Class 1: Fifth Through Seventh Years

[briony]

As Eric finally slid into the seat next to her, Briony sighed in relief. At least she wasn't going to have to sit through the whole class with people she didn't know. Okay, well, she knew of them, but she hadn't ever spoken to any of them really, save for a few. With a laugh and an eye roll toward Eric and his puppy eyes, Briony turned to her bag and began digging around.

Pulling out a sheet of parchment and a quill, Briony slid them over on Eric's desk. She then pulled out one of each for her use and placed them on her desk. Sliding her textbook on her desk, Briony dropped her bag back to the floor, wincing at the sound of glass clinking together. Glancing over at Eric, she shook her head. "We are prefects now." Briony said, not worrying about controling her accent since she was talking to Eric, and she knew that he could understand her no matter what. "And here we are, forgetting class. Some examples we turned out to be."

[Queety White]

Forgot to mention earlier, but Hufflepuff gets 10 points because Holden was the first in class.

Queety did not expect such a high turnout of students, especially fifth years. Last term, the then forth years consisted of three or four Slytherins. Apparently the others have joined for the fear of failing again. Queety sighed and shook her head. She could tell by the general feeling of many of her students just coming in, some were excited to learn, some came because they had to, and some only came because she was the professor. Well, Queety had some plans this term that would be a lot more exciting.

As people were chattering, Queety finally clapped her hands for attention. "Okay, guys, let's begin. For the fifth years, welcome to the upper class and for you other kids, welcome back. Looks like we're gonna have a lot of fun this term. Now, it's gonna be a little confusing for the fifth years because we start part way through the three term course. If you did not know, for your last three terms, you will be learning the story of Harry Potter leading up to current events.

"Now, last term we talked about events leading up to Harry's arrival at the school and his first year. Would anyone like to sum up all that?" Queety asked. "Just so you know, this is great review for the rest of ya."

[Holden J. Caulfield]

Holden gave Amanda a small wave as she sat down. He took a deep breath and tried not to cough his organs out. Grosh. Ew much? Soon after Nathaniel had joined them. Holden still had never talked to him and probably never will. He seemed like he'd beat the crap out of him for saying 'Hello' or something. Holden wasn't in the mood to fight right now. Use his coughing powers and smight thy Nathaniel!

Holden didn't say anything to Nathaniel and then Jackson pop up unexpectly. "Hello. What's up?," he asked trying to talk. ;_; Voice was going out again. That's fun. I mean, that's funny. =] He hadn't talked to Jackson in ages and it was good to have him back. Simply amazing. Two peas in a pod they were. =]

AVERY! Holden gave her a wave trying not to kill his voice. "How is everyone?," he finally asked breaking his voice. Holden sighed.

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[Nyna Adustum]

Nyna attempted to sneak into the History of Magic classroom. She was late-ish. The class had sort of started a little, the teacher merely asking for someone to sum up the previous term's lessons. The Ravenclaw hadn't missed much.

Still, she entered the classroom, head down, and sat in the back, hoping to do as little standing up as possible. The girl waited for some brave soul to give a summary of what they had learned last term.

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[Terra Kent]

Crap. Late. It was, like the second day of term and she was already late. Now whatever points any Huffies had gained, she was sure to lose. She slid in, making no noise, and sat next to Selene. Something about Harry Potter... Terra frowned. Sure, she knew about that guy. He was the Headmistress' husband. He was in Gryffindor, and he destroyed Voldemort (multiple times, she might add).

Was she going to say that out loud? Of course not.

[Selene Falicon]

Selene thought about what they'd learned last term, but couldn't remember too much. Looking around, it didn't seem as if anyone was going to answer. Just as she was about to answer, Terra slid in next to her, causing her to smile. She rose her hand, waited a moment, and answered. "Well, we found out that H-Ha-Hagrid? Yes, I think that's it, he came to tell Harry he was a wizard. At the end of Harry's first year, he faced Voldemort to save the Sorcerer's Stone." She knew there was a big gap, and the part about the stone wasn't too detailed, but she wasn't sure anyone else was answering. She lowered her hand.

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[Terra Kent]

Selene raising her hand was startling for Terra. If the Ravenclaw was going to answer, why couldn't the Hufflepuff? Then again, it had been a while since their last class... Terra wasn't sure whether her facts were entirely right... In any case, she raised her hand, ready to take a stab at it.

"He was sorted into Gryffindor, right?" She thought for a moment, and continued. "And he grew up with his aunt and uncle, but they weren't nice to him." She bit her lip, wondering if that was totally correct...

[Queety White]

Queety nodded. "Okay, a scattered but sufficient summary," she said. "Harry Potter was a special young boy and for 10 years of his life he did not know it. Voldemort, a great but terrible wizard, went out to kill Harry. However, due to circumstances that we still do not completely understand, Harry survived the Killing Curse. However, his parents fell to the curse. Thus, Harry had to live with his aunt and uncle, two muggles who were totally against magic.

"Then, a man named Hagrid came to him when he was 11 years old and told him that he was a wizard. Thus Harry went to Hogwarts, was sorted in Gryffindor, happened to sit in this very classroom, and then... um, oh yeah. He faced Voldemort for the second time."

Queety paused for a moment to let it all soak in. "Now, for you fifth years, this may seem confusing that we are starting part way through the course. However, you will learn the details of all this when you are seventh years. For the rest of you, this is a continuation of last term's lecture. So, let's continue.

"We are going to be discussing the next two years of Harry's life. His second year was not as big of a deal as his third year, but both were times of self identity. So, in his second year as a student, Harry was left to wonder who he actually was and where he came from. There was rumor that the heir of Slytherin was at the school and some thought it was Harry. Think back to your fourth year lessons and what you learned about Slytherin and the Chamber of Secrets. Who can remember that and explain it?"

