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 ASTORIA MALFOY on Jan 13, 2020 6:40:53 GMT
The mother of all charms when it came down to it-- a patronus charm. It was doubt a desireable, but due to the complexities it was quite difficult. With the students nearing the end of their school, she wanted to give them something to truly set them up for greatness and success. While she had taught them the basics of charms it was time for the ultimate test to see who truly had a gift for the art and who had simply been skating by.
Honestly, she had faith in her students than many believed. While she was a caring and maternal woman she was quite strict on her students. If they didn't succeed, she would ensure they would... Even if that meant took extra time outside of class to get something down, she would do it. While school years were, given it meant being away from her husband it was her passion. She was able to watch her son grow and succeed along with the other children, and honestly, it's all she have ever asked for.
The chalk inscribed the spell as she class punctually, " Today, we're to truly push the limits of charms with what has been branded one of the most difficult charms to truly master-- a patronus charm, " She raised her wand, demonstrating the movements as she cast the charm, "Expecto patronum," She proclaimed as a vibrant white light appeared along with the form of a graceful swan flying in and landing as if it returned to the water's surface. She allowed the spell to linger a moment before, turning back to her, " For those already familiar, can anyone tell me a scenario in which this spell would be useful?"
Stepping into the Charms classroom, long blonde braid slung and swinging over her shoulder, Grace realised with each budding step that she did not want to be here. At all. It wasn't anything against Professor Malfoy - the woman was fair, albeit somewhat pushy in an effort to ensure her students did their best - but it was the fact that she was so, so over failing. It felt like all she ever did in class this day was try to produce charms and spells that just went awry.
Taking a seat next to Viktoriya, Grace shot the girl the tiniest of smiles, one that didn't quite reach her eyes, as she began to pull out the materials required for this class. But half-way through, the heavy textbook slipped from her hands and onto the desk with what felt like a deafening 'THUD!' as Professor Malfoy revealed they'd be learning Expecto Patronum. They'd already covered the spell in Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Grace had failed it miserably there, not even capable of creating little silver mists. This was going to yield the same result, she just knew it.
Swallowing hard, Grace was determined to at least... do what she did semi-competently, and that was answer questions posed to the class. When Professor Malfoy asked what the charm could be used for, there were two answers lingering in Grace's mind but she'd only give one. Other people deserved the chance to answer in class too. Raising her hand, she waited to be called on before saying, "Expecto patronum can be used to fight off dementors and lethifolds. It's... it's a type of shield, and the only known spell to ward them off."
Post by MAVICAN JONES on Jan 14, 2020 10:02:50 GMT
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Mavican didn't dislike this class but she also had to admit that the amount of work she had done for her classes made her not wanting to attend them at times. Sure she learned a lot and they were all important but between quidditch and exams her classes almost seemed like a break. Still, she had to be here to pass her tests, to show she wasn't trash to everyone who tried to tell her otherwise, to prove her mother wrong most of all. For years she had been homeless, for years she had seen pain and misery but not once did she think she'd still be here, having won a cup and be someone who's name will be in the trophy room.
She had made herself someone to be noticed and failing classes was going to destroy that hard work so Mavican had shown up rather early, her tie a little twisted and she was seated beside someone, fixing her tie at the best of her capabilities while she listened to the professor and someone answering her question. The dementors were the worst and though she had learned about the charm before, wasn't this a subject for a different class? They discussed this in defense against the dark arts before.
"Aha." she mumbled under her breath as she managed to fix her tie.