Text Cut: Vicky :33
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Steelsheen 
He listened to Louisa's mumbling about Aspen. Well had he only not remembered what happened in DADA he may have gone through the length of defending Aspen. But he did remember, which had this Ravenclaw reviewing all the other troubling incidents with the other brunette Ravenclaw. And well.... it wasnt looking good on a rep standpoint.
He sighed quietly and focused his attention back to his crab that was still in the cage.
"Come on now buddy, bath time." he murmured as he tried coaxing the fire crab to come out. But he heard Louisa yelp in pain and he spun his head quickly towards her again. What happened what? He never did figure it out and didnt get a chance to ask because now she was shaking the firecrab out of its cage!
Allll his Creatures instincts was kicking into gear.
"Uhm Lou-- " he started thinking of offering to take the crab out
gently when the crustacean finally fell out of the cage and landed with an unceremonious plop into the bucket. Merlin it was like watching it being readied for bouillabaisse o___O
He turned his attention back to the fire crab still in the cage in his hand
"Ok buddy, you can come out now.... or I can ask her to do that for you." he murmured as he nudged his head towards the Head Girl.
Yep, firecrab comin' out all willingly now.
Gently he lay the firecrab at the bottom of the bucket and took his wand, uttering the Aguamenti charm and allowed the water to rise until the crustacean was almost floating. Making sure its rear end was in the water he let it soak around while he made the initial swipe through of his fingers over its shell, feeling for cracks or such. So far his crab was A-Ok, and seems to enjoy the water as he watched its shelled legs move this way and that.
SPOILER!!:
Step One:
Fill the bucket up with enough water to make sure the rear of the Fire Crab is completely covered. While letting soak for several minutes, lightly rub the shell with your fingertips to feel for any soft spots or cracks. (Soaking will allow any buildup, caused by its flames, to loosen)
Step Two:
With a soft bristled brush, gently scrub the entire shell using a light, circular motion. Pay special attention to any areas with buildup, mostly around their colored jewels and under the rim of the shell. Be careful not to brush areas covered in scales. They tend to be sensitive.
Step Three:
Gently massage the Fire Crab shell, under body, legs and tail with a soft, wet washcloth. This will loosen most soil. Don't worry if small flakes are released from the shell! This is just normal shedding. Rinse the Fire Crab to remove flakes.
Step Four:
Rinse the Fire Crab thoroughly. Closely inspect the shell for any irregularities, such as softening, excessive flaking, cracks, unusual discharge, or discolorations. Discoloration would occur on the jewels.
Step Five:
While still wet, place the Fire Crab back in the cage and cover with the cage with a dark colored cloth (the ones that covered it earlier). Rinse out supplies.
Her Fire Crab looked purely terrified of the next step, it didn't want to make any more clanking, ya know. She smirked when Vickers used her as a threat to his creature, squinting her eyes at his Fire Crab as motivation. It worked. Heh. Now on to the next step, Louisa reached out for the bristle brush with her ungloved hand and maneuvered the creature's head with her gloved one. She didn't want it to
accidentally drool, bite, lick or get in contact with her skin at all. It was enough that she dealt with its other body secretions.
Very gently, and with an awed face, she started moving her brush circularly and very gently over the jewels on its shell, around them, and carefully trying to reach to those tiny kind-of-hidden areas. So intent and focused on her work, Louisa's head suddenly snapped away from her bucket to where she heard someone loudly say something, the flicker of fire was casting some fiery light and sound all over the place.
Expectantly, it was the curly headed Huffie fraud. His Fire Crab was in his hands with a bonfire in front of him. His shirt? Coz he wasn't wearing any. Louisa cocked an eyebrow, a smirk starting to form on her mouth. "
Your friend's a dork," she chuckled addressing Vickers. Then she spoke louder, "
Nice bellybutton, curlyhead!" Actually she didn't really see his bellybutton, but Louisa figured it delivered her point of underestimating the boy's manly appearance. Although he DID look good without his shirt on, but sorry, she'd seen better abs, COUGHvickersCOUGH, so this was just a funny scene to her.
Back to scrubbing and cleaning... and dodging the scaled area.
SPOILER!!: Instructions
Step One:
Fill the bucket up with enough water to make sure the rear of the Fire Crab is completely covered. While letting soak for several minutes, lightly rub the shell with your fingertips to feel for any soft spots or cracks. (Soaking will allow any buildup, caused by its flames, to loosen)
Step Two:
With a soft bristled brush, gently scrub the entire shell using a light, circular motion. Pay special attention to any areas with buildup, mostly around their colored jewels and under the rim of the shell. Be careful not to brush areas covered in scales. They tend to be sensitive.
Step Three:
Gently massage the Fire Crab shell, under body, legs and tail with a soft, wet washcloth. This will loosen most soil. Don't worry if small flakes are released from the shell! This is just normal shedding. Rinse the Fire Crab to remove flakes.
Step Four:
Rinse the Fire Crab thoroughly. Closely inspect the shell for any irregularities, such as softening, excessive flaking, cracks, unusual discharge, or discolorations. Discoloration would occur on the jewels.
Step Five:
While still wet, place the Fire Crab back in the cage and cover with the cage with a dark colored cloth (the ones that covered it earlier). Rinse out supplies.