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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Roman Gellar
Slytherin Seventh Year
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SPOILER!!: Professors Morgan AND Glendower Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazinga  Yes! Yes! Everyone was getting snaps! How adorable was all their entrances and look how sweet they were saying hello to her. First she gave a hello to Adi, and then to Eden. "It's just a happy day!" Yes, that it was. She nodded at her, "Wouldn't miss it." Beaming she watched the other students enter. Her best friends class was just so fabulous and her look, she couldn't wait to see what that was about.
Smiling at Ethan she wondered if he knew his Yeti picture was hanging in her office, but she'd tell him later. Class was going to start and she couldn't be a bad Professor and talk. She waved at Kace as well and nodded to his question. Yes she was joining or she wouldn't be sitting here right now.
Oooh and it was time to get started, gosh she loved Nessa's hair! It was so long, maybe she should charm her own to be that long for the fun of it. She wondered if someone might like it long or even shorter. Hmm shorter might be fun. Her mind drifted to these things until students started answering a question. Whoops, what was the question? The Divination Professor listened trying to catch up. Quote:
Originally Posted by emjay SPOILER!!: answers Nessa’s beamy smile fell just a bit as she called on Benjamin. Wait.. didn’t she just ask the class to not give her the rating classifications that told how dangerous a creature was? ”Yes, there are..” she began slowly. ”But that’s not what we are looking for today.” She did not want to be discouraging though because he was technically right and she did appreciate the attempt. It was just that they were on a slightly different topic, but she still gave the boy an encouraging smile.
Was it just her or did the head girl look visibly relieved.. or maybe just happy to be there? Nessa determined it was the latter and she gave Alexa a big smile which soon turned a bit thoughtful. Maybe she hadn’t been clear enough? Nessa wasn’t sure how to be any more clear to say this and not that, but it seemed not everyone understood. She’d have to clear that up quickly. “Yes, that’s probably true,” she said brightly, chuckling a bit at the girl’s humor. “But we’re going to be talking about a different type of classification today actually..”
Nessa’s brown eyes caught a movement and she looked over to see Eden giving her a wave. Smiling widely, she gave her a happy little wave back then waited a moment to see if she had a contribution to the discussion. No? Well, note taking was always good as long as she was writing what they were actually meaning to be talking about today.
One could not miss the relieved look of gratitude on Professor Glendower’s face upon hearing this Hufflepuff’s answer. Maybe she had been clear enough after all. “Yes! Exactly, Toby.. thank you.” She beamed at the boy then flicked her wand at the board to begin a list. “Beings is one of the classifications and the creatures that fall under this heading need to have enough cognizant comprehension that they are given an input in things like laws.” Thank you for paying attention, Toby!
And good, they seemed to be back on the right track again. Nessa smiled approvingly at Brooklyn and gave her a nod upon hearing her answer. “Correct. Another classification would be Beasts.” Wand flick at the board. “These are typically what we would think of as animals in the wizarding world. Dragons are one, yes.. mostly ones that can’t speak, but there are some that fall under this category that can speak. But no say in laws..” Good contribution to the discussion.
Uhh… what? Professor Glendower fixed who she now knew for certain to be Angel with a curious look. She really did not know what she was on about, but it seemed a bit concerning. Not that right now was the time for it. “I see..” she began, not wanting to delve too far into it right now, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t talk to her if she wanted to later. “I’m sure this is a discussion for another time, but my office door is always welcome if you feel the need to talk to someone,” she added kindly. That was part of her job, to mentor as well.
Moving on.. Did she have an answer to her question? It appeared that Angel fell into the group that did not seem to understand her question. She did not want the rating of mild to dangerous beasts. “I suppose that’s possible,” she began with a soft smile. “But we won’t be discussing that today.” Perhaps she could ask Professor Thompson.
Trying to keep her pleasant smile, Nessa raised an eyebrow as Zeke offered his answer. At this point, she wasn’t sure if half the class was trying to play a joke on her or what, but she had been certain that she asked them to not recite the ratings of beasts. But she told herself that she had the patience of a saint and she kept her reassuring smile as she shook her head. “I suppose it does, but that sort of thing is Professor Thompson’s expertise. We are interested in the official classification of all wizarding creatures not the rating system today.” She pointed up at the list on the board that she had started given a few of the other answers.
