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Shanners · 05-10-2020, 07:43 PM

For a class held at 1pm, the walk to the greenhouses from the castle was rather dark and wet. The rain was expected for a date in October, but the sky was a shade or two darker than expected with the wet weather. Professor Rainwater had left a bucket outside of greenhouse five for any umbrellas the students had used to sit in. If one was to come into his class, he was already known to use it as a prop in his teaching and for it to accidentally get broken. Speaking from experience. Luckily, today’s Herbology lesson was just after lunch so the students had had ample time to get a warm drink down them before the short walk. As always, the water station is set up outside Greenhouse Five for students to grab a quick drink before class starts, but they are not permitted to enter the greenhouse with those drinks. So drink up, and get inside! Because it’s definitely warmer in here than it is out there.

Upon entering Greenhouse Five, you’ll notice immediately that Professor Rainwater is not present but there is a message written in his handwriting on the whiteboard.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whiteboard

I’M WATCHING !!

DON’T GET TOO CLOSE TO MY FRIENDS!!

In front of Professor Rainwater’s workstation where he is usually standing to greet you is a stool with two very different toads on top of it. One of the toads is more of a yellow colour and the other has a few suspicious red spots on it’s head. They don't look friendly, which is probably why your Professor has suggested not to get too close.

FOLLOW ALONG:
- 12th May - Greetings and Q1 : What do you know about toadstools?
- 13th May - Q2 : What do you know about crossbreeding?
- 14th May - Mini Activity : Brainstorm a toadstool hybrid
- 16th May - Mini Activity : Professor Rainwater discussing with groups

RESOURCES:
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OOC: HI. Welcome to the first OOC Herbology thing this term but it’s October IC so obviously this isn’t the first time your character will have interacted with Professor Rainwater in a classroom situation this school year, so he expects that they know the rules and expectations that he has of them.

Any questions, please feel free to contact me!

~~Class will begin roughly 28 hours from this post <3~~ Class has STARTED, please jump in and pretend your character has been here all along!

TakemetotheBurrow · 05-11-2020, 05:52 PM

Cecelia didn't DO umbrellas, content to pull the hood of her rain coat secure over her head and make a run for it down to the greenhouses. It was a slippery, splishy, splashy journey, but she was feeling good as she wiggled her body much like a dog would, shaking the raindrops from her coat before slipping it off her body. A quick spell later and it was dry, which was SO COOL. Merlin she loved magic!

"Awww, hello there." The toads looked kind of grumpy, but it didn't stop Cecelia from wiggling her fingers at them in greeting. Grumpy toads deserved love too.

"Hi Blake. Where do you suppose the Professor is?" The blonde took a seat by her yearmate, settling in and returning her gaze to the toadies up on the stool. Maybe they didn't like the rain. Maybe THAT'S why they looked so unpleasant.

pundantic · 05-11-2020, 06:38 PM

Kale was in his post-lunch slump. His belly was full. He was feeling lethargic-- like maybe he could only do one tap number for all of his adoring peers, if they insisted, instead of forty-two-- and he was upset. Cuz he really liked Gu--Professor Rainwater's class. He was the c-c-coolest.

And the post-lunch slump only got worse when he realised the coolest professor in school was glaringly absent from his desk. He peaked around, looking for him, and instead met eyes with a toad. Slimy.

Kale stared it down. It stared back. And suddenly Kale was stuck in some weird staring contest with a toad. Such is life.

Anna Banana · 05-11-2020, 07:10 PM

Isla was full from lunch and super ready for a nap, but Herbology it would be! As she stepped out the castle, she looked toward the sky. It was like an ominous warning that something bad was coming, and the second year hoped that meant just bad weather. She cast a charm on herself to keep any water away then headed to the greenhouses. Ya know, class should just be canceled when the weather was this bad.

Approaching the greenhouses, she lifted the charm and stepped inside. She immediately read the warning on the blackboard, because who could miss the giant warning greeting them. Yeah, she'd pass on getting too close to the toads, but thanks for the warning anyway! As she found a spot at a workstation, she studied the two toads he'd mentioned. Interesting. Seeing as the professor was apparently late for his own class (or hiding out getting ready to jump out and scare them), she remained quiet and just waited for things to get underway.

