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Originally Posted by lemon  Porlocks? AW YEAH. Dima knew something in a LESSON. For the first time in, like, ever.
Taking a class on creatures had clearly been a fantastic choice.
He rubbed his chin thoughtfully for a moment before piping up, trying to thing of a way to answer in a short and sweet manner and still deliver some new information. After all, he wasn't the typical brainiac Ravenclaw; Dima's knowledge, though it was present, lacked some details.
Basics, though? "Porlocks are small horse guardians that don't trust humans very much." In SUMMARY. Quote:
Originally Posted by Hera Oohhhhh!!! Porlocks! That's exciting stuff.
Zeke beamed, excited about the lesson. He didn't know much about them, but he did recall seeing pictures of them in his textbook.
Hand raised, he offered his own - limited insight into porlocks.
"They walk on cloven hooves... but they only have two, unlike horses cause they have four hooves.." he said, nodding matter-of-factly. He liked that his response complimented Dima's. Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Porlocks? Zander KNEW those. Well, he knew about those. You know... All this studying was starting to pay off. Though, when it came to creatures... He really liked to read that kind of stuff for fun. Well, okay maybe not for fun. But he did enjoy reading up on them. Especially the really cool kinds. And these ones were pretty cool.
He gave Kevin a grin in excitement as he raised his hand to offer an answer of his own. "They don't trust humans, Professor... I think they might be scared." Though, he wouldn't blame them really. Some humans weren't very nice to creatures. Terrible thought really. Absolutely and positively terrible. Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 "I'm good, I'm good,'' Adi said to Angel as he bounced on to soles of his feet. There was a chill and he was waiting for his fave class to begin. Things couldn't get better. "Hi, Janelle!'' A smile for his little friend. The bestie got a slap on the shoulder for no particular reason. Hehe. "Hiya, Benny.'' Annnnd more persons were joining. Lux, Bev, Puck and Norah all got waves and grins from him. Did they see how much cheerful than usual he was today? DID THEY? It was all thanks to CoMC. "Hey, you,'' the much too cheerful Puffer said to his girlfriend when she came to stand next to him. He briefly hooked his pinky with hers. What you guys looking at? Nothing to see here. Move along.
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Ohhh Porlocks! Adi knew about thoseee! He knew a lot, in fact... as he did for most creatures. Now which piece of information to volunteer? He had to think about that before he enthusiastically pushed a hand up. "Fully grown Porlocks reach to about two feet high.'' Quote:
Originally Posted by Ginevra Cilla had been reading a book about magical creatures not that long ago so the information was pretty fresh in her mind. She raised her hand.
"A Porlock is a creature native to England and Southern Ireland," Cilla answered. Quote:
Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah Porlocks. Sounded like something Agatha Hapgood would try to collection in multitudes to perform her horse care for her. And then she'd probably repulse them cause she was that kinda woman. HIS kinda woman. It reminded him that he owed her a correspondence in which he disclosed the price of the Arabian he'd been checking out for her. Though, she hadn't brought it up which made Cutty think that perhaps she'd already gotten a horse.
H'mm...Where was Happygoody? And where was Wayne? This was shaping up to be their sort of class.
No matter. Cutty's hand went into the air and he offered the perspective of a kid that had been shuffled around alot due to parents living in separate households, "Yeah, they only live here." He mentioned adding to what Cilla had brought up. "But they're unique to us alone like. Yer won't, for instance, travel to Brazil and find 'em there." Or Canada or Egypt. "Their habitat needs must be pretty particular, then mustn't they, Professor Thompson? Or is it a matter of magic?" Like protective borderlines or something. Were they going to see a Porlock? Could they feed it like they did the Augurey and marvel at the power of digestion? Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy More people arrived and Lux waved at them. It was nice to be back with the creatures, and Professor Thompson seemed to be in a good mood - but then when wasn't he.
Getting comfortable, she tried to bring to mind what she knew about Porlocks. After a moment she raised her hand, she said, "Porlocks are horse guardians which can be found either in a stable or the middle of the herd they are protecting." She knew a little more about then than that, but decided to leave it there so to be fair to her classmates. Quote:
Originally Posted by Tegz Yeahh Ruby's knowledge of the actual creatures might fill a thimble if she was lucky, but she had possibly picked up some associated knowledge which to be honest came from pre-snogging conversation which, while she usually pretended to listen to closely, often went in one ear and out the other, but sometimes things stuck.
She put her hand up. "There's a village in Somerset called Porlock, I don't know if the Porlock creatures are named after it or originated there or if its a coincidence or whatever." But she'd snogged a boy from there once.
