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Originally Posted by astrocat  Ashley thought the entire concept of this tournament was dumb, but she didn't say so. "I guess you made it safer. Or, you wanted to remember something. Or, they just thought it was cool and went 'sure why not we'll do better this time'." But she was not one to put her trust in Hogwarts' making anything safe. "I assume they made it less dangerous, but how did they make sure it was okay? Hogwarts has a rather loose definition of safety in my experience." Which was part of the reason why she was not enthusiastic about the idea of this tournament. Seeing as how this term was Ashley's first experience with Hogwarts, Gabi wasn't all that surprised that she had some issues with security and safety. Gabi was feeling the pressure too - she was working overtime in her Healer position! "As for how it was made safer, the tournament events were structured so that they were difficult, but not life threatening as they had been in the past. So, no more dragons," she said with a smirk. But they DID have a cocktrice make an appearance at the end, thankfully in a much more controlled environment. Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Claudine perked up when Kinsay asked what she always wanted to know. Oh. So that’s how it worked. But that was it? It was sort of anti climatic. Claudine hadn’t been sure what to expect but she now at least had a better understanding of how the Goblet worked. She continued making notes until Reccard moved them along.
The Snakette nodded at intervals as the Healer gave them a more detailed overview of the Tournament, recalling what she had heard from family members. The whole topic made her wonder if there was a Tournament in store for Hogwarts in the near future. How exciting that would be! But she supposed that right now Trent was too caught up in being the Worst Headmaster Ever to even focus on running the School properly much less helping to organise such a spectacular event.
Claudine raised her hand. “Perhaps the Schools’ teaching curriculum had been restructured for the better and the Heads’ thought that the champions, would then have been more prepared to handle dangerous tasks.’’ "Interesting theory," Gabi nodded at her Slytherin student. "The challenges certainly tested them in just about every aspect of magical schooling we have available. Runes, Creatures, Potions - it all made an appearance!" Quote:
Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl Oh wow, so there was a LIVING Triwizard Tournament champion?! And he was a Hufflepuff, like Cedric Diggory?! Bernie's mouth dropped open just a little bit at this fact. She hadn't even known when the last tournament was--- she woulda guessed like 600 years ago, probably. That was heckin' cool though.
As to why they brought it back? "Maybe Beauxbatons really wanted to even out that record, you know, since Hogwarts has the most wins?" she volunteered an answer. "They strike me as being sore losers. Headmistress Dasani is NOT a nice lady, as I recall, and I bet she thinks she could beat us in a tournament, so that's why we had one in the 2070s."
Bernie didn't know if she had been in charge back when the Senior Undersecretary won or not, but she had a feeling the Dasani lady or whatever her name was would LOVE to face off against Hogwarts again. Only maybe next time Durmstrang could host it for a change, give themselves the home field advantage???? Poor things needed an ad. Gabi found herself chuckling at Bernie's answer. "Not quite. She was not the Headmistress at the time," she reminded her gently. Honestly, she would put more money on Durmstrang being eager to win their first tournament than Beauxbatons wanting to just settle the score. Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin That didn't really make her feel better. Like, just because they only started preventing people her age from participating 100 years ago didn't mean that it hadn't been terribly unfair for the last 100 years. Harry Potter was only 15 when he competed, and he WON. Sort of. Someone died, but it wasn't his fault.
