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nicole black · 01-29-2016, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ariadne Greingoth

"Hello, Professor!" she greeted. Ohh, pretty tapestries! Ariadne paused to look at them and notice how super cool they looked. "I like your tapestry of the woman and the fox!" Was that...a fox? Ariadne couldn't tell, since the picture was more like a shadow. Whatever it was, it was still AWESOME, and she thought the professor should know that.

“Miss Greingoth,” Nana gave the slytherin a nod and a small smile in greeting. An amused glint lit up her dark eyes. “Thank you, you’ll be learning more about it and the others when your classmates have all settled in.” Which… Considering the hour might prove tricky.

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Originally Posted by Rachel Watson

She now made her way to the Transfiguration classroom after ensuring that she was properly dressed. She wasn't a messy dresser but Professor Ichihara was very particular about their uniform. "Hello, Professor,'' Rachel greeted when she arrived at the tidy classroom.

“Miss Watson. Good morning.” Another small smile, another nod in greeting. She noticed the especially neat setup of the Ravenclaw’s uniform, it was much approved of.

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Originally Posted by Lucy Potts

"Morning!" she said to Professor Ichihara as she made her way to her seat. She noticed the tapestries but, no, she had no idea what they might be suggesting. She just pulled out her parchment, dated it, and copied what was on the board as her title.

This one was so tiny. Amaterasu, she was slightly worried for the little thing as she took her seat. “Good morning, young lady.” She said, offering Miss Potts a warmer smile, and watching with amusement as she began to take notes.

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Originally Posted by Kaycee Richards

Kaycee entered the transfiguration class. She tilted her head as she glanced at the tapestries on the wall. They looked some sort of Asian. Which, really, wasn't much of a surprise. She was curious, however, if they were just there for fun or for the lesson.

"Hello Professor." she greeted as she passed. She then found an empty desk and took a seat.

“Good morning, Miss Richards. I see you’ve noted the newest classroom decoration.” Tucking back a lock of her dark hair, Nana glanced back at the Tapestry herself. It was one of her favorites. “We’ll get to it in just a bit.. “

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Originally Posted by Ollver Kyle

Making his way into the classroom, he mumbled a good morning to the professor and made his way to his desk. Good thing about showing up early? Napping before class started. And Oliver dropped his head on his desk as soon as he sat and fell asleep almost immediately.

Eyes followed Mister Kyle as he drowsily crossed the room and took up his seat only to fall asleep at his desk. Clucking her tongue, Nana paused as she considered the sleeping Slytherin. Walking around her desk, the Professor searched through the desk until she found just what she’d been looking for; A fine point marker. She glanced to the other students, pausing in her movement to Kyle’s desk. “Do as I say, not as I do.” she warned the class before kneeling down to write across the sleeping boy’s head.

In neat letters, his forehead now said: Sleeping Beauty.
That would teach him, surely.

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Originally Posted by Thornton Baines

Entering the room, Thornton nodded toward the professor. "Good morning, Professor Ichihara." Slipping into his usual seat in the center - near enough to stay focused, far enough back to see enough of the other students to keep an eye out - Thornton smiled before setting about the business of arranging his text, parchment and quills.

“Ah, Prefect Baines. Good morning.” The boy had proven himself a bright, well mannered and eager student in Nana’s past lessons. She gave him a warm smile as she made her way from Oliver’s desk to her own. He would set a fine example to the others, as always.

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Originally Posted by Hadley Denaker

"Hey, Professor." Haddie gave Professor Ichihara an exuberant wave. She really, really loved Transfiguration, and was actually quite good at it. Part of that might have been because of Kira, her wand. But it definitely was her best subject. "I'm already on my second read through of Animagi Among Us," she informed the Professor with the same smile she always had when she did; the one that seemed to say, I'm going to be your animagus student next year. It was something she'd remained unwaveringly confident about.

She was hardly surprised as the Ravenclaw went from chair, to chair, to chair in a very short amount of time in the Professor’s opinion. It was very like her to be everywhere and nowhere all at once, and no, it was not charming. “Good Morning, Miss Denaker.” She crossed her arms lightly over her chest. a small smile, one much more rueful than anything else swept across Nana’s feature as Denaker spoke again. “I’m glad to hear it. I hope you’re not just inhaling the words, but also soaking them in.” There it was. That determination that was rather more worrying than admirable.

