Lavi shifted up to replace the cushion under him better, his eyes looking at the lights as they flew towards the professors cupped hands. Without realising it himself, he too cupped his hands and watched as the lights covered them. He giggled out loud when the light flew up again in to the air. Magic always amazed him.

Lavi tried to listen to the question while looking at the colorful rainbow lights. It was much more fun to look at the lights than answer questions. But he didn't wanted to loose points , they were at the top of the HousePoints. He quickly lowered his gaze and snapped it away from the light. Luckily for him he had heard the professors question. Vaguelly, but understood it.

"It has something to do with Wolf Imprint, if i'm not mistaken" he said while pushing his hand up in the air. "The imprinting is kind of like a Love at first sight but much stronger because it creates a bonding between two people that can't be broken" Lavi lowered his hand and placed them on his lap. "Aww that's so cute!" he said out loud.

Iris listened to the Professor as she talked. Hmm, so Iris WAS right. Go her. Hehe.

As the next question was asked, Iris frowned. Now, that she didn't know. The prefect frowned as she tried to think. The professor was playing with the light in her hand... and had used those fancy chandeliers...

Did that have anything to do with the lesson? Or was the professor just liking the lighting? Frowning a bit more, Iris really tried to come up with an answer. The prefect raised her hand, uncertain of her answer. "Does the magic have anything to do with colour... and light? I just thought that it might, y'know, because of that pretty magicky thing you're doing there." The girl indicated to the professors hand as she spoke.

Even though she was probably wrong, Iris didn't care much. That was the only way she was going to learn anything.

Adelyn shot up her hand. She remembered reading something, but not the title, about Quilute people. "They desent from vampires - I think, maybe werewolves" she said.

Evelyn...well the Slytherin was too distracted to here what the Professor had asked her before class had started. Rude? Perhaps, but she didn't care. As long as she wasn't being set on fire, her eyes were going to be focused on the doo-

EEP! PATROCLUS! Not the Gryffindor she was looking for, but he certainly was welcome. Smiling at him, the fourth year glanced around, only spotting Simon and Cookie Girl before the class started. Crud. She was going to be investigating after class. Where were those two!?

It was making her a teeny bit nervous.

What? Quilt-ew?

Leaning back on the comfy and squishy pillow, the black eyed girl stared up at the ceiling, trying to remember anything about these runes. Well the Professor did say they were something about the US? Why in Merlin's Name were they learning about them?

Hearing all the answers about the tribe though, Evelyn couldn’t help but very quietly chuckle. "So like…they are a bunch of werewolves?" How nice was that…

"It is believed that the first tribe was desedents from wolves." She said " That those who are from that tribe have the abilities to transform into wolves. They are not werewovles but shape shifters. Werewolves have no choice to change and change on a full moon. They shift to defend there tribes. Some of there enemys include vampires"

"Well, from what I've heard of the legend certain higher members turned into werewolves in a kind of self defense", Chloe responded with her hand raised high.

Brittay raised their hand. "well it is believed that the Decendants of a group that were called the spirits warriors turn into wolves as their eniemes get closer to there home so that they could protect their tribe since its not the biggest tribe. There first enemies were other tribes until they aquired the spirit warriors but then it changed to something called the cold ones... meaning vampires." She she had learned this story it really creeped her out because since there were actually whitches and wizards could there be vampires? *shudder*

Kurumi thought for a moment before raising her hand. "Professor, isn't the Quileute tribe known for being very talented builders and craftsmen? I've also read that they are located in western Washington in the United States and that there are about 750 known members." Known was probably the best term to use at the moment since it is very possible that there were a lot more but silly muggles like herself just didn't know about the rest. That seemed to be a pattern with the wizarding world.




"I've read that in the tribe's creation story first ever person of the Quileute tribe, known as the Alpha, was created by transforming a wolf. I've also read somewhere that werewolves is not exactly the correct term to be used in describing them. While both share the same traits of superhuman strength and senses, far beyond those of both wolves and men, werewolves only change shape under the full moon. The people of the Quileute tribe do so as a self defense and at will."

