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Lissy Longbottom · 03-24-2023, 04:48 PM

"Hello Mr. Anders," Javier said with a smile as Jude bounded up to the fence. He'd had a feeling the seventh year would show up. As he greeted the seventh year, a gnome skittered across his foot, laughing maniacally as it took off into his pumpkin patch. HEAVY SIGH. These things were on ANOTHER LEVEL this year and they were getting reckless. The cheek, the nerve, the audacity and the gumption!

"Good day Mr. McLeod," he greeted the next student to arrive - goodness, even out here the boy had a, erm, POWERFUL voice. It seemed all the seventh years wanted to head out into the sun today, and Raj got a nod of a greeting as well as he entered the area. Good, they were strong boys - prefect for flinging gnomes over garden walls!

"It's a perk of the job I'm afraid," he said with a small sigh to Bella as she came in and expressed empathy at his gnome situation. Some people had rabbits in their gardens, others had foxes in their hen houses - Javier had gnomes. Blegh. He grinned at Norman as he joined the group and nodded. "Yes, I can always use an extra hand when it comes to de-gnoming. Thanks for coming down!"

Apollo and Desiree both got a smile as they walked in. As for Atlas' question, he wasn't sure if he meant to ask it aloud or even expected an answer, but still..."Well, my guess is muggles don't really know what gnomes actually ARE. As we've seen, they seem to be under the impression that they're jolly fellows with long beards and pointy hats," he explained. Like Santa Claus. He was sure there was some fascinating reason for this, but he didn't know, nor did he really care right now to be honest.

"Thank you for joining us," he turned to Hady as she walked in, giving her a grin. Yes, the more hands the better! Then he could be rid of these things for a while.

"Ok everyone, lets get started. Here's how it's going to go - for those of you who have never de-gnomed a garden before, it's quite simple. Grab one of the little buggers as they run by and hold them by the ankles. Then, spin around a few times - enough to get THEM dizzy, but hopefully not YOU so much," he added with a small smirk. "Then...release them over the fence. They'll be dizzy and disoriented and hopefully just give up and wander off into the forest," he explained. Or into the lake. Either one was fine with Javi.

"Allow me to demonstrate," he said as another BOLD gnome ran right over his foot. He bent down and grabbed the little beast, taking both of its ankles in his hands before planting his feet squarely on the ground and spinning, arms held out in front of him. The gnome struggled a little, trying to bite his finger, but this was not Javier's first rodeo with these guys. After a few turns, he released the gnome over the wall and into the grassy knoll up the hill. He stumbled a little - it was impossible not to get a LITTLE dizzy of course - and then smiled at his successful launch. Anyone here have 'Professor Hernandez Performs a De-Gnoming Demonstration' on their 2110 bingo card? No?

"Don't worry about the gnomes and their safety - they'll be just fine. Be careful as you're picking them up, though. They know what we're up to, and some WILL try to fight back. You can wear your dragonhide gloves if you have them on you just in case you want protection against bites, but I find I can't get as good a grip on the ankles as I'd like when I have them on," he added.

"Come on in and start grabbing the ones you see!" he announced, opening the gate and making room for them to all come on in and begin the fun!

OOC: Ok everyone, have at it and HAVE FUN! As Javier warned, these little gnomes might fight back...so be on your guard

Otherwise, don't take it too seriously and lets do some de-gnoming!

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Lissy Longbottom Potterdom Mod Book Club Mod Giant Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ferrix: GMT-6 Posts: 56,908 Hogwarts RPG Name: Moritz Schultz (#0f667e) Ravenclaw Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nancy Schultz (#ac6f77) Hufflepuff Fourth Year x11 x1	curly haired prefect - "sometimes I get angry!" - 30/90 - chicken emoji - probably @ Disney - I speak dog "Hello Mr. Anders," Javier said with a smile as Jude bounded up to the fence. He'd had a feeling the seventh year would show up. As he greeted the seventh year, a gnome skittered across his foot, laughing maniacally as it took off into his pumpkin patch. HEAVY SIGH. These things were on ANOTHER LEVEL this year and they were getting reckless. The cheek, the nerve, the audacity and the gumption! "Good day Mr. McLeod," he greeted the next student to arrive - goodness, even out here the boy had a, erm, POWERFUL voice. It seemed all the seventh years wanted to head out into the sun today, and Raj got a nod of a greeting as well as he entered the area. Good, they were strong boys - prefect for flinging gnomes over garden walls! "It's a perk of the job I'm afraid," he said with a small sigh to Bella as she came in and expressed empathy at his gnome situation. Some people had rabbits in their gardens, others had foxes in their hen houses - Javier had gnomes. Blegh. He grinned at Norman as he joined the group and nodded. "Yes, I can always use an extra hand when it comes to de-gnoming. Thanks for coming down!" Apollo and Desiree both got a smile as they walked in. As for Atlas' question, he wasn't sure if he meant to ask it aloud or even expected an answer, but still..."Well, my guess is muggles don't really know what gnomes actually ARE. As we've seen, they seem to be under the impression that they're jolly fellows with long beards and pointy hats," he explained. Like Santa Claus. He was sure there was some fascinating reason for this, but he didn't know, nor did he really care right now to be honest. "Thank you for joining us," he turned to Hady as she walked in, giving her a grin. Yes, the more hands the better! Then he could be rid of these things for a while. "Ok everyone, lets get started. Here's how it's going to go - for those of you who have never de-gnomed a garden before, it's quite simple. Grab one of the little buggers as they run by and hold them by the ankles. Then, spin around a few times - enough to get THEM dizzy, but hopefully not YOU so much," he added with a small smirk. "Then...release them over the fence. They'll be dizzy and disoriented and hopefully just give up and wander off into the forest," he explained. Or into the lake. Either one was fine with Javi. "Allow me to demonstrate," he said as another BOLD gnome ran right over his foot. He bent down and grabbed the little beast, taking both of its ankles in his hands before planting his feet squarely on the ground and spinning, arms held out in front of him. The gnome struggled a little, trying to bite his finger, but this was not Javier's first rodeo with these guys. After a few turns, he released the gnome over the wall and into the grassy knoll up the hill. He stumbled a little - it was impossible not to get a LITTLE dizzy of course - and then smiled at his successful launch. Anyone here have 'Professor Hernandez Performs a De-Gnoming Demonstration' on their 2110 bingo card? No? "Don't worry about the gnomes and their safety - they'll be just fine. Be careful as you're picking them up, though. They know what we're up to, and some WILL try to fight back. You can wear your dragonhide gloves if you have them on you just in case you want protection against bites, but I find I can't get as good a grip on the ankles as I'd like when I have them on," he added. "Come on in and start grabbing the ones you see!" he announced, opening the gate and making room for them to all come on in and begin the fun! OOC: Ok everyone, have at it and HAVE FUN! As Javier warned, these little gnomes might fight back...so be on your guard Otherwise, don't take it too seriously and lets do some de-gnoming! __________________ I'm still standin'________________________________________ better than I ever did Lookin' like a true survivor_________________________________feelin' like a little kid