DADA for Muggles [Wednesday, September 23rd, 5th period]

[siriuslyscarred.livejournal.com]

Today the classroom's ceiling was enchanted a cheery blue and the windows were open to let in the breeze. The guests of the week were slightly...well, rank.

"In our first class, zombies were mentioned as being an example of a dark art," Sirius began, giving their exhibits a slightly wary look. But it stopped him from staring rudely at the class. "And while some of the zombies in this town play musical instruments," which was still bloody odd, "that is hardly the, er, preferred career choice for the shuffling undead."

"No, the undead tend to find employment...er, such as it is, under the direction of functioning, living evil creatures. In our world, they're called Inferi, and they serve as dormant guards, until they're disturbed," Remus said. "They they drag their victim down to smother him or her, or drown, as the case may be. Zombies in general, however, from what we've learned in our time here, are often the victims of a sort of virus. Being bitten by a zombie will infect the victim with the condition as well, and since zombies feed on human flesh, it's a cycle of constant biting and infecting. I imagine this is why this genre of film is so popular -- it's a perfect formula."

Sirius nodded. "Though why the people at a dead sprint always lose to things that are losing their limbs remains a mystery for the ages. The lesson to glean from this, children, is that the dead should stay dead. This--" he jerked a thumb toward the Inferi, "--is no way to come back." He clasped his hands together. "Today we offer you two options for interaction: taping back our poor friends' parts onto themselves, or working on a breathing mask so that the smell doesn't knock you out."

"And, ladies and...." Remus stared at the class for a moment before clearing his throat and continuing, "well, gentlemen, we have extra credit for you this week. If you get a chance, go down to the bar and try to interview the zombies in the band there. We're not sure what they'll have to say, but they'll be a different experience from our Inferi."

Comments

Sign in [DADA 9/23]

[siriuslyscarred.livejournal.com]

Well, as whatever gender you are today.

Re: Sign in [DADA 9/23]

[ashockingbitch]

Jenny Sparks

Listen to the lecture [DADA 9/23]

[siriuslyscarred.livejournal.com]

Mmm. Zombies.

Re: Listen to the lecture [DADA 9/23]

[wannabehunter]

Listening to the lecture, Jo scribbled little stick-figure hunters going after stick-figure zombies in the margins of her notes.

Re: Listen to the lecture [DADA 9/23]

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

...There were a lot more dudes in this class then Jack remembered. A lot more. Did something happen?

Re: Listen to the lecture [DADA 9/23]

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

It was difficult to follow the lecture when surrounded by males who he was quite certain had been female last week. Staring was not optional.

Re: Listen to the lecture [DADA 9/23]

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex didn't remember there being so many guys in this class before. That meant he was either really damn unobservant or the island was having some fun. Alex really hoped it was the latter.

Re: Listen to the lecture [DADA 9/23]

[living_endless]

Zombies. Neither of the living, nor of the dead -- a cheap cheat to mortality, since they combined the worst bits of both states from what Didi could tell.

She took a few notes, but she was more preoccupied by how the muscles in her new arms flexed as she held a pen. Being a boy was at least as strange as zombies.

Re: Listen to the lecture [DADA 9/23]

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Zombies. Ugh.

Firekeeper was eying them disdainfully. Blind Seer? Blind Seer was under the desk with his paws over his nose.

Re: Listen to the lecture [DADA 9/23]

[lovemykilt]

Priestly might be leaning slightly away from the inferi in the classroom.

He'd had just about enough of zombies back when they invaded, thanks.

Re: Listen to the lecture [DADA 9/23]

[likethegun]

"What's dead should stay dead" sounded like a really good motto to Sam for some reason. He wasn't going to think about it too much though.

Re: Listen to the lecture [DADA 9/23]

[heromaniac]

Zombies. Why did it have to be zombies?

Not that she thought all zombies were evil, but Momoko was careful to keep an eye on the Inferi. Sure she trusted the professors, even when they said it was a different thing with their zombies, but it was kind of hard to forget casualty lists read over the radio each night.

Tape Up Zombies!

[siriuslyscarred.livejournal.com]

There are many kinds of tape at your disposal: Scotch, masking, painter's, duct...have fun. The zombie parts are moddable.

[OOC: ...and there's a sentence I never thought I'd type...]

Re: Tape Up Zombies!

[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

Diana hadn't noticed anything unusual about classmates yet. She did however have a rather scary grin and a roll of duct tape.

Re: Tape Up Zombies!

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

It was a bit of a toss up which Effy was less impressed by, the idea of taping up zombies, or her current form.

In the end, it came down to gross vs. weird, and the ew factor won out. This... was nasty. For the moment, she had tape and was eying up the undead bits with distaste.

Re: Tape Up Zombies!

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex...would just be over here making faces and wondering if he could duct tape arms to necks or something like that. Zombies stank.

Re: Tape Up Zombies!

[noearsyet.livejournal.com]

Zombies? Not an appetizing stench right after lunch, and George eyed them warily before starting to play with the duct tape. That stuff? Totally cool.

He might need a nudge to get back on track.

Re: Tape Up Zombies!

[heromaniac]

Momoko thought about it for a while and was amazed that she'd totally forgotten about the zombies at Caritas. She wondered if they were real, since she didn't feel at all mad at them or anything. About the whole invasion and eating people thing. Maybe they were a different type like these were?

She decided to try taping. She wanted to see up close that these zombies were different. Plus she was supposed to be a superhero; she couldn't chicken bow out when so many others were willing.

She grabbed some supplies, held her breath, and began reattaching pieces. Eww! Was that an EAR? "Hold still! This won't hurt." Like she knew? "So, Mr zombie. How has your day been so far?"

Make breathing devices!

[siriuslyscarred.livejournal.com]

Well, they were wizards shopping for Muggle things. You've got a variety of items of varying degrees of usefulness. And most of the hat supplies from last week, as well, in case you want to make your breath mask particularly glittery.

Re: Make breathing devices!

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah was not up for dealing with taping zombies today. As far as she was concerned, today would be a good day to shoot them. If that wasn't allowed, she was making a really cool breath mask. Ha.

Although how the glitter was supposed to help, she wasn't sure.

Re: Make breathing devices!

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Firekeeper was going to make a mask. Possibly two, since she was going to start with one for Blind Seer since his nose was a bit more sensitive and all.

If she could get the hang of these new limbs, that was. She kept underestimating her reach, or the amount of pressure she needed in her grip... it was all very disconcerting.

Talk to the TAs!

[siriuslyscarred.livejournal.com]

Hello, lads!

Re: Talk to the TAs!

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin was most certainly a boy today. Yup. Masculine there.

And not at all weirded out.

Talk to the teachers!

[siriuslyscarred.livejournal.com]

Once they ping in!

Re: Talk to the teachers! Sirius!

[siriuslyscarred.livejournal.com]

Sirius has no interest in taping zombies together. At all. Ew.

OOC

[siriuslyscarred.livejournal.com]

Mmm. Zombies.

Re: OOC

[lycanthromoony.livejournal.com]

Typical Wednesday-with-work availability for me -- meaning that if you need the were-professor, I'll be able to ping before 1 PM EST, and briefly around 4 EST before taking off for the night!

My life, it is fascinating, yes. :D

Also, this icon, guys. THIS ICON. JKR, HOW COULD YOU MAKE DUMBLEDORE QUEER BUT GIVE REMUS A WIFE AFTER THIS ICON?