Defence Against the Dark Arts. Her face brightened at all sorts of ideas that ran through her head as she grabbed her bag and left the common room, double checking to make sure she was at the right place once she arrived. She entered the classroom and her eyes scanned the classroom before she shrugged and took a seat next to Emilia, one of her housemates. She sent her a quick smile as she took out her stuff and listened to the professor. She raised her eyebrow a little, this teacher was interesting. He was different from the rest, and Lavinia was going to have to wait to see if she would like his ways of teaching. She just hoped she wouldn't get bored of his monotonous voice. She already was not enjoying going over the rules, most of them were common sense anyway. She listened when someone told the class was the dark arts were and she engraved it in her brain, taking a mental note to read up on it later that day. Then, when Professor Styx mentioned the homework, it didn't take Lavinia long to come up with a question and she quickly scribbled it down on a piece of parchment before handing it in.
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