MadMadamMalfoy · 05-11-2020, 07:19 PM

In his time at Hogwarts, Heath had gotten to know most of the professors well enough to figure out how to get on their good side (or at least stay off their bad one), but he never really got a feel for Rainwater. This class was like being shoved onstage without any lines - in other words, trying to win over an audience with no idea how to do it! That fact alone made herbology class scarier than all the others at Hogwarts combined. ~~Does anybody have a map?~~

The combination of his own anxiety and the dark, rainy weather had Heath in an unusually broody mood as he trudged down the path to Greenhouse five. Could he please just go back in now? This weather made him want to curl up with a blanket and a good book, but that wasn’t happening any time soon. With a small sigh, he closed his umbrella and placed it in the bucket before stepping inside. Fortunately, he didn’t get too wet on the way here.

“Hello, Prof-” he began, determined to not say the wrong thing this class, and… He’s not here. Okay, then. Heath’s eyes flicked to the message on the board. Don’t get too close to my friends, huh? What friends-? Then he saw them. Frogs… well, technically toads, but they looked similar enough to frogs to give him unpleasant flashbacks to last term’s potions lesson. Please tell me we don’t have to dissect those, he thought as he took his usual place in the back row.

*PhoenixRising* · 05-11-2020, 10:56 PM

Afternoon classes were officially the best, especially after a prefect patrol the night before. She was able to relax and not stress about getting to the greenhouses early in the morning because did Professor Rainwater know what a long way it was from the Gryffindor tower? It was, most definitely a super long way and the sixth year was grateful for not having to make that trek at 7:30 in the morning.

Even the rain couldn't damper the Gryffindors mood. Sure her hair might frizz slightly, but it was refreshing as the glass of water she helped herself to right before entering the greenhouse.

"Hello ..." Wait, what? Where was Professor Rainwater? Did someone turn him into a toad? But then who was his friend? OOOOOHHHH ... of course, he had a lady toad friend. This made sense.

SilverTiger · 05-12-2020, 12:37 AM

The rain hadn’t come close to dampening Carys’ mood, as she’d made her way down to Greenhouse Five for the next Herbology lesson. After five terms here at Hogwarts, not counting the term in France, rain was rather to be expected and, even though there was yet to be a term with Quidditch at Hogwarts, she was still well-versed in the Impervius charm as a means of staying dry. Of course, it didn’t work for staying warm, but wearing a sweater underneath her robes worked for that matter. Plus, she’d still taken an umbrella with her just for extra protection, closing it once she arrived at the greenhouse and sliding it into the bucket with the others.

And then she entered only to realize the only other occupants that were visible were her fellow students, as well as a pair of toads that rather looked as if they weren’t happy to be there. Even so, she’d given said toads a smile as she’d slipped into her usual seat, letting her gaze wander a bit as if she expected Professor Rainwater to be hidden in plain sight somewhere. Either as one of the toads or Disillusioned in a corner somewhere.

Besides, it wasn’t as if they were in CoMC. She guessed they weren’t going to be actually studying the toads.

AlwaysSnapesGirl · 05-12-2020, 02:52 AM

The only problem Ivy had with the rain right now was that it was happening during class time, so she couldn't jump in all the puddles like she wanted to. Well, technically she could - and she MAY have been unable to resist a splash in one - but she didn't want to be completely soaked during class, so she managed to keep herself focused on her trek down to the greenhouses.

Which, actually, was maybe one of the best classes to be at when rain was falling because she would still be able to see it through the glass all around! So maybe this wasn't so bad after all.

After dropping her umbrella off in the designated bucket, she entered the greenhouse, and her eyes immediately locked on the toads at the front, with the professor nowhere to be seen.

Whoa, what were they there for?

That was when she also noticed the writing on the board. Wait...he was still watching?

How?? Ivy wanted to know! Was he disillusioned somewhere? Hiding under an invisibility cloak? Hiding in one of the giant plants somewhere??

Hiding...as one of the toads?? Was he an Animagus??? That would be COOL!

She stared at the toads again, trying to see if either of them seemed likely to be Professor Rainwater. The yellow one maybe?

LilFox06 · 05-12-2020, 05:54 AM

Valencia didn't much mind the rain. She actually thought it was quite refreshing. She was fine today with just a coat. She did brush off excess water off of her clothes before entering the greenhouses. Instead of a Professor though, there were toads. Interesting.

