space"You're the first one to ever bring that up, Timothy. Yes, back when Albus Dumbledore was still the Transfiguration professor and Armando Dippet was headmaster, the Herbology professor, one Professor Beery, had the idea to adapt the story into a play to be performed for the school as a Yuletide treat. However, the production was rife with problems, such as various accidents with the set building process, the Care of Magical Creatures' professor's contribution of a large 'worm' (actually an Ashwinder with an engorgement charm placed upon it) for the appropriate scene, etc.
space"The most troublesome event, however, was that the affections of some teenage boys can be fleeting and easy to change. The young man cast as Sir Luckless had, at the time of casting, been something of an item with the young lady playing the role of Amata. However, just before the play was to go on, he decided that he was more interested in Asha. The two girls, infuriated with one another, proceeded to break out into a duel in the middle of the performance. Just as this happened, the Ashwinder exploded, and the eggs it had lain set much of the set on fire. The Great Hall had to be evacuated, and much of the staff and student body found themselves in the Hospital Wing. The event was such a disaster that Professor Dippet banned all future attempts at putting on any such productions at the school, a ban that has remained in place to this day."
Lesson Closed
Homework:Write a short essay on the idea of the Fountain and why you think it worked, despite the fact that its waters held no true enchantment.
15 total House Points awarded to Dylan Bugamy and Timothy Cherri of Ravenclaw House.
Attendance Records
Timothy Cherri Present: 2/5 Absent: 3/5
Dylan Burgamy Present: 2/5 Absent: 3/5
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:38 pm
Lesson 3: The Wizard and the Hopping Pot
Summary:
spaceA kindly old wizard, who uses his magic to help the non-magical folk of a nearby village, passes away, leaving his blood purist son as their only assistance in times of trouble. The son, however, has little interest in helping the muggles. He is punished for his hard headedness by a magical pot, which his father enchanted to become afflicted with anything those in the village are afflicted with.
Controversy:
spaceThis particular tale has been subject to two rewrites, for different reasons. Beatrix Bloxam rewrote the tale to make it more appropriate for children, believing that the depiction of the pot was too gruesome for children. On the other hand, blood purists rewrote the tale to completely change the depictions of the father and son. In the original tale, the father is depicted as a kindly old man, and much cleverer than his son. The son, a blood purist, is shown to be cruel and selfish. In the Bard’s tale, the Hopping Pot is a device created by the father, meant to force the son out of his selfish ways and teach him to help the muggles who live in the nearby village as he had in his life. But, in the revised version, the Pot instead is meant to protect the son from the muggles, who attack him for practicing magic. In this version, the Pot gulps most of the villagers, and the wizard tells the muggles that if they leave him alone, they will be safe. Copies of the original story were destroyed to such an extent that it was considered a miracle that any child has heard it. Many wizard children still grow up hearing only the revised edition.
Homework:Write a short essay on the differences between the original story and either of the revised versions.
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spaceAmata sat, perched as ever on her desk, and watched as her students came in and took their seats. She waited a moment for them to get situated and to take out their things before beginning the lecture."Alright, class, today we'll be going over one of Beedle the Bard's most well-known and controversial stories, The Wizard and the Hopping Pot. Hopefully you've all read the story; if not, you're going to be a bit behind. The summary is on the board, but it is just a summary, after all, and missing quite a bit of important information."She paused, curious to see if anyone scrambled for their book and tried to start reading now. Doing so would lose house points; she didn't appreciate students not doing the reading. After a moment, she spoke."Now, the controversial nature of this particular story abounds; it has been written and rewritten time and time again by people who did not agree with its message and wished to bastardize it for their own gains. Can anyone tell me what about this story offended so man people?"The answer to this one was simple; it was written on the board in black and white, after all. She waited to see if anyone would answer.
spaceA warlock becomes convinced that love is a true weakness, and seeking to become powerful and without any weaknesses, locks his heart away so that he can never fall in love. After overhearing his servants mocking him for failing to attract a wife despite all his wealth and power, he resolves to find the perfect witch to be his bride. He finds such a witch and attempts to court her, but she is able to sense his coldness, and says she would marry him, if only he had a heart. He takes her to the deepest dungeon of his castle and shows her his heart, which has grown hairy and shriveled through years of remaining untouched. He attempts to place it back in his chest, but the years of seclusion have perverted it and made it dark. He kills the witch and take her heart in an attempt to replace the one in his chest with it, but the heart is too powerful, and the warlock and witch are both found dead.
