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Originally Posted by McFeisty  ”Dragons are creatures that exist not only in the magical world but they are referenced in the muggle world as well…in the Asian art they are a symbol of imperial power and strength…and also good luck” she took a quick breath before adding the final bit that she knew about dragons in art, that is, ”in Chinese art in particular they are strongly associated with water and they were believed to be the rules of moving bodies of water.” A muggleborn, perhaps? Or a muggle enthusiast? Cosgrach noted her hard gaze, but he wasn't intimidated. He was on a stage now, kind of, so he had to get used to those anyway. The girl's answer was a nice one, though, and he nodded at her--his approval obvious on his face.
He... should probably learn her name. Quote:
Originally Posted by Unalii Her hand shot up and she answered, "Their skin is really hard to hurt... and also makes really good gloves..." To the next part she replied with, "I think the trait I would want is their strength..." She tilted her head and looked at the professor. Melek went silent.[/COLOR] Cosgrach was half surprised to see her answer, but they had made peace, right? Well, whatever. He could give her credit only that much.
"Hmm," he muttered to her thoughtfully. Strength. She meant skin strength, right? Interesting for a Ravenclaw... Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty What did dragons have to do with potions? "They breathe fire......?" Sure they did. Cosgrach gave him 2 seconds more before asking: "Yes. Would you like that?" Or did they have another frightened student here? Quote:
Originally Posted by Gabben "Dragons are giant winged, fire-breathing reptiles. Widely regarded as terrifying yet awe-inspiring, they can be found all over the world and are frequently referred to in Asian and medieval European folklore. Able to fly and breathe fire through their nostrils, they are one of the most dangerous and hardest to conceal creatures in the wizarding world. The Ministry of Magic classifies them as XXXXX, most dangerous, or known wizard killers. Despite how dangerous they are, there are people who are trained to work with them, called dragon keepers, or dragonologists. And I would have to go with the fire. You would never be cold and you get all the s'mores you want." ...
Okay. Someone liked creatures. Books. Studying.
Cosgrach just listened. He was able to keep his mouth shut, but his... he was impressed. Clearly. This one knew more stuff than he did.
"Right on that, son," he said. Well, probably. Sure Cosgrach knew all that, but...
Impressive. Quote:
Originally Posted by BriGranger1990 Dragons? Bri was a bit confused, but shrugged. 'Must be a reason, and we will find out soon.' Bri thought to herself. She was going to raise her hand and say something, but all she really knew about dragons was stuff she read in fantasy books, and wasn't sure it they were true or not. So the young girl just sat there, and listen to her fellow classmates and teacher. See, it was unlucky for the girl, because his eyes fell on her right after hearing that enciclopedia, and... was she a first year? Must be. He hoped she would find the courage to speak, but even more important: That she would never blast a cauldron. Quote:
Originally Posted by Felixir The Hufflepuff raised his hand instantly, but when he spoke his words went all funny. "Kinda impervious. To magic. The scales. IthinkmaybeIdon'tknow." The staring contestant. Cosgrach WANTED to know his answer, so he looked at him attentively and couldn't help a smile at the end.
"But you know." An encouraging nod, because that was correct. "So you would want that." Okay. Quote:
Originally Posted by itsgisselx3 "Um..well..first of all, I'm in Slytherin...just so you know. Not Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw." Surely that was respectful enough. "And, also, dragons are huge reptile lizard things that can fly and blow fire and are considered magical creatures......or something." Oh? Cosgrach frowned to himself. Had he really made that mistake?
"I'm sorry, Miss Snake," he said with a small smile. Now he knew she was definitely a snake. One of his type. Good.
"That's correct." Miss Snake. Quote:
Originally Posted by fanficfanatict Ascanius didn't bother saying hello or even acknowledging the Professor's existence. And then an adolescent silent Snake. Cosgrach tried to keep his gaze for a few seconds to make sure he listened--was he too shy to answer?--then turned his eyes to the Hufflepuff hand in the air. Quote:
Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 "Professor, dragons are primarily gigantic reptiles that fly and all of them are fire breathing." Okay that was the answer to the first question.
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"They are hard to kill and they live long for a very long time unless they are killed by poachers. Almost every part of their anatomy is valuable and are highly marketable items."
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"The trait I would like to possess would be it's fire breathing abilities." Sander provided his last answer. Another enthusiastic boy. He elicited a smile and nod from Cosgrach.
