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Originally Posted by astrocat  CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES FIELD TRIP
permission slip for Ashley Fox, first year of ravenclaw HouseFrom Friday, the 2nd of February 2103 to Sunday, the 4th of February 2103, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will be organizing a Care of Magical Creatures camping field trip to the International Yeti Camp for Observation in Tibet [IYCOT]. The trip will begin at 07:00 sharp and will return to Hogwarts by the end of Sunday night.
I hereby absolve the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry of any liability for unfortunate effects that may arise from my own refusal to employ common sense and follow the instructions I am given. I recognize that my child's refusal to follow all safety guidelines and instructions may result in their maiming, death, or other unforeseeable consequences for which I will not hold the school financially or otherwise responsible. By submitting this permission slip, I hereby give the school permission to transport my child internationally via portkey.
Student Signature: Ashley Fox
Signature of Parent/Legal Guardian: Richard Fox
Any Disabilities/Allergies/Dire Warnings: Don't die or her bodyguard will be upset. There were so many things that could go wrong. There were portkeys, yetis, and camping, in a combination. Ashley did not like this. She gave no indication of this, however, as she shivered and briefly set her bag down to take a sip of a muggle drink she had gotten her hands on. "Hi," she said to the professor. "Are those the portkeys?" Repeat. She did not like portkeys. Or camping. She would see about the yetis part. She handed the professor her permission slip. She couldn't believe her bodyguards let her father sign it. Especially since they were the ones who would have read it first. But if they said it was okay, then she would probably be alright. She took a couple deep breaths to calm herself as she looked around for whoever would show up next. There were indeed so many things that could go wrong on a school trip, especially one to see a creature rated XXXXX. But yes, "Those are portkeys, and you shouldn't touch them yet," he stated calmly, taking the permission slip with his free hand and giving it a look-see while he sipped his coffee.
What? What was this? "Some kind of joke, here, Fox?" Williamson raised his eyebrows at the girl. "You have bodyguards?" They weren't going on this trip. Hogwarts might have come into some money recently but it wasn't rich enough to afford to send bodyguards on trips. Also, the don't die warning was for her, right? No one cared if HE died or not. SPOILER!!: Hey Ju Quote:
Originally Posted by Hey Ju The strangest thing about this trip, in Catherine's opinion, was that she was more curious and interested in the fact they were going to Tibet than the fact they would be learning about Yeti. She didn't know an awful lot about the local culture, but the little she knew did spark her curiosity and she wanted to learned more. The fact they'd be in a Yeti Camp was a bonus except it would probably be dangerous given there would be Gryffindors there with them.
Catherine noticed the portkeys way before she arrived and didn't bother asking what they were because, well, she knew. Not only were they travelling internationally in group, it was also stated in their permission slip that that was what they'd be doing. Besides, she could think of no other plausible reason why professor Williamson would have a pile of rubbish in front of him.
As she was one of the first to arrive, she gave the man a head nod as greeting, hading in her permission slip and moving to the side and out of the way. She would wait for groups to start forming and would probably stand near one that was incomplete. Great, a simple and quiet one. "Thanks," Williamson murmured, taking the permission slip in hand and adding it to his stack. No dire warnings this time, good... good.... SPOILER!!: TakemetotheBurrow Quote:
Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow This was going to be SO AWESOME! Cecelia honestly couldn't even BELIEVE she'd convinced her parents to let her go. It had helped that Noah and Catherine were going. It also helped that she'd drawn out her own little illustrated presentation explaining WHY this trip was the best thing to ever happen to her. EXPLORATION, FAR OFF LAND, CREATURE DISCOVERY. It was all very important stuff, you know, and it had worked!
She was all smiles as she joined the small group already in attendance, wearing her warmest winter clothing and carrying her backpack she used whenever she went camping. It felt as close to an explorer's backpack as she could get. "Hi Professor! You look cozy!" Did she look ready for adventure? Because she WAS! OH- "Here's my permission slip!"
"Hey Cat, hey-small person! Hello!" She grinned at them, unable to contain her excitement for even a second. "We should portkey together."
He chuckled as the next student came in. "Thank you, Cece," he greeted her kindly, taking the permission slip and giving it a glance. "No hugging the yeti, if we see one, alright?" he called out. Had to warn her. Ella would kill him if anything happened to one of her kids. SPOILER!!: Daydreamer11 Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Field trip! Naya was pumped. It was time for her favorite class and they were going on a field trip. What more could she ask for? The Gryffindor arrived for class and could barely contain her excitement. “Hello Professor”, she said with a little too much enthusiasm. Handing in her permission slip, Naya noticed the dreaded portkeys. If there was one thing that could burst her bubble of excitement, it was traveling by portkey.
