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As promised, you find yourself heading to the Defense classroom bright and early the morning after the feast. Hopefully, you've made use of the hearty breakfast the elves provided because there's a good chance you'll need it. This likely went without saying as this class tends to be on the more...physical side.
When you enter the room, you find it's not any sort of room at all. On the contrary, for those who've been to this school from prior years--particularly those a little hard of hearing--the place resembles the one and very same Forbidden Forest. The sudden change to night may be a bit jarring to some while others may be pleased to return to the illusion it isn't, in fact, morning.
The Headmaster stands just inside the door, waiting for everyone to join him among the trees. An ominous full moon hangs low, seeming to touch the tops of the towering trees. A chill sweeps through the forest and in the distance, there is the sound of rustling.
Step lively, this is one class the Headmaster would rather miss.
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He waved at Violet. He saw her at the great hall last night.
Violet's attention turned to a movement in her peripheral vision and she was Max waving at her, so she waved back, trying to look as cheerful as she could in the morning (she had been told by others that her morning smile could look somewhat alarming).
Ah, eager first years! Had she ever been that way? Violet couldn't remember, though she doubted she had ever been eager first thing in the morning.
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With her practical shoes on, breakfast behind her, and DADA staring her in the face she tried to settle herself before walking into the class. Every year she believed that the first class of the term would be normal. She only continued taking this blasted class because of the events with the war. She did not want to feel underprepared ever again. Finally stepping through the door she stopped dead in her tracks, "Bloody Merlin. Absolutely not. I refuse this is nonsense and I cannot believe we're doing this." Her mumbling surely would not be noticed.
Trying to even out her heart rate at the sight of the FORBIDDEN FREAKING FORREST of all things. Taking an actual step through the door she glanced at Trent. Ugh she had this. "Hello Professor" the polite tone did nothing to make her feel like the would go well. She wasn't sure where to stand, well take that back she knew she would not be caught dead standing near Nem that would be bad. Instead she moved closer to one Gracelyn Abbott-Daniau because it was a familiar face.
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Taking a step into the room, Lisa realized that they weren’t in the normal classroom. It was as if she had stepped through the portal and had been transported to the forest. WOW. It looked so real. She gasped as her eyes widened in awe of the room. This must have been some kind of illusion! How cool.
“Good Morning Headmaster!” she spoke sang with a smile before remembering what Nemesis Upstead has encouraged her to do. And of course, curiosity was Lisa’s Achille heel. “I… have a uh question to ask you at some point… it has to do with a lesson with kelpies… one of the older students recommended me to ask you about it but I can ask you at another point in time, sir.”
After pausing for a few moments, she waved to her siblings and friends before joining Remy who stood near the Flamsteed twins. “Hi,” she greeted them, sidling up to Remy. She then glanced around the forest. V and Daniel standing next to each other did not go unnoticed by her. How peculiar…
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After years at Hogwarts, starting the term with an early morning DADA lesson was nothing new to Heath. Something that was new to him? The unusual classroom setup. Stepping into the room, he blinked several times until his eyes adjusted to the sudden change in light. As he surveyed his surroundings, he couldn’t help but notice how eerily like the Forbidden Forest the room looked, and memories came rushing back of that lesson in his fourth year with the fake headmaster… acromantulas closing in, everyone arguing about what to do… He shook his head to distract himself from his thoughts. That won’t happen again, he reminded himself.
Despite the memories, he couldn’t help but be a little intrigued by the scenery. He wondered what spells Headmaster Trent had used to produce it. He had a few ideas… Maybe he’d ask him about it later. For now, he settled for a polite nod in greeting. “Good morning, Headmaster,” he said.
He stood next to Claudine and Darius, nodding in greeting to each in turn. “Hi,” he said. As he looked at Claudine, he sensed that she, too, was thinking about the Forest, and he knew the memories had to be even worse for her. He gave her a small reassuring smile as if to say, It’ll be okay. Of course it would. He trusted Headmaster Trent not to throw them into anything too dangerous, and whatever happened, he’d be there to protect her if necessary.
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It was a little jarring to go from the school hallways in daylight to the forest at night, but Phoebe was used to Defense being jarring. Trent liked the shock value, since he seemed to live in fear of them all dying in some great and terrible incident. He wasn't wrong... she'd seen the way some of these goofballs handled emergencies, and it wasn't promising.
Phoebe slipped around some of the other students so she could see the Headmaster. No Kizzy or Cece yet, although the usual suspects were in place. "Good... evening, I guess, Professor. Are werewolves susceptible to charmed moons, or are we safe?"
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Professor Trent. Headmaster of Hogwarts. Head of Gryffindor House. Teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts. Formerly the face of Neo-Alliance leader, Lucien Rosier.
Kinsay James didn't trust him. She didn't care that he was Kale's dad or that he was a Hogwarts' favorite. Because. Because she couldn't separate him Rosier. It didn't make sense in her head, she knew he wasn't. She knew Rosier used polyjuice and that Kale's dad was trapped in a mirror and that it wasn't him but.
But. She couldn't do it. Everytime she tried to think about it, she hit a wall. It didn't make sense.
So she slipped into the classroom, only greeting him with a meek (and borderline terrified) glance before hurrying inside wordlessly. Um.... Outside? It took all of three seconds for Kiz to recognize where they were and it was Bad. The last time they had gone to the forbidden forest was also for a DADA lesson with Headmaster Trent. Except. That time he abandoned them and they almost died. (And only after he had called her incessant, no less.)
Which only put the Kizzy brain on high alert and meant she was going straight for her sister. Sidling up beside the Pheebs, Kiz took her sister's hand and squeezed tight. "Phoebe, I don't want to be here," she whispered frantically. She really, really didn't.
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As the hour drew closer, Malachi began to hear the sound of several sets of footsteps making their way down the corridor and toward the classroom. Wasn't all that hard with the door being opened--something that was left that way for good reason, of course. All the better to see the darling students as they began making their arrivals.
SPOILER!!: Replies
SPOILER!!: Gellar
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Originally Posted by kayquilz
V hated that DA always took place at the CRACK OF BLOODY DAWN the first day of classes. It was too early to function! She wished she were old enough for coffee, honestly! The second year stifled a yawn as she entered the room and audibly gasped.
"Whoah....headmaster," she seemed AMAZED. "This is so COOL. What kind of magic is this!?" she asked curiously, pulling her strawberry-blonde hair up into a slick pony-tail.
Her tiredness was quickly forgotten!
"Illusion charms, mostly. Stacked to get just the right amount of depth we need for a forest like this." Malachi replied, admittedly quite pleased with himself after the Slytherin's reaction. "Expansion charms too, just to ensure we don't have anyone end up running into a wall during their esc--the lesson."
Very eventful lesson in the making. Mhm.
SPOILER!!: Potter
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Originally Posted by Charely Potter
Darius walked to the first class of the day, he had eaten, and could really use a nap. But with the Headmaster drilling in that he couldn't even look tired without some sort of punishment he pinched his arms lightly to get the jolt of energy to remove his groggyness. Entering the room he saw.... not the room.
