Assignment 14: Magic around the World - Africa
Task 2: Write about a character who attended or is attending this school.(Uagadou )
Word count : 511
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Tariel was excited. Today he was going to find out if his apprenticeship had been accepted. He had applied to the Best Potions Master that was currently in the world: Severus Snape, the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
He wondered how the man was as a person. He must be wonderful if he had a wife like Hermione. He had met her in his last year at Uagadou, a year ago, when she had visited on her husband's behalf on Kwanzaa.
She had been really cool in his opinion. She had helped him fulfill his Nia (purpose), to win the Kwanzaa competition at Uagadou. Kwanzaa was a celebration in which the best of African culture was shown, the wellbeing of family, the dignity of humankind, and it lasted seven days from the second day of Christmas to New Year's Day, and it was based on the seven principles-Umoja, Kujichagulia, Ujima, Ujamaa, Nia, Kuumba, Imani, which meant Unity, Self-determination, Collective Work, Responsibilities, Purpose, Creativity and Faith.
It was each celebration they had they split into two teams: the kids and the teachers, and both of them tried to win by doing the best photos and speeches with their team.
Hermione, as she had asked them to call her, had helped them win (by choosing them and thus making his dream come true.) He had always wanted the kid to win at least once while he was on the team. She had even allowed him to be the leader. What adult allowed him or herself to be ruled by a child? Sure, he had been 18 years old, but still.
So, yep, he was excited to meet her husband. He had always been passionate about potions. They were something special. Another thing to be excited about was that he was going to leave Africa for the first time in his life. And he was going to Hogwarts! The place where Hermione-Mrs. Snape-had studied.
Tariel felt so happy. It was an honour for him, as it was for everyone really, to be meeting Severus. The Hogwarts Headmaster was well known even in the heart of Africa. Just as much as Harry Potter and his friends were.
Also, he wanted to meet Hermione's daughter, Ariana. From what he'd heard, they were quite alike. She was just as ambitious as he was.
Though Tariel was also nervous. This year, for the first time in his life he was going to miss out on Kwanzaa and he was going to celebrate just Christmas. After all, he doubted they celebrated an African holiday in England.
But this meant getting experience, right? Exploring new things, new sensations. And as he activated the portkey that would send him to the Hogwarts' gates, he realised that was a new sensation as well. He had never travelled with a portkey before. They rarely used them in Africa.
But Tariel was going to have a shock of his life because Hermione Snape had decided to bring Kwanzaa to Tariel, after remembering his dedication from the year that had passed.