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Originally Posted by littledhampir 
When Moxley started talking, Oliver quickly took a seat on a tire next to Ava. He didn't want to have to spend the entire lesson standing. Not that he thought they were going to be sitting for long. They never did in lessons at Hogwarts.
Olly closed his eyes to more properly visualize. He pictured everything Moxley said, eventually realizing that in this case visualizing actually worked better with his eyes opening, considering he was surrounded by the very things he was visualizing. He imagined living in the environment that had been replicated in the classroom. Yeah, that would not exactly be pleasant. "I would feel unsafe," he said after raising his hand. "Like if the government or the police or whoever is supposed to be in charge doesn't care enough to make sure it doesn't get so dirty, they wouldn't care enough about making sure the people who live here are safe." Quote:
Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl Wait, they were in Muggle Studies, correct, and not in his mother's shrink's office, on the couch being asked to talk about feelings? David gave the professor-Headmistress a curious look in reply to her question about how this ugly lot was supposed to make them feel. Feelings. Ugh. Feelings were ugh.
Still, he was a student, and a good one at that, so he HAD to raise his hand to answer the question.
"Depressed," the Ravenclaw sighed out. Yes, this abandoned-looking alley way would make him feel depressed. "Or like a bum," he added half-heartedly. Just in case she was going to have them act out the bum life today, Davie was ready. He could scowl like a bum and everything. He could probably even growl at kids if they tried to take his chocolate frog collection, or better yet, if they tried to sit on his and Blaise's tire. IT WAS HIS TIRE. HE LIVED HERE NOW. HIS.
See, he was ready. Quote:
Originally Posted by MunchyBubbles Azura listened carefully to the Professor/Headmistress's question.. How would she feel if she had to live or play or walk by a place like this?
Merlin!
The first year put her hand in the air and spoke. "I would feel like I would be in danger! You never know what could be lurking around here, also.. For the people who aren't exactly.. Coordinated.. like herself! Hello four broken noses! "a place like this would pose a constant hazard to that person and everyone around them." You've been warned everyone!
She nodded and looked around and shook her head.. It would be awful to live in a place like this! Quote:
Originally Posted by hermygirl Sam might have let out a small gasp as she entered the classroom, and then again as she exited and re-entered it to check what she was seeing was real. It was definitely a classroom door on the outside, but like a city on the inside.
It wasn't dismal at all. It was like home.
She couldn't help but grin as she let her gaze run across the abandoned lot, covered in buckets and tyres. One of those would suffice as a seat, of course, but she really wanted to go perch on one of the fences, or even better, on the top of that wall.
So tempting. It'd take barely jiffy to get up there.
Something told her it was likely just an illusion on the actual walls of the classroom, so instead she lithely hopped between some buckets and tyres on her way to the front of the classroom, finally plopping down on a large-ish tractor tyre.
"Awesome classroom, Professor," she said by way of greeting with a grin. Best yet, she reckoned.
And, oh, the lesson was starting!
How would it make her feel? Sam tilted her head at the professor. She wasn't sure what she was meant to answer here. She twisted around on her tyre and glanced round the room once more, her previous excitement for the lesson dissipating into awkwardness.
"S'a bit cold," she answered finally. "Too open tah be ideal fah livin'. Nah shelter from wet ei'ver. Not bad for playin' 'n climbin' wiff ya mates though." Quote:
Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi The Head Boy was looking around at the abandoned city / classroom while sitting on one of the tires and waited for the Professor to start the lesson. As he heard a whistle like sound, Yoongi turned his head to the Headmistress to listen.
Okay so what was up with the whole ‘imagine if’ scenarios in classes lately. First Defence class where they had to ‘imagine if someone bigger attacked you’ and now muggle studies with a ‘imagine if you lived in a post-apocalyptic city’. He tried to imagine and unsafe was definitely one of the first things that popped up in his mind. “Like a homeless person struggling with hope” he said after raising his hand in the air. Quote:
Originally Posted by Callie Haddie frowned in mild annoyance. Some people just don't appreciate a good nickname. Shame.