Jacqueline raised her hand. ''Quileute myths proclaim that the two sided mythical character known as Dokibatt and K’wa’iti was responsible for creating the first ever person of the Quileute tribe, known as the Alpha, by transforming a wolf.''She took a deep breath and continued. ''Some members of the Quileute tribe are capable of shapeshifting into wolves, becoming spirit wolves, which are similar to werewolves but quite different, in mythology and origin. They are enemies of vampires.''.

maisie raised her hand "umm..didnt they like, not like the vampires?" she asked somewhat quietly

Salander nodded to his friends that joined him, then turned his head at the Professor as she begun the class. he blinked a few times, not quite sure if he heard it right....A Quil-wha? They're a Native American tribe? He's never heard of them before. He listened to the rest of the class give their answers and was amazed, they seem to know more about them than this American native. He was surprised when there was mention of "Werewolves? Like that dude Lupin? Or that nasty one uh... Greyhound or something, he kept biting people and transforming them into werewolves like him?" He couldnt imagine any Native American tribe like that. They were a peaceful lot who likes casinos

Dianna raised her hand. "Isn't one legend stated that a mythical character known as Dokibatt and K’wa’iti was responsible for creating the first person of the tribe known as the Alpha? Also the people from the tribe are known to transform into wolves right?" she said as she lowered her hand. This lesson is somewhat similar to those Twilight books those muggles read..she thought.

Vashti had heard about this tribe before but had to think for a few moments before finally recalling the answer (what she hoped was the answer anyway) and raising her hand. "I remember hearing about a legend that says the Quileute people are descended from wolves that were turned into men, so they're supposed to be werewolves. And...I think their tribe's name has to do with a wolf too because of this legend. It's their word for 'wolf' in their language or something." She had no idea what the word actually was though. She couldn't remember that much, and she probably wouldn't've been able to pronounce it anyway even if she at least knew how the word was spelled.

joey raise her hand they are shape shifters decented form wovles.i read about she said outloud.she move closer to person next to her.

Em raised her hand and answered, "Um, dosen't have something to do with totem, or guardian? Each person had one that the worshiped. And I think they believe that they came from someone who could transform into a wolf."

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Di nodded. "You're all correct," she agreed. "The Quileute tribe - it's Quileute by the way, Mr. Saitoh -" She smiled slightly - "Is a group of American Indians based in the US. Their global population is under a thousand, and reported population in La Push, their main centre, round four hundred. Now, the tribe's origins are popularly linked to magic. In fact, there is a legend of sorts attached to them. Does anyone know anything about this legend?"

She cupped her hands, as she stopped speaking. Pretty lights seemed to gather in them, before seemingly floating off in other directions. Di found it fun.

The quill-whatsit tribe? Of whowhats? From where?

Fletcher literally stared at the professor with quite a blank look on his face. His mouth even dropped open a little and he blinked several times in confusion. How the hell was he supposed to know anything about India based in America based the US based in legend based in whaaaa? He could hardly find Scotland on a map, much less India and America and who had even heard of the the US!

"Errrrrrrr," the boy drawled for an answer, glancing around at his classmates for inspiration. He certainly knew of no legend but that didn't mean he couldn't make one up. "That Quileute word sounds French. So does La Push. So the only legend I've heard of," or made up, "is that the Quilwhatnots were attacked by mad French men who wanted all of the American Indie's spices. To fight off the Frenchies, the Quil tribe had to transform into... big dogs. Yeah. Great big transformer dogs that give you rabies when they bite you. So the Quildogs successfully fought off the Frenchies and got to keep their secret recipe of spices. They all made a treaty and the only thing the French got to keep was the name of the place. They called it La Push, obviously, cuz they had been pushed away from stealing all the Indie land and spices."

All finished with his solid answer, Fletcher sat back on his cushion with a deep nod. Maybe the professor was as awful at geography at Fletcher was. The boy at least knew that France was nowhere near America OR India.... oh well. French people had wicked evil skillz, like Noel. So as far as this Hufflepuff was concerned, his theory could still be plausible.

Di nodded at Kurumi.

"That's correct, Miss Hollingberry."

Di smiled. "There is folklore about that, though I do believe it has nothing to do with that of the tribe's origins."

Sooo.

"Take a point for Slytherin for the information, Mr. Saitoh."

Di's eyes lit up. "You're getting a bit ahead, you know," she said. "That's a good thing, actually. The runes are certainly linked to light and colour, though I'm afraid the origins aren't. Take a point for your house for thinking out-of-the-box, Prefect."

"The second part is right," Di said pleasantly. "The legend in question speaks of wolves. Take a point for you house, Miss Morey."

Miss Flores-Shepard seemed awfully distracted, today. Di made a mental note to talk to the Slytherin, after class.

"No, they aren't a bunch of werewolves," she said, though she smiled slightly at the statement. "The legend has a lot of awesome things to say on that topic, though." Including some completely ridiculous stuff that muggles had made up.

Di's eyes lit up again. "Excellently said, all four of you," she beamed. "Take two points each for your houses."

