Third Years Lesson Six

Professor Adler moved to the front of the empty Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom when the first wave of students walked into the classroom. She greeted them with a large grin, hiding the fact she was a little sad that it would be last lesson she had with two of her children, and a handful of her nieces and nephews. She closed the door once they'd settled in, ''Hello everyone. Welcome to your last lesson before your exams,'' Sure, some of the students wouldn't want to be reminded there were exams coming up, but it was important that they were prepared for it. ''I'll be brief today. I'm giving you the choice to either practice or self-study today.'' It was their choice which they felt was better for now. ''On the board behind me, you will find some notes on vampires, which may appear on the exam. I suggest that you write these down as I will remove them at the end of the period. I suggest that you also read the chapter about vampires.'' She paused for a moment, ''Furthermore, you may stay to observe the grindylow or confront the boggart once more.'' Professor Adler pointed towards the fish tank next to her desk and then at the large wardrobe in the back of the classroom. She had it all in once, so the choices were there. They would also be reminded at what they learned this year so far. ''You may also choose to leave if you want to study in the library or somewhere else where it's quiet. I'll be available to answer any of your questions about the exam or help with the boggart.'' She then dismissed the class and allowed them to do what they wanted. Making sure she walked around to help out wherever needed.

What you need to know about Vampires:

Classification: Being
Affiliated with: Living Dead, a group of dark creatures that also includes zombies
Appearance: Tall, pale and gaunt with sharp fangs
Diet: Blood, or blood-tasting pastries
Range: Found all over the world, especially in wizarding communities
Aversion to: Garlic

Other notes

• Considered dark creatures because they can be dangerous to humans
• But, we coexist with vampires
• Vampire hunting is illegal
• Ministry provides guidelines for how Beings, which are non-human and non-magical, should be treated
• A handful of famous vampires are: Amarillo Lestoat (1776-1977), Lady Carmilla Sanguina (1561-1757) and Count Vlad Drakul (1390-unknown)

To receive an O:
- Roleplay the lesson

 

[Jasper Beese]

Jasper arrived for the last lesson with Professor Cade, he was pretty sure he had been told that she was a temp, which was a shame because he liked her. He copied down the information about vampires then stayed for the rest of the lesson to revise as he hadn't been doing enough of that recently. Once the time was up, Jasper packed up and left the classroom.

 

[Lilith Ilves]

Exams were right around the corner and Lilith wasn't 100% sure whether or not she was ready for them yet. Technically she knew she was but there was that bit of doubt at the back of her head. Nevertheless the third year walked into the DADA classroom one last time this year before the exam and gave a smile to the professor. Siting down she noted the text on the board and copied it up to her notes. As Professor Adler gave them the choice to either stay in the classroom or leave to go to library Lilith chose the latter option. Packing up her things and making her way to the library to study.

 

[Elijah Edogawa]

Eli sat towards the middle of the classroom, quietly tucking himself somewhere a decent distance away from anything the professor might throw at them this lesson. He had not been keen on that boggart lesson, and now he had this one to worry about. Not that he knew what was going to entail in it. He quickly took notes that might be needed for the exam, noting the mention of vampires. Maybe they would be in the exam? He didn’t think he ever wanted to meet a vampire, that didn’t sound like it would be a fun time for anyone. He supposed that explained things like bloodpops they had in honeydukes or whatever. He wondered if either of his parents had ever met a vampire, he might have to find out. The lesson ended quickly and he headed back out to prepare for his exams.​

 

[Amory Raven]

Amory wasn't sure what to make DADA other than well it had been okay he supposed. Lumos' mum was a nice Professor so there was that. Taking his usual seat the Slytherin tipped his chair a little back, balancing on the back legs of the thing. Something that was strictly forbidden back in the muggle school he had attended. One student had his chair drilled to the floor so he couldn't do it. Stupid if you asked Amory. Going through his notes he decided he didn't want to indulge in anymore boogers or grinders, so he left the classroom to study elsewhere.