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Fourth Years, Lesson Four; *Archived*
Topic Started: Oct 14 2009, 07:13 AM (209 Views)
Prodan Zhefarovich
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Father of Three, Zhefarovich Family's Clandestian, Cradle Robber

Prodan stood in front of the class, wearing his muggle attire as per usual. His brunette locks brushed neatly, and though he could be mistaken for a muggle, and that was the way he needed it to be today. In front of him on the desk was a shoe, called a flip-flop, and that would be the portkey they were going to take today. But first things first, he had to introduce himself, "Good morning, fourth years. My name is Prodan Zhefarovich, but it is Professor Zhefarovich for you all. I am your new Muggle Studies professor, and when you guys pass the OWL, you will meet the other one, Professor Channing. I have a splendid day planned for you all."

Prodan smiled at his class once they settled in and accounted for, he announced, "All right students, we are heading to the muggle world. Leave your bags and robes here, and glad to see you followed directions with the muggle attire," said the professor with a wink. "Come come, now, let us be on our way! We are going to the hotel I rented out for us to use when we go to the muggle world first." Prodan took the shoe with one hand, and the rest soon followed. It was not long when they were warped through space. Prodan and the class landed in the luxurious hotel room.

"A bit of a wake up call for a few of you, eh?" Prodan smirked and he continued, "All right, we are learning about Muggle transportation today, and it would be best if the learning was hands on, don't you think?" Prodan smiled once more, and he put up a hand before he continued, "Take a seat, and then we will get out and have some fun. I must go over some basics for you guys." Prodan pulled up an armchair, and he sat down in it. Placing his elbows on his thighs, he leaned forward to talk to the students a bit more directly.

Slowly, yet easily, he began, "Muggles have a variety of forms of transportation. We will see the major ones today. The automobile, or car as most call it today, is the most popular nowadays. There are many different forms, shapes if you will. Some of them hold a few people, and some hold a bunch. Cars drive on the roads and they get you from one place to another. Most run on gasoline,although we are moving closer to alternative fuels. I will cover more on that subject later." Prodan thought for a moment, remembering one of his personal favorite of muggle vehicles.

"Motocycles, imagine a bike with a car motor. These are fuel powered bicycles that can travel much further than a manual one. These are my favorite to often ride." Prodan summoned his laptop to him, and he clicked away on the keys for a moment, before turning the screen around so the students can see the images pulled up for each, "Mass transportation now. Buses, airplanes and trains. Airplanes are flown by air, much larger than a broom. Buses and trains travel on the ground, or under it. Many people can travel on these at once."

Prodan closed the laptop, and set it to the side. He continued, "Now, you will be going outside on the streets today. I will place a tracking charm on you, cause it is easy to get lost in San Francisco. We are currently near Fisherman's Wharf, where you can see the boats, which these float on the water and transport goods from place to place. Okay, don't go swimming, no matter how appealing the water is. Stick as a group and everything should be okay." Prodan stood up and he clapped his hands together once. "Single file at the door, if you will." Prodan smirked slightly. "We are going to walk to the Wharf and the around on the Embarcadero, which is the main street that runs along the wharf. And then we will ride a bus to the train station and the finally to the airplanes. Then we will take the Bay Area Rapid Transport which covers the buses, trains and subways back to the hotel. It is abbreviated to BaRT. And I think that is everything. Best be on our way!"

Prodan tapped each of the students with his wand so he could track them. Prodan shook his head as each tap brought an a surge of electricity in the hotel room. If it was one thing that did not bond well, it was magic and electricity. Prodan led them to the elevator, and it went down to the lobby and they entered the city. It was not long before they had viewed and seen all forms of transportation Prodan had described back in the hotel, and it was time to head back. It was not long before they portkeyed back to Hogwarts. Prodan dismissed them without any homework for the night.


Homework: RP your experiences in the city. 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. Any questions, just PM me!

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Much like last week Patricia’s mood had brightened considerably. One would even say she was back to her usual self; bright, bubbly and not a care in the world (apart from what she was going to dress up as for Halloween). Having made the Quidditch team once again, as a beater this time, and having made a new friend, things were looking up for the teenager. With the Halloween feast just days away Patricia had been thinking a lot about her costume and had finally chosen something last minute, it seemed ok in theory but she had yet to try it. And of course with Halloween just around the corner, November would be here soon and for Patricia that meant a niece, she still couldn’t believe she was going to be an aunt (and a God – mother) but she couldn’t be more excited.

Entering the Muggle Studies classroom she saw another new Professor. This one she hadn’t seen about at all, shrugging she took her seat and waited for the class to start. The class quickly began to fill up and soon enough the new man began to talk. When he introduced himself Patricia refrained from rolling her brown orbs, two replacements? it was really very typical for Hogwarts. Upon hearing his name Patricia forgot about the thoughts in her head at that moment in time, his name was very familiar. It was an unusual name, not one she had heard before so of course it stood out. Zhefarovich? Where do I know that name? she wondered to herself. But she quickly snapped out of her thoughts as she heard him say that they had to go. Making her way up to the front of the class she touched the flip flop and let the magic pull her through.

Hitting the hard ground Patricia observed her new surroundings, pleasantly surprised by the hotel room, it was very nice. With little time to let her thoughts consume her again she turned her attention to the new Professor and listened to his lecture. She found stuff like cars very boring, that was more Joe’s line of expertise. Despite her lack of interest in them she listened to the Professor’s lecture, no doubt it would come up on the exam and no amount of muggle knowledge that she currently had would help her ‘wing it’. After a short enough talk Patricia got up of her seat and waited with the rest of the class to go out.

After being tapped with the tracking charm they all made their way outside. It was a beautiful day and Patricia would have loved the opportunity to wander without her class mates. There seemed to be loads of restuarants but besides this Patricia was amazed at the number of street performers ranging from fire eaters to muggle magicians. She stopped to watch one perform a card trick and touching the wand at her side, she laughed knowing how to them it was merely a transfiguration switching spell but that once upon a time she would have considered the trick 'cool'.

Wandering on she looked out across the Bay only to see Alcatraz. It looked formidable indeed and she wondered was it or had it been anything as bad as Azkaban. Soon enough they had to board the bus. The time passed quickly as they got to watch various planes landing and taking off before getting on the BaRT to head back to the apartment. It wasn't long before they were back at the school and Andy felt utterly exhausted from the adventure, she couldn't wait to relate it all to her roomies though.
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  • Muggles have a variety of forms of transportation.
  • The automobile, or car as most call it today, is the most popular nowadays.
  • There are many different forms, shapes if you will.
  • Some of them hold a few people, and some hold a bunch.
  • Cars drive on the roads and they get you from one place to another.
  • Most run on gasoline,although we are moving closer to alternative fuels.
  • Motocycles are like a bike with a car motor.
  • These are fuel powered bicycles that can travel much further than a manual one.
  • Buses, airplanes and trains = Mass transportation.
  • Airplanes are flown by air, much larger than a broom.
  • Buses and trains travel on the ground, or under it.
  • Many people can travel on these at once.


O-12 Excellent work!
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