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Originally Posted by Samuel Chevalier

Those tapestries were nothing in comparison to her. His professor. She was like, the most beautiful girl he'd laid eyes on! Or, er, woman, he supposed. In fact, he was so caught off guard by his own ogling that he bumped straight into the nearest desk and dropped all his papers onto the floor. Yeah, that managed to give him a hard jerk back to reality. His cheeks warming, he quickly bent down to haphazardly gather them into his arms. Yeah, well, given that this desk would save him the embarrassment of walking across the room to a different one, he'd stick with this one. The Gryffindor took a seat and cast one more furtive glance at their professor, completely unaware that he'd just sat next to the girl he'd kind of met on the train.

The reason behind Mister Chevalier’s accident was unknown to Nana, not to mention much less important than the accident itself. Perhaps he, like Mister Kyle was still drowsy? Sleep so often made clumsy little fools out of it’s dreamers. “Do be careful, Mister Chevalier. I loathe to have to send you off to the Hospital Wing before our lesson begins.” Nana not unkindly said, offering the young boy a smile.

It wasn’t so very early, was it?

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Originally Posted by Azura Kennedy

]Azura walked into the class and smiled at the professor. "Good morning Professor." She said with a smile, despite the early hour she was up and awake, her purple eyes were shining happily. She was excited!

“Good Morning, Miss Kennedy.” The young girl seemed quite full of energy. Clearly the product of a night well rested. Another smile, another nod.

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Originally Posted by Esme Darcy

"Good morning, Professor," she said as she stepped inside the classroom. Seemed that she wasn't the only one who was tired, because Oliver appeared to be asleep. Amused, she took the seat beside him and began to tickle his side.

Another immaculate dressed pupil. Just what Nana liked to see in her students. Cleanliness was important, as was taking good care of one’s self and that did include one’s appearance. “Good Morning, Miss Darcy.” Darcy... She was sure the name rang a bell, perhaps she was only remembering the Austen character.

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Originally Posted by Tenacius Salander

Tenacius turned into the doorway and waved the pretty Professor hello "Hey there Professor Chi-- Ichiara!" He's got to remember not to blurt out his nickname for her. Although he did find it rather cute. Much like her hehe.

But then he caught sight of the wall art and bounded to have a closer look. "Cool!" he breathed as he took in the detail. "Are there more Professor? Are they those multi-paneled things that tell a story?" he loves those.

And then he saw the board. Huh.... "Oxymorons... " Wait was this grammar class? But its transfiguration class "We'll be transfiguring morons into oxen?"

Salander, energetic was an underestimation. Lips tugging into an amused smile, she greeted the Gryffindor with a nod. “Good morning, Mister Salander… “ Nana had been about to tell the young man to take his seat when he rushed over to get a closer look at the main tapestry.

So very eager, oh dear. “There are more, and you’ll see more of them when your peers and yourself have settled down, Mister Salander.” She calmly stated, still smiling softly, though it did shift into a bit of a smirk as the boy continued on with… an Oaxen theory. “Take your seat, good things come to those who wait.” Or, in layman’s terms; be patient.

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Originally Posted by Penelope Wright

It was an early class, but Penelope did not mind waking up for morning lessons. While reading a book about animagi, Penelope walked into the classroom. Closing the book, she looked up to greet the professor. "Good morning, Professor Ichihara." Penelope found a seat next to Thornton, who was the other Ravenclaw prefect. She looked up at the blackboard, and then at the tapestries, wondering what the topic of today's lesson would be. Taking out everything she would need to take notes, Penelope prepared for the start of the lesson.

Ah, and here was the other Ravenclaw Prefect. “Good morning, Prefect Wright. Make yourself comfortable, class will be beginning shortly.” Always lovely to see that young minds still read for pleasure, and not just to further their academic aims ( though that was certainly noble in it’s own right).

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Originally Posted by Carl Leonard

Good morning, Professor Ichihara!" Carl said. He hoped he looked presentable because he definitely did not want to be known as a slacker. Not in this class, anyway. On his way to find a seat, he noticed the tapestries hung around the room. Cool! He was not sure if they were for the lesson or for decoration.

“Good morning, Mister Leonard, welcome to today’s class.” Nana grinned, a polite nod of greeting coming his way.

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Originally Posted by Yoongi Hyland

"Good morning Professor" he greeted her with a smile. He then turned to find a place to sit.

