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ArianaBlack · 02-18-2016, 04:19 PM

SPOILER!!: Individual Responses!

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Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin

He got his hands out of his pocket and raised his hand. He would make his answer quick. "You could encounter Thestrals professor. I heard there is a whole herd you are keeping around these parts." Now back to keeping his hands warm. He could cast the warming spell but that required effort.

"Very good," he nodded, flicking his wand behind him towards the piece of chalk that rested on the ledge of the board. "They pull your carriages every year despite appearing invisible to most." So in other words, yes they have all encountered them before even unknowingly. Aside from the first years, that is. They'd get their time too.

The chalk quickly took note of the answer as James moved on to call on the next student.

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Originally Posted by keepmeclose22

The teen raised his hand and waited to be called for before saying anything. He was already on the spot. "Isn't there a squid that lives in the lake?" He gave a nod to the one they were all sitting around. "I've seen it's tentacles from time to time."

James was glad to see this one was still awake. Though it was still early in the lesson. Kid was on his Professor's radar now. "Excellent!" he said, turning to make sure the chalk was still taking note, it was of course.

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Originally Posted by Meizzner

"Merpeople. One of the many awesome beings and things underneath the Lake"

Did he have to explain further. Only an idiot would not know about them and trying to their language sounds exhausting.

Ah Dante, this one was always something else. James expected interesting answers from this kid, always. However, the answer offered up this time was quite normal. A little boring. But correct, for the most part. "Merpeople in the lake, yes," he nodded as the words were written on the board. For the most part... But there was one thing, "However, be careful with the fine wording there Mr. Barrington," he slightly raised his brows, wondering if the boy had caught on to his own mistake yet.

"Although you may be inclined to label the Merpeople as beings," he was addressing the entire class here, by the way. "They declined the offer for that particular classification. Therefore, they are classified under the 'beast' category along with Centaurs who had also declined the offer." And now they knew.

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Originally Posted by MunchyBubbles

So one of her mittened hands went into the air as she answered.

The Giant Squid lives in the lake!" or it supposedly did!

Right?

Eager she was. Wasn't this the child who had almost cried because of words James didn't even say? Well, thank Merlin that was over. Whatever that was, anyways. He didn't need any more angsty Claws. It seemed that Haddie child already had them covered on that front.

"Yes," he nodded. Her answer was correct. It was also correct when the sleepy boy had said it only a few moments ago. "Pay attention to your classmates' answers," his tone wasn't harsh, just a gentle reminder. Or... As gentle of a reminder as James could get at. The Professor wasn't all that gentle, alright? Only when it came to the creatures. And children were an entirely different category of beasts. Especially Ravenclaws.

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Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy

At exactly nine the lesson began with Professor Draper moving to stand before them all. When told they could cast a heating charm or get up and jog of keep warm she nearly laughed. No need for none of that right now, thank you. She was more then warm enough even without all the millions of layers some of her fellow mates had on.

"Grindylows sir," the female snakette answered only after raising her hand, hazel eyes flicking towards the lake for a brief second.

Slightly annoyed for some of the students' blatant disregard for repeated answers, James was glad to see Hady's hand in the air. She wouldn't disappoint, he was sure. "Good," he nodded. Glad to see some were paying attention.

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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi

He was like 99% sure that it was okay to sit next to Norah Another familiar voice called his name again and this time he looked at Marsha. She got a smile as well as a wave as the younger Gryffindor sat next to the younger Ravenclaw on the bench. Just when he found his quill , Professor Jerkface started the lesson.

He would of course help out any younger students with performing the hot air charm on them if they asked him. His eyes went to Katherine next to him for a second before thinking of an answer to the Jerkface’s question. “Acromantulas” he said after raising his hand in the air. It was the first creature that popped in to his mind.

Professor Jerkface next looked over to the Head Child. This ought to be interesting. He nodded at the dramatic boy, thoroughly interested to see what he had to offer up. "Gave you lot quite some trouble a few terms back, yeah?" He nodded as the answer was noted on the board.

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Originally Posted by Ameh

"Do they have to be magical creatures?" he murmured, pulling his scarf down to talk and putting a hand up to answer. "Cause there's a huuuuuuge pike in the lake, I think. It bodyslammed the common room window and now it keeps swimming by it every so often."

If not that... he tilted his head thoughtfully.

"Do centaurs count? They're in the forest, right?" But centaurs were weird, cause they were... sorta creatures but not really creatures. They talked and stuff. Had conversations. They were like humans, except not.

James shook his head, "You can name mundane ones as well," he nodded. After all, he hadn't specified. With that being said, both of the answers were good ones and he let the chalk scribble both down. "Both acceptable answers, Mr. Song," though the anecdote wasn't very interesting.

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Originally Posted by RandomRaven

And maybe she had to do the jogging in her place. Right.. Gathering her long brunette hair into a ponytail and started doing the jogging on her place. Hop hop hop... How long she had to do this by the way? One minute? Five minutes? The entire class? Well, let's just do it for five minutes and... Done. Thank Goodness that she didn't have asthma.

Now the class had started, Ava went back to her seat and listened to the cold heartless creature man. "There are centaurs living in the forbidden forest." The young lioness said. "Last term it taught them how to be a centaur it it was quiet... interesting. The class, I mean." Cue sarcastic comment.

Little Burton was wise to keep her mouth shut after losing points previously. And she was also the first he noticed to stand up and begin jogging. Good. Meant she was done complaining, yeah?

"Yes, much like Mr. Song just informed us," was he being too direct? Did he care? No. They ought to listen to their peers. Maybe learn a few things.

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Originally Posted by Goblinfrog

Kitty winced as the Professor took away points from Ravenclaw for something that Haddie said. At least it was only three points. She raised her hand as the professor asked what creatures lived in the area. " Thestrals! I never see them but I know they pull the carriages back forth to Hogwarts so they must live on the ground somewhere."

While the others answered his question she pulled her small hand mirror out and examined herself to make certain that her scarf hadn't messed up her Gothic complexion or hair. Her hair was a little messed up, but thankfully the pale make up hadn't been smeared. Satisfied, she snapped the mirror shut and refocused on the lesson.

.... Another repeated answer. Merlin, these children were testing his patience already and it was only minute eight. Yes. He nodded. 'Thestrals' were still a correct answer. Hadn't changed since the first time it was said.

"We do not pamper ourselves in the middle of class, Miss Valentine," yes he had seen that. He was standing right there in front of them after all. He wasn't blind. "Save that for after the lesson," he warned her firmly. She could touch up her facepaint when they were released.

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Originally Posted by Jojogali

Automatically her hand started doodling on the top of her notes, drawing what was now her favorite animal to draw, a snake. That made her remember something "Professor, I know it doesn't count as local, but I think I read on Hogwarts a History that once a Basilisk habited the castle. Is it true?" she asked, raising her hand before speaking "oh, I also believe Grindylows habit the Great Lake Sir" Yes, that was a proper answer.

