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Post by Prof. Jack Fagin on Sept 12, 2006 19:32:20 GMT
Fagin roared with laughter as a class of first years scuttled from the room in pure panic, he liked to think he was fast becoming the bane of the first years at least, who seemed particulary afraid of him. Chuckling as a tiny Hufflepuff boy finally managed to scuttle from the room, having kept dropping his bag whilst fumbling trying to get it on. Fagin withdrew his legs from his desk and stood up rather un-steadily with a loud yawn and a stretch.
Having forgotten who would be his class he sighed heavily and looked at his already grotty and moth-eaten timetable. Smirking as he remembered the homework he had set the class he perched onto his desk, knocking several items to the floor, where they would likely stay for the next few years.
Taking from his overcoat an old clock on a chain he grimaced at the time and glanced up when the first student entered.
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Sept 13, 2006 7:51:22 GMT
As Girty moved through the corridor she ran into a load of First years looking as if they had just escaped an encounter with a dragon. She corned a small Hufflepuff who was the last along the corridor.
"Have you just had muggle studies?" The boy nodded with a look of fear on his face.
"Is Fagin being as annoying as ever?" The boy remained silent and looked over his shoulder towards the door. His eyes remind being filled with fear. Girty thought it best for him to be let free. As she moved out the way he ran as fast as he could and disappeared around the corner. With an amused look Girty walked toward her lesson and pushed open the door. There she saw Professor Fagin sitting at his desk.
“Hello Professor. And how are you today?” She smiled and walked closer to him with a smile still on her face. She remembered her first lesson and how the professor had used his mind to fool her into losing points. She was not going to let that happen again. She had thought about how people treated him and how he treated them, it was almost going to be an experiment.
“I believe you want some homework form us Professor.” Girty pulled out a roll of parchment from her bag and threw it on his desk. As it landed is folded open and reviled only a few sentences.
Why so called 'Purebloods' think they are so much better than all the rest?
They believe they are better as they are arrogant gits and self conscious. These are the people who are insecure of themselves and so have to pick on others to try and make themselves feel better. The only problem is that in the process they become hated by many and so feel even more depressed when no one wants to be there friend.
But a well known fact is that most families now have a muggle in it even if it is from a long time ago. So they are all idiots thinking that because they have other way of making them selves feel better when they hurt there big toe on a step. [/i]
Girty smiled and spun around with her clock flowing behind her and she walked to the nearest desk.
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Post by Prof. Jack Fagin on Sept 13, 2006 9:07:51 GMT
Fagin vaguely recognised the girl who wandered in, a Hufflepuff he thought one who had actually worked last lesson. Glancing at his clock he sighed realising she was actually early, he couldn't reasonably take points for that.
"Me! I'm shocked Miss whatever your name is, you have some manners," he exclaimed in a mock shocked tone
"I am absolutely splendid" he continued gravely "you will be happy to hear, which means my mood is fine and you shouldn't get too much work." He muttered with an evil chuckle.
As the girl handed over her homework Fagin clutched his chest
"good grief, early and with homework, tis too much, how do you manage it?"
Snatching the work from her fingers he began to read, and as more students bustled in he said slyly
"you have let your emotions ruin an otherwise perfectly decent piece of work," he slammed it back onto her table angrily.
But with a sigh he muttered "five points for effort, though next time I expect better, don't let your emotions run away with you, no matter how annoyed you are with the bloody purebloods," he shouted
"oops did I say that out loud!" he laughed, walking lazily to the back of the class and stalking out singing
"just nipping out for tea! Will be back soooon!"
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Post by Illyana Deitrich on Nov 14, 2006 19:35:14 GMT
Illyana was sitting in the back of Fagin's classroom hidden under a plume of invisibility. She was making notes about Fagins appalling classroom manner. This man was a prime candiate for firing when the ministry had full control.
Illyana's quill was doing all the hard work unaided.
Smoothly in imaculate Russian the quill wrote:
Professor Fagin regularly leaves classrooms unatended when students could well be in hazardous situations.
Excellent. Illyana thought.
