| (*OOC - you will begin RPing entering the room and finding a seat. Do sit with whom ever you wish, you need not sit with the first to enter. Mind you, you may speak to each other and such, but you have been warned in my rules about how often this idle chatter can go on...) Posted by: Felicity_Hedwig Sep 3 2005, 12:19 PM *Fliss walked into the classroom with a spring in her step, she felt in a really good mood today. ON walking in she saw the Professor talking with the Bloody Baron, she walked up to the front desk and took a seat taking a glance at the objects on the Professors desk. Picking up her bag and taking out all her things for the class ands trying her best not to try and eavesdrop* Posted by: Gemini Huggle Sep 3 2005, 06:53 PM Gemini slipped into the DADA classroom. She was sure she was late, but when she got in, she saw that only Fliss, was there. "I'm not late!" she thought as she took a seat in the front. Gem dropped her bag and looked at the board. That's was she saw that Professor Snape, was talking to someone, well more like a ghost. She looked at the ghost for a moment and soon realized it was the Bloody Baron, the ghost of Slytherin house. They got along rather nicely, even though Gemini was in Ravenclaw. She was sure it was because she was an heir of Salzar Slytherin. Gemini opened her book bag and pulled out her writing equipment and placed it on her table. Then she walked over to the table, that Fliss was sitting at. She slid into a seat beside her. "Hey Fliss!" she said. Posted by: Sectumsempra Sep 3 2005, 10:13 PM *Brando walked into the classroom gracefully, but nearly tripped when he saw the Bloody Baron. Brando had nightmares about the bloody baron. He always wondered why he was so BLOODY bloody! He took a seat near the front of the class next to Fliss.* "Hey Fliss! Sup?" Posted by: Gemini Huggle Sep 4 2005, 11:51 AM Gemini waved at Brando. "Hey!" she said "I'll move now. Talk to you later Fliss." Then Gemini walked back to her own table. Posted by: Kathryn Curtis Sep 5 2005, 09:04 AM Kathryn walked into the classroom happy. She was having an extremely good day. When she walked in she noticed the bloody baron. "He's really cool" she thought. Seeing Brando, Gemini, and Fliss she walked over and said. "Hey everybody!" She walked over to Gemini and said, "Can I sit with you today?" Posted by: Aemilia Manners Sep 5 2005, 10:05 AM Aemilia walked in the classroom, but stopped in her tracks. THE BLOODY BARON!? She was so surprised to see her house ghost because she's only seen him once before and she carefully walked to the front of the room, utterly distracted by the fact that he was here. Then she remembered what class was about today. Oh yeah!! she thought as she got out her supplies and eagerly awaited to learn about a very fascinating subject. Posted by: Gemini Huggle Sep 5 2005, 11:54 AM Gemini nodded her head when Kathryn asked to sit with her. "Sure!" she said smiling. Then Aemilia Manners walked into class. Gem waved. Then Gemini slid down, so Kathryn could take a seat. "The Bloody Baron, is cool." she said to her friend in a low whisper "We get along rather well, cause heir and stuff. But my dad's a squib and my mom's a Muggle, and I doubt the Baron likes that." Posted by: Professor Snape Sep 6 2005, 10:53 AM The conversation finished, the Baron flew off and Snape faced the room of students. "We will most likely see him or others again, but first let us start our conversation. As we need to understand what we are going to learn about before we encounter or try to rid our selves of any such things." (he pointed to the blackboard which had the words: GHOSTS, GOULS & DEMONS.) "Our little discussion will mix what we know in our world and in the Muggle world, though you will find us a bit more tolerant of the dead. I would like five of you to tell me the name of your house ghost." **Someone from each house rise your hand and answer the question as if I called on you, do not wait for me to do so. Posted by: Felicity_Hedwig Sep 6 2005, 10:57 AM *Fliss raised her hand* Well erm... Sirius Black, he's in Gryffindor...erm...yeh *she answered a little nervous* Posted by: Legolas Greenleaf Sep 6 2005, 01:45 PM Legolas entered the class and knew naught of what the question was, yet seen someone raise their hand and was called on. He took a seat near the window and began to look about the room for those he knew. Legolas thought this subject was going to be most interesting, as he feared not the ghost of mortals, yet ghouls and demons