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Another History of Magic class meant more chances for students to lose points, more chaos, and perhaps even more apples. As you make your way toward the classroom you notice a note tacked onto the door.
I shall arrive shortly. Take a seat, don't make too much noise, and killing any of your classmates is not allowed. - Profesor Scabior
Inside the class the desks have been rearranged for the new year. Instead of the standard placement the desks have all be moved so that they formed a connecting semi-circle facing the board and Professor Scabior's desk.
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Ashley gave the question some thought. What kind of equipment would a person even need for something like that? It seemed obvious, and usually the obvious thing wasn't the answer. But he raised his hand anyway, because he wanted to say something. "Well, we have wands... and that's the kind of thing a person would use?"
Then there were the other things a person needed to cast a spell, but they didn't count as 'equipment', did they? Maybe he should have added more to his answer. Oh well. He'd wanted to contribute, and he did.
First things first. Ellie had his full attention, don't get confused Victoria. Actually...he'd rather just skip the lesson if that gained him some Ellie-time...but she wouldn't skip a lesson...so..., "Whichever you prefer," he was free after class, considering this was the last one he had today.
And no, he wasn't going to give any kind of clues or hint as to what he got her.
BUT VICTORIA WAS LEANING OH-SO-CLOSE TO HIM!
Ahem.
Wait, she got in? His smile widened, "Glad I could be of help." Otherwise she wouldn't have gotten inside so-easily, right? Did she even get caught or something? He'll ask her...not right now...soon...unless she decided to give him more details, that is.
They seemed to be talking in some code, didn't they?
AND....then she had to bring up Quidditch. His smile vanished, he didn't even turn his gaze towards his favorite Ravenclaw, no, his eyes were too focused on a little dot on the desk in front of him, almost as if Scabior was there, in the form of a dot. Silence fell over him. No comments, thanks. It wasn't because of Quidditch per say, but because he knew how much it meant to Ellie and he heard the outcome of the game. He could almost hear Ellie saying how bad she'd played just because she didn't get the snitch. He was sure that hadn't been the case, though, she was probably as awesome as ever but Kita got closer to the snitch. Kind of like it happened between them last year, when he got it instead.
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Scabior looked around the classroom. MUCH better desk arrangement. "So I didn't actually expect any of you to guess why I really wrote that in the note." They weren't mind readers, so it was almost impossible for them to figure it out. "However it does have something to do with today's lesson, but it is not really about killing curses." This wasn't DADA. He didn't need to teach them all of that.
"I wrote that killing any of your classmates was not allowed not because all of you are physically able to use the killing curse." No. Because that too extreme anger...and skill. "But because all of you have the equipment too." He paused. "What do you think I mean by that" This question should be easier to answer.
After class, then, Treyen. Ellie didn't voice this out loud, but he'd know, right? They were sitting right next to each other. Surely, when Professor Scabior dismissed them, Treyen'd be able to tell the difference between Ellie going off somewhere else, and taking her time because she had no where to be but with him.
She simply smiled instead.
Even after the Slytherin had brought up Quidditch, Ellie kept some part of the smile.
Amazingly enough, the slam of the door didn't effect the girl. It was the sound of Professor Scabior's voice that did, though. It caused her to hug the bag in her lap just a bit. She was avoiding eye contact with the man, too, if she could help it.
The first question he'd asked, the Ravenclaw smiled over at Little Hutchinson. Ellie agreed fully with what Spike's kin said, and felt no need to repeat answers, so she remained quiet.
Professor Scabior's second question, she answered. "Our wand?" Simple enough.
If this lesson was going to be on wand safety, though, that would just be ridiculous. It was History of Magic, after all, shouldn't they be talking about that boring thing called the Past?
Unless she got to share the story about the time Jacob set the Common Room couch on fire because of poor wand treatment/handling. She'd enjoy that. It was even amusing at the time. It was just so very JACOB.
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Hearing the slam of the door, Gideon closed his eyes and took a deep breath before opening them once more to take in the presence of the professor as he spoke starting the class. Did the man really have to start each class trying to shock the class. Listening to the man, he couldn't help frowning slightly.
Okay so Gideon hadn't been paying too much attention to THAT part of the professor's note. Not because he hadn't read it but because he hadn't any interest in doing any such thing and he hoped his classmates didn't either. And he certainly didn't know why he had written that part of the note and as his classmates spoke their thoughts it was certain the others didn't either as confirmed by Professor Scabior.
"Because we have our wand sir," he answered echoing the others. "And with the skill and intent those who use the curse have, thats the only equipment needed."
Nikolas nodded at the professor's response. Yeah, maybe apples didn't kill...well if they are poisoned yes but otherwise not. He thought for a second about the question Scabior had just asked.