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Post by Prof. Jack Fagin on Dec 3, 2006 10:52:31 GMT
Fagin flew back into the classroom and was surprised to see just the one lonely Hufflepuff student there, looking around bewildered he marched to the front of the class saying
"good grief missy, looks like it's just you and me, poor you eh? But I must award your excellent behaviour, if you answer some questions first of course, the question is this; you haven't seen any Ministry buggers sneaking around have ye? The blighters are going around classes so I here, just wait til they come here eh? I'll put a show on for em."
Wondering when the Ministry would appear in his lesson he began the lesson proper
"so, can you tell me anything about muggle history?" he enquired. "Near or far it matters not."
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Dec 3, 2006 13:28:54 GMT
Girty looked around the empty classroom and then up at the Professor. He raised her eyebrows and a small smile appeared on her face when he asked about the ministry.
"No sir I have not seen any Ministry officials around, but if I do I will tell you if you wish."
She then sat back on her chair and looked at the professor thinking about muggle history. With a small grin she picked up her quill and ran the feather through her figures, while thinking.
“When you say muggle history sir do you mean the kings and queens of Britain the wars in which they have fought or do you want the wizarding worlds opinions on there history?”
She took a deep breath waiting for the professor to answer. She knew from her last lesson she had to remain confident but make sure not to act as if you knew more then him.
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Post by Prof. Jack Fagin on Dec 5, 2006 17:47:13 GMT
"I doubt you know much on either child," he complained bitterly noticing the raised eyebrows when he mentioned the Ministry. Fagin perched on a pupils desk, looking quizzically at his only pupil.
"The wizarding opinions on their history are not always valid my dear girl, just because wizards and witches have knowledge of magic, that doesn't make them, in any way shape or form, superior to Muggles. I should think you know that though. Tell me a little of what you know girl, of either; a little history of a chosen time period and then the magical communities views of it if you please."
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Dec 5, 2006 18:23:05 GMT
Girty smiled at the professor and started to tap her nose with her quill.
"Hum...I can give you plenty of information on the muggle side of History...the wizading one then well i suppose that is why I'm at school."
Girty gave a cheeky smile at the professor while trying to sort the facts around in her head. She could not show any signs of weakness to Fagin.
"Muggle history in Britain mainly focuses on Kings a queens. My favorite is King Richard the Lion heart. They have made a hero out of him and he did nothing but fight in the 'Holy Lands'." Girty gave a small laugh and looked up to the professor.
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Dec 8, 2006 19:07:07 GMT
Grace had snuck into the classroom quietly as Fagin was speaking. She sat close to Girty but not close enough that Fagin saw her. Girty began speaking of King Richard I, a topic she really enjoyed, particularly because Richard was purportedly part of The Knights Templar.
"Yes, Richard is everyones favorite king, I'd say," Grace piped up, "he reigned from 1189-1199 and only spent a total of 6 months in England. His brother died leaving Richard as the heir to the English throne. And they had major family issues. Richard and John never agreed on, well, almost anything. Richard was imprisoned, if I remember correctly, but for what I can't. Richard was a really cool guy."
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Dec 8, 2006 19:24:44 GMT
Girty spun around and looked at Grace surprised to see her sitting there. As she listened to her reply a bemused smile filled her face. Girty had no idea that Grace knew so much about muggle history. As she turned to face the Professor again Girty was ready for a debate to started.
“No way. I think Richard was a terrible king. He went around killing people for a cause that he half believed in. He heard that inside the stomachs of the Muslims lay jewels so he ordered his men to slice open thousands of Muslims stomach to no prevail. Then the idiot got himself captured so his brother had to raise the taxes in Britain to pay for it and john ended up getting the bad reputation.”
Girty found herself waving her arms in the air violently as she talked about a topic she was very passionate about.
“Oh and I think I failed to mention the fact he could not speck English. Some King!”
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Dec 8, 2006 20:33:01 GMT
Grace smiled at Girty before continuing, sending her a small wink, "yes! but it was the late 12th century, people were very backwards then. They were just coming to the height of the Renaissance. People then were like dirty hippies, unsure of what the future held and then, of course, it didn't help that that brought about the fall of the Latin Kingdom with the Battle of Hattin and the Siege of Jerusalem. It was a very volatile time in Muggle history."
