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NifflerFan · 07-01-2017, 06:49 AM

It was Saturday! It was also still way too cold outside, which the first year did NOT appreciate. Still, she had pulled her winter cloak on and marched down to the infant creatures nursery bright and early like she did every day. She had decided on naming her cruppie Sirius a couple of weeks after her very first visit ever, and he seemed to really like the name so far. Or at least he knew his name by now, and responded to it every time! He was growing too fast for Emmeline's liking too, though he was still definitely puppy-sized. She slipped through the doors into the nursery barn and made sure to close them securely behind her. She pulled down the sack of baby cruppy chow, a leash, and a tug-of-war rope before threading her way through other cages and environments to the cruppy kennels. "Hiiii, Sirius! Time to wake up!," she called as she came up to his kennel.

Emmeline had learned how to handle this whole kennel thing now. She set down everything she was holding before opening the door, so that when Sirius came barrelling out, she wasn't as likely to drop the food and spill it all over the floor. A huge smile crossed the Gryffindor's face as she hugged Sirius tightly to her. "Thanks for waking up," she told him softly. Sirius usually had loads and loads of energy at any time except the mornings; he was like Emmeline that way, but she was determined to change that for his sake. Crups couldn't always sleep in, nope. She was sure that just like Nanny claimed it wasn't good for kids, it wasn't good for Sirius either. So she made sure to come feed Sirius his breakfast before she even ate hers every morning -- no matter how tempting the smells wafting out of the Great Hall were. She'd broken her rule and eaten her own breakfast before coming down here today, though, because she wanted to be with Sirius for a LONG time today. The first year carefully measured out Sirius' food into his food bowl and then unholstered her wand and directed it at his empty water bowl and cast: "Augamenti!" Yaaayy, water came out to fill the bowl up! She still had trouble with that spell sometimes, Emmeline mused as she left Sirius to his eating and put the food bag up.

Sirius was officially potty trained, which was so good, because his accidents in the kennel were GROSS. Instead of having to deal with that again, Emmeline hooked his leash to his Gryffindor-red collar and led him outside to a grassy area for him to do his business. She performed the same two cleaning spells as last time to keep the ground from getting gross, but quickly led the cruppy back inside the nursery this time. They were going to play indoors today, because Sirius didn't like being out in the cold too long in the mornings.

Emmeline and Sirius played a rousing game of tug-of-war over his toy rope for at least three hours, with Sirius stopping for water, potty breaks, and little bits of rest in between bouts of playing whenever he needed to. Now that he looked sleepy, Emmeline figured it was time she got around to his least favorite thing in the whoooole world -- a bath!

The first year put Sirius's leash back on him and pulled him over to a small, enclosed area. The area was fenced in, but there weren't any babies inside it -- she guessed that it was extra space, or it was being saved for another baby that hadn't arrived yet. But for now it was where Sirius got his baths; the cruppy had learned this super quickly, and now he pulled on the leash to try to drag Emmeline away from the fence and back to his kennel. "No, Sirius. No pulling," Emmeline scolded him gently, and tugged him back in the right direction gently but firmly. Once he was safely closed inside, the Gryffindor retrieved crup shampoo, towels, and a brush from the supplies area.

She stepped into the small enclosure with her cruppy, making sure that the door was totally shut. He always made a run for it, but she was quicker and the fence was too high for him to jump. "C'mon, Sirius, it's not that bad. You had fun splashing in puddles last time, remember?" Clearly, the cruppy did NOT remember because he kept trying to get away from Emmeline and avoid the water that she shot out of her wand. The first year sighed, held his collar firmly, and tried to ignore the sad noises he made when the water got him totally wet. She soon put her wand away and started scrubbing Sirius down with shampoo alllll over his body. Then it was time to shoot more water out of her wand and wash all the shampoo out; this was Sirius's secret, favorite part. Because even though he kept his sad noises and even sadder eyes going the WHOLE time she rinsed him off, he turned into a very happy boy when the Gryffindor made some BIG puddles on the floor for him. He splashed happily in the puddles today, just like every time, and sprayed water everywhere. Of course, Emmeline was already soaking wet down her front because of having to hold him still and shampoo him and everything, but the puddles made it worse.

She giggled as she watched Sirius run through the puddles, over and over again, until finally she called him back. The cruppy bounded over to her and jumped on her immediately, getting her even wetter and trying to lick her face besides all that. Emmeline pretended to groan at his antics, which just made Sirius turn his tail into a mini-whip and lick her MORE. She grinned at him as she finally used a drying spell an older student had taught her to get both of them reasonably dry again. She wasn't good enough at it for totally dry, but Sirius would be staying in here napping until he dried off completely anyway. She cast Evanesco to get rid of the puddles and soapy mess on the ground, before opening the fence door and leading Sirius back to his kennel. Once back in front of his kennel, Emmeline plopped down on the ground so that Sirius could cuddle in her lap while she brushed him. He shook his hair out a few times, but he was very well-behaved other than that. She was impressed!

He was definitely sleepy; Emmeline kind of thought he collapsed into his kennel too dramatically for the amount of exercise he'd done, so she giggled as she unhooked his leash and closed the kennel door. "Okay, bye Sirius! I love you, sweet dreams!", she told him softly before putting up any other supplies she had out and leaving the nursery barn for now.

