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¸.•´´¯`•• .¸¸.•´¯``•. Tanya walked into Mythology and took a seat oddly enough looking forward to the day's lesson. Echo would probably laugh in glee if he knew she was looking forward to a class that was basically history..if a rather estranged stringy history. She listened as she explained yet another story from the B&B before she flipped to the story itself and quickly skimmed over it and then her notes. She honestly didn't remember this story from when she was younger, maybe he Mum didn't read it to her. And now she could figure why. Seeing no one else raise their hands she did to answer the question. "It's sorta like last week with the three witches and the muggle; blood purist don't want to believe or send the message that they could possibly be wrong about muggles so they changed the story to meet their own needs and demands. It's kinda like making propaganda in a way." she mused. `•.¸¸.•´´¯`•• .¸¸.•´`•
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 1:02 am
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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If you are quoted, your student is registered for this lesson. If he or she does not attend at least one class, his/her house will be docked ten points at the end of the term. This is waived if you are listed as absent.
First Lesson Survey:
[align=center][b]Name:[/b] Your first and last name. [b]House:[/b] Your house. [b]Year:[/b] Your year. [b]Blood Status:[/b] I know this is something of a personal question, but I would like you to let me know if you are a pureblood, halfblood or muggleborn. It can help me to understand your background and thus how familiar you may be with the curriculum. [b]Curriculum:[/b] Please list aspects of the curriculum that you are already familiar with. [b]Something interesting about you:[/b] Just so I can get to know you better! This can be about anything, from your pets to your lessons here to whatever else you want to tell me.[/align]
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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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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:58 pm
Location: Mythology : Thursday (3:00pm to 3:45pm)
Alice walked into her last class of the week. She had liked muggle mythology so why wouldn’t she like mythology. However, she knew that just as much work would be required. Luckily she knew the routine. Getting her notebook out Alice started copying down the notes on the board. It certainly paid to be in more than one class with the same professor. When asked about the Bard Alice raised her hand. “Don’t his tales have some weird way of teaching lessons to kids? Like, a twisted kind of interpretation?” she asked curiously.
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Name: Alice Lancaster House: Hufflepuff Year: Third Year Blood Status: I don't know but I lived a muggle life until I was adopted by the Lancaster's. Curriculum: I know a bit about what’s covered in History class. Something interesting about you: Aside from what I’ve mentioned in the other class I love art and I have a pet owl. He’s really cute. Oh and I played reserve seeker last year and hope to do so again.
Ever since I was eight or nine I've been standing on the shoreline Always waiting For something lasting
Lose your hunger, you lose your way Get confused and you fade away This town kills you when you are young I'm not the boy I used to be
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[feeling: calm] [thinking: ...] [with: Third Years] [at: Mythology]
Eleazar filled out that form again and took his notes. He gingerly raised a hand. "They were radical because of the rift between wizards and muggles, and his stories featured the two together as equals." he commented. What? He'd read the tales.
Name: Eleazar Bradley. House: Ravenclaw. Year: Third. Blood Status: Raised by a muggle and a witch. I have no idea if that makes my blood status "officially" halfblood or not. Curriculum: I'm not very familiar with any of it. Something interesting about you: I have a pet rat named Fennel.
People don't get better. They just get smarter.
This town has got the youth of me All eyes turn hollow From the work of sorrow Standing on the paving
By the office building They've got so much to do Never time for you We are shadows
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:44 am
Lesson 1: Beedle the Bard
Lesson Closed
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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.
Homework for Lesson 1 should be turned into Professor Harlowe's Office before the end of Lesson 2.
10 total House Points awarded to Eleazar Bradley of Ravenclaw House. 10 total House Points awarded to Alice Lancaster of Hufflepuff House.
Summary: 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. 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: This 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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If you are quoted, your student is registered for this lesson. If he or she does not attend at least one class, your house will be docked ten points at the end of the term. This is waived if you are listed as absent, or your character is unable to attend lessons starting before the first meeting of the class.
Dating Grayson Powell LookingLovelyin her Classroom with her Students xxxFEELINGxxx Calm xxxTHINKINGxxx ❝ I wonder what they'll have to say today, ❞
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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.
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Alice skipped to Mythology excited to talk about what she read. Truthfully she’d been getting Jasper to read her the stories every night before bed. As always he didn’t mind and she wasn’t going to stop him. Taking the notes on the board quickly Alice waited for class to start as she flipped the book open to the story.
Listening to Professor Harlowe Alice wasn’t surprised it was one of the professor’s favourites. Her first name was one of the characters after all. Alice raised her hand the moment the question was asked. “It’s because of the romantic relationship between what’s depicted as a muggle and a witch.” She said with a smile. She had just copied it down so how couldn’t she know the answer.
Ever since I was eight or nine I've been standing on the shoreline Always waiting For something lasting
Lose your hunger, you lose your way Get confused and you fade away This town kills you when you are young I'm not the boy I used to be
EleazarDravenBradley
- Unknown Blood - Ravenclaw - Third Year -
[feeling: calm] [thinking: ...] [with: Third Years] [at: Mythology]
Eleazar guessed that the professor was named after the lovelorn Amata, who got over her heartache and found new love by the end of the story. No wonder it had been her favorite story growing up. Alice Lancaster answered Professor Harlowe's question. He didn't see how protesting the story was very smart- wouldn't that just make people want to read it more to see what all the fuss was about?
People don't get better. They just get smarter.
This town has got the youth of me All eyes turn hollow From the work of sorrow Standing on the paving
By the office building They've got so much to do Never time for you We are shadows
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.
Homework for Lesson 2 should be turned into Professor Harlowe's Office before the end of Lesson 3.
10 total House Points awarded to Alice Lancaster of Hufflepuff House.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 2:56 pm
Lesson 3: The Wizard and the Hopping Pot
Summary: 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.
Controversy: This 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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If you are quoted, your student is registered for this lesson. If he or she does not attend at least one class, your house will be docked ten points at the end of the term. This is waived if you are listed as absent, or your character is unable to attend lessons starting before the first meeting of the class.
Dating Grayson Powell LookingLovelyin her Classroom with her Students xxxFEELINGxxx Calm xxxTHINKINGxxx ❝ I wonder what they'll have to say today, ❞
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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.
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 2:10 pm
Lesson 3: The Wizard and the Hopping Pot
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Homework: Write a short essay on the differences between the original story and either of the revised versions.
Homework for Lesson 3 should be turned into Professor Harlowe's Office before the end of Lesson 4.
Summary: 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. 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: Unlike 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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If you are quoted, your student is registered for this lesson. If he or she does not attend at least one class, your house will be docked ten points at the end of the term. This is waived if you are listed as absent, or your character is unable to attend lessons starting before the first meeting of the class.
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