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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19  Right. She shouldn’t look. Quickly, Claudine averted her eyes from the cage and was relieved to soon find President in her arms again. His warmth brought significant comfort to her. “Thank you,’’ she said meekly to Williamson before gladly turning her back on the cage, also taking care to keep President’s gaze away from it. Once back to her original place, she kissed the little forehead and tried to concentrate on the lesson once more.
It was not easy to make her notes as she was also tasked with keeping President occupied. Fortunately, she was still in possession of the toy which helped. Once done, she chanced a peek at Williamson and Rufus. No wampus was going to make her or her kneazle do anything again. Not for a second.
Claudine raised her hand. “I’ll work with Flynn,’’ she offered. She left President on her seat, grateful that he was still chewing on the toy. She approached the front of the class. Since Flynn had volunteered first, she’s let him take the leash. Suddenly, she jumped as something brushed up against her leg.
President was not going to be left behind. He went where this hooman went. The kneazle continued rubbing against her feet. Well that was nice of Claudine. It was always risky to befriend a Hufflepuff (Hogwarts seemed to love eating them, in WWW's experience), much less work with one in class. He waited for Flynn to take the leash and then wished them good luck! Hopefully they would hang on tight. Rufus kept a bright yellow eye on the kneazle at Claudine's feet the entire time he lept from the cage with grace. Then he sat up straight, waiting, waiting, waiting to see what the h00mans would do next. Text Cut: Ravenclaw Prefects Quote:
Originally Posted by GD2204
After finishing off the Wampus facts, Ewan just sat there and watched as the Professor picked up Rufus in his dragonhide gloves. He hoped he didn’t need his because he hadn’t brought them. Even for a small Wampus though, he could see the claws and teeth of the cat and knew it would end up growing up to be a hunting machine. All in all, he didn’t fancy letting go of it so that it ended up running wild around the them.
Partner up? ”Hey Missa, wanna show these kids how it’s done?” a playful smile on his face now as he turned towards his fellow Ravenclaw prefect. Oh. So, the OTHER cat with the yellow eyes was coming out to get all of the attention? I don’t think so. The jet black Kneazle slinks its way over in between the huuumans legs, demanding attention! Quote:
Originally Posted by Samia Oh? Missa turned to look at Nina when Ewan approached her. Was it okay? Would it affect their new friendship?? Why was this class becoming so complicated all of a sudden?? “Nina? Do you want to work together with Ewan?”
Maybe the THREE of them working together would also make this thing go faster since Missa and Nina had not done well in that department. And surely the Wampus would be more difficult than a kneazle had been.
Speaking of, she noticed how the grey cat of theirs was still circling Nina’s feet, and she found herself smiling --- and then sneezing.
Right. She needed to be done with this class now.
“I’ll go and get one of the Wampus” she offered, before moving toward Professor Willamson. “Rufus, is it?” she asked, as she reluctantly reached out for his leash. "Yes, Rufus." Williamson smiled gently at Missa and handed her the leash, making sure she had a grip on it before he fully let go. He just couldn't be too careful with these guys... Rufus let out a small purr toward the girl with the shiny button on her robe, starting to work his magicccc. Yes, silly h00man, take me to your compadres.... or, try to pet meeeeeeeee, pet meeeeeeeeee, scratch me under my harness here.... it's so ittttttttttchy....
He sat firmly on his rear and looked up at the girl, all the better to make eye contact with her. Text Cut: Isla & Avalon Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana Isla couldn't help but grin just a little when WWW replied to her answer. Seems she'd gotten it right, which meant that she just might stand a chance of impressing him a little after all. But, no. He followed that up with a frown, because apparently a Wampus should be cared for? Which is what she guessed they'd do today without sunglasses. "Sorry... I didn't mean we shouldn't care for them at all, I was just thinking about the fact that they're a wild animal, and we usually don't care for wild animals," she remarked. You know, like feeding and watering them. Things like that. "I get what you're saying, though."
WWW launched into a discussion then, and Isla winced a little at the mention of the muggle hunter. Now she felt like a big meanie for suggesting they not be cared for. Also, it looked like they were due for another trip around the obstacle course, this time with the Wampus duo. Isla had no idea what to do with the beloved pet in her arms, but she decided to let her down to mingle with the others. She side-eyed Flynn, who was volunteering to get hypnotized. Nope. Not her. Good luck, Flynn. We'll visit you in the hospital wing.