She glanced at the board to see if there were any relevant instructions to inspect the guests before taking her spot.

itsjustjesse · 05-12-2020, 06:28 AM

It was so wet and rainy as she made her way to the Herbology Greenhouses. Her were robes tightly pulled against her body in hopes to keep some of the cold out of her bones, even as she held her umbrella above her head. Okay, she could do this – even if she felt like she likely looked a little soggy as she made her way into the greenhouse.

”huh” Islay’s eyebrows knitted together as she made her way further into the room and wringing out her wet hair she found an empty seat near where Noah and some of the other gryffindors were. “Hey Naya,” she smiled, “hi Stella – Hi Drew” she added giving her friends each a wave as she saw them. "Have you guys heard from the Professor at all?" she asked in concern.

sweetpinkpixie · 05-12-2020, 07:51 AM

Every time it rained on a day with lessons with Professor Rainwater he had to put up with his little sister humming a song about it. By now one would have thought the Slytherin would have had it memorized but he was simply that stubborn on blocking it all out. Today was another one of those, though thankfully Rebecca had simply hummed her way down instead of full on serenading him.

Tucking their shared umbrella away, Eiji relieved himself of his outer coat and moved to find a seat. Of course, that lack of the professor's effervescent self was easily spotted...but whatever respect the Slytherin had for the man was going to go RIGHT out the window if he turned out to be one of those toads on the front desk. Professor Eris running around in Care of Magical Creatures had been more than enough showboating, thanks. He'd rather dwell on the notion that, perhaps, today was a lesson more focused on ecosystems or poisonous plants and their creature counterparts - the red dots causing him to make that association.

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Originally Posted by pundantic

Kale was in his post-lunch slump. His belly was full. He was feeling lethargic-- like maybe he could only do one tap number for all of his adoring peers, if they insisted, instead of forty-two-- and he was upset. Cuz he really liked Gu--Professor Rainwater's class. He was the c-c-coolest.

And the post-lunch slump only got worse when he realised the coolest professor in school was glaringly absent from his desk. He peaked around, looking for him, and instead met eyes with a toad. Slimy.

Kale stared it down. It stared back. And suddenly Kale was stuck in some weird staring contest with a toad. Such is life.

Since his people seemed occupied by others, Eiji found himself a spot next to the headmaster's son...and he seriously hoped he did not regret this. Though, from his observations, this Trent seemed less entitled and irritating than his Head of House's son was turning out to be. So, even if his expectations were low...he still had high ones.

Glancing at the younger Gryffindor, the 17-year-old busied himself with getting his things together. No staring contests for him, thanks.

Shanners · 05-12-2020, 11:55 AM

Gus prided himself on knowing exactly which voice belonged to which of his students and from his spot under his workstation he had deciphered every single voice in the greenhouse with ease. And without seeing them! This was a great game of hide and not-seek. If the greenhouse and the students inside it had been quiet enough, they'd have heard him tittering away at the assumptions that he was one of the toads or the confusion that he wasn't there and THEN at the students that were talking to him or toad versions of him. THEY WERE ALL WRONG. HE WAS RIGHT HERE!!!!! HELLO? HELLO! RIGHT HERE. No one? OKAY. He found himself mouthing a greeting back to each student that greeted him or the toads, out of habit...because he couldn't see them and they couldn't see him. It was a good little gap here. Maybe he'd hide out more often.

The students knew already that they would be starting a new topic this month given that all of their introductory Herbology classes had been gotten out of the way in September. He covered the basics of health and safety in a greenhouse throughout September, no matter the year group of his students. No age was above learning the first skills needed to work with plants, magical and mundane. BUT A NEW TOPIC WAS AFOOT. HOORAY. As soon as the ticker on his watch clicked to 1pm, the door to the greenhouse closed without a present Professor it seemed. Anyone that arrived after now would find out how serious he was about his rule of being late. Very serious. The class had started!

In a swift series of movements, Professor Rainwater rolled out behind his workstation and leaped on top of it. ”GOOD AFTERNOON, HOGWARTIANS!” Sticking with his greeting in another school year. He’d ignore any of the looks the teenagers in front of him gave. Irrelevant. Or just not appreciated. One of the two! ”Despite your… speculation, I can confirm that I am not one of the toads in the greenhouse. Ugly slimy little things. Wouldn’t choose to be one if it was life or death. Gross. You see those eyes? BEADY! Do you see mine? NOT BEADY!” And as usual, he’d gotten off track, but it really wasn’t uncommon in these classes of his. Was he bothered? Nope. ”Although, the eyes I’m concerned about are those that thought I WAS a toad and SPOKE to me.” Gus gave every one of those students a knowing look and a grin. It was all in jest. He thought that it was funny and that it showed a lot about the imagination of the class - which they would need in this topic and over the next few months when he set their project.

