Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on May 2, 2016 10:27:41 GMT -5
OCT 24, 2006
7 KNUTS
HOGWARTS BRANCHES OUT
Already part way into the year, yet Hogwarts has just added a new class to their curriculum. Heads of Houses met with students who wanted to take the class for the first time to work it into their schedule. The class in question is a theory based class on the Dark Arts. One can expect lots of argument from both the parents and the general public on the matter. However, Headmaster Flitwick ensures that it is in the best interest of the students.
It is an elective class, meaning that any student who doesn't wish to take it doesn't have to.
It is also strictly theory. There will be absolutely no Dark Arts practice, Flitwick assured the Prophet. He went further on to explain that the need for the class is that while Defense Against the Dark Arts aids the students in defensive counter charms against curses, hexes, dangerous creatures and dark objects, there is no understanding of the Dark Arts itself. "How can one defend themselves against something they don't even understand?"
The class has been proposed a few times with many left uneasy due to the amount of Dark Arts that was taught at the school during the 1997-1998 year. However, it was finally passed earlier this month.
We have no gage of how many students are interested in taking this class, but have heard that there have been many more owls during breakfast than usual in the past couple of weeks.
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