were another matter. His mind thought of the Balrog, surely this was a demon, a demon of shadow and fire. Legolas's mind returned to the room when the young Gryffindor replied. Posted by: Kathryn Curtis Sep 6 2005, 08:02 PM *Kathryn raised her hand* As she raised her hand she said, "The house ghost for Hufflepuff is Lady Carolyn, a very nice and patient ghost." *Kathryn put her hand down confident that she had answered the question all right. Posted by: Aemilia Manners Sep 7 2005, 04:31 PM Aemilia raised her hand and replied with a, "The Bloody Baron is Slytherin's house ghost." When she was called on and smiled at the chance to give an answer. Posted by: Beonca Aims Sep 9 2005, 02:16 PM Beonca slipped into the room almost sure the class had started. This made her a bit upset cause she hated to be late for one of his classes, but once she sat down, she could tell it was just a bit of chatter. She began to pull out her items and then began to look around the room to see who she knows and don't know. She was looking forward to this class as it wasn't a subject last term. Posted by: Gemini Huggle Sep 9 2005, 09:01 PM *Gemini raised her hand. When she was called on she answered,* "It's Quintella Montague. She's for Ravenclaw." *she said. Gem wasn't sure if she was right.* *Gemini was going to tell Kathryn, that she wasn't sure, but decided against it.* Posted by: Jennifer Kull Sep 10 2005, 06:28 PM *Junk had sat in the back of the room, and now raised her hand to answer the question. However, Aemilia answered it first. Smiling confidently that she'd gotten it right, the gorgon lowered her hand and waited for the professor's reply. Posted by: Beverly Hilton Sep 11 2005, 06:31 AM Beverly entered in the classroom and read the topic in the board. Hmm... Interesting... . Posted by: Sirius Morfin Sep 11 2005, 06:33 AM Sirius had read a lot about this topic and a question popped into his mind, he raise his hand and stood up asking "Sir, is a ghost an imprint of a living person or is it a soul of a living person wandering?" Posted by: Igraine Pendragon Sep 13 2005, 01:52 AM *Sitting at her desk, Igraine listened patiently as the other students stated who their House ghosts were. She had seen most of them on a few rare occasions and they all seemed fairly amiable.* This is will be an intriguing lesson, Igraine thought as she reached for her notebook and quill. Posted by: Ava Black Sep 13 2005, 02:17 PM *Ava who had been sitting in the back quietly raised her hand* "Our house ghost at Penshire is Miss Bright, Professor" she answered. Posted by: Deirdre Sep 14 2005, 03:51 PM *Deirdre was sitting in her favorite corner again as the entire front row desks were already taken. She listened eagerly to what was said. She had always been interested in ghosts and demons.* Posted by: Professor Snape Sep 14 2005, 08:22 PM "Well now, we have all five houses with their ghosts." he turned to the board and with the wave his wand; the chalk began to list them. Sirius Black - Gryffindor Quintella Montaque - Ravenclaw Lady Caroline - Hufflepuff The Bloody Baron - Slytherin Miss Bright - Penshire "Now that was easy, 5 points to each of you for answer clearly." Said Snape, then Mr. Morfin ask his question..."Ah, interesting question, is a ghost an imprint of a living person or is it a soul of a living person wandering. No, a ghost is not the 'soul', it is more the energy fo the living person who has past on. The more violent the death, or the more unexpected, the more likely a ghost will emerge. Mind you, some have a choice, others do not realize they are dead. Sound funny? Hardly." Snape rounded his desk, "What are some famous 'ghost' stories? You need not go into detail for if they are 'famous' we should know the story." Posted by: Jennifer Kull Sep 14 2005, 10:00 PM *Eager to answer one for her self, Junk raised her hand. "Sir, one famous story would be Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman." Posted by: Deirdre Sep 15 2005, 06:47 PM *Deirdre thought for a moment and then raised her hand.* "I'm not sure if it would count as a famous ghost story, but I read it in a few of my books a ghost story called 'Bloody Mary'. I would think that it was famous since I've read it several times, but I'm not quite sure," Deirdre answered nervously. Posted by: Legolas Greenleaf Sep 16 2005, 04:05 PM Legolas raised his hand, then spoke, "My speak of an author Charles Dickens sir, who wrote a tale called, A Christmas Carol. In this there are ghosts of mortals whom teach the main character a lesson in being stingy." Posted by: Professor Snape Sep 23 2005, 02:19 PM "10 points for Jen, Deridre and Legolas. All good 'ghost' stories, come on people, know any more then those?" He looked skeptical... (*All those who have participated so far have earned 25 points) Posted by: Myrrima Sep 24 2005, 09:26 AM *Myrr was sitting next to Gem, writing down everything.