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Charely Potter · 06-03-2014, 12:32 AM

SPOILER!!: Pegasus Fantasy

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Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104

Piersie.

Iiiiinteresting. But anyway, Marigold was interested in more than just the nicknames of Professors, no matter how cool and funny they were. She wrote some notes out about sticking charms and how they differ from levitation, but was finished quickly enough that she put her quill down before Javy started talking. ...there were THESTRALS!? She couldn't see them. Nope. Not even after two deaths in her family in two years, she couldn't see that. Whether the horse was basically taunting her about the fact she wasn't there when her grandpa died or just a grim reminder, Marigold didn't appreciate it. Which is why she took the opportunity to change the subject.

"One breed is a Pegasus. They're used in Greek myths and stuff." So a bit of fiction.

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Originally Posted by Felixir

Was Tobias Tempus puffing his chest out all proudly and stuff? Maybe. It was a definite possibility. He grinned when Fuller seemed to like his answer, like full on BEAMING (those hours and hours of attempted extra study were starting to pay off), before looking to Thompson for the next part.

Uhhhh... winged horses. Well, there were LOADS but... the one answer that Toby caught himself latching onto was the one which wasn't even in the textbook at all, and he quickly shot up his hand as soon as possible after Mari's answer.

"I don't think Pegasus is actually a breed, it was just the name of that one famous horse," he pointed out, but smiled at Mari anyway because... y'know... Toby liked to share smiles. Then he looked at Thompson again. "Maybe there were loads more back then too, and they were other breeds of winged horses, like Abraxans or something." It certainly was interesting to think about, and ever since Airey did that one lesson about Icarus actually being about wizards and magic, Toby was eager to look for more possible magic solutions to historical stuff. But that was a bit off topic. As for right now? Yeah, no more answers. Toby just stood there, beaming and bouncing on his toes and absolutely buzzing with energy as though he was likely to take off at any moment.

"Take a point for that assist, Mr. Tempus." Especially before he could get the chance to. "Pegasus is thought to be the name of an Abraxan."

SPOILER!!: Correct answers

SPOILER!!: Aethonan

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Originally Posted by Emms

So it was a Thestral. Aha, he had been correct... A lump formed in his throat when the memory of the car accident began flooding into his mind again. The sirens and flashing lights... No. He had to stop. He dismissed the thoughts away and refocused on the lesson at hand. Simon continued to gaze at the Thestral for a little while longer until he realized there were notes being written on the board. He quickly pulled out his notebook and began taking notes. They'd be useful later.

After listening to the Professor's question about other breeds of Winged Horses, he paused and let the information set in. Breeds of Winged Horses? Oh, he knew one of the answers. He had just read about this the other day. In his mind, he searched hungrily for the answer. When he found one of the breeds, he raised his hand. "Professor, the Aethonan is a breed of winged horse. There popular in Ireland and Great Britain," he explained.

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Originally Posted by Squishy

Wait, there was a Thestral? O_O

Since she hadn't seen anyone die (thank goodness), this was news to Lux. But yes... There was an apple disappearing in thin air right before her eyes. Huh. Interesting.

Transfixed on the spot where the Thestral was supposed to be, she listened as Professor Thompson started talking about winged horses. Okay, so what were some of the other breeds? Raising her hand, she said, "Aethonan is one. They are chestnut in colour."

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Originally Posted by SweetPeea

The class had begun & Josie's undivided attention was on both of the very knowledgeable Professors. Seeing as to how the lesson was going to be about the placement of certain things, along with some of the most majestic creatures she'd read about in her young life, she knew that it was going to be one she'd favour.

Josette listened as the questions had been asked, whilst answers were being given left & right. But it was when Professor Thompson had brought attention to the mention of a winged horse she couldn't see, her curiosity had been sparked longing to see what it looked like. Although, the apple he'd dropped disappeared into nothing! Sadly for her though, she'd never witnessed death before, otherwise she would have been able to see this creature. Josette then heard Professor Thompson ask what other kinds of winged horses there were & immediately the Granian had popped in her brain from her readings. And there was another that soon came to mind, which caused her to raise her hand, "Professor, I-I do remember r-reading about a winged horse that's commonly known to be from G-Great Britain & I-Ireland.." She tucked her hand back into the warm blanket. "I-I believe they're called... A-Aethonans? And they a-are known to b-be the colour of a c-chestnut.."

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Originally Posted by griffin

There was a thestral there? Penelope couldn't see it, but that was probably a good thing. The closest thing to a person dying that she had ever seen was when her dog killed a bird.

Winged horses. What did she know about winged horses? Not much, but Penelope remembered at least one breed of winged horse. "Professor, one breed of winged horse is the A- Ae- Aeth- Aetheio- Aethon- Aethonan. Aethonan." She could kind of pronounce it. At least she had been able to say it, even if it did take her a few tries to get it right. Penelope had a lot of questions about thestrals, but most of them had already been asked. "Can you use a placement charm to put a bridle on a thestral? Are placement charms used to attach the thestrals to the carriages that bring the students to the school?"

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

As Sophie listened to the discussion, a thought came to mind--what was the point of the Placement Charm anyway? Unless you were placing something really high and out of reach, couldn't you do it much faster by hand? Shrug.

