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Originally Posted by Angel of Music  Natasha quickly raised her hand. "Many species of birds, magical and non-magical live in trees." she said shyly. "Very good, Natasha." Tristan said with an encouraging smile, before moving to the next hand in the air. Quote:
Originally Posted by 2111jen Skyler blinked. Magical and non magical huh? She didn't know a whole lot about non magical creatures, except maybe dogs, cats, hers was roaming the castle somewhere, and owls...oh! She raised her hand slightly.
"Wouldn't owls be considered both magical and non magical creatures professor?" She asked.
So they weren't learning about nifflerd today huh? Darn. Tristan inwardly sighed, but outwardly gave Skyler a small smile. "That they are, Skyler. Thank you." He said before turning to the next hand in the air. Quote:
Originally Posted by Felixir When Professor Wayland asked his question, Abra hesitated for just a second before raising his hand; he was sure his answer was technically correct, but wasn't sure if it was what Wayland was looking for. "Bowtruckles? I know they're a specific creature, rather than a kind of creature, but I wasn't sure if... um... Well, you know... yeah." ... Yeah. Was Abra questioning the phrasing of his question? He raised an eyebrow for a second, grinning. "Very good, Abra. That they do." Tristan said with a wink before moving on. Quote:
Originally Posted by SarcasticStrawberry Then he addressed the whole dress code dilemma, at least he give them the chance to choose what they wanted to wear, options without consequences Anyway on the first question. Animals that live in trees. She listened to a few of the others answers before raising her hand to answer. ”Lemurs live in trees in Madagascar.” Tristan nodded smiling, "That is correct, Juniper. They do!" He gave her a reassuring wink before moving on. Quote:
Originally Posted by Harron Peasley Mask off?! Well, this lesson officially sucked and it hadn't even started. Józef begrudgingly removed his mask and stowed it away in his bag, his downcast gaze disguising his scowl. At least he could maybe put it on after the lesson, and wear it up to the Castle.
By the time the last student had arrived, the scowl was gone, and Jó was looking everywhere impatiently for some sign of what creature might be scared of his mask. Wimp creatures, most probably - but even so, he was curious. He perked up a little as Professor Wayland started the lesson, his hand hovering in the air whilst he craned his neck to see if he could see anything in the trees.
"Monkeys, sir!" There were LOADS of monkeys lived in trees, like Spider Monkeys and.... Were orangutan's monkeys? What was the difference between monkeys and apes? Was that what they were going to learn about?!?! Noting Józef's attitude for having to take off the mask, Tristan was surprised at how excited he was to offer up an answer for the question he had asked. With a chuckle, he replied, "Yes, Józef there are many different types of Monkeys that live in trees." He turned with a grin to the next hand. Quote:
Originally Posted by hermionesclone What kind of creature lived in trees? He had two answers for this one, both that were very alike but the Professor had only said one so he chose the one he knew a bit more about. And so, the hand went up in the air with a little bit more confidence. "Clabberts! They live in trees in North America but you're not allowed to keep them in front of Muggles, I guess." Or something like that. "Very good, Lucas, and no you can't really keep any magical creature in front of Muggles, unless it looks like a non-magical creature." Tristan said with a nod and an encouraging smile. Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessiqua In no time, it seemed, they were getting started. Hanna saw the trees, which really didn't give much away regarding the plan for the lesson. Even Professor Wayland's question was very broad. They could be focusing on any animal, really. Well, tree-dwelling animals. A few came to her mind but flickered out just as quick. Hmm. Raising her hand, and going with the broadest kind of animal, Hanna said "Birds. Owls!" Hanna loved owls. They lived in trees, right? "Yes, very good, Hanna." Tristan said with a smile and a wink. Birds seemed to be the popular answer today but that was alright. It was to be expected. Quote:
Originally Posted by Granger Danger Stella thought for a bit before her hand shot up in the air like a rocket. "Some species of snakes are arboreal they prefer to live in trees, and they hunt in trees as well." she said hoping that was ok. Tristan raised his eyebrows, impressed with that answer. "That is correct, Stella. Thank you for a unique answer." He said with a wink and a grin. Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo For now, the young girl would use the Professor’s question as some form of distraction. Creatures magical or non-magical that lived in trees. “While not specifically tree dwellers, Sir, leopards have been known to spend a lot of time in trees, they store their meals up there, rest in them and sometimes use them for a quick escape as not many other big cats have been known to possess the agility and weight conducive to climbing.” Was Jessa actually giving him an answer and not asking him a question? He gave her a nod and smiled, "That is very true, Jessa they do. Another wonderful and unique answer." He said with a grin, hoping to get her to relax a little more. He would have to check on her later. Quote:
Originally Posted by GD2204 Sitting up a little now, his eyes wandered towards Professor Wayland, ready for the first instruction of the day. Raising his hand in a flash, Ewan couldn’t help but blurt out one of his favourite creatures “One answer Professor. I’d have to say a Sloth, Sir. They’re just so interesting!”, his enthusiasm getting the better of him.