"Because we hate the French, and they hate Durmstrang, and Durmstrang wants to be us. The only way you can get everyone to stop being so silly and competitive is to bring them together for some good fun and games. And life threatening danger." Gabi wrinkled her eyebrows, not QUITE following Phoebe's train of thought. "Not necessarily...remember, the purpose of the competition is to foster growth and friendship between the schools!" she reminded her. Not because one school hated the other one more. Quote:
Originally Posted by CruppieMom89 Ivy nodded at Professor Recard’s explanation. She sincerely appreciated the Professor answering her question without making her feel stupid. It made sense, she supposed. As the Professor asked the next question, Ivy considered it carefully. ”Well you said the one before the last one, the kid that died - it wasn’t because of the tournament. It was because of Voldemort. So... no evil guy, then it’s safe... ish?” "Very good point," Gabi nodded at Ivy, smiling at her answer. "Without Voldemort around interfering, the tournament was not only much safer, but also fairer," she added. His manipulation hadn't just occurred at the end - he'd had Crouch feeding Harry hints and tips along the way the whole time to assure he made it to the end. Quote:
Originally Posted by mellamaet Serena had been quietly jotting down notes for the entire duration of the class, nodding once in a while to herself when she personally agreed with other students' answers. She didn't actually know much about the last Triwizard Tournament, nor the one prior to that - being educated in America and all for the first three years of her educated life. But, at the next question, the Slytherin perked up slightly and raised her hand to answer "Maybe they thought it was important to give the Triwizard Tournament a chance, especially after such a tragic end to the last one. Like how when you're scared of something, you have to face it for you to move on?" It was a nice sentimental thought - and it was probably wrong. Knowing how grown-ups operated, it probably had something to do with a lot of politics.
But, it was worth a shot, right? "Very interesting theory!" Gabi grinned at her answer and nodded. "That could certainly have been part of it. The drive and desire to do it again, the RIGHT away, could have definitely been motivation." Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack This moment would go down as the first time in history when a professor actually (DIRECTLY) answered one of Kinsay's questions. She'd be riding this high forever, probably. Professor Recard even (ALMOST) made up for the fact that she yelled at Emm that one time. Either way, it was working in their professor's favor.
"Thanks," Kinsay replied quietly and wore a huge grin. It was a good feeling, not being shrugged off. It made her want to participate more... Even when she didn't know the answer... Like... Now.
She raised her hand confidently anyway, hoping that she'd come up with something by the time her name was called. Unfortunately, her turn came far earlier than she had hoped it would. "Um. What Phoebe said," she smiled sheepishly, looking down at her lap. Gabi chuckled a little to herself and just smiled at Kinsay in response - at least she had sort of tried to answer? Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy SPOILER!!: Question 1
Heath had just enough time to return Fiona’s smile and wave before the lesson began. He looked to the front, listening intently as Professor Recard spoke. It came as absolutely no surprise when she mentioned the Triwizard Tournament! He knew about the basic structure of the tournament, the schools involved, the death toll, and Harry Potter’s participation in the 1994 tournament. But all of those things had been said. What else could he add?
He listened to the others’ answers, hoping something would jog his memory, but all he could think was how concerned he was by some of his classmates’ enthusiasm for the Triwizard Tournament. He thought Ashley and Ivy had the right idea. No amount of glory or money was worth dying! The Triwizard Tournament was much too dangerous to be allowed… especially under the current headmaster. He couldn’t help but imagine how a Triwizard Tournament under Headmaster Trent might go… challenges designed to kill as many champions as possible, an equally deadly punishment for the Hogwarts champion should they lose, possibly a reversal of the age restrictions to allow (if not require) students under 17 to enter. He shuddered. Nope, he wanted no part of that!
Somehow his chaotic train of thought reminded him of a bit of information that hadn’t been said, and his hand went up. “To enforce the age restrictions for the 1994 tournament, Albus Dumbledore put an age line around the Goblet of Fire,” he said. “It caused any underage student who crossed it to grow a beard.”
Heath was furiously jotting down notes as Professor Recard moved on. Oh, so there was a Triwizard Tournament in 2072? That was a year or two after his mum graduated, and the rest of his family was long gone from Hogwarts at that point. No wonder he didn’t know that! That detail was interesting, but not quite as interesting as the spells used to make the Goblet of Fire work. He would have to look up more information about that in the library later… if he remembered. He was so distracted by his notes that he almost didn’t hear the next question.
