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Cassirin · 07-17-2011, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Nixy!

Iris hadn't been this excited for a class in a LONG time... and it wasn't even a proper class! The worst thing about it, was that Shaw was the teacher. He'd probably want to be a bear or a crocodile or something equally as insane... But that didn't matter. Animagus Theory is something Iris had spent a lot of time reading up on, so she was still definitely going to come to this lesson.

Walking into the classroom in a much more cheerful manner than usual, Iris stopped as she saw a woman stood at the front of the classroom. A pretty woman, at that. "Oh! Hullo, Miss... Where's Shaw? Have they fired him?!" The head girl asked, a litttle TOO enthusiastically. Oh, it'd be FANTASTIC if they had. The man was an imbecile... and liked chainsaws too much. That scared her, a lot.

Remembering the large box in her hands, Iris grinned cheerfully at the woman and opened the box to show dozens of cupcakes. "I saw the notice on the board, saying to bring snacks... so I made these." Iris hoped that she'd made enough for everyone.... if she hadn't, then they could always duplicate the cupcakes...

"No, not fired. Just back to work is all. If you could just pass the cupcakes and have a seat, we've already begun." Closest thing to a chastisement she was capable of.

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Originally Posted by Samira Malfoy Potter

Not a professor? Aw. And Samira was so excited to have her as a replacement of him... But she pushed those thought out of her head. She wanted to make the best impression possible.

Samira raised her hand eagerly to answer the question. "Registering when you become an animagi is very important because if anyone could become an animagus without registering, there would be animagus everywhere and there would be no sense of order. Not to mention many criminals could become unregistered animagi. That way they could go on the run as their animal, and the Ministry would have no idea. Also, it helps keep track of all the Wizards and Witches who become animaus. It could give the Ministry an idea and stuff..." That was an acceptable answer, right?

Oh, hooray. Class participation! "Yes, I would say we need the registry to be sure the ability isn't being used by criminals or other ne'er-do-wells to cause harm to others. It wouldn't be precisely true to say there would be animagii running around everywhere. The process is very difficult to master, even for a powerful wizard."

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Originally Posted by Macavity

Simon listened as the woman introduced herself, wondering ever so briefly if his brother then run into her working in the same department. He was aware of it, the registry he meant even knew one though Jonathan, their family friend Aurora. "Could it be to avoid the usage of the ability being used for more nefarious means?" he supplied lowering his hand. After all that would be a reason for it be under the Department of Law Enforcement as well as Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

That was more of a question than an answer, but Cade responded regardless. "Let me turn that around on you. Other than the purely academic pursuit of advanced magic, which is a reason I'm attempting the training, why else would someone study to become an animagus? There are pure reasons, of course, but there are a lot of sneaky ones."

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Originally Posted by nogoodforyou

Ooooh Magical Law Enforcement?

As the woman was talking, Helena figured that the lesson would be interesting, even though she mentioned that she wasn't qualified for a practical part, or something like that. But after the last Transfiguration lesson, Helena didn't even want anymore practical lessons.

She also wondered in what animal was she training to turn into, but it wasn't suitable to ask, since the class had officially started. And now... the girl knew about the registry, but why could it be important? "Maybe it would've been some kind of... chaos," she said with her hand raised, "if there were unregistered animagi all around," riiiight?

"Yes, we do prefer order, don't we?" Cade smiled at that. Considering the state of her filing cabinet and inbox at work, Cade pretty much required order in her life. That answer made sense to her.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi passed her box of cookies to the person sitting next to them, not really noticing whoever it was that had sat down next to her, and instead kept her focus on on the woman standing before them. Her eyes sparkled when she introduced herself and explained what her position was. Sure, Kurumi dreamed of doing something with a bit more...flair? Working with dragons sounded fascinating, but so did the sort of work Professor (?) Howard did.

And she was training to become an animagus! That was even more fascinating. Kurumi had managed to sprout cat whiskers the other day, but that was due to an entirely different set of abilities.

