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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Hadleigh Renee Paton (DarkGreen)
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Bryony Rose Paton (#FF69B4)
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 View Post
Not even Ary, who was so close with Aunty Hady, knew what the lessons were going to be about. In a way, he was happy with this because when it came to this subject, he enjoyed being surprised when the creature was revealed. On this particular afternoon, he headed towards the Forest with his anticipation for the lesson soaring past those clouds. Whatever could they be studying today?!

The first thing Aryan noticed when he got there was that familiar red panda. Grinning, he strode towards it. “Hi, professor,’’ he said very softly, stopping a little away from her. The red panda’s keen ears surely would pick up the greeting. Only then, now that he had greeted his aunt, that he gazed around for potential hints about the lesson’s topic.
The reason for that was, she didn't want anyone knowing of her lessons beforehand. Family included. The element of surprise was much more fun when it came to which creature they would be studying. Or at least that's always how she felt back during her days at Hogwarts.

From her spot beneath the whiteboard, Aryan's soft voice did reach her ears causing them to gently flick back and forth in response. Peeking one eye open lazily, Hady gave what Aryan would know to be a smile before her eyes shut again.

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Eliza didn't really like afternoon classes. By this time of day, she was kind of ready to call it quits. Then again, she didn't exactly like morning classes either. Getting up early, as in before 10 A.M., really wasn't her thing. She was so lost in her thoughts that she'd ended up near the Forbidden Forest and at Care of Magical Creatures class before she knew it. So...why were they close to this forest? Wasn't it...forbidden?

She didn't see the shimmering barrier. She didn't even know to look for it. She just hoped whatever was in that forest decided to stay in the forest. She felt kind of silly saying hello to a panda, but seeing as the kid before her had done it, she kind of felt obligated, too. "Hello, Professor," she said. Was she asleep? Could Eliza just go to sleep, too?
Oh, look at that, someone else knew it was her. Paton blinked her eyes open slowly to peer at the first year, Eliza. Why, hello there. The young girl would understand that the sound she had just made was meant to be a greeting, yes.

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Originally Posted by Charely Potter View Post

Kion was intrigued by where their lesson was taking place. Sure, they were always outdoors but by the forest. He wondered if they would be going inside or just staying at the edge.

"Good day," He greeted as he arrived, was the professor sleeping? He didn't expect so but he awaited patiently for the lesson to begin.

Whether Kion’s greeting was directed at her or the other students already gathered, Hady wasn't sure but that didn't stop her from making a soft sound or two as her eyes opened to show that she was indeed awake. Good day to you too.

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As Regulus reached the treeline of the Forbidden Forest, he eyed the apparently sleeping 'red panda' with a slight crease in his brow, that wasn't quite deep enough to be a frown, but wasn't close to much else either. Holding back any comment or question, or indeed any form of greeting, he gained the group and stood by silently, arms folded, expression smoothed over, while he waited for the lesson to begin.

Regulus was fairly sure they would be going into the Forest. Not only the lesson location, but also the shimmering barrier in place was, perhaps paradoxically in the case of the latter, enough for him to suspect so. Plenty of magical creatures resided in wooded areas, so he supposed it was one of those they'd be learning about today.
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The thought of today's lesson being close to the Forbidden Forest did not sit well with him. They weren't going inside, right?

Re-adjusting his bag hanging from his shoulders, Sohrin reached his classmates near the Forest. "Hey all" he said to the group at large before he looked over at the large whiteboard near the trees but upon realizing that nothing had been written on it, his attention got drawn to the red panda lounging underneath the board. Was that the professor? Should he say hello? But what if it was just a normal animal? He'd be laughed at for sure...
Despite the lack of greeting from the next set of students (Regulus and Sohrin), their footsteps didn't go unnoticed at all. Hady didn't mind in the slightest that the students were quiet but as her eyes opened to acknowledge each of them in turn she also gave them a very slight incline of her head. Yes, hi, hello there to the both of them.

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Maria headed down to CoMC class sincerely hoping that they weren't going to go inside the Forbidden forest. She had read about what creatures dwelled in there, and not many of them except for maybe unicorns were someones that she wanted to encounter. Coming down to the meeting point at the edge of the forest the sixth badgerette greeted Professor Paton, in the form of a red panda first "Good afternoon Professor Paton!" Then Maria headed over to stand next to her boyfriend, linking her fingers with his for comfort. "Hi Kion, any guesses on what creatures we might meet today?"
That very enthusiastic greeting had the red panda professor opening her eyes right away, and smiling in the only way that a creature could. It was very nice to see her as well!

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Aurora had surprisingly not ventured into the Forbidden Forest of her own accord, not even with the promise of there being Unicorns within its depths. She wouldn’t say it was because she was worried about breaking the rules or getting into trouble, it was more a case of there being other things hidden that could harm her and she had so much more she wanted to do with her life that she wasn’t ready to be eaten by an Acromantula quite yet.

Her eyes kept steady on the shimmering treeline as she passed her way down from the castle, following the twisting path until she was integrated into the group standing right next to Regulus. “Do you think there’s actually something really cool and rare in there and we are actually banned because the Professors want to keep it for themselves?” The fountain of youth? Secret treasure? There was a whole world of possibilities, it couldn’t just be because of giant spiders and half-horse men.

So distracted by her new found thoughts was she that she hadn’t even noticed the Red Panda asleep in front of the white board.
As more and more students arrived, Hady’s attention to her surroundings only grew stronger. So even though Aurora hadn't noticed her, this fake sleeping red panda knew very well that another student was standing not too far from her and it was almost time for their lesson to begin.