Oh, this was an easy question. Haddie already knew the answer to that, though not from personal experience. It's just one of those things that she picked up through what people say and through movies and tv and books and such. Depressed.
"D..." Haddie's mouth slammed shut. The Dodo Bird stole her answer before she could give it. Typical of him. Why was he even in this class anyway? He hated Muggles and Muggleborns because they didn't know their magical history.
Haddie rolled her eyes. "Anxious. And Claustrophobic." Nailed it. Quote:
Originally Posted by Meizzner Dante would take a seat, Thank you Headmistress or was it still Professor. Or did it not matter and Dante was only making himself confused. Yeah that was probably it. So Dante took a seat and waited for her to begin her lesson. Well Dante first question would be why on merlin's earth would there still be school if the city looked abandoned. Dante would be more focused on surviving then school.
Lord of the Flies with only the Headmistress.
"Depends have i been living in this area my whole life because if so then it would just be normal and why would the school be open when this place looks abandoned."
Dante would pay money to read that book and yes he did know what that book was. He even read it surprisingly enough. Quote:
Originally Posted by WeasleyGirl Hugo sat down on a tire and watched as everyone else was entering the room. He wondered if there could be a rat around here or worse...spiders. And just a few minutes later the class began.
He looked around when Moxley started telling them about living in a place like this or walking by a place like this. The prefect raised his hand, "Dirty, uncomfortable and that something dangerous could happen to me" nodded. He wasn't the most organized person but he wouldn't stand living in a messy place. Nope. Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 "I can't wait to see what it's about, Professor.'' Though she was sure it had something to do about proper disposal of garbage or perhaps cleaning up one's surroundings.
Oh! It seemed Azura was right behind her on the way in as was Olivia. Rachel smiled at them both when they sat next to her. She was always pleased to have company. “Hello, girls.’’ She could not miss the loud voice of one Haddie Denaker. The dark haired girl smiled at her other friend but then said, “I think you forgot to address her a ‘Professor’.’’ Rachel was always having to look out for her best friend. She then turned back to the others joining the class. She smiled back at Esme. “Hello there, Melbourne.’’ Rachel now looked around at the newcomer. She was familiar but did not know the girl. “I’m Rachel.’’ The first year saw Jace take a seat close by to her and notice the wave. “Hello, Samurai,’’ she mouthed to him as she waved back. Noticing Ilia, she threw the Snake a smirk. The puffed up girl probably thought her bum was too high and mighty to be placed on a tire or bucket.
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There came the whistle which surely meant the start of the class. Rachel listened raptly and did as Professor Moxley suggested. She couldn't help but turn up her face in mild disgust. She never wanted to live in someplace like this. The Eagle lifted a hand. "Disgust since it is certainly not healthy for anyone and it's an eye sore.'' Aside from health purposes, there were others reasons for not wanting to live in a dump. Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy As more people arrived, she smiled at them. She was starting to feel a little more comfortable, and an adult presence had a lot to do with that. Professor Moxley was so nice, but then Esme had already known that seeing as she had been her student for a few terms and her Badger for one.
As the lesson started, she looked around the 'classroom' with a frown on her face. Yeah, she could never imagine living in a place like this. Walking her dog in a scary neighbourhood. Walking past THIS on her way to school... It would be absolutely horrible! She would TRY to picture it, however.
Raising her hand, she said, "uncomfortable more than anything. This place is dirty, abandoned, and reminds me of something post-apocalyptic. Rather unsettling - like something bad is going to happen." Maybe the zombies? Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana
*GAAAAAAAAASP*
The Headmistress knew her name?! That was SO COOL! The Headmistress was basically a celebrity around here, and Ariadne felt super cool having the woman know her by name. Sure, EVERYBODY had their called by her, but Ariadne still felt pretty awesome. She even gave the woman a wide smile before launching into a spill of replies.
"I'm glad you're okay, and you're welcome! I would have helped you and gotten you out of danger, you know! I learned some Muggle defense moves in Professor Hirsch's class!" she explained. She followed that up with a eye-gauging motion with her first two fingers. Okay. Never mind Defense class. She had some thoughts about the Muggle Studies question, too!
