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Originally Posted by Starbreeze  Eino raised his hand. "One sad phoenix is better than ten happy ones." Pheonix tears were extremely valuable, so it was always better to have one phoenix that could produce them than ten that couldn't. The meaning of the expression was something along the lines of "less is more." Everett had decided that he wasn't going to write these downs. But he was eager to hear what the students could remember or even what they could come up with."Yeah! That's one. Pretty ironic too since you wouldn't consider sadness to be a good thing, but it is with Phoenix's" Quote:
Originally Posted by Granger1814 Well, since she had used him for her original answer, she figured she'd use him again. With a raise of her hand, Kourtney spoke up. "Merlin's Beard! is one...Also, In the name of Merlin! could be another....maybe also galloping gargoyles!" She knew she had heard one of the shopkeepers use that when she was shopping in Diagon Alley. "Yes! Merlin's Beard and In the name of Merlin are expressions that are used to show outrage or shock. Galloping gargoyles also falls under that." Everett nodded. Correct! Quote:
Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl "Ooooh, my favorite wizarding expression is Hogwarts' motto, which is 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' or 'Never tickle a sleeping dragon.' It's the wizard equivalent to 'let sleeping dogs lie' which means you shouldn't stick your nose in things that aren't your business. It's also like saying, 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.'" Clearly this one had some kind of school pride. "Absolutely correct, and very good interpretation. It is actually stated in some sources that, that in fact is Hogwarts motto because that was the only thing that Salazar Slytherin and Godric Gryffindor agreed on together, with out any arguments." Of course that could be debated but everything could be. Everett nodded at her. Perhaps taking away the points made some people smarten up?
Or it could have been the head girl's glares. Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
Kurumi didn't even feel like answering his next question, but she couldn't not. It wasn't in her nature. Slowly, she raised her hand. "Cat's among the pixies...."
"Correct Miss Hollingberry." Although, he had hoped that she would have explained a little further. "The basic meaning of that expression is to do something that causes a lot of worry to other people." She seemed to be in some sort of shock? Oh well Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn
Tapping her quill quietly on her desk, she tried to think of an expression before raising her hand. "Hold your hippogriffs?" Meep?
"Yup! A common one. Basically meaning to hold on or relax, could also mean, slow down? Or even wait for an explanation." Professor Scabior nodded. Right. Quote:
Originally Posted by Magical Soul "Mudblood is a slang expression for muggleborns." Dun dun duunnnnn. She was serious, though, She was almost a muggleborn so no need to fuss. "It is not the nicest thing to say but it is an expression." She was up daring the professor to say otherwise. Professor Scabior glanced at the girl for a few seconds before finally opening his mouth. "Five points from Ravenclaw for using such a disrespectful and derogatory term in class." He said loudly, still looking at the girl. THAT wasn't needed. At all. They were talking about nothing of the sort. "And another five for not paying attention in class. Slang is not an expression or an idiom. Slang is a type of jargon. An expression is a phrase which was stated before if you had listened." He clicked his tongue. Wanting to take five more points away because he was now in a bad mood. Quote:
Originally Posted by Pixxi Pixxi's threw her hand enthustiasticly in the air and was ready to answer, "Oh, I know a saying Professor! It's 'Merlin's Beard'. I guess it's from... Merlin?" What a stupid way to finish the sentence.
To make matters worse, she suddenly realized that her hand was still raised very high, so she quickly put it down and her smile faltered a bit. She felt kind of stupid. 'Merlin's Beard' isn't exactly a very creative answer so she racked her brain for other wizard expressions. She remembered something her nan used to say when she was very little and someone had done something to upset her, "There's also the saying 'in the name of Merlin' which also is about Merlin. And I believe he was the first known wizard, so I guess... I guess we use his name as he is sort of the... Beginning of it all. The person we put all our believes in. I mean... If that counts as wizard expressions?" She asked unsurely. Urg. Wrong history facts. That just made Everett want to hit his head against a wall. "Good expressions. Merlin's heard, and in the name of Merlin are both used to express surprise or anger. But Miss DeSantis, Merlin was not the first wizard. He is just one of the most famous wizards." Even more famous than Harry potter. Quote:
Originally Posted by Jezabel Black Jez raised her hand. "An expression is used to express an idea using a simile. A saying is a phrase that usually contains hidden advice or knowledge." Very well hidden, in some cases.
Jez thought about some of the expressions her parents and siblings used. And her, for that matter. Some of them were way too colourful for class, of course, but others were just plain weird ... "Merlin's most baggy Y-fronts?" she tried.
There must be better ones out there, surely. Well..that was one you didn't hear every day. "Yes! That's an expression as well. Similar to Merlin's Beard, but less popular." Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty Sky didn't really know any typical wizarding expressions, so she just made one up. "Bloody bouncing pixies!" There that worked, right? If not, then was her parents' fault for having her grow up where the wizarding world was better intergrated with the muggles. Everett sighed. Then blinked. Then shook his head. "Not quite...nice try though." He had never heard that one. And he doubted it made any sense. Quote:
Originally Posted by serpensortia
"Umm, professor? I used to hear my dad say 'losing a Knut and finding a Galleon'," she looked at her professor for approval.