He hadn't been very good. Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy
It seemed like everyone was arriving all at once this morning. As she was sent waves from some of her friends they got return waves right back a few others receiving a light friendly smile. Hady was well aware that she'd started off standing by herself only to have a small group of girls standing with her by the time the Professor asked his first question. Not that she minded at all...it beat being by herself.
Fiddling with the pendant on her chain around her neck Hady straighened up once the Professor started. So they would be learning about Porlocks today? Or so that's what it seemed. The second year didn't really know much about them honestly but she did remember reading a little of them. Raising her hand she answer with what she knew. "Their bodies are covered in lots of shaggy rough hair." And that was about all she remembered really other then what everyone else was saying.
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Originally Posted by Hey Ju Agatha didn't mind having the two younger Slytherins near her and Beverly. In fact, that made her feel a bit more powerful because they were in a group and, to be honest, Agatha almost trusted some of her fellow snakes.
If only she could read Cutty Mordaunt's thoughts. Those were accurate just like his words. Porlocks couldn't be found in Brazil, unfortunately, and neither could many other creatures that were not related to today's the class. That was certainly something that made Agatha frown because of parents reasons.
Whatever. There was no time for this rubbish. Professor Thompson was already asking the first question and Agatha was glad this was going to be a lesson she would enjoy. Although "They are very awkward looking, professor." was her only contribution to the conversation, because Morgana, those things were ugly. Good thing they were small. Quote:
Originally Posted by kayquilz PORLOCKS! Eden knew LOTS about porlocks....and good thing, too, since she saw one every ooooonce in a blue moon behind her house. Since they lived outside the village, they got aaaaalllll sorts of odd creatures. Though Eden mostly know what they looked like from pictures, since every time she tried to get close to one it flitted away, like....a spirit or something.
Sigh.
Eden just wanted to seeeeee one up close. Maybe they would today! Her hopes were VERY high. Professor BETTER not disappoint.
She raised her hand. "Professor--porlocks protect horses. At least, they try to." She said with a nod. If only they had HORSES maybe she'd see a porlock more offten...maybe. Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana Okay, so Porlocks. Kate's parents probably went over this creature a few times, but nothing in particular jumped to the front of her mind. She tried to piece together a few things the others were saying, though, to jog her memory. Porlocks...Porlocks... Two people had said something about Porlocks not trusting humans, and that caused Kate to remember the creature and something else about it that she didn't think had been said.
She raised her hand, her eyes on the professor. "They hide when humans are around," she said. She looked out into the barnyard and wondered how many Porlocks were out there right now, hiding because all these humans suddenly standing around. She also wondered why they mistrusted humans so much. Two feet tall wasn't that much smaller than most humans. Just by a few feet or so. Quote:
Originally Posted by sarahlooo Hmmm, porlocks... Evie thought about that creature and remembered more about it as the other people answered and gave input. She had read about them a while ago when she had been at home. It was one of her dad's books. What she found... not-so entertaining were some of the students who just gave out answers like "they're creatures, sir". Obviously. They were in the Creatures class and she was fairly certain they were only talking to hear their own voice.
Anyway...
She raised her hand. "They only have eight fingers. Four on each hand." That sounded awfully inconvenient, she thought. At least it was normal to them. " That is correct.." More or less. " Their habitat remains amongst the other horses, whether magical or not wherever they choose to remain. They just happen to be more visible and free here." SPOILER!!: Other answers Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazenhani Amur caught Puck's wave and returned a small one of her own as she found a spot to take a seat. Settling herself, she shifted her attention to the Professor and the general vicinity, trying to glean what they might be learning today.
That question was quickly answered, though it wasn't an answer that immediately sparked recognition in her. Porlocks? Amur blinked. The name was vaugely familiar on two fronts. She had heard her grandparents make mention of it, both as a creature and as a place.
Her hand went up tentatively. "They look like a pulled-up shag carpet and are named after a city."
She left out the that likely sells a lot of shag carpets prediction of her grandparents. Really, she didn't know much about the city, let alone where it was, except for its name and that, well, it was a city. So adding any extra guess onto an already hesitant answer didn't seem like a good idea.
She hoped the Professor didn't ask where said city was. " ...Yes." Interesting to hear what some of these students thought. Quote:
Originally Posted by Optimist
So they were learning about Porlocks? Puck curiously glanced up at the Tomato eating Professor and raised her eyebrow that was interesting. She listened to what the others had said and grinned. This class was going to be interesting right?
“Professor would the Porlock be more closely related to the extant Mesohippus or middle horse? The ancestor to the mundane modern horse or Equus as both around two feet tall?” She asked as she was rather curious about this considering her grandparents affinity to horses and anthropological studies…really it was kind of creepy as her grandparents had had a collection of old dead millions of years dead bones all because they were studying them with magic.
