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History of Magic was the most boring class ever, well that was Violeta's opinion on the subject. She actually despised History of Magic. As she swam against the stream and into the classroom, she rolled her eyes. Then, she noticed there was only one empty seat left, and it was next to a Hufflepuff with long brown hair and hazel eyes.

She rolled her eyes as she walked to the empty seat, and then she asked the girl "Excuse me? Can I sit here?" that was probably a stupid question, since that was the only seat left. Her American accent also slipped, so that revealed she was American.

After a second or two, she noticed that everyone else had already sat, so she didn't even care about the girl's response, well, when she asked if she could sit there, she was going to sit there anyway, because of two reasons, first of all, she would probably argue with her until she finally sat down, and two, it was the only empty seat left, except of course for the teacher's seat, which she would not sit in, especially because it was for the teacher and also because everyone would probably stare at her and she would loose house points.

"Have you ever thought about why we study history? It's so, well, pointless, because obviously it's already happened and there's nothing we could change about it after all, so why would we want to learn about it?" she asked herself, though her voice was barely above a whisper, so the Hufflepuff girl could probably hear her, well if she responded or not, that was her choice, not Violeta's.
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violeta
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"if everyone fought fire with fire, the world would go up in smoke"
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the (not so) annoying hufflepuff pv
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History Buffs with @Violeta Roux
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History of Magic! Undoubtedly one of the more complex subjects on the curriculum yet never the less one of the most interesting for Emily. Being Muggle-born was the backbone to that claim, but at the same time it was impossible to satiate Emily's want for knowledge. History of Magic just so happened to help keep her busy with the tumultuous study sessions and homework assignments.

Emily was busy minding her own business, her nose already buried in her textbook for today's pending class before being taken out of the zone by the presence of one of her classmates, who sat down next to her. She was someone Emily had seen every now and then between classes, though she unfortunately couldn't say she was friendly with her. Not in the same way she was with Scout or Emmanuel, or even Aston.

"Have you ever thought about why we study history? It's so, well, pointless, because obviously it's already happened and there's nothing we could change about it after all, so why would we want to learn about it?"

Okay. Emily had to step in. Whether or not that question was directed at her, she couldn't let it go unanswered for the girl sitting beside her. She probably meant no disrespect to the subject but it was clear she wasn't a fan of it. Perhaps the Hufflepuff History enthusiast could shed some positives on the matter...

"Well, without history we wouldn't know where we all came from or how we got to this point in time, would we? We wouldn't know the foundation behind our pasts or the influences towards our future."

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Abilities: Non-Human Enthusiast |Cat's Grace
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She wasn't even paying attention at the class, she was just scribbling down something on a piece of paper. Her hands were just working on their own. Like they always were when she was working on some sort of invention, just scribbling, drawing and writing on a now, not so blank piece of paper.

After she said those words, she couldn't stop. She kept quiet and just started, well, planning another one of her inventions. Then she heard something... Huh? Did she just respond? Why did that girl even reply? I wasn't even talking to her... ugh... she thought. She rolled her eyes. Then she looked at her. Of course she was a Hufflepuff... They were all so annoying.

She ignored her reply and then looked her in the eyes and said "First of all, I was not talking to you Miss Smiley, second of all, history has already happened. We don't need to learn about it, because, obviously the past is in the past, and it's already happened, so we don't have to learn about it." she didn't want to start a debate in the middle of class, but if that happened, she would be prepared. She was always prepared for a good debate. Debating was fun, so if maybe they did debate, perhaps she would think she was a bit less annoying.

She looked back to the board. This was all so useless, but of course she would still study all of this later. Violeta had perfect grades in all of her classes, and she hoped that would continue. Hoped? She knew that she would have perfect grades until the day she graduated. Maybe she would get an E once or twice, but for now, she hoped to continue her streak. She scribbled something down again on the piece of paper, and then... she was done? Not yet, there still were a few things missing. She needed to put the invention together, and then attempt to enchant it and fail miserably, and then wait for Christmas so her parents could enchant her invention.
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the (not so) annoying hufflepuff pv
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History Buffs with @Violeta Roux
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Emily wasn't going to deny that she was probably intruding on someone's train of thought. Then again, had it not been for the absentmindedness of the Slytherin girl next to her, muttering out of the blue, she most likely would've been spared of Emily's hopeful outlook on History of Magic... Of all things in this troubled world. While her associate jotted in her notes uninterestingly, Emily's fingers couldn't work fast enough to get down all she wanted to write. Proof enough of how fascinating Emily took the subject in spite of how complex it was.

