UKP,
Yes, you got the details right. When it comes to a Muggleborn, the school sends someone to explain to them about magic and such.
We do not act evil, we act in retaliation. You guys think that just because He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named went bad, all of us have to be. If someone else, let's say Minerva McGonagall, went to the Dark Side and became their leader, there would be an immediate suspicion toward all Gryffindors, and you guys would be in the position we are in now.
The reason most of us study the Dark Arts is because it's a familial hobby. There are families who all collect rocks or bugs, just as some study the Dark Arts.
It's not our fault we hang out in the basement, that's where our dorms are.
Muggles had always thought that she was strange. Even Rose's own sister had called her crazy once or twice. Things just happened to her that were, quite frankly, impossible. And everyone always reminded her of that. She would see things fly that weren't supposed to, sometimes something would change into something else.
Rose honestly was scared. Scared that she was going crazy, scared that these things would become dangerous. Rose tried to keep calm all the time, for she had noticed that the strange things happened more often when she was very emotional.
She had soon become a loner, afraid that she would hurt someone.Soon, she avoided everyone and they avoided her. Except for one kid, a boy who annoyed her to death. He wouldn't leave her alone, even when especially weird things happened.The boy thought Rose was some kind of magical entity, and that she had weird stuff happen simply because she couldn't control it. Rose, of course, thought he was making stuff up and he didn't believe any of it. She quickly got fed up with him and pushed him into a mudhole.
For a while, the boy kept his distance, but it only made Rose more miserable. Now there was no one who would even glance her direction. Finally, there came a day that the boy found Rose crying in a secluded corner. He sat down next to her and held her until she stopped. They sat in silence, not knowing what to say to each other, but both feeling more comfortable around each other. Then, as if a spell had been broken, they both hurried away, but they knew that they had found friends in each other.
As school came to an end, and Rose's birthday came along, she received three very strange letters. Perhaps most strange about them was the fact that they had been delivered by owl. The letters were supposedly from three different schools, and they all claimed that she was a witch.
Not knowing what to do, Rose went to her friend. They both puzzled over the letters, but the boy did think that they were true. At the bottom of the one sent from a place called Hogwarts, it said that a visitor would be arriving very soon to explain everything.
Soon enough, there were three visitors at her door. Professor Charleston was from the Salem Institute, Professor McGonagall was from Hogwarts, and Professor Archambeault was from Beauxbatons.
Another short one for you to work on, Crazy Gryffindor.
Norris
Norris,
Who are you calling crazy? And you guys do not act in retaliation, you start the bloody fights! Also, it is Slytherins who get the evil rep, because:
Gryffindors are brave and heroic (HEROIC not EVIL!)
Ravenclaws are smart (they KNOW that if you BECOME EVIL you will GO TO AZKABAN or GET KILLED)
Hufflepuffs are loyal and just (they don't have an evil bone in their body)
Slytherins are cunning and ruthless (perfect material for EVILNESS, as ruthless = showing NO pity or concern for others)
Also, WHO in their RIGHT MIND would choose to study the DARK ARTS as a HOBBY? Really? Any takers? Didn't think so. It's all of you who are the nut cases.
I'll let the basement thing go, since I just broke my second quill.
Now, onto the story!
Muggles had always thought that she was strange. Even Rose's own sister had called her crazy once or twice. Things just happened to her that were, quite frankly, impossible. And everyone always reminded her of that. She would see things fly that weren't supposed to, sometimes something would change into something else.
Rose honestly was scared. Scared that she was going crazy, scared that these things would become dangerous. Rose tried to keep calm all the time, for she had noticed that the strange things happened more often when she was very emotional.
She had soon become a loner, afraid that she would hurt someone.Soon, she avoided everyone and they avoided her. Except for one kid, a boy who annoyed her to death. He wouldn't leave her alone, even when especially weird things happened.The boy thought Rose was some kind of magical entity, and that she had weird stuff happen simply because she couldn't control it. Rose, of course, thought he was making stuff up and he didn't believe any of it. She quickly got fed up with him and pushed him into a mudhole.
For a while, the boy kept his distance, but it only made Rose more miserable. Now there was no one who would even glance her direction. Finally, there came a day that the boy found Rose crying in a secluded corner. He sat down next to her and held her until she stopped. They sat in silence, not knowing what to say to each other, but both feeling more comfortable around each other. Then, as if a spell had been broken, they both hurried away, but they knew that they had found friends in each other.
As school came to an end, and Rose's birthday came along, she received three very strange letters. Perhaps most strange about them was the fact that they had been delivered by owl. The letters were supposedly from three different schools, and they all claimed that she was a witch.
Not knowing what to do, Rose went to her friend. They both puzzled over the letters, but the boy did think that they were true. At the bottom of the one sent from a place called Hogwarts, it said that a visitor would be arriving very soon to explain everything.
Soon enough, there were three visitors at her door. Professor Charleston was from the Salem Institute, Professor McGonagall was from Hogwarts, and Professor Archambeault was from Beauxbatons. They explained to her all the stuff that they would explain to a Muggleborn first year and left. Rose decided that she would go to Hogwarts because it was closest to home and everyone there would speak a language that she understood. She told her friend about her decision and then wrote back to the schools.
Speaking of Muggleborn stuff, HOW EXACTLY do you know about the Muggle thing? You are a SLYTHERIN!