Sophie couldn't see the thestral, but she took the professor's word that it was there. Hiii, thestral I can't see! So what other types of winged horses were out there? Sophie raised her hand. "Aethonan," she said, "which is a breed mainly seen in Great Britain and Ireland."

Facts. She knew 'em.

SPOILER!!: Abraxan

SPOILER!!: Granian

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

Professor Thompson took over his portion of the class. When he asked a question about winged horses, Jasmine had an answer ready and raaised her hand. "The Granian is a breed of winged horse. It is gray in color and known for being very fast."

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Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin

Kace was learning interesting thing. Well he now knew the charm Professor Fuller was talking about. He was dazing out again but now he was focused! He heard Professor Thompson's explanation of winged horses. He nodded and knew Thestrals were one of them. Granted he never seen one before. But he knew one of them.

He raised his hand and said, "Professor I know one, it is called the Granian. It is very fast and their color is grey." Who knew he would know something about winged horses. He was gonna take Pegasus but Mairgold took it and he had to think of something else.

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Originally Posted by Harry174

Angel raised her hand. "Professor there's the Granian which is really fast and grey and must be very good for racing in one of those horse races they do." Angel beamed, she wondered how that worked because if it was a general race surely it would put the others at a disadvantage and Angel thought that would be so uncool.

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Originally Posted by GrapehGrape

A thestral? Adelaide looked behind the professors, but nothing there. That was probably a good thing. She wondered who in the group could see it though. Any of friends...

Okay. What girl didn't love horses to some extent? And she had read a bit on the animals in a couple of her books. Addi raised her hand. "There are granians. They are grey and very fast."

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Wait, there was a THESTRAL there?? No fair, they shouldn't bring cool animals that not EVERYONE could see. Quite frankly, Caleb didn't WANT to be able to see them, since that would mean that he had witnessed someone dying, and that was depressing and would probably scar him for life. Why couldn't thestrals just be like...normal?

Still, he raised his hand to give a breed of winged horses for the professor. "There's the Granian breed. They're gray and known for being super fast," he explained. Was that where their name came from? Their color? Hmm...

Nodding curtly at each correct response. Good, they knew a little about them. It gave Javy the chance to share more facts about them soon enough.

SPOILER!!: No response

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Originally Posted by Meizzner

So mostly everyone was right. See why talk when everyone just repeats said correct answer. Too much effort that was.

What.....Did he?

Yes Thompson just called Fuller Piersie. It was hilarious. Nigel grinned while listening to Thompson's info about Thestrals. So that is what it was. Interesting. Can't see it . But Nigel will take his word for it. The Seventh Year knew of three types of winged horses other than Threstals. Abraxan, Aethonan, and Granian. No doubt all were just spoken of.

Though Winged Horse Races were fun to bet on.

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Originally Posted by Hey Ju

Agatha didn't really know what the Placement Charm was, ALTHOUGH he did know what it was once other people started mentioning what it was. Oh. She should start learning the proper names for the spells soon.

Creatures talk now, which Agatha liked a bit more. It was easier to deal with animals rather than spells, in her opinion. Not that she would tell anyone that. Wait, HUH? Thestrals? What did her uncle have to do with them?? The girl had no idea her uncle had thestrals, to start with. She would have to ask him about that asap.

All of the winged horses she knew had been mentioned already and, to be fair, Agatha didn't know much about any of them to give any extra information, so she had to keep quiet once again. But Merlin, it was really freaky to see that apple disappearing next to professor Thompson. The sight sent shivers down Agatha spine and she fixed her scarf around her neck.

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Originally Posted by Poolicious

Placement Charm? Yeah. She didn't know what that was and what's that for so she just sat there and listened what everyone said. Moves an object from point A and secures it to point B, whatever that point is. Ohhh. That's pretty awesome charm.

They were going to learn about winged horses? Cool. Give her undivided attention to Professor Thompson? That she could do, Professor. Candice turned her attention to the Care of Magical Creatures Professor aka Professor Handsome Face Number #2. And did Professor Thompson just called Professor Handsome Face Number #1 Piersie? The first year let out a small giggled. That's just really adorable nickname.

Back to the lesson. Thestrals? There's a Thestrals? She wanted to see it but unlike her brothers she never saw anyone die with her own eyes (Thank Merlin for that!) Other Winged Horses? The only winged horses she knew was Pegasus but someone already mentioned that, she didn't see the point to repeat the same answers so she just gonna sit this one out again.

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Originally Posted by Mordred

Piersie?

Okay.

That name shall stick then. Professor Piersie. Mhm.

Ethan watched as Professor Thompson procured an apple from his pocket and tossed it to his side. Why is he wasting food? Oh. Oooh. There’s actually a Thestral beside him! Ethan wasted no time and got his notebook and muggle pencil and started to scribble down some notes. Information’s good, yeah? Yes. The Slytherin looked from one student to another as they contributed their answers. Well, all the breeds of the winged horses he knew were already mentioned. He did turn to Kyroh though when the little Claw mentioned if Hippogriffs count. Hmm. If it did, does that mean that Gryffins count too?

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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

So you COULD move people using the charm. Maddie smiled thoughtfully as Professor Charms Man confirmed, thinking of ways she could use this, y'know, when her magic was POWERFUL enough. Which it WOULD be someday, MHM!