Did I actually take a nap... oh, no. This is real.
"Hello Headmaster." Darius said. He would've said morning but uh... there was a moon there. What was going to be unfolding today, his eyes tried to survey the area.
"Morning, Potter. I suspect you'll be looking more awake in a little." While the boy wasn't falling over on his feet, the Headmaster could tell he wasn't exactly ready and rearing to go either.
The content of the lesson would take care of that on its own...
SPOILER!!: Guidry
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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11
Jordyn was tired, but she was too excited for her very first class at Hogwarts to spend time thinking about that. She didn’t just want to be on time, she wanted to be early for class. First impressions and all that.
“Good Morning Headmaster”, she said as she entered the room. Two steps in, Jordyn came to a sudden halt. Well this was totally unexpected. For a minute she thought her eyes were playing tricks on her. It was dark and they were outside…... This was going to be interesting, to say the least.
"Good morning...." Er.... The man squinted in the dim light of the forest, taking an extra minute to realise he didn't actually know this one. A First Year, yes. He remembered. She was one of many during what had turned into a long feast.
He'd learn her name soon enough. For now, there was no need to stress about it.
SPOILER!!: Nam
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Originally Posted by Chelliephone
First day of lessons had the Ravenclaw a bit on edge. Not really for the lessons themselves, but the idea of Board members... the ones he assumed were who had given them the bogus healer last term, were now going to be milling about. Were they going to be in lessons? He wasn't much fond of that idea as he made his way to DADA, entering tentatively..
And pausing for an entire different reason. This... wasn't his class. Had he touched some sort of portkey to send them to the Forest? Did that even work on Hogwarts grounds?
He blinked for a minute, before remembering his manners and how big on those Professor Trent was. "Good eve-... er, morning, Professor." It looked dark, but was definitely still morning.
He thought.
Stepping further in, Evan went and found a spot near V, one of the few people he currently recognized in the class. He gave her a quick nod of acknowledgement, before getting comfortable in order to wait for the rest to arrive and them to begin.
It may have been hard to see by moonlight but the smallest of amused smirks appeared when the boy almost greeted him with the wrong time of day. Not missing a beat, Malachi nodded. "Good morning, Nam." He suspected the sudden change would catch more than a few of them off guard and he was honestly here for it--may as well enjoy what he could of the lesson before it inevitably went south.
SPOILER!!: Abott-Daniau
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Originally Posted by SilverTiger
After seven terms, the fact there was always a DADA lesson the morning after the feast didn’t bother Gracelyn overly much. Between some morning yoga stretches and breakfast, she was rather awake. Not to mention the news that there would be Board members observing things, which had rather put her on the slightest of edges, which also made her more awake than usual. Either way, she’d figured she’d be fine on that aspect of things. No lectures over falling asleep and not being constantly vigilant on her part.
Plus, just in case, she had wrestled her hair into a French braid on the walk from the Great Hall to the DADA classroom. Only to have lowered her hands slowly at the abrupt change from the early morning light in the corridor to night in the forest. “Hello, Headmaster Trent,” she said in greeting, giving him a smile as she was joining him and the other students who had gathered nearby. Hopefully some of her friends would arrive soon.
"Morning, Abbott-Daniau. Looking alert, I like it." An easy observation when you compared the Hufflepuff to nearly everyone else who'd entered the class turned forest. It was good. This being her final year, the Headmaster expected much--as he always did of his seventh years. They were in the final phase, the last push before the real world and he needed to know they were ready.
SPOILER!!: Fox
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Originally Posted by astrocat
Ash had slept the night before. She felt well rested and everything. Ashley Fox? Getting sleep? You heard that right. Ash had been sleeping well recently. No, she didn’t want to talk about why.
Anyway, Ash was PREPARED when she walked into... the forbidden forest? Huh. “I set this place on fire once,” she whispered to nobody in particular. That felt like such a long time ago.
She nodded at the headmaster politely. She didn’t give him a look of contempt or anything, but she didn’t look happy to see him either. It was just... polite. That was it. She neglected to greet him verbally, because he’d just call her “Fox” and there was no point in showing him extra respect if he wasn’t going to show her any. No point whatsoever. Whatever.
A nod.
It was a nod.
Malachi nodded back, intentionally sparing no more than a glance at the Ravenclaw before looking to the student arriving behind her. If she wouldn't extend him the courtesy of a proper greeting, he wouldn't waste further time there.
SPOILER!!: Nichols
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Originally Posted by Lady of Light
Valentina headed to her first lesson on the morning after the feast, feeling fresh and ready to tackle the day. Honestly, it felt nice to actually be this early to class for once. The blonde walked inside... and paused. Wait, what?? She blinked, looking very confused. The forbidden forest?? She looked up at the moon, rubbing her arms because it was rather chilly.
"Hello, headmaster." She joined the small group of classmates who were standing nearby, quiet. Val could tell that it was going to be a challenging lesson.
"Good morning, Nichols." The Headmaster returned. She was another he could see taken aback by the sudden change in setting. Always good to keep the students on their toes. They needed to be able to expect the unexpected. It would serve them well not only in this class but in life.
SPOILER!!: Upstead
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Originally Posted by Felixir
Dishevelled was not the word, not that the word particularly mattered. If it seemed as though Nem had slept in the clothes they'd left the feast in, before heading straight to class, that was only because it was true. Their robes were... somewhere. Didn't matter. Somewhere.
It mattered even less once they reached their first lesson, slipping silently into the subtle darkness of the room. They melted into the trees at what they judged would be the very perimeter of the group, without so much as a pause or break in stride, without acknowledging the Headsman or attempting to draw his attention. For just a moment Nem glanced up, and noted the moon, before turning away from the group and the moonlight. They stared through the trees instead, tuning out the nearby voices of students.
Malachi took one look at the Slytherin then down at his watch to check what time was left before looking back to the Slytherin. "Get out." His words were simple, not rushed but quite certain in their tone. "You don't show up to my class looking the way you do. It's unacceptable. You will get properly attired then you will return." But he would leave. Upstead was on a steady trend, a worsening trend. The reins needed tightening.
SPOILER!!: Yoon
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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi
Compared to his first DADA class last year, Daniel was more prepared for this year's first lesson. He knew quite a few spells by now, some learned in classes by the professors, some self-taught and some a few of the older students had taught him.Speaking of which, the Hufflepuff hoped Claudine would be in class because he wanted to confirm a date, place, and time for the tutoring lessons she had promised to give him.
Upon entering the classroom, the second year was slightly surprised at the change of scenery and although he had never been in the forbidden forest he knew it had to resemble it. He flicked his wrist and his wand fell in his hand he was proud of himself he didn't drop it this time!!! just in case and stepped forward as he held it by his side, hidden under the long sleeve of his Hufflepuff robe.
"Hello, Headmaster" he greeted as he stood next to Gellar (UGH) before looking up at the full moon that was in the 'sky'. "Are we learning about werewolves today?"
