Magic for Dummies | Period One | Class Four

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There was a spread of coffee, tea and pastries today when the students arrived. Just because Paige felt like they deserved them after the weekend.

Once they were all settled, she wrote on the white board:

GOOD MAGIC vs BAD MAGIC

"Okay, so today we're going to talk about what makes magic good or bad. There's really no easy answer to this question. You might say that bad magic is magic that hurts another being. But if I used magic this weekend to fight off those nasty gremlins, your answer might change. So I want to know what you think is good magic and what you think is bad magic. Feel free to question each other as well."

Study Hall, Wednesday [01/27]

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It was Wednesday, and that meant Ziva was back in study hall, keeping an eye on everyone as she read through a book on American History. It was bulky and overly comprehensive and made Ziva wonder how there was still a United States today, but it also brought her one step closer to being able to take her citizenship test, so it was worth the trouble, for the most part.

Library [01/27]

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When Sam came into the library today, it didn't take long for him to figure out that he had way too much energy to just sit behind the desk and read. So, he grabbed a chair and went around the library looking for spots to clean that could only be reached by the extremely tall. It wasn't quite as much fun as organizing books (...no, really, that was fun to do) but it gave him a little feeling of accomplishment that he sorely needed after the weekend.

Love & Romance, Hollywood Style [Period 4, Class 4]

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Drake was grinning as he started the class today. He'd had a date with a goddess last night, after all, so he had reason to be in a good mood. "Last week was love and death," he said, "so how about something a little more lighthearted this week? Love conquers all. You know the story. Boy meets girl, boy kidnaps girl, boy and girl obviously have the major hots for each other but instead act like they hate each other, boy loses girl, boy finds girl, girl loses boy, girl finds boy, boy loses girl, and the two angels trying to bring them together resort to bloodshed and violence to make them live happily ever after." Drake paused. "Okay, maybe I exaggerate the lightheartedness."

He snapped his fingers and started some clips playing on the projector. "In meta for A Life Less Ordinary, two angels are ordered to bring together Robert Lewis and Celine Naville. If they fail, they'll be banished back to Earth, because all the divorces and unhappy marriages are ruining their record of uniting couples in eternal bliss, and god is a bitch of a boss.

"So, Robert is a janitor and a hopeless dreamer," Drake went on. "Celine is a spoiled rich girl. Robert works as a janitor for Celine's father, and when he's fired and replaced by a machine, he flips out and demands his job back from Celine's father at gunpoint. He ends up taking Celine hostage -- by her doing, because she's bored and wants attention. Celine tries to guide Robert in the art of kidnapping while they bicker and fight and have an obligatory musical number. The two angels pursue them, disguised as bounty hunters, and come up with the brilliant plan of putting Robert and Celine in constant jeopardy to try to get them to fall in love.

"In the end," Drake concluded, "Robert and Celine do fall in love, and the angels' jobs are saved, though a minor miracle is needed to get everyone through it alive. So what do you think? Can love conquer all? Do you think Robert and Celine would've fallen in love without the divine influence? Do the angels pushing them together make their love any less real?"

History of Medicine - Second Period - Wednesday, 1/27

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Today, at the front of the class was a TV and a DVD player.

"I'm sorry to say that there was a bit of a... family emergency for me this week, so we'll be watching a movie." He held up the case. "Suffice to say it doesn't actually have much to do with today's subject, but I thought it might be amusing, considering the title. Either way, you're welcome to stay and watch. I've brought in some treats from JGOB off to the side over there, and a few drinks as well."

And Nick slunk back to his desk as the film started.

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