So, a partner... Who was next to her? They were all sort of huddled together in a group, so either one of them would do. "Any of you want to partner up?" she asked. Quote:
Originally Posted by Fireheart Avalon beamed at Professor Williamson's approval of her answer. At least she didn't make a total fool of herself today - Shadow may have had a rubbish run on the obstacle course, but she had given a good answer, and that was enough for her. She jotted down some notes from the board, glancing up at the wampuses every once in a while. They were just so cute! It was hard to believe that they could be so dangerous.
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. Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana
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.
Fiona was pleaseeeeeeeed the two girls had chosen to work with her. She let out a purr of approval and followed them to the obstacle course, padding along at a slow amble. She was on her own schedule, okay? She'd been sleeping most of the day and needed a streeeeeeeeeeeeetch, which she took the time to do now as the girl with a green outfit tossed a ball through the hoop.
Oh, cool. The h00mans were playing fetch with each other. She was listening, however, and waited for the girl to drop the leash so she could move.... Text Cut: Louise & Noah Quote:
Originally Posted by sarahlooo AHA, she had given a GReAT answer. Louise beamed back at the professor, pleased with herself and completely unaware of the staredown that Lucy and Fiona the wampus were having.
Something about those eeeeeeyes, ooooooh, she wanted to GET her. She wanted to POUNCE. Lucy's ears went flat as the wampus hissed at her and something in her little feline body told her to pounce. So, she did. She launched herself off of Louise's lap, but something happened between the launch and the landing and Lucy somehow ended up face first in the grass only a foot away from where she had jumped. With an embarrassed and muffled "mrrrff", Lucy got back on her feet and scampered away to hide between Louise's ankles and the stump she was sitting on.
At the same moment that Louise went to grab her notebook.... THAT happened. "Lucy, what on earth?" she whispered as the cat hid behind her legs. Louise sighed and let her stay there while she opened up her notebook to jot down some more notes about the wampus. The poor wampus kitties were the only two to survive? After their momma had been killed by a muggle? Awww. Louise pouted a bit.
And then it was time to interact with the wampus kitties. It was exciting, but also nerve-wracking. Louise liked cats a lot, so it was going to be hard to try and not make eye contact with the wampus. The Gryffindor stood and headed for the wampus kittens. "I'll take Fiona," Louise said to Professor Eris before carefully taking the wampus from him. Holding onto the leash TIGHT, Louise looked back to Lucy, who had followed her, but was still hunkered down behind her feet. Alright, who was going to be her partner? Quote:
Originally Posted by Watson Aslan did not like wampus'. They were sneaky and smart. Too smart if you asked him. Too smart for humans at times so he wanted to make sure that his new friend would be protected. His eyes glanced over to the other boy (Kitt) who had joined them earlier too. He also needed protecting too.
Noah glanced down at Aslan after hearing the Professor's instructions. Obstacle course part two. They didn't get to go through it together the first time because of Sparky Spark who wasn't actually called Sparky .. He wondered if he and Aslan could make it through with a wampus? "You ready?" he asked to which he received a nod and purr from the kneazle. He glanced around at the group and was about to ask if anyone needed a partner when he heard a girl (Louisa, right?) asking for anyone to partner up with. OH yeah, that was Louisa. They had met on the train.
"Hey Louisa! Aslan and I can partner with you!" he called out with a happy smile and a wave. He approached her, her kneazle, and the wampus kitten (Fiona) - who was adorable. "Okay, what are you thinking we should use to get them through? Treats or something else?" he asked.
Aslan trailed after Noah over to the girl (Louisa) and her kneazle. He sat patiently, waiting to see what plan they would come up with, and cast his eyes at Lucy. He wondered what she made of all of this tomfoolery? Obstacle courses were fun but this whole event was quite entertaining. Then his eyes darted to the wampus (Fiona). His tail swished and he watched the wampus, trying to determine if it would be friend or foe. If cats could laugh, Fiona would be snickering at the fail of the red-haired child's pet. As it were, her snicker came out sounding like a long, low hissssssssss.
Now she had two other cats to watch, the tiny one and the kneazle named after a lion. Fiona's tail swished but she didn't do anything....yet.... she just followed the h00mans at a slow trod. Text Cut: Islay & Naya Quote:
Originally Posted by Optimist.Prime Islay took out her notepad and jotted down the new editions to the list – even tapping her wand against the paper to rearrange the words into an order that seemed more fitting for her…y’know, if something seemed more important she was going to move it and you couldn’t rightly erase ink.
Islay made sure not to give Rufus direct eye contact – hello, what exactly would the wampus do? Make her release it?...and it wasn’t in its natural ecosystem that would ruin the fragile ecosystem of the forest – right?
