With the capture of Verandi Farley and several high-ranking Trossach members, the British wizarding world has finally caught a break. The rate of rogue werewolf attacks have started dropping at a steady rate and, hopefully, things will stay that way. The Ministry is starting to loosen some restrictions, like not arresting werewolves standing on the street for loitering, however there’s still an obvious power imbalance between wizardfolk and werewolves.
The Cotswolds pack are continuing to advocate for the rights of werewolves and petitioning to change the legislation that has been set in motion by the current Minister for Magic, whilst the remaining Trossachs members are trying to stay out of the spotlight and keep a low profile… for now.
Whilst the British wizarding world seems to have calmed down, the same cannot be said for over in Northern Europe where a rebellion of magical creatures has risen. The state of things has gotten so bad that the European Ministry has enacted protocols to protect those under eighteen whilst their adult witches and wizards fight to keep control of their countries.
Students from Durmstrang have been sent to Hogwarts to keep them safe and those not old enough to attend school have been sent to live with relatives or designated British Ministry officials outside of Europe for the time being.
Will the low rates of werewolf attacks in Britain continue? How long will Durmstrang students stay at Hogwarts? Will the creatures usurp the wizardfolk in Northern Europe? Only time will tell.
SEPTEMBER 2019 It's been a very long, eventful summer in the wizarding world. A baby was stolen, several high ranking Trossach members were imprisoned, and werewolf attacks have drastically dropped as a result. What will happen now school has returned?
MAY 2019 An attempt to capture the beta of the Trossachs has been launched. Were the Aurors successful in their mission? Go read more here!
Post by ARIELLA TYRELL on Sept 25, 2019 9:49:55 GMT
Ariella hated teaching little kids. They were so green and the potions were so simple even a baby could do it. She shut the door behind them once they were in and seated and took a plant and a vial from her desk and put them on someone's table, making them watch up close. Ariella eyed every single student before clearing her throat to silence them.
"Potions aren't just meant to heal people's ailments." she started and held up the vial. "Sometimes it is just a dangerous substance that when ingesting it will kill you." she said and frowned.
"Today you are making this.." she said and poured the vial's content over the plant, instantly killing it and making it shrink into nothing.
"With the instructions and ingredients on the board you will make your own poison. If you have questions that aren't obvious, I'll be here." she said and took the plant and vial from the table so they could get started.
Add 4 lionfish spines to the mortar. Crush into a rough powder using the pestle. Add 2 measurements of Standard Ingredient to the mortar and crush into a rough powder. Add 3 measures of the crushed mixture to your cauldron and wave your wand. Leave to brew and return in 45/51/60 minutes (depending on your cauldron). Add 2 measures of Horklump juice to your cauldron. Heat to a medium temperature for 10 seconds. Add 2 blobs of Flobberworm mucus to your cauldron while it's still on the heat, stir 4 times, clockwise. Wave your wand to complete the potion.
Post by SALLY JORDAN on Sept 28, 2019 10:18:33 GMT
As Sally walked into the potions classroom, she was full of confidence, laughing loudly as she shoved at her mates shoulder because, "You're such a damn tosspot. 'I get all the girls.' Puh-lease. You're not even thirteen yet, douchebag." With her words of infinite wisdom doled out to her mate, Sally took a chair towards the back of the classroom, laying out her belongings on the table before sprawling across her chair comfortably.
Prof Grumble Guts at the front of the classroom started off the lesson by dumping a plant on her mates table, making Sally snort with amusement and elbow one of her other pals in their ribs at the affronted expression her mate now donned. Then the Prof stated the obvious that potions weren't meant to just heal ailments, but they could be poisonous instead.
Immediately, Sally's eyes went rolling because yeah, no shit, Sherlock. Anyone with half a brain knew that. Hell, even Katrin Tyrell knew that... although wasn't she actually related to the Prof? It made sense even without having the last name in common. Katrin literally had the same know-it-all attitude about her. Raising her hand, deciding to call out a not-so-obvious question, Sally all but shouted, "OI PROF! Are we gonna be killing plants or something with this? Aren't you gonna get Prof S' tighty whities in a twist if you decide to commit mass murder on a butt-ton of plants?"
The moment Mia had walked into the Potions classroom, she intently wanted to turn around and head out of the classroom for many reasons. She was surrounded by Tyrell’s and she hated it. But she would have to deal with it because this class was Mandatory for the first few years. She honestly couldn’t wait until she was in the year when she can drop this damn subject and avoid these Tyrell’s. The only Tyrell she can deal with is Jedrik but he wasn’t in this class sadly.
Mia had taken a seat near the back as she listened to the professor to learn about what today’s lesson was, and she was prepared to do it. Her eyes scanned the classroom at the others, letting out a low grumble before she had started to get to work. Let’s get this over with.
