arm yourself (ALL YEARS)

[cognac bishop]

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The first lesson of the year shouldn't be as heavy as the one he had planned. It should have been revision for all students (and an introduction to the subject in general when it came to the first years), but his mind couldn't stop revolving around recent events. He had to teach students to defend themselves. They could have been killed by his kind.

And that was precisely why he had chosen this topic for the focus of their first unit.

He wasted no time. As soon as the class was meant to begin he called for silence, his body language exuding that nonsense would not be tolerated. He was sure that he was going to be told off by more senior staff members for bringing up the subject of the attack that happened last month (that some of the very students in his room could have witnessed or been hurt in) but he couldn't stand on the sidelines any more. The students were the priority of his job, and as such this had to be done.

"For those of you who have never been within these four walls, my name is Professor Bishop, to those that have, welcome back. It is my job to teach you how to protect yourself from those who wish to harm you, whether it be creatures whom are trying to hurt you, those older than you, or even someone within this very room. Today there will be no revision. Instead we are leaping straight into it."

He took a moment to examine the room before turning to his first subject.

"What event happened last month that may have an influence upon today's lesson?"

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TAGGED: all years

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[albus potter]

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This past summer hadn't been easy for Al. It was fraught with arguments. Arguments between him and his father. Arguments between his morals and the urges of the wolf within. It was also fraught with him trying to do what was best for him. He spent most of the summer out of his family home, and when he wasn't with family... or Scorpius for that matter... he was with other werewolves.

These things, paired with being in a rather captive environment again didn't exactly help his short temper... especially with a new wave of first years oggling in awe over being so close to a son of "the boy who lived".

With everything that had happened it all had to come to a head, and with each passing hour the bottle of soda that was Albus' patience was being tested. So naturally with the question the professor asked, Al turned to the student beside him and nudged them with his elbow.

"He got laid?"

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TAGGED: cognac bishop , open

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[dexter law]

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You could feel the tension in the room shortly after Albus offered a rather weird and disrespectful answer to the professor's question. He did admit that to some the statement would be beyond disrespectful though. It was something that Dex would never do, even if it was slightly amusing. Rather than jumping into the fire however, Dex sat at his desk in silence attempting not to get involved in something that was sure to cost some students some house points.

Especially when the house cup race was so tight right now.

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TAGGED: cognac bishop , albus potter

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[john boone]

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To be perfectly honest, John was missing the entirety of the drama. His mind was anywhere but the classroom that his body was inhabiting. Was Zane okay? Were there any battles going on that he hadn't been informed of? Was Zane lying somewhere dead within a field? Not pretending to be dead either... but dead dead. His mind raced from one corner to the next, and the next, and the next... all thoughts centring around the vampire that had stolen his achey unbeating heart.

Perhaps he would notice the brewing tension however if someone were to break the day dreaming spell that he was caught within. It was only the introduction to the course at the moment after all...

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TAGGED: OPEN!

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