Nessa nodded at Jasmine to call on her, seeing that her hand was raised and she beamed happily at her answer. Yes, just what she was looking for! “Correct.. Spirit is also one and those creatures would fall under that heading.” Wand flick at the board added a few more notes.
Nessa smiled at Ian as he offered his answer as well. “Yes, very good..” She added a couple more notes onto the board with her wand, nodding approvingly to him as he scribbled down his own notes
Nessa called on Hadleigh, then gave her a mysterious sort of smile. “Well..” she began, “House-elves do fall under the Beings category.. but where would Dementors fit? We may get to that in just a bit..” Smiling, she added house-elves to the board as well.
What… was this? Nessa gave Aubrey a look, then shifted her eyes to Angel. Some sort of sisterly row she supposed, but they didn’t need to get into it right now. She chose to ignore it for now as nothing seemed to far out of hand, instead deciding to focus on the girl’s answer. “I guess that’s one way to look at it. The rating system anyway.. but that is not what we’re looking for today..” She supposed she could understand why some people were getting confused as the two systems had such similar names, but she did ask them to not give her that one.
Umm.. Nessa smiled faintly, mostly because she always tried to be encouraging and didn’t want to tell students they were wrong. And, while Kace was technically correct in what he said, he was a little off base. “Yes, I would imagine..” she started. And though she’d expect the Ministry to have that, she didn’t really know for sure. “But we are getting a little off-topic. We aren’t too worried about pests, just with the three main classifications.”
Nessa gave an unimpressed look between Angel and Aubrey. While she did love the performing arts, could just one of her classes be drama-free? In the real life drama sense of the word at least. She didn’t mind drama if the lesson called for it as it sometimes did, but this was not what she had bargained for. And she could tell that the girls had some sort of row that needed to be worked out elsewhere. “That’s enough, girls,” she said kindly but firmly. “If there is an issue that I can help you two work out then please see me after class, otherwise let’s conduct ourselves properly please.” She gave a smile to Adi as he gave a similar reminder to one of the girls. “Thank you, Prefect Rehman.” While she could handle anything serious, it was nice to see the prefects taking responsibility even if he wasn’t their prefect per se.
Oh dear. Nessa still smiled at the girl though she was taken aback a bit by her answer. Cooties.. really? That seemed like something a five year old would be concerned with, not necessarily a nearly teenage girl, but ok. “Oh, we’re not talking about the one with the X’s, no..” Whether they were kisses, or cooties, or ranking of danger. “So it’s nothing we need to be worried about anyway,” she answered brightly.. sort of.
Oh she was always so pleased when students not only understood what they were meaning to be discussing but also delved a bit deeper than just the basic facts. “Why, yes, that’s correct!” she said a bit enthusiastically, quite happy with Greyson’s answer. “There have been ongoing disputes about exactly where certain creatures fit within the classification system. We’ll be discussing that as well.” Good job.
Brown eyes swept over Bay as she surveyed the classroom and she gave him an approving smile. She had not noticed that he had fallen asleep or might have been concerned.. but she did see what appeared to be note taking and that was productive.
Nessa gave Caleb an encouraging smile at his answer. He was pretty much on target. “Yes, typically beings are classified as those with more advanced intelligence.. though centaurs are not classified as beings. Any guess as to why?” Though they would likely get to that explanation a bit later.
Nessa beamed brightly at the young Ravenclaw as she was the next to provide an informative answer. “Why, yes, Grogan Stump was the Minister for Magic that helped to shape our current classification system.. very good.” She sent that information to the board with a flick of her wand.
“Just out of curiosity,” she said, addressing the whole class. “Did anyone have Grogan Stump as their Wizarding card during our lesson on those?” She couldn’t quite remember, but she didn’t always have the best memory.
Nodding towards Andrew to call on him, she listened to his answer before nodding in the affirmative. “Yes, that’s exactly what I am referring to,” she smiled. “The three official classifications given by the Ministry are Spirits, Beasts, and Beings.” Did everyone hear that? That was what she needed and it was up on the board now anyway. Now, perhaps they could add a few more creatures to the lists.
