Post by Fleur Delacour on Nov 11, 2004 2:01:13 GMT -5
[glow=limegree,2,300]You enter a classroom you have never been in before, it smells musty and it is cold. Famous witches and wizards wave to you from pictures on the wall. You take a seat at the back, you are sure you are going to fall asleep and don't feel like getting into trouble. The class fills up and everyone starts to murmer...where is the professor? Finially Professor Hillarie enters the room, seven or eight books in her hands. "Well good morning everyone, I hope you've had you coffee...I know i have. Please open your books to page 21 we will be learning about Ancient Egypt"
The use of Magic can be dated back to as far as before 1000 AD. Evidence of Wizards and Witches were found in Egypt. In Egypt there are pyramids that hold great treasure and great people, Egyptian wizards kept these precious things safe by putting curses on the tombs.
Many curses have been broken but there are still many that haven't. Currently are Gringotts the Curse-breakers work on the curses and try to regain the treasure. One tomb held muggle skeletons who had gotten in and locked it.
Another way to guard tombs was Sphinx, a human head on a lion's body. This creature has a classification of XXXXX. It has been used for over thousands of years by witches and wizards to guard valuables and secret hidaways. They love puzzles and riddles. A Sphinx would as the intruder a riddle, if they happened to get it right then they could enter but if they happened to get it wrong they would be killed. Sphinxes where very effective but they are seldom used nowadays because they are tricky creatures and are not easily trusted.
Magic was used a fair amount in Ancient Egypt, aswell with helping preserve mummies. Ancient Egypt would not have been the same without magic.
Homework: Please write a short fanfic of you as a wizard in anicent Egypt. This is worth 15points. Please be creative!![/glow]
The use of Magic can be dated back to as far as before 1000 AD. Evidence of Wizards and Witches were found in Egypt. In Egypt there are pyramids that hold great treasure and great people, Egyptian wizards kept these precious things safe by putting curses on the tombs.
Many curses have been broken but there are still many that haven't. Currently are Gringotts the Curse-breakers work on the curses and try to regain the treasure. One tomb held muggle skeletons who had gotten in and locked it.
Another way to guard tombs was Sphinx, a human head on a lion's body. This creature has a classification of XXXXX. It has been used for over thousands of years by witches and wizards to guard valuables and secret hidaways. They love puzzles and riddles. A Sphinx would as the intruder a riddle, if they happened to get it right then they could enter but if they happened to get it wrong they would be killed. Sphinxes where very effective but they are seldom used nowadays because they are tricky creatures and are not easily trusted.
Magic was used a fair amount in Ancient Egypt, aswell with helping preserve mummies. Ancient Egypt would not have been the same without magic.
Homework: Please write a short fanfic of you as a wizard in anicent Egypt. This is worth 15points. Please be creative!![/glow]