When Professor Williamson said that Rufus and Fiona’s mum had been – oh, the poor dears she didn’t mean to audibly whimper for them…but she had, okay so maybe she was a little too soft hearted when it came to anything? But that was how she had always been. Okay, they weren’t threats – that was good….”okay, lets do this" she said to whoever was nearest to her.
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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Naya was taking notes, notes and more notes. When the professor explained what they would be doing next, she was skeptical. This sounded like a recipe for disaster. How were they going to control those wild creatures? If they were as fast as advertised, how would she keep up. Naya considered herself pretty fast, but not wampus fast. And how would they avoid looking into the eyes of the beasts?
Before she could even deal with all of that, Naya had to find a partner. Looking nearby, she saw her housemate who was also in need of a partner. “You and me Islay? Are you up for an adventure?” Naya addressed Benjie next. “Hey buddy, we’re about to have more fun. Are you ready?” Hopefully they could pull this off. She didn’t really want to think of the alternative. Quote:
Originally Posted by Optimist.Prime Islay smiled over to Naya when she heard her asking her if she wanted to work with her, “I would love to Naya” she gave her a grin as watched Naya speaking to her cat. There was such love and care there – it was brilliant. “okay Kasha, we got this right?” she grinned before turning back to Naya – “how would you want to do this?” she asked as she got ready to line-up for the Wampus’ lead.
“we could use food motivation or just cheering – anything really…anything but magic – right?” she shrugged a bit but really, she was excited to give this another go. Maybe it would work better?
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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11
She had a partner. Islay was willing to pair up with Naya and she was happy about that. This activity was definitely going to be a challenge. There were so many things that they needed to focus on. Turning to her dormmate, Naya shared her thoughts.
“Great! We can do this, but I think we need a plan. First of all, we need to make sure we don’t look the wampus in the eye.” How they were going to manage that, Naya wasn’t sure, but they had to keep their focus. ”Maybe one of us can hold the leash and the other can try to encourage the wampus. I think we better have plenty of treats and toys handy. Both food and cheering are worth trying. We can see what works best. We need to watch out for our kneazles too. Wow. That was a lot. Naya didn’t want to seem like she was taking over. She was really just thinking out loud. “I don’t know Islay. What do you think?”
Naya didn’t want to neglect her kneazle. “Islay, this is Benjie” She bent down to talk to the kitty. “Benjie, we’re going to make some new friends today and we’re going to go for another walk. You just stay with me and you’ll get lots more treats.”
Benjie looked at his girl. The girl with the treats. As long as he got more treats, he would be a good boy.
Rufus, as the larger of the pair of wampus kittens, was definitely more of a schemer and leader. Fiona... she was just a baby. He walked right up to the other cat, the kneazle known as Benjie, and started to sniff all around him, his ears, his side, his börthöle, SNIFFSNIFF SNIFF. SNIFF!
Then he let out a loud MEW to get the girls' attention and sat down, refusing to move any further. And he was strong, even though he was small. No amount of tugging would budge this wampus until the kneazle.... disappeared. It wasn't fair that HE would get treats and RUFUS would not. Text Cut: Chloe & Aboli Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazinga Teacup was still not listening to the humans and she was still very entranced by the creatures in front of her. She swatted the cage again, but backed up when the one hissed at her. Meowing at it she stepped closer again.
Chloe was listening to the professor and not really paying attention to her cat. The wampus was so interesting and she really wanted to learn more about them. Excitement grew as she heard they would be working with them on the course. They had to be smarter than tea.... wait, where was.. "Teacup, no" She got up and scooped up the cat. 'Sorry professor, she is very stubborn." This was a bad idea to bring her, "You are going to end up eaten if you aren't careful around them."
Setting her on the ground and pulling a little harness out, she stuck it on the cat and tied it to her bag so she couldn't leave again. When the professor started to say about partners she turned to ask Ewan if he wanted to work together, but he had already went over to Missa and Nina. She frowned a bit watching, what was that about...
Trying not to think too much into it she turned and saw someone else, "Hey want to work together?" Quote:
Originally Posted by kayquilz Aboli blushed, but merely tried to look like the words didn't bother her. Well. The boy had seemed smart. She SHOT HIM A LOOK like... "You better not cross me after class, PUNK" before turning to listen to more about wampus's? Wampuses? Wampi? Also, she was itching to take notes. She'd have to look up stuff later just to copy something down. In the meantime, she was holding Sparticus protectively as she avoided the gaze of those...Wampus kitties. They were cute....but clearly a little dangerous.