* Ghosts, Ghouls, and Demons GHOSTS= Sirius Black - Gryffindor Quintella Montaque - Ravenclaw Lady Caroline - Hufflepuff The Bloody Baron - Slytherin Miss Bright - Penshire Famous Ghost Stories - -Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman -Bloody Mary -A Christmas Carol *Then she raised her hand.* "I think there is one, Amityville?" *She then stopped talking. She knew many more ghost stories, but she wanted to give everyone else a chance to name some.* Posted by: Felicity_Hedwig Sep 24 2005, 01:57 PM *Fliss raised her hand* ''IT the clown' Posted by: Sirius Morfin Sep 26 2005, 10:16 AM Sirius had a curious question, "What about the ghost stories of Hogwarts, for example Peeves...or Sirius Black's famous story about how he was killed by Belatrix Black." Posted by: Aemilia Manners Sep 27 2005, 10:29 PM Aemilia didn't know of too many famous ghost stories. She's heard a couple of fables here and there, but never thought they could be true in a million years. She liked the Sirius' idea of the Hogwarts ghost stories being famous, then thought about it for a while and raised her hand to put in her input. Aemilia cleared her throat then said, "Though those stories are rather famous around here, Sirius, I'm not sure how many wizards outside of Hogwarts know of the house ghosts' tragic tales." She closed her mouth for a bit, racking her brains for another story to add to the growing list and then came up with one suddenly, " 'The Winchester Mansion' is also a famous building filled with ghosts and spooky happenings." Posted by: Sirius Morfin Sep 28 2005, 08:37 AM Sirius who was fascinated by life in Hogwarts then only realized something after his fellow Slytherin Aemelia pointed. He needs to learn more about the world out there. Posted by: Professor Snape Oct 8 2005, 08:37 PM "Very good, Amityville is a famous 'ghost' story that has some 'possession' in it, IT was rather frightening, and of course, to us, the ghosts of Hogwarts would be famous...to us. Besides Peeves and Sirius Black, would not Nearly Headless Nick be a rather frightful tale." He rounded the desk and looked at Aemilia, "The Windchester Mystery House, ah, yes, a favorite spot of mine when I was visiting out that way...for those who do not know the story, would you care to tell them of Mrs. Windchester's very interesting house?" (* 10 points to Myrrima, Felicity, Sirius, and Aemilia) Posted by: Kathryn Curtis Oct 8 2005, 08:48 PM Kathryn was, to say the least interested. She loved the stories of ghosts and horrors, as it was all very exciting. Curious, she waited for Amelia to explain the story. Ghosts, Ghouls, and Demons GHOSTS= Sirius Black - Gryffindor Quintella Montaque - Ravenclaw Lady Caroline - Hufflepuff The Bloody Baron - Slytherin Miss Bright - Penshire Famous Ghost Stories - -Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman -Bloody Mary -A Christmas Carol Posted by: Deirdre Oct 9 2005, 12:35 PM *Deirdre grinned at the mention of the Winchester house. She knew the story quite well since one of her father's best friends had lived out that way. She couldn't wait to hear it told again.* Posted by: Myrrima Oct 9 2005, 04:16 PM *Myrr raised her hand once again.* "Umm...sir, I think 'Skinned Tom' would be a ghost story." *she lowered her hand.* Posted by: Kazamatsuri Oct 10 2005, 03:40 PM "Kazamatsuri quickly wrote down the information while he waited for Aemilia to tell the story The Windchester Mystery House Ghosts, Gouls, and Demons GHOSTS= ∙Sirius Black - Gryffindor ∙Quintella Montaque - Ravenclaw ∙Lady Caroline - Hufflepuff ∙The Bloody Baron - Slytherin ∙Miss Bright - Penshire Famous Ghost Stories - -Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman -Bloody Mary -A Christmas Carol" Posted by: Sirius Morfin Oct 14 2005, 03:58 AM These ghost stories have been too fascinating and too fancy that Sirius bet that more than half the tales were made up. He had another question, "Sir. What is a poltergeist like Peeves? Isn?t it a ghost?" Posted by: Michael Oct 16 2005, 09:14 AM Sen's quill was moving rapidly over his parchment, racking his brain on any ghost stories he knew! All the ones he