“Good Morning, Head boy.” Another nod, another polite smile. She checked her watch, not a student late yet, excellent.

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Originally Posted by Henric Nicolei

He quickly put away his mirror back into his satchel and stepped into the classroom. His first stop, greeting the professor with his amazing smile. "Good morning, Professor Ichihara. Hope you're doing well today. Lovely tapestries." He complimented, pointing up but his gaze remained fixed to his pretty professor.

The glint of glass caught her attention before the greeting. Had the Hufflepuff Prefect been using a mirror? He didn’t seem the vain kind. Curious. “Good Morning, Prefect Nicolei. I’m very well, thank you for asking.” sleep deprived, but that tended to happen more often than not of late. “Yes, they are, aren’t they? Edo period.” She explained. she was quite eager to bring them to the class’ attention.

[Qoute=Jaemin Song] Unfamiliar Familiars and tapestries. The small boy yawned and wondered what the connection was as he stared up at one. [/Quote]

The yawning Mister Song received a nod and a warm, welcoming smile.

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Originally Posted by Brooklyn Andrews

The faintest of glances was made at the tapestries lining the walls as she made her way to a seat, instead keeping most of her attention of the professor. “Good morning Professor Ichihara,” she said, giving the woman a polite smile. She wasn’t about to drop her plans for how to deal with the professors now, even if they kept hanging on her. It just meant more people she could convince of her value.

Not much energy in the room, but the calm sleepy atmosphere of the moment was preferable to Nana over the more restless, agitated kind that usually came with teaching a class of teenagers. “Good Morning, Miss Andrews.” Nana said with a warm smile.

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Originally Posted by Janell Guidry

As she entered the room, Janelle looked around at the tapestries that adorned the walls. "Good Morning Professor Ichihara", she said cheerfully. Then she saw the sign on the board. Hmmmmm. Curiosity piqued, Janelle found a seat and prepared for class to begin.

“Good Morning, Miss guidry.” She checked her watch again after giving the young girl a smile, they’d be starting up soon.

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Originally Posted by Hadleigh Lynch

Entering the room quietly the fifth year glanced around taking notice to each and ever tapestry that hung about the room, silently reading them as she passed. "Morning, Professor," Hady greeted warmly with her usual grin and a small nod of her head. Each one of her fellow peers also got a nod or a small smile in greeting as she sat down in her seat. Quietly she took out her supplies, parchment, quill, textbook and laid them out before her on the desk.

“Good Morning, Miss Lynch.” Nice to see the bright young girl looking so well, and treating herself so warmly, she had worried a bit about that.

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Originally Posted by Blaise Bellaire

He leaned back in his seat, sullen expression, arms folded and posture anything but straight as he sunk into his seat.

Nana clucked her tongue at the young boy’s sullen appearance, but said nothing, she would be keeping an eye on him.

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Originally Posted by Madison Stevens

]Speaking of the professor, "It's nice to meet you, Professor Ichihara," Mason said, "I can't wait to see what you have in store for us."

She smiled softly at the young girl. “I think you’ll enjoy it, Miss Stevens.”

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Originally Posted by Zeke Browne

Entering the Transfiguration classroom, Zeke offered Professor Ichihara a simple, "Morning, Professor," as he made his way to his desk. Things out that he would need.

“Good Morning, Mister Browne.” Nana quietly approved of the young man’s well put-together and clearly well-rested self. A fine example for the younger students.

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Originally Posted by Colt Winchester

Ugh this class was too early. Colt wasn't used to being up before the sun had risen. He was rubbing his eyes on his way to class. I mean who in their right mind would have a class in the early morning. Not him that is for sure. He preferred the afternoon a whole lot better. As he entered the classroom, he noticed others were in here. Huh...I guess he wasn't the only one going to the lesson. He nodded to all his fellow classmates and then turned around and noticed the professor. He rubbed his eyes to get the sleepies out of them. "Good morning Professor.." he mumbled. Not really much of a talker when he first wakes up.

Case in point, Mister Winchester who seemed like he could use another hour or two’s rest. “Good Morning, Mister Winchester.” Nana said, lips pursed just a bit as his mumbled greeting, but really, it was to be expected.