"Perhaps... The past is always best left alone after all," Emily shrugged slightly, her tone remaining soft and unargumentative as she responded to her. "But don't you want to know how we came to be? How the world got to where it is now? It's a little hard not to be curious, don't you think? Not just with magic, but our society... Our numerous cultures... Even the history of some of our greatest influences in life. It can all be intriguing if you open your mind to it."

Emily tapped quietly along her desk in thought. "Take me for example... I knew nothing about magic before coming here, being Muggle-born and all. So it's only natural I'd want to find out more, yes? To learn the past can help shape the future, as the old cliché goes... But it can also help shape you as a person and how to advance in life. The only way to do that of course, is to learn the past."

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Stats: Stamina: 7 | Strength: 6 | Evasion: 6 | Wisdom: 8 | Arc Power: 7 | Accuracy: 6
Abilities: Non-Human Enthusiast |Cat's Grace
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Violeta actually listened this time, to the Hufflepuff's words. Even though the girl was in fact intruding her train of thought, she listened. History of Magic was Violeta's least favorite class, it was still something she had to study so she would at least pass her exams. She was considered an intelligent girl and all, but she still studied, of course. Studying was fun, at least to her.

"Sometimes it does leave me curious, but doesn't curiosity kill the cat? As some people say. I do like studying the past sometimes, like the history of my family, for example. But, History of Magic is boring." "You can't convince me otherwise." her mind was set, and Violeta's opinion was hard to change. That was why she was good at debating. She then scribbled something more on the piece of paper.

Then she heard the girl again. She was muggle-born. That explained a lot of things. "Yes, that makes sense. But, I, myself am pure-blooded, so most of the things we learn here I learned before I came here. Since you are muggle-born, and you didn't know anything before coming to Hogwarts, and I did, perhaps the class should be optional, like, Divination, for example." said the girl. "Perhaps... You aren't so annoying after all..." she said.
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the (not so) annoying hufflepuff pv
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Winning Over With History with @Violeta Roux
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Ah yes. Ye olde saying. The saying that may have killed cats (which sounded both sad and also debatable), but certainly not Emily. No one could count on both their hands and toes how many times Emily had snuck off to the Forest to explore whilst feeding the inhabitants in the trees and bushes and has come back alive.

Emily's head tilted side to side. She saw the Slytherin's reasoning and it wasn't a bad argument, but she knew she could do more to win her over. She already admitted to having an interest in the past of her ancestors, so maybe that interest could be extended to wider society and global events...

Her Slytherin associate then remarked how she was a Pureblood. Okay... So in all likelihood she knew a bit more about magical history than Emily did. But...

"But wouldn't you want to be curious about Muggle history? I know it won't sway you much to say that Muggle and Wizard society are two sides of the same coin, but perhaps you might surprise yourself over how similar the two worlds are. You know, from the early ally-ship between the two societies and so on? Or maybe even just general Muggle or Wizarding events that are in our pop culture?"

Emily figured she was starting to go off on one of her typical tangents and managed to stop before she got ahead of herself. It was then that the girl sitting next to her surprised her with an unexpected claim...

"You aren't so annoying after all..."

Emily cocked her head sideways again. "Hm? Do you think I'm annoying?"

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Stats: Stamina: 7 | Strength: 6 | Evasion: 6 | Wisdom: 8 | Arc Power: 7 | Accuracy: 6
Abilities: Non-Human Enthusiast |Cat's Grace
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The young witch stopped paying a bit of attention, drawing again. She was so close to finishing this particular sketch. The other girl, then said something else, about muggle history. This caught her a bit off-guard, muggle history... She hadn't thought about that. And then she said something about pop culture. Violeta had absolutely no idea what 'pop culture' was, so she tilted her head.

"Okay, wait, slow down. I've never thought about muggle history, so I can't really say that I would like to learn about it or not. So, I guess, maybe." said the girl, pausing. "One more thing. What the heck is pop? And what the heck is pop culture?" she asked. Violeta had grown up in a pure-blooded society. Most of the music she listened to was classical music and maybe her mother bought a few vinyls once in a while. She didn't want her children to listen to too much of that, in her words 'crap'. She would let them listen to it once in a while. However, her mother hadn't let her listen to any pop, ever. She also never told any of her kids what 'pop culture' was.