"The mess made me feel like danger was around," she answered, raising her hand even though she had JUST been talking to the woman. "I felt scared, because you were just sitting there looking helpless, and I thought maybe something dangerous was still lurking around here." She assumed that wasn't the case, though, seeing as Moxley was just carrying on with class.
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Originally Posted by Goblinfrog Kitty lived in a very expensive mansion with her magical mom and Muggle father, and it was always clean. Her mother never tolerated disorder in the house, and some of the biggest arguments Kitty had had with her mom revolved around how clean to keep her room. Personally Kitty thought her mom took it all a bit too far, but they both agreed on cleanness. Kitty couldn't imagine having to live in a place that always looked like this room.
"It would make me feel gloomy and out of place. It wouldn't reflect my self expression, and it's probably very unhealthy." Kitty responded truthfully. "But my mom would hate it even more. She'd probably have a heart attack if our yard ever looked like this" Quote:
Originally Posted by Sararara Norah, who had opted to stand next to Yoongi just to enjoy the fact that their height difference wasn't as dramatic when he was sitting down, was all smiles for the Headmistress, abandoned wasteland or not. Sure, maybe it was kind of dismal and broken down, but that didn't mean they weren't going to have an ADVENTURE there. Or something. Didn't these lessons always turn into adventures? She was willing to bet a substantial amount of her chocolate frog stash that there was some very cool stuff to discover if anybody looked hard enough. That was the whole point of exploring, after all.
With a hand in the air, she waited to be called on to offer an idea. Y'know, once she'd REALLY REALLY visualized it 'n all that. It was hard to be as excited when you thought about it that way. Maybe that was the point. "I'd be worried, probably. And I bet I'd want to make it better for everybody else, if they were worried too." Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom How would she feel if she LIVED here? Well, it would definitely be the end of the world then. Scarlett's parents would NEVER let them end up in a place like this. Unless of course there was a third wizarding war, in which case, she was going to get out of this country ASAP. Hmmm. Maybe that was the point of this lesson? To help learn about war torn countries?
She raised her hand. "Well, I'd probably be nervous all the time that I'd get hurt by something. Criminals, a dirty nail sticking out on the ground, lack of shelter or dirty drinking water..." anything could really mean DEATH in this place honestly. Quote:
Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin Colt heard Professor Moxley's greeting and he beamed. It didn't seem like they were doing graffiti by looking at her outfit but he wanted to say it anyways. He heard her intro was kind of bored. Blah blah blah, he began to daze off but then her question made him come back to reality. His first reaction was he snorted with laughter. Well lady he already lived in an area like this. Before he raised his hand, he heard everyone else's answers. He found them amusing. A lot would be claustrophobic and anxious. You slowly get used to it people. Like come on. It isn't too bad.
Colt then decided to butt in and say what he had to say, "Professor I actually grew up in a city like this.." he gestured his hands around her scenery. "I actually didn't think about the area being too clustered. It was kind of fun playing baseball on the blacktop. I slowly got used to the smells and I got used to it. This is how I learned to draw actually but sketching on the walls.." He had to thank his city friends for that. Quote:
Originally Posted by weasleyrima Jessie bite her lips lightly.
Imagine about living in such place like this. How would she feel if she lived here?
This replica was different with her previous living place.
Hers was save, clean, and lovely. As the only daughter in her family, she was raised as a spoiled girl. The young lioness only has one answer. She raised her hand and spoke her mind.
"Of course it would be dangerous. I'll feel like someone or something always stalk me and might attack me anytime.I'd prefer to hiding in somewhere or looking for protection." Quote:
Originally Posted by Hera She was gesturing to sit.................. okay. Zeke complied, but instead of sitting on SOMETHING he simply sat on the ground, legs bent at the knees in front of him - oh the curse of long legs.
He still didn't really understand the point of this... space, nevertheless as their lesson discussion began, he wondered if this would be a 'community' project thing. Something about taxes and allocations to parks and infrastructure? Bleh.