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Originally Posted by Alice Lupin

Alice walked into the classroom and looked around. She had been up early and had plenty of time to make sure her hair and uniform were perfect. She had to look nice for classes. Especially kitchen Professor's class. Clearly calling her that after their encounter in the kitchens.

"Hello, Professor."

Ah, little miss lupin. “Good Morning.” Nana resisted the urge to ask her if she had any chocolate pudding on her.

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Originally Posted by Oliver Tate Thomas-Borzekowski

ANYWAY. Oliver smiled when he entered the room. "Good morning professor," he greeted. Then he took a seat next to Blaise. "Morning," he greeted his friend.

“Good Morning, Mister Thomas Borzekowski.” Amateratsu, what a name. Nana could sympathize, her own last name, though shorter, was not the easiest for Westerners.

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Originally Posted by Chloe Newman

Chloe didn't really take stock of her surroundings. The tapestries were lost on her this early in the morning. She was still longing for her bed and mourning the loss of the extra few hours of sleep. Her blonde hair was wild from sleep the night before.

With a yawn, she fell into her seat without a hello.

Quiet Miss Newman was sent a warm smile.

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Originally Posted by Same Tyler

"Moooornin', Professah," she greeted, before squinting around the classroom to find a desk. She barely noticed the tapestries, instead sliding into a chair and leaning forward on her hands sleepily.

Hopefully the lesson would be interesting enough to keep her vaguely awake.

“Good Morning, Miss Tyler.” Nana gave the Ravenclaw a nod and smile along with her greeting. The Classroom suddenly seemed full of yawns. Nana was forced to clear her throat to keep her own yawn in check. Oh dear.

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Nana smiled softly at the students. There. Now that everyone was settled in and greetings had been called back and forth, they could get to the meat of it. Taking up her pointer, Nana moved along the desks, pausing before a tapestry. “Each Tapestry tells a story, and though they are all very different.” As she passed, she tapped each one, sending the scene within them wordlessly into play. “You will, if you pay attention, see there is a common theme amongst them.” She paused, glancing towards the students, keen to watch their reactions and to see just who was paying attention. “Vulpes Vulpes, or rather, beings that appeared only to be Red Foxes play a key component in each narrative. Sometimes in the role of advisory, sometimes in the role of antagonist, while at others they are depicted as lovers.” That surely would catch the attention of some of the less… awake students.

“Kitsune. Or Fox spirits were figures in Muggle Mythology as far back as China’s 11th century, though, the Myths surrounding Nine-tailed foxes did not stick to the Japanese consciousness until the more superstitious Edo period. Muggles often depicted the Kitsune as shapeshifters, malevolent spirits that sought to cause trouble on their master’s behalf.” Nana made her way back to the front, and stood before her desk. “The most common guise for the Kitsune to wear was that of an unusually beautiful ‘Fox Faced’ woman, generally in these Myths, the Kitsune would fall in love, marry and carry the child of a human man, all without the man ever knowing of his wife’s true nature. Now, Wizarding scholars have hypothesized that Kitsune were actually Animagi who used their transformative abilities to live amongst Muggles safely. Other theories do surround this myth, and many of them incorporate Transfiguration into the story. I want to know what you think the Kitsune actually were. There are no wrong answers.” She was smiling, not cooly or politely as she usually did, no, there was genuine warmth in the curves of her lips. This was what she lived for; teaching and encouraging new ideas, theorizing. It was a beautiful thing.

“Follow up question; what is the spirit? The Soul of a human or animal? Is it something that can be magically replicated? can you imbue spirit into an inanimate object? Can you… Create life?” It was a not a question for the weak minded, unimaginative wizard, but she had come to see that her students were anything but. ”Can I create a free thinking, self-sustaining being that will do my bidding? What do the Laws of magic tell us?” She leaned back, arms gently crossed over her chest and waited for the answers to float their way to her.

Hopefully in a calm, and orderly manner.

OOC: No answer is a stupid answer. Even if your character isn’t sure, I / Nana encourage them to speak up and get involved no matter what. I will give points for creativity and accuracy.

Next move-along-post will be innnnnn approximately 18 hours.

If you have any questions feel free to PM me or have your character as Nana in-lesson.

Whatever floats your boat, and most importantly, have fun.