knew where already told! Sen put down his quill and lent back on his chair, thinking. Posted by: Professor Snape Oct 18 2005, 03:25 PM "I am not sure I know that story Miss Goldenleaf, however I will take your word, as for the poltergeist question... this word means 'noisy ghost'. They make weird sounds, or like Peeves, rhythms and songs. They bump about, throw things around, create messes, or hide things. Troublesome, really. They are actually 'ghosts' in the sense of being spirits of the once living, true. Ghosts are considered distinct from other spirits by reason of having once been living beings that have died; yet still exist as 'discarnate' ("having lost a body"). Dogs, cats, and people can see them. More commonly then being seen, ghosts may be heard or 'felt' as a chilling invisible presence that makes you hair stand up and goose bumps run down your arms...how do these 'ghosts' in these stories manifest themselves, and do any animals see or feel them?" Posted by: Jennifer Kull Oct 18 2005, 06:34 PM *Junk raised her hand instantly. "Sir, ghosts, or spirits if anybody prefers to call them that, usually stick near where they died or where torment of some kind was dealt on them. I think there are other ways, too, but I'm not sure what they are. As for animals, I would think cats can see them, as they are witches' pets, and maybe dogs, for their sense of smell is advanced." Junk finished with that and lowered her hand once more. Posted by: Felicity_Hedwig Oct 19 2005, 03:27 AM *Fliss raised her hand* 'Many people who have lost a loved one and are at the beginning of their grief, say that they see their ghost, as say a goodbye or to put them at ease, or something like that. I would agree about the cats and the dogs being able to see them too' she said, the putting down her hand. *She hoped she had been able to explain what she was trying to say properly, sometimes she didn?t make sense* Posted by: Michael Oct 20 2005, 12:50 AM Michael raised his hand and bloated. "Ghosts are often found where they had a purpose to do before they died, though they cannot often remember it so they are bound to that area until someone comes and 'releases' their spirit to the afterlife... though that rarely happens, because some ghosts have been around for decades, maybe even centuries! So a lot has happened before you can do their 'duty' and more often than not, it is impossible to do! Animals can often 'feel' them by feeling frightened or 'sensing' them, they usually stay away from the area of which a 'ghost' is staying and more often than not, will attempt to harm the person who ever tries to force them to go into that area." Michael lowered his hand, hoping he had said it right. Posted by: Sirius Morfin Oct 20 2005, 02:27 AM Sirius raised his hand, "Professor. Ghosts, which died a very violent death, frequent at the place where they were killed. Ghosts, which died a death unexpectedly and with, unfulfilled desires in their hearts. Frequent where they wished to be last, for example Professor Binns..he died unexpectedly and did not realize that he was dead so now he frequents in the classroom where he left to teach when he was dead. Sir..as for your other question on whether animals can see ghosts..the answer is yes. Animals like dogs, cats and even horses can smell the spirits. And hear them..the simple reason is that their senses of hear is more advanced to us...and often they respond to the ghosts faster than humans who only sense a ghost by seeing it."Sirius sat down. Posted by: Myrrima Oct 20 2005, 05:17 PM *Myrrima raised her hand.* "I do not know the whole story behind 'Skinned Tom', but I know I've read it somewhere...." *her voice tailed off, and then she spoke again.* "I think that some ghosts may be here because they want revenge on someone and did not have a chance or a way to do that while they still lived. I also agree with what Michael said, about them still having a purpose, having something they need to do before they 'die' completely and leave." Posted by: Legolas Greenleaf Oct 23 2005, 02:57 PM This subject fascinated Legolas, he knew no ghosts and feared them naught, only mortals had ghosts, and he found it curious. He wrote all things said down. Posted by: Galadriel Gryffindor Oct 23 2005, 03:03 PM Galadriel went to DADA class. She took a seat and listened to what everyone was saying. Posted by: Kathryn Curtis Oct 24 2005, 03:40 PM Kathryn, not knowing what to add listened to everyone else's explanations, fascinated. Ghosts and such things had