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Fourth Years; *Archived* Lesson 4
Topic Started: Feb 8 2009, 09:53 PM (198 Views)
Belladonna Weiss
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Ex-Muggle Studies Professor | Wife of Gabe Lloyd | Mother of Benjamin
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Professor Weiss was sitting on her desk yet again as the students entered the classroom. This time she was holding onto what looked like a muggle shoe, a flip-flop as they are called. She smiled and greeted them as they entered.

"Welcome back. Once again we are heading out to the muggle world. This time, leave your bags and robes. I am glad to see everyone is dressed in muggle wear again for class. This makes it easier for us. We are starting out in my apartment, but for a change, we will be venturing out into the streets." The flip-flop started to glow. "Get hold and lets get ready to go!" she said, jumping down onto her feet. Shortly, they were yanked through space by their belly buttons. They landed with a thump in the living room of her apartment.

"I like to use my apartment as a entry point since we don't have too much to worry about with muggles seeing us arrive," she said with a laugh. "Okay, today we are going to talk about Muggle transportation. The best way to learn about it is to see it in action I think. First I want to give you some basics, then we are going to take a look at it."

Professor Weiss flicked her wand and the lights flicked off and her computer showed images against the wall of her living room. "Grab a seat anywhere in the room." She walked over to the wall and began to lecture.

"Muggles have a number of forms of transportation. We will touch on the major ones. The first and one of the most popular is the automobile or more commonly known, the car." She flicked her hand on the computer keyboard and a number of varieties of models of cars showed one after another on the wall. "There are many varieties of the car depending on what you want to have it do. Some hold many people, some hold only a few. Cars drive on roads to get you from one place to another."

"Most run on what is called gasoline still, although we are moving closer to alternative fuels. We will cover those more next week." She smiled at the students, then moved her hands on the keys some more. "We also have what are called motorcycles. These are a fuel powered bicycle that is able to travel further than the manual powered ones." She showed a few pictures of bikes and motorcycles for comparison.

"There are also ways of mass transportation. Buses, airplanes and trains make up mass transit. Airplanes fly through the air while buses and trains run on the ground, or even under ground. Many people are able to ride on these at once." She showed pictures of airplanes, buses, trains and subways. "We will be able to see these on the streets of San Francisco. Speaking of the streets, I want you to stay together as a group. I will be placing a tracking charm on each of you when you head out the door so I can keep an eye on you. We are near Fisherman's Wharf, where you can see boats. They float on the water and transport goods from place to place. Stay out of the water and stick with the group and everything will be fine." She smiled, then turned off her computer and opened the blinds again.

"Okay, everyone gather at the door. We are going to walk to the Wharf and walk around on the Embarcadero, that is the main street that runs along the wharf. From there, we will board a bus to the train station and ride out to the airport so you may see airplanes. Then we will take the BaRT back to my apartment to head back to school. The BaRT is what we call the transportation system in San Francisco. It stands for Bay Area Rapid Transport and covers the buses, trains and subways. Okay, lets get heading out!"

Professor Weiss headed them out the door, tapping them each with her wand so she would be able to keep track of them. Each tap brought a surge in the electricity in the apartment. Magic and electricity were not friends at all and this minor spell was affecting it that way. They entered the elevator, took it down to the lobby and entered the city. Soon they had seen and experienced various forms of transportation, and it was time to head back. They headed to the apartment to take the portkey back to Hogwarts.



Okay, the assignment is to rp your experiences in the city. Please be creative. We will be walking along Fisherman's Wharf (you can see Alcatraz from the Pier, and you can see the ferry boats, but we are not going to visit the island), taking a bus and train which are part of the Bay Area Rapid Transit, and visiting San Francisco International Airport. Have fun. As always, I am willing to edit your post with responses to any questions or to rp with you.
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Njord Aesir
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Hufflepuff 5th Year,
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Njord listened to the lecture from the Professors living room. He was beginning to like these classes and the variety they gave to his week. Njord had seen a car before, several actually in the small village where his grandparents did their shopping. The Professor discussed several other forms of transportation and when it was all done, they were shown out of her apartment and taken out on to the street. It was very noisy and cars whizzed past at speeds he couldn't imagine. They certainly drove a lot faster then they did in his grandparents village.

Njord walked with his group along the street and was fascinated by the multitude of people that filled the streets. There were shops everywhere and every car they saw was different. A different shape, a different color and a different size.

They continued along a street that climbed quite high and then took them way down. It was a very hilly town, or city rather. Suddenly a strange looking red vehicle went by, on what appeared to be tracks in the pavement. "What's that?" Njord said out loud. A stranger in the street laughed. "It's a trolley car, you idiot." the man laughed again as he walked by.

((sorry, that's all I've got, I'm so far behind))
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