Zeke considered the space for a moment before supplying his thoughts on the matter, his hand raised, "If I was younger, I'd feel excited... cause you know, adventure... but now, it just kinda looks exhausting, like, it looks like work." Like so much work. Quote:
Originally Posted by Stefan SPOILER!!: Mel & Haddie before class started
He really should get used to the Gryffindor energy. They are a bunch of fun people, to be honest, and Jace thought he could use some of their enthusiasm. The Ravenclaw nodded in confirmation, “I like my house. It has got everything I need.” Should he tell her about their library? Probably, it was not a wise idea because it seemed that these things are supposed to be kept secret. Besides, she’d be bored if he started talking about it, and books. Gryffindors were more inclined to action anyway.
Jace wanted to ask Melbourne more questions, but an unwelcomed hand suddenly appeared before his face, making the boy lean a bit backwards. Oh yes, he’d seen her before, and Jace purposefully gave her a wide berth everytime she’s in the common room. Haddie’s energy didn’t compliment his, so he thought it was better to steer clear from her fellow Claw. Jace blinked once...twice...wondering if she was telling a joke, or simply was not as observant as he is. “Hi?” was it the right thing to say. “I think it’s not too late to fix the problem. I’m Jace.” He said leaning forward this time, and waved at her. “And...that’s odd. I’ve seen you during our second night in the Tower.” Surely, she hasn’t forgotten the puffskein-pygmy puff- ferret incident, right? He was there...with her friends.
Jace dropped all of his conversations with the girls, as soon as he heard the Headmistress call out to them by whistling. WHOA. She can do that too? Did Torrance see that? Jace was sure his Gryffindor friend would be pleased.
As the Headmistress spoke, Jace looked around him, trying to visualize himself living in a neighbourhood like this. It was kind of hard to pull up the image because back in Japan, everything was spic and span. Everything was in order. It’s the same thing when he moved to England a few years back.
But this...this was a terrible nightmare. He suddenly realized how lucky he is to be in a safe, and clean neighbourhood all his life.
Jace scrunched up his face as he listened to his classmates’ answers. He raised his own hand, and waited for the professor to call him out. “I’d be on alert mode the entire time professor.” It was a very suspicious place to be in, anyway. “The place isn’t being monitored, so most likely...bad things will happen in this place.” He hated to judge, but such place are always associated with evil doings. Quote:
Originally Posted by Ameh Jaemin had found himself a fairly clean patch of ground and had opted to sit there instead of on anything; pretty much anything he sat on was going to be as dirty as the ground was, so it wasn't like it made much of a difference, and the small boy was rather at home sitting on earth. He had quietly taken in the scenery around the students, and then had taken to watching the Headmistress Lady until she whistled super loud.
...ohhhh. Oh. He knew what was gonna happen today. Yes he diiiiid. Jay bounced a little, legs crossed and hands absently squeezing his ankles until one shot into the air to signal that he too had an answer for what she was asking.
"Places like this make me feel like a lot of grownups don't take care of anything that can't move around or talk to them or keep their things in it. Like they think it isn't worth their time cause it's not got a house on it or a face or stuff." He wrinkled his nose. "If it don't belong to them, they don't think it's important to do anything with it..."
And if they wanted something done with it, they usually didn't want to do it themselves. They wanted others to do it. Jaemin looked around the room that was no longer a room again. It really would make a nice, big, pretty garden. If there weren't tires and buckets and stuff. Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin Live... here? It was an interesting aesthetic, but if Dot imagined that this was her full time, then she sort of felt a pressure building in her chest. Like she was at the bottom of a pool of water and it was way too far to the surface to swim on her own. Or like... things were horribly unfair, maybe, because she knew she didn't live here, and maybe if she lived here, she'd know there were streets were people didn't leave their trash or spray paint ugly words.
Sigh. "Unsafe, professor, and maybe that would make it hard to care about anything else. And a little bit like no one cared." Quote:
Originally Posted by Ch_Couture Elliot had been sitting cross-legged on an old tire he'd managed to roll across the lot when the professor posed the question. Some of the kids seemed shocked by the idea but he was pretty familiar to him. He'd seen stuff like this before. "There was a place like this near our house in Korea when I was little. My mom would never let me go near it. Said that's how kids go missing. It was scary. Like a place where nothing good could ever happen." Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Tia beamed just a little when Moxley greeted her as head girl. Now that she was getting adjusted the role it made her feel kinda good when it was acknowledged. Settling for a tire seat, the seventh year sat patiently as she listened to Mosley start off the lesson with asking how they would feel living in a place like this and honestly Tia felt upset with many of her peers reactions to it being unsafe.