Avid note-takers, they were appreciated for the most part. He gave her an amused look as she spoke up to answer. Basilsk, that was a new one. "There was one in the castle at one point in time, but we no longer have one residing here." Murder was a heavy subject to discuss with so many tiny dwarf-children around. "You may, however, find snakes deep in the forrest." Eh, at least she had tried?

More than he could say for some of them. And for that reason, he'd let her second answer slide. Another repeat. Maybe they should end the lesson here and turn it into one on respect? Merlin knew they needed it.

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Question time though. Creatures that lived on the grounds. She was about to say acromantulas, but then her counterpart beat her to it. So instead she thought of other creatures that might not have been mentioned; most of peers were going for creatures that lived in the lake, but Draper hadn't specified just the lake even though its where they were located. There were MANY creatures that lived in the forest. "Unicorns, sir. In the Forest, there's been known to be Unicorns that take residence there." Tia said upon raising her hand. Not that she's ever been in the Forest personally to see one, sadly.

The Head Girl, James expected great things. Mostly because her counterpart would always fall short of expectations and she'd have to pull the weight. But also because she hadn't done anything to make him expect otherwise.... Yet. There was always a yet with these kids.

As for her answer, James appreciated the variety she offered with hers. "Unicorns, yes," he nodded in confirmation. "Native to many forests in Europe, including our own."

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

*jog jog jog jog jog*

Ariadne began jogging in place as she listened to the rest of the discussion. She was one of those over-excited, can't-sit-still first years, and this was really right up her alley. She wasn't even cold. THANKS, PROFESSOR! Still steadily jogging in place and feeling like a hamster at the wheel, Ariadne began thinking of a creature she could find here at Hogwarts. "Merpeople!" she excitedly said, pausing for a split second to raise her hand. Those things were SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS scary!

Another jogger, it seemed. And another answer repeater as well. James was growing very annoyed, very quickly. He simply gave the girl a nod. Before moving on to the next student.

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Originally Posted by ChanceCoeur

Noelle studied the new professor with curiousity as he started. Snarky little bugger. Noelle approved. She'd come prepared for the cold. No need to be dramatic about it. Okay so animals.

Noelle jotted down the answers other students were given. Then she raised her had while still writing. "I heard nifflers were in the barn." Did that count?

"You heard correctly," he nodded. He had heard about this one. She had quite the eventful term, hadn't she? "Welcome back," and that's as warm as he'd get. Though he did genuinely hope she was readjusting well. And that she had learned her lesson. Utter stupidity it took to get kidnapped in Knockturn Alley, there wasn't much sympathy there.

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Originally Posted by Jean Granger

Hmmm ... no Unicorns. Yet. Carl however, did see a Ravenclaw taking a seat next to him. "Hello, Tia!" Oooh, she was a badge person. A Head badge person too. "I am Carl." He said with a grin. Then, he turned his attention to Professor Draper as he spoke. No, he did not have a problem with the cold. He was wearing layers along with his winter cloak, so he was quite warm.

He raised his hand and when he was called, answered, "I heard there are Fairies here." Though he had not encountered one before. Were they as cute as they were imagined in the Muggle World?

And Tia mentioned Unicorns. He already liked her a lot.

Again with the hearing. Where were the kids hearing these things and why didn't they just go take a look for themselves? He nodded, "There are a few domesticated ones in our barn." Belonging to students from a lesson a few terms back. At least that's what his records read.

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Originally Posted by Squishy

As Professor Draper started the lesson, Esme busied herself by rubbing her hands together in order to keep warm. Despite wearing gloves some of the cold was seeping in. Maybe the hot air charm would work wonders but for the moment she would stick it out with what she had. Besides the practical part of the lesson should help since it would require them to get up and move about.

For now she was happy talking about creatures since she were incredibly interested in them.

When they were asked to list a creature that they could find around the school grounds it was no surprise that one in particular occurred to her right off the bat. "Unicorns!" she called out excitedly as soon as her hand was in the air. If they ended up doing another lesson on them, Esme would be REALLY happy.

Her excitement was noted and so was the answer: Previously. He gave her a short nod before turning his attention to the next student. James had decided that these kids had zero attention span.

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Originally Posted by Callie

Oh, and there was the Child Hater himself, warning her off smugly. Oh there was no doubt in her mind he did it purposely. He was too smug about it. Haddie folded her arms over her chest and glared at him. She knew it would only make him smugger, but she couldn't help it. She hated the man with a passion. He set a totally different standard for himself than he did everyone else. It was infuriating.

"Or what?" Haddie asked. "You'll leave me a frozen statue for the Hag to pick off at her leisure? Oh, wait. You did that already." No one ever accused Haddie of being smart. Well, the Sorting Hat did, but the Sorting Hat was, in fact, a magical moron, so...

"Mermaids." Her voice was dripping even more with loathing and snark, even though she was legitimately participating. "Or the Hag in the woods." Well, semi-legitimately.

James just about had it with this particular child. "Another three points, Denaker," clearly points meant nothing to her at this point, but her other classmates would give her a hard time about it. He was sure. If he remembered one thing from his Hogwarts years it was that most students did care. "You have said quite enough. We can discuss the rest after class," he was not happy. "Or in detention if you would prefer." Yes, that was a warning. She was on thin ice.

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

"Speaking of hags...." David piped up, his hand NATURALLY already in the air, "hags are a creature you can encounter around these parts."

He drew a long, sloooooooooooooooooooow look from the back of Haddie's head to the professor's face. "I hear hags can be quite ♥ ♥ ♥ LOVE ♥ ♥ ♥ ly if you look at 'em right."

Just saying. Not a rumor. Just an observation Davie had had. AND WHY DID his first-year enemy ALWAYS HAVE TO STEAL HIS ANSWERS?! CoMC was HIS CLASS. ~~As were all the others, but shh.~~

Ah, Backpack Boy Wonder. What. A. Joy.

James gave him a tight-lipped-smile. A smile that translated anything but happy. Kid thought he was oh-so-funny now, didn't he?

A tight-lipped smile and nothing else. Because as a Professor it'd be hardly frowned upon to reply with sarcasm. His permanent smug look twitched slightly, and after a small pause he continued, "Interesting observation."

That's all.

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Originally Posted by lemon

Creatures? Oh, there were tons, and Dima could name quite a few. He just.... didn't feel like it. Laziness was a thing, and the sixth year didn't find this question important enough to throw a hand up. He much preferred listening to his fellow classmates and trying not to fall asleep.

Although with more talk about the Hag, that was pretty unlikely.

Watching the professor, he remained silent.

... Silence noted.

James gave the boy a look before calling on the next student.