Quickly, he turned to Beth and eyed her, a mischievous smile on his face. “Hey. Hey Beth. What do sloths throw when it snows?”, a little chuckle escaping as he poked her playfully. Not giving her time to answer, “SLOWBALLS!!!”,he shouted, his laugh echoing off into the distance.
“Ooops. Sorry Professor”. "Very good, Ewan. Sloths are the coolest." He said with a wink and a grin. He was about to turn to the next hand in the air when he was interrupted by a very loud yell from the young man.
He turned back, raising an eyebrow. "I hate to interrupt your joke telling with my lesson, Mr. Jones, but I would appreciate it if you would pay attention. Two points from Ravenclaw." Tristan hated taking points, but he also didn't appreciate yelling out random words in the middle of his lessons. He quickly turned back to the next hand in the air. Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie "My personal favorite arboreal creature is the chameleon, of the family Chamaeleonidae," he began, an EAGER gleam in his eye.
And, because he could never resist, he chimed in when Stella spoke about snakes. "Like the Green Tree Python! It has arguably one of the best best adaptations for life in the trees in its strong prehensile tail. Not to mention its striking green camouflage coloring!"
Tristan could always count on Derf to have an interesting and detailed answer. He was glad he controlled himself and only gave one answer and grinned when he added to Stella's. He smiled, a Magizoologist in the making, "Very good, Derf. Chameleon's are super cool and definitely do live in trees. Thank you for expanding on Stella's answer." He said with a wink before moving on. Quote:
Originally Posted by Fitheach Quickly thinking of another she stood up as she was at the back of the group and wanting to make sure the Professor heard her she spoke clearly.
"A Thunderbird perhaps." she replied quickly, before sitting back down, biting her lip, hoping her answer was acceptable.
Thunderbirds were a type of bird, a magical bird at that, and if the Thunderbird was small or the tree were large like the Redwoods in California or the forests in British Columbia it could be possible. Tristan didn't want to outright say no to that answer. Lizzie seemed kinda nervous about it. "Maybe, but very doubtful. Thunderbirds are native to Arizona which is mostly desert and they are far to big to live in a tree, unless of course they lived in Redwoods. But good thoughts." He said with a reassuring smile. Quote:
Originally Posted by WhittyBitty After a few moments, she raised her hand. "koalas! They spend basically their whole lives in eucalyptus trees." Add to that the fact that they were adorable. "Very good, Madison! Koalas live in Eucalyptus trees and eat the leaves of the trees." Tristan said nodding in agreement with the young Gryffindor before moving on to the next hand. Quote:
Originally Posted by awakemysoul He shook his head in an attempt to clear his thoughts of Penny, mostly and thought hard for a moment. His brain ran through the mental rolodex of animals it held until a lightbulb went off and he raised his hand: "Sir, squirrels often make their homes in trees." And they were SO CUTE. But also kinda scary, honestly, with their little buckteeth and beady eyes... "Very good, Benji." Tristan said with an encouraging smile. Squirrels hadn't been said yet, which had surprised him a little but he was glad someone finally said it. Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty "Thanks!" Archer replied to the professor's compliment on her sweater.
