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CJP · 11-24-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

Within minutes, the sound of his footsteps could be heard, but they were not the only footsteps heard. The occasional flapping of wings and screeches could be heard as well. Then Atticus appeared, a great herd of hippogriffs trailing behind. They were all a variety of colors, like black, grey, bronze, chestnut, and roan. Atticus walked back over to the fence while most of the hippogriffs spread themselves out among the paddock. One hippogriff though almost appeared to be following Atticus, though it still kept several feet between itself and the man.

"So now it's time for our activity," he said as he reached the fence, addressing the class once more. He drew his wand and flick it at the black tarp, which Vanished. The object it had been hiding turned out to be two bins - one was filled with dead insects, the other with dead ferrets.

"These hippogriffs are hungry, and I'd like you all to feed them. Now would be a good time to put on your gloves if you brought them." Unless, of course, they liked touching dead things, which he doubted. "I do have extra if you forgot yours." He conjured up a small bin of gloves next to the other two bins.

"Once you're ready, take either a ferret or a handful of insects, and select the hippogriff you want to meet. There are enough hippogriffs here for each of you to interact with. But remember, DON'T immediately approach them. Keep several yards between yourself and the hippogriff. Bow, keep eye contact with your hippogriff, and do not blink. Wait until the hippogriff bows back to you, and once they do, you may approach carefully but don't take even this as a sign to immediately go up to them. Offer the food. The hippogriff will be more inclined to come closer to you. Once they do, give them the food. You may then pet them if you wish - praising them is also recommended. But whatever you do, do NOT insult them. I don't want to send you to the hospital wing, and I know you don't want to spend a beautiful day like this in there. So don't do it." He gave them a very stern look at this. Then he continued, and his look disappeared.

"Now, I'm sure there are some of you who may not be comfortable with interacting with one of these hippogriffs today - and that's okay. I have brought my own hippogriff, and he's even tamer than the Hogwarts hippogriffs." And the Hogwarts herd was pretty tame, especially in comparison to an ordinary, wild hippogriff. Atticus gestured towards the grey hippogriff that still stood nearer to him than the rest. "His name is Aquila, and while he still has the pride that every hippogriff possesses, he is far less likely to attack. If you would prefer to take turns and work with him, then come to me once you have retrieved the food. Otherwise, get your food and go off and meet a hippogriff - just remember my instructions." That was an order.

OOC: Alright, so I just have a few things to add/reiterate from what Atticus said. Like DON'T have your character do anything that would cause a hippogriff to harm your character, like approaching it without bowing, insulting it to its face, etc. However, it IS okay if your character messes up the smaller things that wouldn't cause the hippogriff to attack, like accidentally blinking when bowing and having to start over, or having to bow for a really long amount of time, or anything small like that. I'm sure everyone won't have a hippogriff that will immediately accept your character, so creativity is very welcome and appreciated - just don't do anything that would realistically cause the hippogriff to attack. Okay?

In order to get full points for this activity, you must RP your character doing everything that Atticus instructed above in at least 5 posts. Titling your posts with the number and what you're RPing in it would be great but is not necessary. I also won't require each post to be a certain length, but they should be more than just a couple sentences long. You have until around 5:30 PM EST on Saturday, November 26, to get your posts up.

Have any questions? Feel free to ask Atticus in this thread or send me a PM.

Maddy was a smart Slytherin, or course she brought her gloves. But first she went and picked out a Hippogriff, causiousley walking amoung them, making sure not to accidently frown she assessed each of the animals. She saw a brownish one that was grazing, she walked over to it. Trying to catch it's eye because it was looking down, at the grass. how to get it's attension Maddy thought. She took out her wand and said "perriculum" red sparks shot out of her want, and they caught the Hippogriff's attension. It jerked it's head upoh merlin, I think I made it angry. Maddy stood her ground, the Hippogriff slowley came over as Maddy made constant eye contact. So far she was winning this staring contest. She diddn't dare blink, and then she started to zone out.