Then the class was asked to talk about winged horse breeds but MADDIE's eyes were focused on the spot where the Thestral was meant to be. She couldn't SEE it and that was terribly annoying to the first year. NOT that she wanted to see someone die but STILL. Sort of a tease to bring something to class that not everyone could observe properly. She also wondered about the ones who COULD see it. Questions had formed in her mind but she knew she had no right to ask them so she simply watched on quietly, a thoughtful expression on her face.

HM.

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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi

Piersie?

The Gryffindor raised an eyebrow when their Care of Magical Creatures Professor called the Charm's Professor that. He looked between the two of them and laughed. Piersie! BWAHAHAHA.

The second year suddenly stopped laughing when an apple was thrown on the ground and DISSAPEARED in to thin air. Wait, a Thestral? Kevin had heard about those creatures. His mother had told him about them. Magical place or not, anyone who couldn't see the Thestrals and only saw an apple dissapear chunk by chunk would be weirded out.

He watched the board behind the Professor and read the writing that had appeared. Mweh they had to take notes? Yeah..no. He had a good memory ~~meaning he was going to regret not taking notes in a few hours~~

Another breed of winged horse? Kevin thought for a moment but no answer came up to him. So instead of answering, the boy put his hand in his robe pocket took out a Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Bean and sneakily ate it.

....Sardine....eeeuugh...

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Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Ascanius couldn't see the Thestral. Which was a relief, yeah? Not only was it a morbid kind of animal, but, no doubt, the fact that other students could see the them might bring some of his peers down. Luckily, he wasn't plagued with crippling memories of death and such. So everyone else could deal with that who had those demons. Ahem.

Anyway, as to the question of winged horses, he knew a bit. Only 'cause he had spent the summer crashing at Atticus'...though he had never really inquired about the horses. Ever. 'Cause he didn't care. Now, more then anything, he wished he had asked.

Not that he would have spoken up anyway. But he did take a listen to what everyone else had to say about them, yeah?

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Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah

Cutty was about to laugh outloud when Alexa mentioned the Thestral. But doing so would probably ruin the effect of her practical joke upon the class at large. So he held it in by way of smug and knowing smile.

This was gonna be sweet. This was gonna be...

What the?!?! Professor Thompson was in on it too, was he? Was he...? Oh, hey look how that apple is...eating up itself...

Cutty was disappointed that this was not an elaborate hoax being put on the class. It might have made him forget about the cold. Instead, his shivering arm wrote in crinkled writing the notes about the thestrals as well as other types of flying horses.

One had to have seen death then? Cutty looked over at the Gryffindor Prefect and seriously considered if she'd ever killed anyone. You know, by accident or whatever she would've said at the time.

Nothing much to say here, literally. He would just assume they were much too cold at the moment to even consider giving an answer.

SPOILER!!: Unicorns

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Zander felt a surge of pride as he realized he was the first to have answered the previous question. HA! He actually did know something after all. He then watched as the torch was passed from one Professor to another. This was going to get real confusing, real fast.

Thestral? So Professor Thompson over here was proposing that tehre was some kind of creature by him, yet Zander didn't see anything. Uh? Is seeing, believing because Zander totally isn't SEEING. Professor, this Thestral thingy must be defective. Hmph. Yes. That must be it.... Oh wait. The next statement definitely cleared things up. Only those who have seein another person's death and accepted the circumstances. Oh. That makes sense.

Because none of the above for Zander. So no Thestral. Or, erm, yes Thestral, but no seeing Thestral. Ahem. GROOOOOAAAN. Notes? They were outside for Merlin's sake. Winged horses? Uhuuummm..... "I've seen drawings of winged unicorns before?" Did that count? Because that's all he's got.

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Originally Posted by Rosa Chispa Princessa

Bree felt a bit uneasy about this lesson. It was hard for her to believe there was an invisible winged horse next to the professor that you could only see if you had seen and remembered death. Though other people took account of it being there and if is true those poor souls. She tried to alleviate her mind of the morbidity as she heard the next question asked and she let her mind slip to thinking about that question. She heard quite a few answers and had to think harder to come up with an answer not mentioned but in time she did. She raised her hand and said, "My mum used to read to me lots of fanciful tails of mythical creatures as a child and one creature I remember fondly is a unipeg, or a unicorn that could fly. They were crazy amazing powerful creatures that were wild and free, no one could tame them, and they could take on most anything"

"While they have their similarities, Unicorns aren't considered winged horses." As for the Winged Unicorn situation. "Even with wings they would fall under Winged creatures."

SPOILER!!: Hippogriffs

SPOILER!!: Others + Questions

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Originally Posted by Kaos.Doodles

Watching as Professor Thompson dropped the apple Kyroh's eyes grew. An invisible winged horse? No- a Thestral? Invisible? It was eating the apple and he couldn't even SEE it. MORE BLINKING WAS FOLLOWED."Professor! How come it's only another person's death. Like how come I can't see the Thestral if I saw like a bug die?" HM? Was he saying that only people were the only important living creatures? KYROH WANTED TO SEE THE HORSE. Oh. "And do Hippogriffs count?" They were sorta horse like right? You could ride them and stuff.

My, my, lots of questions here. Excellent ones too, Javy noted."With another human we tend to see them as more relatable and their untimely demise would only remind us on the other experiences that they would be missing out on once they're gone." For example. "Hence why we consider another human's death more painful when factoring in the pity for their own loved ones as well."