She was prepared however, for the almost sure to happen motion sickness. Naya had her ginger candies in her pocket and she was not afraid to use them. This was going to a fun trip no matter what. Ah, Naya was here. Good, good. "Hello, Naya," he greeted the seventh year. No drama with this one, just good sense and ability to work with all kinds of creatures. SPOILER!!: Schmoeeeeeey <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Finneas Schmoe, reporting for duty!
Why was he always asked to help chaperone? Maybe it's because he was always SUPREMELY prepared for whatever exhibition they were bound to partake in. Case and point: the yeti-sized backpack he wore on his back. Finneas knew he was a wizard and could use an extension charm, but he was the muggle studies professor, y'know? It'd look bad if he didn't opt for the muggle way of doing things. So here he was, heavy backpack filled to the brim with everything one could possibly need: sunscreen, snacks, extra scarves, band aids, first aid supplies, epi-pens, shock blanket, extension cords, mum's best carrot soup, and binoculars!
He looked proper ready to explore.
"My permission slip, Professor," he held that out dutifully before turning around and giving all the currently present students a grand Schmoe-style salute!
Oh, Schmoe.
"Finneas," Williamson greeted his former pupil, sighing as he took the slip and, for some reason, put it in his stack. He took a few steps closer to the younger man so that he couldn't be easily overheard by the students. "I am so glad you could make the trip. But listen, you can't undermine your appearance as an authority figure by doing these things like filling out permission slips that are destined for the children."
As much as he appreciated it, and now knew the name of Schmoe's (presumably old) mother, he had asked Schmoe on this trip to teach him things like this. "Don't worry. You'll have a lot of chances to show the kids who's boss." He clapped him confidently on the shoulder and took another sip of coffee. SPOILER!!: FearlessLeader19 Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 A field trip and a CoMC lesson!
Claudine couldn’t be happier. It would be a nice change to get out of the Castle and as long as Trent wasn’t coming along, this trip would be perfect. Bundled snugly in warm clothing, she arrived at the gathering point of the group. “Hi, professor,’’ she said in a muffled tone since her scarf was obscuring her mouth. But behind it, the girl was beaming. Did Williamson know he was the coolest professor ever? Maybe he did, maybe he didn’t. Either way, Claudine wasn’t about to tell him that. Instead, she glanced around at the objects that were obviously portkeys as she handed over the permission slip. “I’m looking forward to today's lesson more than usual.’’ Just a fun fact there. All the necessary jazz out of the way, Claudine went to stand silently beside Naya.
Oh, there was Schmoe. Hi, professor.
Oh Claudine. "Hello, Blaze," he greeted the Slytherin, raising his eyebrows slightly as she showed a rare bit of unrestrained enthusiasm. "That is... reassuring to hear. I thought you might like this trip." He smiled back at her and read the permission slip, chuckling as he added it to his stack. Excitement he could handle. SPOILER!!: Waddles Quote:
Originally Posted by Waddles Field trip day! Sure, it may have been terribly cold and terribly early, but Mamie was chipper as a squirrel and was about as prepared for this trip as a squirrel was for winter. Bundled up with her eyes barely showing between her scarf and her hat, she had gathered her regular Muggle backpacking/camping gear from when her family went camping. Though...she had never gone camping in the winter, or in a Yeti camp, so this was new.
Clutching her permission slip tightly in her gloved hands, she handed it to Professor Williamson and went to stand by her friend Ashley and two older students. "Thi-thi-this is so exciting!" she enthused. She was sure her brothers had never gotten to go on a camping field trip for school. Heh, first years. Williamson took her slip and added it to his stack, noting that no one should offer Mamie some of their cashews. Good to know. SPOILER!!: MadMadamMalfoy Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy Despite the dangers, Heath was excited to go on this field trip! He knew he could trust Profesor Williamson not to let him die - not that he’d likely find himself in that situation anyway. He wasn’t one to disregard a professor’s instructions. But most importantly, yetis looked a lot like wampas, making them the closest he’d ever come to seeing a Star Wars creature! In fact, he wondered if the wampa was based on a yeti. He knew that it wasn’t unheard of for muggles to encounter a yeti, so maybe someone on the Empire Strikes Back creative team had seen one and drawn on that experience for the movie. Asdfjkl!!! He needed to know!
He shook his head, realizing how weird his thoughts were. Never mind, no time to think about that now. Dark eyes peered over the top of his scarf as he approached the Creatures classroom. Oh, Professor Schmoe was coming along? Good, the more trustworthy professors on this trip, the better! “Hello, Professors,” Heath greeted, handing in his permission slip to Williamson. He was glad for the scarf covering the bottom half of his face so no one would see the blush on his cheeks. Why did his mum have to include that bit of information on the last line? No one was ever supposed to know that about him! Merlin, he hoped Williamson would keep that to himself!