This era fascinated Grace to no end and she could tell you anything you wanted to know, though the exact facts could be a little chicky sometimes. Human behaviour throughout history was intriguing and explained a lot of the paranoia that circulated the world today. It was all too true, 'history will teach us nothing if we will not learn from it'.
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Post by Prof. Jack Fagin on Feb 8, 2007 16:15:57 GMT
Fagin glared as a student slipped in obviously hoping she would go unnoticed, he was about to launch into a tirade of insults and a long lecture on why students should never be late to his lessons when she began to join in the discussion.
Rubbing his hands together with glee Fagin looked avidly from one to the other as they flung their views at each other.
"At last we have a debate on our hands!" he cried with joy. Clapping his hands delightedly he waited for the two girls to pause a moment in their discussion then jumped in.
"You girl for being late, 10 points from Hufflepuff is it? Thankfully your valid points may just save you from disgrace. If the teacher hadn't been so bright as I, they wouldn't have noticed your stealthy entrance though, 5 points for that, good show though more the place for Defence Against the Dark Arts don't you think?"
He stopped a moment smirking at them both and noticing the looks that passed between them. With a laugh he continued
"nothing but fight in the Holy lands eh? Indeed one could argue that, as you've done 10 points for your sound argument there." Wheeling now on Miss Marks whom he failed to recognise from his last lesson he said
"good facts there I'd give another 10 for that, only you let yourself done silly girl," mimicking and exaggerating her voice he quoted
"Richard was a real cool guy" laughing in the unfortunate girl's face he said
"good lord haven't you a more sophisticated vocabularly? Apparently not," he continued before she could answer back and loose more points.
"5 points off for that ridiculous remark."
Sweeping back to his only other student he declared
"Couldn't speak English eh? Some King eh? Is that a wizarding viewpoint child or your own, please stick to what I asked of you, 5 points off." Spinning on his heel once more to Miss Marks he declared
"and pray tell what is the problem with 'dirty hippies'? hmm, what if i myself was one? Watch your langauge unless it's a wiazarding viewpoint?" Waiting a moment for a response who looked around and continued shortly.
"I think not, 5 points from whatever your name and house is."
Standing he moved around the classroom behind them "now how many points have you got? According to my calculations that makes precisely zero points, well done girls!" he said his voice dripping with sarcasm.
Laughing scornfully at the shocked looks upon their faces he said
"But, you've one saving grace, that you hit precisely on the word I was looking for to sum it all up, that being," running to his blackboard at the fron of the class he quickly wrote up the word
Volatile
"Well done, it's not often anybody can understand the workings of my mind, 20 points for that and the a further 10 for the sound class discussion. Now is there anything else we can add to this word?" he asked slamming his hand upon the board.
"Did the wizarding community contribute in any way to this? In any shape or form? And what precisely were thier views upon this time period? We shall focus on King Richard I of England" Settling once more upon an empty desk he perched upon it gazing fiercely at his two students.
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Post by tori on Feb 8, 2007 18:47:41 GMT
Tori, who had walked in as Professor Fagin had mentioned King Richard I became highly interested at once. She sat down in an empty desk near the front, knowing she was late. "Cœur de Lion," she said, referring to King Richard, "That is what they call him in France, am I not correct?" she asked, curiosity clinging to her words.[/color]
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Post by Prof. Jack Fagin on Feb 8, 2007 18:52:57 GMT
Looking furiously at the new arrival, though secretly pleased he had another student to torment, and teach of course, Fagin sirked at her immediate response.
"Indeed you are correct, though why you have to act so smarmily about it is beyond me. 5 points from your house for lateness and another 5 for your attitude, which I detest already. But 5 points for the answer, though something tells me you know little more about said topic?" he smiled in a way he though sweetly, designed to infuriate his pupils.
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Post by tori on Feb 8, 2007 18:56:35 GMT
Tori looked down for a moment, then made eye contact with the Professor again, "Sorry Professor, I didn't mean to give attitude. King Richard I is a highly talked about person in my community. I was just making sure I heard correctly from my parents," Tori stated in an apologetic voice, meaning no harm.[/color]
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