Third Years, Lesson One

"Good morning, everyone," Gabrielle greeted, watching as the students took their seats. "Welcome to third year History of Magic. For those of you who do not know me, like if you've transferred in or have amnesia or a terrible case of face blindness, I'm Professor Gabrielle Moncrieffe. I am sure you know by now how you are expected to behave in a classroom. We'll all treat each other with respect and we'll all get along just fine." At least she didn't really have to go through the rules at this point. "I don't mind whether you want to use quills or pens, whichever you are most comfortable using. As long as your writing is legible."

"This year we will have more essays, of course, but we will have some field trips." She smiled at the students, hoping that would perk everyone up. "I hope you all have some muggle clothes on hand for travel. Let me know if you don't and we'll sort something out. I'll let you know well in advance before we travel so you can be prepared," she added, with a smile. While Gabrielle enjoyed books and studying history in the comfort of her room or the library, there was something special about going to historical locations, actually seeing the remnants of ancient civilizations and societies. Hopefully the students would enjoy them, too. "Educational field trips, in part at least so we can get away with it, but it'll be a nice change of scenery."

"I won't keep you too long today, as I'm sure you already have plenty of work to get to. Or plenty of gossip about your break and who danced with who at the Yule Ball to get to. I'm not judging." She'd give them enough to do in time, but with how busy third year was she certainly didn't want to overload them. "Just a reminder that if you're struggling, be it with history, with any subject, or with anything else, my door is open - within reason - and I am more than happy to listen and try and offer a helping hand where I can. And if you want to engage in further history study, I am even happier to help you out there, too." People often had interesting niche interests in history that they wouldn't cover in the classes, and Gabrielle was keen to cultivate those interests if students were looking for a means to do so. "That's all. Have a good week! And make sure you come ready to write next lesson." With a slight smirk, Gabrielle waved off her students, straightening herself back up and tidying her desk as the students filed out.

Homework
RP the lesson. That's all!

 

[Sofi Ayre]

Christmas had been nice. She would even describe it as nice and peaceful for the first time in her life. With just her parents and little brother, Sofi had actually enjoyed the break and the absence of her sister had been a relief, though she did feel awfully guilty about feeling that way. Now back at Hogwarts for the new term, she was getting used to the routine of classes again. She had History of Magic first and arrived for class thinking how it felt like ages since their last lesson in this classroom. She was grateful for an easy introduction back, one that didn’t involve lots of note taking. When the lesson wrapped up, Sofi packed up her things, slung her bag over her shoulder, and headed out.

 

[Magne Kleos]

Magne walked into the history of magic classroom and took his usual spot in the room. He glanced towards the professor as the woman got started. He didn’t take many notes, since there wasn’t a lot lot he needed to take notes off, the professor was just telling them what they would be doing but in no great detail. He nodded and then was pleased when it rounded off and took the time to tidy some of his old notes from the last semester of this class before packing up and heading out of the room.

 

[Alana Cosgrove]

Alana wasn’t thrilled to be returning to history of magic, she found the class quite boring but she made her way into Professor Moncrieffe’s classroom and settled into what had been her regular seat for the last couple of years. The class for the coming semester seemed to be a mixed bag, Professor Moncrieffe informed them there would be more lectures, which Alana did not like, but more field trips which did perk her interest significantly. The first lesson proved to be a quick one which Alana was happy about, though she didn’t love insinuation that all students loved to gossip, even if she occasionally did. Once the lesson was over Alana packed up and made her way out of the classroom.

 

[Tanith Whitlock]

Tanith wasn't exactly ready for the lessons to start again, but she was also tired of waiting. Maybe she was just not going to be happy no matter what happened. She sighed and forced herself out of bed, trying to look at least presentable before she went to class.

She took her seat with a sigh. At least this lesson wasn't involving much wand work. She was intrigued by the idea of field trips- even if she did expect to spend the time on her own. She sighed when they were dismissed. She'd almost rathered they had just had a lecture. Grabbing her things she headed out, not really wanting to stop and 'gossip' with anyone else.

 

[Sunday Weeks]

Sunday was completely ready to get back into the swing of things. She was sure this was the year that she'd get complete control of her stubborn wand. At least, that was the plan. And the first step in any good plan was absolute faith that it would work. She made sure that her look was perfect before she grabbed her things to walk to class.

She found a seat near the front, smiling at the Professor. She was intrigued about the field trips, and knew she'd need to plan the perfect outfits for it. Sunday felt energized about the thought and tried not to rush out too obviously when they were dismissed. This was definitely going to be fun.

 

[Addison Donnelly]

Addison always liked history, because from it you could learn a lot about the world of magic, which she did not know yet and would like to learn. Therefore, when the professor began the lesson. She opened her notes to write down everything that the professor told. Then when they could be free, the girl put her things in her bag and after saying goodbye, left the classroom.