Stripetail strode into the classroom and turned to face the students" Good morning everyone. I am Lord Stripetail, professor of magical history. The headmaster was kind enough to allow me access to archives to create a magical history course." Excuse me professor, but you look like a squirrel." Asked a girl near the front row. What is your name, madam?" Itena Longleaf, sir, from Ravenclaw. We usually don't have professors that look like you do, sir." Well Itena, I am not an Animagus, which is a human that can change his or her form. I am a squirrel and always have been. I wil not put up with any insulting comments on my appearance, so let that serve as fair warning to you all. Points will be docked from your house if I hear any insults." Stripetail pulled out a wand and pointed it at a blackboard
" instriptus he commanded and the board was filled with writing in a instant" The potency of magic varies greatly throughout the cosmos, not surprisingly the abilities of magickind varies as well. At the top extremes, there are beings with magical abilities great enough to revive the dead. " But professor, reviving the dead is impossible." Said a male student from the middlebrow ." Is it impossible as well to be immortal.. Mr?" Callus sir. Callus Lernat, from Hufflepuff. And yes sir. There is no way, that we know of, to attain immortality." And what of the wizard named Nicholas Flamel? From my records he has lived over 500 years." He died a few years ago sir" Itena said." Really? Well that I will have to update my records. " Stripetail said writing some words on a piece of parchment." As far as we know sir, immortality is impossible to achieve. Not for lack of trying. Of course. You know who has tried .." I know who?" Stripetail asked" the Dark Lord, sir." I didn't know that you knew of Lord Mertavius." No, sir.. er .. Voldemort." Calllus said in a soft voice." Speak up Mr Callus. You're whispering." We don't dare speak his name sir. We call him the Dark Lord or You know Who." I know of , or have heard of, several dark Lords Mr Callus. Morgoth, Sauron. Lord Zedd . Even Grindelwald, who, at least according to the records I was given, ranks as one of the most powerful dark wizards in your history." Stripetail said. " The wizarding war he unleashed nearly destroyed everything." Until Dumbledore stopped him" Hermoine spoke up." Ah Miss Granger. Good to see you again." Professor, there is no way to bring back the dead. All that would happen is an echo - Priori Incantatum." The reverse spell effect." Stripetail asked" Yes sir." I know that reviving the dead is possible Hermoine. I know from personal experience . Because Mertavius revived a school friend of mine a rabbit mage named Sinor and bade him fight against me." Stripetail said ." Sinor was a very talented mage in life and He used my friendship for him as a weapon . The fight between us lasted nearly 2 full days before I finally bested him. The town I was in was a charred ruin by the end of it" Stripetail said" observe" Stripetail gestured and the classroom was magicked to overlooking the ruins of a town. Bright pink and red flashes of magical light filled the town and shouted spells and curses were present. Soon the forms of two mages were visible casting spells directly at each other , blocked by magic or debris.A standing wall shattered as a large hare was thrown through it. The hate spat out blood its eyes glowing with a violet flame." Submit Sinor. You have reduced the town of Tanned Log to cinders. You would have never done this in life, this is not you." Said a much younger version of Stripetail , as he stepped through the debris and stood in front of him. He had his oaken staff out and pointed at his former friend." You hold back Stripetail. Mertavius will not do the same. He revived me. He will do the same to others you called friends." Sinor said as his eyes fixed in the young squirrel, whose robes wee full of tears , holes and burns. Stripetail face was flush from exhertion, and his face was set in a look of contempt. Why, To twist the knife?" No, to test you. If he wanted to twist the knife, friend, . there is someone else he could bring back. One.. dearer to you than any other. You and I both know who that is." Stripetail a eyes flashed and he struck Sinor across the face magically, sending him sprawling across the ground into the side of a house.
I was easier to rile up back then as you can see." Stripetail said sadly." That should be enough, I think I've made my point- it is possible to revive the dead."He gestured and the memory vanished. The students were veryquiet at the images they had seen, both at the scale of destruction and the scope of power both mages had displayed.
Now then.Any other questions, or can I begin the lesson?" Stripetail asked." Why would someone do that to you, sir?" Hermoine asked."When one has a enemy without mercy , nothing is out of bounds Miss Granger. Nothing is sacred. Not even the dead. Anything to cause pain and harm, even to turn a dear close friend against you. As you may have heard the saying" there is no greater enemy than a old friend." I can attest how true that statement is." Stripetail said with a sigh.
