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Originally Posted by Celandine  "Hello Professor... Morgan?" Celandine asked uncertainly, not quite sure she had the CoMC professor's name right.
Celandine offered up an innocent look to her friend before stepping into the hut alongside Daphne. She smiled brightly as Daphne spoke and leaned against her, offering a consoling pat on her shoulder.
Sometimes people forgot that Cela was a Toussaint too.
"Yes, saddles." Cela agreed, "Daphne and I were talking, because she has all these history books," Cela jabbed Daphne's pockets gently, "And one of her books talks about historical use of saddles on flying horses in the wizarding world as well as for other flying creatures for those witches and wizards that aren't comfortable flying bareback; which got us to talking about how the saddles here probably haven't been used for a while, so Daphne had a good idea about coming to see you and we thought we might ask if you would like us to condition the gear that is here."
Cela paused, "I was kind of interested to see what kind of leathers and hides react to which kind of solutions too. As well as how the altitude effects different saddles. Kind of an experiment in Care of Magical Creatures, History of Magic and Potions all in one." Cela took a breath and smiled brightly at the Professor. Quote:
Originally Posted by Ama Oh, yes, the ruddy books, thought the blond giving her robes' pockets a cautionary pat. Celandine had said she had an hour to get them out of there before they returned to their normal size and...basically, have her robes implode. Nodding repeatedly, Daphne did not allow her awe to be too evident.
It was true. She knew Celandine to be a Ravenclaw but because her general hobbies seemed to be--uh--questionable, it made it difficult to remember that her IQ was above average.
"Studying the classes in theory is all good," added Daphne with a small smile, sweeping Cel' with a questioning look before proceeding. "But it's always important to lean from tactile experiences. The information reaches us more directly," enthused Hopton, shaking one hand in the air to gesture just how directly the info would be absorbed. "Don't you think? So..that's...what I was thinking..."
Or, supposedly anyways. "Oh girls! What a fantastic idea for an experiment. I was just thinking to myself how in need of a good cleaning the Hogwarts saddles were. Are you sure you can handle the task? They are quite heavy. You’ll certainly want to have your wands with you. Did you bring them?" she asked, snatching a piece of parchment and sitting at her desk.
"Tell me ladies… have you had much experience with leather saddles?" she asked, scribbling down some notes in her perfect cursive writing. "Now, they've been oiled not too long ago so you won’t have to worry about that." She said, walking over towards the closet and flinging the door open. She reached inside and came out with a large wooden bucket. "You’ll need this. My glycerin soap and conditioner are all right here, as well as fresh, clean rags and some brushes. Let me show you where I keep the saddles." She said, leading the girls out the door and quite possibly to a chore that weren't aware they had volunteered for.
Once outside, she pointed towards the tack room and handed over the bucket along with the note she'd prepared. "Alright, looks like you're all set. Good luck and thanks so much." Quote: * Place the saddle on a saddle stand.
* Remove the stirrups, breast collar, cinches, and any other attachments.
* Wipe off all dust and dirt with a dry cloth.
* Using the glycerin soap, create a thick lather using a fresh rag and some water. Try to use as little water as possible.
* Wash the entire saddle and all leather attachments, methodically working each section. Clean BOTH sides of the leather. Give extra attention to the stirrup leathers, and cinch straps.
* Use the small, soft brush to get dirt out of tooling and tighter areas.
* Rinse off all of the soap with warm water and a different, clean rag. Don't use an excessive amount of water, but make sure you get all of the soap residue off of the saddle.
* Allow the saddle to dry. Do not leave it in the sun or near direct heat. "Oh and girls... if you run into any problems, I'll be right inside my office." Quote:
Originally Posted by suzy18 Maddox was lingering outside, holding Asmara in her cage in his right hand, pondering what to say. He had never had a professor this gorgeous before, but his owl was sick and she was the person he was supposed to go to. 'What can i say? Hello hottie mchots professor my owl is sick can you fix her? and waggle the eyebrows? No i think not.' He shook that thought off and pondered some more.
Finally, the words came to him. He smiled and continued on to the door of her hut. Once he got there he knocked three times, and waited, (rather impatiently), for her to allow him to enter. Returning to her office, Iliana saw there's was now someone new standing at her door. And with an owl by the looks of it. "Hello young man, can I help you?" she asked, slipping past him to hold open the door. "Come inside and tell me what seems to be the problem."
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