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Aleksandur Petrov
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Aleksandur Zahari Petrov
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SPOILER!!: Students...
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Septimus was listening as the answers were given and written down on the board. He didn't supply anything himself since he wasn't sure what else to add and really trying not to tread on the professor's nerves since he didn't seem to like what he was getting. Look like...look like. And location. Phoenix seemed too obvious with the given nickname. The Ravenclaw tried to reach for the answer, finally raising his hand to reply.

"Vultures, sir," he remarked, before adding given the other part of the nickname. "Great Britain and Ireland." It was called an Irish Phoenix after all and didn't appear too out of place here in Scotland so Britain could be there too.
Vague but not wrong. Septimus could have definitley elaborated more. With a flick of his wand, and roll of his eyes, the answers appeared on the blackboard before he moved on to the next student.

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Jessa didn’t so much as flinch at the man’s reprimand or his point taking. It was nearly February, the professors had been slashing points indiscriminately since September. The shock value had long gone. What stayed with her, however, was that there was no way to win. Answer and be damned, don’t answer and be damned. Seemed to her that if she was going to be punished anyway then she may as well do it on her own terms.

That being the case, Jessa simply stared at the man when he asked his next question. She had no intention of giving a response this go around. He could take another 5 points, she wasn’t going to brain up a response which meant another “lackadaisical” answer. The man was opposed to those, there was no need to offer a second.

Dull, indifferent blue eyes looked to the notes on the board. The Head Girl made no attempts at taking them down. Why bother? She already knew it all. At this point it would be a waste of ink.

The impassive expression remained on her face and showed no signs of leaving.
Noticing Jessa wasn't even going to attempt to try now he clenched his jaw before taking a deep breath. "That will be five more points from Ravenclaw Ms. Cambridge for lack of participation." Alek said all too calmly. His anger was a slow boil but she was pushing it. He turned his attention to another hand in the air.

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Daisy knew that the Augurey ate more than the one type of food but she thought that giving one answer would allow a fellow student to provide an answer. The Hufflepuff was getting bored of certain classes but she kept her expression neutral. She thought of an answer to the second question and raised her hand. "Augureys can be found in Northern Europe and their feathers are greenish-black in colour," Daisy replied when it was her turn.
At least someone had brains in this lesson. Alek gave the Hufflepuff, (which he still didn't know how that was even a word let alone someone's name), a curt nod and a second later her answer was on the board.

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There was a beaming smile from the Hufflepuff at the professor's response to her uniform. It had been a while since the phoenix had been greeted with a simple points docking instead of requests to remove the offending garment or a lecture. It was a welcome relief.

As the lesson began, Archer's eyebrows raised. Not at the topic, though she would've thought that someone with such a unusual-looking snake as a pet would've chosen something more exotic than an Augurey. No, her eyebrows were raised at her classmates generic answers. Though, honestly, she really didn't know much about the creatures herself. In fact, she'd stayed silent through the first question because she couldn't think of anything that hadn't been said already. But now.... "They look sort of underfed and mournful, which is probably where the misconception that their cry foretold death came from." They sort of reminded her of those people that called themselves 'emo', really.
Alek listened to Archer's answer which was just as good as Daisy's, and gave her a nod, the answer quickly making its way to the blackboard. Just as he was about to walk away however, he noticed her smug little smile.

Oh...happy was she about only getting points taken? Well, he needed to remedy that. With a flick of his wand, the once glittery Phoenix transformed into a ton of tiny spiders that started crawling all over her. "Don't wear it to my class ever again...or you'll get something worse than spiders." He said with a sneer before heading back to the board.


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Man of few words, Derf was still not quite accustomed to the way Professor Petrov conducted lessons. But at least the lack of chit chat got them to the point and tasks more quickly which was always a plus to the Hufflepuff. The sooner theory was done and the sooner they got to handle creatures the better.

As far as appearance and native range went, Derf found himself mostly trying not to repeat what others had already said - though there really was only so many ways to say Britain and Ireland, you know? "Their greenish-black coloring helps them camouflage in their nest consisting of brambles and thorns, where they usually prefer to remain hidden. Also with them fading into the dark skies when they take flight in hard rains," he offered up as an additional explanation to the bird's coloring. "...which also makes sense as to why they stick around Northern Europe. Lots of rain."
Again, Derfael never failed to impress. But he still needed some more.....training. Alek smirked, his answer appearing just as he said it on the board, and gave the young man a nod.


SPOILER!!: Blackboard
AUGUREYS
  • Known as the Irish Phoenix
  • Misunderstood and misrepresented creatures
  • Rumored to have a cry that foretells death but actually they predict rain
  • Eat Fairies
  • Can't use their feathers as quills because they repel ink
  • Look similar to Vultures
  • From Great Britain, Ireland, and Northern Europe
  • Plumage is greenish-black in color
  • Look underfed and mournful -> misconception origin that their cry foretold death
  • Coloring helps them camouflage in their nest consisting of brambles and thorns
  • Prefer to remain hidden
  • Fade into the sky during a hard rain -> why they like Northern Europe: Lots of rain


Alek looked over the list of answer on the board so he wouldn't repeat anything that was mentioned. It was a relatively good list. But the still could learn more. "Well, you have the basics. Make sure you have what is on the board written down because it will not be repeated." He turned to the class, rubbing Hera's chin gently with his index finger.

"Their diets also consist of insects and flies. They hunt for them during heavy rain." He paused giving them a moment to add to their lists. "Their nests are tear shaped, matching their mournful features. Wizards used to avoid them at all costs thinking they would die after hearing their song, but many experiments have been done to prove that myth false. Now many people keep Augurey's so they know what the weather will be like. Birds as weather forecasters." Alek paused to give them a few minutes to write things down.

"There is also a legend that the Magical Quill of Acceptance here at Hogwarts is actually an Augurey feather." He let that idea run around their little brains for a moment before adding, "They are such shy, calm creatures they only have a XX rating from the ministry." With a flick of hos wand, four tear shaped nests appeared. Then Alek whistled, a loud sharp sound, and within a few minutes four Augurey's came flying down from the top of the barn.

"I am sure these four birds are familiar to you. Susie, Romeo, Julia, and Atreyu from our barns." Alek said his slight Bulgarian accent making it's appearance. "Now, your task is to feed the birds to get their trust. There are containers of different insects and flies under the blackboard. No fairies, unfortunately." He said with a sinister twinkle in his eyes. Alek wanted to have fairies for them to feed to the birds, but...it was vetoed. "You may work in pairs or individually. I leave it up to you. You may begin." He stepped away from the birds and out of the way of the children.



OOC: This mini activity is pretty straight forward. Get into pairs if you want, and try to attempt to get the very shy birds to eat from your hands. You have until 4 pm EST on the 28th to complete this activity. Post as much as you'd like.
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