Sure it wasn't the cleanest of places but she didn't see evidence of anything unsafe going on around these parts. And to some, it was home. Comfort.
"Honestly, Professor , I think it's not unsafe in the least. I think the way things are thrown around and the graffiti on the wall is evidence to some very creative minded individuals who maybe are underprivileged and have discovered ways to entertain themselves with recycling and reusing." Tia said upon raising her hand. Quote:
Originally Posted by RandomRaven So Olly had talked to Headmistress Moxley about Noelle's absence, but he didn't get much info from her either. This was weird, like really weird. "I hope there's nothing bad happened to her." And Sabbath too since coincidentally he's not around and Ava was 200% sure that they were together.
And now the class had started. The young lioness listened about how would she feel if she was playing around here. Well... Some people said about being unsafe, uncomfortable, dirty, anxious, and anything else. "I think it's not that bad being here, especially that if I'm already familiar with this place." Quote:
Originally Posted by Symphora Henric had a flashback of his past when he entered the classroom earlier. The place reminded of his scavenging days ...whereby he would walk around the abandoned lot by himself so he could seek warmth and shelter from the cold. Henric fell unusually quiet as he stood behind them, unsure if he could concentrate well in the class anymore. Moxley had asked them a question that tugged a few of his heart strings. His answer would be just the same as everyone...terrible... scared...unsafe....lost....nothing good would ever come out from here. Strange people...mostly the homeless would loiter around and gather at this sort of places. A few of them were good but most were not. Henric remained silent, not wanting to share any of his past experiences about the place. Why did the professor choose this place...why couldn't it be a positive place...anywhere but here..... Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverTiger Brooklyn had noticed the look toward her shoes, although she hardly cared. The instruction had been to wear what they were comfortable in, and she was comfortable in flats. She rarely if ever wore sneakers anyhow, so that was that. At least there hadn’t been any verbal statements about it, so she brushed it off. Just as she wasn’t about to try and do anything about the tire she was currently perched on the edge of. Gryffindors were just strange like that.
Oh, she’d noticed the change in the environment. She just hadn’t reacted to it, intentionally. It hadn’t surprised her, so she hadn’t felt the need to act like it had. Her environment made no difference as to how she acted. A queen was queen no matter where she was. She’d been tempted to say that nobody lived in an alleyway or an empty lot, too. The question was more what they’d think if they lived near a place like this. “I would question who let it get like this,” she replied instead. Obviously someone wasn’t doing their job if they let a place get this dirty and cluttered. Quote:
Originally Posted by lemon A lot of people were saying things about safety, danger, cleanliness, etc., and while Dima could see where they were coming from... his answer to Moxley's question had taken on a different feeling. Maybe wonder? Interest? Curiosity? He wasn't quite sure how to put his thoughts into word's until the Head Girl spoke up.
Brilliant. No wonder they'd given her the badge.
"What she said, Professor," Dima supplied helpfully, nodding at Tia. Excellent contribution he was making to class here. Quote:
Originally Posted by Steelsheen What was he trying to accomplish? A cool swing. Because sitting on swings is way more fun that sitting on sad old tires. But yeah Headmistress basically said to can it and the curly top dropped the chains and flopped on the tire. See so not fun already.
And so they were told to look around their immediate environment. What does he feel about it? "Sad." he replied simply. "Although dad would say that this is an opportunity waiting to happen." Nod nod. "Spaces like these that looks neglected or misused he'd probably build something on it, improve on it y'know?" Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 When Headmistress Moxley asked her question, Janelle's smile faded. The thought of living in a place like this was horrible. She had been in places like this, known people who had lived in places like this. Janelle was fortunate enough not to haved lived there, but still..............it made her sad to think about it.