always interested her. Posted by: Michael Oct 28 2005, 04:15 AM Michael leaned back on his chair, trying to think of something else to add.. Posted by: *~* ChO ChAnG *~* Oct 31 2005, 05:16 PM Cho was listening to everyone's answers, writing them all down in her notebook. The more answers that were said, she wondered if anyone would know of a story that was told in Japan. A smile appeared on her face as she remembered the first time her father told her the story. Cho raised her hand. "Sir, could Bancho sara-yashiki be considered a famous ghost story?" Posted by: Professor Snape Nov 10 2005, 12:22 PM "I would tend to agree with everything you all have expressed. Often a ghost does hang about where it had so violently been killed, many are confused as to a purpose though they have one, but do not know what it was...many do wish to assure a loved one that it is all right. As for Professor Binns...no one has the heart to tell him, or if we try, he thinks we are joking...mind you, the dead professor is no different then the live one, as many thought him dead well before he was..** Snape smirked thinking about how boring he found that class when he was here as a student**. You need know, though centuries have passed, in the spirit world, time does not exist, least wise not like we know it. A year is like a minute. Many ghost have a message, need to finish something, wish to take revenge...there are many reasons for them, as there are with the living. Many famous ghost stories are unique to the country they come from, as you example is, I am sure Miss Chang. I would also agree, animals can sense them well before you or I, they can feel them, and I would be hard press to think that a cat cannot see one, I would think they could..." Snape took a minute, then looked over the class, "So....have any of you an interesting ghost story to tell? Ever encounter one?" (*10 points for Jen, Felicity, Michael, Sirius, Myrrima, and Cho, the whole class also has earned 25 points for participating thus far.) Posted by: Jennifer Kull Nov 10 2005, 06:33 PM *Jen smiled as the professor asked the last question. She raised her hand. "Sir, there used to be a ghost occupying my house. He was mostly blue, and wore a baseball cap, like a lot of Muggles do. I used to see him looking in at me from my window in the middle of the night...." Junk faded away her last sentence, as she realized that it didn't sound as cool out loud....She went quiet. Posted by: Michael Nov 11 2005, 01:50 PM Michael thought hard, once, when he had been hiking in the mountains alone at night, he had encountered one... Michael raised his hand and said: "Sir, I once encountered a ghost floating around a mountain, raving about giants and boulders and how it hated them. It made quite a noise. It's mouth was foaming and its eyes where rolling everywhere, i think it was mad well before it died. I was to scared to approach it though and ran away as i was only 9..." He lowered his hand, putting it on his desk and he sat there, looking at the window thoughtfully, thinking about any other encounters he may have had... Posted by: Myrrima Nov 13 2005, 05:17 PM *Myrr raised her hand.* "There was a ghost living in my house at one point. He didn't do much, only the occasional mischief. He wasn't very noticeable...I think he tended to stay out of the way, but you always knew when he was there. If we saw him, he generally was wearing a magenta Muggle suit and he was covered in bells. That is how we always knew when he was there. It was quite an odd outfit, but none of us have seen him for a couple years." Posted by: Deirdre Nov 13 2005, 06:35 PM *Deirdre raised her hand.* "I used to live near an old, abandoned castle where there were several ghosts. One of them was a five year-old little boy named Michael. He wore a sailor suit and had sandy blonde hair. We played together, and he comforted me when I was sad. He was a very friendly ghost," she said with a happy smile. Posted by: Sirius Morfin Nov 16 2005, 07:13 AM Sirius raised his hand as he had another question,"Sir, for a wizard to be considered dead and his ghost to appear, he must have died by some mishap or the avada kadevra curse. But sir what I am not sure is about the case of Sirius Black..he did not die a normal death..he got thrown behind the veil in the Ministry of Magic forcefully sir,and does that consider good enough as dead and for his ghost to return?" Posted by: Professor Snape Nov 27 2005, 06:03 PM Well, in our world, to become a 'ghost' is a choice, is it