With that done, Heath went to stand with Claudine and Naya. “Hi,” he greeted, nodding to both girls in turn.
Ah, Heath had made it! "Hello, Heath," the Creatures professor greeted one of his better pupils. He glanced at the permission slip and gave it a nod, as though to show he'd read it, in case Heath was watching. He hadn't known this about the boy. Interesting. This was shaping up to be an interesting time away from the castle, hmm. SPOILER!!: mellamaet Quote:
Originally Posted by mellamaet This was Serena's first class that involved getting out of the school, and she really didn't know what to expect from it. On one hand, she was excited to see Tibet as she had never been, but on the other hand, she really did not want a repeat of what happened during her Defense Against the Dark Arts class. She wanted to keep all her limbs intact, thank you very much.
"Good Morning Professor." The 14-year old greeted with a small smile was she walked up to him and she handed him her permission slip. "Here's my permission slip, Sir."
After handing the signed piece of parchment to Professor Williamson, she looked up, surprised to see muggle studies Professor, Professor Schmoe was also in attendance. Maybe he was chaperoning the field trip? "Good Morning to you too Professor." She greeted with the same small smile before turning away to find a group of students that she could group together with. After all, there was safety in numbers.
"Good morning, and thank you," he smiled and nodded, taking her permission slip to look it over. All seemed to be in order here, excellent. SPOILER!!: Cassirin Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin HIIIiiii, Professor Jawbone. Phoebe gave him a little fingerwave before shoving the permission slip at him. They were going on an adventure, so she was going to forgive her father for the message on her slip. Just so long as Jawbone didn't read it out loud or anything.
She skipped over to greet Professor Schmoe with a huge grin. "You're in my group, okay, sir? I'll make sure you get there safely." Hmm, yes, this one. Williamson nodded back to her coolly, taking the slip and making sure wall was in order on it before he added it to his stack. Occasionally makes poor choices? She didn't say. SPOILER!!: Juneeeeee Quote:
Originally Posted by Samia June did not have a permission slip, and she had not been worrying about this thing until she saw Schmoe handing a slip to Professor Williamson. WHY. Feeling fourteen and unsure, the herbology professor made her way over to the two, looking doubtful and somewhat amused, "Will I not be allowed to go if I didn't have this slip on me, sir?"
Why are you the way you are, Schmoe?
"I REALLY want to go though, so please reconsider" Though her tone was a bit playful, she was low-key hoping she wouldn't have to OWL Jade the very last minute. She really really wanted to see a YETI, you see. Oh... oh Merlin. June was really going to chaperone, was she!? BOTH of his former students?! Willy blushed a little as she approached him and Finneas. "Of course," he replied, his mouth twitching into a small smile. He lowered his voice slightly to an aside, "As I was just telling Finneas, it's actually better that you DIDN'T bring a permission slip. Undermines your authority, see?"
Also, it was weird when his former students called him sir or professor. Just William would do. SPOILER!!: LilFox06 Quote:
Originally Posted by LilFox06 Valencia was excited. She packed everything on the list, including extra clothes and muggle matches, just in case. She even had some snacks and extra water tucked away in her bag. Woo! Field trip!
"Hello Professor." she said handing in her slip. She looked around before wandering toward Professor Schmoe. He was coming too? "Hello, Valencia," Williamson returned the Ravenclaw's greeting. No warnings on this slip? Great. SPOILER!!: sweetpinkpixie Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Josh may not YET be able to face his pops about his future in quidditch and what the sixth year really wanted to do...but those in the know ought to at least throw him part of a bone for putting his foot down when it came to this field trip. And THAT had taken a lot of effort. Pops had seen this overnight 'yeti hunt' as a complete waste of time and nothing more than something that would put Josh's training on hold. Something apparently he could not afford to do. The Gryffindor wasn't sure how he had done it, maybe her had filibustered his way to the conclusion, but a deal had been struck and he had the permission slip triumphantly in hand.
Or it HAD been in hand because he had turned it in and then blushed when he saw Professor Flamsteed was a chaperon on this trip. And now he was second guessing his wardrobe...namely what Eliza may have slipped in there to embarrass and tease him. He would not put it past her to do something and laugh about imagining what his face looked like when he discovered ... whatever it was.
Anyway. Just...not...yeah...no...thinking about something else.
Blushing a bit more at his own thoughts, Josh ruffled his hair and came to a stop beside a younger Slytherin girl. Looking around a bit, he spotted Phoebe and waved at her. Or waved her down? Group up? He also spotted his little Herbology buddy, Mamie, that he was feeling pretty protective of BUT...she seemed well taken care of and in a group of four already. "You wanna group up?" he asked the girl near him as he pulled his hand from his hair. "I'm Josh." If Williamson had known Mr. Miller's father's thoughts on his field trip, and his subject, he woulda given him a FEW choice words and would have MAYBE illustrated those words with some COLORFUL HAND GESTURES....!