And then class was starting. The most obvious answer to the question was any of the numerous species of bird. But then, that was already being covered to various degrees by her classmates. As was the second most obvious, monkeys. So, time to go to the ol' knowledge well. Fortunately, her brain spit back an answer pretty quickly. Something she'd seen often enough when she was younger but hadn't seen at all since the move back to England. "Possums like to sleep hanging by their tails from tree limbs." True story. And they could be mean little creatures, too. "Correct, Archer, but Opossums can live just about anywhere, trees being one of the places." Tristan said with an encouraging smile before turning to the next hand in the air. Quote:
Originally Posted by Optimist.Prime Hand RAISED, really raised like nearly knocking into her bail-mate’s head she was so excited to raise it…or maybe she was trying to stop their dad jokes? But either way her hand was raised. ”Professor, The Tarsiers are a type of primate that reside in trees that live mainly in the islands of Southeast Asia…they’re the second smallest primates in the world the smallest being the Berthe Mouse Lemur” she excitedly explained with a grin.
What? They were cute. "Very good, Anabeth! They are super adorable, too." Tristan said with a small grin and a wink before moving on to the next student. Quote:
Originally Posted by Govoni
............... Animals in trees, did the man say? Aaron's hand shoot up in a blur (he'd thankfully remembered to do so, at least). "BEES!" .... Ahem, what? Rubbing at the back of his neck, his grin shifted to resemble something more sheepish. Sorry, he'd gotten excited there for a moment. "It depends on the species, but there are a few wild breeds who chose dead and hollowed out trees for their homes... It's more practical, I think, because they prefer habitating near a food source." Flowers, you know?
Tristan listened intently to Aaron's answer, trying not to chuckle, "Very good, Aaron, though habitating is not a word. But I understand what you mean." He gave the young man a wink and a small smile before moving on. Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterloo "I reckon loads of bugs and insects live in trees," he said, arm in the air. "I saw a caterpillar near a tree once." Not actually in the tree. But not far away. Did that count? "That they do, Max. More than you realize!" He said with a nod. One thing Tristan didn't like all that much was bugs. But being a Magizoologist...he had learned to deal with them. It was part of the job. Quote:
Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi So far, there had been no acts of defiance. No rebelling. And it was stressing Dorian out. He half concentrated what the Professor was saying but the majority of his focus was on the other students. Especially the ones who had proven to be...intolerant to the new school rules. Wasn't it funny though, how people had different reactions to change?
He took a small breath and told himself to focus on the lesson and not on what could potentially happen and that this was Professor Wayland's class. They had him for several years now.
....wait...what?...why were people giving answers?! Had he missed a question?! Dorian blinked, looking around at the others and instantly felt guilty. This whole time he had been silently criticizing the others when in reality he hadn't been paying attention himself. The fourth year grabbed his notebook instead to make small notes to show that he was doing...something. Tristan looked over Dorian who seemed to be very confused about what was happening at the moment. He raised an eyebrow at the young man before turning to the next hand in the air. Hopefully he would get an idea of what they were talking about with the next step in the lesson. Quote:
Originally Posted by siriusblackliveson He was listening to all of the answers but no one had mentioned his favorite. He raised his hand and stated proudly, “frogs like to live in trees. South America has some really cool ones.” they were some of the Beatles species and coolest colors. Some of them were EXTREMELY dangerous. "Very good, Patrick. Yes, there are many different types of tree frogs." Tristan smiled at the young man giving him a nod, before moving on. Quote:
Originally Posted by Kolyander Rylee sat up just a little bit straighter on her hay bale this morning as the lesson began. Her eyes shifting momentarily to the side as the small group of trees was shown. So they would be learning about something that lived in trees.
Right away her hand went into the air to give her answer, "Chipmunks live in trees." They were really adorable creatures too and really little. Letting her hand drop down onto her lap once more she waited for the lesson to continue. "Chipmunks do live in trees, Rylee, and they are mean little buggers!" He said with a chuckle. Tristan had been bitten far too many times trying to find on creature and ended up with a Chipmunk swinging from his finger. Quote:
Originally Posted by Samia Zachary had no clue about trees.