Thankfully, this one wasn’t as difficult to answer as the first had been! There was only one reason he could think of for the Triwizard Tournament to have been brought back after so many student deaths, especially Cedric Diggory’s. The only problem with his answer was it didn’t exactly portray the leadership of Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang in the most flattering light. Would he get into trouble for saying that? Maybe he should err on the side of caution and keep quiet, just in case.
After several moments of hesitation, Heath cautiously raised his hand. “I think it was brought back because the heads of the three schools - and probably the students too, if their participation is any indication - felt the benefits of honor and glory outweighed the risks of student death.” Why anyone would think such a thing was beyond him, but it was the only thing that made sense.
"Good theory Mister Jones," Gabi responded to his answer with a small nod. "With the safety measures put in to place to prevent death, it's very likely the heads of the school were more tempted to go along with the tournament and possibly earn some respect for their schools following the disastrous 1994 tournament."
"Very good everyone," Gabi smiled at them as she waved her wand to write down a general list of everything the students had mentioned. "As many of you pointed out, Cedric Diggory was not killed due to the tournament itself. Rather, he was sadly murdered at the hands of Lord Voldemort. Therefore, it was more a security issue than anything else," she pointed out. The whole event had certainly pointed out flaws in their current system.
"As many of you mentioned, many changes were made to assure the safety of the champions. For one, the age limit remained in place," she began, waving her wand so a list started to form on the chalkboard behind her. "Two, they eliminated some of the more dangerous parts of the tournament, such as dragons, and relied more on riddles and problem solving checkpoints. It still tested the students in a way that showed their abilities, but without life threatening obstacles," she explained. True, it was still DANGEROUS, but not anything that couldn't be handled by the students and staff members were always on watch in case things got out of hand. "Finally, the staff were extremely diligent during the tasks, triple checking each aspect of the challenge prior to the competition to assure no tampering had been done. Additionally, security checks on the Goblet of Fire were continuously run to assure no one who hadn't actually entered was selected," she concluded.
"One thing that should be noted about the new format as well is that multiple students were selected from each school," she pointed out. "There were four Hogwarts champions - one from each house. There were also four representatives from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, although they did not happen to fall neatly along house lines like Hogwarts did," she added. Not necessarily something they had to know for their exams, but a fun fact nonetheless!
"Now, we're going to have a little bit of fun," Gabi grinned at them as she walked back to the table she had in front of her desk, pointing at the Goblet. "If you've ever wanted to put your name in the Goblet of Fire and see if you would be selected, now is your chance! This is obviously not the true Goblet, but a replica I purchased. It works the same way, however it does NOT have the age limit imposed on anyone," she added. That wouldn't be very fun if she didn't let everyone have a turn at this!
"For this part of the lesson, when I call on you, you must decide if you want to put your name in the goblet or if you do not, and tell me WHY you made that decision. If you decide to put your name in the Goblet, come on up, write your name on a piece of parchment I have here, and drop it in the cup! Beware - if the cup senses you are not entering for the right reasons, it might reject your name!" she said with a smirk. There were only a handful of times that would happen, but she had worked on this Goblet all day and night to assure it was charmed as close as it could be to the real thing. She would be curious to see if anyone DIDN'T make the cut!
"Alright, who is up first?" she asked with a grin.
The flame on the Goblet began to burn a bit brighter as Gabi started the mini activity portion of the lesson. The flames crept up slightly higher into the air, waiting to accept their first entry. OOC: Mini activity time! For this portion, assume your student has been called on, and state whether or not you would put your name in the Goblet of Fire. Things to take into consideration would be your characters feelings on the new security measures, their confidence in their magical abilities, their willingness to try new things, etc. etc. etc. If your character wants to enter, go ahead and RP them going up to the Goblet and dropping in their name!
As Gabi said - if the Goblet feels you're entering for the wrong reasons, it may spit your name back out! Once the mini activity is done I will be selecting some students who entered via a randomizing site and they'll get a special prize!
You'll have at least 36 hours to complete this portion, probably longer - and of course the Goblet will be responding to you throughout the day. Have fun!
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