Shoot... she had thought out loud. Again. The youngster did that sometimes, unexpectedly. It came out of nowhere. Her brain got ahead of itself. "I think out loud sometimes, it's quite unexpected. And to answer your question, no. I think that Hufflepuffs usually are annoying, maybe not you." she said, keeping her calm, in her typical American accent that some people didn't understand.
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the (not so) annoying hufflepuff pv
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Hmm... A bit of a stubborn one, this girl was. Though Emily wouldn't jump to conclusions just yet. She didn't necessarily seek out to convert this girl into being completely dedicated to a school subject, but to rather shed some light on some of the positives. It just appeared that it would take a lot more than face value to try and prove that to her Slytherin classmate.

But the one thing that really caught Emily by surprise was the sudden interrogation on pop culture. Sure, maybe not everyone could be clued in to the odd reference or two from the 80s and 90s, but with how strongly this Slytherin girl came off about it made it sound like she was taking it as a personal attack. While she quickly simmered down, Emily swallowed, still silently determined to answer the questions this girl clearly had for her.

"O-Oh... Well... Heh, it's okay. I do it too all the time. And if you're really that curious, pop culture is sort of like an informal term for shows, films, music... You get the idea, that are popular and somewhat carried out by people who like them."

Sensing that this girl clearly wasn't too tuned into the notion, Emily sought desperately in her head for a quick and easy example, or at least an argument she could digest and grasp at the minimal level.

"Like... Oh! Like a popular fictional character, or the universe they belong to... Some people might say something a character will have said, or even a real life person that's become a household name. If that makes any sense at all..."

She bit her lip, praying that something clicked with her.

"And thanks... I think... For not thinking I'm annoying..." Though Emily still wasn't quite sure at that last part.

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Stats: Stamina: 7 | Strength: 6 | Evasion: 6 | Wisdom: 8 | Arc Power: 7 | Accuracy: 6
Abilities: Non-Human Enthusiast |Cat's Grace
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And then she stopped paying attention again. Her attention span was interesting, to say the least. She was always in her own world, but yet, sometimes she snapped back into reality, like a pencil snapping in half. She gripped onto her pencil tighter, drawing again, no, not drawing, planning, inventing. She had to enjoy the little joys in life sometimes, didn't she?

She could see the shock in the Hufflepuff's eyes when she asked about pop culture, was it really so obvious? Did all muggles know what it was? Did the girl really expect Violeta to know what on earth it was? Was Violeta just stupid? She wasn't sure. "Shows, films, music..." she repeated quietly. She also did not know what shows and films were and she didn't really understand the term, but she nodded and said "Got it.", she didn't want to seem more stubborn than she was sounding. Still, the other girl still knew, like she was psychic or a mind reader that Violeta didn't understand.

Once again, she nodded. "M'kay. I think I got it now, thanks." she said, American accent clear as day. In reality she didn't get it all. And then she thanked her for not thinking she was annoying. She didn't know why, it wasn't something you were grateful for, but she nodded again. "You're welcome, it's just 'cause most Hufflepuffs I've met are quite annoying if I do say so myself..." she was inventing again, and wasn't looking at the girl when she said this, but she did widen her eyes while saying this.
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lorelai
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the (not so) annoying hufflepuff pv
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A Lil' Muggle Intellect with @Violeta Roux
Mentioning: @Gemini Johnson - @AngelFyre McCubbin - @Simon Kincaid
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Phew. That seemed to save the conversation, albeit maybe still a little strained after the initial suspicious outburst. Emily kept her smile to herself this time. To say she was intimidated or worried about touching a nerve she wasn't aware she was already playing with wasn't quite the same as what she was actually feeling. Uncertain perhaps? Though she wouldn't pin any blame, especially not on her Slytherin acquaintance now that it appeared she was coming round a little bit.

She looked at her face for reassurance, only to find that it... Wasn't there. Okay... So maybe this girl wasn't at all interested after all. Emily subtly creased her brow.

And that statement about Hufflepuff. That made her crease her brow even more! There were plenty of Hufflepuffs who were delightful! Absolutely not at all annoying! Like Simon. And Gemini. And sweet AngelFyre! She was as good as an older sister in Emily's eyes! Though she would be too shy to admit that to AF's face. And that was only the start. She could already name a dozen more Huffies who were a treat to talk to. In short, Emily didn't have a clue on what that girl was talking about when it came to her fellow house mates.

"I think you'll find that Hufflepuff teems with patient and lovely folk," she finally responded, though it was clear she was struggling a little bit to contain the troubled venom in her tone.

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Stats: Stamina: 7 | Strength: 6 | Evasion: 6 | Wisdom: 8 | Arc Power: 7 | Accuracy: 6
Abilities: Non-Human Enthusiast |Cat's Grace
Trust Yourself - Love Yourself - Be Yourself
iNPC = Casey Stone
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