"Correct, young man." As for the fire-breathing... interesting, indeed. It was going to figure in the statistics in his head. Quote:
Originally Posted by SakuraMochi "Professor, in stories like 'Beowulf' and 'The Hobbit', dragons always seem to horde treasure." She continued before she could stop herself. "I mean, Smaug burned down an entire village and captured a Dwarven kingdom just to get the king's treasure." Cosgrach knew those stories a little bit, because he had spent some time among muggles. At least he believed he knew them. Probably. He wasn't sure. Hmm.
This Smaug. He had to catch the girl after class to hear that story, though. It was interesting.
"Like in Gringotts," he commented, because maybe she didn't know that? Quote:
Originally Posted by HazelStone101 "Um, Dragons are like, these giant fire breathing lizards that can fly and sometimes magic can't penetrate them because... scales."
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"One of the qualities I think that I would like to have would be the not easily being harmed by magic part, that would be a good thing to have, I think." Scales were popular, it seemed, more popular than wings! or fire!
What had these kids been through that made them want protection so much?
"Let's make that 'most of the time', because it is nearly impossible for us to harm them," he said with a nod and turned his attention at the Gryffindor boy. Quote:
Originally Posted by Mell "Well firstly, they are awesome magical creatures. Been around for thousands of years." NOD. "Most of all their body parts have magical properties and are used in some way or another. Like wands and potions and stuff."
He was sure he could recite more if he had a text book in front of him but he didn't so..."I wouldn't mind having their protective hide. You would be impervious to curses and stuff." Not you too, Gryffindor!
Cosgrach's face fell a little. This one wanted protection MORE than flying or fire that was generally associated with a Gryffindor's sense of... adventure. Seriously. It was alarming. A boy as young as him shouldn't want that.
"That's right," he said nevertheless, because he had to show he wasn't disappointed with the information part. Quote:
Originally Posted by lemon "They're special because they're useful, professor. I can't think of any other creature that contributes to the wizarding world with nearly every part of its body in the way that they can. Hide, horns, blood, claws, dung, heart, meat, even egg shells. You name it."
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"I'd want their inability to be domesticated, sir. Dragons are free even when they aren't." A free spirit? YES! Cosgrach fully grinned at her.
"They are useful if you can catch them." Freedom, see? Hehe. Nice. Quote:
Originally Posted by Presley Black "Um, I would like to fly," she responded to the second part of his question.
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And what did this have to do with potions? She raised her hand again. "Sir, we're not going to chop up a dragon, are we?" Because that would be super-gross, and also inhumane. A muggleborn? Cosgrach chuckled. She seemed to have answered herself, though, so he focused on HER question instead as he noted the 'flying' answer.
"Not a dragon, no." But they were going to handle more gross stuff.
That was... going to be interesting. Quote:
Originally Posted by aaetha Adrienne raised her hand. "They're very large, they can fly, covered in scales." That got the first part of the question... "Well, they're incredibly dangerous. It can take, like, at least twelve people just to Stun one, which is a lot, especially when you consider that these people are likely professionally trained. Not many creatures are that resilient." Seriously, their hides were ridiculously thick. "Also, they're really useful. Pretty much every part of them has some cool magical properties."
Now, if she could have a trait of a dragon... Adrienne grinned toothily. "Personally, I'd like to breathe fire." What a way to scare people off! "You're right, lady." Cosgrach smiled at the Ravenclaw. 'Course she was right. She was a Ravenclaw. Could he expect less?
A fire person here? She got a griiiiiiin like she was a part of a secret club. Quote:
Originally Posted by Bubbles "Erm, dragons are one of the mightiest magical beasts ever. They are sometimes referred to giant snakes due to the Greek word for them drakon, which means huge snake." She wasn't whispering, but she wasn't speaking all that loud either. She felt like a ball of nerves. "They also have impenetrable scales/hide...and a set of wings. S-Some have horns while others don't, and their body parts are used in potions and wands--" like hers "-- and shoes and gloves."
"I would like to fly and breathe fire." Honest truth. Well? Cosgrach took a step towards her to listen better. Could the class hear her? Because this was GOOD stuff!