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Originally Posted by Tegz

...... wait, ,there was a hag? An actual child-eating hag? Char looked around in confusion, eyes settling on her bestie. Did HE know about the hag? She would totally be asking him about the hag after class. HAD ANYONE BEEN EATEN? DID THEIR PARENTS KNOW THERE WAS A HAG? WHY WAS IT OKAY THAT THERE WAS A HAG????

Also, she stuck her hand up, "Snails!" Yep. They were creatures. He hadn't said MAGICAL so they counted totally! But oh... oh that reminded her of her dead snails and Char sucked her bottom lip in, expression brave.

SHE WOULD NOT CRY ABOUT HER LOST SNABIES (SNAIL BABIES) TODAY!

The next one who happened to look like a grindylow out of water at the mention of hags. Had she been absent this entire term? Or had she just missed the entirety of current events? There was always one.

"... Correct," technically, yes. But it was a strange answer. And why she was so enthusiastic about it was beyond him. But he was done trying to understand the mind of a 13 year-old child. Best left alone. He moved his wand so that the chalk scribbled her answer down on the board as well.

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

Dot wasn't cold, because she excelled at layering and also because she knew how to cast warming charms. Instead, she leaned against the nearest Dima and admired her fingernails as her classmates listed creatures. They were being repetitive and going for the most obvious examples.

Except for that other Charlotte, who was on about snails again.

"Bowtruckles, sir, and they'll scratch out your eyes if you get too close to their wand trees." And Dot liked her eyes, thanks. They were helpful for seeing.

"Excellent, Miss Wojack, he said as the chalk took note. "And they are indeed very protective of their trees." Now if the others could pay attention here. Maybe they would get more original answers such as Dot's. Yes, the badge was a good fit for this one. Not an easy feat, by the way.

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

Class was beginning and Janelle was ready. At least she thought she was ready. It was cold, but for some reason Janelle felt fine. She didn't need a warming charm.......at least not yet. Anyway, she had more important things to focus on. The first question for instance. Janelle wasn't sure whether the professor meant creatures that were native to the Hogwarts area or any creature that could be found on the grounds. She decided to go with the latter.

Janelle raised her hand and began to speak. "You can find Hippogriffs at Hogwarts." She loved the Hippogriffs. Janelle pretty much loved all of the animals at Hogwarts........except maybe flobberworms. After answering, the Ravenclaw jotted down a few notes based on her classmates' answers.

"Hippogriffs," he nodded as her answer was written on the board. "Very good," among other creatures found in the barn. They had quite a few of them.

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Originally Posted by Steelsheen

So he got up and started B O U N C I N G around, jumping jacks, zumba, silly stupid motions he was making up to the beat of an invisible tune. Somebody said the giant squid "Yeah!..." huff huff "I saw it in the lake when we went under!" What a wonderful way to start off the first day of school.

But all this warm excitable blood rushing to his head suddenly got a thought percolating in the back burner of his brain to suddenly come front and center "Professah... Are there any hogs around Hogwarts? I mean its in the school name and we have them boars by the gate, but I don’t think I've actually ever seen one." huff huff huff "Or do we actually keep them in a pen somewhere and that’s what we cook for dinner?"

Because then technically they have encountered hogs around these parts.

..... James had said jog in place, yes? Not bounce-like-an-uncontrollable-pogo-stick in place, that was far too many syllables. He watched in amusement as the kid bobbed up and down. There wasn't a problem with it as long as he could manage to do that and pay attention all at the same time.

"You may be able to find wild boar in this region of the country," he considered the question. Despite being posed off a silly thought, it was still a good question. Something that was a rarity among this generation. "Though I can't say that any of their species lives around Hogwarts." He hadn't ever encountered one here either. As for the comment about their dinner, no comment.

He'd let the kid figure that one out on his own.

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

The cold wasn't a bother to her now that the lesson was starting. So long as she had something to distract her, she would be fine. She frowned in David's direction. Hags? They were lovely? Had he gone mad? Hags were creepy! With a bewildered look at him, she turned her attention back to Draper with her hand raised. "There are crups in the barnyard.'' She thought back fondly to Spot whom she had once taken out so he could play with him.

"Good," he nodded. "Though we don't have any wild crups in the forrest, the creatures in the barn do live here all the same." He hadn't specified after all, so it was an acceptable answer. The chalk scribbled it down in confirmation.

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Originally Posted by Stefan

As his classmates started to offer questions, Jace mentally ticked off the creatures in his mind that he memorized, and pretty much just stayed quiet in his seat. Merpeople, Giant Squid, Centaurs, Hags, Bowtruckles, Grindylows...hm. There must be some other creature out there in the Lake that hasn't been mentioned yet. There must be a reason why they are so near the body of water right now...unless the Professor just felt like being a sadist for the day, which was likely. With a gloved hand, Jace raised his arm, and waved it to get the professor's attention. Dwarf Ravenclaw person here, sir! "Flying Seahorses professor! I believe we've got them in our Lake..." his voice trailing off, taking a side glance at the body of water beside them, then to the clear jars before them.

And say what? Boars? Hogs? Jace looked at the Gryffindor amused, and entertained with his...dancing, if you can call it one. Surely, they won't be doing pickled pork today, right? He'd rather go and do Flying Seahorse Fishing than pickle raw meat...just saying.

Still more hands were being raised, it felt like there were millions of them. "Hold on to this one," he gave the boy a quick wink and a smaaaaall hint of a smile before moving on. And oh yes, the board did take note of his answer as well. It was an important one.

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Originally Posted by hermygirl

Sam wasn't really cold, since she was used to far worse, but she still tugged on her scarf and re-wrapped it round her neck as she waited for the lesson to start. She was curious about their location, and all of those glass jars. Clearly the Giant Squid wasn't going to fit in any of those containers, but couldn't help but wonder if today would be the day she'd finally get to meet him.

She struggled to think of any different creatures as her classmates started rattling off all the obvious ones. She'd seen the thestrals on her first day, of course, and she'd only just been thinking about the Giant Squid. And then she thought about other places on the grounds, ones she'd actually visited, like the Herbology greenhouses and garden. And then she had her answer.

"Dere's sumtimes garden gnomes in 'erbology, so I 'eard."

James owed her points for getting creative, yes. So he nodded, encouraging her answer. "Sometimes to Professor Myer's dismay, yes, they can infest the gardens," he flicked his wand, letting the chalk take note of this answer. "Though they aren't normally permanent residents here." So it wasn't completely right. But it was plausible. And creative. And not repetition. So good.

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Originally Posted by Symphora

Henric ought to cast 'melofors' on some of the little ickles heads for disrespecting and complaining about the cold. They should be lucky to have a lesson out here, not many students in the world have these kind of engaging opportunities in their classroom. Why were they complaining? Henric disliked hearing them the most. It was a shame to see his juniors acted in such a way. He sighed, shaking his head. Honestly, he was disappointed. Henric sat at the very back beside llia, observing and listening to their answers before offering his answer of his own, "Professor, Bowtruckles, I heard some of them attacked students recently." Yup, he heard about it. Hope nobody was injured during the attack.