He raised his hand. "Our wands firstly and our minds too, because keeping thoughts of revenge or hate can make us do bad things to others, in this case, killing someone else" he nodded.
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Scabior looked around the classroom. MUCH better desk arrangement. "So I didn't actually expect any of you to guess why I really wrote that in the note." They weren't mind readers, so it was almost impossible for them to figure it out. "However it does have something to do with today's lesson, but it is not really about killing curses." This wasn't DADA. He didn't need to teach them all of that.
"I wrote that killing any of your classmates was not allowed not because all of you are physically able to use the killing curse." No. Because that too extreme anger...and skill. "But because all of you have the equipment too." He paused. "What do you think I mean by that" This question should be easier to answer. [/color]
As Professor Scabior slammed into the room, then went straight into asking questions, Stella couldn't help but jump. Moreso because she'd actually been caught by surprise than anything he'd said, but his question had been intriguing to say the least. Why had he included that direction in his message? It seemed nobody else had come up with the correct idea either, and seeing as her own idea had been voiced at least once, she hadn't spoken up. If it wasn't because people in the past have randomly, or not so randomly, killed others, she didn't know why else it could have been.
She raised her hand to the second question, though. "We all have wands, true. But besides that, every one of us has the capability of both learning the Killing curse and sufficiently getting the intent and state of mind to actually cast it successfully, even if we don't know it right now. Objects aren't the only things that can be considered equipment, after all," she responded. It was logical to her, even if she knew that right now she definitely wouldn't be capable of casting any one of the Unforgivable curses. She knew that if she got pushed enough it was possible.
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Nathan found the professors question interesting. He smmirked, raised his hand and responded, "Well, we are all of different ages and experience levels in our magical ability. Some of us may have the power to cast a hefty spell like the killing curse but it is illegal and wrong, however there are other spells that require similar power and concentration that me as a first year cannot do.".
Ummm, we have a means to do so? He was surprised that almost everyone, if not everyone had mentioned their wands. Eino had never thought about his wand as a possible tool to kill someone. He looked around extremely shocked and slightly confused, still his facial expression was just a blank stare that translated into 'I-JUST-SAW-A-BASALISK.' He raised his hand. "Our minds, conscience, emo-shuns? I should like to think that one would need to be equipped with hatred, perhaps, and the will, as the basic necessities to kill someone. I do suppose that the next step would be to find a weapon, in which case a wand would be most convenient." This was most troublesome. Eino did not like these types of questions, they had many answers yet none of them were correct, but none of them were wrong either. Most troublesome, indeed. But no, he did not have the equipment to kill someone, even if he had a wand. He didn't like to think of his wand as something that dangerous. Everyone's wands were different, they were what their masters intended them to be, and a killing weapon wasn't Eino's intentions for his wand.
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Kurumi sat frozen in her seat when he asked the next question of the class. She wasn't even bother by him slightly correcting her statement because, well, he was right. Human nature was probably the wrong word to describe what she was going for, but that didn't matter now.
She sunk just a bit lower in her seat when people began focusing on the wand being the tool for them to be able to kill someone. She wasn't convinced that that was the case. You needed something more to be able to perform the spell. "I see everyone's point about a wand being a tool," Kurumi said softly with her hand raised in the air. "But...I think our ability to feel is perhaps a larger tool." She paused. This was going to get awkward really fast. "There is a story in Japan about groups of students our age that are taken to an island by the government and told that they now have to kill off their classmates. They were each given a bag with some sort of weapon - some had fans or frying pans - and were told they had three days to be the last remaining student. Only one was allowed to survive or else the collars they wore around their necks would explode and kill them all. They killed best friends, girlfriends, boyfriends, their own classmates...all because they feared dying themselves. You may have a wand in your hand, but unless you feel and put the emotions behind it, you won't be able to perform the spell at all..."
Merlin...was this man going to make up a Battle Royale-esque situation?
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Oh dear mother of Merlin... there she went again! AHHHH. Lexi took a deep breath and raised her hand, "The equipment needed to cast a killing curse would be the mind, the anger, the skill, and the wand." Yes? She was still slightly confused by the way Scabies or whatever his name was worded that. Perhaps she was still a little giddy and not paying close enough attention... Hehehehe.
But maaan... this dude was kind of good looking. She should have shown up for the firstt class so she could ogle him then, too. Rawrrr Mister History of Magic man. Rawrr indeed.
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"No idea professor." Victoria answered again in a hurried tone. Seriously...
Victoria became a little confused when the professor gave the next speech. "Professor, when you say we all have the equiptment and able to kill, if you meant we are able to do the killing curse...I-I don't think it's...it's...not...possible really." said Victoria. "We do have the equiptment, which is our wands. But we do not have enough hate or power to conjure a curse that strong. only a very powerful wizard can." Unless he mind to use the wand as a poking stick, and poke the person to death.