"Brilliant, Miss," he said with a griiiiin like the one that Ravenclaw girl before her got. She needed some encouragement? Quote:
Originally Posted by nanyjj "I've heard that they are weak in the eye," the girl said out the only bit she knew of. "so it would be useful if you attack it in the eye if you want to get control of it or something." She added, shrugging. "I also know that dragons are dangerous, but that's common sense." She said, grinning. Cosgrach nodded at the girl. "Right." She was so small, though, that he didn't press further to learn what she would like to have as a dragon trait. He didn't want to scare students at his first class. There would be time and chances for that. Quote:
Originally Posted by Tegz "Its illegal to breed them. There are twelve known pure-bred breeds of dragons.. though some books say only ten and don't count the Catalonian fireball or the Portuguese Longsnout. And then there are some hybrids as well, like that one at Gringotts. Some are venomous." West paused and then added, "I don't really want any dragon traits." He liked his West!traits just fine, thanks. Mr. Odessa's hand immediately caught Cosgrach's attention, and he listened to the Captain more seriously than he had listened to any answers.
No traits? He nearly raised his eyebrows, but then refrained from doing so. This kid was... going to be up there, in the seat of Minister for Magic or something. Nothing he said was in vain, probably, so Cosgrach shouldn't be surprised to hear that.
"That's correct, Captain." Quote:
Originally Posted by DH Vixen Sliding a blank sheet of parchment from under textbook, she noted everything that she heard from everyone around her. She was a note taker first and a talker later. Yes, observing before speaking. A silent Ravenclaw? Okay. Cosgrach was cool with that as long as she didn't disturb the class or cauldrons. His eyes found the hand of another Ravenclaw-- Quote:
Originally Posted by Govoni "They're beautiful and fierce."
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"I'd like to be more fierce." Mhm. --that spoke in a low voice. Cosgrach took a few steps towards her to hear better, then cracked a smile.
"They are." Beautiful and fierce. He nodded at her, then. 'Fierce'. Noted. Quote:
Originally Posted by MysteriesOfFate "I think that i would like the protective traits of the dragon. Dragons protect their young better than any other creature." she gave a small nod. yes, protection. good. Miss Hawthorne! Cosgrach smiled at her warmly, because they got a potions enthusiast here!
"That wouldn't require a potion, though," he said. It was more about the parent? Still, it was great to hear her contribution, so another smile at the young Hufflepuff. Quote:
Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi "Dragons are...." wait...what WERE Dragons exactly? He had heard of them but... "dragons" really smart Kevin... "And i like to be able to breathe fire!" He resisted the temptation to open his mouth and demonstrate how he would breathe fire. This kid. Right. Cosgrach just observed him without any expression on his face, and nodded at him. He didn't know much about dragons, after all. Fire, he chose? Good one, but no grins.
Just observing. Quote:
Originally Posted by Hey Ju She raised her hand anyway. "They are quite powerful in many levels, I suppose." Even by looking at some of them a person could be terrified already! At least Sophie thought so. "But Potions-wise I guess they are quite useful, as Alice said."
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"A trait I'd like to have..." The hufflepuff pondered briefly. "Well, I'd like to be more resistent to spells." Like that other Gryffindor kid said. "Their protective hide is brilliant!" "Okay, Miss." He smiled, but also wondered just why a Hufflepuff would want the protection too. Surely she didn't plan to get in dirty duels?
...should he watch her too?
Also, which one was Alice? The Gryffindor Captain? His eyes travelled to her, then to the Slytherin girl who was answering.
Alice. West and Alice. They were... going to be asked about. Quote:
Originally Posted by PotterHeadforLife Hmm... she raised her hand to share her answer. "They're sort of... dangerous but I think they're amazing creatures. They breathe out fire which is cool," she said. "They really are amazing." He shared her opinion there, and griiiiiinned at her too like she knew more than the others. Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazinga "Yeah.. yeah what they all said about dragons. I want all of it. I want to breath fire, have sharp claw, and fly." Why just pick one can't they have something that gave everything. "Oh and the cool scales and spikes I want those too." How cool would it be to be a dragon for a day. The destruction he could get away with. All? Cosgrach raised his eyebrows and chuckled in amusement. Surely he was a Gryffindor! An exemplary one too.
"Okay, young man. We'll see what we can do." Quote:
Originally Posted by rosebub6200 She took notes excitedly. This was her favourite part of school. Maybe he could teach his Gryffindor-mate about dragons? Cosgrach peeked at her notes, then stepped back. It was rude. Yeah.