not? And some sadly choose wrong...as for Mr. Black, I cannot say as to his return or not. I do not know what the 'veil' is or what one can or cannot do after falling victim to 'it'. That will be a wait and see situation. As for your ghost stories, interesting, and I see most were not so harmful...let us be clear. We know there are several categories of ghosts, some ae the souls of people who have died suddenly, and have not moved to the 'other side', others are called 'phantoms', or 'apparitions', may be someone who has just died, and are paying a final farewell to loved ones." "Some departed spirits, such as ancestors, parents, or other family members, are said to take on the role of a 'spirit guide'...a protector of sorts. Speaking of 'spirit guides', who would most likely use them? Heard of them before? Where?" (*Jen, Sen, Myrrima, Deirdre and Sirius all recieve 15 points) Posted by: Deirdre Dec 2 2005, 11:43 PM "I heard," Deirdre said after raising her hand, "that Native Americans believed in spirit guides that usually came in the shape of animals." Posted by: Sirius Morfin Dec 4 2005, 03:04 AM Sirius raised his hand and answered, "Sir,there are different types of Spirit Guides..some appear when their love-one is in danger, some take forms as animals to guide their loved one with them realizing!" Posted by: Myrrima Dec 6 2005, 06:46 AM *Myrr raised her hand.* "Sir, I have heard that many tribes, not unlike the Native Americans, would use Spirit Guides in times of trouble. They would hold a gathering to 'call up' their spirit guides and then ask them what to do that would help them." Posted by: Jennifer Kull Dec 7 2005, 08:13 PM *Jen had never before heard of spirit guides, so she just sat quietly and listened to what everyone else had to say. Posted by: Michael Dec 9 2005, 11:30 AM "Some ancient Indians used to use them, they had different names for them, but i think the head one was called 'The Medicine Man', I don't really know who would use them nowadays though sir, frankly, i like to get my advice from someone living!" He said thoughtfully, raising his hand at the beginning of his statement and lowering it at teh end. Posted by: Kathryn Curtis Dec 9 2005, 03:04 PM Kathryn, not really sure about the topic decided to listen to what everyone else was saying. Posted by: Professor Snape Dec 13 2005, 03:15 PM "Very good, the very term, 'spirit guide' gives one the feeling that the intention of this apparition, be it human-like or animal, is for one's benefit. A good spirit...many mediums use spirit guides to contact those who have passed over..the guild is often the go-between this world and the spirit world. Which brings up to the demons, which have existed for least as long as the gods, so they say. What can you tell me about demons?" Posted by: *~* ChO ChAnG *~* Dec 13 2005, 03:32 PM Cho raised her hand. "A demon is an evil supernatural being or in Greek mythology known as an inferior deity. Demons are the spiritual agents acting in all idolatry. The idol itself is nothing, but every idol has a demon associated with it who induces idolatry, with its worship and sacrifices. Demons tremble before God. As quoted from Isaiah 26:14 'They are dead, they will not live, They are deceased, they will not rise, Therefore You have punished and destroyed them, And made their memory to perish.'" (1st Corinthians 10: 20, 21; Revelation 9:20' Deuteronomy 32:17; James 2:19; Isaiah 26:14) Posted by: Jennifer Kull Dec 13 2005, 09:24 PM *Junk looked at Cho, her mouth wide open, surprised that she had memorized so much from the bible. Posted by: Michael Dec 18 2005, 02:26 PM Sen smiled, raising his hand he said, "There are many Muggle interpretation of demons, some think them as devils, with red skin, thin bones, ribs sticking out, fangs, horns and leathery, hole filled wings, living in the pits of hells fire. Some other merely think they are beings that gave up their human nature and acquired un-holy or uncommon powers. Others think that demons are merely reflections of evil people from the past. There are so many descriptions of Muggle demons, that it would take quite a while for one to say them all!" He lowered his hand with a triumphant look on his face. Posted by: Kathryn Curtis Dec 18 2005, 04:43 PM Kathryn raised her hand, "I have heard of one so called "demon." It supposedly thrives in New Jersey, America. Its called the Jersey Devil. The Jersey Devil has been around for 260 years and its appearance includes horns, a tail, wings and a horse head. It is