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What better way to celebrate a nice April day than to head over to the grounds for a lesson?! Though this lesson will be a joint effort with Transfiguration and Defense Against the Dark Arts, you still make your way to the large, grassy area near the barn as if you were attending just another Care of Magical Creatures Lesson.

Your Professors have set up the usual benches and encourage you to take a seat before the lesson begins. As you make your way towards a seat you pass Professor Hirsch, who is leaning cooly against a tree with his legs crossed at the ankles. His laid-back posture juxtaposes that of Professor Draper's stiff stance. Speaking of which, the Creatures Professor can be found standing furtherest away from the students by a large box (contents of which are covered by a large piece of fabric). And lastly, Professor Ichihara can be found standing between the two other Professors with her arms loosely crossed over her chest, waiting for the lesson to begin.

Best take a seat! This is bound to be one exciting lesson.

OOC: Please make sure you're familiar with all CoMC, Transfiguration, and DADA rules as well as SS rules.

Ariana will post in approximately 18 hours (Tuesday March 15 at 9am est) to start the lesson. Please get comfortable in the meantime, but try to keep excess chatter at a minimum.
Class has officially started! You're still welcome to join in at any point, just make sure not to post late arrivals and pretend you've been here all along!

Class Progression:
- Explaining muggle "Dragon Gate" myth + "Do you think a transformation of this caliber is possible through magic?"
- Answers + the Echinokarp + Transfig Theory + "What other creatures do we know that use this same defensive tactic to hide, protect themselves or hunt?"
- Answers + CoMC Theory + "What practical application do you think Echinokarps could provide in the magical world?"
- Answers + DADA Theory
- Introducing the Mini-Activity!
- Introducing the Main Activity!