Go down? Not a problem really, but he’d let the eager beavers go first. That way the rest of the class will make the soil more compact, and easier to step on. Also, since he’s one of the tallest in class, he’d stay behind and look after the smaller Snakes—to freeze them in case they trip or something. Way to save a face, you know? Ethan then descended down the ravine and held on to thick branches and boulders for support. True enough, the terrain was already more stable and defined as he went down, making his descent accident free. Good!

Ethan joined the rest of the class, and crossed his arms across his chest as he listened to the professor’s instruction. Capture the Fort? What...fort? The Slytherin looked on as flags suddenly appeared. Oh...oh. Of course. Gryffindor and Slytherin’s banners were on the same side, and the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs on the other side. That too was no brainer. The splitting of houses was pretty obvious, but he was quite surprised that they are to work with the lions. Based on Ethan’s observation, other professors liked their house being partnered with another house, except Gryffindor. The scene before him looked odd for some reason.

Okay, so positions? Ethan jogged and stayed behind a Slytherin banner away from the first layer just like a good senior student. The Slytherin already had formulated a plan inside his head as he stood by one of his house’s banners that were half covered by a tree. He’d let the junior kiddos attack the other side of the clearing because they were smaller, and were much quicker.

Oh and for the record...he’d wait for the enemy to attack, so he can fix a flag right away then attack.

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See? It pays to wait. Ethan grinned, his eyes sparkled with excitement as he pointed his own wand at the tampered banner, and turned it back to Green. “Colovaria!” And now to counter-attack. The Slytherin moved forward a bit to get the right angle, and aimed for a banner that was beyond the enemy’s first line of flags. “Colovaria!” he said as he turned a Yellow banner into Green. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth was the theme of the day.