Kurumi paused for a moment to think about the question being asked.

"To keep track of those who are capable of turning into animals. There are the negative reasons, such as those who are capable of turning into an animal at will would be more likely to escape wizarding law..." She swallowed for a moment. "I suppose there is also the risk of a witch or wizard being mistaken for a stray cat or dog and being taken in by non-magical people as a pet..."

She sipped on her glass of lemonade and looked around shyly. She wasn't entirely sure where that last bit had come from, but it certainly could be a concern, right?

"You see both of those, actually. Those who avoid justice by hiding in animal form are much harder to catch, and they would be nearly impossible if we didn't know the ability even existed. And malicious behavior towards Muggles would be easy if one could live in their home as a pet. Imagine the hijinks!"

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Originally Posted by Pinky

...a MINISTRY employee. Well THAT tidbit of information put a sour taste in Lexi's mouth. Her experience with MoM employees made her VERY wary of this woman. Crossing her arms across her chest Lexi LOOKED at her for a long moment before raising one hand slightly and saying, "So that all Anamagii can be tracked? Or... perhaps so that the Ministry can keep these witches and wizards under their watchful eye? Oh that is about the same thing isn't it?"

It was clear, Lexi assumed, that she was no fan of the Ministry or any involvement of theirs in HER school. HMPH FOR LIFE.

Why was this girl... sneering at her? Not very gallant behavior for the noble house of Gryffindor. Hmm. "Tracked isn't precisely the right word. I think you mean something different."

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Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz

Neptune pursed her lips, the Bott-line-of-disapproval making a special appearance just for Evelyn. Neptune hadn't been taking a jab at the VERY jab-worthy Syltherin; she'd just been stating facts. Evelyn wasn't gracious or graceful, or even a little bit kind like a hostess should be. Or a waitress, for that matter. It was just TRUTH.

And see? Not serving Neptune? SEE? Neptune crossed her arms and wore her smug I was right, SEEEE? face.

Rookie mistake. Not only did Evelyn lack all the common courtesy a cookie-passer-out should possess, she also lived in a dungeon. Bacteria hands, much? Ew. Neptune wasn't eating a cookie now anyway.

....and Neptune wasn't meant to be on lemonade duty right?? Surely that was a mistake. She was Neptune Bott. Someone that worked at the Ministry should know as much.

Hmph.

Neptune raised her hand. "The registry is sort of meddlesome if you ask me." And she had, so there.

And another incomplete answer, this time from a Ravenclaw who should know better. Perhaps missorted?

"You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. It doesn't change the existence of the registry or why some would choose to believe it necessary," she answered in a gentle tone.

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Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Selina rose her hand and answered briefly, "Well I suppose it would have to be because you need to keep track of the people in the Wizarding World who can do something others can't. People with special abilities have an aptitude and ability to work outside the lines of the law. If you know who they are the whole working outside the law thing becomes less probable. You see, they would be on record that they do have the ability to do something dangerous. Also... its a bookkeeping think. Isn't paperwork one of the Ministry's favorite little ditties?"

"It happens to be something I'm fond of, yes, but I'm a bit of an odd duck," Cade relaxed a bit at the very intelligent answer presented. Hooray, class participation!

"But you are absolutely correct. It is for the safety for themselves, the greater Magical community, and the broader Muggle community that we keep track of those who complete Animagus training. The registry is open to the public, so it isn't as if we keep a big black book of names locked up somewhere. So if you have a rabbit problem in your garden, you can check the list to see if that neighbor you are feuding with is playing a pesky trick on you."

It made sense to her, but then Caedwyn Howard had nothing to hide. Perhaps it felt intrusive to those who were more private in nature.

"Does anyone know what data the Ministry requires in our registry?"

