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Sleep, the evil has passed, and you enter the dance...
The worst part is, you sell your cadence short.
You sow happiness with every step you take...
You wake up and life resumes its process.

While you walk like air in a world without music...
Devoid of your colors, a little too specific.
You swim in pain, and it's almost time;
Close your eyes, death awaits you.

And if it hurts, it's because they don't understand: Guilty
The knife lodged in your heart for so long: I can't believe I got lost...
And if it hurts, it's because they can't see you: Fourth Years
While your smile is finally extinguished: History of Magic

E L S B E T H | L Y N W E N | V A S S
B L O O D T R A I T O R | H U F F L E P U F F | F O U R T H Y E A R

Elsie filed in late, a guilty look on her face. She'd managed to get lost. A fourth year, getting lost. It was a bit ridiculous. One wrong turn and she'd ended up in an entirely different wing of the school. She just counted herself lucky she managed to find her way to the correct classroom after that little adventure. She sat down on the other side of Echo and opened up her textbook.

And if it hurts, it's because it doesn't include-
The knife lodged in your heart for so long!
And if it hurts, it's because they can't see you-
While your smile is finally extinguished!

Sleep, the evil has passed, it cannot catch you...
Breathe, you are no longer the bait.
Your pain is melted delirium and others-
Quickly forget that you are no longer with us.

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Hɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ Mᴀɢɪᴄ || Rᴀᴠᴇɴᴄʟᴀᴡ Pʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ || Sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ Aɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ Rᴜɴᴇs

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Grayson walked into the classroom, ready for another day of class to start. Taking a piece of chalk, he quickly wrote on the board. He then turned to face the class.


Professor Powell
Ancient Egypt and Greece


"Today, we're going to be examining the ancient cultures of Greece and Egypt, and how they used magic. Specifically, we're going to be focusing on several points in ancient history to really get a feel for how they must have interacted with not only the world, but also with Muggles.

"In truth, ancient wizards and witches worked together with muggles, and muggles didn't fear them. Wizards were held in high esteem in that time period, and evidence can be found throughout the ancient world of interaction between the two groups. This particular piece," he said, gesturing to the stone tablet that was displayed, "is actually a replica of another tablet that had to be removed from a dig site, as it clearly demonstrated several instances of real magic being performed, such as the curse that was placed on the tomb that this tablet came from.

"There were several notable wizards and witches during this time. Circe was a Greek witch that specialized in transfiguration, and was well-known both in the wizarding world as well as in the muggle community for turning sailors into pigs. There was another named Andros the Invincible, who was well-known for producing a patronus the size of a giant, for which he gained his title. There was also Mopsus, who was a Seer and defeated his rival in a competition of their powers.

"Most wizards and witches worked with muggles on numerous occasions. In Egypt, you can see the evidence for it in the tombs of rulers, as evidence of skeletons warped by magic have survived. These individuals probably ran across the curses ancient wizards placed to protect such sights from graverobbers."

Grayson looked around the room, studying each student before continuing. "Please feel free to ask any questions, or to make any comments. While I know that everyone here might not be interested, at least some of you might be."


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Location: History of Magic Classroom
Thinking: ...
OOC:


Now where did I put that wand?

I hate history class. I already found out this much by just reading the textbook.

David entered the History of Magic classroom fairly early and took a seat near the back, pretty much the complete opposite of what he did for any other class. History was probably one of the easiest classes because it was just memorization, but that was part of the reason he hated it. Professor Powell wanted to make history into some interactive class, and answer questions, after going over what you could pretty much find out by actually reading. However, David firmly believed beyond just memorizing history for 'don't do this, do, do this' reference there was no use for the class. He could just sit in the library or something and memorize history facts. Yet, he was determined to keep a good attendance record so there he sat, his notes from the textbook sitting in front of him and twirling his quill in his hand not even bothering to take notes. He was bored, but at least the professor couldn't claim he was being disruptive, it wasn't like he was talking. Rude, maybe, but disruptive, he figured not so much.

Location: History : Tuesday (9:00am to 9:45am)

Leonette took a seat in another history class. It seemed like this class got more and more boring over time. She knew the week before David didn’t sit next to her because they would only talk and ultimately get in trouble. However, that didn’t mean that she didn’t want to sit with him. Taking a seat beside him regardless Leonette listened and took notes on the subject. ‘Egypt and Greece... why couldn’t it be just a bit more interesting…?’


Status: Bored...
With: Class

Wearing: Gryffindor Uniform

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Hɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ Mᴀɢɪᴄ || Rᴀᴠᴇɴᴄʟᴀᴡ Pʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ || Sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ Aɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ Rᴜɴᴇs

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Grayson, unlike last year, was actually prepared to lecture when the students entered the classroom. He was seated behind his desk, but as people filed in, he stood and walked in front of it to stand before them all. He waited until the last of the students found their seats before speaking.

"Hello class, and welcome back to History of Magic. Today, I figured we could review what was learned in the last class as a refresher for those that may need it. After all, an entire summer has passed, which means you might have had time to forget some of what you may have learned. Please answer one at a time and cover one topic each. That way, hopefully everyone will get a chance to answer and participate."


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Location: History of Magic classroom
Thinking: Well, the start of a new year...
OOC:


Now where did I put that wand?

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Fourth Year | | Fourteen | | Ravenclaw | | Single | | Half-Blood


Lexine quickly took a seat in history, one of her favourite subjects. While many would call her nuts, Lexine was a bit of a history buff, so she had always enjoyed Professor Powell's lessons. Of course being around him in both history and ancient runes helped... Sadly they were simply reviewing. Either way, Lexine was willing to participate although she raised her hand hesitantly. "We learned about the Muggle witch burnings..." She offered quietly.


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