He expected more from a Prefect. This one fell into the same category as the Head Child over there. James gave him a disappointed look, "Yes, but I suggest you listen to your fellow Prefects when they offer up answers." Prefects. The whole lot of them thought they were better than everyone else. Must be why this one chose not to listen to any other answers.

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Originally Posted by Optimist

Raising her hand Melbourne grinned up at the Professor. “There are supposedly Thestrals in the forest,” Melbourne grinned at the Professor. Yep. See. This girl knew her stuff…and she wasn’t totally fluttering her lashes at a man waaaaaaaaaay too old for her. Not at all.

.... No comment.

Repeated answers would end this lesson much sooner than expected if this continued. He had no patience for it.

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Originally Posted by Lady Marmalade

. Since they were outside and down by the lake Bella didn't want to take any chances of catching a cold, so she was completely bundled up in a few layers so she could stay nice and warm through class. She was already seated on the bench as Professor Draper started class and asked the first question. She thought for a moment of all of the creatures that could be found on the Hogwarts grounds and wanted to make sure she didn't say the same answer as someone else, which was hard because a lot of good answers had already been said.

"House-elves," she finally blurted out. They were considered creatures that could be found at Hogwarts, but maybe the Professor meant just on the grounds. "Oh well they're inside the castle.... umm... flobberworms."

"Excellent," he nodded. "They are domestic creatures and categorized as beings, however, yet they do reside her." So he flicked his wand over at the chalk again.

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Originally Posted by Optimist

Mel grinned over to Isabella when she brought up house elves. That was a good point they were in the castle. Looking around at the other students she raised her hand again before spitting out the name of another creature.

“Professor…seeing as we are rather close to Loch Ness is there a possibility that there are Kelpies in the region?” She asked and glanced over at the lake. Yeah, that would not be fun if one of those were in their lake now would it? It would be kind of deadly dangerous...but the squid would have a beast to play with!

... And it seemed this one wasn't done yet.

Sometimes James had half the mind to think these children just liked hearing the sound of their own voice. "Not at Hogwarts, no." And seeing as that was the question posed, they weren't going to deviate and talk about other possibilities.

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Originally Posted by VRSCIKA

Was it that cold? Really? She looked at other people around her. Hmm, she supposed so.......maybe she was an ice queen or something..... Oh well, it didn't bother her. Although....she make have scooted toward Henric a little.....that wasn't because it was cold though. Ilia sat quietly and listened to the other students answers, calmly looking at the empty jars. With a small, unmoving smile her hand raised and she waited to be addressed. "Sir, Flitterbies are rather common in the right weather." She loved to watch them dance through the air. She could list more, but it was far more amusing to watch the other students repeat each other and wrack their brains. Ilia would not deny that her snakey streak was quite prominent as she got older.

He liked this one. Though she seemed to have some affinity for that daft Prefect. "Very common in the warmer months," he nodded.

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Originally Posted by MysteriesOfFate

Madge was fairly excited to begin learning about magical creatures. but she was at a true disadvantage, not knowing anything about the magical world until about six months prior to this moment. She thought hard about her time spent here. Creatures at Hogwarts? She then thought of the kitchens by the Hufflepuff Common Room entrance, and her hand shot up.

"Well, we have house elves in the kitchens." she offered, she wanted to participate even if she didn't know much beyond her experience in the past few months.

... "Yes." Just like the time when it was said earlier.

Seriously, people!?

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Originally Posted by Hera

Creatures, from around Hogwarts, this was so easily done... but he didn't want to give a boring answer either, like, some of them were a little cliche, no?

"Kneazles, Sir... the dreaded kneazles." Like, they were everywhere and nowhere and in places where you least expected them to be... like in a library, on chairs where people sat. Nasty things they could be. Gosh. Domestic or not, some were just plain feral... others weren't too bad, but he was more of a canine person if anything.

"Not a fan of them, I suppose?" he questioned with his brows raised. Interesting. However the answer was still correct, and therefore noted on the board. Maybe this one was like that Flaming Flamsteed.

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Originally Posted by LestrangeRaven

Ouh Great in a sarcastic tone of course

he raised his hand, wait till pointed out and answering it with a lazy but yet sassy as he usually done

"How 'bout paused "a Skrewt sir? i meet up with them in the Wooden Bridge, you know the story sir" he smile not a sincere one but a bitter one, it seem he still hold a grudge over it.. very revengefull kid is he?

"Or how about we try something soft and cherish like.. a house elves maybe??" he shuddering his shoulder and smiled, this time looks like a mockery.. Geez.. looking for trouble eh? please don't

Yes, James remembered this one very well. Which is why he waited to call on the boy last. Hopefully he had something constructive to add. A hope which he was sure would only be that. "Skrewts, yes, you know all too well," he nodded adding the answer to their running list. However the last bit about the elves, he wouldn't comment. They were already mentioned. TWICE.

Moving to the side, James gave everyone a second to look over the list they come up with for the chalkboard.

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Originally Posted by ChalkBoard

The Lake
Giant Squid
Merpeople
Grindylows
Pikes
Flying Seahorses

The Forrest
Thestrals
Centaurs
Acromantulas
Snakes
Unicorns
Bowtruckles
Skrewts

Not Specific:
Snails
Gnomes
Flitterbies

The Barn:
Nifflers
Fairies
Crups
Hippogriffs

The Castle:
House elves
Kneazles

"As you can see, we have quite a lot of creatures living along side us at Hogwarts," and if they couldn't see then they ought to invest in glasses. An easy fix, really. Or they could move up closer to the front. James didn't bite ~~most of the time~~. "We also have many different habitat possibilities." As he had so kindly organized for them. "If you haven't already pieced it together, Merlin so help them if they haven't, "Today we'll be focusing on creatures of the lake and more specifically, Flying Seahorses as Mr. Reed pointed out."

So yes, he hadn't just dragged them to the lake because he was a sadist. Though that was also a good guess. No. He had reason. "Before we go into more specifics, I would like everyone to take a moment to brainstorm characteristics, needs, and behaviors that lake-residing creatures tend to share." Not everyone all at once. Oh and important, "Pay attention to what your peers say." No more repetition, he had almost enough of it.

OOC: Sorry that took so long! And I really hope I got everyone in there!! I'm still trying to get the hang of this! I'm going to try my best to get my next post up in at least 13 hours from the time of this post.

Feel free to have your characters get creative for this answer! James doesn't have anything specific in mind. Though we'd encourage you to only to give one answer so that others have an opportunity as well!

