Defense Against the Dark Arts - Week 002
Week Name: 'Familiar Faces'
Location: DADA classroom
Open To: Any student taking DADA
Currently Involving: Professor Faust and students
( It was week two already.. )
Location: DADA classroom
Open To: Any student taking DADA
Currently Involving: Professor Faust and students
( It was week two already.. )
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First years were always an... Abel wouldn’t say ‘interesting’ but definitely not a boring class to teach. Just yet. At least not the first class when he got to see all those chubby, baby faces, some of which had probably never heard of real witches and wizards until that summer. It was a shame that in around a year’s time they would probably grow up to be corrupted by the senior students and turn weird. But, it was not time to ponder that issue since class was to begin. Now.
“Welcome to your first Defense Against the Dark Arts class. To start us off, does anyone know what this course is about?”
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Niamh watched the professor standing in the front of the room, surveying the class. He looked rather intimidating to her and she suddenly felt very nervous. When he spoke, Niamh sank down in her chair. She hoped he wouldn't see her or call on her. She didn't know the answer, and to be perfectly honest, she didn't want to know, either.
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When no one volunteered to answer, Abel decided to pick one out himself. He scanned the room for someone who looked most fun to pick on and settled for a small, blond little girl who currently looked like she was trying to melt into her seat. He pointed at her, "Your name, miss? And what do you suppose this course will revolve around?"
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"I... er... Niamh Gannon, sir," she stuttered out, keeping her eyes focused on the desk in front of her. What the class was about? Well, she thought, I'll just reword the name for an answer. "And, um, well, I guess it has something to do with de-defending against, uh, evil... and um, dar-- er, bad magic, maybe? Uh, Professor, sir." She flinched again and, keeping her eyes closed, waited for the worst.
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[ooc; Refer to this thread.]The door to the classroom was closed and Abel leaned against it, waiting for the rest of his class to show up for instructions before opening the door for them ( ... )
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After a couple of seconds worth of deep breaths, she dared to give the professor a little smile. "Good afternoon, Professor," she greeted him softly. She didn't wait for him to respond, however, before her eyes closed agan and she began practicing the wand motion and incantations of the spells she would need once inside.
((OOC: Ben promises to be active this coming week, and we will hopefully have a new 2nd year Puff in our class as well, she's just waiting to be approved!))
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She was the first one to arrive as well. He would wait until the others showed up as well before he opened the door, less one escaped prematurely.
[ooc; That's awesome! Keri's right? We may have a full class for once. XD Actually, I just realised, let's drag Fi into this RH thread as well. Since she's the only one in the GS block. Miss McFinn! You're in here as well! *hopes you see it*]
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"Lumos Ledel," she whispered softly, moving her wand and causing a small light to appear at the end. "Nox." The light went out. "Lumos Ledel," she whispered again, a bit louder, causing the light to be quite a bit brighter than the first time. "Nox."
[OOC: Right, Keri's character, Bea.
Eek! Fi! She might let all of the Hinkypunks out into the rest of the school. :P
I'm fine with us just waiting here (or after your next pose, whichever) until others show up, if you prefer.]
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[ooc; All students merge into the same classroom for this lesson. Somehow.]
The classroom had been shielding shut. Both magically and physically as not only were the doors and windows locked closed but also a binding seal had been placed on them as well. In fact every little rat hole had been shut up as well, curtsey of the House Elves of course. Abel wasn’t one for crawling on the ground looking for cracks and crannies. It was quite obvious from last week’s lecture what this lesson would be about. Though he did notice quite a disturbance between a certain two girls, it wouldn’t be his fault if they messed up.
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Ophelia grinned ever so sweetly, and began fiddling with her book bag she'd actually remembered to bring.
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Abel had their papers from last week marked and placed into the pick-up bin at the side of his desk. The students, from habit, knew to pick them up as they entered the classroom or when they left. The answers were satisfactory; with the amount of Death Eater activity going around the country it was impossible for them not to have at least heard mention or rumors of the Unforgiveables. Quite unlike how things had been just a few years ago. They would start a new topic this class however, in case it promoted certain ideas for some students.
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Furthermore, she had a feeling that her grade wouldn't be as fantastic as she would like, knowing Faust and his new-found suspicion in her. She was just doing extra research, so what is wrong with that? That's because it's a little MORE than extra research, a voice in her head reminded her.
Sighing, she made her way to her usual seat in the second row and sat down, placing her bag on her lap.
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"Today we start a new, and what I find, interesting topic. Voodooism." In front of his desk was a table with a bunch of clay or straw dolls, wrapped with paper seals and stuck with pins all over. Some of them were the typical hollywood stereotype while others were from shamanic cultures. A more horrible one was a human hand, with dark runes carved in and again, the pins stuck all over.
He smiled, a rare sight from the man, "Has anyone seen these before?"
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At the mention of voodoism, she had a feeling that this class was certainly going to be better. She had heard about a little about voodoo dools and what they mean in the Muggle culture, and she had gotten some reading done on what voodooism is in the Wizarding world. The doll with pins stuck on it looked familiar, but not the human hand. Today, however, Avery figured it would be better to just fade into the background and not draw attention to herself, so she kept quiet when Professor Faust asked the question.
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The fifth year’s class last week had been a painful sight. Sure they had gotten into pairs and performed what they were asked to (and some very badly) but it wasn’t exactly at the level Abel had hoped to see for their year. And this was their O.W.L.s year too. There were a handful of students that had in his opinion, already received an E, though whether they remained at that level to the end of the year was another story. He might as well throw one of their first (of many) assignments at them now so they could prepare.
He would begin when they were all assembled.
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He supposed it was time to leave personal issues at the door. He was not going to let the Slytherin attitude get to him this week. He had already pledged that he would show everyone what he was capable of. He had to start using as much magic as it took, and he was ready to accept that.
Erik took a deep breath as he sat down, showing little expression on his face. 'Just get through this!' he thought to himself, and exhaled.
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Attendance wasn't something Abel usually paid attention to, not unless they danced into the classroom late and loudly. However for this lecture, it would be a pain if he had to repeat himself for anyone who missed the class. His eyes scanned over the room noting a porcelain expression over one particular student and a cheery grin on another. It pleased him to see Charlie wasn't late today, that certainly reflected well on her.
"No wand work today, sorry to disappoint. I'll simply be outlining your first major assignment this year. The fact that it is group work might disappoint a few other ones of you as well."
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He smiled at Charlie, who was in a particularly cheery mood. He wished he could be as excited, but it was hard to be when the professor seemed to have little faith in him.
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