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

She raised her hand. "Professor, d'you know why thestrals can only be seen by some people? Is it some sort of spell or magic that was cast on them once and then all of them got it? Did they eat a bunch of invisibility cloaks?" This Gryffindor was curious.

The good questions kept coming, "There are some theories that suggest Threstals are in fact remnants of the persons that died in front of another witch or wizard, but nothing of solid proof other than from witness accounts that they are in fact only seen after witnessing another one's death."

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

With a small sigh, Mo turned his attention back to the empty spot. Wait... was it right there, or was it a few feet to the left? What empty spot was he meant to be watching? Eh... did he have anything to contribute, now that he'd lost the thestral? He raised his hand. "Professor, can you breed the different winged horses? Like are there cross breeds?"

"You can get hybrids from mixing breeds such as a Abraxan and Granian to have an Abraxnian. However, they are prone to birth defects and a much shorter lifespan." Therefore

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Originally Posted by Deezerz

Gaze flickering between Professor Thompson to the Thestral and back, Beverly raised a trembling hand. It was cold, okay. "There's four known breeds of Winged Horses." Her gaze flicked toward the Thestral once more. "Abraxan, Aethonan, Granian and...Thestral." Get a grip of yourself, Wayne! "The Abraxan in the largest of them and my favorite and--aren't Thestrals unlucky?" She was curious. It was also the main reason she was eyeing it. Among other reasons.

Nodding as she got the names of the other breeds correct. "Thestrals are neither lucky nor unlucky. The myth on them being unlucky could be traced to a misunderstanding. It is considered unlucky for someone have witnessed another one's death, rather than being able to see Thestrals."

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Originally Posted by laurange

Apparently, it was a breed of winged horses. "Well, I can't see it, but I think that thing behind you that just ate the apple has wings. The thestral." she squinted. "What does a thestral even look like?"

Javy only had to glance at the Thestral that Cassie was currently petting once more to tell, "They closely resemble the Granian over there-" Pointing at the grey winged horses off to the side "though are considerably darker to charcoal black. Their appearance is more emaciated naturally, with large bat-like wings."

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Originally Posted by PhoenixStar

Whoo, she took a stab in the dark and actually got a pretty decent answer out of it. Sure her answer wasn't completely right, but she would take it. Her attention turned to the man in charge of the creatures. A threstral? Not only did the first year have no idea what he was talking about, she didn't see anything other than the winged horses in front of her. Maybe the professors were in to tricking the first years too, and they got all of the older students in on it as well.

Before her very eyes she watched an apple disappear. "Wicked!" She immediately thought about what her sister said about a muggle magician... maybe that was what they were doing right now. Another breed? Who was she going to know that when she didn't even know that winged horses existed five minutes ago? The lion raised her hand. "What about a horse?" Yup, just a plain ol' everyday horse.

"Well, that would just be a horse." A wingless one at that, so.. yeah. Not much else to add.

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Originally Posted by hermionesclone

He did have something to contribute soooooo up went the hand. "Don't you have to keep winged horses hidden with charms and whatnot? If you're going to keep them, that is. Because, I mean, a winged horse in your back yard or a paddock is going to attract quite a lot of attention."

Also. LOL. Piersie. OH MAN. He was going to remember THAT.

Smirking slightly, Javy glanced towards Piersie. Of course the Creature teacher knew this. It was required for just about any magical pet. But hey, there was a Charms Professor here.. So yeah, Javy was letting him share the answer to that.

"Good.. Since most of you at least have the basics on their appearance and some of their abilities. We'll move straight on to the most important of today." Then tapping the board again, to add more notes. "We not only have the Thestrals, but a whole set of visible Winged Horses nearby waiting on us."

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Winged Horses
Ministry's Classification: XX-XXXX
Beasts

Granian; Grey-coloured. More aggressive and faster. (5'2 / 62 in / 157.5 cm as average height)

Abraxan; White-coloured. Gigantic/Extremely powerful. Requires forceful handling. (7'6 / 90 in / 228 cm as average height)

Aethonan; Chestnut-coloured. More easily domesticated, cautious, and trusting. (5'8 / 68 in / 173 cm as average height)

Thestral; Charcoal-black-coloured. Intellectual. Considerably fast. (6'0 / 72 in / 183 cm as average height)

"Now before we get to the fun part, you have only a little more to learn. Specifically with keeping a handle on them easier.." Looking towards Professor Fuller. It was his turn now again.