11-24-2011, 06:55 PM	#191 (permalink)
CJP Puffskein Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,936 Hogwarts RPG Name: Maryadoc Trent	Post #1 Welcome Witch \| Blue Galactic Hand Slytherin Graduate Quote: Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl Within minutes, the sound of his footsteps could be heard, but they were not the only footsteps heard. The occasional flapping of wings and screeches could be heard as well. Then Atticus appeared, a great herd of hippogriffs trailing behind. They were all a variety of colors, like black, grey, bronze, chestnut, and roan. Atticus walked back over to the fence while most of the hippogriffs spread themselves out among the paddock. One hippogriff though almost appeared to be following Atticus, though it still kept several feet between itself and the man. "So now it's time for our activity," he said as he reached the fence, addressing the class once more. He drew his wand and flick it at the black tarp, which Vanished. The object it had been hiding turned out to be two bins - one was filled with dead insects, the other with dead ferrets. "These hippogriffs are hungry, and I'd like you all to feed them. Now would be a good time to put on your gloves if you brought them." Unless, of course, they liked touching dead things, which he doubted. "I do have extra if you forgot yours." He conjured up a small bin of gloves next to the other two bins. "Once you're ready, take either a ferret or a handful of insects, and select the hippogriff you want to meet. There are enough hippogriffs here for each of you to interact with. But remember, DON'T immediately approach them. Keep several yards between yourself and the hippogriff. Bow, keep eye contact with your hippogriff, and do not blink. Wait until the hippogriff bows back to you, and once they do, you may approach carefully but don't take even this as a sign to immediately go up to them. Offer the food. The hippogriff will be more inclined to come closer to you. Once they do, give them the food. You may then pet them if you wish - praising them is also recommended. But whatever you do, do NOT insult them. I don't want to send you to the hospital wing, and I know you don't want to spend a beautiful day like this in there. So don't do it." He gave them a very stern look at this. Then he continued, and his look disappeared. "Now, I'm sure there are some of you who may not be comfortable with interacting with one of these hippogriffs today - and that's okay. I have brought my own hippogriff, and he's even tamer than the Hogwarts hippogriffs." And the Hogwarts herd was pretty tame, especially in comparison to an ordinary, wild hippogriff. Atticus gestured towards the grey hippogriff that still stood nearer to him than the rest. "His name is Aquila, and while he still has the pride that every hippogriff possesses, he is far less likely to attack. If you would prefer to take turns and work with him, then come to me once you have retrieved the food. Otherwise, get your food and go off and meet a hippogriff - just remember my instructions." That was an order. OOC: Alright, so I just have a few things to add/reiterate from what Atticus said. Like DON'T have your character do anything that would cause a hippogriff to harm your character, like approaching it without bowing, insulting it to its face, etc. However, it IS okay if your character messes up the smaller things that wouldn't cause the hippogriff to attack, like accidentally blinking when bowing and having to start over, or having to bow for a really long amount of time, or anything small like that. I'm sure everyone won't have a hippogriff that will immediately accept your character, so creativity is very welcome and appreciated - just don't do anything that would realistically cause the hippogriff to attack. Okay? In order to get full points for this activity, you must RP your character doing everything that Atticus instructed above in at least 5 posts. Titling your posts with the number and what you're RPing in it would be great but is not necessary. I also won't require each post to be a certain length, but they should be more than just a couple sentences long. You have until around 5:30 PM EST on Saturday, November 26, to get your posts up. Have any questions? Feel free to ask Atticus in this thread or send me a PM. Maddy was a smart Slytherin, or course she brought her gloves. But first she went and picked out a Hippogriff, causiousley walking amoung them, making sure not to accidently frown she assessed each of the animals. She saw a brownish one that was grazing, she walked over to it. Trying to catch it's eye because it was looking down, at the grass. how to get it's attension Maddy thought. She took out her wand and said "perriculum" red sparks shot out of her want, and they caught the Hippogriff's attension. It jerked it's head upoh merlin, I think I made it angry. Maddy stood her ground, the Hippogriff slowley came over as Maddy made constant eye contact. So far she was winning this staring contest. She diddn't dare blink, and then she started to zone out. __________________ ... ATHLETIC ... SPUNKY ... GRACEFUL ...