CAGED

WHO: All students!
WHERE: Dark Arts classroom
WHAT: Dark Arts practical
WHEN: During their respective hours

Today's spell was 'Noxious Brain.'

Amycus explained that this is where Obliviation was taken from. The difference between Obliviation and "Noxious Brain" is that instead of simply making one (and this spell is meant to be used ONLY on Muggles) forget something, that the thought that they have removed will be replaced by a nightmare that occurs whenever they try to remember through the fog. Amycus does not teach them how to remove specific memories. If cast, it would remove a random memory.

There was a scalpel at every desk. Amycus instructed the students to cut open the top of their bear. A small, pinkish beanbag was in the cranium of each bear. Amycus had everyone look at the pinkish brain and then he taught them the spell for 'noxious brain.' The better the a student gets, the more jell-o like the brains became and the slower their bears were at the end of the spell.

When students performed the spell PERFECTLY on their bear, the brain turned into a jelly-like substance (like this -- and yes, it's green) for 5 seconds and instead of performing their action, the bears slowed and fell over. Their "brains" smelled like sulfur (not actual sulfur). As soon as they had fallen, the bears stood as though nothing had happened.

Amycus helped sew up the heads at the end :)

Today in Charms Club Susan talked more about the Haunted House and asked everyone to come up with ideas for how to make it great.

She would've approached a few charms members sometime today to see if they'd be interested in learning a patronus shield in secret. She would've stressed that it would be somewhat dangerous to learn and needed to be kept secret. (I think I contacted everyone but I might've missed someone, so if your character would keep it a secret and is in charms club, contact me!)

WHO: Brian Finkley and his friends!
WHAT: Brian's "birthday party" aka lunch aka let's eat food and cake.
WHEN: October 5, 1997 around 11am to 2pm? Idk, whenever.
WHERE: Outside, in the quad.
RATING: Let's not go over PG-13?
STATUS: OOC/IC log.

Tilly invited a bunch of people here but if your character is also a friend of Brian's, please pretend like she invited them, as well. :>

Anyway, she brought out some food with a few people (any takers?) and sort of set up a ~picnic area~ so that they can have just chilled there. And she totally stole some butterbeer from Thursday for this event, so there were plenty of bottles of that, as well. Brian was supposed to come in later with Ursula Flint, so she was hoping that he wasn't going to be a grouch about it on his BIRTHDAY. Tilly would have attempted to keep the mood light and avoided talking about politics, because UGH BORING. She would have encouraged people to play any games or whatever they wanted, and would have sang with some people if they wanted to!!

So whatever, have fun hurr~

Today was a relatively low-key day, which involved a lot of reading. But! Fun reading!

The class was asked to read excerpts out of the book, Why I'm Glad I'm Not A Muggle by famed purist author Nicholas Rosier. The book has accounts of when Nicholas had run-ins with some pretty nasty Muggles, and how he was glad to have survived those tragedies, which took a toll on him and the those he loved.

Nicholas's viewpoints, though purist in many ways, are intended to be more humourous than anything and mocks Muggles' way of living. It is clear that he does not like Muggles, in the very least.

Alecto would have asked for volunteers (though she would have avoided calling on known troublemakers, cough cough) to read the excerpts out loud, and points were awarded to those students that read the excerpts with a particular oomph and enthusiasm.

Feel free to make up excerpts from the book, and post reactions to how your character would have reacted here.

WHO: All students!
WHERE: Dark Arts classroom
WHAT: Dark Arts practical
WHEN: During their respective hours.

Amycus looked especially gleeful as everyone came into class. He had everyone take out their buddies and he cast a spell over the room. Immediately, the bears started sprouting human-like fingers. That wiggled. "Today we are going to learn the finger-removing curse," he said. He demonstrated it, and the incantation, Amotio digito, on the giant buddy. He told everyone that they needed to get all ten digits off of their bear before class ended or they would have to come back at 4-6pm for tutoring. If they can't finish by the time class is over? Well, enjoy having a bear with fingers. (And no, no one else can hex them off for you.).

WHO: The Slug Club
WHERE: Slughorn's Office
WHAT: The Slug Club's first get-together
WHEN: Directly after dinner
STATUS: IC/OOC!

( Welcome to the Slug Club! )

SO! At dinner tonight (because he took Susan's comment as a Challenge) Terry transfigured the teapot sitting on his end of the Ravenclaw table into a trombone (the spout was the mouthpiece and the handle became the slide), and then moved over to the Hufflepuff table, yelling HEY SUSAN BONES!