"Good morning, Yoon." The Headmaster returned, sparing a glance up at the moon. He could see where the idea might come from and was glad the boy was already thinking on his feet, but the man shook his head all the same. "Not today, no. We'll be covering werewolves later on in the term." He already knew the essay he would be giving on it. Careful planning, that's what it was.
SPOILER!!: Flamsteed #1
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Originally Posted by Samia
You know what a hearty breakfast did to Aries Flamsteed? It made him more sleepy. So - the environment did not help matters as he strolled into class. Wait, did he fall asleep on the way here and now it was night time???
Ridiculous.
"Uh - are you collectively squashing all our curiosities about the forbidden forest today, headmaster?" since, you know, he wouldn't let them go in there on any other day.
"Nothing of the sort, Flamsteed. " Malachi replied, almost amused by the idea. Mostly. "This has nothing to do with crushing but rather educating on a topic found in your syllabus." If he wanted to go crushing creativity, there were likely more interesting ways to get it done.
SPOILER!!: Flamsteed #2
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
So...
Was the headmaster aware that this whole set up was just an elaborate Standard marshmallow experiment? Not to mention kind of sending some mixed signals, which his brother seemed to have picked up on as well (and who he was standing next to at the moment, by the way). Don't go in the forest because you'll get eaten or wish you were eaten (that later statement well...anyway), but now the first lesson of term was plopping them right into an elaborate illusion of the Forbidden Forest...at night.
Scare tactics? Those did tend to work on Atlas so...
On the other hand...he still really...REALLY wanted to meet some of the centaurs that dwelled in the Forest so...
It was a toss up as to whatever result today's demonstration of 'how little was Atlas Flamsteed able to defend himself'. Sometimes he just felt like Defense Against the Dark Arts class was entering a perpetual no win situation state. Chances were, since he knew he would not really do well, it would not hinder this little ambition all that much. Don't ask where the logic was there. It had been checked at the door when his eyes had needed several seconds to adjust to the lighting.
His eyes were still adjusting, by the way, so he totally missed Nemesis over in the trees, and he squinted a bit at his Head of House - also known as the discourager of inter-house friendships. Or perhaps paying into old stereotypes that Gryffindors and Slytherins were supposed to be enemies - which made his appointment of Auntie June CONFUSED.
Too much thinking for right now, so down his eyes went to his feet as they rocked back and forth on the conjured grass. Even with the full moon, however, he was sort of having a hard time seeing. "Lumos," he whispered, pulling out his wand and holding the dim light near his face. "...probably won't squash mine," he replied to his brother with a standard dash of brute honesty. "Haven't met a centaur yet. Can we do a joint lesson of sorts with them sometime, headmaster?"
Uh, probably should have started this with a 'good morning'. Oh well.
"Again, this lesson has nothing to do with squashing anyone's anything." Well, not in those terms, not like that. That his students thought he would waste an entire lesson on trying to get children to obey him was...it was...he could facepalm but he wouldn't.
"I won't make any promises for this term. Your professors and myself have already gotten our lessons organised and noted the topics we'll cover. What I will say is, it can be a possibility at some point."
SPOILER!!: Connolly
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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch
Bella had eaten a hearty breakfast of pancakes and toast, but still felt sleepy. She was going to DADA though and considering last night's speech she did her best to not seem sleepy. If you could do that? Anyway entering the room, Bella stopped and stared around. Blinking and blinking she didn't imagine it. They were somewhere that looked very much like the Forbidden forest and not their regular classroom, not that she had ever been in it.
Licking her lips, feeling suddenly nervous Bella made her way over to stand next to Darius before she greeted their professor as a chill swept over them. "Hello Headmaster Trent!"
"Morning, Connolly." The Headmaster returned, unaware of any apprehension currently running through the girl. More and more students were showing up, pulling his attention this way and that but he was glad to see her not falling asleep on her feet. It was a good look.
SPOILER!!: Nam
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Originally Posted by iBeJenn
Maya was a fan of morning classes. Mostly because she was an early riser to begin with so waking up and getting ready had never been a challenge for her. However, it was another year at Hogwarts which meant that everything was suspicious. She had learned that her previous two years and from her brothers.
From the Great Hall, she had made her trek to the DADA classroom. Upon entering, she was slightly taken aback. Hadn't the Headmaster just mentioned at the feast that no one was allowed into the Forbidden Forest? Was the doorway some sort of magical portal? Maya was tempted to walk back out and investigate further but resisted the urge since Headmaster Trent was standing right by the door.
"Good morning, Headmaster," she greeted.
Her brown eyes took a quick look around the room... well... the forest spotting her brother, Evan. Maya joined him and gave her elder brother a smile. "Morning Ev, hope you had breakfast... looks like class will be interesting."
"Good morning, Nam." One of the students he didn't typically have to worry about falling asleep this early in the morning. Not everyone was an early riser. Given his penchant for having his classes on the earlier side of any day, that sort was always easier to spot...as were their counterparts who couldn't stay awake through an explosion.
SPOILER!!: Mordrake
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Originally Posted by natethegreat
Unlike a lot of other people his age, Kayne had actually really enjoyed mornings. He was used to getting up around 5:30 AM anyways to go for runs arounds the grounds. Even though he was still at a school for magic, the kid couldn't just let his athleticism slip away. That would be a waste of what's he been doing all his life basically. Kayne's love for sports had transpired even before his love for magic. Well, all but one sport, that is. Quidditch, which is rather ironic. Mordrake absolutely despised it, solely due to the fact that he wasn't good at flying. And he saw no point in liking a sport that he wasn't good at. Conceited? Maybe. Fear of not doing well at something? Definitely.
As for his outfit today, the fifth year was sporting one of his signature 90s inspired looks, but this time with a little bit of a 70s twist. His shirt was a fitted, white tank top with the sides cut and embellished with shoelaces, giving it the effect as if the shirt was laced together up to his arm. Overtop of that, Kayne had some tie dye overalls on which flared out into bell bottoms; the yellow, pink, and blue seemingly mixing together in a wondrous blend of pastels, with a hint of neon. Obviously, the look wouldn't be complete without some matching nails, which is precisely what he also utilized. The nails were short, but painted to match the tie dye of the overalls.
Walking into the classroom, the first thing Kayne took note of was...it not being the classroom at all? It was a lovely view of the forest, it just took threw him in for a loop for a second there. After that initial shock though, the Slytherin had just stood there and basked in the scene for a second. He had always loved the look of the Forbidden Forest, even though it did look rather creepy at times.
Eyes now redirecting themselves away from the view and over to the Headmaster, Kayne couldn't help but think of what he should do as a greeting. It was the first day of classes, a boring 'good morning', just simply wouldn't cut it. Quickly coming up with something, so that way he wasn't just awkwardly standing there staring, Mordrake decided to stick with the overall (pun intended) theme of the 90s. In his best Mrs. Doubtfire voice, he let out a big "Heellooooo Headmaster Trent." Starting to now walk more into the classroom, he continued on saying (still with the Mrs. Doubtfire impression) "I hope you're doing well today." With that being said, Kayne couldn't help but laugh at himself a bit. There was certainly no wrong time for his tomfoolery.