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ArianaBlack Forum Manager Quibbler & Newbie Mod Ashwinder Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: #6e5f57 \|#ff5470 Posts: 13,708 Hogwarts RPG Name: Alfie Adair Hufflepuff Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Laini Gracae-Ryans Slytherin Third Year x10 x1	doesn't proofread tweets \| #wrongaboutcereal \| #siriusly? \| emo to the extremo SPOILER!!: Individual Responses! Quote: Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin He got his hands out of his pocket and raised his hand. He would make his answer quick. "You could encounter Thestrals professor. I heard there is a whole herd you are keeping around these parts." Now back to keeping his hands warm. He could cast the warming spell but that required effort. "Very good," he nodded, flicking his wand behind him towards the piece of chalk that rested on the ledge of the board. "They pull your carriages every year despite appearing invisible to most." So in other words, yes they have all encountered them before even unknowingly. Aside from the first years, that is. They'd get their time too. The chalk quickly took note of the answer as James moved on to call on the next student. Quote: Originally Posted by keepmeclose22 The teen raised his hand and waited to be called for before saying anything. He was already on the spot. "Isn't there a squid that lives in the lake?" He gave a nod to the one they were all sitting around. "I've seen it's tentacles from time to time." James was glad to see this one was still awake. Though it was still early in the lesson. Kid was on his Professor's radar now. "Excellent!" he said, turning to make sure the chalk was still taking note, it was of course. Quote: Originally Posted by Meizzner "Merpeople. One of the many awesome beings and things underneath the Lake" Did he have to explain further. Only an idiot would not know about them and trying to their language sounds exhausting. Ah Dante, this one was always something else. James expected interesting answers from this kid, always. However, the answer offered up this time was quite normal. A little boring. But correct, for the most part. "Merpeople in the lake, yes," he nodded as the words were written on the board. For the most part... But there was one thing, "However, be careful with the fine wording there Mr. Barrington," he slightly raised his brows, wondering if the boy had caught on to his own mistake yet. "Although you may be inclined to label the Merpeople as beings," he was addressing the entire class here, by the way. "They declined the offer for that particular classification. Therefore, they are classified under the 'beast' category along with Centaurs who had also declined the offer." And now they knew. Quote: Originally Posted by MunchyBubbles So one of her mittened hands went into the air as she answered. The Giant Squid lives in the lake!" or it supposedly did! Right? Eager she was. Wasn't this the child who had almost cried because of words James didn't even say? Well, thank Merlin that was over. Whatever that was, anyways. He didn't need any more angsty Claws. It seemed that Haddie child already had them covered on that front. "Yes," he nodded. Her answer was correct. It was also correct when the sleepy boy had said it only a few moments ago. "Pay attention to your classmates' answers," his tone wasn't harsh, just a gentle reminder. Or... As gentle of a reminder as James could get at. The Professor wasn't all that gentle, alright? Only when it came to the creatures. And children were an entirely different category of beasts. Especially Ravenclaws. Quote: Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy At exactly nine the lesson began with Professor Draper moving to stand before them all. When told they could cast a heating charm or get up and jog of keep warm she nearly laughed. No need for none of that right now, thank you. She was more then warm enough even without all the millions of layers some of her fellow mates had on. "Grindylows sir," the female snakette answered only after raising her hand, hazel eyes flicking towards the lake for a brief second. Slightly annoyed for some of the students' blatant disregard for repeated answers, James was glad to see Hady's hand in the air. She wouldn't disappoint, he was sure. "Good," he nodded. Glad to see some were paying attention. Quote: Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi He was like 99% sure that it was okay to sit next to Norah Another familiar voice called his name again and this time he looked at Marsha. She got a smile as well as a wave as the younger Gryffindor sat next to the younger Ravenclaw on the bench. Just when he found his quill , Professor Jerkface started the lesson. He would of course help out any younger students with performing the hot air charm on them if they asked him. His eyes went to Katherine next to him for a second before thinking of an answer to the Jerkface’s question. “Acromantulas” he said after raising his hand in the air. It was the first creature that popped in to his mind. Professor Jerkface next looked over to the Head Child. This ought to be interesting. He nodded at the dramatic boy, thoroughly interested to see what he had to offer up. "Gave you lot quite some trouble a few terms back, yeah?" He nodded as the answer was noted on the board. Quote: Originally Posted by Ameh "Do they have to be magical creatures?" he murmured, pulling his scarf down to talk and putting a hand up to answer. "Cause there's a huuuuuuge pike in the lake, I think. It bodyslammed the common room window and now it keeps swimming by it every so often." If not that... he tilted his head thoughtfully. "Do centaurs count? They're in the forest, right?" But centaurs were weird, cause they were... sorta creatures but not really creatures. They talked and stuff. Had conversations. They were like humans, except not. James shook his head, "You can name mundane ones as well," he nodded. After all, he hadn't specified. With that being said, both of the answers were good ones and he let the chalk scribble both down. "Both acceptable answers, Mr. Song," though the anecdote wasn't very interesting. Quote: Originally Posted by RandomRaven And maybe she had to do the jogging in her place. Right.. Gathering her long brunette hair into a ponytail and started doing the jogging on her place. Hop hop hop... How long she had to do this by the way? One minute? Five minutes? The entire class? Well, let's just do it for five minutes and... Done. Thank Goodness that she didn't have asthma. Now the class had started, Ava went back to her seat and listened to the cold heartless creature man. "There are centaurs living in the forbidden forest." The young lioness said. "Last term it taught them how to be a centaur it it was quiet... interesting. The class, I mean." Cue sarcastic comment. Little Burton was wise to keep her mouth shut after losing points previously. And she was also the first he noticed to stand up and begin jogging. Good. Meant she was done complaining, yeah? "Yes, much like Mr. Song just informed us," was he being too direct? Did he care? No. They ought to listen to their peers. Maybe learn a few things. Quote: Originally Posted by Goblinfrog Kitty winced as the Professor took away points from Ravenclaw for something that Haddie said. At least it was only three points. She raised her hand as the professor asked what creatures lived in the area. " Thestrals! I never see them but I know they pull the carriages back forth to Hogwarts so they must live on the ground somewhere." While the others answered his question she pulled her small hand mirror out and examined herself to make certain that her scarf hadn't messed up her Gothic complexion or hair. Her hair was a little messed up, but thankfully the pale make up hadn't been smeared. Satisfied, she snapped the mirror shut and refocused on the lesson. .... Another repeated answer. Merlin, these children were testing his patience already and it was only minute eight. Yes. He nodded. 