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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sophia Svensson #556B2F
Slytherin Fifth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Eulalia Walles (#F48037)
Hufflepuff Fourth Year |  Constant Vigilance! O_O AWAKE!
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Originally Posted by Saawariya  Lucy's hand shot up immediately at this question. Of course! She remembered a story about the thing...and that guy...and that girl...
"Well, there's the story about Medusa. Every time she looked at someone, and someone looked back into her eyes, they'd turn into stone. And then, when she looked at herself in the mirror, she turned into stone, too!" she said, excitedly. "Yes! Medusa and the glance that could turn you into stone!" Practically running to the chalkboard, Svensson grabbed a piece of chalk and noted that story and its method of turning people into stone on the board. "Two points to Ravenclaw."
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Originally Posted by Cassirin Copernicus raised his hand. "Sir? There's also King Midas, although I suppose they turned to gold and not to stone. But still... statues!" "Not quite what I had in mind, but you're right. Midas did turn people into gold with just a touch." He listed Midas under Medusa on the board, then turned to hear the next answer. "Take two points for your house," he added as an afterthought.
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Originally Posted by Hermione_loves_Ron ...if they were statues, were they allowed to speak? Statues couldnt' speak. Issy decided to brave it, though, and break the rules. Her hand was raised so... she could speak, right?
"In Greek Mythology, Medusa could turn to stone anyone who looked her in the eye," said Issy. "And she was thus mentioned in the Twelve Tasks of Heracles. She was a gorgon, so she wasn't the only one."
Were there any others?
She strained her brain.
"Not that this is stone or a statue," she went on, "but the story of King Midas told of a king's greed in which anything he touched would turn to gold. Though.. that can count as a statue, yes?" Beaming, she wiggled in her seat. "He turned his daughter into a golden statue, I believe."
Oh! One more, one more!
"There is an Italian fairy-tale called The Raven," she went on to add. The Professor might not know what it was about. Hmmm. "That is quite right!" Svensson nodded at the girl's elaborations on the stories of Midas and Medusa. When the girl added a story he had not heard of, Svensson paused. "I haven't heard of The Raven," he admitted. "Would you like to give a quick summary for the class?"
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Originally Posted by AmbiguouslyMe Tibi pondered the question. Medusa he knew, Midas he knew.. but those had already been offered.
He started thinking about all the different stories his mum had told him about gods and goddesses in lots of different religions. Scrunching his face, he wondered, did a pillar of salt count as a statue?
Opting to risk it, he raised his hand. "There's also the Hebrew story about Lot's wife who turned into a pillar of salt -- which could be like a statue -- when she turned around to look back at the city they were leaving." "Very true," the professor agreed. He jotted 'Lot's wife, salt, looking back' on the board. "Take two points."
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Originally Posted by Lezleighd Satine wasn't sure if this was a test or not and then she was even more confused....was she supposed to raise her hand since it was already up....o well here goes...
"Well, there's an old American Indian Fairy Tale that was finally written down in 1907 about a tribe that would turn drawfs into statues." she said eventhough she was sure no one would've heard of the story but her father was a decedent of an Indian princess so she knew some weird stories. Yet another story that Lars had not known. So much for doing his research well. "I didn't know of that one, but it sounds like it fits the criteria I asked for," Svensson said with a shrug. "You can have two points, too."
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Originally Posted by Luna_Laufghudd Oh!
Miranda raised her hand, remembering the story she had read, ""Professor, there is the story of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe... she paused, "The evil witch Jadis would turn anyone whom she did not like into stone." "Another one I wasn't expecting!" Svensson exclaimed. "But a marvelous example nonetheless. Two points." Quickly finishing the list, Svensson set the chalk down. "Jadis had a wand, did she not?"
"Before we move on, is there anything else I should add to the board?" the professor asked the class, stepping out of the way and pointing to the board.
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Originally Posted by Board Medusa - stone - direct eye contact
Midas - gold - touch
Lot's wife - salt - looked back
tribe and dwarves - statues -
Jadis - stone - wand |