Making his way over to his favorite Ravenclaw, Ash, he tapped her on the shoulder. "Hey stranger! How've you been?" Kayne asked, his voice lined with delight. Finally, the Lord of Divination had been reunited with the Queen of the Swamp. To him, it had felt like ages since the two have last seen each other, but in reality, it was only about 3 months. But still, that didn't take away from how enthuses he was to see Ash again.
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Malachi stared, and stared then stared some more at the blatant disregard for school rules so early into the term. "You, too. Get out." Honestly, what was with the Slytherins this term? June had her work cut out for her. "Return to your common room and get changed into proper school uniform then return. Don't take too long." Why the boy thought it appropriate to show up in whatever he liked was beyond him but this was school and it was time to get back into it.
SPOILER!!: Culloden
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Originally Posted by SarcasticStrawberry
First day of classes and the lessons were back in full swing. Too bad that Chirstian couldn’t say he had the same enthusiasm for the day, it was too early for classes. At least for the first day, he was still on summer time which meant that he should still be in bed until at least lunch time.
But
Here he was getting up and dragging himself to defense against the dark arts lesson. By the time he rounded the corner to the classroom and saw the headmaster by the door he might be awake and alert enough to get through the lesson. ”Good morning, Professor Trent.” If the walk to the third floor didn’t wake him up before then the sight of the forbidden forest did.
He moved along the crowd of the standing students. Nodding or waving toward a few of them. Darius and Ash mostly were the ones he had seen right away in the strange moonlight. He wondered what would be in store for this lesson, as he stared out into the trees.
"Good morning, Culloden." At least the boy wasn't falling over or slumping. In a while more, he suspected that all who'd had a problem with the morning would find themselves more awake and alert. For now, he would leave them to it and wait to begin.
SPOILER!!: Myles
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Originally Posted by Slowfie
A very sleepy Cal shuffled into the classroom, not so bright and far too early, and did a double take. If he hadn't known better Cal would've thought he'd walked right down to the Forbidden Forest, crazier things had happened. "Morning Mr Headmaster.." He wouldn't go so far as to say it was a good morning and he wasn't sure it would ever become a good morning with this current set up. "Is this going to be Care of Creatures meets Dark Arts, like?" Cal could do without the monsters that could be found in the forest.
He stifled a yawn and walked over to Aries Atlas...? Both??? "What's with the early start?"
"Hmmmm...I'd have to say no, but it's a softer no that could tentatively be a yes. Just, not a yes." If that made any sort of sense. "Scratch that, it'll have nothing to do with the care of any magical creature."
The lesson's focus would be on the defense against the dark arts and nothing more. They would need to defend.
SPOILER!!: Gaeltheos
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Originally Posted by Emzily
It was pretty standard that the first few lessons of term were paired with enthusiasm and an readiness to learn. For most that wore off a few weeks in, but Remy liked to think herself as an all year round good student. She enjoyed a good DADA class, although she did plan on being better at it for her second year. Last year it turned out to be one of those classes she was just average in, and that was not good enough!
Remy’s first reaction to the Forbidden Forest look going on inside the classroom was amazement. She’d never been so close to what seemed to be that forest before, and the illusion was a very impressive one at that. It looked like the doorway was literally leading to the outdoors. Magic was so cool.
Standing by the obvious choice, the Flamsteed twins, Remy moved her face close to Atlas’ (not cheek touching, don’t worry) to get a good view of his wand-lighting charm. “Nice. That makes the forest look so much cooler.” She complimented his wand work, naturally. Also, hi.
“Good morning, Headmaster Trent.”
She could already tell that this class was going to be EPIC.
"Good morning, Gaeltheos. Perhaps you could give some of your classmates lessons on how to attend the first class of the term." If everyone walked in looking so ready and rearing to go, he suspected they could all have a better time of it. One less student to get pumped at the very least.
SPOILER!!: Burke
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Originally Posted by wednesday
Ollie already had her wand out and ready when she walked to the first defense against the dark arts class of the term. She leaned pretty quickly that Professor Trent meant business when it came to this class. Truly, Ollie struggled with this class. Not with the material itself, but with the fact that she was pretty sure Professor Trent was trying to kill the entire class. Nevertheless, she had her wand out and ready for action unsure of what she would walk into today.
As she neared the door she noticed it was not the usual classroom, but yet the forbidden forest. Was this a test? Was she not supposed to enter the classroom since it was, well, forbidden after all? She stepped up to the professor in the doorway, ”Good Morning, Professor.” She kept it simple and sweet whilst she peered over his shoulder to see some of her classmates in the… erm…classroom(?) already. So she pushed past Professor Trent and made her way to the group of people she recognized.
V, Evan, and his sister Maya all stood in a small group just inside the forest/classroom thing. “Hello guys” she greeted excited to see her friends after what seemed like a summer that lasted forever.
Malachi watched the Slytherin come to a stop by him, uncertain at first what might have caused the hesitation. The lesson hadn't begun yet, there wasn't anything to worry her....yet.
"Morning, Burke." The man replied when the young girl seemed to finally be over whatever had kept her there a moment ago. Certainly was a mixture of reactions to the morning's setup.
SPOILER!!: Blaze
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
By now, Claudine had become accustomed to the early lessons that came in the form of DADA. The moment she stepped into the room, saw the greenery, the familiarness that was the Forbidden Forest, the seventh year found her anxiety threatening to overwhelm her. The nightmarish reality from her second year where she and Bernadetter were almost killed by acromantulas flashed vividly before her. She saw Trent and Fuller-Thompson, the latter’s sweet dogs being eaten… all because of her. Claudine squeezed her eyes shut, took deep breaths to calm herself.
When she opened her eyes, she was only calmed slightly but she tried to pass it off as if this entire Forest setting didn’t bother her. “Professor,’’ Claudine greeted, having finally caught sight of him standing right there. One thing she was certain of, the man would recall all the details of that misadventure five years ago. Suddenly, she felt the need to apologise for it. Had she done so back then? She couldn’t remember. Whatever.“Sorry about what happened during my second year,’’ Claudine mumbled before going to stand next to Darius where the rustling sounds were ignored. At least she tried to ignore them.
Malachi had almost missed the muttered words of the Slytherin. He found he had to concentrate a little more when the audible "professor" turned somewhat less so as she went on. When he did hear, however, he was taken aback. Quite suddenly the Headmaster could remember that fateful day he'd been doing a good job of forgetting.
Given the topic of the day's lesson, it grew all the more real.
"The important thing is that you've learned from it." He returned, not unkindly. The Slytherin had done a fair bit of growing in that time. He didn't expect the same silly stunts she would have carried out back in her second year and it was honestly a relief.