From his spot on top of the table, he gestured to the toads on the stool. ”Any idea what we’re learning today? ANY? None?” Of course there were none.. He’d given no time for answers. ”Toads on a stool? Toad? Stool? Stool toad? Toadstool? TOADSTOOL!!!!!!!!” C’mon. That was FUNNY. Funny enough that Gus fell into a sitting position on top of the workstation belly laughing. The laughing continued for a little while (less than a minute but more than twenty seconds) before he gestured again to the toads. At the same time, the whiteboard cleared itself off and one word was written at the top, ready for class collaborative listing!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whiteboard

TOADSTOOLS!

”Toadstools, yes! We’re not dissecting toads, using their guts for plant food or any of those ridiculous notions. That is much more another subject that I don’t teach here.” But did teach elsewhere. Because he was a TALENTED man with many degrees and a wide berth of knowledge. Not that he’d divulge the information unless it came up in conversation. ”In essence, a toadstool is a type of mushroom, a type of fungi. Now, as we’re beginning this topic, I want to see what you already know. Help me help you. What can you tell me about toadstools? Let’s go for… one answer per person. A fact, a property or a type from each of you please. We’ll start at the back!”

OOC: Hi lovelies! Back to basics for the first question. Gus teaches in topic for bulks of the term so this class is the introduction to their new topic for the next few IC months! They’d cover different aspects of their topic each lesson to get an extensive understanding on the things they’re being taught y’know? But he wants to know what they know ALREADY. It can be things they’ve read, things they’ve observed, encountered or are guessing! Learning begins somewhere and Gus is super all about knowing what they know already so he can build on that or fill in gaps and correct incorrect knowledge.

He encourages the use of piggyback answers still (it’s still his favourite method of answering and he does acknowledge those students that do it!), so you can give more information on someone elses answers. If your character doesn’t know, that’s okay!

Class has started so do not post your characters arriving now and pretend they’ve been here all along <3 Any questions, please feel free to contact me!

We’ll move on in roughly 24 hours.

aRogueOne · 05-12-2020, 12:23 PM

SPOILER!!: ”Just saying Hiiii to AVALON because we didn’t forget”

Oh! Behind the desk? You’d have thought that at least one of the students had thought to check there but nope. Or at least, he didn’t see anyone check. Maybe it was just due to the sign that had told them to stay back.

”Good afternooooon Professor! Feeling sneaky today are you?” feeling as though he should actually greet the Professor properly now that he was fed up of hiding now that it was confirmed that he in fact was not a toad.

Toadstool? Oh Professor. Your jokes were baaaaaad! But luckily for you, this prefect just loved bad jokes so he just chuckled and grinned at him, amused as the onslaught of Dad jokes. Or were they just Bad jokes?

”Did you know toadstools are made up of around 90% water? And that there’s massive fungi around the world? There’s one in America that covers 3 and a half miles! because who didn’t want to know that? He found it hard to believe that this existed in the muggle world and had not been grown without some kind of magic to help it get that big.

Mind Blown.

Sunflower · 05-12-2020, 12:31 PM

Jina smiled when the door to the greenhouse closed and Professor Rainwater appeared from under his workstation. So that was how he was "watching" them. She would usually be unamused by performances like this, but he gave out a lot of positive energy. Or perhaps she just had a similar sense of humour to him, because she was actually right about the topic of the lesson - toadstools! Her smile widened. She raised her hand to contribute an interesting fact.

"They are called toadstools because in old fairytales there were lots of illustrations of toads sitting on these mushrooms."

kayquilz · 05-12-2020, 12:42 PM

O___________O

Aboli nearly jumped out of her seat as his appearance. AND his loud voice. Her hand over her heart, she took a few settling breaths as she listened to his speak.

Honestly, this behavior shouldn't have surprised her, and she found herself grinning at the sheer hilarity of it. He had been here the WHOLE time and had heard EVERYTHING. Which means - she needed to ask him! So she raised her hand as soon as he finished going on about toadstools. "Professor, as I was saying to....Kitt before you....appeared, I thought Toad-stools looked more mushroom-y. But I've never seen one in person in before. Do they get more...toad-like the older they get?" She was no Herbology expert.

