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Anna Banana · 09-22-2012, 03:43 PM

Text Cut: Destiny

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Originally Posted by Destiny

Vanora listened to the rest of the students give their answers, even chuckling at the couple who mentioned the Fire Crab's 'bathroom' habits. Thankfully, the creatures that she had caged had already been fed and even did their stuff beforehand. That would have been quite a mess.

Anyway..

"Right. So, as the rest of you said, Fire Crabs are native to the islands of Fiji. And as you can see." she pointed to the Fire Crab in the cage before slowly opening the door of it, so she could grab him once he made his way out. If he ever made his way out, "Despite its six legs, it has more of a resemblance to that of a turtle. The jeweled shell, which a few of you said could be fitted with either rubies, sapphires or emeralds, is highly valuable for both wizards and muggles. Wizards use the shell as a cauldron because its much harder than any material and won't burn as easily. The muggles use it for the jewels." Both selfish. "There is something that neither a crab or turtle can do, but the Fire Crab can. If the creature feels threatened, or even annoyed," as Theodore said, "they defend themselves by shooting a jet of flame from their.. well, their butts." No laughing, please. "Also, I don't know how," and she didn't want to either, "but Rubeus Hagrid somehow mated a Fire Crab and a Manticore to create the Blast-Ended Skrewts." But enough about them.

"And while there is a reserve, which I worked at before coming to Hogwarts, Fire Crab poaching is still happening and the number of creatures decrease each year." Sad, right? "They shouldn't be kept as pets." Even if the Ministry says people could. "But that is just my opinion."

Picking up the Fire Crab once he was out of the cage, Professor Newlin held it gently in her arms as she stood from the ground. She pulled out her wand, flicking it in the direction of the rest of the cages and the table by the shed, causing all the covers to come off. She may have forgotten about the jar of worms..

"As you can see, there are enough Fire Crabs for each of you." She glanced over at Daichi, if that was his name, and Kai, giving them both a small smile. "But if you'd rather work in pairs, that is fine."

"If there aren't any questions, I'd like you all to grab a bucket, a brush and a washcloth from off the table, then stand by one of the cages. Don't let the Fire Crabs out just yet. We'll have to get the water ready first."

Yup. They were going to be cleaning a Fire Crab.

OOC: Okay! If your character doesn't have any question, have them go over and pick up their supplies then pick out a Fire Crab to stand by! This does not have to be done in one post, you can RP finding a partner if you'd like. Or just talking, whatever. We'll start the activity in about.. 36 hours. So you all have time to post. =D
Partners should have two Fire Crabs.

Okayyyy...

So they'd be cleaning fire crabs. Right. That didn't seem too difficult, seeing as Sierra was now a sixth year. It also didn't creep her out as much as doing things like this used to. She'd brewed so many potions by this point in her life that cleaning creatures and dealing with slimy substances was pretty much like second nature.

She watched the professor as she explained things, and then Sierra headed over to retrieve a bucket, brush, and washcloth. With her items in hand, she claimed a nearby fire crab and stood by it. Yup. She'd clean this one right here.

Text Cut: Peeves

Sierra jumped a bit when she heard the sudden yell. Fire?! Well, duh. These were fire... Oh. It was Peeves. Sierra instinctively held her arms over her head, as if that'd do a world of good when Peeves attacked. He always did, and somebody always ended up with water or something other unpleasant surprise all over their heads.

Like...worms, for instance. Ewww. Now Sierra didn't mean dealing with them, but she didn't want them all over her head either.

She ducked and luckily avoided a cluster of worms aimed right for her head.

Text Cut: kayquilz

"Whoa...wait!" Sierra exclaimed, looking over at the Claw just next to her. The girl was going mad with the thought of worms in her hair, and...well, Sierra couldn't blame her. At the same time, though--these worms, they were valuable in things like potions (well, flobberworms, at least), and...Sierra just couldn't stand to see them destroyed.

"Stand still," she instructed. "You're going to...give them a heart attack." could worms even have a heart attack? "Just...stop shaking and try to keep still, and I'll get them out." She started gently plucking the worms from the girl's hair and putting them back into a nearby jar.

"There...see," she said, showing her the jar, "...they're coming out, and...we're keeping all the professor's hard-earned worms in the process." She smirked at that. It was an amusing thought.

