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Draconis
In the previous chapter:
"I have one other announcement to make. All fourth through seventh years are to stay after dinner for information about the project they will spend most of this year completing." He sat back down, and as he did so, the noise in the Great Hall rose drastically as the excited older students began discussing what the mysterious project could possibly be and the disappointed younger ones whined about how unfair it was.
Chapter Three
The Project
Dinner was over and the fourth through seventh years were waiting expectantly for Headmaster Dumbledore to start explaining about the project, while the first, second, and third years were filing out the doors into the hall. After the last of the younger students had left, Dumbledore stood up and called the room to order.
"I am sure you all are most anxious to find out what the project is all about" he stated, his blue eyes twinkling underneath his thick, white eyebrows. "Therefore, I will spare you the boring speeches and cut straight to the important stuff. For the better part of this school year, you will be studying other cultures, not only in present time, but also in the past. You will be sent in groups of four, one student from each house of the same year, to various locations for two weeks at each location. Among these locations are ancient egypt, china, japan, greece, italy, different nations in africa and south america along with many others." He paused for a moment to let all this information sink in.
Hermione was listening raptly, thinking of the wonderful learning experience this would be, while Harry and Ron were thinking about the load of work this would be.
"You will be required to complete worksheets about each culture you visit, along with regular weekly lessons from your professors to keep up with your schoolwork. You also will be doing a research project when you get back to school, either in your full groups of four or split into pairs, that will be presented in front of the entire fourth to seventh year group about your favorite culture that you visited. Most of the work on these trips will be visiting famous monuments for each culture, a brief history lesson for each, and learning about the culture in it's modern-day existence when possible." He stopped then turned to Professor McGonagall. "Professor, do you have anything to add?"
"Yes," she said rising from her seat. "You all will be expected to behave properly on these trips or you will be brought back to severe punishment. Do i make myself clear?" Her voice and expression were stern, as she waited for the students to all nod before continuing. "The trip to the first location will take place in three weeks time. Most likely next week you will be given the list of everything you will need on the trip, money to pay for most of it, and there will be several opportunities for you to visit Hogsmeade for you to purchase the supplies. Some things will be supplied by the school," she finished and took a final look around at all the students before sitting back down.
Dumbledore stood back up and asked "Now, are there any questions?" No one spoke a word or raised a hand. "Good then you all may go, except for the head boy and girl. I would like a word with you two."
The students all began to get up and exit the Great Hall, talking excitedly with their friends except for Draco and Hermione, who had both stood up and were approaching the teacher's table. All the teacher's had left except for Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"Hermione, we'll wait for you in the common room," Harry said to her before he and Ron turned to leave the Great Hall. She nodded and continued up to see Dumbledore.
"Why don't you two have a seat" Dumbledore said kindly, waving his wand to make a small table with two chairs appear. Both sat down trying hard not to look at the other.
"I know how much you two dislike each other, but i have decided to have you both in the same group for the trips, along with two other students. You two have three weeks to put all the students into groups of four and decide which group will be where and when. I will give you a list of all the places the I want visited, but it will not be possible for each group to visit every place this year. I will also give you a list of all the students participating in this trip, divided by houses."
Hermione and Draco were both staring at Dumbledore like he had lost his mind. 'How are we supposed to get all this planning done, buy supplies and pack for the trip, and keep up with school work?' she thought to herself. Even with all the studying she did, this would be a bit much for her.
As if to answer her question, Dumbledore said "You can have the prefects help you with the planning. Now if you two don't have any questions, Minerva will show you to your new rooms."
Both shook their head no and so Professor McGonagall stood up and said "this way, please, then," leading them out of the Great Hall and to the right.
a/n I'm going to stop it there because I'm really tired and I still have to do the reading for tomorrow's art history class about the new kingdom of ancient egypt which is usually a good 10 or more pages of a large book. It's my very very favorite culture, which is why I'm using it in my story and because I know a lot about it, it's where Draco and Hermione will be visiting first. See I already told you something that won't be in the story until probably the fifth chapter. Aren't I nice? Anyway, what with the trip coming up and shopping for it, the chapters will probably start to get longer, if I can get my act together and start writing ahead of time. Oh and also if anyone could suggest more places and names of students from the series ( I went looking throught the fifth book but that's it so far) and their year and houses, I would greatly appreciate it. I would even use my reveiwer's names if they like, but they have to review first!! I didn't really proof this story, so if you notice any mistakes, say so. If anyone wants to be a beta I would love to have one, I'm got the basic idea about what they do, but I'm still not quite sure how it works. And if anyone needs a beta, I'm more than willing to help. Thanks to Heather Malfoy and Bombshell for the great reviews! Keep 'em coming, Please!!