Even though Victoria was confused, she kept thinking. Her gears in her brain kept turning. That's because she's determined to get something right in this class. At last, Victoria said, "We have want we have, we can do what we can do, and we have the power of the power. But WE SHOULDN'T DO IT IF IT'S WRONG." Victoria's sort of speaking in a riddle in a way. What she really meant was, we have the equiptment we needed, we are able to do magic, and we have the power to do strong magic, but we shouldn't do it if it's wrong.
Ira hadn't actually given the note the professor stuck to the door serious thought. But now it appeared it wasn't just for humour though!
Ira pondered over the question asked and thought about it...
She raised her hand up and answered as best as she could, "Wands, of course that's a necessary tool used for curses. Also feelings. Without extreme hate or dislike or maybe some deranged mind, one cannot kill another person."
"Also, it has been proved that at ages like ours, which is specifically called as Teenage in muggle-world, the teenagers have a tendency to not be able to control themselves. That is, they can very easily be provoked.."
She hoped that her answer was sufficient enough.
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Minerva raised her hand. "Well professor we do have our wands, but not just our wands because first years like myself would not know of many harmful curses, but we have quills that could be used to stab, sharp objects that could be used as weapons, and even fist that could knock someone out enough to cause brain damage." Minerva realized maybe just maybe she watched to much of the news and TV at home to even think of all that harm.
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Well, Sky was certainly glad that no one had threatened anyone else. She listened to everyone's responses for a minute. She rolled her eyes at everyone mentioning their wands (well except Kurumi). Sky raised her hand with a sigh and answered, "Wands are not the only things people use to kill each other." Thank you dad, for making me watch those horror movies, she thought.
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So... what made him think that all of them had the equipment to kill someone right there, but not the experience to use the killing curse? "We have wands?" Nora suggested with her hand in the air, but then lowered it. And still, her answer was not good enough, because everyone had a wand to defence himself or herself, right? "Or maybe some can use their fists. Like in a muggle duel."
That would be fun to see during a History of Magic lesson.
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Scabior looked around the classroom. MUCH better desk arrangement. "So I didn't actually expect any of you to guess why I really wrote that in the note." They weren't mind readers, so it was almost impossible for them to figure it out. "However it does have something to do with today's lesson, but it is not really about killing curses." This wasn't DADA. He didn't need to teach them all of that.
"I wrote that killing any of your classmates was not allowed not because all of you are physically able to use the killing curse." No. Because that too extreme anger...and skill. "But because all of you have the equipment too." He paused. "What do you think I mean by that" This question should be easier to answer.
EDIT: OOC: Alright guys! Taking a break. Class will continue again tomorrow at around 4pm EST. Try not to be too chatty please! Also no editing posts.
Adam nodded his head as Professor Scabior told them why he had asked. "Well everyone has a wand and there are spells other than the killing curse that could kill someone, but even as a muggle you have access to certain objects and things that could kill someone. And perhaps in the most bare sense you yourself could kill someone by just using your body," Adam offered after being called on. It was definitely a morbid way to be starting out their class, but he liked Professor Scabior and he was sure that the man was going to take it in an interesting direction.
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Shame Tori didn't have a chance to say anything back to Treyen and Ellie. Ah well, she would talk to them after class. She wanted to tell Treyen, especially, all about the prefect's bathroom adventure, and whether or not she had seen the mermaid!
Anyway. Hottie Professor had started the class, so Tori sat straight up in her seat and raised her hand.
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Scabior looked around the classroom. MUCH better desk arrangement. "So I didn't actually expect any of you to guess why I really wrote that in the note." They weren't mind readers, so it was almost impossible for them to figure it out. "However it does have something to do with today's lesson, but it is not really about killing curses." This wasn't DADA. He didn't need to teach them all of that.
"I wrote that killing any of your classmates was not allowed not because all of you are physically able to use the killing curse." No. Because that too extreme anger...and skill. "But because all of you have the equipment too." He paused. "What do you think I mean by that" This question should be easier to answer.
"Well you probably meant that we all have wands, we pretty much all know the incantation for the killing curse, and we can all get pretty angry and passionate at times. Oh and we're all wizards." Duh. Tori shrugged. "Is that what you meant, professor?"
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Scabior looked around the classroom. MUCH better desk arrangement. "So I didn't actually expect any of you to guess why I really wrote that in the note." They weren't mind readers, so it was almost impossible for them to figure it out. "However it does have something to do with today's lesson, but it is not really about killing curses." This wasn't DADA. He didn't need to teach them all of that.
"I wrote that killing any of your classmates was not allowed not because all of you are physically able to use the killing curse." No. Because that too extreme anger...and skill. "But because all of you have the equipment too." He paused. "What do you think I mean by that" This question should be easier to answer. [/color]
EDIT: OOC: Alright guys! Taking a break. Class will continue again tomorrow at around 4pm EST. Try not to be too chatty please! Also no editing posts.
