HoM Lesson 1

[Mina Paviour]

Paviour walked into the empty class room on the 3rd floor. It was the middle of winter so she had rugged up, wearing a scarf and long winter robes. The sky outside the room was coldy and overcast. She couldn't wait until lunch, when she could eat hot soup.

She laid the books out on her desk and awaited the students arrival.

[Rori O'Maley]

Rori madeher way from her previous class to the third floor where her History of Magic class would be held. Rori entered the classroom and took a seat at the back of it. "Morning." She said acknowledging the professor.

[Jacen Ray]

Although Jacen didn't mind going to classes usually, he was dreading History of Magic. Each year so far has been very boring and it had been hard for him to earn good marks because he kept dozing off whilst in class. 'Maybe this year will be different' he thought to himself, which made him smile a little bit.

He made his way into the classroom and sat near the front of the room, lying out his supplies and waiting for the rest of the students to arrive.

[Tim O'Maley]

Tim came into the room, he wasn't a big fan of History of Magic but it was a required subject to become what he wanted to be in life so he sat through it class after class hoping that sometime in the future he would actually use the things he was learning.

he sat next to his sister seeing as she looked lonely. "Professor." He said polietly.

[Raleigh Montreal]

Raleigh was pushed into History of Magic early because of her older sister Charlene. She had not wanted to move to another school so she had taken into her own hands that her little sister got to all her classes on time.

Raleigh turned around to see her sister was already walking halfway down the hall, after making sure the proffesor had seen Raleigh and after waving to some 6th year Gryffindor. Raligh poked her tongue out at her sister and dragged herself intot the classroom and sat down at the back, next to the guy her sister had waved to and a young slytherin girl. She threw her bag on the desk and sat next to the girl.

"How do you know her?" Raleigh said loudly, not bothering that everyone was being quiet.

[Tim O'Maley]

Tim was a bit started by the sudden arrival of this very young girl. She looked to be only in her 1st year, maybe her 2nd but that was a stretch. "Know who?" He asked puzzled as he had not seen Charlene wave to him.

[Mina Paviour]

Mina nodded as the students entered. She called for silence and then began.

"Welcome, students to History of Magic." She started, "I know some may moan and groan about this subject but it is a required subject untill your O.W.L's so you shall sit through my classes untill you can choose not to in your 5th year." She smiled, "I see we have some new faces and some old, I am glad some students have choosen to do History of Magic as a N.E.W.T level." She nodded at Tim. "A wise choice. This year I shall be teahcing a wide variety of History. We have some 1st years and some much older so we must take this in mind."

She made her way to the board. "Please take out Hogwarts: A History and turn to page 67. We shall be just doing an easy lesson on the Founders of Hogwarts." She smiled. "Who can tell me the names of the 4 founders?"

[Rori O'Maley]

Of cource Rori new who the founders were, however didn't was seriously uneducated. She raised her hand but didn't wait to be told to answer, "The founders names are Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, and Salazar Syltherin. " She grinned when she spoke to name of her house's founder. Rori was proud to be a Slytherin, and she dispised anyone who hated Slytherins just because they were Slytherins. It was true most of the students in her house did turn out to be dark wizards or witches but who cared. Everyone was different. If everyone was in the same house mass chaos would occur.

[Raleigh Montreal]

"My sister, Charlene. How do you know her?" Raleigh whispered fiercely, opening her book to page 67.

She took out her quill and parchment, the ink quickly spilled all over her fingers, she just wiped her inky fingers on her robes.

[Mina Paviour]

"Very well done Rori." Mina said. "5 points to Slytherin."

"The founders names were indeed Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. Now these four people were the greatest witches and wizards of their age. They all wished to teach young wizards and witches magic and believed the school should be open to all peoples with magical powers.

Godric Gryffindor believed that anyone who showed magical ability should be allowed to attend Hogwarts.

Salazar Slytherin believed differently, he thought that only pure-blood witches and wizards should be allowed to attend Hogwarts. .

It's thought that Rownea Ravenclaw came up with the ever-changing floor plan. She's best remembered for her intelligence and creativity.

Helga Hufflepuff brought people from different walks of life together to help build Hogwarts and was loved for her charming ways." Mina looked at the students, "So why aren't you copying this down?" She flicked her wand and the words she had just spoken appeared in the blackboard, she then went and sat behind her desk.

[Tim O'Maley]

Tim got out a piece of parchment, an ink well and his quill out of his bag. He began to jot down the notes upon the board. Tim was fasinated by the founders, they were really great wizards and witches. If it hadn't had been for them Hogwarts would not exsist today, he had that to thank them for.

[Autumn Rowley]

Autumn got out her writing implements and began to copy the notes off the board. She was keen to learn as much as she could without seeming like too much of a know-it-all.

She glanced around the room and noticed everyone copying down the notes ferverently. She followed suit and did the same.

[Jacen Ray]

Jacen was already taking notes on what Professor Paviour had been saying, but now that all the info was on the board...he copied it all down again on another piece of parchment.

It was evident that he was, once again, going to use more parchment than anyone else because he took notes on everything. He would take notes during his conversations, but his mother had told him that it would be rude, so he didn't. He finished up the second set of notes, and looked up eagerly, awaiting the next bit of information.

[Tabitha Lawson]

At the professor's declaration, the fifteen-year-old brunette girl in the last row jerked her head down to her parchent and dipped her eagle feather quill in ink. Tabitha Lawson already knew every bit of what she had been told, but notes could never hurt her knowledge. Her vividly green eyes followed the quill as it traced the words across the paper, dipping in the ink bottle again when the ink began to run out.

The room was full of the sound of scratching quills, as everyone had by now retrieved these writing utensils and were setting them to parchment. Tabitha was one of the first to finish; she reviewed her notes with an unwavering green eye before turning her attention back to the teacher and awaiting further instruction.

[Mina Paviour]

Mina looked at all the students as many of them had finished copying down the work.

"Right then, well as many of you know it is quite hard to pin point the exact year that Hogwarts was founded but we can guess..." Mina began to go into a large drown about the founders, she knew that the students had already heard this before but she just wanted the first lesson to be an easy one.

She continued her talk as if the whole class was listening attentively, but as she looked upon the bored faces of the class, she knew that they were niether interested or excited about the founders of Hogwarts.

History of Magic may be a dull class for some but there was a select few that found it fansinating.

Mina picked up her book (Hogwarts: A History) and began reciting a chapter of it about the founders.

"I want you all to go through the chapter I just read and summarise it into your own words." She paused and closed her book, placing it neatly on the desk behind her. "When you think it is done pass it to me and you may leave." She smiled, "I want at least 9 inches of parchment. Begin."