Department Head Atticus Aldredge stood alone a few yards away from the Forbidden Forest, by a path that would lead the class to the area where they would be learning today. His arms were folded behind his back and he had a warm, inviting smile on his face as he waits for the students to arrive. Though he looks friendly and composed on the outside, the inside was an entirely different matter.

It was an incredibly weird feeling being back at Hogwarts after all these years, especially to teach a class of all things. He never would've thought he'd do something like this - and fortunately (for both him and the children, probably) it was only temporary. Teaching wasn't really his thing, and being at Hogwarts brought back so many memories...

But no need to think about all that. On the bright side of it all, he was teaching a subject that he absolutely loved and about a creature he adored. So it really wasn't too bad.

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OOC: The lesson hasn't started yet, so feel free to RP your character arriving to class. Don't go down the path yet though! Atticus will escort you all down it once class actually starts, which will probably be sometime around 7:00 PM EST (12:00 AM GMT) tomorrow. The lesson has started! Remember, don't post your character arriving late if you don't want to lose points. Just jump in and answer whatever question happens to be up at the time!

Lesson Progression:
1. Greeting Students & First Questions - What do hippogriffs look like? What are they classified as?
2. Second Question - What do you have to do if you want to approach a hippogriff unharmed?
3. Third Question - What do hippogriffs eat?
4. Fourth Question - If you owned a hippogriff, what would you be required by law to do every day?
5. Activity Instructions - Bowing and feeding a hippogriff
6. Additional Activity