She glanced at the girl nearest her, a seventh year she recognized from around campus. "Hey...wanna' give it a shot?" she asked gently. "I'm Aboli, by the way...." Ahem.
Cue nervous smile. "It's okay," Williamson assured Chloe. He'd been expecting this effort by Rufus and Fiona. Speaking of, "Why don't you and Aboli come get Rufus?" He offered them the leash, since they were sitting near each other. Text Cut: Carwyn Quote:
Originally Posted by Stormdancer Carwyn stayed at the back of the class space until he was needed again. His own run had just been a … mock-timing event… A way to show that animagi had more capacity to focus than untrained animals, nothing more and nothing less. As such, he rolled his eyes playfully as William stated that his time was the fastest. Sure.. but just wait. Personally, he wouldn’t have missed this. Well, that was why he had offered his time and was here, after all.
He gave Miss Thiese a smile, although her statement as she answered William’s question gained a chuckle. ”I’m sorry, Miss Thiese, but I’m not a pet for you to own.” He paused and smiled at her. ”However, if you stick in with your classes, perhaps we could look into animagi training in your senior years.”
Carwyn then sent a nod towards Miss Song, as he caught her looking in his direction. Grinning slightly at Mr Donovan’s thumbs up, the Transfiguration Professor gave him a small wave back as he nodded his head and smiled. Miss Blaze got another smile too. Hi, hey, hello.
Standing against the hay, Carwyn ended up grinning at the comment from Mr Nam too. It was true, many animals prefered foxes to be included in their food source, and he gave the fifth year student a nod. It was the way of life, but he was glad that he was a human. Mr Upstead got a smile as he mentioned that foxes were not cats. That was a fact, however it was also a fact that he wasn’t a dog or a fox, just like the third-year had thought;. It was would become clear as the class continued that he was truly only here to be back-up for Professor Williamson. Simply as another adult to be around the wampus kittens, for security and safety purposes. Mmhmmm. Standing at the back, he did however slip on his sunglasses when his colleague did.
As William picked up the leashes, Carwyn finally stepped forward and into the class proper. Standing to the Professor’s side, he took the indigo leash as it was handed to him, before he stood silently and listened as WWW went over the safety points. When Rufus ended up on top of the crate, he moved to help clip the lead onto the harness - four hands were definitely better than two right now - and stood up as William continued his talk.
When it came time to take Fiona out and get her ready, he held tightly to Rufus’ lead, and clipped Fiona’s. Team work definitely made this job so much easier. Letting go of Rufus’ leave but keeping a hold of Fiona’s, Carwyn was careful not to look down at either of the wampus kittens, even as he held the lead in both hands.
Carwyn watched Flynn and Claudine join them to go first, and he grinned a little as he watched the class get themselves organised into pairs to work with the kittens. Off they went!
When the first couple came towards him for Fiona, Carwyn smiled at them. ”Isla, Avalon.” He held out Fiona’s lead to Avalon and repeated William’s sentiments. ”Remember to keep hold on her lead and don’t look her in the eye.” Responsible and safe. Mhmmm.
Carwyn smiled at the next person to come and get Fiona’s lead from him. ”Hello Louise.” He greeted her as he held the wand tightly. ”Remember to find someone else to work with, and be careful with her lead, okay?” He commented to yet another student. ”Hold tight, and try not to look her straight on.” Got it? Perfect. Carwyn kept an eye on her for a few more minutes, making sure that she didn't try to run the course by herself; but he was satisfied when she saw Noah and her agreeing to work together.
Now, who was next? "Thanks for your help, by the way," the Care of Magical Creatures professor murmured to the Transfiguration guru. "I owe you one." He owed him a firewhiskey, at least. This might have been his most disaster-free lesson at Hogwarts. Ever. Text Cut: Zach Quote:
Originally Posted by Helios Sunrider "Ok..ok..ok.." Zachary ran a hand through his messy black hair before rolling up his sleeves. After a couple deep breaths, the young wizard regained his composure, a grin crossing his face. "It's just the most efficient predator in North America. Nothing to be intimidated about. I got this."
Approaching the two wampus kittens, Zach turned to the person next to him, smiling with all the outward confidence of a showman. "Fortune favors the bold, they say." Williamson was not trying to embarrass the Hufflepuff, the kid who he assumed was from America, but he did want to get him partnered up so he could take on the obstacle course next.
"WHO STILL NEEDS A PARTNER?" the dragon man bellowed, looking around as he maintained his grip on Rufus' leash.
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