Raising her hand, Janelle attempted to answer the question. "If I lived here, I would feel..........bad........sad. I would hate it. I think that I would want to do everything I could to get out. But I think I would also want to do something to make the place better........to help the other people that lived here." Quote:
Originally Posted by Davvy_Wavvy Bentley blinked and thought...and blinked and thought some more as he looked around. It looked like somewhere they would pass on their way to the Grandma Rainbow's commune. Truth was that he never really actually thought about it.
People in his grandma's commune seemed perfectly happy enough. They didn't seem to mind that they didn't have all the fancy stuff that most other people had.
"I think that if I didn't know about other fancy stuff I'd feel okay about it." Just look at Tenacious making swings and stuff. They could make it fun. Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy
"It can Professor, I'm doing splendid." Mhmm. Yup. Very much so. Like things probably couldn't get any better for her right now. Cue a happy grin.
As Professor Moxley spoke about the room Hady took another look around. A closer look. It really did remind her of some of the areas back home. Thankfully it wasn't a part of town she had lived in but she could recall passing by areas such as this many times growing up with her parents, friends and several times by herself. So when the question came around her hand went into the air, "It makes me feel a bit uneasy. You never know what could happen in an area like this but it also makes be feel bad for those that do live here. They deserve a nicer place to be kids or whatever." Right? Everyone needed a place to hang around and have a good time. To be safe. Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo
Leave him alone and not steal his tire? Was there someone like that? Blaise's punching days had started and ended last term in the Great Hall with Davie but that didn't mean he was gonna let people be rude to his friend--as Prefects saw at the feast. Ahem. The boy's words had Blaise looking around at their classmates, trying to figure who it might have been.
In the middle of his search, the Professor began the lesson about where they were. Playing here? Living here? He didn't know. The young Gryffindor took another look around, this time not to survey potential jerks but to take in his surroundings. What WOULD he do? Huh. "I'll feel like I was super tough, Professor. Just looking around already makes me feel tougher, like I can take on anything if I can handle this--plus the tires are neat. They'd make for a cool game."
There, participation, now then, what was this about a Haddie? Wait, he knew a Haddie from other classes they were in together. That girl that came to the Gryffindor table to throw food.
"I'm in." He had nothing personal against the girl, then again, he'd had nothing personal against half the Prefects he pelted. All good. "What'd you have in mind?"
While the students offered up their feelings on the dismal scene around them, Moxley busied herself with a can of black spray paint she’d hidden in the middle of the tire. Approaching the wall, she began to write words she’d been hearing most often, noting that many of them were negative.
Quote: Negative Feelings:
-Unsafe
-Depressed
-Cold
-Hopeless
-Anxious
-Claustrophobic
-Uncomfortable
-Dirty
-Unhealthy
-Scared
-Abandoned
-Sad
Postive Feelings:
-Excited
-Inspired
-Curious
-Eager to help
Once she’d gotten them down, she paused to look over her work and then faced the class. ”While some of you were able to see the possibilities in a place like this, most of the answers fell on the side of gloom and doom.” Which was understandable, honestly. ”Having a place to call home is something that all humans, magical or mundane, want. Having one that is safe and makes you feel secure is the goal, though not always the case, unfortunately." And Moxley understood it had everything to do with circumstances that couldn't always be controlled. "Bentley pointed out that if he didn't know about fancy stuff, different environments, he wouldn't think this space was so bad. That was a wonderful point and if we channel this way of thinking, people who call places like this home do grow used to it. They become accustomed to being surrounded by the vacant lots, chain link fences, and cracked pavement. But there are those, like some of you in this very room, that can help to make people who call places like this home see that these environments can be so much more than this.” "Volunteering is a huge part of building relationships and taking an active role in your community, your home, to make it a better place for yourself and the people around you. It's a way to use your strengths, your mind, and your passion to work towards a common goal with other people who are interested in lending a hand." It was a fill others' buckets to fill your own thing, volunteerism, and the benefits of volunteering were numerous. "Can anyone give me an example of a time they volunteered their time and/or skills in a magical or muggle setting?"
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