SPOILER!!: O'Neill
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Originally Posted by Granger Danger
Tadhg was ready for the day, after a nice morning run with Lia after they ate he was ready for the day. Tadhg wasn't a morning person by any means, but being with Lia he was slowly starting to, she was a early bird. Walking into the classroom he looked back out the door before looking back in, well this was something for sure. Biting his lip he stepped in closer to where Professor Trent was by the door waiting for them. Tadhg wasn't the one for dark places, but he wasn't going to let that fear show, part of DADA was to conjure your fear.
Taking a deep breath to calm his nerves, he walked towards Professor Trent. "Good Morning Professor sir, hope you're well. " With a nod he went to stand not to far from Ash giving her a wave and a small smile. He wondered if they were learning about werewolves or so, sorta did look like a werewolf like setting. Whatever it was, he really didn't like it but that was these type of lessons for you, a bit nerve wracking and scary at the same time at times.
"Good morning, O'Neill. Quite well, actually." For now, right this second, while he waited for the lesson to begin. Very well, indeed. "I hope you are, too. We're in for a rather active lesson. You'll need all your wits about you."
Along with quick reflexes and the like but that probably went without saying by this point.
SPOILER!!: Donovan
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Originally Posted by Kolyander
Early morning lessons were easy peasy! Dahlia was no stranger to raising early and was wide awake when she met Tadhg outside for their morning run together. Then it was back inside together to the great hall for a hearty breakfast of a little oatmeal, toast and some strawberries with orange juice. Afterwards she had parted ways to go back to her dorm to shower and get ready for their first lesson of the term.
Really it was all about timing. That's how she was wide awake and perfectly on time as she reached the DADA room with a bounce in her step. Stepping through the doorway there was an immediate difference from the bright corridor she had just been in, to the now darkened evening sky in that of the Forbidden Forest.
Bright blue eyes swung from dark shadowy clumps of trees and surrounding students to the doorway behind her. After what was said during the feast the night before was this meant to be some sort of scare tactic? Cause if so, it was already somewhat unsettling. This was definitely not like the forests where she went camping with her family or Tadhg's during the summer. Speaking of Tadhg.. it only took a moment for her to spot him and make her way towards him.
"Good day, Headmaster," Dahlia greeted softly. Standing side-by-side with Tadhg, her arm brushing up against his, she intertwined her pinkie around his giving it a gentle squeeze. Her free hand now holding her wand.. just in case. One could never be to prepared.
"Good morning, Donovan." Another that he had no difficulty with when it came to early morning lessons. There were some students who rose before the sun--some went jogging and came to his class ready to greet the day. Others....were likely excelling at Astronomy and anything else that didn't require their brain to function before noon...
SPOILER!!: Blackthorne
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Violet entered the DADA class awake and ready, because she had determined (along with a few other things) that this year she was not going to let her dislike of early rising affect her performance in morning classes. Which meant getting up in time to wheedle a couple of cups of coffee from the overly-solicitous elves who argued that coffee was bad for growing children. Pfffft, at sixteen, she was hardly a child, and next month she'd be an adult in the eyes of the Wizarding World. Which was a sobering thought.
"Good morning, Headmaster Trent," she remarked with just the proper degree of politeness and respect and headed further into the room, only to be a little taken aback by finding herself in the Forbidden Forest. She hadn't been there since her second year, and things hadn't gone well, so she'd avoided it ever since.
Violet came up behind Ashley just in time to her her murmured comment. "Yeah, you and me and a few other people, too," Violet replied without thinking, then hoped she hadn't upset the younger girl. Ashley could get irate about the strangest things. As for the forest fire episode, Violet hardly thought of it anymore, and if she did, she certainly didn't feel any guilt. She'd been possessed by a ghost and not responsible for her actions, and besides, it was in the past.
Looking around, Violet felt a creeping chill up her back. Night, Forbidden Forest, full moon--Violet was beginning to suspect what this class might be about, and she didn't like it.
"Good morning, Blackthorne." Malachi watched only long enough to see her stand by one Ashley Fox before turning his attention back to the door. The Ravenclaw was constantly angry for whatever reason. That anyone still chose to stand by her was a small wonder in and of itself.
SPOILER!!: Evans
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SPOILER!!: Violet
It was his first lesson ever at Hogwarts and it just happen to be DADA. As he was about to walk in however expecting somewhat of a normal lesson, (What's normal in Hogwarts? Ha.) a cold breeze greeted him. Was it night time? And a forest? Max rubbed his eyes.
"Ay Professor," he said glad that the night sky was easier on his eyes compared to the morning sun.
He waved at Violet. He saw her at the great hall last night.
Ah, another first year. "Good morning." The Headmaster supplied, trying to gauge how the boy was feeling about his first lesson and his first real taste into the world of magic that wasn't accidental. He could only hope the older students would keep an eye on this one and the others.
SPOILER!!: Turov
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Originally Posted by Waddles
Mornings were the best. She'd been up, she'd run, she'd breakfasted, and now she followed Jordyn into the Defense Against the Dark Arts...forest? She hesitated inside the door, giving the headmaster an alarmed look before stepping further into the scary forest. Who was here? Jordyn, or course, but also Gracelyn and Nemesis. While normally she'd stand by one of the older students, she had promised to show Jordyn the ropes, so she silently stood next to the other fourth year.
"Good morning to you, too, Turov." The Headmaster greeted, a pointed expression in place. The Hufflepuff girl was not typically one to forget her manners. He was willing to believe it had something to do with the sudden change in scenery. The reprimand could've been worse but the girl had a largely clean record making it somewhat less a necessity.
SPOILER!!: Rivers
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With her practical shoes on, breakfast behind her, and DADA staring her in the face she tried to settle herself before walking into the class. Every year she believed that the first class of the term would be normal. She only continued taking this blasted class because of the events with the war. She did not want to feel underprepared ever again. Finally stepping through the door she stopped dead in her tracks, "Bloody Merlin. Absolutely not. I refuse this is nonsense and I cannot believe we're doing this." Her mumbling surely would not be noticed.
Trying to even out her heart rate at the sight of the FORBIDDEN FREAKING FORREST of all things. Taking an actual step through the door she glanced at Trent. Ugh she had this. "Hello Professor" the polite tone did nothing to make her feel like the would go well. She wasn't sure where to stand, well take that back she knew she would not be caught dead standing near Nem that would be bad. Instead she moved closer to one Gracelyn Abbott-Daniau because it was a familiar face.
Malachi didn't most of the Gryffindor's muttered words, having been preoccupied with another student that entered. All he heard was the greeting and that was perhaps for the best. "Good morning, Rivers." Was it just him, or did she look like she would rather be anywhere else?
SPOILER!!: Nam
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Taking a step into the room, Lisa realized that they weren’t in the normal classroom. It was as if she had stepped through the portal and had been transported to the forest. WOW. It looked so real. She gasped as her eyes widened in awe of the room. This must have been some kind of illusion! How cool.
“Good Morning Headmaster!” she spoke sang with a smile before remembering what Nemesis Upstead has encouraged her to do. And of course, curiosity was Lisa’s Achille heel. “I… have a uh question to ask you at some point… it has to do with a lesson with kelpies… one of the older students recommended me to ask you about it but I can ask you at another point in time, sir.”