But, as it were, Williamson merely stifled a yawn and took Josh's permission slip in hand. His dad seemed strict, huh. "Thanks, Miller." And he added it to his stack. SPOILER!!: Fireheart Quote:
Originally Posted by Fireheart Bundled up in a warm coat, boots, and scarf, Avalon arrived with a smile on her face for Care of Magical Creatures. Field trips were always exciting, but she was even more excited to be going with Professor Williamson. She had been thoroughly enjoying CoMC this term, and....well, any class that didn't involve Headmaster Trent was quickly becoming her new favorite. "Good morning, Professor," Avalon said with a wave as she handed in her permission slip. Her Head of House got a wave hello as well. Eyeing the mangy looking objects on the floor, she hypothesized that those were the portkeys. Hopefully she wouldn't have to touch the boot one - it was emitting a putrid odor. Avalon approached Heath, Claudine, and Naya and gave the group a smile in greeting. "Good morning, Avalon," Williamson greeted the Prefect. She would be a good one to have on hand, right? Good thing some student leaders still took his class, especially ones with no drama on their permission slips. Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo "It's toooooo early."
Emmerson rubbed miserably at her eyes as she came to a stop among the groups of students. It was 7. Breakfast was usually at 7 but today it was earlier which meant she had to wake up earlier and when you don't go to bed until ungodly hours because you HAVE to discuss EVERY LITTLE DETAIL OF EVERYTHING with your bestfriend at night, it was impossible to go to bed early.
"Prooooofffeeeessssooorrr, why couldn't we do this ay midday when...when...there's less sleep in my eyes. I don't make good decisions til I'm awake."
The First Year extended her permission slip to the man then reached out to take what would probably be a free hand. She was on his team. No questions asked. She was too tired to think of anything too deep.
Professor of lesson = partner.
"Good thing you don't need to make any decisions right now then," Williamson replied cheerfully, taking another deep sip of his coffee. He glanced at her permission slip (no surprises there) and then looked down as his hand was suddenly captured by the first year.
Oh... oh no. This would not do. "It'll be fine," he told her, gently loosening his hand. He NEEDED it, for... for doing things!!! And now he was also red-faced and blushing.[/spoiler] SPOILER!!: MadAlice Quote:
Originally Posted by MadAlice Violet could not believe her grandfather had relented and signed the permission slip. He had been very clear about her being restricted to campus for the entire year, no trips to Hogsmeade, no nothing. But he must have realized that this would affect her grade and agreed to it at last. He'd signed it, all right, but not without adding a nasty, threatening note at the end. Violet hoped that would not make Professor Williamson mad, but it probably would. She quickly handed it in and then stepped back and tried to blend in with the crowd of students already there. SPOILER!!: Permission Slip CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES FIELD TRIP
permission slip for Violet Persephone Blackthorne, 2nd year of Slytherin HouseFrom Friday, the 2nd of February 2103 to Sunday, the 4th of February 2103, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will be organizing a Care of Magical Creatures camping field trip to the International Yeti Camp for Observation in Tibet [IYCOT]. The trip will begin at 07:00 sharp and will return to Hogwarts by the end of Sunday night.
I hereby absolve the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry of any liability for unfortunate effects that may arise from my own refusal to employ common sense and follow the instructions I am given. I recognize that my child's refusal to follow all safety guidelines and instructions may result in their maiming, death, or other unforeseeable consequences for which I will not hold the school financially or otherwise responsible. By submitting this permission slip, I hereby give the school permission to transport my child internationally via portkey.
Student Signature:
Violet P. Blackthorne
Signature of Parent/Legal Guardian:
Ignatius T. Blackthorne
Any Disabilities/Allergies/Dire Warnings: Violet is to be accompanied by, and in the sight of, a teacher or chaperone for the [entire] period of this field trip. She is not allowed to leave the group for any reason. If she runs off under your care, I will hold you personally responsible. I.T.B. Mmmmmm okay, this wasn't going to fly. "I can't watch you go to the bathroom," he stated, pointing to the warnings line on the girl's form. "So you can tell your grandpops to---" Er, well, never mind, it was a bit late for that. Williamson frowned deeply but added the Slytherin's slip to the stack.
Right, anyone else? Williamson downed the last bit of his coffee and glanced around, then wiped his mouth on the back of his hand.
"Okay, so we have a few minutes before the portkeys activate. Time for a question to get your brains fired up then. Tell me, what did you bring with you to prepare to camp and observe a yeti and other high-altitude creatures? And why did you bring these things?"
He nodded to Finneas and June to start inspecting the bags. "We uh, are going to make sure you packed properly, while you answer the question...." Also, had to make sure no one was sneaking any contraband in. He headed to the first student to search their bag.
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