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Originally Posted by littledhampir  Mooncalf poop has magical properties, sir." The proper term may have been dung, but it was almost midnight so poop it was. "It can be used to fertilize magical plants to help them grow faster. I'm...not sure if the same is true if it's used on non-magical plants." "That is correct, Oliver. Thank you!" Tristan said with a nod and a smile. They would definitely be talking about that more later. Quote:
Originally Posted by siriusblackliveson Patrick listened to everyone rattle off answers about the types of animals that come out at night. He had heard of owls, he often saw them around when he would hike or go camping with his parents. He had never heard of mooncalves, he had done all he was supposed to in preparation for class, but "Hmm". He mumbled under his breath taking in the class and the other answers in hopes that he could really shine in the main activity because he knew for a fact that he was better at observing first. Tristan looked over at Patrick, giving him a small smile. It had seemed as if he was going to say something, but changed his mind at the last minute. Which was fine, he didn't want to force students to answer. That wasn't his style. Quote:
Originally Posted by Steelsheen what do Mooncalfs look like? It was easy for him to point one out if it was in front of him, but it was a look that only a mother could love. A majestic abraxan it wasnt for sure. "It looks like a pale, furry, bug-eyed giraffe. But bite-sized. And with duck feet."
Tristan couldn't help but chuckle at this answer. It was a very true description of the sweet creatures. "Very good description, Tenacious. Thank you!" He said with a grin. Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverTiger Her hand went up again, too, shortly after Ace had mentioned their appearance. “Mooncalves’ eyes are on the top of their heads so it’s easier for them to watch the moon while they’re dancing and stuff.” And they were big and blue and round kind of like the moon too. She thought they were cute, anyway. Not all creatures had to be all majestic and everything, even if she did still kind of want a winged horse of her own. They weren’t talking about those though. Tristan nodded listening to Stasya's answer. "That is correct, Staysa. Thank you!" He gave her a smile before moving on to the next student. Quote:
Originally Posted by hermygirl So... she'd keep it simple. Just something she remembered from a picture on her textbook. "They have pale grey skin, professor. Smooth rather than furry." "That they do, Sam. Thank you!" Tristan said with a grin and a wink. Quote:
Originally Posted by RachieRu And she'd finally thought of something, so she stuck her hand into the air before speaking. "A mooncalf has four legs, and has large webbed feet" Which was interesting to be honest. She wondered what it would be like to have webbed feet. It would certainly be different. Tristan smiled and listened to Hattie's answer. "That is correct, Hattie. Thank you!" He turned to the next hand in the air. Quote:
Originally Posted by Moonhare Maisie could have screamed. Yes! She thought. Mooncalves! Her blue eyes were roaming the area already.
She raised her hand. "They have big feet, but narrow legs," Maisie had never seen a Mooncalf but she'd loved them since she was nine. They were in her stories, with her knight. She had a few books with Mooncalves in too. Her mother thought she'd left them at home, but she had packed them. "Very good, Maisie! Thank you!" He said with a nod and a smile, before moving on to the next victimstudent. Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimothy But now she had to rack her brain again for another characteristic about mooncalves that the other students hadn't shared. Vivian raised her hand to share. "They have a ministry classification of XX, meaning they're harmless, professor," the prefect said. "And they're also really cute." Because c'mon... miniature giraffes with big eyes and webbed feet? Adorable. Tristan grinned, "That is correct, and they are really stinking cute." He gave the young Slytherin a wink and moved on to the next student. Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Right, focus time. "Mooncalf means literally foolish person, which was originally referred to a deformed calf born under the malign influence of the full moon." Explained the moon in the creature's name.
Tristan raised an eyebrow. "That is correct, Skylar, but what does that have to do with their physical characteristics or magical abilities?" He didn't ask for the Etymology of their name, but it was an answer nonetheless. Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh....
"Just curious," he replied with a shrug to the professor's follow up of his own question. And it was CURIOUS that the Charms professor would NOT be joining them, wasn't it? WASN'T IT? Yes, the third year WAS ignoring the fact that it was perfectly normal that no other professor be present at the lesson -
let alone the Charms professor.
But aaaaaaanyway....MOONCALVES!
Derf was pretty STOKED because, well, Newt Scamander had an entire herd of those in his suitcase, you know? Derf had a few stuffed animals of them back home, enough to kinda be a herd because mum had used a Doubling Charm on them for him once or twice. A little factoid that, well, wasn't entirely what the professor was looking for. Derf REALLY wanted to talk about the dung, but the Slytherin prefect beat him to that and then he was so sidetracked thinking about the silvery poop that he, er, sorta missed the opportunity to share more on some other ticks along the mooncalf information sheet.
"Uuuuuuuuuuh OH!" And his hand was in the air. "When mooncalves are in the moonlight they do this SUPER complicated dance on their hind legs. It makes all kinds of shapes in fields...muggles kinda confuse them for crop circles...but it's REALLY their mating dance..." He glanced up at the moon again. "Are we gonna get to SEE that?"