After pausing for a few moments, she waved to her siblings and friends before joining Remy who stood near the Flamsteed twins. “Hi,” she greeted them, sidling up to Remy. She then glanced around the forest. V and Daniel standing next to each other did not go unnoticed by her. How peculiar…
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"Sure...." The lesson on the kelpies? He taught kelpies just about every term, with mixed results. Though if someone told her to ask about it, there could really only be ONE lesson the girl was referring to and it still make him quite....miffed when he thought about. A dark time, truly. Never to be repeated.
"Why don't you stop by my office sometime this week and we'll talk about it then?"
SPOILER!!: Jones
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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy
After years at Hogwarts, starting the term with an early morning DADA lesson was nothing new to Heath. Something that was new to him? The unusual classroom setup. Stepping into the room, he blinked several times until his eyes adjusted to the sudden change in light. As he surveyed his surroundings, he couldn’t help but notice how eerily like the Forbidden Forest the room looked, and memories came rushing back of that lesson in his fourth year with the fake headmaster… acromantulas closing in, everyone arguing about what to do… He shook his head to distract himself from his thoughts. That won’t happen again, he reminded himself.
Despite the memories, he couldn’t help but be a little intrigued by the scenery. He wondered what spells Headmaster Trent had used to produce it. He had a few ideas… Maybe he’d ask him about it later. For now, he settled for a polite nod in greeting. “Good morning, Headmaster,” he said.
He stood next to Claudine and Darius, nodding in greeting to each in turn. “Hi,” he said. As he looked at Claudine, he sensed that she, too, was thinking about the Forest, and he knew the memories had to be even worse for her. He gave her a small reassuring smile as if to say, It’ll be okay. Of course it would. He trusted Headmaster Trent not to throw them into anything too dangerous, and whatever happened, he’d be there to protect her if necessary.
"Good morning, Jones." One of his more promising students. This being his final year, Malachi was expecting many impressive things from this one, or at the very least the level of competence that would not leave him worrying like some of the boy's year mates did. Either worked.
SPOILER!!: James, the 1st
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It was a little jarring to go from the school hallways in daylight to the forest at night, but Phoebe was used to Defense being jarring. Trent liked the shock value, since he seemed to live in fear of them all dying in some great and terrible incident. He wasn't wrong... she'd seen the way some of these goofballs handled emergencies, and it wasn't promising.
Phoebe slipped around some of the other students so she could see the Headmaster. No Kizzy or Cece yet, although the usual suspects were in place. "Good... evening, I guess, Professor. Are werewolves susceptible to charmed moons, or are we safe?"
"Good....evening," Sure. "James." Morning, evening, he supposed it made no difference when you had magic on your side. "I assure you, you've got nothing to worry about from werewolves this lesson, magicked moon or not." That worry, at least, she could put to rest.
It was the other kind of nightmare, today.
SPOILER!!: James, the 2nd
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
Professor Trent. Headmaster of Hogwarts. Head of Gryffindor House. Teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts. Formerly the face of Neo-Alliance leader, Lucien Rosier.
Kinsay James didn't trust him. She didn't care that he was Kale's dad or that he was a Hogwarts' favorite. Because. Because she couldn't separate him Rosier. It didn't make sense in her head, she knew he wasn't. She knew Rosier used polyjuice and that Kale's dad was trapped in a mirror and that it wasn't him but.
But. She couldn't do it. Everytime she tried to think about it, she hit a wall. It didn't make sense.
So she slipped into the classroom, only greeting him with a meek (and borderline terrified) glance before hurrying inside wordlessly. Um.... Outside? It took all of three seconds for Kiz to recognize where they were and it was Bad. The last time they had gone to the forbidden forest was also for a DADA lesson with Headmaster Trent. Except. That time he abandoned them and they almost died. (And only after he had called her incessant, no less.)
Which only put the Kizzy brain on high alert and meant she was going straight for her sister. Sidling up beside the Pheebs, Kiz took her sister's hand and squeezed tight. "Phoebe, I don't want to be here," she whispered frantically. She really, really didn't.
And then there was this one.
Always a stab of guilt when Kinsay James entered his class--usually dissolving into unadulterated appall at the shear lack of brains she and a certain other Gryffindor shared--but always guilt at the start. Hard to miss, as incessant as she'd been accused of being. If he'd known the one word would follow him all the way into yet another year, he'd have opted against speaking when he'd first met her.
Malachi caught the look and chose to leave her be for now.
Was that the last of them?
Right.
It was time to begin.
Malachi turned to face the students, his wand flicking to slam the door shut with its usual loud thud. Late comers beyond this point would be in for their own bit of unpleasantness but he had a lesson to begin [s]and end[/i]. As it so happened, it was also now 8 am.
"Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the first Defense Against the Dark Arts class of the term. I am Headmaster Trent. For the purposes of my lessons, I'm amenable to 'professor'. For those of you who've never had one of these before, I'm sure you'll soon see how...hands on we tend to get when we enter the classroom." The classroom alone should've been their biggest hint given it wasn't a classroom at all. Indeed, once the door was closed it disappeared entirely. There was nothing but forest in all directions, more or less. Those who had been sent out would be able to knock to regain entrance once he let them back in.
"Some of you have already started making guesses as to what we'll be handling in this class. Before we get into that, I'd like you to humour me for a moment. Picture this, you've been brought to this forest--or any other--for a planned excursion. Being the strategists I've been praying you'd become, gimme the first danger that would cross your mind and how you would prepare to handle it. Doesn't have to be magical or even a creature. Go."
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Jordyn was waiting for class to begin, curious as to what they would be learning today. She was glad to see her dormmate, Margaret, when she arrived and stood next to her. Not sure how much conversation they were allowed to have during class, she just gave her new friend a smile.
Soon enough, the Headmaster announced that class was beginning. Jordyn turned her attention to the man in charge and listened carefully. He asked a question of the class and after thinking a minute, she raised her hand.
“The first danger I could think of would be the darkness and the unfamiliar forrest. I would be concerned about not being able to see who or what was around me that could be dangerous. I could use Lumos to light my wand and help me to see.” Then another thought came to her. “Of course lighting my wand might tip off any dangerous creatures to my presence…..so that could be a tricky situation.”
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Max thought about it. He did agree with the hufflepuff. He wanted to add something though. He raised his hand. “I’m thinking, professor, if you don’t know your way around, you could easily get lost and not find your way out. Even with light”.
Students, but not adults. The voice of this particular adult got through to Nem just fine, the shift in cadence told them who it belonged to, and where it was directed. Barely a few seconds after zeroing in on the dead air, as it were, between the trees, Nem turned back to face the Headmaster.
As had been the case the evening before, they didn't react or respond right away, only stared straight at him. When they did move, it was to check their own watch, just as he'd done a few moments ago. It might have seemed like blatant mimicry, were it not for the fact that they hadn't been looking at the Big Headsman until just now.
