Charms: Syllabus, Rules & Grading

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Maddox

Charms Professor

Maddox was born to a modest pureblood family in Manchester. Growing up with only sisters—his older sister Scarlet and his twin Cassidy—he took on the role of defender. It didn’t matter who started the quarrels his sisters got into; he was sure to step in and end them if it came to it.

He began to focus on his own interests and was particularly exceptional in the areas of charms and transfiguration. This was fuelled by his desire to become an animagus.

The praise he received for his skills over the years led to complacency and arrogance on his part. He began to anticipate his own success and no longer believed he needed to exert himself in order to accomplish whatever he pursued. This decision came back to bite him when his animagus training turned into a complete disaster near the end of his 6th year. Not only did he botch the final steps, but he nearly lost his life in the process. The after-effects proved permanent, cursing him to an unfortunate mixture of feline traits even while he remained human.

Ashamed of his botched transformation, Maddox refused to register with the ministry, despite several warnings to the contrary. The moment he graduated from Hogwarts, he began looking for internships in faraway places. He hoped to remove himself from the eyes of his mockers long enough to heal from the consequences of his actions.

His passion for creatures took him first to the jungles of South America, where he worked in conjunction with a team of researchers looking into a surge of reports from local muggles during an uptick in chupacabra sightings. Following this, he stayed on with another, more local group to aid with the nogtail infestation in rural areas of Brazil. From there, he was referred by a senior colleague impressed with his work to work on a small occamy reservation in India. The poaching of the creatures’ eggs for trade in black market potion sales had begun to put pressure on the local occamy population, and saw their numbers dwindling unsustainably. This time in his life saw him going on many dangerous missions. His days and nights sometimes comprised of fighting off persistent poaching groups who refused to be deterred and securing nesting sites. At the age of 26, he started hearing more talk of the dragon sanctuary that was opened over in Romania. Wanting a change of pace after five years of fighting poachers, he applied for an opening and began working there the following year.

That exhilarating, world-trotting time in his life came to a crushing end when Maddox received news from back home. Cassidy wasn’t doing well. She’d always been a sickly girl despite her fiery personality. He knew she’d been ill; she was always ill, but not like this.

Syllabus

Charms

Lessons 1921 - 1922:

Lesson 1 - TBD
Lesson 2 - TBD
Lesson 3 - TBD

Class Schedule:

Mondays: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Wednesday: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Thursday: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Friday: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Office Hours:

Wednesdays: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Thursdays: 5:00pm - 6:00pm


Lesson Overview:

TBA

Rules

Charms

IC:

- Avoid loud noises. We may no longer be interacting with creatures but I don't need to hear you dying.

- Do what you're told the first time you're told.

- Wands should never be aimed at another student or the professor unless explicitly told to do so.

- Don't be late. If I had to get here on time, so do you.

- No eating during class unless the food was provided during the lesson. (Unlikely, don't get your hopes up)

- Don't be reckless. Neglect your safety and I will, too.

- Diligent wand-work is expected. I won't tolerate seeing any horsing around, undue bravado, or theatrics. You're here to learn, not to maim yourself and others.

- You are not expected to be perfect but you are expected to try.

OOC:

- All site rules apply, so be sure to follow them. Let's remember to be respectful to each other, and if you're not so sure about something, feel free to reach out!

Grading Guidelines

Charms

In order to pass this class, you need a minimum of 20 points. These can be earned through participating in the lesson or through extra credit. You must post at least once in class for the extra credit to count toward passing, as you cannot pass solely on EC.

Classes will net you a maximum of 20 points each, and the quality of the posts will be considered when grading is done. This 'quality' refers to the level of the character's engagement with the lesson. Not every character will be bold or outspoken, and for that reason, personality will not play a part in grading. What will be considered is the depth of their experience (interacting with classmates, paying attention to the details found within the lesson, reacting to the scenarios thrown at them, etc.) The more immersed the post (even if just in their own head about the lesson!), the better.

When it comes to choosing students for the honour roll, the students with the top five scores will be chosen. If there is too significant a number of ties, then any EC done by the students will also be counted toward their final score in order to create a clearer distinction.

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