Harry has more tea. And more Handouts. But these are *fun* handouts, really. All about the history of Halloween. There are also cookies and cupcakes with very Halloween-y themes to them. There's also an assortment of (totally modable) craft supplies ( Read more... )

Harry's still all bandaged up, but there's a bit more spring to his step this week. He's got hand outs for everyone on the different magical traditions, and the lecture today consists of discussing them in a little more detail ( Read more... )

Harry was leaning against the desk with bandages visible on both his forearms, looking a little worse for the wear. Once everyone's in their seats, he starts addressing the class ( Read more... )

Harry waits for the class to settle in, before giving a brief lecture on magic in the Greco-Roman world"The interesting thing here is that magic acts were defined differently than religious ones... that is, people today might look back at it, and see all of it as 'magic,' but to the people of the time, there was a distinction between the two. John ( Read more... )

Harry has the usual refreshments out for the class. Once everyone is in their seats, he leans back against the desk with his hockey stick propped on his shoulder, and proceeds to give a brief lecture on the magical tradition on Ancient Egypt.

"Now, there are two things I want you to take away from this: Firstly, the concept of symbolic actions ( Read more... )

Harry's lounging against the desk, hockey stick propped against his shoulder as class begins. Once everyone is settled in, he starts the lecture for the day.

"Before we get into specific practices, we're going to cover a few things that are common to many different magical practices. This week, we're going to focus on talismans, as they're widely ( Read more... )

There's a teapot out on the desk, surrounded by a bunch of mismatched mugs, sugar, creamer, etc, and a tin of cookies, because Harry believes in treating his students well.

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