supposed to be a form of the devil. It also is known to dole out punishments in the form of beatings. Many people claim that they have witnessed it but more people say it is a myth." Kathryn lowered her hand. Posted by: Willow Vucish Dec 23 2005, 02:52 PM Willow knew a lot about the subject but wanted to know more before answering so she just sat back and relaxed. Posted by: Deirdre Dec 23 2005, 05:16 PM Deirdre raised her hand and said, "Different people have different definitions of what a demon is. Many religions believe that demons are angels who were cast out of heaven for certain crimes; however, the word 'demon' has come to represent fear." Posted by: Willow Vucish Dec 27 2005, 12:19 PM Willow Knew this one. She raised her hand. "I believe that that is the Christian religion. Satan formally known as Lucifer thought he was better than God so he was cast out of Heaven along with any Angels that followed him. So basically the Christians believe that Satan's Followers are Demons," Willow replied adding on to the girls answer. Posted by: Legolas Greenleaf Dec 28 2005, 11:01 AM Legolas raised his hand and spoke, "In my lands they are called rauco which is a powerful, hostile and terrible creature, a very terrible creature." Posted by: Myrrima Dec 29 2005, 04:19 PM *Myrr raised her hand.* "Sir, I read that demons are like devils and they are evil creatures. They 'head' demon would be the devil. I have often seen pictures that depict them as being blood red creatures in color, or a dark purple or black. They have wings, a barbed tail, and gold horns and they create fear in humans, I think." *she lowered her hand and stopped, unsure of her answer.* Posted by: Professor Snape Jan 3 2006, 11:28 PM "VERY GOOD...seems we have hit on something you all seem to have a say about...and I have heard of that Jersey Devil, though I have never seen it...now, most of you have spoken of the undead, or fallen angels, but about a few things in common with one being...they are not 'good'." "The other thing, or things are these..." and he waved his wand at the blackboard and these words appeared: Skin - red, black, purple Horns Tail - pointed or barbed Wings Horse head, or similar "Now, tell me, why would the skin color be red? Or black or purple? What is the significance of this color?" (35 points for Cho, Jen, Sen, Kathryn, Willow, Deirdre, Legolas, and Myrrima.) Posted by: Jennifer Kull Jan 5 2006, 10:35 PM *Junk raised her hand. "Sir, I'm not too sure about purple, but black is the opposite of white and red the opposite of blue. While blue and white are considered 'good' colors, black and red otherwise." Posted by: Deirdre Jan 11 2006, 05:37 PM Deirdre raised her hand and said, "Sir, I believe that someone once told me that purple was the color of passion which is often associated with temptation. Perhaps purple is indicative of temptation which is in essence a demon's sole reason for existence?" Posted by: Myrrima Jan 14 2006, 11:03 PM *Myrr raised her hand.* "I think their skin may be red because it is the color of blood." *she said quietly.* "Something I think is associated with demons." Posted by: Legolas Greenleaf Jan 23 2006, 04:33 PM And owl came into the window bearing a note for the Caretaker. He removed and read it, then began gathering up his class supplies. With owl on his shoulder and his book bag in hand, he stood, "I must go Master Snape, twas a pleasure to be in this class." and he bowed and left the room. Posted by: Beonca Aims Jan 27 2006, 05:16 PM As the Caretaker left, Beonca raised her hand, "Sir, red has always been associated with the devil, and demons are the minions of the devil, so they might be thought of as being red. It is also the color associated with hatred and love, but when people get mad, red comes to mind." Posted by: Professor Snape Feb 7 2006, 04:46 PM "Interesting take on the color purple Driedre, and good analogy about black/white and red/blue Jen, and so true as red is associated with blood and demons of the devil. Often depicted as grotesque creatures, demons are nothing but evil, bring evil, breath evil. To conjure up a demon is pure black or dark magic. There is a study dedicated to demons, demonology with its hierarchies, and there are ten levels, all very interesting, however, I do not wish to take up any more of this classes time with demons, suffice to know, they are not something to mess about with..." "What can you tell me about...zombies?" Posted by: Jennifer Kull Feb 7 2006, 08:43 PM *Junk shuddered. She'd prefer