For comprehensive answers.

Di smiled lightly. "Yes, so goes the legend, Miss Emerson. Take a point for your house."

Di looked up. "Not exactly like - as you so appropriately put it, Mr. Salander - that dude Lupin," she smiled. "Or Greyback, for that matter. But along those lines, yes."

Di nodded.

"Exactly, Miss Malfoy. Take a point for Slytherin."

"Kwoli," Di supplied. "It means wolf. Take an extra point for Ravenclaw for the additional information, Miss Greenweell."

"The belief in a personal guardian is part of the culture," Di agreed. "Take a point for Hufflepuff, Miss Swynford."


It was amazing, completely amazing, how Mr. Fletcher's answers could still stun her. She had seen him fish a cookie out of his hair and eat it, and he still stunned her.

Unbelievable, right?

Blinkblink. Di... eyed the Champion. Then she said, quiet slowly, "I suppose I should give you two points for unbelievably massive creativity."

So she did.

Must. Not. Stare. At. The. Kid.

Nod, nod, nod.

"You're all correct," Di said. "Take a point each."



She spoke to the class, in general. "There are a number of variants of the legend, but the one most agreed upon is that a mythical creature transformed a wolf to create the first member of Quileute tribe. From then on, members of the Quileute tribe could transform or 'shape-shift' into wolves at will, though they only employed their powers for defense or in times of danger. Now, this means that the Quileute tribe is not -" Di smiled lightly at Miss Flores-Shepard - "a 'bunch of werewolves,' given that members can change at any point in time, and the transformation entails no pain."

She paused. "The Quileute tribe has existed for a long, long time, and did so before the Statue of Secrecy - the law currently in place that prevents witches and wizards from revealing themselves in front of muggles - was implemented. This is one of the main reasons that, in old times, muggles claimed to have seen Quileute members transform. This gave rise to stories that were handed down and are still handed down but, fortunately, modern muggles consider them to be no more than myths and legends. Now, the question is, what do you think gave rise to all these myths and legends? It's obvious that the Quileute tribe isn't a bunch of werewolves, because they can transform any time but the fact is, they can transform into wolves. How?"

It was a simple question, really.

Well that sucked. And was utterly boring.

Change at any point in time and entails no pain? Sounded like the characteristics of an animagi now don't it? Yes, it did. Who knew?! US had magic in it too!

Sighing, she took out her notebook and pencil, since she couldn't find her quill that day, and wrote down a few things on an empty page. It was a rather older tribe now that she heard. Before the Statue of Secrecy? They were ANCIENT! Like her dad. Of course, she wouldn't say such things. Out loud that is.

Hearing the question, a small smile played across her lips as she looked up. Well, she'd just need to repeat her thoughts don't she? However, she had read up all on the specific subject over the summer and even before then so she still doubted her answer, but it could happen right? A group of people having the same form? "So they weren't werewolves but... animagi? I mean, it'd explain the fact that they could transform at any time they wanted, and be pain free. Besides, i don't think it's completely impossible that there could be a group of people having the same animagi form in one area. If their inner nature was like their fathers, and father's fathers or whoever was before them, then it would be the same."

Right? That was the only explanation! That she could think of at least.

Grayson had been fascinated by the chandeliers that had suddenly appeared in the classeroom as it darkened, and as such found she missed answering the first couple questions. Of course, Finn had though, so Ravenclaw was still on the board. And she couldn't help but turn and grin at Salander, still seated next to her, as he mentioned Lupin and Greyback. Werewolves weren't really what they were talking about, but it was still cool he'd brought them up. To her, at least.

But as they continued the discussion, she found herself glancing at Evelyn before bringing her attention fully back to Professor Markovic. Raising her hand, she spoke. "It's possible the Quileutes were animagi, but I don't think any of the stories mention wands. And don't animagi still need wands to transform?," she asked, feeling like they were going far away from Runes with this discussion. Like class had turned into Transfiguration. "Also, I think there's stories that the tribesmen who shifted sometimes didn't actually have complete control over when they shifted. Like, that they did when they got really angry. Something like that, which I'm not sure really goes along with them being simply animagi either." Then she lowered her hand, feeling like she hadn't really gotten anywhere with her answer. Thinking out loud sucked sometimes.

Blink. So not not quite like Lupin or Greyhoundback, but similar? Can transform into wolves without pain? Then they could be...

His arm shot high up in the air, suddenly thrilled over the possibility of what they were discussing "'They're Animagi! People that can transform into animals at will. Like McGonagle PhillyCheesteak and Harry Potter's dad James Potter and...."

he took a deep breath as he declared the name of his most ultimate favorite character from all the Potter stories.....