He then proceeded to climb onto the table (avoiding stepping on any food, because sacrilege) and basically enacted this scene (just the singing part of course), except instead he sang as much of the extended version of It's All Coming Back To Me Now by Celine Dion as he could get away with. He only ended up playing a few notes with the tuba, though, because 1. He doesn't know how to play the tuba 2. It was more for show than anything.

If you'd like your character to react, feel free!

( [Posted outside Professor Flitwick's office] )

Today was diorama show and tell day! Each group was asked to show their diorama off and explain why they had made it the way that they had. There were no obvious consequences for not doing a great job unless there was evident sabotage and/or cheek.

At the end of the class, Professor Alecto Carrow announced the second journal homework assignment. Students are expected to write a short paragraph regarding: “What Life Would Be Like if Muggles Didn't Exist” in their school journals. Students are encouraged over the next week to discuss/write comments on other students' essays to inspire discussion.

OOC NOTE: If you as a player don't have the time to write something like this, we're not going to have Alecto Carrow hold it against your character in game. This goes for all "journal entry homework assignments"! They are intended to be just for fun and plot purposes!

WHO: Carrows, Student Authority, and then the Student Body!
WHERE: Hogwarts
WHAT: Let the Dorm Raids begin...
WHEN: Directly after dinner
STATUS: IC/OOC!

At dinner, the Carrows were strangely absent. Headmaster Snape, however, made his first announcement since the Welcoming Speech to tell all Student Authority to immediately report to Alecto Carrow's office promptly after dinner.

Once the Student Authority arrived, Amycus and Alecto stood next to the piles of Phoenix Press the students had gathered and looked ...testy. It was very obvious that someone or something had ticked them off and their patience was wearing thin.

"Tonight will be a dorm raid," said Amycus scruffily, staring long and hard at some students, namely Ernie Macmillan. "This is what Alecto and I want to happen. You are to take these--" he gathered a stack of probity probes, "...and you will look for hidden copies of The Quibbler and Phoenix Press. Any student you catch with them must be given detention with Argus Filch."

He ran his hand against his scruffy neck, looking particularly stiff as he continued: "ALSO! Alecto and I want you to specifically look for clues pertaining to 'Dumbledore's Army'. It's apparently a group that has been causing quite a scene at Hogwarts lately. They're the ones responsible for this filth," he pointed at the Press. "And we have been told they are responsible for the graffiti as well."

Alecto took out her clipboard that was becoming quite the staple of hers. She perused a list in front of her before looking back up the students and giving a pleasant smile. "We have been informed that such a group existed and may still. Look for anything you can," she said sweetly. "They may have a list of names. Scour rooms. Look under beds, under blankets, in trunks, in closets. Any clues that are beneficial will certainly not go unrewarded."

"Speaking of rewards," continued Amycus with a smarmy grin, "The prefect and/or Head who comes back with the most illegal newspapers as well as good Dumbledore's Army clues will receive some nice perks." He chuckled. "But here's the kicker. Heads and prefects will be raiding Houses other than their own, except for the Head Boy, as he must assist Ms. Avery. We are doing it this way because sometimes people often turn a blind eye...to their friends." He jokingly elbowed (but more like jabbed) a student in the side.

Almost instantly, the smile melted off of Alecto's face and changed into a hard pressed line. "Now what are you all still standing here for? You have two hours to complete this task. Take a probe and go."

( Raiding List )

IC/OOC reactions below! Students, did you get caught with anything? Try to hide anything? Prefects and Heads, did you take anything? Confiscate anything? Destroy anything? Not bother?

WHO: All students!
WHERE: Dark Arts classroom
WHAT: Dark Arts practical
WHEN: During their respective hours.

Amycus brought in a new friend. A giant bear that sat in the corner. It was so big that it's head hit the ceiling giving it an odd, hunched appearance.

Today they learned: Shady Stun [acerbus offendo]. With their wands directed at a target, the caster should wave their wand from the left to the right ending in a stabbing motion. The spell causes large burns on the body of the person it is cast at. It is more difficult to master than the dingy lobbing, and takes some concentration to establish proper aim.

Students are instructed to use the spell on their little buddies. Students are encouraged to burn the feet, hands, and face of the little buddies. Those who are able to adequately burn all five sections (it's okay if they had some mistakes!) get to take a turn on the 'big buddy' at the front of the room.