"Yes! I suppose- actually yes. That can be one. In the sense of losing something valuable but learning a lesson because of it, or something along the lines of that." You got what he meant, yeah? Yeah. Quote:
Originally Posted by HaRoHeGiNeLu But examples of expressions. Wizard expressions, at that. Which was a good thing for Ellie because she didn't really know Muggle expressions. Though some pretty odd phrases came out of her cousins' mouths. "Don't count your Ashwinder eggs before they hatch." Among others. "Yes. Not only is that bad luck. But you just never know what might happen, and that is exactly what this expression is trying to say."He nodded his head. Quote:
Originally Posted by CreativeAllie18 "Gulping gargoyles is sometimes said when someone is shocked or surprised," Adam offered, having remembered one of his professors at one of his old schools saying it once or twice. "You are as correct as the sky is blue." That meant really correct. Yeah. Hopefully he got that. Quote:
Originally Posted by fanficfanatict She tried to find a distraction from the history in the making and turned her attention back to her professor, "I guess a famous wizard phrase would be my Mom's favorite. Whenever we don't have enough room she goes on a rant about how there wasn't enough room to swing a kneazle." "Good! Perfect. This one is usually used by mothers or females, or even grumpy old men but yup. The meaning is pretty basic; there being no room, in a room." Which completely defeated the point of a room. Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Potter Weasley William raised his hand. I remember this saying by my parents" William told the professor. " A Fwooper is worth two in the bush" William said to the professor. Another rarely heard one! Good job. "That's right Mr. Starr. That saying basically means that it's better to have a small advantage than a greater one." Everett didn't really believe in this saying but, it was there nonetheless. Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana Oh, right. There had been a question asked. Err... Oh, yeah. Sayings. Expressions. "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live," she said, her hand raised. This girl. With the heart on her name plate. Everett nodded slowly, the words forming in his head. "You see Miss Greingoth, that really wouldn't be considered an expression or an idiom. That is actually a quote- by Albus Dumbledore so a really good quote. But still a quote. You can basically tell because there is no deeper meaning to the words. They said what's right there. Don't dwell on dreams." Although not all expressions were more complicated most of them were, and for most the idea behind it wasn't so obvious. Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazenhani Charner just sort of stared at the list. Oh Merlin's fancy pants that was a lot of history. A lot of history she didn't know.
...She had the sneaking suspicion that much reading would come out of this class. Which made her want to head-table rather hard.
Resisting the urge she put her hand up instead. Teacher likes with good examples? She could settle for that. "I've heard 'Don't Die' is a popular expression around Hogwarts." Don't die. Oddly enough this was the SECOND time around he was hearing this. "Hm. Yes but again, there is no deeper meaning other than don't die. You wouldn't hit your thumb on a chair and yell DON'T DIE. It just wouldn't work." Really, he would have to have a word with Tate. Quote:
Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl Vashti had to think for a few moments before she could answer the question. She hadn't heard many wizarding expressions except for the use of "Merlin's beard!" and the like; she used those herself. Plenty of Muggle expressions were coming to mind, but those weren't the sort that were needed unfortunately. Finally, though, she did remember that Marcus had mentioned something of the sort to her one time, so she raised her hand.
"Would 'Wand of elder never prosper' be one?" she said.
. Professor Scabior sighed. "Well...yes..but I guess no. But yes. It is used often but personally I hate this so called expression. It dates back to the idea that wands made out of elder are really difficult to handle and therefore their owners don't do well. The only time you would be able to use this would be when you are talking about an elder wand but..but other than than you can't. But it still is a saying in the sense that...people still use it. I guess it's more like a myth." He shrugged. Really..sometimes things were always black and white. Sometimes there was a grey area, especially when it came to History more so than subjects like Charms. Quote:
Originally Posted by jesifur Jesifur giggled when she thought of the expression her mother had used once. She raised her hand and tried not to laugh.
When called upon she answered, "You can lead a man to a unicorn, but the unicorn still might not like him." She wasn't sure what it meant exactly. But thought it had to do with the nature of her family who was both wizarding and muggle. "Very well said! Most likely the unicorn will never like him because it is a man but.." He shrugged. He didn't know too much about unicorns but he had heard the expression a lot. Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimalia Kimalia felt for Evelyn, it wasn't really her fault some students were out of control, so when she saw Evelyn staring at her, Kimalia merely returned with a smile that she hoped came as understanding.
Now to the next question... a Wizard expression. Hmm.. Kimalia looked up at the ceiling thoughtfully, she didn't want to use a common one, so she raised her hand after enough mental debating, "So easy a troll can do it." Everett grinned then clapped his hands. "Yes. Perfect. And you see this expression is one I love because it seems like it was made for people around your age. With all your insults and taunting of one another." Smirk. What? It was true. Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Right now what was this question again? Nika wanted to keep her hand down in protest, but maybe she'll have a chance of being almost right again and she can't pass that opportunity up! Now to think of an expression, a wizard expression? Stupid being muggleborn. Think Nika, think about what all of your friends say all of the time. Oooh! She raised her hand and waved it around as if to say 'pick me pick me!'