"....SIRIUS BLACK!"

Emmy put her hand up, saying, "Um, professor? Is it possible that they were Animagi? Or maybe even Metamorphmagi?" Could be completely wrong, but it was the only thing she could think of - and shd had to get some points somehow!

Leaning over, she whispered, "Hi Patroclus! And thanks for the party!"

Then, she noticed Treyen close by, "Hi Treyen! Are we still going exploring tonight?" she murmured.

"Professor, isn't being an Animagus something that is learned rather than hereditary?" At least, she thought she had read that somewhere. "I thought that the Quieleute tribe's ability to change into a wolf was hereditary...if so, wouldn't that make them Metamorphmagi?" Still, that didn't really explain why they only changed into wolves...some weird combination of the two perhaps?

Mia had been tempted to answer the previous question by saying that what she knew of the Quileute tribe was that they are all extremely good looking with smoking hot bods but she figured that's not the answer that the Professor was after.

Listening as the Professor went on with her explanation, Mia chewed on her lip as she thought about the next question and she raised her her tentatively. "By magic." She answered and then taking a deep breath, she continued. "Not necessarily being an animagi because as Grayson pointed out you need a wand to transform into an animal. The Quileute tribe's shapeshifting ability is passed down by generations and even if they were all wizards with wands does not necessarily mean that they would all be animagi's."

She paused for a moment to catch her breath before continuing. "Usually a shapeshifter is created by being cursed which causes the involuntary change into animal form, usually by being bitten or marked by another shapeshifter or a ritual using supernatural powers and magic has been performed allowing the human to change into an animal at their will."

Metamorphmagi?

Glancing over to Cookie girl, the Slytherin raised a brow as she twirled her pencil in her hand. Huh, she hadn't thought about that. Then again, she wasn't one of those people, so she why look up information on the subject? "Aren't those people like, really rare?" she asked, still looking at Cookie girl before her attention was turned back to her notebook.

The pieces fit though, and no matter how HARD it was to admit it, at least it was in her mind and not out loud. Her sullen expression may have given herself away however. "Besides, one doesn't necessarily need a wand to be an 'animagi'." There had been moments in time when people used other things such as clothing and such. True, it was for like a million other animals but still...Excuses? Perhaps!

Hearing Mia's answer however, it did get her thinking. "How do we know what they were then?" Sitting up on her comfy cushion, Evelyn set her notebook down in front of her before placing a hand on either side of herself. "I mean, part could be animagi, part could be metamorphmagi, and another part could be completely different like...what Mia said. Magic stuff. Or...it could be just that they were all weird and made others believe that they had the ability to turn into wolves because they thought it'd be cool."

Like those people who should be in St. Mungos.

Di's eyes lit up. Discussion, that she both enjoyed and loved. "Remember, the legends are products of muggle minds," she said. "Muggles have a tendency to exaggerate where magic or the unknown is concerned. Elements that spice up a tale are often incorporated into legends to make them more dramatic or larger-than-life."

Still bright-eyed, Di continued to listen to the students as they discussed and aired their views. "All of you have some pretty good points there," she said, giving a little nod of her head. "The original Quileute tribe lived in an era much like the current one, but only in the sense that magic caused suspicion and fear, in muggles. The original leader - and founder - of the tribe did happen to be an animagi; his animagus form being, unsurprisingly, a wolf. This is one of the factors that caused the wolf to become the - the and not a - symbol of strength in the tribe, to the point where some members even consider it a sacred creature."

"Traditionally, since then, the leader of the Quileute tribe has been someone that has certain qualities, one of them being that he or she has the same animagus form as the original leader. It's clear, though, that not everyone can have that animagus form and so the members that do not... say, 'improvise.' In Miss Gibbins's words, by magic. Potions, transfiguration spells, and so on. It is customary for the Quileute tribe to transform themselves at important ceremonies and on the battlefield, and it isn't uncommon for them to keep wolves - of course, in muggle territories such as La Push, this has been less possible since the establishment of the Statue of Secrecy - and this has given rise to a number of muggle myths and legends, some completely ridiculous."

Frowwwnn.

"Summing up, the wolf is central to the Quileute tradition to the point where they go to great lengths to be able to acquire its form and characteristics and that said, it shouldn't be much of a surprise that the Quileute runes - now Quileute only by name, to be honest. The majority of the current Quileute members hardly ever use them - focus on them. The older generations of the tribe consisted of hunters, craftsmen and warriors. Can anyone guess what they used the runes for?"