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Charely Potter · 07-28-2014, 11:02 PM

The students were lining up now or at least attempting to be in order. "Alright, keep a single file line. Don't want to give Henry here the wrong impression." He rubbed near the top of the Hippogriff's head. Having a crowd of students coming at you would just about frighten anyone. Oh, and one last thing as he noticed a few having their blankets still wrapped around. "You'll also have to drop the blankets unfortunately, so it's easier for him to see you and for you to make the proper gesture. His nest area however has the same heating charm so you won't have to endure the chill for long." Another reason for them to pay attention so they couldn't mess up.

Now for the instructions, "What you'll have to do is slowly approach him. Close enough for him to notice just you but far enough to give him plenty of space for him." They were territorial after all. "Next while keeping eye contact you will bow down, nice and low to where you can still look at him without blinking." The no-blinking part was likely to be one of the most challenging. "To you young ladies, you will also need to bow. Curtsies won't settle for them as they'll mistake that for a different gesture." And not for a particularly friendly one.

"Once he bows back to you, then it's safe to blink and go up to pet him. Don't worry if you mess up by blinking, getting too close early or you get too sore waiting on him to return the bow, just get in the back of the line to try again until it happens." That way everyone will get to pet him. Now for the unfortunate news, "As you can see.. our classroom is limited in the space so riding him won't be happening today. So you'll each get a few moments to pet him and introduce yourself before sitting back down." Sound good for everyone? It was the best he could do given the unfortunate conditions outdoors.

With all that said and done, he started them off with, "When you're ready, get to it!" After Professor Thompson patted the Hippogriff a few times, Henry took this as a sign to return to his area. Who were these students in front of him? Henry was curious to see them now. As long as they didn't try to rush. If that happened, Henry was expecting the two whole buckets of tasty rats from the tall human to make up for it.

OOC: It's activity time now! As explained, you will be performing the proper etiquette for Hippogriffs with Henry. There's no particular order on which student goes first, simply post as if it is your turn to go up to try petting him.

- Approach Henry at a certain distance, waiting for his attention
- Keeping eye contact without blinking, start bowing to him (if you blink, went up too fast, or it takes too long for you to wait until Henry bows back to you, simply go to the back of the line to try again)
- Go up to pet, feel, ruffle his feathers, etc. Small talk to Henry is optional and okay, just don't hog up his time

This should take about four posts to complete and remember to label them. You have until July 30th, 11 pm EST to finish.

07-28-2014, 11:02 PM	#99 (permalink)
Charely Potter St. Mungo's Mod WWW Mod Doxy Join Date: May 2003 Location: Blue (EST) Posts: 6,251 Hogwarts RPG Name: Ean Zoilo Feirgrund Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Jansher Leon Grunt Slytherin Fourth Year Ministry Department Head: Firash Zarko Grunt Games & Sports Ministry Department Head: Isaek Fyodore Edelbach International Cooperation x8 x7	• HuffleStud • Knight of The Zodiac • Manly Beard-Grower • Cicatrice de Harry • The students were lining up now or at least attempting to be in order. "Alright, keep a single file line. Don't want to give Henry here the wrong impression." He rubbed near the top of the Hippogriff's head. Having a crowd of students coming at you would just about frighten anyone. Oh, and one last thing as he noticed a few having their blankets still wrapped around. "You'll also have to drop the blankets unfortunately, so it's easier for him to see you and for you to make the proper gesture. His nest area however has the same heating charm so you won't have to endure the chill for long." Another reason for them to pay attention so they couldn't mess up. Now for the instructions, "What you'll have to do is slowly approach him. Close enough for him to notice just you but far enough to give him plenty of space for him." They were territorial after all. "*Next while keeping eye contact you will bow down, nice and low to where you can still look at him without* blinking." The no-blinking part was likely to be one of the most challenging. "To you young ladies, you will also need to bow. Curtsies won't settle for them as they'll mistake that for a different gesture.*" And not for a particularly friendly one. "Once he bows back to you, then it's safe to blink and go up to pet him. Don't worry if you mess up by blinking, getting too close early or you get too sore waiting on him to return the bow, just get in the back of the line to try again until it happens." That way everyone* will get to pet him. Now for the unfortunate news, "As you can see.. our classroom is limited in the space so riding him won't be happening today. So you'll each get a few moments to pet him and introduce yourself before sitting back down." Sound good for everyone? It was the best he could do given the unfortunate conditions outdoors. With all that said and done, he started them off with, "When you're ready, get to it!" After Professor Thompson patted the Hippogriff a few times, Henry took this as a sign to return to his area. Who were these students in front of him? Henry was curious to see them now. As long as they didn't try to rush. If that happened, Henry was expecting the two whole buckets of tasty rats from the tall human to make up for it. OOC: It's activity time now! As explained, you will be performing the proper etiquette for Hippogriffs with Henry. There's no particular order on which student goes first, simply post as if it is your turn to go up to try petting him. - Approach Henry at a certain distance, waiting for his attention - Keeping eye contact without blinking, start bowing to him (if you blink, went up too fast, or it takes too long for you to wait until Henry bows back to you, simply go to the back of the line to try again) - Go up to pet, feel, ruffle his feathers, etc. Small talk to Henry is optional and okay, just don't hog up his time This should take about four posts to complete and remember to label them. You have until July 30th, 11 pm EST to finish. __________________ Last edited by Charely Potter; 07-28-2014 at 11:15 PM.