Well all the students were standing around when Bellaire stood an gave her speech. She charged people to see this train wreck circus. Well at least people showed up and maybe everyone else will have great performances. She was just afraid that Gargoyle the grouch in her hand wouldn't listen like he had been doing in the beginning. What if the statue had stage fright... Was that even possible.. What is she did.. These were professor. Looking around she started to get nervous. She had done competition things before, but never had to talk.. alone in front of this many adults.


When Bellaire called for the first student Minerva stood in her corner maybe hidden so she wouldn't have to go. Maybe she could just watch, but as it seemed no one else was going she took a deep breath and made her way to the table. Setting down her cute little orange circus arena that they had made in their previous class. Looking out she couldn't see anything because of the light. Well at least that was a plus. No faces to get nervous about.. "Hello everyone." She smiled at the darkness knowing people were watching. "I'm Minerva and this is Grumpy the gargoyle and he is going to put on a little show for you." Sitting him in the center of her circus area she picked up the tiny little pieces she was using for his joggling and set them in front of him. "I've placed in front of him little bars that I had made, he will now juggle for."

Taking another deep breath she pulled her wand, doing the movement over grumpy "Piertotum Locomotor" The Gargoyle sprang to live and didn't seem to happy about the hair falling on his head. "Grumpy Juggle.. please" The Gargoyle looked at her for a few moments to the point Min figured he wasn't going to do anything. Of course he would be mean to her today in front of people, but then he looked down and picked up the little pieces. As he started to juggle, Minerva smiled at the audience and pointed. "The awesome Grumpy everyone." Looking back to Grumpy she tried to give him a smile, whether or not the statue could know. "Grumpy walk while juggling." Without missing a beat the Gargoyle began to walk as he juggled.


She watched as he juggled and walked feeling so proud of him that she didn't noticed how close to the end of the table he was getting until he started slipping. Hurrying and catching him in her hands she pointed her wand. "Finite" Setting him back in the center of the circus she looked out to the crowd. "He's fine everyone.. Just part of the act.." Blushing a bit she hoped they bought that last part.