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The warm weather had Desiree in a chipper mood as she made her way down the path to Care of Magical Creatures. As always, she paid close attention to the attire guidelines, dressing comfortably yet fashionably. Today she was channeling Mulan in yellow trousers and a long sleeved green and blue wrap-around top.

She had to admit, the location of today’s lesson had her curiosity piqued. In all her time at Hogwarts, she’d only been in the Forbidden Forest once, and that was with several other students and professors. She wondered what creature they’d be studying. Whatever it was, she hoped it wasn’t an acromantula!

Her eyes scanned the area, noting the red panda lounging in front of the board. “Hello, Professor!” she greeted, smiling. “Hi, everybody!” Cue smile and waves for the other students as she found a place to stand. She looked around, half expecting an owl and/or a dog to appear. In her experience, where one animagus professor was, they all tended to turn up!
The voice she knew right away before her eyes even opened. And the character Desiree was dressed as, she knew well also. Honestly she quite looked forward to seeing what her student would come to lessons wearing, it was always entertaining. Cue some red panda chatter for the seventh year.

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Brandon Fox had never been one to go into the Forbidden Forest, given that he was a rule-follower and enjoyed living (as opposed to being eaten by acromantulas). He raised his eyebrow when he realized where today's lesson was taking place, but didn't comment on it. He trusted Professor Paton... mostly. He knew that she wouldn't lead them into an acromantula trap.

Arriving at the scene, he couldn't see his professor. However, as red pandas weren't native to this area, he had a good idea of where and who she was. He offered her a nod, then stood near Desiree, Aurora, and Regulus. "Afternoon," he murmured. Ever since getting out of the mirror, he'd been a lot less talkative, especially in lessons. He didn't want professors to think of him as a disruptive student anymore, and he didn't have much to say anyways.
Brandon may not have spoken to her but the nod was more than enough. Hady understood the need for silence and to just.. try to figure things out for themselves. She was still coming to terms with things from the previous term so she could only imagine how he was feeling still. Should he have been paying attention he would have noticed that she did give the smallest nod of her own head in return.

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It may have been warmer than usual at Hogwarts but Sloane wasn’t feeling it. Wrapped up in her cloak, ear muffs securely on her head and mittens covering her hands, she made her way down towards the forest where she knew the lesson to be. The forest had always left her with an uncomfortable feeling in the pit of her stomach whenever she ventured near it, as though something was about to reach out and pull her in at any moment and swallow her whole, and today was no different. Walking down, her eyes on the path so as to make sure she didn’t slip, it wasn’t until she was close by to where the lessons were being held that she really looked at the forest. She wasn’t sure whether it was just her eyes but it looked…eerie.

With a small shiver, she made her way towards the rest of the students who’d already turned up, only offering a small nod of the head to...a red panda? With a small frown, she stopped in front of the panda quizzically, watching as it slept. Gingerly, she pulled out her wand from the pocket of her robes and moved her hawthorn wand closer to the red panda. If it was asleep, it was about to get woken up.

*POKE!*

With her arm outstretched, Sloane jabbed the tip of her wand gingerly into the cheek of the panda and waited apprehensively.
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As Emma approached the forbidden forest, she couldn't help but feel SLIGHTLY grown even if she was still ickle. Even if she didn't have the super adorable and attractive nose candy that Anna got. One day though, she'd get herself some nose candy, but for now she'd feel somewhat important that their lesson today was going to be by the forbidden forest.

She frowned when everyone was saying 'hi professor'. She knew Professor Gert was an owl animagus, but she hadn't seen Paton in her panda form last year, so this was all new for the young blond. But she was 99% sure that Sloane poking the panda with her wand was not a smart move.

"Sloannnneee!!! That's ..... Respect the creatures!!" She instinctively sped toward her fellow second year to attempt to pull her arm back, even though it was too late.
Now this most certainly was something new! In all her days of being an animagi never before had she been ‘awoken’ in this way. Many many times she had been poked at with fingers, gently tapped, lightly shaken, picked up and carried but never before poked at with a wand. Had this been last term when she was very much not at all herself, Sloane would've gotten quite a different reaction from this red panda. However what she did get was…





Slow eyes that blinked open while a paw reached out to simultaneously bat at the young girl's wand lazily as if she were playing with it. That's why it had been stuck in her face, yes? Sloane wanted her to play with it? Don't mind her as she tried to make a grab for it as well.

Emma trying to stop Sloane didn't go unnoticed and earned a ‘nod’ from Hady. Don't worry, she was going to now use this in the very start of her lesson. Thank you so much girls.

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After another minute or two longer when no more students joined the gathered group, Hady casually changed back into her human form that students all knew so well. Smoothing a hand over the front of her jacket, a warm smile tugged at her lips. ”Good afternoon, everyone. I hope you've all had a very nice week and I'm sure you're all looking forward to the weekend so shall we get started on today's lesson so you're all one step closer to sleeping in tomorrow morning?” Or at the very least enjoying a wonderful dinner in a few short hours time.

”I'd like to start our lesson off with a few questions. What creatures are known to live in forests? Particularly this forest right here behind us. Who knows why it's Forbidden to students without a professor or other staff member present? Hadleigh took a moment to look at each student standing there before her. Her gaze settled on Sloane and Emma for touch longer than the others before them. ”Who can tell me why it's never a good idea to poke a sleeping creature whether it's known to you or not? She may as well add this into the lesson as it was an important one to learn after all!



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