His thoughts BRIEFLY wandered to when Picketta and performed her mating dance - which he hadn't known what it was at the time - and then he had performed it in front of Natalie and...oh his ears suddenly were feeling a little warm. "Riiight...," Tristan said with a wary look at the young man. Was he spreading untrue rumors about another Professor? He didn't want to know.
Tristan listened with a smile to Derfael's answer. "That is correct! Very good, Derfael." He grinned more at the young man's question. "You'll have to wait and see." He checked his watch they had about 15 minutes so they were sure to make it. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady of Light Etta continued sipping at her hot chocolate, really glad for the warm beverage. It definitely made her feel a lot better. Heh. She listened to the professor talk about nocturnal creatures, occasionally glancing down at textbook and taking notes. ... oh and they were going to be learning about mooncalves. Nice. She hadn’t read much about them before so this was going to be an interesting lesson.
“Uh.. during the full moon, the mooncalf likes to dance on it’s hind legs? They probably do that to attract a mate.” She went back to enjoying her beverage, listening to the other responses. "That they do, Etta, and yes it is for mating purposes." Tristan wondered why she always answered in questions when her answers were always right. She needed a little more confidence in her knowledge on subjects. He gave her a reassuring smile and turned to see if anyone else had any answers. Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Bruh.
Professor Wayland didn't even acknowledge her answer.
HOW R U D E !
Well, y'know what? Zoryn didn't care THAT much 'cause everyone else laughed at it and that's what mattered at the end of the day. Popularity. Not Professor Wayland's approval. The man was a grumpy grandpa anyways.
With that in mind, she chose not to answer this next question about the moon cow things 'cause it wasn't like he was gonna acknowledge her response anyways. JUST SAYIN.
So rood. Tristan looked briefly over at Zoryn to see if she was going to give another sassy answer and it seemed she wasn't. He wanted to smile, but suppressed it. Though Zoryn didn't make the best decisions, she still had her moments of goodness....even if they were few and far between. Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo To anyone who observed her in other lessons, it would become clear that Jessa did very little reading for Care of Magical Creatures.
While there were times when she came across certain creatures that peaked her interest and encouraged her to read on, for the most part, she was probably more lost than the average individual when it came to this class. It was kinda like how she seldom knew the answer in Astronomy because she never bothered to put much effort into it.
While she did nod at the correction to her response, it was the only reaction the man would be getting from her. Why? Simple, she didn't know much about mooncalves and had never had a reason to.
Contrary to popular belief about Ravenclaws absorbing tons of information and wanting to study everything, Jessa only collected information on the things that interested her. So far in her studies, nothing had called for knowledge on mooncalves, or the majority of everything else they learned during these lessons.
She remained silent, listening to the answers being offered up by the rest of her classmates. It didn't escape her that Zoryn too had chosen not to offer up an answer, which meant she wouldn't be alone in keeping it shut--regardless of the other girl's reason.
How soon would they be able to observe the mooncalves? She was growing restless. Another one he was surprised to see was quiet; Jessa.
He was actually really surprised she didn't have anything to add or question on this subject. But less questions made them have more time to get through what they needed to so they could make it in time to see the Mooncalves. "Very good answers everyone!" Tristan said clapping his hands together once. "Now to recap! Mooncalves are very shy creatures that only come out of their den when the moon is completely full. This makes them very difficult to find." He paused, "As many of you have said, mooncalves have smooth, pale grey skin, four legs with webbed feet,
long necks, and round heads with bulging blue eyes. They are very strange but cute creatures. If you don't want to cuddle one after you see them, you are a crazy person!" He said with a chuckle.
He looked at his watch; 10 minutes. "Now, as a couple of you have said, when they come out of their burrows during the full moon and once they are in the moonlight, they do a beautifully complicated dance on their hind legs, which is for mating purposes, that cause interesting geometric patterns in whatever type of field they are in. This has caused a lot of confusion for muggles." In fact it really scared muggles. The though it was Aliens trying to communicate.
"The only truly magical thing about them is their dung. It's silver in color, and when used as fertilizer makes magical plants grow very fast and very strong. BUT you have to use it before the sun comes up or it will not work." This information would be more important after the observed the Mooncalves. Tristan looked at his watch again, then clapped his hands once.
"Alright, so we are now going to head to the hay field behind the barn. You may leave your bags, but bring your dragon hide gloves." Tristan started walking towards the hay field. "We have about 10 minutes to get over there and get set up to observe. So walk quickly and whisper." Didn't want to scare the sweet creatures. OOC: Alright darlings, this is the first part of the mini activity. We are doing this in stages because it makes it a little easier for my brain lol So Stage 1 you are walking over to the hay field. You can do it in as many posts as you like, talk with your friends etc. When I post tomorrow Stage 2 will be given. Thank you for being patient <3 You have 24 hours to post for Stage 1.
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