Still looking around the classroom for anyone else who might have an answer, brown eyes fell on a silent Lux. At least she was taking notes. Hopefully she was taking notes on the relevant answers though.
And another silent student.. though Nessa thought she saw Zander’s hand in the air. No..? She watched him for a moment to give him a chance to answer then moved on to the rest of the classroom. Perhaps she had gotten all the answers she was going to.
Well, that was more like the attitude that she had come to expect from Zahra. Nessa smiled widely at the enthusiastic girl as she provided her creative answer. “Some do talk.. some I am sure could eat one’s face with gravy..” That was certainly one way to put it. “Werewolves are considered beasts only part of the time though, but yes I believe they do have their own little section at the Ministry. We may talk a little more about them as well.”
As she was looking for anyone else to answer, her eyes fell on her best friend who appeared to be deep in thought and she couldn’t help but to smile. She did hope she knew that she was allowed to answer the questions too, though Nessa was sure that she was allowing the students to have a chance. But another’s perspective was almost always a good thing and she was sure Cassie’s thoughts would only be a positive contribution.
Nessa gave the young Slytherin an encouraging smile before answering. “Well, today we are more focused on magical ones.” Though that would be a way to classify creatures in general she supposed.
Nessa smiled widely at the girl’s compliment, then listened to her answer. It seemed she fell in with the slightly confused group of the class. “I suppose that is likely true.. but we aren’t talking about the rating system, instead we are discussing the official classification of beings, beasts, and spirits.” She pointed at the information they had begun to compile on the board.
No answer? Nessa looked over at Ruby who was obviously deep in thought over the contributions of her classmates. It was probably best to get moving with the rest of the lesson anyway.
Nessa took a deep breath before addressing the entire class. It seemed some were very confused given some of the answers she had gotten even after specifically asking that they not give her those. “Alright, class, as you can see from the board,” she began, gesturing to the information written there. “There are three official classifications given to magical creatures – Beings, Beasts, and Spirits. And we are talking magical creatures in the most general of terms. That includes people too. We are not talking about the rating system that the Ministry gives to what we consider to be animals as this is not Care of Magical Creatures class.” She supposed it needed repeating so hopefully everyone was paying attention this time and perhaps the visual aid of the board would otherwise help them to grasp the concept.
Nessa pointed to the board as she continued. “Now here is a list of what we have come up with so far. This is very incomplete and I’m sure that we can come up with a little more to fill this in.. so what other creatures would fit under these headings? What are the traits of each of the classifications or how are they determined? What defines beast, being, or spirit? And start to think of why these classifications are in place.. What reasons would we need this organization of creatures?”
OOC – Please provide an answer to one or more of the questions Professor Glendower has posed to the class (specifically the last paragraph) about Being, Beast, or Spirit classification. Please remember that it is not about the X rating system the Ministry assigns to Magical Creatures.
Professor Morgan was the best. Eden LOVED her. And she was enjoying sitting next to her because she was being so NICE and COOL. Hehe. And having the happy, bubbly person next to her was helping her feel positive, too. She kept smiling up at her, too. HAI PROFESSOR MORGAN.
So Eden was right in thinking the 'X' classifications were NOT the ones Professor Glendower wanted. But oh--now that she thought about it, yeah, she DID know about the spirits and whatnot classifications. Oops. Regardless, she was taking notes like a madwoman. Because..this was interesting. Yes. Very interesting. HMPH.
She glanced up at the board. Right. Makes sense. And now for more discussions. Eden was enjoying this class thus far...especially with all of the CREATURES stuff, yes! Hehe.
The Ravenclaw timidly raised her hand. "I think Centaurs would definitely be in the 'Being' classification, Professor." She said softly. They were the first creatures she had thought of when she saw the word 'beings.' Well, besides humans, of course. As for the other questions..hmm.. "Well..I think we'd need the classifications because you can't deal with 'beings' problems the way you can deal with, say, a 'spirits' problem. The two are much too different..." she said with a nod. "Need to be able to handle everyone efficiently." It wasn't...a perfect answer. but Eden had SUCH a hard time putting her thoughts into words most times.
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Roman Gellar ● 1st Year ● Slytherin |