Controversy:
spaceUnlike many of the Bard’s tales, this particular story has never been subject to criticism for pro-muggle sentiments, as there are none to be found. However, it is the darkest and most disturbing of the stories, making it an interesting fact that, of all the Bard’s stories, it is the most prevalent and well known, at least in regards to the original story. Professor Albus Dumbledore believed that this is because the tale speaks to the darkest parts of the human soul and as such was regarded as an important lesson for young witches and wizards, teaching them not to seek power by meddling in the dark arts. Parallels have been drawn between the warlock’s act of removing his heart and the creation of a Horcrux. The story has had such an impact that the phrase 'To have a hairy heart' was often heard in years past to describe a person who was unfeeling.
Homework:Write a short essay on the phrase 'to have a hairy heart' and why you believe the heart became so cold and twisted in its years of seclusion.
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spaceAmata sat, perched as ever on her desk, and watched as her students came in and took their seats. She waited a moment for them to get situated and to take out their things before beginning the lecture."Alright, class, today's story is an interesting one, The Warlock's Hairy Heart. It's regarded by many to be more of a horror story than one for children. Because of this, it has sparked a lot of controversy, as have most of the Bard's tales. Hopefully you've all read the story; if not, you're going to be a bit behind. The summary is on the board, but it is just a summary, after all, and missing quite a bit of important information."She paused, curious to see if anyone scrambled for their book and tried to start reading now. Doing so would lose house points; she didn't appreciate students not doing the reading. After a moment, she spoke."This story is, in a word, horrifying. It was meant to evoke feelings of fear and shock. This is a far cry from the Bard's other stories, which are typically considered to be much more light-hearted. It has been suggested that the rather graphic nature of the story was intentional; the Bard meant to shock his readers so that they would always remember the story, to ensure that the lesson it held stuck with them. Can anyone tell me what the purpose of this particular story is?"The answer to this one was simple; it was written on the board in black and white, after all. She waited to see if anyone would answer.
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Dylan made his way into Mythology, scrambling a bit to make it there, but being the first of the three there anyway. He took his seat, waiting for both Professor Harlowe and the others to take a seat and start before leaning back a bit. He had heard of this story before, but his mother had never read it to him, as she always believed it was too scary for him as a child, which was probably true. Even now, he was always wary when it came to horror movies. This story wasn't as bad as his mother made it out to be, though. "In my opinion, the purpose of it is to influence others to open their hearts to others rather than secluding yourself completely, and building a wall around yourself. His point was that if you emotionally close your heart, it will grow "hairy", which may be a metaphor for being devoid of love, which obviously isn't very healthy, and although it may not cause you to kill yourself and your potential bride, it's still warned against."
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Lesson 1: Beedle the Bard
The Man:
• Born in Yorkshire in the 15th century. • Author of many of the wizarding world’s most well-known and famous folktales. • Little is known of the man or his personal life. • Many of his tales sparked controversy due to his apparently high opinion of non-magical folk and treatment of wizards who valued pure bloodlines or ambitious designs. • He mistrusted all forms of Dark Magic and believed that wizards were far from immune to the lure of those worst traits of humankind. • His stories were unusual in that in them, the heroes were rarely those with the strongest magic, but rather those who possessed traits such as kindness, common sense, ingenuity. • There are various parallels between Beedle and the famous muggle playwright William Shakespeare, both of whom are referred to as ‘The Bard.’ Less informed readers are often of the incorrect belief that they were actually one and the same person.
The Tales:
• The Fountain of Fair Fortune: Enclosed in a magical garden lays The Fountain of Fair Fortune, a magical fountain whose waters are believed to cure the aliment of any bathe in its waters. Three witches, suffering from poverty, illness and heartbreak, travel with an unfortunate knight to seek its blessing. • The Wizard and the Hopping Pot: A kindly old wizard, who uses his magic to help the non-magical folk of a nearby village, passes away, leaving his blood purist son as their only assistance in times of trouble. The son, however, has little interest in helping the muggles. He is punished for his hard headedness by a magical pot, which his father enchanted to become afflicted with anything those in the village are afflicted with. • The Warlock’s Hairy Heart: A warlock becomes convinced that love is a true weakness, and seeking to become powerful and without any weaknesses, locks his heart away so that he can never fall in love.