UKP
Sirius,
Yes, I know it's you. The only way you could have shouted louder is if you had written a Howler, and that is against the rules of the stupid letter thing. Once again, a retaliation to your idiotic justifications.
Gryffindors are brave and heroic (HEROIC not EVIL!) I would not consider the bullying of Severus Snape to be anywhere near the category of brave or heroic. More along the lines of immature, hurtful, and not to be tolerated.
Ravenclaws are smart (they KNOW that if you BECOME EVIL you will GO TO AZKABAN or GET KILLED) Ravenclaws are absorbed in their own smartness and therefore can be easily manipulated. Book smart is not street smart.
Hufflepuffs are loyal and just (they don't have an evil bone in their body) This I can agree with.
Slytherins are cunning and ruthless (perfect material for EVILNESS, as ruthless = showing NO pity or concern for others) Ruthless is seeing the way from point A to point B in the quickest way. The quickest way to world domination is killing a lot of people and putting the rest under mind control. The quickest way to know if a person is lying or not is to give them Veritaserum. Therefore, ruthlessness can be evil, or not.
I have seen several Gryffindors and Ravenclaws who study the Dark Arts as a hobby, so it is not only us who are the nut cases.
To the Muggleborn thing, you once again focus on common rumors about Slytherins. Not all of us are purebloods.
Because this story is getting to be so long, let's just take the last three entries and add on to it.
As school came to an end, and Rose's birthday came along, she received three very strange letters. Perhaps most strange about them was the fact that they had been delivered by owl. The letters were supposedly from three different schools, and they all claimed that she was a witch.
Not knowing what to do, Rose went to her friend. They both puzzled over the letters, but the boy did think that they were true. At the bottom of the one sent from a place called Hogwarts, it said that a visitor would be arriving very soon to explain everything.
Soon enough, there were three visitors at her door. Professor Charleston was from the Salem Institute, Professor McGonagall was from Hogwarts, and Professor Archambeault was from Beauxbatons. They explained to her all the stuff that they would explain to a Muggleborn first year and left. Rose decided that she would go to Hogwarts because it was closest to home and everyone there would speak a language that she understood. She told her friend about her decision and then wrote back to the schools.
Before school started, Professor McGonagall returned to Rose's house and took her to Diagon Alley to buy school supplies. It was then she was first really acquainted with the wizarding world. Rose was amazed at all the strange things, including Knuts, Sickles and Galleons, which took some getting used to.
Still anonymously (I think)
Norris
Norris,
Yes, still anonymously. However, if you are not a pureblood, that almost certainly means you are Snape. That is the only surname I can think of that isn't obviously a pure name. Then again, if you are Snape, you shouldn't be addressing yourself in third person.
The only way you could have shouted louder is with a Howler. That's funny, Mr. Sarcasm. I bet I could still send one, if I wanted to.
Now for a retaliation to your retaliations.
Gryffindors are brave and heroic (HEROIC not EVIL!) I would not consider the bullying of Severus Snape to be anywhere near the category of brave or heroic. More along the lines of immature, hurtful, and not to be tolerated. Snape is immature, hurtful, and not to be tolerated. I honestly don't know why they let that scum in.
Ravenclaws are smart (they KNOW that if you BECOME EVIL you will GO TO AZKABAN or GET KILLED) Ravenclaws are absorbed in their own smartness and therefore can be easily manipulated. Book smart is not street smart. See! See! You are acting EVIL!
Hufflepuffs are loyal and just (they don't have an evil bone in their body) This I can agree with. Me too, which is why I wrote it.
Slytherins are cunning and ruthless (perfect material for EVILNESS, as ruthless = showing NO pity or concern for others) Ruthless is seeing the way from point A to point B in the quickest way. The quickest way to world domination is killing a lot of people and putting the rest under mind control. The quickest way to know if a person is lying or not is to give them Veritaserum. Therefore, ruthlessness can be evil, or not. Justifying evilness is stupid. Slytherin is ruthless, ruthless is evil, that makes Slytherin evil. Get over it.
Since I never admit to being wrong, I will just say that you are right about the Dark Arts thing. And no, I am not apologizing.
Soon enough, there were three visitors at her door. Professor Charleston was from the Salem Institute, Professor McGonagall was from Hogwarts, and Professor Archambeault was from Beauxbatons. They explained to her all the stuff that they would explain to a Muggleborn first year and left. Rose decided that she would go to Hogwarts because it was closest to home and everyone there would speak a language that she understood. She told her friend about her decision and then wrote back to the schools.
Before school started, Professor McGonagall returned to Rose's house and took her to Diagon Alley to buy school supplies. It was then she was first really acquainted with the wizarding world. Rose was amazed at all the strange things, including Knuts, Sickles and Galleons, which took some getting used to.
The first of September came, and Rose was getting ready to board the train. The problem was, she couldn't figure out how to get on the platform. Instead she missed the train and a few years later, she was thrown into an insane asylum where she killed several people using magic and was then sent to Azkaban. The end.
Sincerely,
Sirius
Sirius,
What the hell was that? Why…never mind.
I hate you. A lot. Extremely.
Norris
Norris,
Since you know me and I'm pretty sure I know you, why don't you just sign your name?
Sirius
Sirius,
No,
Norris