"The fire's lit, but the cauldron's empty!" Hehe. Wizard sayings. They are so silly yet so much like muggle sayings at the same time. "Yes! Another good example of something a student would use. Basically that expression just means that someone seems normal, other than they are a bit dumb." Adults could use it too. He had heard many of them use it, just to sound less cruel. Quote:
Originally Posted by Audux254 Eris thought about this before stiffing a small chuckle with the back of her hand.
So many sayings she had learned from her father...
It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have floo powder.
History is the sum total of the things that could have been avoided.
Eris raised her hand, "An infallible method of conciliating a dragon is to allow onself to be devoured." she nodded with a grin. It was basically along the moral lines of the only completely true way to fail is to not try. Everett sighed then let out a breath. Really? How....would he explain this? Oh yeah. "That's more like a quote. But it can be an expression...if you relate it back to your enemies and relate it to accepting and whatnot." Huh. Yeah it could work. But it was still a quote. He nodded. Quote:
Originally Posted by kyosgirl92 Violet thought for a second about muggle sayings and wizarding lore she had heard. "Um could one be "Rob from a Weasley to pay a Malfoy." she said hoping the teacher didn't find it wrong or offensive she was just thinking of the old adage her parents used to say about the government robbing from peter to pay paul. Huh. "Well..that could work." He grinned. He had actually never heard of that before! "Like saying the Ministry robs from Weasleys just to pay Malfoys....yes! You could be the creator of a whole new expression." Look! History in the making right now! Quote:
Originally Posted by sevensnared "Quote. By a Mr. Albus Dumbledore. You can't use it in everyday language and make it make sense. It would be more like giving advice. Just a quote, not an idiom." He nodded. Quote:
Originally Posted by iceblossom22 An example of wizarding expressions....
Rasing her hand, Elise replied.
"You may lead a hippogriff to water, but you can't make it drink." "Good! And the meaning behind that basically is hippogriffs are like wizards. They have their own minds. You can't force them to do anything. And you can basically substitute that for anything. You can't force anyone to do anything they don't want to do." The Professor nodded once again. Quote:
Originally Posted by Yourenodaisy So, you can loose points for answering questions? not good, not good at all. Something had really gotten to the adults at Hogwarts. But Em had a good expression, so she was going to say it. Raising her hand she answered, "'A well cared for wand, cares for you.' It urges us to take good care of our wands because a wand that is broken is no good at casting spells." "If you are using it in the sense of just talking about a wand then it is a quote. If you are talking about...looking deeper like explaining if you care for your friend then they will care for you? Then yes! A good expression." Sometimes it was really in the eye of the beholder. Quote:
Originally Posted by kaseyus Alyssa wished that she had been fast enough to raise her hand and answer what the definition of a saying was, which was "a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations" but she had run out of time.
So she quickly thought of all the wizard expressions she had heard over the years and when she came up with one, she raised her hand, stood up and answered,"What about the expression It's no good crying over spilt potion". "Perfect. Basic meaning; if something is done its done. You can't take it back, because chances are you don't have a time turner so jus go and fix it." It was a good one. Quote:
Originally Posted by EW_FAN Harvey was now lost, as since he was muggleborn he did not know any wizarding expressions, he only knew of muggle ones like An Apple a Day, Keeps the Doctor Away. But no wizard ones so he sat there listening to his classmates list them. He decided to write them on parchment once the professor agreed with the answers. "YOU!" Everett said pointing to the boy. "I shall come back to you in a bit." Quote:
Originally Posted by nups21 Ira was absolutely blank as she sat there hearing to others' answers about expressions used in wizarding world. Being a muggleborn, she had no idea at all....
Still some of them appeared to be derived from the muggle proverbs...or was it vice-versa? Still she attempted an answer, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" surely it was applicable even in the magical world. Everett clicked his tongue. Huh. "That's more of a Muggle expression but it works. Basically saying that you are better off not getting into any problems then trying to fix them once you go get into them." ----- "So. I was given a number of good idioms or if you rather expressions. There are more like, I'm so hungry I could eat a hippogriff, and time is galleons, but that's okay." He paused. Write. This down. "As you all know, everything has history behind it. All of these expressions have a story behind why they were created. Since it would be extremely dull for me to go through all of them, I have decided to just talk about my favourite one. That that would be a variation of the one that Mr. Watson said."
Professor Scabior pulled out his wand once again and tapped it on the board, right beside the list in big bold letters was a simple saying.
An apple a day, keeps the Healer away. "Now, let's get your brains working. What do you lot think this means? And also, what does it mean to you personally? " Personally as in, do you think its true? False? Only lies that your mum has told you? OCC: calling it a day for now. class will start back tomorrow at 4pm EST sharp (and by sharp this time I mean SHARP)
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