Homework:Write a short essay on Beedle and how public opinion of muggles during his lifetime may have led to controversy concerning his stories. Offer your opinion on the perspectives of both the Bard and his peers.
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spaceAmata entered the classroom with a gentle smile, eager to start the new term. She assumed her typical stance, sitting on the edge of her desk, back straight, and looked over the classroom a moment before beginning."Hello, everyone, I'm Amata Harlowe, and I'll be your Mythology professor. You can call me Professor Harlowe. Now, when you arrive in my class, the first thing you should do is copy down the day's notes from the board. I'll give you a few minutes to do that, and then we'll begin a discussion on the lesson's subject. I'd like you all to know that this lesson operates mostly on a discussion basis. That is, I will give the information that the lesson covers, and then I'll open the floor for discussion. Any student who contributes will earn house points, provided that their contribution is not offensive or rude or disruptive. Please respect your fellow students and their opinions, even if you don't agree with them."
spaceAmata paused, giving them a moment to let that sink in. Not that she expected problems from any of them, but one could never be too sure, after all. After a decent pause, she began a short lecture."Our first lesson is on Beedle the Bard. If you could all please copy the notes on the board, I've included most of the important information there. One of the most important things to know about the Bard is that he was a controversial figure in his time, and is still considered to be one by some. His views were ahead of their time, radical for the period. Can anyone tell me why, or offer up any interesting information on the Bard? Or, if you have a question, feel free to ask."She waited, her demeanor expectant and curious. It was always interesting to hear what the newest batch of students thought of the lessons. This first topic had been cleverly selected to allow her to get a feel for them and their beliefs and opinions. Thus far, she hadn't had any students who seemed to follow a strictly purist leaning, for which she was grateful. She doubted very much if she'd be able to keep her attitude professional if a student tried to argue the finer points of pureblood superiority with her.
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Maisie walked into Mythology once again asking herself why she’d taken this course; it seemed to be a theme with her these days. Most of her elective courses had something to do with history, and Maisie continued to question why in the world she’d decided to take so many history classes. Maisie hated history, she had the hardest time even paying attention in History of Magic, and yet she continued to take history-oriented classes. Maisie sat herself down in the back of the classroom, as always, and pulled out a piece of parchment paper. As soon as she saw ‘The Beedle Bard’ written on the board; so they were going to be, once again, going over The Tales of the Beedle Bard, a children’s story. Of course, they weren’t exactly children’s stories, but Maisie had been read those stories as a toddler… They’d also gone over the Beedle Bard last year in History of Magic, something Maisie hadn’t been all that excited about last year either.
It took a moment before Maisie actually began to pay attention when the professor started her lecture. She did try her best to pay attention to the professor, but really, Maisie wasn’t really all that interested. Just about all Maisie got was that her name was Professor Harlowe and that they were to take notes. Maisie started on her notes nearing the end of Professor Harlowe’s lecture. Once Maisie was finished, she dropped her quill back in the well and leaned forward onto her hand, awaiting the discussion to start, as she didn’t really want to start the discussion herself.
Name : Maisie Reed House : Slytherin Year : Third Blood Status : Halfblood Curriculum : I know of the Tales of the Beedle Bard, as most young witches and wizards raised as such do. Not only that, but I reread the stories in second year for History of Magic. Other than that, I don’t know much about the topics worked into the curriculum. Something Interesting About You : My twin brother is Dmitri Reed, and my mother is Ksenia Reed, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
Dakota entered his last class on a Thursday afternoon and notes that Maisie was in the class also. Taking a seat next to her he instantly went into taking down the notes. Since he already got the story on how things were ran in Professor Harlowe's classes he figured it was safe to say he should. Listening to his professor, Dakota was excited to learn about wizard mythology. He honestly didn't know much about it and was interested in knowing a thing or two.
When it got round to discussion, Dakota instantly shot his hand up. "Professor, it says in the notes that Bard had a high opinion of non-magical fork. From what I can tell even one of his tales is about a wizard that valued helping muggles. When he passes his son clearly values blood purity over helping those in need and as such he ends up suffering for not seeing things his father's way." he replied. "I'm assuming the controversy is very much the same, for those who believe as the son did in Bard's tale the way he wrote his stories I'd imagine wouldn't go over to well." Dakota finished before falling silent.