Ezra wasn’t looking forward to this class at all due to it’s....science side. It brought him back to when his brother destroyed his stuffed animal. Sure, there’s a huge difference between what his brother did and this class but it was the same thing in Ezra’s mind. He didn’t mind this subject because he was in the same class as his brother, and he was looking forward to sitting with him. So he had sat back in his chair, looking up at the teacher as she explained what they were doing.
”As long as we’re not blowing crap up.” he said with a low chuckle, and eyed his brother with a smirk. ”Does she always look grumpy? She looks grumpy. I wonder if she can smile.” he whispered to his brother.
Post by ROSE GRANGER-WEASLEY on Oct 4, 2019 17:47:01 GMT
Rose wasn't the worst in potions but she certainly wasn't the best either. The redhead let out a small sigh and seated herself in the classroom as she watched the teacher pour poison on the plant. The plant died instantly and Rose's eyes grew. That was... drastic for plants wasn't it? Sure she wasnt a fan of biology and the herbs and stuff but this was very effective when it came to hating them.
Rose just started to get to work, no need for theatrics..
Edmund sat beside his brother because he knew Ezra needed him and just watched the professor start up the class. The blonde boy just looked at his brother who spoke to him about the professor and he rose his brow slightly. "Why would she smile though? She doesn't even like us?" he asked not making sense of the question.
"I don't think she likes anyone.." he added. "Please don't blow things up."
As Sally waited for the Prof to answer her question, she couldn't help but catch a glance at the twins seated right near her. Ezra and Edmund... one of them, Ezra, was pretty cool. The other one seemed like he had a stick perpetually shoved up his butt, and she'd totally seen him hang out with The Booger. Gross. Who willing wanted to spell time with Katrin Tyrell? Being in class with her was bad enough.
Overhearing the 'as long as we're not blowing crap up' comment from Ezra, Sally's eyes light up like disco balls. "Oh dude," she said, her voice going as bright as her eyes. "That would be awesome." Hand raised yet again, Sally asked with her sweetest smile, "Hey Prof! Are we gonna blow some shi - er, crap up?"
Like not today, obviously. She got that. She wasn't some dummy. But at some point in potions? That'd be heaps cooler than just sitting there and following instructions to make some boring arse potion.
Post by ARIELLA TYRELL on Oct 20, 2019 8:52:44 GMT
Ariella watched one of the hufflepuff girls ask her a question. Her manner of speaking was different from what Ariella was used to but she wasn't going to comment on that. She was however going to answer her question about killing plants. "No Miss Jordan, we are simply going to learn how to make this poison for the sake of knowledge as well as... fun." she said and cocked her head.
"Making poisons isn't easy, there are various dangers to it but the key is to keep working on honing your skills to make them. Sometimes they do their job and sometimes they don't. It is always amusing to see what your poison can do and learn from that moving forward." She explained to everyone and arched her brow a bit.
The girl then rose her hand once more asking about blowing stuff up. "Maybe I will teach you how to make explosive potions later. First let's see if you can handle a simple plant poison." She said and motioned for them to get to work. "Don't forget to put on your gloves and get to it."
Scorpius was excited to learn a new potion today, he was enjoying this class and hoped he didn't have to kill anything but the moment the professor demonstrated the poor boy's heart broke over the plant. He loved flowers and he really didn't want to hurt any. The boy looked at the instructions and started working on his poison. "Do you really think we have to kill flowers?" he asked to the person near him and hoped that they would answer with no.
did i beat you at your own game?/typical of me to put us all to shame
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Post by KATRIN TYRELL on Oct 22, 2019 4:19:19 GMT
Because Edmund was sitting near Sally and because Katrin didn't even want to sit with Edmund anyway, it wasn't like she wanted him around or anything, she had sat herself near another of her Slytherin classmates. This proved very quickly to be a bad idea, because if having to listen to the Gryffindors' and Hufflepuffs' screeching from across the room wasn't bad enough, Scorpius was not the most fun of people to sit with. How did he even become a Slytherin in the first place? He didn't seem to have a single ounce of ambition. When he began to worry about the flowers, of all things, she wanted to roll her eyes so hard they'd fall out and become yet another of her potion ingredients.
"Of course it's going to kill flowers. What else do you think it would be for? Looking pretty in a vial?" They'd surely be graded based on how well it worked, so it was better for the blond boy to get over it as soon as possible. She slipped on her gloves, giving him a withering look all the time. With delicate yet confident movements, she dropped four lionfish spines into her mortar, crushing them into powder with a satisfying crunching noise. Not even an idiotic classmate was going to stop her from brewing the best potion in front of her sister.
Scorpius was excited to learn a new potion today, he was enjoying this class and hoped he didn't have to kill anything but the moment the professor demonstrated the poor boy's heart broke over the plant. He loved flowers and he really didn't want to hurt any. The boy looked at the instructions and started working on his poison. "Do you really think we have to kill flowers?" he asked to the person near him and hoped that they would answer with no. 