[Jasmine Taylor]

Biting her lip Jasmine slipped into class that had already started. How bad does this look? Head girl, late for another class. Taking a seat in the nearest open spot she listened has the professor was going over a few things that they had learned last term. She began to get her things out has MS. Queety continued with the lesson.

[Avery Moretti]

Avery heard Holden's poor crackly voice and frowned. Aww. Giving him a pat on the shoulder, she kissed his cheek. Hopefully she wouldn't get sick from him from the kiss, but it was a risk she was willing to take! Maybe she'd bring him some soup later. :] That would be nice. They really needed to hang out sometime. They hadn't in awhile and she missed the poor boy.

Before she could respond, Queety began the lesson and asked a question. Avery shrugged a bit and said, "Well, I think people thought Harry was the heir of Slytherin because he's a Parselmouth. And Parselmouths are very rare, passed down genetically or you can learn it. It was well known that Salazar Slytherin was a Parselmouth, so they just made the connection and thought Harry was the heir." Hoping she was right, she waited to see what Queety would say.

[kaelyn]

Kae sat in her seat doodling. How did everyone remember this stuff? They learned it so long ago. Did people study their notes over term break? Or did they just absorb everything they were told and remember it word for word?

So she listened quietly. She sat up at the second question. Avery's answer had triggered a memory. "Harry found and opened the Chamber of Secrets using Parseltongue." She couldn't quite remember what business he had there, but she remembered that bit of it nonetheless. She was proud of herself.[/font]

[Xiomara Lang]

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[Selene Falicon]

((ooc: Yes! 600^th post!))

Selene smiled as Terra added onto her own answer. The Ravenclaw had forgotten about that. "Good answer," she whispered quietly to Terra. She didn't think she would get yelled at for saying 2 words to her friend. She listened intently as Queety then spoke in further detail about his first year, then asked about his second. She listened to the answers given, then tried to add a little bit. "When he got in the chamber, there was a basilisk in there that tried to kill him." That was the only other thing she could remember. There was also something else about Voldemort, but she couldn't remember the details.

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[Kaley Prellop]

Kaley looked up as Nyna walked in. Apparently the Ravenclaw hadn't seen herself. Sighing, Kaley realized she would be alone in class today. Oh the joy! She took notes as the students answered the questions, she having no idea what they were talking about. Yes, she knew it was Harry Potter, but she never learned what happened to him during his years at Hogwarts. Why would she want to know that, anyway?

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[Astrid D'aubigne]

Was she late again? It was definitely possible. Oh well. She sat down and immediately began trying to figure out what everyone was doing. But one look at the board caused her to realize what they were discussing. She sighed softly and gave a small smile before propping her elbow up on her desk and resting her chin in the palm of her hand. She adored History Of Magic, and could often absorb the information without having to copy notes.

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[Jade "Lizzy" Silvernacle]

Lizzy listened happy she wasn't the only one to answer questions in this class. Sure it was good to be active and participate in classes, but she was the only one most of the time so she was happy that someone other than herself was actually replying to the questions Queety posed. She loved History of Magic because Queets made it fun, and enjoyable to learn. Not boring like someone else might have made it.

[Nicole Lupin]

<sub>Poo.

Nicole Lupin really really hated being late. All eyes turned to you when you got to class, the teacher usually gave out a warning or docked and ... did she mention that she was really really late herself? Frowning, Nicole entered history of magic sending the professor an apologetic look. Only recognizing Jade, ... well, and Holden, Nicole went to sit behind the two of them, trying to focus intently. Seeing as she was really REALLY late.</sub>

[Professor Brayden W. Channing]

Brayden was late. And, as he walked in in time to hear part of Queety's speech, he also wouldn't know what happened Harry's first year. And, The Chamber of Secrets..? He had read about it, actually. In a history book, about Harry's Hogwarts life. So he knew a good bit about it, but he was sure he'd learn more from the professor.

At his seat, he took out a quill and some parchment and began his notes.

[Queety White]

"The next time any of you are late," Queety said when the final late student took his seat. "I will be taking away house points. And you guys know I don't like to do that. So, let's continue." She walked over to the board and wrote:

Chamber of Secrets:
- could only be opened by heir of Slytherin
- could only be opened by a parselmouth
- it was thought that Harry was the heir
- Harry did go inside to find a Basilisk--> could easily kill him if he looked it in the eye

"No one mentioned why Harry would go into the Chamber of Secrets," Queety continued. "Well, that was due to-"

She paused to digest the comment of one of the Slytherins. She smirked, glad to hear such a comment. "Go ahead, Xiomara," she said. "How do you think the story might have changed?" She looked around at the class. "You know, I'm one to believe in fate. I think everything happens for a reason. That's what I like about history; you can see fate taking its course."

She glanced back at Xiomara. "Now, I'm all for an open-ended discussion as long as we don't go too far off on a tangent," she said. "So, does Xiomara or anyone want to comment on how they think the story might have gone had Harry been in Slytherin? Or even better, if he was the heir of Slytherin?" There, Queety had found a sure fire way to make the class a little more interesting. Let them expose their creative side and make up their own stories now, shall we?

[Jade "Lizzy" Silvernacle]

Lizzy listened, and thought about what was being said. All these what if's lately were driving her up a wall. What if this, and what if that. What if people didn't ask what if questions? Rolling her eyes to herself she glared out a window.

O.o Making up stories was something she was really good at, and she had something, but for lack of interest in anything right now Lizzy just sat there silently waiting for someone else to answer. Oh yes something that definately wasn't her, but she didn't care. Nothing matters anymore.