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She wrote some notes out about sticking charms and how they differ from levitation, but was finished quickly enough that she put her quill down before Javy started talking. ...there were THESTRALS!? She couldn't see them. Nope. Not even after two deaths in her family in two years, she couldn't see that. Whether the horse was basically taunting her about the fact she wasn't there when her grandpa died or just a grim reminder, Marigold didn't appreciate it. Which is why she took the opportunity to change the subject. "One breed is a Pegasus. They're used in Greek myths and stuff." So a bit of fiction. Quote: Originally Posted by Felixir Was Tobias Tempus puffing his chest out all proudly and stuff? Maybe. It was a definite possibility. He grinned when Fuller seemed to like his answer, like full on BEAMING (those hours and hours of attempted extra study were starting to pay off), before looking to Thompson for the next part. Uhhhh... winged horses. Well, there were LOADS but... the one answer that Toby caught himself latching onto was the one which wasn't even in the textbook at all, and he quickly shot up his hand as soon as possible after Mari's answer. "I don't think Pegasus is actually a breed, it was just the name of that one famous horse," he pointed out, but smiled at Mari anyway because... y'know... Toby liked to share smiles. Then he looked at Thompson again. "Maybe there were loads more back then too, and they were other breeds of winged horses, like Abraxans or something." It certainly was interesting to think about, and ever since Airey did that one lesson about Icarus actually being about wizards and magic, Toby was eager to look for more possible magic solutions to historical stuff. But that was a bit off topic. As for right now? Yeah, no more answers. Toby just stood there, beaming and bouncing on his toes and absolutely buzzing with energy as though he was likely to take off at any moment. "Take a point for that assist, Mr. Tempus." Especially before he could get the chance to. "Pegasus is thought to be the name of an Abraxan." SPOILER!!: Correct answers SPOILER!!: Aethonan Quote: Originally Posted by Emms So it was a Thestral. Aha, he had been correct... A lump formed in his throat when the memory of the car accident began flooding into his mind again. The sirens and flashing lights... No. He had to stop. He dismissed the thoughts away and refocused on the lesson at hand. Simon continued to gaze at the Thestral for a little while longer until he realized there were notes being written on the board. He quickly pulled out his notebook and began taking notes. They'd be useful later. After listening to the Professor's question about other breeds of Winged Horses, he paused and let the information set in. Breeds of Winged Horses? Oh, he knew one of the answers. He had just read about this the other day. In his mind, he searched hungrily for the answer. When he found one of the breeds, he raised his hand. "Professor, the Aethonan is a breed of winged horse. There popular in Ireland and Great Britain," he explained. Quote: Originally Posted by Squishy Wait, there was a Thestral? O_O Since she hadn't seen anyone die (thank goodness), this was news to Lux. But yes... There was an apple disappearing in thin air right before her eyes. Huh. Interesting. Transfixed on the spot where the Thestral was supposed to be, she listened as Professor Thompson started talking about winged horses. Okay, so what were some of the other breeds? Raising her hand, she said, "Aethonan is one. They are chestnut in colour." Quote: Originally Posted by SweetPeea The class had begun & Josie's undivided attention was on both of the very knowledgeable Professors. Seeing as to how the lesson was going to be about the placement of certain things, along with some of the most majestic creatures she'd read about in her young life, she knew that it was going to be one she'd favour. Josette listened as the questions had been asked, whilst answers were being given left & right. But it was when Professor Thompson had brought attention to the mention of a winged horse she couldn't see, her curiosity had been sparked longing to see what it looked like. Although, the apple he'd dropped disappeared into nothing! Sadly for her though, she'd never witnessed death before, otherwise she would have been able to see this creature. Josette then heard Professor Thompson ask what other kinds of winged horses there were & immediately the Granian had popped in her brain from her readings. And there was another that soon came to mind, which caused her to raise her hand, "Professor, I-I do remember r-reading about a winged horse that's commonly known to be from G-Great Britain & I-Ireland.." She tucked her hand back into the warm blanket. "I-I believe they're called... A-Aethonans? And they a-are known to b-be the colour of a c-chestnut.." Quote: Originally Posted by griffin There was a thestral there? Penelope couldn't see it, but that was probably a good thing. The closest thing to a person dying that she had ever seen was when her dog killed a bird. Winged horses. What did she know about winged horses? Not much, but Penelope remembered at least one breed of winged horse. "Professor, one breed of winged horse is the A- Ae- Aeth- Aetheio- Aethon- Aethonan. Aethonan." She could kind of pronounce it. At least she had been able to say it, even if it did take her a few tries to get it right. Penelope had a lot of questions about thestrals, but most of them had already been asked. "Can you use a placement charm to put a bridle on a thestral? Are placement charms used to attach the thestrals to the carriages that bring the students to the school?" Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana As Sophie listened to the discussion, a thought came to mind--what was the point of the Placement Charm anyway? Unless you were placing something really high and out of reach, couldn't you do it much faster by hand? Shrug. Sophie couldn't see the thestral, but she took the professor's word that it was there. Hiii, thestral I can't see! So what other types of winged horses were out there? Sophie raised her hand. "Aethonan," she said, "which is a breed mainly seen in Great Britain and Ireland." Facts. She knew 'em. SPOILER!!: Abraxan Quote: Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 Cris was glad that Professor Fuller hadn't pointed out his harness vs bridle mistake in front of the class. One point for Professor Fuller. Now for the question Professor Thompson raised. "Professor another breed is the Abraxans. I believe they are the largest breed. They are most popularly known for pulling the Beauxbaton carriages. Their name is supposedly derived from Abraxas, one of the horses of Aurora. Their hair color is white and the feathers are blue. Totally awesome color combination, I think." Quote: Originally Posted by nanyjj Piersie. Leah snorted with laughter but tried to cover it up with a cough. Nice, Professor Divination. Anyway, were they going to move winged horses? That would be... cruel. They can fly, after all. The second year turned her attention to Professor Thompson. DUN DUN DUN Thestrals! Leah glanced at Lioness Prefect. She could see Thestrals? Leah had learned about Thestrals before but had never seen one. She hoped she would never see one though. She watched with interest as an apple started to disappear in front of her eyes. The second year raised her hand confidently and said, "I know about the Abraxan, professor. They are huge and powerful." Kinda rewording what Cris had said. Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 There was a Thestral there?! Obviously Adi couldn't see it and he knew that very well but that didn't stop him from craning his neck trying to see the creature. Though he wanted to see it, he wasn't too fussy given the reason why some people could see them. So other Winged Horses? Adi raised his hand. "There's Abraxans. They're very powerful palominos.'' Yep, Abraxans sounded super cool because of their strength. SPOILER!!: Granian Quote: Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Professor Thompson took over his portion of the class. When he asked a question about winged horses, Jasmine had an answer ready and raaised her hand. "The Granian is a breed of winged horse. It is gray in color and known for being very fast." Quote: Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin Kace was learning interesting thing. Well he now knew the charm Professor Fuller was talking about. He was dazing out again but now he was focused! He heard Professor Thompson's explanation of winged horses. He nodded and knew Thestrals were one of them. Granted he never seen one before. But he knew one of them. He raised his hand and said, "Professor I know one, it is called the Granian. It is very fast and their color is grey." Who knew he would know something about winged horses. He was gonna take Pegasus but Mairgold took it and he had to think of something else. Quote: Originally Posted by Harry174 Angel raised her hand. "Professor there's the Granian which is really fast and grey and must be very good for racing in one of those horse races they do." Angel beamed, she wondered how that worked because if it was a general race surely it would put the others at a disadvantage and Angel thought that would be so uncool. Quote: Originally Posted by GrapehGrape A thestral? Adelaide looked behind the professors, but nothing there. That was probably a good thing. She wondered who in the group could see it though. Any of friends... Okay. What girl didn't love horses to some extent? And she had read a bit on the animals in a couple of her books. Addi raised her hand. "There are granians. They are grey and very fast." Quote: Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Wait, there was a THESTRAL there?? No fair, they shouldn't bring cool animals that not EVERYONE could see. Quite frankly, Caleb didn't WANT to be able to see them, since that would mean that he had witnessed someone dying, and that was depressing and would probably scar him for life. Why couldn't thestrals just be like...normal? Still, he raised his hand to give a breed of winged horses for the professor. "There's the Granian breed. They're gray and known for being super fast," he explained. Was that where their name came from? Their color? Hmm... Nodding curtly at each correct response. Good, they knew a little about them. It gave Javy the chance to share more facts about them soon enough. SPOILER!!: No response Quote: Originally Posted by Meizzner So mostly everyone was right. See why talk when everyone just repeats said correct answer. Too much effort that was. What.....Did he? Yes Thompson just called Fuller Piersie. It was hilarious. Nigel grinned while listening to Thompson's info about Thestrals. So that is what it was. Interesting. Can't see it . But Nigel will take his word for it. The Seventh Year knew of three types of winged horses other than Threstals. Abraxan, Aethonan, and Granian. No doubt all were just spoken of. Though Winged Horse Races were fun to bet on. Quote: Originally Posted by Hey Ju Agatha didn't really know what the Placement Charm was, ALTHOUGH he did know what it was once other people started mentioning what it was. Oh. She should start learning the proper names for the spells soon. Creatures talk now, which Agatha liked a bit more. It was easier to deal with animals rather than spells, in her opinion. Not that she would tell anyone that. Wait, HUH? Thestrals? What did her uncle have to do with them?? The girl had no idea her uncle had thestrals, to start with. She would have to ask him about that asap. All of the winged horses she knew had been mentioned already and, to be fair, Agatha didn't know much about any of them to give any extra information, so she had to keep quiet once again. But Merlin, it was really freaky to see that apple disappearing next to professor Thompson. The sight sent shivers down Agatha spine and she fixed her scarf around her neck. Quote: Originally Posted by Poolicious Placement Charm? Yeah. She didn't know what that was and what's that for so she just sat there and listened what everyone said. Moves an object from point A and secures it to point B, whatever that point is. Ohhh. That's pretty awesome charm. They were going to learn about winged horses? Cool. Give her undivided attention to Professor Thompson? That she could do, Professor. Candice turned her attention to the Care of Magical Creatures Professor aka Professor Handsome Face Number #2. And did Professor Thompson just called Professor Handsome Face Number #1 Piersie? The first year let out a small giggled. That's just really adorable nickname. Back to the lesson. Thestrals? There's a Thestrals? She wanted to see it but unlike her brothers she never saw anyone die with her own eyes (Thank Merlin for that!) Other Winged Horses? The only winged horses she knew was Pegasus but someone already mentioned that, she didn't see the point to repeat the same answers so she just gonna sit this one out again. Quote: Originally Posted by Mordred Piersie? Okay. That name shall stick then. Professor Piersie. Mhm. Ethan watched as Professor Thompson procured an apple from his pocket and tossed it to his side. Why is he wasting food? Oh. Oooh. There’s actually a Thestral beside him! Ethan