'Thestrals' were still a correct answer. Hadn't changed since the first time it was said. "We do not pamper ourselves in the middle of class, Miss Valentine," yes he had seen that. He was standing right there in front of them after all. He wasn't blind. "Save that for after the lesson," he warned her firmly. She could touch up her facepaint when they were released. Quote: Originally Posted by Jojogali Automatically her hand started doodling on the top of her notes, drawing what was now her favorite animal to draw, a snake. That made her remember something "Professor, I know it doesn't count as local, but I think I read on Hogwarts a History that once a Basilisk habited the castle. Is it true?" she asked, raising her hand before speaking "oh, I also believe Grindylows habit the Great Lake Sir" Yes, that was a proper answer. Avid note-takers, they were appreciated for the most part. He gave her an amused look as she spoke up to answer. Basilsk, that was a new one. "There was one in the castle at one point in time, but we no longer have one residing here." Murder was a heavy subject to discuss with so many tiny dwarf-children around. "You may, however, find snakes deep in the forrest." Eh, at least she had tried? More than he could say for some of them. And for that reason, he'd let her second answer slide. Another repeat. Maybe they should end the lesson here and turn it into one on respect? Merlin knew they needed it. Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Question time though. Creatures that lived on the grounds. She was about to say acromantulas, but then her counterpart beat her to it. So instead she thought of other creatures that might not have been mentioned; most of peers were going for creatures that lived in the lake, but Draper hadn't specified just the lake even though its where they were located. There were MANY creatures that lived in the forest. "Unicorns, sir. In the Forest, there's been known to be Unicorns that take residence there." Tia said upon raising her hand. Not that she's ever been in the Forest personally to see one, sadly. The Head Girl, James expected great things. Mostly because her counterpart would always fall short of expectations and she'd have to pull the weight. But also because she hadn't done anything to make him expect otherwise.... Yet. There was always a yet with these kids. As for her answer, James appreciated the variety she offered with hers. "Unicorns, yes," he nodded in confirmation. "Native to many forests in Europe, including our own." Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana jog jog jog jog jog Ariadne began jogging in place as she listened to the rest of the discussion. She was one of those over-excited, can't-sit-still first years, and this was really right up her alley. She wasn't even cold. THANKS, PROFESSOR! Still steadily jogging in place and feeling like a hamster at the wheel, Ariadne began thinking of a creature she could find here at Hogwarts. "Merpeople!" she excitedly said, pausing for a split second to raise her hand. Those things were SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS scary! Another jogger, it seemed. And another answer repeater as well. James was growing very annoyed, very quickly. He simply gave the girl a nod. Before moving on to the next student. Quote: Originally Posted by ChanceCoeur Noelle studied the new professor with curiousity as he started. Snarky little bugger. Noelle approved. She'd come prepared for the cold. No need to be dramatic about it. Okay so animals. Noelle jotted down the answers other students were given. Then she raised her had while still writing. "I heard nifflers were in the barn." Did that count? "You heard correctly," he nodded. He had heard about this one. She had quite the eventful term, hadn't she? "Welcome back," and that's as warm as he'd get. Though he did genuinely hope she was readjusting well. And that she had learned her lesson. Utter stupidity it took to get kidnapped in Knockturn Alley, there wasn't much sympathy there. Quote: Originally Posted by Jean Granger Hmmm ... no Unicorns. Yet. Carl however, did see a Ravenclaw taking a seat next to him. "Hello, Tia!" Oooh, she was a badge person. A Head badge person too. "I am Carl." He said with a grin. Then, he turned his attention to Professor Draper as he spoke. No, he did not have a problem with the cold. He was wearing layers along with his winter cloak, so he was quite warm. He raised his hand and when he was called, answered, "I heard there are Fairies here." Though he had not encountered one before. Were they as cute as they were imagined in the Muggle World? And Tia mentioned Unicorns. He already liked her a lot. Again with the hearing. Where were the kids hearing these things and why didn't they just go take a look for themselves? He nodded, "There are a few domesticated ones in our barn." Belonging to students from a lesson a few terms back. At least that's what his records read. Quote: Originally Posted by Squishy As Professor Draper started the lesson, Esme busied herself by rubbing her hands together in order to keep warm. Despite wearing gloves some of the cold was seeping in. Maybe the hot air charm would work wonders but for the moment she would stick it out with what she had. Besides the practical part of the lesson should help since it would require them to get up and move about. For now she was happy talking about creatures since she were incredibly interested in them. When they were asked to list a creature that they could find around the school grounds it was no surprise that one in particular occurred to her right off the bat. "Unicorns!" she called out excitedly as soon as her hand was in the air. If they ended up doing another lesson on them, Esme would be REALLY happy. Her excitement was noted and so was the answer: Previously. He gave her a short nod before turning his attention to the next student. James had decided that these kids had zero attention span. Quote: Originally Posted by Callie Oh, and there was the Child Hater himself, warning her off smugly. Oh there was no doubt in her mind he did it purposely. He was too smug about it. Haddie folded her arms over her chest and glared at him. She knew it would only make him smugger, but she couldn't help it. She hated the man with a passion. He set a totally different standard for himself than he did everyone else. It was infuriating. "Or what?" Haddie asked. "You'll leave me a frozen statue for the Hag to pick off at her leisure? Oh, wait. You did that already." No one ever accused Haddie of being smart. Well, the Sorting Hat did, but the Sorting Hat was, in fact, a magical moron, so... "Mermaids." Her voice was dripping even more with loathing and snark, even though she was legitimately participating. "Or the Hag in the woods." Well, semi-legitimately. James just about had it with this particular child. "Another three points, Denaker," clearly points meant nothing to her at this point, but her other classmates would give her a hard time about it. He was sure. If he remembered one thing from his Hogwarts years it was that most students did care. "You have said quite enough. We can discuss the rest after class," he was not happy. "Or in detention if you would prefer." Yes, that was a warning. She was on thin ice. Quote: Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl "Speaking of hags...." David piped up, his hand NATURALLY already in the air, "hags are a creature you can encounter around these parts." He drew a long, sloooooooooooooooooooow look from the back of Haddie's head to the professor's face. "I hear hags can be quite ♥ ♥ ♥ LOVE ♥ ♥ ♥ ly if you look at 'em right." Just saying. Not a rumor. Just an observation Davie had had. AND WHY DID his first-year enemy ALWAYS HAVE TO STEAL HIS ANSWERS?! CoMC was HIS CLASS. ~~As were all the others, but shh.