to NOT talk about them. Posted by: Beonca Aims Feb 12 2006, 06:15 PM Beonca looked around, then raised her hand. "I think they are the walking dead. Like under a dark spell from someone doing dark magic? They have no will and do the bidding of their 'master.' She looked down and wasn't sure she had said anything worthy, then noticed her socks. Making a face, she reached down to pull them up. Posted by: Felicity_Hedwig Feb 15 2006, 11:31 AM *Fliss raised her hand* 'From what I've heard, a person is bitten by someone with a disease, I don?t know what it is or another zombie, then in time it consumes their body and kills them, then when they are dead they come back to life, well not life exactly, their dead, but well they crave for blood and try to spread it by biting other people...' Fliss then put her hand down, not sure if any of this was actually true. Posted by: Myrrima Feb 16 2006, 11:53 AM *Myrr raised her hand.* "Zombies are like the walking dead. The undead, perhaps, if you want to call them that. They are people who have died but been brought back to life through powerful magic. At least, that is one theory I have heard about. The other is that some people, when they die, are simply not taken to the underworld for some reason and so can still roam around in this world. I'm not sure why that happens." Posted by: Professor Snape Feb 23 2006, 10:13 AM "Well we certainly have some interesting points, I will clear this up for you...Zombies are also called "the living dead". The word comes from the African Congo nzambi 'spirit of the dead person'. Pretty much confined to the Caribbean island of Haiti, these are people who have died and whose bodies have been exhumed from the grave and 're-animated' to turn them into soulless slaves of evil 'bokors' - Voodoo sorcerers. Administering a powerful poisonous drug that induces totall paralysis and a state of apparent death creates them. After the victim is buried, the bokor digs him up and feeds him another concoction, which causes confusion and hallucinations. Giving the zombie a new name, the bokor puts him to work. Zombies need little food, but may recover if they eat salt." "That is what zombies are...and where they come from. As you see, much of these things we spoke of can be controlled by and created by dark magic. A theme we see all too often. Now, we are going on a little 'ghost' hunting excursion, mind you, this is not with the typical ghosts we have here, but those a bit less friendly..." And with that, he walked over to the rack to collect his cloak, looking at the group, Snape raised his eyebrow as if to indicate that the class should stand and prepare for a little walk. (*25 points for Jen, Beonca, Fliss, and Myrrima.) Posted by: Kathryn Curtis Feb 24 2006, 05:28 PM Kathryn listened as Professor Snape lectured about zombies it was actually really interesting. She watched as he walked over and picked up his cloak, raising one eyebrow at the class. Kathryn stood up and put on her cloak, waiting for everyone else. Posted by: Jennifer Kull Feb 25 2006, 09:14 PM *Junk had never known the origin of zombies, and thought it fascinating and not scary, after all. Staring into space and imagining it all happen, the gorgon suddenly jumped a little and looked up to the front. Professor Snape had said something, and was raising an eyebrow. Seeing Kathryn get up, Jen did the same. Were they going outside, then? Posted by: Professor Snape Mar 3 2006, 02:57 PM With his hand on the door, Snape turned to the class..."we are not going outside, but the place here in the castle can be a tad cool, thus the cloaks. Now once we are down there, stay together." And he went out and headed down the Grand Stairs, further and further. Once at the dungeon level, he turned and going down a corridor, turned left and more stairs even lower! It started to get much more cooler down here..."keep up, we have just a bit further to go..." (*25 points for Kathryn and Jen.) |
| DADA05 Lesson 9: GHOSTS, GOULS, & DEMONS |
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| Defense Against The Dark Arts > Lessons > Dada Lesson # 9 Posted by: Professor Snape Aug 11 2005, 02:29 PM The professor seemed to be chatting it up a bit with the Bloody Baron, nodding and seemingly to be trying to understand something the Baron was trying to explain. On his desk were a strange mix of things, a mirror (turned upside-down, of course), a Muggle tape recorder, and other things that one would not be too familiar with if one was not a 'ghostbuster'. |