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Cassirin Legacy!! Manticore Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Nom nom nom Posts: 43,209 Hogwarts RPG Name: Mercer Branxton Ravenclaw Seventh Year x7 x8	Made of Awesome \| Ern-la the Best-wa \| TZ's Apogee Quote: Originally Posted by Nixy! Iris hadn't been this excited for a class in a LONG time... and it wasn't even a proper class! The worst thing about it, was that Shaw was the teacher. He'd probably want to be a bear or a crocodile or something equally as insane... But that didn't matter. Animagus Theory is something Iris had spent a lot of time reading up on, so she was still definitely going to come to this lesson. Walking into the classroom in a much more cheerful manner than usual, Iris stopped as she saw a woman stood at the front of the classroom. A pretty woman, at that. "Oh! Hullo, Miss... Where's Shaw? Have they fired him?!" The head girl asked, a litttle TOO enthusiastically. Oh, it'd be FANTASTIC if they had. The man was an imbecile... and liked chainsaws too much. That scared her, a lot. Remembering the large box in her hands, Iris grinned cheerfully at the woman and opened the box to show dozens of cupcakes. "I saw the notice on the board, saying to bring snacks... so I made these." Iris hoped that she'd made enough for everyone.... if she hadn't, then they could always duplicate the cupcakes... "No, not fired. Just back to work is all. If you could just pass the cupcakes and have a seat, we've already begun." Closest thing to a chastisement she was capable of. Quote: Originally Posted by Samira Malfoy Potter Not a professor? Aw. And Samira was so excited to have her as a replacement of him... But she pushed those thought out of her head. She wanted to make the best impression possible. Samira raised her hand eagerly to answer the question. "Registering when you become an animagi is very important because if anyone could become an animagus without registering, there would be animagus everywhere and there would be no sense of order. Not to mention many criminals could become unregistered animagi. That way they could go on the run as their animal, and the Ministry would have no idea. Also, it helps keep track of all the Wizards and Witches who become animaus. It could give the Ministry an idea and stuff..." That was an acceptable answer, right? Oh, hooray. Class participation! "Yes, I would say we need the registry to be sure the ability isn't being used by criminals or other ne'er-do-wells to cause harm to others. It wouldn't be precisely true to say there would be animagii running around everywhere. The process is very difficult to master, even for a powerful wizard." Quote: Originally Posted by Macavity Simon listened as the woman introduced herself, wondering ever so briefly if his brother then run into her working in the same department. He was aware of it, the registry he meant even knew one though Jonathan, their family friend Aurora. "Could it be to avoid the usage of the ability being used for more nefarious means?" he supplied lowering his hand. After all that would be a reason for it be under the Department of Law Enforcement as well as Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. That was more of a question than an answer, but Cade responded regardless. "Let me turn that around on you. Other than the purely academic pursuit of advanced magic, which is a reason I'm attempting the training, why else would someone study to become an animagus? There are pure reasons, of course, but there are a lot of sneaky ones." Quote: Originally Posted by nogoodforyou Ooooh Magical Law Enforcement? As the woman was talking, Helena figured that the lesson would be interesting, even though she mentioned that she wasn't qualified for a practical part, or something like that. But after the last Transfiguration lesson, Helena didn't even want anymore practical lessons. She also wondered in what animal was she training to turn into, but it wasn't suitable to ask, since the class had officially started. And now... the girl knew about the registry, but why could it be important? "Maybe it would've been some kind of... chaos," she said with her hand raised, "if there were unregistered animagi all around," riiiight? "Yes, we do prefer order, don't we?" Cade smiled at that. Considering the state of her filing cabinet and inbox at work, Cade pretty much required order in her life. That answer made sense to her. Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Kurumi passed her box of cookies to the person sitting next to them, not really noticing whoever it was that had sat down next to her, and instead kept her focus on on the woman standing before them. Her eyes sparkled when she introduced herself and explained what her position was. Sure, Kurumi dreamed of doing something with a bit more...flair? Working with dragons sounded fascinating, but so did the sort of work Professor (?) Howard did. And she was training to become an animagus! That was even more fascinating. Kurumi had managed to sprout cat whiskers the other day, but that was due to an entirely different set of abilities. Kurumi paused for a moment to think about the question being asked. "To keep track of those who are capable of turning into animals. There are the negative reasons, such as those who are capable of turning into an animal at will would be more likely to escape wizarding law..." She swallowed for a moment. "I suppose there is also the risk of a witch or wizard being mistaken for a stray cat or dog and being taken in by non-magical people as a pet..." She sipped on her glass of lemonade and looked around shyly. She wasn't entirely sure where that last bit had come from, but it certainly could be a concern, right? "You see both of those, actually. Those who avoid justice by hiding in animal form are much harder to catch, and they would be nearly impossible if we didn't know the ability even existed. And malicious behavior towards Muggles would be easy if one could live in their home as a pet. Imagine the hijinks!" Quote: Originally Posted by Pinky ...a MINISTRY employee. Well THAT tidbit of information put a sour taste in Lexi's mouth. Her experience with MoM employees made her VERY wary of this woman. Crossing her arms across her chest Lexi LOOKED at her for a long moment before raising one hand slightly and saying, "So that all Anamagii can be tracked? Or... perhaps so that the Ministry can keep these witches and wizards under their watchful eye? Oh that is about the same thing isn't it?" It was clear, Lexi assumed, that she was no fan of the Ministry or any involvement of theirs in HER school. HMPH FOR LIFE. Why was this girl... sneering at her? Not very gallant behavior for the noble house of Gryffindor. Hmm. "Tracked isn't precisely the right word. I think you mean something different." Quote: Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz Neptune pursed her lips, the Bott-line-of-disapproval making a special appearance just for Evelyn. Neptune hadn't been taking a jab at the VERY jab-worthy Syltherin; she'd just been stating facts. Evelyn wasn't gracious or graceful, or even a little bit kind like a hostess should be. Or a waitress, for that matter. It was just TRUTH. And see? Not serving Neptune? SEE? Neptune crossed her arms and wore her smug I was right, SEEEE? face. Rookie mistake. Not only did Evelyn lack all the common courtesy a cookie-passer-out should possess, she also lived in a dungeon. Bacteria hands, much? Ew. Neptune wasn't eating a cookie now anyway. ....and Neptune wasn't meant to be on lemonade duty right?? Surely that was a mistake. She was Neptune Bott. Someone that worked at the Ministry should know as much. Hmph. Neptune raised her hand. "The registry is sort of meddlesome if you ask me." And she had, so there. And another incomplete answer, this time from a Ravenclaw who should know better. Perhaps missorted? "You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. It doesn't change the existence of the registry or why some would choose to believe it necessary," she answered in a gentle tone. Quote: Originally Posted by fanficfanatict Selina rose her hand and answered briefly, "Well I suppose it would have to be because you need to keep track of the people in the Wizarding World who can do something others can't. People with special abilities have an aptitude and ability to work outside the lines of the law. If you know who they are the whole working outside the law thing becomes less probable. You see, they would be on record that they do have the ability to do something dangerous. Also... its a bookkeeping think. Isn't paperwork one of the Ministry's favorite little ditties?" "It happens to be something I'm fond of, yes, but I'm a bit of an odd duck," Cade relaxed a bit at the very intelligent answer presented. Hooray, class participation! "But you are absolutely correct. It is for the safety for themselves, the greater Magical community, and the broader Muggle community that we keep track of those who complete Animagus training. The registry is open to the public, so it isn't as if we keep a big black book of names locked up somewhere. So if you have a rabbit problem in your garden, you can check the list to see if that neighbor you are feuding with is playing a pesky trick on you." It made sense to her, but then Caedwyn Howard had nothing to hide. Perhaps it felt intrusive to those who were more private in nature. "Does anyone know what data the Ministry requires in our registry?" __________________ ★ Dawn ★ Awakening ★ Spiritual ★ Hopeful ★ Honest