~~ Ah, Backpack Boy Wonder. What. A. Joy. James gave him a tight-lipped-smile. A smile that translated anything but happy. Kid thought he was oh-so-funny now, didn't he? A tight-lipped smile and nothing else. Because as a Professor it'd be hardly frowned upon to reply with sarcasm. His permanent smug look twitched slightly, and after a small pause he continued, "Interesting observation." That's all. Quote: Originally Posted by lemon Creatures? Oh, there were tons, and Dima could name quite a few. He just.... didn't feel like it. Laziness was a thing, and the sixth year didn't find this question important enough to throw a hand up. He much preferred listening to his fellow classmates and trying not to fall asleep. Although with more talk about the Hag, that was pretty unlikely. Watching the professor, he remained silent. ... Silence noted. James gave the boy a look before calling on the next student. Quote: Originally Posted by Tegz ...... wait, ,there was a hag? An actual child-eating hag? Char looked around in confusion, eyes settling on her bestie. Did HE know about the hag? She would totally be asking him about the hag after class. HAD ANYONE BEEN EATEN? DID THEIR PARENTS KNOW THERE WAS A HAG? WHY WAS IT OKAY THAT THERE WAS A HAG???? Also, she stuck her hand up, "Snails!" Yep. They were creatures. He hadn't said MAGICAL so they counted totally! But oh... oh that reminded her of her dead snails and Char sucked her bottom lip in, expression brave. SHE WOULD NOT CRY ABOUT HER LOST SNABIES (SNAIL BABIES) TODAY! The next one who happened to look like a grindylow out of water at the mention of hags. Had she been absent this entire term? Or had she just missed the entirety of current events? There was always one. *"... Correct,"* technically, yes. But it was a strange answer. And why she was so enthusiastic about it was beyond him. But he was done trying to understand the mind of a 13 year-old child. Best left alone. He moved his wand so that the chalk scribbled her answer down on the board as well. Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin Dot wasn't cold, because she excelled at layering and also because she knew how to cast warming charms. Instead, she leaned against the nearest Dima and admired her fingernails as her classmates listed creatures. They were being repetitive and going for the most obvious examples. Except for that other Charlotte, who was on about snails again. "Bowtruckles, sir, and they'll scratch out your eyes if you get too close to their wand trees." And Dot liked her eyes, thanks. They were helpful for seeing. "Excellent, Miss Wojack, he said as the chalk took note. *"And they are indeed very* protective of their trees." Now if the others could pay attention here. Maybe they would get more original answers such as Dot's. Yes, the badge was a good fit for this one. Not an easy feat, by the way. Quote: Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Class was beginning and Janelle was ready. At least she thought she was ready. It was cold, but for some reason Janelle felt fine. She didn't need a warming charm.......at least not yet. Anyway, she had more important things to focus on. The first question for instance. Janelle wasn't sure whether the professor meant creatures that were native to the Hogwarts area or any creature that could be found on the grounds. She decided to go with the latter. Janelle raised her hand and began to speak. "You can find Hippogriffs at Hogwarts." She loved the Hippogriffs. Janelle pretty much loved all of the animals at Hogwarts........except maybe flobberworms. After answering, the Ravenclaw jotted down a few notes based on her classmates' answers. "Hippogriffs," he nodded as her answer was written on the board. "Very good," among other creatures found in the barn. They had quite a few of them. Quote: Originally Posted by Steelsheen So he got up and started B O U N C I N G around, jumping jacks, zumba, silly stupid motions he was making up to the beat of an invisible tune. Somebody said the giant squid "Yeah!..." huff huff "I saw it in the lake when we went under!" What a wonderful way to start off the first day of school. But all this warm excitable blood rushing to his head suddenly got a thought percolating in the back burner of his brain to suddenly come front and center "Professah... Are there any hogs around Hogwarts? I mean its in the school name and we have them boars by the gate, but I don’t think I've actually ever seen one." huff huff huff "Or do we actually keep them in a pen somewhere and that’s what we cook for dinner?"** Because then technically they have encountered hogs around these parts. ..... James had said jog in place, yes? Not bounce-like-an-uncontrollable-pogo-stick in place, that was far too many syllables. He watched in amusement as the kid bobbed up and down. There wasn't a problem with it as long as he could manage to do that and pay attention all at the same time. "You may be able to find wild boar in this region of the country," he considered the question. Despite being posed off a silly thought, it was still a good question. Something that was a rarity among this generation. "Though I can't say that any of their species lives around Hogwarts." He hadn't ever encountered one here either. As for the comment about their dinner, no comment. He'd let the kid figure that one out on his own. Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 The cold wasn't a bother to her now that the lesson was starting. So long as she had something to distract her, she would be fine. She frowned in David's direction. Hags? They were lovely? Had he gone mad? Hags were creepy! With a bewildered look at him, she turned her attention back to Draper with her hand raised. "There are crups in the barnyard.'' She thought back fondly to Spot whom she had once taken out so he could play with him. "Good," he nodded. "Though we don't have any wild crups in the forrest, the creatures in the barn do live here all the same." He hadn't specified after all, so it was an acceptable answer. The chalk scribbled it down in confirmation. Quote: Originally Posted by Stefan As his classmates started to offer questions, Jace mentally ticked off the creatures in his mind that he memorized, and pretty much just stayed quiet in his seat. Merpeople, Giant Squid, Centaurs, Hags, Bowtruckles, Grindylows...hm. There must be some other creature out there in the Lake that hasn't been mentioned yet. There must be a reason why they are so near the body of water right now...unless the Professor just felt like being a sadist for the day, which was likely. With a gloved hand, Jace raised his arm, and waved it to get the professor's attention. Dwarf Ravenclaw person here, sir! "Flying Seahorses professor! I believe we've got them in our Lake..." his voice trailing off, taking a side glance at the body of water beside them, then to the clear jars before them. And say what? Boars? Hogs? Jace looked at the Gryffindor amused, and entertained with his...dancing, if you can call it one. Surely, they won't be doing pickled pork today, right? He'd rather go and do Flying Seahorse Fishing than pickle raw meat...just saying. Still more hands were being raised, it felt like there were millions of them. "Hold on to this one," he gave the boy a quick wink and a smaaaaall hint of a smile before moving on. And oh yes, the board did take note of his answer as well. It was an important one. Quote: Originally Posted by hermygirl Sam wasn't really cold, since she was used to far worse, but she still tugged on her scarf and re-wrapped it round her neck as she waited for the lesson to start. She was curious about their location, and all of those glass jars. Clearly the Giant Squid wasn't going to fit in any of those containers, but couldn't help but wonder if today would be the day she'd finally get to meet him. She struggled to think of any different creatures as her classmates started rattling off all the obvious ones. She'd seen the thestrals on her first day, of course, and she'd only just been thinking about the Giant Squid. And then she thought about other places on the grounds, ones she'd actually visited, like the Herbology greenhouses and garden. And then she had her answer. "Dere's sumtimes garden gnomes in 'erbology, so I 'eard." James owed her points for getting creative, yes. So he nodded, encouraging her answer. "Sometimes to Professor Myer's dismay, yes, they can infest the gardens," he flicked his wand, letting the chalk take note of this answer. "Though they aren't normally permanent residents here." So it wasn't completely right. But it was plausible. And creative. And not repetition. So good. Quote: Originally Posted by Symphora Henric ought to cast 'melofors' on some of the little ickles heads for disrespecting and complaining about the cold. They should be lucky to have a lesson out here, not many