<b>To Everyone who Isn't a Mundane</b><br/><br/>Hundreds of new students now filled the Great Hall as they waited for the Headmistress to show up. All Elves and all Humans were dressed in totally enclosing latex ensembles, and this included both students and staff. Joining them were several Ectoplasts, some of them students and the rest professors standing on the stage waiting for the welcoming ceremony to begin. Most of the new humanoid students looked a bit sheepish considering that this was probably their first time wearing tight latex, a material which by it's nature can made any feel self-conscious. There certainly were more than a few furtive looks here and there as some stared at others, 'enjoying the view' so to speak. The latex certainly didn't leave much to the imagination. Even when wearing latex garments on top of the protective total enclosure catsuits, the latex still looked revealing. And standing close to Ectoplasts for the first time was, for many of the students, something that caused some uneasiness...<br/><br/>For Jayden the integration of the school was something that she strove for since the opening of the school. A school that was opened by her late husband Magnus. Why he had built such a lovely place for her, was beyond her understanding, but here she was as the head of one of the most prestigious if not the one and only prestigious school of magic. Elves, humans, ectoplasts alike learning magic without a fear in the world. She was not one for speeches, she left that to her assistant, but this year she was doing it differently. She was making a speech and she had no idea what to say.<br/><br/>She was in her office and she was looking at a portrait of her late husband.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(184, 49, 47)">“What do I say Magnus? I don’t want them to see some dictator... I am not used to public speaking; I want the students to see that their HeadMistress is someone that they can approach for whatever they need. Whether it be a talk about something wrong in their life, or whether it be the history of magic.”</span>She tells the portrait. The perks of being the headmistress you had a lot of privacy to yourself and could do whatever you wanted. It was getting close to the time for her speech, and she was nowhere near ready. She was in her undergarments and a robe pondering what to wear.<br/><br/>She quickly took the robe off and she grabs her red latex suit and she slips her feet into the suit. She navigated her feet into their proper place and she looks down and moves her hands around making sure that no creases were being made. She worked the suit up her body once again making sure that no creases were present. She slides her arms into the neck of the suit putting her arms into their proper spot, slowly working her fingers into the gloves. She made sure that everything was fight and snug and she placed her open face hood over her head. She grabs her red matching sun hat and places it on top of her head. There was a knock on the door and she quickly got her knee-high red heels.<br/><br/>She grabs her corset and walks out of her off and into a portal. Suddenly, as though appearing from out of nowhere was this very tall woman, with this obvious muscle tone and dressed head to toe in a latex ensemble to put everyone else to shame. She looks at them and raises a finger as she put the corset around her waist and she fastens the hooks around the studs, her figure becoming more hourglass. She looks at the class and takes a deep breath and finally spoke.<br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(184, 49, 47)"><br/>
"Welcome everyone, welcome to a new academic year here at the Deepwood Academy of Magic. I am your Headmistress, Jayden Jareau! I realize that a lot of your must feel nervous right now given your new situation, but I assure you, the feeling will pass as you settle into your studies and academic obligations, as you make new friends, and as you discover the new and exciting world of natural magic. Many of you are already very well acquainted with traditional magic using wands and staves, but in this academy, none of these conduits are allowed. It is in fact forbidden for anyone other than staff to carry any wands or other magic conduits. This is why most of you will once again feel new at this, a sentiment which be both exciting and perhaps a little unsettling. But just like the protective latex outfits you are wearing, you are going to get used to it over time.<br/>
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The Academy prides itself with it's inclusivity, which is why I would like to give a special warm welcome to all of our Ectoplast professors, staff members and students. We are all here to learn, and this includes learning from one another.<br/>
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All of the students should have received your curriculums along with your mandatory protective latex suits. I hope that all of you took the time to read all of the information that you received before arriving here at the Academy. However, I would like to take this opportunity to highly a few important things.<br/>
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Firstly, it is absolutely forbidden for anyone to cast magic on someone else within their prior consent. Violation of this rule will be severely punished, and the punishment will scale with the severity of the spell that was cast.<br/>
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Secondly, it is absolutely forbidden for Ectoplasts to attempt to take humanoid females without the prior consent. Rules about Ectoplast humanoid consent are in your information packages, so make sure you are well acquainted with them. Now there is one exception to the rule. All witches who join The Order give automatic implicit consent to be taken by Ectoplasts, whenever and wherever. That being said, it is strongly suggested that Ectoplasts continue to exercise the rules of consent out of respect to these young adult witches. You won't get punished for not asking consent, but if Ectoplasts repeatedly take advantage of this loophole, you will be invited to a not-so-pleasant visit to my office.<br/>
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Thirdly, punctuality is paramount! Tardiness will be frowned upon and skipping classes will win you a visit to either my office or my assistants office. Now, I realize that most of you are new and don't know you way around the Academy, so tardiness will be forgiven during the first week, but after that... no more excuses. So make sure you learn your way around the academy quickly.<br/>
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Apart from your academic obligations, all students at the Academy must participate in extracurricular activities. Whether you play Quidditch, or take magical fencing, or assist the ground-keeping in maintaining the grounds, all of you must involve yourself in something other than just academic pursuits. It gives you the opportunity to mingle with your classmates outside of an academic settings but it also helps you shift your daily perspective to something different.<br/>
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And last, but by no means least, cheating will absolutely not be tolerated. If you ever dare cheat in my Academy, you are going to quickly find out exactly why I've been the head mistress of the Academy for the past 609 years.<br/>
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Okay, now that we are past the rules comes the time of the sorting. Each one of you, in no particular order, will step up to the pedestal over here, place your hand on it, and wait to be sorted. Students sorted into Lionheart will head through the portal beside the lion statue, those sorted into Heronleap will head through the portal besides the Heron statue over there, those sorted into Dragonnest will head through the portal besides the Dragon statue and those sorted into Satyren will step through the Satyr statue over there. And if someone gets sorted into the Order, you also get to step through the Lionheart portal, but you will end up somewhere different than the others.<br/>
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On that note... Enjoy your stay at my school."<br/>
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She walks to her left about to leave, but she slides back front and center.<br/>
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"I almost forgot. The latex suits your are required to wear are meant for your protection. You must wear them at all times, no exception! Any violation of this rule is grounds for immediate expulsion. As noted in the information you were given, there are specific places at the Academy, like the pool, where humanoid students and staff can forgo the wearing of latex. Ectoplasts are strictly forbidden from accessing those areas for fear that they might accidentally expose someone to their naturally occurring slime.<br/>
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Although I should not have to remind anyone of this, willfully exposing an unprotected humanoid to slime is a crime! If your are exposed to slime while unprotected, please immediately report to the infirmary for treatment!<br/>
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And last, but by no means least.... I am not only the head mistress of the Academy, but I am also one of it's counselors. Although my role as head mistress requires me to be strict in many ways, don't cast me as some evil overlord of the Academy. Come talk to me. You'd be surprised what millennia of life experience can bring. I am here to help each and every one of you in whatever way that is needed"</span>She takes a deep breath,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(184, 49, 47)"> "Anyway, I'll stop before I begin ranting. Set forth, make friends, enjoy life, and enjoy learning natural magic" She tells them.</span><br/><br/>She clicks her tongue and wondered if her speech was precise and to the point. She walks to her left exiting the Hall through a door, leaving the professors on the stage to manage the sorting process. She looks around,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(184, 49, 47)">"Did I well do well Magnus? Was it too much?"</span>She asks no one in particular. She was always questioning herself, she was always wondering if her husband would approve. While this was her school for six hundred and nineteen years, it was still Magnus' love project. She looks around and sighs wondering what to do next.