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Fireheart Oh, boy. They had to run the course again?! She really hoped that she would have a better run with the wampus than she did with Shadow. "I'll work with you, Isla!" Avalon said to the Slytherin, who seemed to have a pretty good run. Although the second year did have the advantage of a kneazle. "Want to take Fiona?" It looked like Rufus would still be busy hypnotizing Flynn. She approached the female wampus carefully, gripping the leash with a tight hold. She was not going to let this one get away from them!
Now, what would their strategy be? "Treats or toys? Or we could use our own felines to help guide them through. Although I'm not making any promises about Shadow!" she said with a laugh, gesturing to her own cat, who was now rolling around on his back in the grass, batting around a toy fish. "Whenever you're ready!" Avalon thought she'd let Isla decide if she preferred to take the leash. She didn't really care either way.
After Isla asked the group next to her if anybody wanted to partner up, she looked around for Maleficent as she waited on a reply. Her kneazle was off by herself, but she seemed happy and content. That made Isla both happy and sad. On one hand, she glad to see her kneazle adjusting well, but on the other hand, it made her sad to see Maleficent so content without her.
By the time she turned around, Avalon was taking her up on her offer. PERFECT. Isla loved working with Ravenclaws...for all the obvious reasons, of course.
"Sure, thanks!" she said. She nodded when Avalon suggested Fiona. She didn't want to work with Rufus anyway due to his name alone. That was pretty petty of her, but that was the reason.
"Fiona's perfect," she agreed, because Avalon was right about the whole Flynn being hypnotized thing. Which, come to think of it, really had Isla intrigued. Could they watch that instead of busying themselves with the course, hmm?
Isla didn't know who Shadow was, but she guessed it was the cat Avalon had been working with. She laughed along.
"Well, my strategy did work, and it involved both toys and treats. I pretty much put the scent of treats on the ball and moved the ball through the course. When Maleficent made her way through each part, I awarded her with a treat," she explained.
"You already have the leash, so you can take the leash first if you want."
Isla headed back to the stash of toys and remarkably found the same ball she'd been working with before. She grabbed a few treats and headed back to Avalon. Once she got there, she rubbed down the ball to give it a fresh scent of the treat.
"The hoops are up first. Get ready to drop the leash for a split second as she runs through the hoop. I'll be ready to pick it up on the other end." She tossed the ball through the hoop then dashed to the other side of it.