After consulting their watch for a long, drawn out moment, and glancing once more at the Headmaster, Nem did exactly as they were told. Almost exactly. At any rate, they retraced their steps and exited the enchanted classroom without a word.
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For one very nice moment, Ash thought this class was going to get better. “Vice President!” She grinned, genuinely happy to see Kayne. That’s right. Happy. Ash wasn’t angry all the time... she was mostly just angry at Trent. She was never mad at Kayne. He was her bestie. And... ”Violet!” She smiled at her too. While she was not sure that the other girl liked or understood her, she’d always enjoy having Violet around. She was kinda calming, to be honest.
...Which was good. Calming was very very good, because Ash was now the opposite of happy. She was un-happy, which was predictable considering she was around Trent. Trent... she did not like him. Why? Because he was kicking her best friend out of class. It didn’t matter to her if Kayne was breaking the rules. He was her friend, and therefore it couldn’t possibly be a good day without him there. Even if it was irrational to get upset at being away from her friend for five minutes. Ash really really wanted to say a LOT of things, but she knew she’d just get herself in trouble.
So. She took some deep breaths. She clenched and unclenched her fists a few times. She wiggled her toes. She genuinely smiled and waved at Christian, then Tadhg. Ahhh. She felt quite a lot better now. She looked at Kayne. “Don’t take too long, Vice President.” She turned back to class, reminding herself to not get upset. She felt upset. She took some more deep breaths and tugged on her bracelets. Calm. Down.
“If I were in the forest on a planned excursion, I’d be worried about being abandoned and getting surrounded by acromantulas.” She paused. Had Trent heard about that time? “If I were cornered by more acromantulas than I could reasonably fight, I would try and trick or distract them. Hopefully using magic, but if I had to I could always scream and point in the other direction, then run when they aren’t looking.” What? Screaming and pointing was actually very effective sometimes. It wasn’t the best answer in the history of the universe, but it’d have to do. She was TRYING to keep calm... she really was. She was SO calm. She was answering the question as best she could. Please let that be enough.
This answer was easy peasy for Ollie. “This first thing I would find dangerous is the fact that this forest is forbidden. I mean its in the name, and quite frankly I don’t think it matters that the Headmaster brought us here… err, not actually here though…right?” She was pretty sure they weren’t actually in the forrest but just an illusion of the forrest. But she had to double check, she wouldn’t put it past crazy professor Trent. She looked back at her friends for a little back up but she knew the only one that would say anything was Victoria.
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Remy watched vacantly as Trent told that Slytherin who had lost them points to get out of the classroom, even more intrigued when they actually listened and left. It was silly behaviour, especially in the headmasters class, but it made her pristine uniform feel all the more perfect. Remy was low-key glad that Nemesis had left and wouldn’t ruin their COOL lesson.
The smile on her face at the response from Trent was infectious. Yes, she absolutely could teach these students a thing or two about being presentable in class. She looked around at everyone, still grinning, expecting her peers to be all “WOOOOWWWW” at her awesomeness.
No such luck.
There would be ENDLESS worries about entering the Forbidden Forest, her main being the creepy crawlies… but she was aware that tiny bugs would be the least of her concerns. She agreed with everyone who spoke before her - getting lost, getting eaten by Acromantulas. She shuddered at the thought of those. “All forests are scary and threatening,” let alone the Forbidden Forest, “I would make sure I had a light source, to make sure there weren’t any dangerous plants in my path.” It was kind of a guess that the forest would be full of those.
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Evan had not at all noticed the brief amusement on his Headmaster's face, but he was able to at least note the greetings from his friends as they entered. Returning his sister's smile as Maya took her place next to him. "I did. Padme and I were up early to get her energy out." Was being a kitten owner taking over the entirety of his life? Absolutely. Did he regret it? Not for a second. As Ollie joined as well, Evan offered the same smile and the smallest of waves. "Nice to see you, Ollie. We should catch up later." Because he'd certainly been concerned about her over summer and just wanted to check in.
He couldn't help but watch with mild interest as not one, but two students were asked to leave class and return later due to appearance. It certainly seemed this term was off to an early start on troublemaking, having also noticed the points loss - though not the actual event that transpired the evening before.
But class was soon starting and he turned his attention again to Headmaster Trent as the first question was posed. His hand went up, and he waited patiently until his name was called upon. "I agree that the lack of vision would be the first and foremost concern. There is Lumos to light up the situation," Such as one of the Flamsteed twins had already used, though for the life of him he wouldn't have been able to discern if it was the one afraid of cows or the other. "But there's also a night vision charm that could help to see if anything is in the immediate vicinity." Which would cover one sense. "Vision doesn't always have to be the main reliant though either, I think taking a moment to listen to see if there if you can hear anything coming upon you also can give awareness to whether or not you need to be immediately ready to defend."
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This answer was easy peasy for Ollie. “This first thing I would find dangerous is the fact that this forest is forbidden. I mean its in the name, and quite frankly I don’t think it matters that the Headmaster brought us here… err, not actually here though…right?” She was pretty sure they weren’t actually in the forrest but just an illusion of the forrest. But she had to double check, she wouldn’t put it past crazy professor Trent. She looked back at her friends for a little back up but she knew the only one that would say anything was Victoria.
Max rolled his eyes. Was she really that stupid?
“What about other forests? It doesn’t have to be the FORBIDDEN forest. And if I read correctly, didn’t they used to take students to the forbidden forest all the time for detention? It’s not like there’s a protective shield. You CAN go into the forest.”
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Darius could feel himself go red at the attention given. Well, if that wasn't enough of a wake up call, "Yes, sir." Clearing his throat, thankful that the darkness could shade most of his face in the light. Darius nodded at (Claudine) who stood by him not looking all that excited at the prospect."... you good?" He asked her.
Given the speech, this visual forest was going to be replicating some intense dangers. He blinked a few times at the first question, of course it will be dangerous with the creatures and all but what else would he be worried about? ".. I'd wonder about what sort of food there is to eat and where to sleep without something sneaking up on me." How to handle this though, "Thing with looking for food is some creature will want you to share or just decide to eat you as well. So I guess I'd have to be prepared with protection charms and defense all around."
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Definitely. Claudine had definitely learnt her lesson. No more wanting to explore the Forest… unless they were given permission to be in a replica. Now she stood beside Darius, looking around uneasily. The full moon was out in all of its glory. Werewolves? Was that going to be today’s topic? Claudine decided that she’d rather deal with them over acromantulas. “I’m okay,’’ she whispered to Darius albeit somewhat nervously. “Hoping there're no acromantulas around…” So far, the coast was clear. “Oh hi, you,” the Snakette greeted the tall and gorgeous Heath. Naturally, no words had to be said about her reluctance to be here; the boyfriend understood it all. She nodded with a forced smile.
She almost jumped out of her skin when the door banged shut but Claudine reached for her wand and gripped it reassuringly. Her free hand went up. “I’d be afraid of creatures attacking me.” Exactly what she was feeling now, actually. Except that she sort of trusted Trent not to be that cruel. “To protect myself, I’d have my wand at the ready and have a few protection spells around me.’’