Did she write 'I should not blow up cauldrons!' there too? Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 "Dragons are cool creatures! They can breathe fire, that's what stands out about them and that's the trait I'd want to have,'' the second year said. Yep! Dragons were super cool! Oooooh, fire-person! Cosgrach griiiiiinned. "That's a cool trait, yes." Probably the coolest in Cosgrach's opinion too. Quote:
Originally Posted by Edward Penguin When an opportunity presented itself, he raised his hand and provided the answer "I would like ability to instill fear. Instil fear? Hmm. Cosgrach was thoughtful for a moment. Many questions passed through his mind, but it was better not to single out the little Hufflepuff with them. Instead, he just said "Okay," and moved on to the next person.
...was that possible, though? He was going to look that up. Quote:
Originally Posted by UnicornDragonPatronus She raised her hand and began: "Dragons are special because almost everything of a dragon can be used: claws, organs, skin, even their excrement is used as fertilizer," she spoke.
At the next question, she couldn't help but grin. "To fly," she said with a sigh. Sure, she could fly with a broom... but to fly as fast and as far as she wanted, that would be absolute freedom. "Second to that would be their fire-breath." That could be quite handy in a tight spot... Nice answer, yes. Cosgrach nodded approvingly, then grinned at the girl.
"Those two would really be amazing to have, huh?" Why need anything else, then? Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom "Well, there are a lot of different types of dragons, and I think they all breathe fire. In fact their eggs need to be hatched in a fire," he explained. Otherwise they wouldn't get hot enough to hatch.
"I think I'd most like to be able to fly. Like, with wings, not a broom," he added, answering the professor's last question. A Slytherin! Niiiice. No matter how many years had passed, Cosgrach still felt that excitement. Sort of. He was getting it back, at least.
"Right." Fly? Cool. He nodded. Quote:
Originally Posted by amadshade She smiled in triumph and raised her hand to respond with a happy "I think having dragon eyes would be the best," before doodling a rather poor drawing of a dragon's eye in the corner of her thus far empty parchment paper. ...their eyes? Cosgrach was confused.
"But it's their weakest point?" She was the Ravenclaw, though, so she probably had her logical logic. Quote:
Originally Posted by Grrr..Meow Bay new he liked this class for a reason. "Dragons, I would like to have their Long life Sir.. They tend to live for a long time if nothing interrupts that.. that is." Long life! That was a new thing mentioned!
"Very well." Cosgrach nodded at the boy enthusiastically. He wanted to see as many things as possible, then?
Good stuff. Quote:
Originally Posted by PuppySara "Well... Facts about them... I don't really have any, except the obvious that they fly... and that would actually be the ability I'd want. To fly... Without needing to use a broom of course." She knew she'd seem stupid probably but.. it was better to give some type of answer, right? "That's right, yes." Flying. For Quidditch?
Quidditch season was coming--
They were looking for commentators-- Quote:
Originally Posted by RachieRu "Dragons are cool..." She mused with a nod. They were. They were... "big. They're big." Though they could be small too. Like she was. "When they are grown up obviously."
"I'd like to have a dragon...." Because they were cool. "That, they are!" Cool. They really were.
Oh? Haha. He chuckled. Ambitious, wasn't she, like a Slytherin? Quote:
Originally Posted by hermionesclone "Professor?" he started, raising his hand in the air, "Erm... aside from what the others have said, dragons can be easily spotted so they have to be kept in dragon reserves to protect them from being seen and... to protect them from being poached." Was there anything else? "I heard that one is kept in Gringotts to guard some of the high-security vaults."
The next question didn't require as much thinking as the last one. "As for their traits... I think it'd be great to be able to fly without the use of a broom. Or... or have the power to protect those you care about even more." Protective hide and all. "Yes?" Cosgrach turned to the voice and was pleased to see the Head-Huffie was answering. They ought to be an example to the shy ones, after all, before anyone else.
"Very thoughtful and terrific," he muttered to the Head Boy. This was yet another point brought up, and it was a good one. Cosgrach nodded in ultimate approval.
Head Boy had head. Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana "Their parts are really useful in potions," she said. Well, this was a Potions class. "Just their blood alone has twelve different uses." That's what was special about them. "I don't think I'd like to have any dragon traits. We use their parts for nearly everything." Pause. "It'd be cool to be larger than life, though." Cosgrach was careful about this one too, because he didn't want hard feelings between himself and her. So, he tried to show he cared about her answer and nodded in the end.