wasted no time and got his notebook and muggle pencil and started to scribble down some notes. Information’s good, yeah? Yes. The Slytherin looked from one student to another as they contributed their answers. Well, all the breeds of the winged horses he knew were already mentioned. He did turn to Kyroh though when the little Claw mentioned if Hippogriffs count. Hmm. If it did, does that mean that Gryffins count too? Quote: Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow So you COULD move people using the charm. Maddie smiled thoughtfully as Professor Charms Man confirmed, thinking of ways she could use this, y'know, when her magic was POWERFUL enough. Which it WOULD be someday, MHM! Then the class was asked to talk about winged horse breeds but MADDIE's eyes were focused on the spot where the Thestral was meant to be. She couldn't SEE it and that was terribly annoying to the first year. NOT that she wanted to see someone die but STILL. Sort of a tease to bring something to class that not everyone could observe properly. She also wondered about the ones who COULD see it. Questions had formed in her mind but she knew she had no right to ask them so she simply watched on quietly, a thoughtful expression on her face. HM. Quote: Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi Piersie? The Gryffindor raised an eyebrow when their Care of Magical Creatures Professor called the Charm's Professor that. He looked between the two of them and laughed. Piersie! BWAHAHAHA. The second year suddenly stopped laughing when an apple was thrown on the ground and DISSAPEARED in to thin air. Wait, a Thestral? Kevin had heard about those creatures. His mother had told him about them. Magical place or not, anyone who couldn't see the Thestrals and only saw an apple dissapear chunk by chunk would be weirded out. He watched the board behind the Professor and read the writing that had appeared. Mweh they had to take notes? Yeah..no. He had a good memory ~~meaning he was going to regret not taking notes in a few hours~~ Another breed of winged horse? Kevin thought for a moment but no answer came up to him. So instead of answering, the boy put his hand in his robe pocket took out a Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Bean and sneakily ate it. ....Sardine....eeeuugh... Quote: Originally Posted by fanficfanatict Ascanius couldn't see the Thestral. Which was a relief, yeah? Not only was it a morbid kind of animal, but, no doubt, the fact that other students could see the them might bring some of his peers down. Luckily, he wasn't plagued with crippling memories of death and such. So everyone else could deal with that who had those demons. Ahem. Anyway, as to the question of winged horses, he knew a bit. Only 'cause he had spent the summer crashing at Atticus'...though he had never really inquired about the horses. Ever. 'Cause he didn't care. Now, more then anything, he wished he had asked. Not that he would have spoken up anyway. But he did take a listen to what everyone else had to say about them, yeah? Quote: Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah Cutty was about to laugh outloud when Alexa mentioned the Thestral. But doing so would probably ruin the effect of her practical joke upon the class at large. So he held it in by way of smug and knowing smile. This was gonna be sweet. This was gonna be... What the?!?! Professor Thompson was in on it too, was he? Was he...? Oh, hey look how that apple is...eating up itself... Cutty was disappointed that this was not an elaborate hoax being put on the class. It might have made him forget about the cold. Instead, his shivering arm wrote in crinkled writing the notes about the thestrals as well as other types of flying horses. One had to have seen death then? Cutty looked over at the Gryffindor Prefect and seriously considered if she'd ever killed anyone. You know, by accident or whatever she would've said at the time. Nothing much to say here, literally. He would just assume they were much too cold at the moment to even consider giving an answer. SPOILER!!: Unicorns Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Zander felt a surge of pride as he realized he was the first to have answered the previous question. HA! He actually did know something after all. He then watched as the torch was passed from one Professor to another. This was going to get real confusing, real fast. Thestral? So Professor Thompson over here was proposing that tehre was some kind of creature by him, yet Zander didn't see anything. Uh? Is seeing, believing because Zander totally isn't SEEING. Professor, this Thestral thingy must be defective. Hmph. Yes. That must be it.... Oh wait. The next statement definitely cleared things up. Only those who have seein another person's death and accepted the circumstances. Oh. That makes sense. Because none of the above for Zander. So no Thestral. Or, erm, yes Thestral, but no seeing Thestral. Ahem. GROOOOOAAAN. Notes? They were outside for Merlin's sake. Winged horses? Uhuuummm..... "I've seen drawings of winged unicorns before?" Did that count? Because that's all he's got. Quote: Originally Posted by Rosa Chispa Princessa Bree felt a bit uneasy about this lesson. It was hard for her to believe there was an invisible winged horse next to the professor that you could only see if you had seen and remembered death. Though other people took account of it being there and if is true those poor souls. She tried to alleviate her mind of the morbidity as she heard the next question asked and she let her mind slip to thinking about that question. She heard quite a few answers and had to think harder to come up with an answer not mentioned but in time she did. She raised her hand and said, "My mum used to read to me lots of fanciful tails of mythical creatures as a child and one creature I remember fondly is a unipeg, or a unicorn that could fly. They were crazy amazing powerful creatures that were wild and free, no one could tame them, and they could take on most anything" "While they have their similarities, Unicorns aren't considered winged horses." As for the Winged Unicorn situation. "Even with wings they would fall under Winged creatures." SPOILER!!: Hippogriffs Quote: Originally Posted by Sararara Norah felt her eyebrows disappear under her fringe of wild hair as the apple disappeared into THIN AIR. WHAAAT? Wait. A thestral is an invisible horse? She rubbed the numbness ( or tried to, anyway) from her hands because this seemed pretty worthy of note taking. Woah, these thestral things seemed scary. It was a bit too much death and gore for Norah to think about without getting sad, and she didn't like to be sad, so she focused