Draconis
In the previous chapter:
"I have one other announcement to make. All fourth through seventh years are to stay after dinner for information about the project they will spend most of this year completing." He sat back down, and as he did so, the noise in the Great Hall rose drastically as the excited older students began discussing what the mysterious project could possibly be and the disappointed younger ones whined about how unfair it was.
Chapter Three
The Project
Dinner was over and the fourth through seventh years were waiting expectantly for Headmaster Dumbledore to start explaining about the project, while the first, second, and third years were filing out the doors into the hall. After the last of the younger students had left, Dumbledore stood up and called the room to order.
"I am sure you all are most anxious to find out what the project is all about" he stated, his blue eyes twinkling underneath his thick, white eyebrows. "Therefore, I will spare you the boring speeches and cut straight to the important stuff. For the better part of this school year, you will be studying other cultures, not only in present time, but also in the past. You will be sent in groups of four, one student from each house of the same year, to various locations for two weeks at each location. Among these locations are ancient egypt, china, japan, greece, italy, different nations in africa and south america along with many others." He paused for a moment to let all this information sink in.
Hermione was listening raptly, thinking of the wonderful learning experience this would be, while Harry and Ron were thinking about the load of work this would be.
"You will be required to complete worksheets about each culture you visit, along with regular weekly lessons from your professors to keep up with your schoolwork. You also will be doing a research project when you get back to school, either in your full groups of four or split into pairs, that will be presented in front of the entire fourth to seventh year group about your favorite culture that you visited. Most of the work on these trips will be visiting famous monuments for each culture, a brief history lesson for each, and learning about the culture in it's modern-day existence when possible." He stopped then turned to Professor McGonagall. "Professor, do you have anything to add?"
"Yes," she said rising from her seat. "You all will be expected to behave properly on these trips or you will be brought back to severe punishment. Do i make myself clear?" Her voice and expression were stern, as she waited for the students to all nod before continuing. "The trip to the first location will take place in three weeks time. Most likely next week you will be given the list of everything you will need on the trip, money to pay for most of it, and there will be several opportunities for you to visit Hogsmeade for you to purchase the supplies. Some things will be supplied by the school," she finished and took a final look around at all the students before sitting back down.
Dumbledore stood back up and asked "Now, are there any questions?" No one spoke a word or raised a hand. "Good then you all may go, except for the head boy and girl. I would like a word with you two."
The students all began to get up and exit the Great Hall, talking excitedly with their friends except for Draco and Hermione, who had both stood up and were approaching the teacher's table. All the teacher's had left except for Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"Hermione, we'll wait for you in the common room," Harry said to her before he and Ron turned to leave the Great Hall. She nodded and continued up to see Dumbledore.
"Why don't you two have a seat" Dumbledore said kindly, waving his wand to make a small table with two chairs appear. Both sat down trying hard not to look at the other.
"I know how much you two dislike each other, but i have decided to have you both in the same group for the trips, along with two other students. You two have three weeks to put all the students into groups of four and decide which group will be where and when. I will give you a list of all the places the I want visited, but it will not be possible for each group to visit every place this year. I will also give you a list of all the students participating in this trip, divided by houses."
Hermione and Draco were both staring at Dumbledore like he had lost his mind. 'How are we supposed to get all this planning done, buy supplies and pack for the trip, and keep up with school work?' she thought to herself. Even with all the studying she did, this would be a bit much for her.
As if to answer her question, Dumbledore said "You can have the prefects help you with the planning. Now if you two don't have any questions, Minerva will show you to your new rooms."
Both shook their head no and so Professor McGonagall stood up and said "this way, please, then," leading them out of the Great Hall and to the right.
a/n I'm going to stop it there because I'm really tired and I still have to do the reading for tomorrow's art history class about the new kingdom of ancient egypt which is usually a good 10 or more pages of a large book. It's my very very favorite culture, which is why I'm using it in my story and because I know a lot about it, it's where Draco and Hermione will be visiting first. See I already told you something that won't be in the story until probably the fifth chapter. Aren't I nice? Anyway, what with the trip coming up and shopping for it, the chapters will probably start to get longer, if I can get my act together and start writing ahead of time. Oh and also if anyone could suggest more places and names of students from the series ( I went looking throught the fifth book but that's it so far) and their year and houses, I would greatly appreciate it. I would even use my reveiwer's names if they like, but they have to review first!! I didn't really proof this story, so if you notice any mistakes, say so. If anyone wants to be a beta I would love to have one, I'm got the basic idea about what they do, but I'm still not quite sure how it works. And if anyone needs a beta, I'm more than willing to help. Thanks to Heather Malfoy and Bombshell for the great reviews! Keep 'em coming, Please!!