09-22-2012, 03:43 PM	#136 (permalink)
Anna Banana DMC & DMGS Selkie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 36,512 Hogwarts RPG Name: Eliza Bellerose Slytherin Second Year x1	Hiss!Roar!Growl!Caw! \| Hermione's Double \| The Little Three \| Alecate Text Cut: Destiny Quote: Originally Posted by Destiny Vanora listened to the rest of the students give their answers, even chuckling at the couple who mentioned the Fire Crab's 'bathroom' habits. Thankfully, the creatures that she had caged had already been fed and even did their stuff beforehand. That would have been quite a mess. Anyway.. "Right. So, as the rest of you said, Fire Crabs are native to the islands of Fiji. And as you can see." she pointed to the Fire Crab in the cage before slowly opening the door of it, so she could grab him once he made his way out. If he ever made his way out, "Despite its six legs, it has more of a resemblance to that of a turtle. The jeweled shell, which a few of you said could be fitted with either rubies, sapphires or emeralds, is highly valuable for both wizards and muggles. Wizards use the shell as a cauldron because its much harder than any material and won't burn as easily. The muggles use it for the jewels." Both selfish. "There is something that neither a crab or turtle can do, but the Fire Crab can. If the creature feels threatened, or even annoyed," as Theodore said, "they defend themselves by shooting a jet of flame from their.. well, their butts." No laughing, please. "Also, I don't know how," and she didn't want to either, "but Rubeus Hagrid somehow mated a Fire Crab and a Manticore to create the Blast-Ended Skrewts." But enough about them. "And while there is a reserve, which I worked at before coming to Hogwarts, Fire Crab poaching is still happening and the number of creatures decrease each year." Sad, right? "They shouldn't be kept as pets." Even if the Ministry says people could. "But that is just my opinion." Picking up the Fire Crab once he was out of the cage, Professor Newlin held it gently in her arms as she stood from the ground. She pulled out her wand, flicking it in the direction of the rest of the cages and the table by the shed, causing all the covers to come off. She may have forgotten about the jar of worms.. "As you can see, there are enough Fire Crabs for each of you." She glanced over at Daichi, if that was his name, and Kai, giving them both a small smile. "But if you'd rather work in pairs, that is fine." "If there aren't any questions, I'd like you all to grab a bucket, a brush and a washcloth from off the table, then stand by one of the cages. Don't let the Fire Crabs out just yet. We'll have to get the water ready first." Yup. They were going to be cleaning a Fire Crab. OOC: Okay! If your character doesn't have any question, have them go over and pick up their supplies then pick out a Fire Crab to stand by! This does not have to be done in one post, you can RP finding a partner if you'd like. Or just talking, whatever. We'll start the activity in about.. 36 hours. So you all have time to post. =D Partners should have two Fire Crabs. Okayyyy... So they'd be cleaning fire crabs. Right. That didn't seem too difficult, seeing as Sierra was now a sixth year. It also didn't creep her out as much as doing things like this used to. She'd brewed so many potions by this point in her life that cleaning creatures and dealing with slimy substances was pretty much like second nature. She watched the professor as she explained things, and then Sierra headed over to retrieve a bucket, brush, and washcloth. With her items in hand, she claimed a nearby fire crab and stood by it. Yup. She'd clean this one right here. Text Cut: Peeves Quote: Originally Posted by ♦ Peeves ♦ What was this Peeves was hearing from his nearby hiding spot? That professor lady was going to let the kiddies play with FIRE Crabs? Well now, he couldn't let an opportunity such as this one pass him by. Zooming out from his spot in the trees he made his presence known. "FIRE! THE CRABS ARE ON FIRE! EVERYONE RUN! SAVE YOURSELVES!" Flying around their heads he spotted a jar of dirt... and worms. PERFECT! "HAVE NO FEAR, PEEVES IS HERE! HE'LL PUT OUT THOSE FIRES!" Or maybe just feed the crabs. Swooping down he snatched up the jar FULL of creepy crawlies and started dumping them all over the place. Worms were everywhere! On the ground, tables... on the students, in their hair, slithering down their backs... Sierra jumped a bit when she heard the sudden yell. Fire?! Well, duh. These were fire... Oh. It was Peeves. Sierra instinctively held her arms over her head, as if that'd do a world of good when Peeves attacked. He always did, and somebody always ended up with water or something other unpleasant surprise all over their heads. Like...worms, for instance. Ewww. Now Sierra didn't mean dealing with them, but she didn't want them all over her head either. She ducked and luckily avoided a cluster of worms aimed right for her head. Text Cut: kayquilz Quote: Originally Posted by kayquilz At the word jewels Elliot's ears perked Up. They were..preeeeetty. And why would only muggles want them for their jewels? Elliot wanted a firecrab. And NOW. She thought about sending a letter to her father immediately following class and asking for a firecrab. She just wanted a jeweled pet. SO PRETTY! She raised her hand, though. "So, Professor, Muggles about these creatures?" Shewanted to know..since they used the jewels? Weird. And she turned to Hannah, "Wanna' work together? Silly me. Of COURSE you do," she said with a smirk as she went to go get two firecrab cages...okaaaaay...she came back and handed one to the Slytherin. Heh. She waited for further instruction. Maybe Creatures wouldn't be so bad. Elliot could deal with thi-- WAIT HOLD ON WHAT IN MERLIN'S SO- Elliot jumped up, seeing the STUPID poltergeist! She saw it coming before he did it....she covered her face, ducking a bit....but she felt them...IN HER HAIR. "PROFESSOR GET THEM OUT! THEIR IN MY HAIR GET THEM OUT GET THEM OUT!!" she yelped, jumping around and shaking her head towards the ground..Merlin...she was flailing around like an IDIOT. She "MY HAAAAAAAIR!" Her beautiful, blonde hair. HAD WORMS IN IT. Worms. She turned to Hannah, still flailing about and looking like she was having a spasm..."Haaaanaaah!" she cried, wibbling a little. ELLIOT HATED WORMS! "Whoa...wait!" Sierra exclaimed, looking over at the Claw just next to her. The girl was going mad with the thought of worms in her hair, and...well, Sierra couldn't blame her. At the same time, though--these worms, they were valuable in things like potions (well, flobberworms, at least), and...Sierra just couldn't stand to see them destroyed. "Stand still," she instructed. "You're going to...give them a heart attack." could worms even have a heart attack? "Just...stop shaking and try to keep still, and I'll get them out." She started gently plucking the worms from the girl's hair and putting them back into a nearby jar. "There...see," she said, showing her the jar, "...they're coming out, and...we're keeping all the professor's hard-earned worms in the process." She smirked at that. It was an amusing thought. __________________