instead on an answer to the question. Raising her hand as high as she could considering all the layers she was wearing, Norah decided to voice her guess, though it was very tentative. "Er, a hippo?" Wait no that was wrong. Then what was it? "Sorry, I mean a hippo...griff," she continued. Yeah! That was it! "They're not entirely horses, but they have wings and stuff..." she trailed off. Eh. It was worth a shot. "No, but they are Winged creatures." So she was partially correct on the guess. SPOILER!!: Others + Questions Quote: Originally Posted by Kaos.Doodles Watching as Professor Thompson dropped the apple Kyroh's eyes grew. An invisible winged horse? No- a Thestral? Invisible? It was eating the apple and he couldn't even SEE it. MORE BLINKING WAS FOLLOWED."Professor! How come it's only another person's death. Like how come I can't see the Thestral if I saw like a bug die?" HM? Was he saying that only people were the only important living creatures? KYROH WANTED TO SEE THE HORSE. Oh. "And do Hippogriffs count?" They were sorta horse like right? You could ride them and stuff. My, my, lots of questions here. Excellent ones too, Javy noted."With another human we tend to see them as more relatable and their untimely demise would only remind us on the other experiences that they would be missing out on once they're gone." For example. "Hence why we consider another human's death more painful when factoring in the pity for their own loved ones as well." Quote: Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl She raised her hand. "Professor, d'you know why thestrals can only be seen by some people? Is it some sort of spell or magic that was cast on them once and then all of them got it? Did they eat a bunch of invisibility cloaks?" This Gryffindor was curious. The good questions kept coming, "There are some theories that suggest Threstals are in fact remnants of the persons that died in front of another witch or wizard, but nothing of solid proof other than from witness accounts that they are in fact only seen after witnessing another one's death." Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin With a small sigh, Mo turned his attention back to the empty spot. Wait... was it right there, or was it a few feet to the left? What empty spot was he meant to be watching? Eh... did he have anything to contribute, now that he'd lost the thestral? He raised his hand. "Professor, can you breed the different winged horses? Like are there cross breeds?" "You can get hybrids from mixing breeds such as a Abraxan and Granian to have an Abraxnian. However, they are prone to birth defects and a much shorter lifespan." Therefore Quote: Originally Posted by Deezerz Gaze flickering between Professor Thompson to the Thestral and back, Beverly raised a trembling hand. It was cold, okay. "There's four known breeds of Winged Horses." Her gaze flicked toward the Thestral once more. "Abraxan, Aethonan, Granian and...Thestral." Get a grip of yourself, Wayne! "The Abraxan in the largest of them and my favorite and--aren't Thestrals unlucky?" She was curious. It was also the main reason she was eyeing it. Among other reasons. Nodding as she got the names of the other breeds correct. "Thestrals are neither lucky nor unlucky. The myth on them being unlucky could be traced to a misunderstanding. It is considered unlucky for someone have witnessed another one's death, rather than being able to see Thestrals." Quote: Originally Posted by laurange Apparently, it was a breed of winged horses. "Well, I can't see it, but I think that thing behind you that just ate the apple has wings. The thestral." she squinted. "What does a thestral even look like?" Javy only had to glance at the Thestral that Cassie was currently petting once more to tell, "They closely resemble the Granian over there-" Pointing at the grey winged horses off to the side "though are considerably darker to charcoal black. Their appearance is more emaciated naturally, with large bat-like wings." Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixStar Whoo, she took a stab in the dark and actually got a pretty decent answer out of it. Sure her answer wasn't completely right, but she would take it. Her attention turned to the man in charge of the creatures. A threstral? Not only did the first year have no idea what he was talking about, she didn't see anything other than the winged horses in front of her. Maybe the professors were in to tricking the first years too, and they got all of the older students in on it as well. Before her very eyes she watched an apple disappear. "Wicked!" She immediately thought about what her sister said about a muggle magician... maybe that was what they were doing right now. Another breed? Who was she going to know that when she didn't even know that winged horses existed five minutes ago? The lion raised her hand. "What about a horse?" Yup, just a plain ol' everyday horse. "Well, that would just be a horse." A wingless one at that, so.. yeah. Not much else to add. Quote: Originally Posted by hermionesclone He did have something to contribute soooooo up went the hand. "Don't you have to keep winged horses hidden with charms and whatnot? If you're going to keep them, that is. Because, I mean, a winged horse in your back yard or a paddock is going to attract quite a lot of attention." Also. LOL. Piersie. OH MAN. He was going to remember THAT. Smirking slightly, Javy glanced towards Piersie. Of course the Creature teacher knew this. It was required for just about any magical pet. But hey, there was a Charms Professor here.. So yeah, Javy was letting him share the answer to that. "Good.. Since most of you at least have the basics on their appearance and some of their abilities. We'll move straight on to the most important of today." Then tapping the board again, to add more notes. "We not only have the Thestrals, but a whole set of visible Winged Horses nearby waiting on us." Quote: Winged Horses Ministry's Classification: XX-XXXX Beasts Granian; Grey-coloured. More aggressive and faster. (5'2 / 62 in / 157.5 cm as average height) Abraxan; White-coloured. Gigantic/Extremely powerful. Requires forceful handling. (7'6 / 90 in / 228 cm as average height) Aethonan; Chestnut-coloured. More easily domesticated, cautious, and trusting. (5'8 / 68 in / 173 cm as average height) Thestral; Charcoal-black-coloured. Intellectual. Considerably fast. (6'0 / 72 in / 183 cm as average height) "Now before we get to the fun part, you have only a little more to learn. Specifically with keeping a handle on them easier.." Looking towards Professor Fuller. It was his turn now again. __________________ Last edited by Charely Potter; 06-03-2014 at 12:37 AM.