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nicole black Mooncalf Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 'clever joke here' Posts: 7,178 Hogwarts RPG Name: Desdemona Minerva Evans #6082B6 Ravenclaw Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: TBD Ravenclaw First Year x8	you wanna fite? \| 💚 nickleback 💚 \| Uh, anyway. Quote: Originally Posted by Ariadne Greingoth "Hello, Professor!" she greeted. Ohh, pretty tapestries! Ariadne paused to look at them and notice how super cool they looked. "I like your tapestry of the woman and the fox!" Was that...a fox? Ariadne couldn't tell, since the picture was more like a shadow. Whatever it was, it was still AWESOME, and she thought the professor should know that. “Miss Greingoth,” Nana gave the slytherin a nod and a small smile in greeting. An amused glint lit up her dark eyes. “Thank you, you’ll be learning more about it and the others when your classmates have all settled in.” Which… Considering the hour might prove tricky. Quote: Originally Posted by Rachel Watson She now made her way to the Transfiguration classroom after ensuring that she was properly dressed. She wasn't a messy dresser but Professor Ichihara was very particular about their uniform. "Hello, Professor,'' Rachel greeted when she arrived at the tidy classroom. “Miss Watson. Good morning.” Another small smile, another nod in greeting. She noticed the especially neat setup of the Ravenclaw’s uniform, it was much approved of. Quote: Originally Posted by Lucy Potts "Morning!" she said to Professor Ichihara as she made her way to her seat. She noticed the tapestries but, no, she had no idea what they might be suggesting. She just pulled out her parchment, dated it, and copied what was on the board as her title. This one was so tiny. Amaterasu, she was slightly worried for the little thing as she took her seat. “Good morning, young lady.” She said, offering Miss Potts a warmer smile, and watching with amusement as she began to take notes. Quote: Originally Posted by Kaycee Richards Kaycee entered the transfiguration class. She tilted her head as she glanced at the tapestries on the wall. They looked some sort of Asian. Which, really, wasn't much of a surprise. She was curious, however, if they were just there for fun or for the lesson. "Hello Professor." she greeted as she passed. She then found an empty desk and took a seat. “Good morning, Miss Richards. I see you’ve noted the newest classroom decoration.” Tucking back a lock of her dark hair, Nana glanced back at the Tapestry herself. It was one of her favorites. “We’ll get to it in just a bit.. “ Quote: Originally Posted by Ollver Kyle Making his way into the classroom, he mumbled a good morning to the professor and made his way to his desk. Good thing about showing up early? Napping before class started. And Oliver dropped his head on his desk as soon as he sat and fell asleep almost immediately. Eyes followed Mister Kyle as he drowsily crossed the room and took up his seat only to fall asleep at his desk. Clucking her tongue, Nana paused as she considered the sleeping Slytherin. Walking around her desk, the Professor searched through the desk until she found just what she’d been looking for; A fine point marker. She glanced to the other students, pausing in her movement to Kyle’s desk. “Do as I say, not as I do.” she warned the class before kneeling down to write across the sleeping boy’s head. In neat letters, his forehead now said: Sleeping Beauty. That would teach him, surely. Quote: Originally Posted by Thornton Baines Entering the room, Thornton nodded toward the professor. "Good morning, Professor Ichihara." Slipping into his usual seat in the center - near enough to stay focused, far enough back to see enough of the other students to keep an eye out - Thornton smiled before setting about the business of arranging his text, parchment and quills. “Ah, Prefect Baines. Good morning.” The boy had proven himself a bright, well mannered and eager student in Nana’s past lessons. She gave him a warm smile as she made her way from Oliver’s desk to her own. He would set a fine example to the others, as always. Quote: Originally Posted by Hadley Denaker "Hey, Professor." Haddie gave Professor Ichihara an exuberant wave. She really, really loved Transfiguration, and was actually quite good at it. Part of that might have been because of Kira, her wand. But it definitely was her best subject. "I'm already on my second read through of Animagi Among Us," she informed the Professor with the same smile she always had when she did; the one that seemed to say, I'm going to be your animagus student next year. It was something she'd remained unwaveringly confident about. She was hardly surprised as the Ravenclaw went from chair, to chair, to chair in a very short amount of time in the Professor’s opinion. It was very like her to be everywhere and nowhere all at once, and no, it was not charming. “Good Morning, Miss