07-01-2017, 06:49 AM	#33 (permalink)
NifflerFan DMAC Firecrab Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 739	Post 2 Gryffindor for life Notorious Niffler It was Saturday! It was also still way too cold outside, which the first year did NOT appreciate. Still, she had pulled her winter cloak on and marched down to the infant creatures nursery bright and early like she did every day. She had decided on naming her cruppie Sirius a couple of weeks after her very first visit ever, and he seemed to really like the name so far. Or at least he knew his name by now, and responded to it every time! He was growing too fast for Emmeline's liking too, though he was still definitely puppy-sized. She slipped through the doors into the nursery barn and made sure to close them securely behind her. She pulled down the sack of baby cruppy chow, a leash, and a tug-of-war rope before threading her way through other cages and environments to the cruppy kennels. "Hiiii, Sirius! Time to wake up!," she called as she came up to his kennel. Emmeline had learned how to handle this whole kennel thing now. She set down everything she was holding before opening the door, so that when Sirius came barrelling out, she wasn't as likely to drop the food and spill it all over the floor. A huge smile crossed the Gryffindor's face as she hugged Sirius tightly to her. "Thanks for waking up," she told him softly. Sirius usually had loads and loads of energy at any time except the mornings; he was like Emmeline that way, but she was determined to change that for his sake. Crups couldn't always sleep in, nope. She was sure that just like Nanny claimed it wasn't good for kids, it wasn't good for Sirius either. So she made sure to come feed Sirius his breakfast before she even ate hers every morning -- no matter how tempting the smells wafting out of the Great Hall were. She'd broken her rule and eaten her own breakfast before coming down here today, though, because she wanted to be with Sirius for a LONG time today. The first year carefully measured out Sirius' food into his food bowl and then unholstered her wand and directed it at his empty water bowl and cast: "Augamenti!" Yaaayy, water came out to fill the bowl up! She still had trouble with that spell sometimes, Emmeline mused as she left Sirius to his eating and put the food bag up. Sirius was officially potty trained, which was so good, because his accidents in the kennel were GROSS. Instead of having to deal with that again, Emmeline hooked his leash to his Gryffindor-red collar and led him outside to a grassy area for him to do his business. She performed the same two cleaning spells as last time to keep the ground from getting gross, but quickly led the cruppy back inside the nursery this time. They were going to play indoors today, because Sirius didn't like being out in the cold too long in the mornings. Emmeline and Sirius played a rousing game of tug-of-war over his toy rope for at least three hours, with Sirius stopping for water, potty breaks, and little bits of rest in between bouts of playing whenever he needed to. Now that he looked sleepy, Emmeline figured it was time she got around to his least favorite thing in the whoooole world -- a bath! The first year put Sirius's leash back on him and pulled him over to a small, enclosed area. The area was fenced in, but there weren't any babies inside it -- she guessed that it was extra space, or it was being saved for another baby that hadn't arrived yet. But for now it was where Sirius got his baths; the cruppy had learned this super quickly, and now he pulled on the leash to try to drag Emmeline away from the fence and back to his kennel. "No, Sirius. No pulling," Emmeline scolded him gently, and tugged him back in the right direction gently but firmly. Once he was safely closed inside, the Gryffindor retrieved crup shampoo, towels, and a brush from the supplies area. She stepped into the small enclosure with her cruppy, making sure that the door was totally shut. He always made a run for it, but she was quicker and the fence was too high for him to jump. "C'mon, Sirius, it's not that bad. You had fun splashing in puddles last time, remember?" Clearly, the cruppy did NOT remember because he kept trying to get away from Emmeline and avoid the water that she shot out of her wand. The first year sighed, held his collar firmly, and tried to ignore the sad noises he made when the water got him totally wet. She soon put her wand away and started scrubbing Sirius down with shampoo alllll over his body. Then it was time to shoot more water out of her wand and wash all the shampoo out; this was Sirius's secret, favorite part. Because even though he kept his sad noises and even sadder eyes going the WHOLE time she rinsed him off, he turned into a very happy boy when the Gryffindor made some BIG puddles on the floor for him. He splashed happily in the puddles today, just like every time, and sprayed water everywhere. Of course, Emmeline was already soaking wet down her front because of having to hold him still and shampoo him and everything, but the puddles made it worse. She giggled as she watched Sirius run through the puddles, over and over again, until finally she called him back. The cruppy bounded over to her and jumped on her immediately, getting her even wetter and trying to lick her face besides all that. Emmeline pretended to groan at his antics, which just made Sirius turn his tail into a mini-whip and lick her MORE. She grinned at him as she finally used a drying spell an older student had taught her to get both of them reasonably dry again. She wasn't good enough at it for totally dry, but Sirius would be staying in here napping until he dried off completely anyway. She cast Evanesco to get rid of the puddles and soapy mess on the ground, before opening the fence door and leading Sirius back to his kennel. Once back in front of his kennel, Emmeline plopped down on the ground so that Sirius could cuddle in her lap while she brushed him. He shook his hair out a few times, but he was very well-behaved other than that. She was impressed! He was definitely sleepy; Emmeline kind of thought he collapsed into his kennel too dramatically for the amount of exercise he'd done, so she giggled as she unhooked his leash and closed the kennel door. "Okay, bye Sirius! I love you, sweet dreams!", she told him softly before putting up any other supplies she had out and leaving the nursery barn for now.