Selina was a little confused as to where this lesson was headed. Not that her Professor wasn't brilliant; she could not doubt his brilliance when he spoke, but it was more of the fact that he was not making much sense right now. Why were they, in History of Magic, talking about the killing curse and killing one another. This could not be appropriate History of Magic or even school talk. But she kept her mouth shut with her opinion.
When he asked what he meant by tools she raised her hand and said, "Sir, are you referring to our wands? You could say that a wand is a tool because it is how we, as witches and wizards, channel our energy. Although one could argue it is more complicated than that. Wandlore is a difficult subject to definitively define as one thing." Tool was vague.
Scabior looked around the classroom. MUCH better desk arrangement. "So I didn't actually expect any of you to guess why I really wrote that in the note." They weren't mind readers, so it was almost impossible for them to figure it out. "However it does have something to do with today's lesson, but it is not really about killing curses." This wasn't DADA. He didn't need to teach them all of that.
"I wrote that killing any of your classmates was not allowed not because all of you are physically able to use the killing curse." No. Because that too extreme anger...and skill. "But because all of you have the equipment too." He paused. "What do you think I mean by that" This question should be easier to answer.
EDIT: OOC: Alright guys! Taking a break. Class will continue again tomorrow at around 4pm EST. Try not to be too chatty please! Also no editing posts.
Cass blinked as she listened diligently to the professor, she hadn't been able to answer the last question because she honestly didn't know the answer, and in her sleepy state, she hadn't even noticed the note...
But now that she was awake -really awake -she thought for a moment and realized that the question didn't need much thinking, just sheer common sense. My, did she feel awfully stupid.
The blonde raised her hand and answered "Well, we have wands, and any spell, if used in a certain manner can be used to harm our classmates..." Then she considered fro a fraction of a second before adding "Plus we can always resort to muggle dueling." Not that she resorted to that often..it was messy, it hurt a lot, and well...it just hurt. A lot. Not that she would know. Nope.
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"Off course, as a wizard, we have wand."
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Scabior looked around the classroom. MUCH better desk arrangement. "So I didn't actually expect any of you to guess why I really wrote that in the note." They weren't mind readers, so it was almost impossible for them to figure it out. "However it does have something to do with today's lesson, but it is not really about killing curses." This wasn't DADA. He didn't need to teach them all of that.
"I wrote that killing any of your classmates was not allowed not because all of you are physically able to use the killing curse." No. Because that too extreme anger...and skill. "But because all of you have the equipment too." He paused. "What do you think I mean by that" This question should be easier to answer.
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Angelina raised her hand and said, "I think you mean that we all have wands that can be used to hurt- or cause an injure to one another." Angelina then thought that she would just make her answer sort and simple.
Jesifur was startled by the door slamming. The professor seemed angry. She hesitantly raised her hand. "Sir, is what you are referring to emotion? As in we are all emotional beings and if we let those emotions get out of control they could unintentionally trigger intent. Being armed with a wand and high emotions could very well cause a young wizard to unintentionally do harm?"
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Scabior looked around the classroom. MUCH better desk arrangement. "So I didn't actually expect any of you to guess why I really wrote that in the note." They weren't mind readers, so it was almost impossible for them to figure it out. "However it does have something to do with today's lesson, but it is not really about killing curses." This wasn't DADA. He didn't need to teach them all of that.
"I wrote that killing any of your classmates was not allowed not because all of you are physically able to use the killing curse." No. Because that too extreme anger...and skill. "But because all of you have the equipment too." He paused. "What do you think I mean by that" This question should be easier to answer.
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Well...it had never been among Josh's favourite subjects however since people had been rumouring around that the last class had been quite an interesting one, the King of The Lions had thought it might be interesting to join the next one and it looked like he had not been wrong and the rumours were true. The class had seemed to be VERY interesting so far.
Listening everyone long with the professor with silence with his usual half smirk glued on his face, he let out a little snort upon hearing the killing curse. Seriously, this one had been the one only unforgivable curse that seemed pointless to him since killing with magic instantly was...well...pointless. Beating the enemy up instead was far more satisfying and to be honest, Josh had always thought that death was not the worst thing that could happen to someone.
However...those thoughts had nothing to do with the class right now so he had better stop it and focus on the class instead. The History man asked a question, huh?
''I think you are talking about one's will and consience. The inner judge. Lack of it makes a person...a bad one?''
Well...just an idea
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Tiffany was a bit scared of the professor since he seemed very angry when he was asking the question. She raised her hand and answered it in a quiet voice,"Maybe it's because we have wands. We can use spells. Besides there are lots of things that could be used as tools to harm others." Seemed like her answer was quite the same as others as well.
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