Denaker.” She crossed her arms lightly over her chest. a small smile, one much more rueful than anything else swept across Nana’s feature as Denaker spoke again. “I’m glad to hear it. I hope you’re not just inhaling the words, but also soaking them in.” There it was. That determination that was rather more worrying than admirable. Quote: Originally Posted by Samuel Chevalier Those tapestries were nothing in comparison to her. His professor. She was like, the most beautiful girl he'd laid eyes on! Or, er, woman, he supposed. In fact, he was so caught off guard by his own ogling that he bumped straight into the nearest desk and dropped all his papers onto the floor. Yeah, that managed to give him a hard jerk back to reality. His cheeks warming, he quickly bent down to haphazardly gather them into his arms. Yeah, well, given that this desk would save him the embarrassment of walking across the room to a different one, he'd stick with this one. The Gryffindor took a seat and cast one more furtive glance at their professor, completely unaware that he'd just sat next to the girl he'd kind of met on the train. The reason behind Mister Chevalier’s accident was unknown to Nana, not to mention much less important than the accident itself. Perhaps he, like Mister Kyle was still drowsy? Sleep so often made clumsy little fools out of it’s dreamers. “Do be careful, Mister Chevalier. I loathe to have to send you off to the Hospital Wing before our lesson begins.” Nana not unkindly said, offering the young boy a smile. It wasn’t so very early, was it? Quote: Originally Posted by Azura Kennedy ]Azura walked into the class and smiled at the professor. "Good morning Professor." She said with a smile, despite the early hour she was up and awake, her purple eyes were shining happily. She was excited! “Good Morning, Miss Kennedy.” The young girl seemed quite full of energy. Clearly the product of a night well rested. Another smile, another nod. Quote: Originally Posted by Esme Darcy "Good morning, Professor," she said as she stepped inside the classroom. Seemed that she wasn't the only one who was tired, because Oliver appeared to be asleep. Amused, she took the seat beside him and began to tickle his side. Another immaculate dressed pupil. Just what Nana liked to see in her students. Cleanliness was important, as was taking good care of one’s self and that did include one’s appearance. “Good Morning, Miss Darcy.” Darcy... She was sure the name rang a bell, perhaps she was only remembering the Austen character. Quote: Originally Posted by Tenacius Salander Tenacius turned into the doorway and waved the pretty Professor hello "Hey there Professor Chi-- Ichiara!" He's got to remember not to blurt out his nickname for her. Although he did find it rather cute. Much like her hehe. But then he caught sight of the wall art and bounded to have a closer look. "Cool!" he breathed as he took in the detail. "Are there more Professor? Are they those multi-paneled things that tell a story?" he loves those. And then he saw the board. Huh.... "Oxymorons... " Wait was this grammar class? But its transfiguration class "We'll be transfiguring morons into oxen?" Salander, energetic was an underestimation. Lips tugging into an amused smile, she greeted the Gryffindor with a nod. “Good morning, Mister Salander… “ Nana had been about to tell the young man to take his seat when he rushed over to get a closer look at the main tapestry. So very eager, oh dear. “There are more, and you’ll see more of them when your peers and yourself have settled down, Mister Salander.” She calmly stated, still smiling softly, though it did shift into a bit of a smirk as the boy continued on with… an Oaxen theory. “Take your seat, good things come to those who wait.” Or, in layman’s terms; be patient. Quote: Originally Posted by Penelope Wright It was an early class, but Penelope did not mind waking up for morning lessons. While reading a book about animagi, Penelope walked into the classroom. Closing the book, she looked up to greet the professor. "Good morning, Professor Ichihara." Penelope found a seat next to Thornton, who was the other Ravenclaw prefect. She looked up at the blackboard, and then at the tapestries, wondering what the topic of today's lesson would be. Taking out everything she would need to take notes, Penelope prepared for the start of the lesson. Ah, and here was the other Ravenclaw Prefect. “Good morning, Prefect Wright. Make yourself comfortable, class will be beginning shortly.” Always lovely to see that young minds still read for pleasure, and not just to further their academic aims ( though that was certainly noble in it’s own right). Quote: Originally Posted by Carl Leonard Good morning, Professor Ichihara!" Carl said. He hoped he looked presentable because he definitely did not want to be known as a slacker. Not in this class, anyway. On his way to find a seat, he noticed the tapestries hung around the room. Cool! He