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Zoerawrr 
From where he knelt, spreading the fertiliser, Jake blinked and looked up towards Truebridge, still practically massaging the roots, unaware of bunbury. He blinked again and tilted his head, using the least words he could to avoid stuttering. "Climb?"
That's what you said, right?
Climb?
Yes?
Massage time. This was why the great and mighty tree permitted students to live.
She approved of this young Puff, even with that odd glint in his eye and his nonstop muttering of the word 'climb.'
Maybe the child would grow out of that foolish desire. Or maybe he would have to be taught.
Either way, the tree swayed her branches appreciatively and then stiffened up when the man professor spoke again and came closer....
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BanaBatGirl Annie was watching closely as the students took their turn with the Willow. She almost stepped forward and said something as two, er, whompers came awfully close to Evelyn.
If only to preserve the girl's wand. Sigh. Where was Bunz's hiding? Its very wood had come from this tree.
That sad thought aside, she was now watching Jake Upstead very closely. He was so very weird. Such a weird little catnapper boy so focused on the tree. But at least he was applying the fertilizer correctly and carefully. The tree would respect that, hopefully.
"Ethan?" she stepped closer toward him and touched his shoulder, missing the Evelyn!encounter entirely. "Would you lead us to the tunnel?"
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NicoT Tunnel.
"Tunnel."
Ethan just sort of walked forward in a daze, right up to the base of the tree and around the trunk a few times until he sort of remembered what he was doing. Hugs were bad.
Truebridge stood beside the tunnel and gestured to the
tunnel opening.
Yes. The Willow was still moving. But Ethan had his wand, possibly the only professor who still did and he was quite ready to immobilise the tree if necessary.
Besides, the students needed the exercise.
ooc: Yeah you get to RP entering the tunnel. It can be as difficult or as easy as you like but remember not to RP for the Whomping Willow and that Truebridge, even though he's all weirded out on hugpower, is watching and ready with his wand. He actually kind of likes Bunbury's his students so he won't let anything too bad happen.
Much.
......
so the students were going UNDER her now? They were USING HER?
The tree started swinging her largest, most useful beating branch about as she thought to start whomping. Annie hadn't exactly asked...
...even if it was in the name of education....
......perhaps just a few could go in, maybe the ones she approved of.......
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individual 'He's joking right? They are both joking...' she watched as the Professor moved toward the tree and stood right by the tunnel. They had to go through the tunnel? Well, that part was the easy part. Going to the shrieking shack sounded fun... but the getting to the tunnel was the hard part. "Ummm... yeeeaaa..." Placing her hands on her hips, she stared up at the tree. 'I can toooootaally do this. Yea.' Or maybe not.
Oh.
No.
She didn't.
The One That Was Terrified was gravely mistaken if she thought
she was going to sneak past THE Whomping Willow without another good who---
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Mrs_Molly_Weasley Becca smiled at the praise."Thank you Professor Truebridge!" Five whole points! This was great, and she was glad she was paying attention!
Turning her attention back to the Willow, who almost.....nodded at her. She grinned at her success. Into the tunnel? Becca thought Alright, I can do this.She found a logn stick, said a very sincere "I am so so sorry." to the wonderful Willow slowly, she walked a bit closer to the tree, then poked the knot before sliding through the secret entrance.
*FREEZE*
It was like the Muggle children's game of "
freeze tag." The great, majestic, and most beautiful Whomping Willow had been
frozen in place with one limb outstretched to sweep that Slytherin off her feet.
Damn Ravenclaw.
Such a travesty.... now
all of the children would be permitted to enter her tunnel.
But some one was going to pay for this on the way out.