And the most obvious answers were already taken too.
So he opted to stay quiet, until thinking about trees led him to a memory from some summer, "y'know professor, sometimes people end up living in trees too" Awesome Magical Treehouses were a thing. Tristan looked at Zachary with confusion, and wide eyes. Who did he know that lived in a tree? "UH....sure, Zachary. You may need to explain that answer a little more." He was obviously missing some details. Quote:
Originally Posted by HOPEendures Kaitlynn sat the and thought and thought and thought.... and while she thought answers were already being tossed out. Animals, magical and non-magical that live in trees. She didn't want to repeat a given answer. All sorts of mammals and reptiles. Creatures with wings....
"Fairies live in trees, Professor." She was fairly certain they did anyway, after all...they fly. "Yes and no, Kaitlynn. Fairies can live pretty much any place. Some live in trees, some live in this very castle, you just have to know where to look." He said with a grin. Fairies were very elusive creatures. Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Leading the rebellion? He had NO idea. She nodded in response to the question Professor Wayland asked, realizing it was probably meant to be a joke. But this was no joke. She was leading a rebellion. As soon as all the puzzle pieces fit together just right.
As for the question on trees and things, Zoryn chose to sit this one out. She questions that didn’t refer to straight fact recall. Of course, Zoryn wasn't going to answer. Why would she participate in class at all? Why would he expect her to? He sighed and turned to the next person with their hand in the air. Quote:
Originally Posted by kayquilz He snorted at Zachary's answer and chuckled. A lot. It was FUNNY. He was right! Sometimes people DID live in trees. Like Tarzan. "Professor," he raised his hand. "I read somewhere there are certain types of...kangaroos? that like to live in trees. They go on the ground for food and stuff, but this tree-kangaroo prefers to be all up in the air." He smiled a bit. Tristan nodded, "Yes, very good, Lucas. There are Tree Kangaroos. Very good." He said with a grin, impressed with the knowledge that Lucas had. Quote:
Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline Septimus was settling in with parchment and quill just as Professor Wayland decided to open up the class from his simplified perch. Oooo their lesson was going to deal with creatures in trees. The Ravenclaw tried to think of his magical options, though other than the rather obvious bowtruckle answer already given, he was coming up dry. He was better with the more muggle creatures though even several of them had been given up by the time he was ready to speak up. Thankfully one was still not taken.
“Most wild owls live in trees…” When they weren’t homed owls and live in house and cages and owleries. Or when they had other habitats like burrowing owls and such.
Another Owl answer. Alright then. "Yes, very good, Septimus, thank you." Tristan said with a smile and a nod. There were no more hands in the air at this point and he was glad to be moving on. "All great answers, everyone." Tristan said standing in front of the class with a grin. "And only one of you mentioned the creature we will be working with today." He pulled a handful of what looked like rice out of his jeans pocket, and from the pocket in his shirt a little green, stick like, leafy head popped out.
The little Bowtruckle climbed it's way out of Tristan's pocket and down is arm to stand on his palm and nibble on the dried wood lice in his hand. "Today our creature is the Bowtruckle. My friend here's name is Dahlia. She has lived in the barns here at Hogwarts all her life." As the little creature finished the last wood lice she climbed up to Tristan's shoulder, and rubbed her little face against his cheek. Chuckling, he said, "And she has a bit of a crush on me." He grinned pulling a fairy egg from his pocket and giving it to her.
He was pretty sure that no one had noticed the little eyes staring at them from the trees, but that wouldn't last long. They were being very obvious about it. "Now before we get on to the activity, give me one fact about Bowtruckles. It can be about what they eat, where they come from, what they look like, etcetera. But please, only one so everyone gets a chance." He said with a grin, as Dahlia had started to rub his face again. OOC: Omg y'all are the best <3 Instructions are pretty clear! You have 24 hours to respond! Have fun!!
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