was not sure if they were for the lesson or for decoration. “Good morning, Mister Leonard, welcome to today’s class.” Nana grinned, a polite nod of greeting coming his way. Quote: Originally Posted by Yoongi Hyland "Good morning Professor" he greeted her with a smile. He then turned to find a place to sit. “Good Morning, Head boy.” Another nod, another polite smile. She checked her watch, not a student late yet, excellent. Quote: Originally Posted by Henric Nicolei He quickly put away his mirror back into his satchel and stepped into the classroom. His first stop, greeting the professor with his amazing smile. "Good morning, Professor Ichihara. Hope you're doing well today. Lovely tapestries." He complimented, pointing up but his gaze remained fixed to his pretty professor. The glint of glass caught her attention before the greeting. Had the Hufflepuff Prefect been using a mirror? He didn’t seem the vain kind. Curious. “Good Morning, Prefect Nicolei. I’m very well, thank you for asking.” sleep deprived, but that tended to happen more often than not of late. “Yes, they are, aren’t they? Edo period.” She explained. she was quite eager to bring them to the class’ attention. [Qoute=Jaemin Song] Unfamiliar Familiars and tapestries. The small boy yawned and wondered what the connection was as he stared up at one. [/Quote] The yawning Mister Song received a nod and a warm, welcoming smile. Quote: Originally Posted by Brooklyn Andrews The faintest of glances was made at the tapestries lining the walls as she made her way to a seat, instead keeping most of her attention of the professor. “Good morning Professor Ichihara,” she said, giving the woman a polite smile. She wasn’t about to drop her plans for how to deal with the professors now, even if they kept hanging on her. It just meant more people she could convince of her value. Not much energy in the room, but the calm sleepy atmosphere of the moment was preferable to Nana over the more restless, agitated kind that usually came with teaching a class of teenagers. “Good Morning, Miss Andrews.” Nana said with a warm smile. Quote: Originally Posted by Janell Guidry As she entered the room, Janelle looked around at the tapestries that adorned the walls. "Good Morning Professor Ichihara", she said cheerfully. Then she saw the sign on the board. Hmmmmm. Curiosity piqued, Janelle found a seat and prepared for class to begin. “Good Morning, Miss guidry.” She checked her watch again after giving the young girl a smile, they’d be starting up soon. Quote: Originally Posted by Hadleigh Lynch Entering the room quietly the fifth year glanced around taking notice to each and ever tapestry that hung about the room, silently reading them as she passed. "Morning, Professor," Hady greeted warmly with her usual grin and a small nod of her head. Each one of her fellow peers also got a nod or a small smile in greeting as she sat down in her seat. Quietly she took out her supplies, parchment, quill, textbook and laid them out before her on the desk. “Good Morning, Miss Lynch.” Nice to see the bright young girl looking so well, and treating herself so warmly, she had worried a bit about that. Quote: Originally Posted by Blaise Bellaire He leaned back in his seat, sullen expression, arms folded and posture anything but straight as he sunk into his seat. Nana clucked her tongue at the young boy’s sullen appearance, but said nothing, she would be keeping an eye on him. Quote: Originally Posted by Madison Stevens ]Speaking of the professor, "It's nice to meet you, Professor Ichihara," Mason said, "I can't wait to see what you have in store for us." She smiled softly at the young girl. “I think you’ll enjoy it, Miss Stevens.” Quote: Originally Posted by Zeke Browne Entering the Transfiguration classroom, Zeke offered Professor Ichihara a simple, "Morning, Professor," as he made his way to his desk. Things out that he would need. “Good Morning, Mister Browne.” Nana quietly approved of the young man’s well put-together and clearly well-rested self. A fine example for the younger students. Quote: Originally Posted by Colt Winchester Ugh this class was too early. Colt wasn't used to being up before the sun had risen. He was rubbing his eyes on his way to class. I mean who in their right mind would have a class in the early morning. Not him that is for sure. He preferred the afternoon a whole lot better. As he entered the classroom, he noticed others were in here. Huh...I guess he wasn't the only one going to the lesson. He nodded to all his fellow classmates and then turned around and noticed the professor. He rubbed his eyes to get the sleepies out of them. "Good morning Professor.." he mumbled. Not really much of a talker when he first wakes up. Case in point, Mister Winchester who seemed like he could use another hour or two’s rest. “Good Morning, Mister Winchester.” Nana said, lips pursed just a bit as his mumbled greeting, but really, it was to be expected. Quote: