<strong>Location: Professor Hall's Classroom</strong><br/><br/>Once class was due to start, Professor Hall rose from his seat and began scanning the seats, his mouth moving as though he were slowly swishing something around inside.  "Let us begin" he said by way of greeting, and then continued, his inflection quite odd for those who have not heard him speak.  "On your desks you should each have a chart.  This chart lists various types of woods and various qualities and facts...regarding them."  He reached down and grabbed a copy of the chart from his desk.  "For example, you will notice that Birch 'is a broadleaved deciduous hardwood tree in the family Betulaceae which also includes alders, hazels and hornbeams and is closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae.'"<br/><br/>His eyebrows arched severely as he looked out over the class.  "I shall award points to whichever students are able to tell me what I mean by the 'family' of Betulaceae."<br/><br/>As he waited briefly for a response, his tongue darted out over his lips and back into his mouth.  "Over the course of this year, we will spend significant time discussing the properties of various woods, for arguably no substance is of greater import to this subject, which is that of wandlore."  A small, thin, barely contained smile of self-satisfaction appeared as the information sunk in.<br/><br/>"Once again, I shall allow opportunities for points.  To your quills if you have the answer.  First question...in what year was the first wand made in England?  Begin writing.  Second question...why is it than one should study woods first and not cores?"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Dice Rolls Needed</div><div class="spoiler_body">For the family names, roll muggle studies (knowledge/education), first wand in England, knowledge/education again, and wandlore can be either knowledge/education to know the answer, or magical studies to guess a reason.</div></div>