Aliana loved her Magical Theory class and even though she excelled at Charms in school, Magical Theory was her favorite to teach. It was probably because most students had to take charms all through out school and in Magical Theory they did not. The kids that liked Magical Theory, which generally were all the ones who stayed, never received less than an O. So Professor Alcove wasn't surprised that she was awaiting who would take her Magical theory class, if anyone. There had been years where she didn't have any first year students or years when her class was full. It just depended on the batch of kiddos.
The redhead glanced at the board where a lengthy introduction was written.
Hello I am Professor Alcove and I will be your Magical Theory teacher; if you had me before it was probably in your Charms Class. I will give you a brief over view of what Magical Theory is. Feel free to jot down notes. If you have any questions feel free to ask!
Magic is what sets folks in the wizarding world apart from their Muggle neighbors. Magic is the heart and soul of the wizarding culture in the same way that science and technology are the heart and soul of Muggle culture. Where a Muggle would pound a stake into the ground using a sledge hammer (a simple machine), a wizard would use a wand. Both the Muggle and the wizard view their choice of tool as completely and utterly logical and ordinary, although each would find the other's tools fascinating and even mysterious.
The basic concepts of magic are fairly simple -- even a two-year-old wizard can do some form of magic -- but the inherent power and potential for misuse are great indeed. It is for this reason that promising young witches and wizards are sent off to Crypted Haven and other schools of magic to refine their craft and learn the art and responsibility of their power. At Crypted Haven, students learn a variety of magical specialties as well as general theory and the history of magic in their world.
Homework: Write five sentences about Magical Theory
The professor hoped that her introduction at least captured the basic of what the students were to learn in their years of Magical Theory...or she hoped that if any student decided to take this class they would be smart enough to comprehend this brief and fairly simple description of Magical Theory; otherwise they would not pass the class at all.
11/11/2012, 8:28 pm by 