Really.
It was weird that she wasn’t as…driven as them. Maybe it had something to do with her rebellious nature?
" It is possible, given how many creatures have close ties with horses in general in the muggle and wizarding community." Quote:
Originally Posted by Felixir Thompson got a smile right back, though it was impossible to see properly behind the coat and scarf, and other kids who waved at Toby also got nods and waves back, but for the most part the Hufflepuff was quite content with his Hippogriff escape fantasy. Toby wondered how Monty was doing; not too cold, hopefully. Maybe he'd visit later, and bring the blankets from his bed as some extra warmth in case the creature needed it.
Toby was still off with his thoughts when the lesson began, and as such when he blinked his way back to reality he'd already missed most of what Professor Thompson had said, just about catching the tail end of his words.
'... share what they already know of Porlocks?'
And then people were rattling off answers but Toby was still partly in daydream land. He shook his head as though to clear it and stuck his hand in the air.
"A Porlock is not to be confused with a bunch of pixies masquerading as a small horse attempting to infiltrate a stable." He had a dead serious look on his face as he spoke, because was he WRONG? No. He was not. "Though there's some people who think that that's exactly what they are. Probably." " ..Correct." Interesting thoughts as always. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Porlocks? Well THAT didn't sound that interesting...sigh. When were they ever going to learn about DRAGONS and fun stuff like that? Caleb raised his hand anyways, though, so he could contribute to the conversation. "They walk on two hooves, like horses," he explained. Made sense, being horse guardians and all... " Correct, though regular horses prefer to remain on all fours." Quote:
Originally Posted by fanficfanatict Hugh had hardly caught that the lesson was beginning. He'd been so out of things lately, yo. More than usual and that was a lot for Hughbert as he ran a monopoly on inner!thinking and contemplation. Which me at he was only ever listening with one ear open in most classes.
But today was particularly bad. Alan Turing's papers had kept him up most nights having deep inward thinking about a load of things.
So forgive the distracted Slytherin.
He did hear THAT question, though, and rose his hand, "They're Magical Creatures, Professor.". Drop the mic.
Poor Hughbert. He didn't actually mean to sound snarky or unbecoming. He was just trying to give an answer the populous had not already regurgitated. Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaos.Doodles Oh LOOK Dot was here hi Dot! Wiggling his fingers Kyroh turned his attention back on the Professor.
Alright. Porlocks. Pooorlocks.
Porlocks.
He didn't know anything about Porlocks.
Don't get it wrong, the third year knew a great deal about creatures. But there were a bunch of creatures all around the world, plus most of his creature knowledge revolved around Dragons. Still the fourteen year olds hand went up. "They are creatures sir." Which he....already said but STILL. " Clearly.." If that was all these two boys knew.. Well, they came to the right class then. Quote:
Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin He shrugged and the Professor had a point. Oooh something interesting they were gonna see? He was now excited. He heard the Professor move on and now what did he know about Porlocks? He thought about it and he knew that name from somewhere. Did his aunts or uncles mention them? He thought back and then he raised his hand, "Professor I know they guard houses." Either his ears were.. nah. Javier knew he wasn't that old, " They do guard horses, yes." Quote:
Originally Posted by Deezerz She didn't know how it happened that she was surrounded by Slytherins, but Beverly had to admit it felt nice. Empowering sort of. And she had a good view from here to make sure they were all staying in line.
Thinking over the question momentarily, she raised her hand. "I haven't ever seen one personally, but Porlocks remind me of satyrs. They were small creatures who walked on two cloven hooves in Greek mythology...Not sure if they were depicted from porlocks." Her cousin wouldn't shut about them during the last family reunion, and now the mention of porlocks reminded her of that. " That is a reasonable comparison. I would guess it to be the other way around given how much cleaner Satyrs are depicted appearance wise." Odd to enough, but much less hairy yes. Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 After continuing to listen to her classmates' answers, Janelle finally had an idea. She was going to take a guess. Porlocks were like horses so........maybe she'd be right. Raising her hand, she prepared to give her answer.
"Porlocks must eat grass or hay." At least Janelle hoped they did. Well anyway, she'd given an answer. Yay for class participation. A small smile, " Yes.. and much more."
" Alright. So they are considerably shy creatures and don't trust us humans very much enough to remain out of sight." Except, " However, that isn't always the case when we have such an accurate and documented description to prove their existence." Now then, " As with anyone, trust requires build up. So what are ways we can get Porlocks to gain our trust?"
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