Originally Posted by Alice Lupin Alice walked into the classroom and looked around. She had been up early and had plenty of time to make sure her hair and uniform were perfect. She had to look nice for classes. Especially kitchen Professor's class. Clearly calling her that after their encounter in the kitchens. "Hello, Professor." Ah, little miss lupin. “Good Morning.” Nana resisted the urge to ask her if she had any chocolate pudding on her. Quote: Originally Posted by Oliver Tate Thomas-Borzekowski ANYWAY. Oliver smiled when he entered the room. "Good morning professor," he greeted. Then he took a seat next to Blaise. "Morning," he greeted his friend. “Good Morning, Mister Thomas Borzekowski.” Amateratsu, what a name. Nana could sympathize, her own last name, though shorter, was not the easiest for Westerners. Quote: Originally Posted by Chloe Newman Chloe didn't really take stock of her surroundings. The tapestries were lost on her this early in the morning. She was still longing for her bed and mourning the loss of the extra few hours of sleep. Her blonde hair was wild from sleep the night before. With a yawn, she fell into her seat without a hello. Quiet Miss Newman was sent a warm smile. Quote: Originally Posted by Same Tyler "Moooornin', Professah," she greeted, before squinting around the classroom to find a desk. She barely noticed the tapestries, instead sliding into a chair and leaning forward on her hands sleepily. Hopefully the lesson would be interesting enough to keep her vaguely awake. “Good Morning, Miss Tyler.” Nana gave the Ravenclaw a nod and smile along with her greeting. The Classroom suddenly seemed full of yawns. Nana was forced to clear her throat to keep her own yawn in check. Oh dear. ============= Nana smiled softly at the students. There. Now that everyone was settled in and greetings had been called back and forth, they could get to the meat of it. Taking up her pointer, Nana moved along the desks, pausing before a tapestry. “Each Tapestry tells a story, and though they are all very different.” As she passed, she tapped each one, sending the scene within them wordlessly into play. “You will, if you pay attention, see there is a common theme amongst them.” She paused, glancing towards the students, keen to watch their reactions and to see just who was paying attention. “Vulpes Vulpes, or rather, beings that appeared only to be Red Foxes play a key component in each narrative. Sometimes in the role of advisory, sometimes in the role of antagonist, while at others they are depicted as lovers.” That surely would catch the attention of some of the less… awake students. “Kitsune. Or Fox spirits were figures in Muggle Mythology as far back as China’s 11th century, though, the Myths surrounding Nine-tailed foxes did not stick to the Japanese consciousness until the more superstitious Edo period. Muggles often depicted the Kitsune as shapeshifters, malevolent spirits that sought to cause trouble on their master’s behalf.” Nana made her way back to the front, and stood before her desk. “The most common guise for the Kitsune to wear was that of an unusually beautiful ‘Fox Faced’ woman, generally in these Myths, the Kitsune would fall in love, marry and carry the child of a human man, all without the man ever knowing of his wife’s true nature. Now, Wizarding scholars have hypothesized that Kitsune were actually Animagi who used their transformative abilities to live amongst Muggles safely. Other theories do surround this myth, and many of them incorporate Transfiguration into the story. I want to know what you think the Kitsune actually were. There are no wrong answers.” She was smiling, not cooly or politely as she usually did, no, there was genuine warmth in the curves of her lips. This was what she lived for; teaching and encouraging new ideas, theorizing. It was a beautiful thing. “Follow up question; what is the spirit? The Soul of a human or animal? Is it something that can be magically replicated? can you imbue spirit into an inanimate object? Can you… Create life?” It was a not a question for the weak minded, unimaginative wizard, but she had come to see that her students were anything but. ”Can I create a free thinking, self-sustaining being that will do my bidding? What do the Laws of magic tell us?” She leaned back, arms gently crossed over her chest and waited for the answers to float their way to her. Hopefully in a calm, and orderly manner. OOC: No answer is a stupid answer. Even if your character isn’t sure, I / Nana encourage them to speak up and get involved no matter what. I will give points for creativity and accuracy. Next move-along-post will be innnnnn approximately 18 hours. If you have any questions feel free to PM me or have your character as Nana in-lesson. Whatever floats your boat, and most importantly, have fun. __________________ the moon: feminine, intuitive, inner strength, innocence Last edited by nicole black; 01-29-2016 at 10:15 PM.