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DaniDiNardo · 05-11-2017, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Suziella

Tristan listened to their arguments they both made great cases...however short Theo's was. But they were missing his point completely. He took a deep breath, calming his anger, for these were young students after all, and responded, "Miss Cambridge, I think it is wonderful that you are so curious and want to learn more about creatures by studying them naturally. But these spells are to be used in the classroom under teacher supervision. It is against school rules to experiment on animals, and can be quite dangerous. I am only thinking of your safety, as well as the animals." He paused. "As a curious student, here's a riddle for you: Who has two thumbs and can answer all your questions about magical creatures?" He pointed his thumbs at himself. "This guy." He flashed her a smile. "Plus minimal chance of getting covered in lizard guts if a spell goes wrong. Or you can go and visit the Library. The creatures section is quite large, and only some of the books have had pages burned away by dragon fire." He gave them a small smile.

"The points loss will remain as a lesson for you both. So if you would please, hand me the lizard so we can return it to it's natural habitat?" Hopefully they would understand him better now. Sometimes his anger got the best of him.

Once again, no one had every told her this was against any rule. Him saying it again and again didn't necessarily make it true. That being the case, keeping the points off as a lesson was pointless. It...hadn't taught her anything really except that you could suddenly have all your research dashed in the space of one afternoon.

Her lips parted, as if to protest but they closed again. He was...this was.....she wasn't trying to learn about creatures, least of all lizards. Speaking to him wouldn't help, he'd just proven to be one of the least objective individuals in this entire castle and her focus wasn't on the creatures themselves in the first place, it was the effect of spells over time. Much harder to study on inanimate, non-living objects. She'd thought this a better alternative to testing on her school mates but apparently not--and Merlin did she hate riddles. Every day, every time she wanted to get back to her common room for some rest. Bloody riddles, always riddles, all the time. Riddles she didn't typically get. Riddles that kept her locked out.

There was no hiding the disappointment on her face. The Ravenclaw felt nothing shy of let down. Jessa didn't mind lizard guts, she minded depending solely on books and the words of others in order to learn. It wasn't how she learned. The girl was neither a visual nor audio learner. She was only ever really in her element when she could actively participate in whatever she was learning. Telling her to go to the library and flip through a few pages...was that the only possibility so long as she attended this school?

Reluctantly but with little fight in her, Jessa handed over the lizard. She was thoroughly dejected and in no mood to argue it. "You'll have to gradually reduce his size before letting him go. It'll work terribly otherwise." It was a balance he would have to strike til the little guy was normal sized again. "I'd like to head back to my Common Room now." Her voice was small, barely audible. She didn't wanna watch her hard work get released.

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DaniDiNardo MO & DMLE Crup Join Date: May 2012 Location: Over here! (GMT -5) Posts: 17,240 Hogwarts RPG Name: Ruth (Rae) Elliot Gryffindor First Year x12 x12	Yeah I broke that mirror, so what? ll NOT backward ll Official Gryfferin ll Lemon's favourite Quote: Originally Posted by Suziella Tristan listened to their arguments they both made great cases...however short Theo's was. But they were missing his point completely. He took a deep breath, calming his anger, for these were young students after all, and responded, "Miss Cambridge, I think it is wonderful that you are so curious and want to learn more about creatures by studying them naturally. But these spells are to be used in the classroom under teacher supervision. It is against school rules to experiment on animals, and can be quite dangerous. I am only thinking of your safety, as well as the animals." He paused. "As a curious student, here's a riddle for you: Who has two thumbs and can answer all your questions about magical creatures?" He pointed his thumbs at himself. "This guy." He flashed her a smile. "Plus minimal chance of getting covered in lizard guts if a spell goes wrong. Or you can go and visit the Library. The creatures section is quite large, and only some of the books have had pages burned away by dragon fire." He gave them a small smile. "The points loss will remain as a lesson for you both. So if you would please, hand me the lizard so we can return it to it's natural habitat?" Hopefully they would understand him better now. Sometimes his anger got the best of him. Once again, no one had every told her this was against any rule. Him saying it again and again didn't necessarily make it true. That being the case, keeping the points off as a lesson was pointless. It...hadn't taught her anything really except that you could suddenly have all your research dashed in the space of one afternoon. Her lips parted, as if to protest but they closed again. He was...this was.....she wasn't trying to learn about creatures, least of all lizards. Speaking to him wouldn't help, he'd just proven to be one of the least objective individuals in this entire castle and her focus wasn't on the creatures themselves in the first place, it was the effect of spells over time. Much harder to study on inanimate, non-living objects. She'd thought this a better alternative to testing on her school mates but apparently not--and Merlin did she hate riddles. Every day, every time she wanted to get back to her common room for some rest. Bloody riddles, always riddles, all the time. Riddles she didn't typically get. Riddles that kept her locked out. There was no hiding the disappointment on her face. The Ravenclaw felt nothing shy of let down. Jessa didn't mind lizard guts, she minded depending solely on books and the words of others in order to learn. It wasn't how she learned. The girl was neither a visual nor audio learner. She was only ever really in her element when she could actively participate in whatever she was learning. Telling her to go to the library and flip through a few pages...was that the only possibility so long as she attended this school? Reluctantly but with little fight in her, Jessa handed over the lizard. She was thoroughly dejected and in no mood to argue it. "You'll have to gradually reduce his size before letting him go. It'll work terribly otherwise." It was a balance he would have to strike til the little guy was normal sized again. "I'd like to head back to my Common Room now." Her voice was small, barely audible. She didn't wanna watch her hard work get released. __________________ Imma say all the words inside my head____________________________________ ______________________________I'm fired up and tired of the way that things are said.