"Correct," he said to the blood, and couldn't help but smile. Ambitious, wasn't she? Cosgrach... didn't know what to say, honestly.
This was another first, experienced with her contribution. Quote:
Originally Posted by Talikins "Dragons are awesome. That is all, Professor." Need say more? This girl! Cosgrach smiled at her answer. Wasn't she an excited girl? Sure was. That hopefully meant she was excited NOT to blast anything around him, too. Quote:
Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow "Dragons are reptiles that can fly and are able to breathe fire from around the age of six months old." Thank you, baby Roro!dragon, for the information. "There blood is particularly interesting, like Sophie said, because it has several uses, though it is expensive to get your hands on it." Metaphorically speaking. Ella wasn't down for rubbing her hands in dragon blood or whatever. Ick! "Also, I think it'd be pretty cool to have the strength that a dragon has." Good stuff! Cosgrach smiled at her vastly. He believed she had that strength in her human form, but it was too early to decide for sure, so he just said "Great input." Quote:
Originally Posted by Princesspower Sarah raised her hand, "they learn to fly at around one year, similar to the time bracket that humans begin to walk.Their eggs are non-tradable items but their horns are class B tradable material and when powdered horn is used in some potions" Sarah said.
"I agree with the others, I would love to be able to fly without needing a broom... like flying unaided" She knew a lot too. Cosgrach gave her a nod of approval. "Thorough information, well done." That she'd studied for CoMC at least. Quote:
Originally Posted by GrapehGrape Addi raised her hand, taking into account everyone's answers. "Dragons are magical creatures, but a lot of muggles have stories and fables about them. They breathe fire and the reason they exist in so many muggle stories is because they're hard to hide because they're so big and dangerous. Their heartstrings can be used as cores in wands." "Correct. Very well!" Cosgrach nodded at the girl from his class.
Names. He had to... do those. Sometime.
Ugh. Quote:
Originally Posted by Saraie But he would throw in his two cent "They are useful in most things that we make and have. For example we all use Dragon hide gloves for Herbology. As far as traits, breathing fire would be cool." Very cool. Well.... as cool as fire would be. "I don't think that they would be particularly good pets. Dangerous and the litter box wouldn't be an easy task." Litter box? Cosgrach laughed heartily. "You're right about that!" But he was right about other information he'd given too.
It was good to see that his old house had good students.
...hopefully. Quote:
Originally Posted by Meizzner Nigel was still relaxing in his chair and heard the first question. Right Dragons with their XXXXX classification. Cool stuff. He probably took to much time thinking it over because by the time he was ready to speak his answer was already said. He did not want to say the same thing twice. Ravenclaw prefect was going to keep silent? Okay. Cosgrach Couldn't force him to answer, after all. He hoped he was listening, at least..? Text Cut: Cutty Quote:
Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah Dragons. Oooh, would they be doing a dragon-based potion perhaps? Cutty thought about all of the things dragons had the ability to do. Was anyone's animagus form known to be a dragon? The ability was rare, he knew that much and rarer still seemed the likelihood that you'd be a dragon?? Why else would Professor Culloden...Cutty wrote his name down for the sake of getting it right each time he'd see him (as he sort of liked the bow and planned on maintaining it even if only on his half)...mention possessing it's characteristics as if it were never done?
He was still snickering over the spillout down by the older Slytherdude and it put him in the mood to be quite judgmental now as he listened to the answers given by others. Another silent one here. Well, Cosgrach hoped they would be more willing to protect the cauldrons and everyone here while brewing. Quote:
Originally Posted by Emzily Uhhhhh... "I would like to breath fire." It would warn off his many, many enemies. Fire, he said? Cosgrach grinned at him too, but this grin was less wider than the previous ones. He was the Slytherin prefect, after all. Cosgrach didn't want him to think he was cheeky. He clapped hands once again for them to concentrate as he walked to the front of the class and addressed the whole class.
"You generally mentioned flying, protection, offspring care, skin, eyes, blood and fire," he said, "and some of you wanted a long life. Well, some traits are achievable, some not, sadly." He made a face. "Today, we will focus on fire-breathing. Do you think it's possible to breathe fire exactly like a dragon? What might be this fire like?" OOC: The class will resume in 4 hours.
Last edited by StarShine; 01-08-2014 at 06:46 PM.
Reason: Adding OOC note
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