Name: Dakota Vann House: Ravenclaw Year: Third Year Blood Status: Unknown but we think I'm half blood Curriculum: I know about the myths surrounding Hogwarts and the Chamber of Secrets at least from History class and other texted sources. Something interesting about you: I'd like to be a writer. I'm always writing whenever I get the chance. I'd also like to travel just like my mother, she traveled all the time.
A rather curious lad aren't you? Not to mention quite inventive. You'll find your home in... Ravenclaw
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:02 pm
Dmitri took a seat in Mythology class, once again questioning why Maisie was taking the class. Honestly, Dmitri didn't understand the classes his sister was taking, but then again, why did he have to. Taking a seat, Dmitri began to copy down the notes quickly before leaning back a bit in his seat and listening to Dakota's question. "As Dakota says, Professor, it's on the board about his unpopular opinion about Muggles, which is only really a modern opinion. Even now, though, there are those who hold their blood purity as a status. He was simply a controversial figure because, well, it wan't the common look on Muggles, they were usually looked on as...well, lesser beings, really. To believe anything otherwise was...not good." Dmitri shrugged, looking between Dakota and Professor Harlowe. "I can only imagine the backlash he may have received..." He muttered, leaning forward onto his desk, propping his head up with his hand. "And I wonder exactly where or how he'd gotten that opinion...after all, it wasn't the popular one, and those who shared those views were probably pretty quiet about it. I can't imagine they wanted everyone to know about it." He thought, frowning a bit. It couldn't have been common back then for people to assume that role either...so where exactly had the Bard learned those opinions?
Name : Dmitri Reed House : Ravenclaw Year : Third Blood Status : Halfblood Curriculum : I don't know much o the curriculum, maybe just the basics, but I'm eager to learn. Something Interesting About You : My twin sister is Maisie Reed, and my mother is Ksenia Reed, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
Homework:Write a short essay on Beedle and how public opinion of muggles during his lifetime may have led to controversy concerning his stories. Offer your opinion on the perspectives of both the Bard and his peers.
20 total House Points awarded to Dakota Vann and Dmitri Reed of Ravenclaw House.
Attendance Records
Lyall Thompson Present: 0/5 Absent: 5/5
Maisie Reed Present: 0/5 Absent: 5/5
Dmitri Reed Present: 0/5 Absent: 5/5
Dakota Vann Present: 0/5 Absent: 5/5
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Victoria Macclellan Present: 0/5 Absent: 5/5
Feather Snow Present: 0/5 Absent: 5/5
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 5:14 pm
Lesson 2: The Fountain of Fair Fortune
Summary:
spaceEnclosed in a magical garden lays The Fountain of Fair Fortune, a magical fountain whose waters are believed to cure the aliment of any bathe in its waters. Three witches, suffering from poverty, illness and heartbreak, travel with an unfortunate knight to seek its blessing. As they travel, each witch faced a trial which helped her to overcome her woes, so that when they came across the fountain, each forsook the right to bathe in its waters, offering it instead to the knight.
Controversy:
spaceThis tale has long been discounted and discredited by blood purists, who attack it for its depiction of romance between a witch and a muggle. Over the years, there have been many petitions started to have it removed from the library of Hogwarts and to cease its inclusion in publications of the Bard’s tales.
Homework:Write a short essay on the idea of the Fountain and why you think it worked, despite the fact that its waters held no true enchantment.
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spaceAmata sat, perched as ever on her desk, and watched as her students came in and took their seats. She waited a moment for them to get situated and to take out their things before beginning the lecture."Alright, class, today we'll be going over one of Beedle the Bard's most well-known and controversial stories, The Fountain of Fair Fortune. Hopefully you've all read the story; if not, you're going to be a bit behind. The summary is on the board, but it is just a summary, after all, and missing quite a bit of important information."She paused, curious to see if anyone scrambled for their book and tried to start reading now. Doing so would lose house points; she didn't appreciate students not doing the reading. After a moment, she spoke."So, growing up, this was one of my favorite stories. It had trials and tribulations, characters with tragic backstories rising above their troubles, romance, and an ending meant to inspire. In spite of being by and large a positive story, it has often been attacked by certain subsets of the magical community. Can anyone guess why?"The answer to this one was simple; it was written on the board in black and white, after all. She waited to see if anyone would answer.