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It was a bit of a bummer that they were not going to be studying about werewolves today but at least they were going to later on in the year. The Hufflepuff nodded his head before he squinted his eyes at Atlas (he was sure it was Atlas??) performing the wand lightening charm. His mouth was about to open and comment about it. Because was he THAT night blind?! but he did not utter a word for the Headmaster had chosen that moment to reprimand some students.
Daniel turned around, interested to see who was brave enough to break the rules in front of the Headmaster himself. Everyone knew that if you broke rules you did not do it in front of the professors. His dark brown eyes saw Kayne not wearing his school uniform. Wow.... He wasn't certain if that was brilliant or foolish.
Up ahead, he also saw the figure of Nemesis leaving the classroom. He was still intrigued by the older Slytherin. His curiosity had grown even more during the summer holiday when he had talked about his first year at Hogwarts and he had naturally mentioned Upstead's name. He had never seen his older brother get angry so fast. He had looked as if he had been ready to punch something but instead, he had been warned to never talk to Nemesis ever again before he had left the dinner table without further explanation. WHY couldn't he talk to them? WHAT had happened? He had so many questions.
Daniel turned back around before he raised his hand in the air. "Maybe dangerous footing?" he guessed. "You could slip or fall if you are not careful where you walk, right?" he had never walked in a forest before and the pathways on the grounds probably didn't count but he could imagine people tripping over rocks or branches. "Uhm...I would look at the ground a lot to see where I'm stepping and if it's too dark I would use Lumos to light my path..." Like Atlas (Aries? Atlas? ) had done earlier. "I would also learn some basic healing charms before going on a planned excursion" He didn't know any healing spells right now though but maybe he could ask Claudine later?
Valentina couldn't help but wonder what the headmaster had in store for them today. Something super scary for sure. As long as she didn't have to face any giant spiders.. the gryffindor couldn't help but shudder at that thought. She'd also noticed the older Slytherin walking out of the classroom and she kind of wondered what that was about.. but she had other immediate things to stress about.
She raised her hand after a little while. "The first thing I would be worried about is being defenseless so I would make sure I have my wand with me, professor. Maybe cast some self protection charms."
Maya smiled at Ollie who had joined them and gave her a slight nod of acknowledgement. She would have to ask Evan more about the little kitten later and possibly borrow the kitten for a moment. She would've said more but after the headmaster had dismissed not one but two students from the class and both from her house, Maya thought it best to remain quiet.
On the bright side, at least no points were deducted... yet.
When Trent posed his first question to the class, everyone seemed to be mentioning needing light and using Lumos. But wouldn't that attract the attention of less than friendly creatures? And Ash... well Ash seemed to need to talk to someone more about this whole acromantula thing.
"Being able to see while inside the forest is definitely important but so is setting up camp. If you intend on being there for more than a night, it's important to have a heat source and some protection charms for your campsite," Maya offered. "While in there, the best way to protect oneself may be to try remain undetected from all the creatures lurking around. There's the disillusionment charm which would help."
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Class sure was filling up! Evan had come in and was standing nearby, and he got a nod and smile from V. Daniel Yoon, too? Standing near her? She stepped aside a little bit away from him and tried not to make it look PURPOSEFUL. She and Daniel had had some interesting conversations as of late, and while she didn't feel the INTENSE HATRED in her heart for him that she had felt last year, he did make her feel uneasy. She shot him a LOOK before greeting Ollie with a wave.
Honestly werewolves? Was Daniel Yoon right? The thought made V shiver. They seemed so scary! ;___;
She also took note that LISA NAM chose to stand by Remy. Interesting. Why didn't she come stand by V? With her SIBLINGS? It made her feel yucky. Maybe Lisa didn't want to be friends anymore....had she done something to upset her????
She reacted the only way she knew how - scoffing at no one in particular so Lisa wouldn't know that SHE was the cause of the scoff.
But her eyes turned a little brighter when Headmaster Trent answered her question, and she nodded eagerly. "Can't have that. Running into the wall, I mean," she answered back rather curiously, not catching Trent's near slippage there. What she DID catch, though, were TWO WHOLE SLYTHERINS being sent out because they were deemed too sloppy. UM.
HELLO SNAKES.
Nem was one of them?! REALLY? It made her mad. SO MAD THAT HER FACE TURNED RED. And they were lucky they didn't lose points for that!!!!!!
She listened to her classmates give all sorts of answers, and what she did NOT appreciate was the SASS that Max Evans gave to Ollie. V squinted her eyes in his direction, and the ONLY reason she didn't give HIM attitude was because he was a first year. He would learn in time, hopefully. "Well, to go off of what my DEAR FRIEND OLLIE said, I think it DOES depend on what kind of forest. If its name has something like FORBIDDEN in it, it would be scary just upon entering. So the circumstances have to be...thought of, you know? If it's a bright and friendly and inviting forest, my worries might be different. But if you're talking about THIS ONE - " she took a breath and a pause, dramatically, "I would say wolves. Wolves live in forests, right?" and maybe she was still thinking about Yoon's mention of werewolves ;__;
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Max looked back at the girl that had said that.
“Even fruendly and inviting forests can have dangers. Like maybe you trip in a hole you didn’t notice or slip on the rocks near a river,”. He said.
As she...slowly adjusted to the new setting and...well, trying not to be scared about it, she listened to some of the other students answers. Acromantulas was of course the first danger that came to her mind, but Ashley covered it pretty well. And...well, hopefully no acromantulas in this classroom forest. She shuddered, remembering that least favourite class.
But generally? Dangers of forests? Getting lost, which she'd heard a first year (Max) mention. Not only was it back to be stuck unexpectedly in a forest, if you were on a trail or something and wandered off, there were more likely to be dangerous plants or animals off the trails. She raised her hand. "I'd make sure I had a map and a compass, to avoid getting lost," Margaret said. "Any of these other dangers would be harder to avoid or escape if you don't know where you are, or how to get out of the forest in an emergency. Or...I think there's a compass charm? So your wand acts like the compass?" Not that she knew what it was called, exactly. Hiking with her family wasn't exactly a magic-friendly activity.
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Kinsay frowned just a bit when Nem was asked to leave. That was a bad sign. Of course Phoebe would still protect her, but. But she didn't like when Nem wasn't around. So with even MORE worries, she took another step closer to Phoebe. Hi. Please protect.
As for their Headmaster's question. Um. Kinsay didn't like speaking in his class. For Reasons. But. Um. She didn't want to get into any trouble AND when Max spoke, it catalyzed the Kinsay Curiosity. Curiosity was hard to shake. So instead, she raised her hand timidly. "Just because you can go in, doesn't mean you should," she wasn't arguing with him, only pointing out facts.
But also. "How come there aren't barriers to stop people from going into the forbidden forest? Wouldn't it make more sense to draw an age line or ... or something else so that people can't just go in whenever they want?" Then they wouldn't have to worry about scary things coming out to eat them AND they wouldn't have to worry about students venturing inside either. It made logical sense so.
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