students in the world have these kind of engaging opportunities in their classroom. Why were they complaining? Henric disliked hearing them the most. It was a shame to see his juniors acted in such a way. He sighed, shaking his head. Honestly, he was disappointed. Henric sat at the very back beside llia, observing and listening to their answers before offering his answer of his own, "Professor, Bowtruckles, I heard some of them attacked students recently." Yup, he heard about it. Hope nobody was injured during the attack. He expected more from a Prefect. This one fell into the same category as the Head Child over there. James gave him a disappointed look, "Yes, but I suggest you listen to your fellow Prefects when they offer up answers." Prefects. The whole lot of them thought they were better than everyone else. Must be why this one chose not to listen to any other answers. Quote: Originally Posted by Optimist Raising her hand Melbourne grinned up at the Professor. “There are supposedly Thestrals in the forest,” Melbourne grinned at the Professor. Yep. See. This girl knew her stuff…and she wasn’t totally fluttering her lashes at a man waaaaaaaaaay too old for her. Not at all. .... No comment. Repeated answers would end this lesson much sooner than expected if this continued. He had no patience for it. Quote: Originally Posted by Lady Marmalade . Since they were outside and down by the lake Bella didn't want to take any chances of catching a cold, so she was completely bundled up in a few layers so she could stay nice and warm through class. She was already seated on the bench as Professor Draper started class and asked the first question. She thought for a moment of all of the creatures that could be found on the Hogwarts grounds and wanted to make sure she didn't say the same answer as someone else, which was hard because a lot of good answers had already been said. "House-elves," she finally blurted out. They were considered creatures that could be found at Hogwarts, but maybe the Professor meant just on the grounds. "Oh well they're inside the castle.... umm... flobberworms." "Excellent," he nodded. "They are domestic creatures and categorized as beings, however, yet they do reside her." So he flicked his wand over at the chalk again. Quote: Originally Posted by Optimist Mel grinned over to Isabella when she brought up house elves. That was a good point they were in the castle. Looking around at the other students she raised her hand again before spitting out the name of another creature. “Professor…seeing as we are rather close to Loch Ness is there a possibility that there are Kelpies in the region?” She asked and glanced over at the lake. Yeah, that would not be fun if one of those were in their lake now would it? It would be kind of deadly dangerous...but the squid would have a beast to play with! ... And it seemed this one wasn't done yet. Sometimes James had half the mind to think these children just liked hearing the sound of their own voice. "Not at Hogwarts, no." And seeing as that was the question posed, they weren't going to deviate and talk about other possibilities. Quote: Originally Posted by VRSCIKA Was it that cold? Really? She looked at other people around her. Hmm, she supposed so.......maybe she was an ice queen or something..... Oh well, it didn't bother her. Although....she make have scooted toward Henric a little.....that wasn't because it was cold though. Ilia sat quietly and listened to the other students answers, calmly looking at the empty jars. With a small, unmoving smile her hand raised and she waited to be addressed. "Sir, Flitterbies are rather common in the right weather." She loved to watch them dance through the air. She could list more, but it was far more amusing to watch the other students repeat each other and wrack their brains. Ilia would not deny that her snakey streak was quite prominent as she got older. He liked this one. Though she seemed to have some affinity for that daft Prefect. "Very common in the warmer months," he nodded. Quote: Originally Posted by MysteriesOfFate Madge was fairly excited to begin learning about magical creatures. but she was at a true disadvantage, not knowing anything about the magical world until about six months prior to this moment. She thought hard about her time spent here. Creatures at Hogwarts? She then thought of the kitchens by the Hufflepuff Common Room entrance, and her hand shot up. "Well, we have house elves in the kitchens." she offered, she wanted to participate even if she didn't know much beyond her experience in the past few months. ... "Yes." Just like the time when it was said earlier. Seriously, people!? Quote: Originally Posted by Hera Creatures, from around Hogwarts, this was so easily done... but he didn't want to give a boring answer either, like, some of them were a little cliche, no? "Kneazles, Sir... the dreaded kneazles." Like, they were everywhere and nowhere and in places where you least expected them to be... like in a library, on chairs where people sat. Nasty things they could be. Gosh. Domestic or not, some were just plain feral... others weren't too bad, but he was more of a canine person if anything. "Not a fan of them, I suppose?" he questioned with his brows raised. Interesting. However the answer was still correct, and therefore noted on the board. Maybe this one was like that Flaming Flamsteed. Quote: Originally Posted by LestrangeRaven Ouh Great in a sarcastic tone of course he raised his hand, wait till pointed out and answering it with a lazy but yet sassy as he usually done "How 'bout paused "a Skrewt sir? i meet up with them in the Wooden Bridge, you know the story sir" he smile not a sincere one but a bitter one, it seem he still hold a grudge over it.. very revengefull kid is he? "Or how about we try something soft and cherish like.. a house elves maybe??" he shuddering his shoulder and smiled, this time looks like a mockery.. Geez.. looking for trouble eh? please don't Yes, James remembered this one very well. Which is why he waited to call on the boy last. Hopefully he had something constructive to add. A hope which he was sure would only be that. "Skrewts, yes, you know all too well," he nodded adding the answer to their running list. However the last bit about the elves, he wouldn't comment. They were already mentioned. TWICE. Moving to the side, James gave everyone a second to look over the list they come up with for the chalkboard. Quote: Originally Posted by ChalkBoard The Lake Giant Squid Merpeople Grindylows Pikes Flying Seahorses The Forrest Thestrals Centaurs Acromantulas Snakes Unicorns Bowtruckles Skrewts Not Specific: Snails Gnomes Flitterbies The Barn: Nifflers Fairies Crups Hippogriffs The Castle: House elves Kneazles "As you can see, we have quite a lot of creatures living along side us at Hogwarts," and if they couldn't see then they ought to invest in glasses. An easy fix, really. Or they could move up closer to the front. James didn't bite ~~most of the time~~. "We also have many different habitat possibilities." As he had so kindly organized for them. "If you haven't already pieced it together, Merlin so help them if they haven't, "Today we'll be focusing on creatures of the lake and more specifically, Flying Seahorses as Mr. Reed pointed out." So yes, he hadn't just dragged them to the lake because he was a sadist. Though that was also a good guess. No. He had reason. "Before we go into more specifics, I would like everyone to take a moment to brainstorm characteristics, needs, and behaviors that lake-residing creatures tend to share." Not everyone all at once. Oh and important, "Pay attention to what your peers say." No more repetition, he had almost enough of it. OOC: Sorry that took so long! And I really hope I got everyone in there!! I'm still trying to get the hang of this! I'm going to try my best to get my next post up in at least 13 hours from the time of this post. Feel free to have your characters get creative for this answer! James doesn't have anything specific in mind. Though we'd encourage you to only to give one answer so that others have an opportunity as well! __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Lemon! Last edited by ArianaBlack; 02-18-2016 at 05:42 PM.