She also didn't know that thing about them in fairy tales...that was a cool fact. Where was her notebook? She was scrambling to get it out. Scribble scribble...neatly...organized...color coded. All that jazz.

love-for-HP · 05-12-2020, 01:09 PM

Blake was slightly disappointed that one of the toads didn't turn out to the their professor. But oh well, moving on to today's lesson. Toadstools, which ... honestly, Blake wasn't 100% sure had to to do with the toads in front of them since .. he had thought they were mushrooms.

"Well since they are a type of mushroom, I know they are used in potions a lot." Blake had used them in his own potions, some of them were poisonous and some weren't ... but the Professor had said one fact per person ... and Blake had already used his up.

Daydreamer11 · 05-12-2020, 01:59 PM

Naya was somewhat surprised when Professor Rainwater popped up from behind his workstation. Somewhat, but not totally. She knew he had to be somewhere nearby since he said he was watching them. And then the toadstool joke. This guy was something else. He was so tickled by his own joke. Naya had to laugh at the craziness of it all.

But seriously........it was time to get to work talking about toadstools. When Ewan mentioned the 3 1/2 mile toadstool in America, Naya was skeptical. Very. Where was this gigantic toadstool? She would have to find out because that would be something to see. Anyway now focusing on her own answer, the sixth year raised her hand.

“A lot of people believe that toadstools are just poisonous versions of mushrooms that shouldn’t be eaten, but that can be tricky because there are many mushrooms that are poisonous too.”

littledhampir · 05-12-2020, 02:28 PM

Alexandre jumped when Professor Rainwater appeared. He backed up away from the workstation and sat in the first empty chair he came upon. He had a few thoughts about this situation. First of all, it wouldn't have been that out of the question to think he might have been one of the frogs. This was Hogwarts, after all. Weird things happened all the time. Animagi existed. Secondly, he was pretty sure you didn't get to choose your animagus form so the professor wouldn't have a choice whether or not he was a toad. THIRD, he thought the professor was being a little rude to the toads. Okay yes they did look a bit gross but Alexandre liked them. They were cool. He was wondering where they came from, and where they lived, and if they belonged to anybody.

Okay, right, class time. Question time. What did he know about toadstools? Not much. "Um, I think you can eat them? Or...toads eat them?" They must have had something to do with toads, right? They were called toadstools after all.

itsjustjesse · 05-12-2020, 03:13 PM

Islay hadn’t been at Hogwarts that long, so seeing Professor Rainwater hop up from under a desk was still, surprising. “Hi Professor Rainwater,” she greeted quickly as she hadn’t greeted the space he once occupied for the sheer reason of not seeing him there. His little rant about the beady eyes of toads made her grin, even if you had to commend the creature for the fact it had clear eyelids.

Smart indeed.

Raising her hand “Gooday Professor,” she added when she was called on, “some mushrooms classified as toadstools are not members of the muscarias species such as the Amanita Persicina or the peach-colored fly agaric…which has psychoactive traits brought on by the poison in the plant” seeeeeeee it made sense. Poison made your brain see things.

Fireheart · 05-12-2020, 03:18 PM

Avalon was staring out the window, watching the raindrops drip down, when she flinched at a loud commotion. OH! There was Professor Rainwater, apparently. Had he just been hiding under his workstation the whole time? That was kind of....bizarre. Interesting way to start a class. And then he was laughing about his toadstool pun. Laughing, like, a lot. Well, Avalon could always count on Professor Rainwater to be a lively character, even on a dreary day like today.

Too bad they were actually learning about toadstools today, though. Avalon didn't know what was worse - learning about toadstools or learning about those two toads at the front. Both were disgusting, and honestly, she didn't know much about either of them. Except for the fact that they sometimes used leaping toadstools in potions. Luckily, some of her classmates' jogged her mind. "Like Naya said, toadstools are often thought of as mushrooms that are poisonous, probably because their name is associated with toads, which were known to carry diseases," she said after raising her hand. She had no idea if it was actually true or not, but she knew it was kind of a legend that toadstools were bad to eat, but mushrooms were okay. "I don't think there's any scientific difference between a toadstool and a mushroom, but people usually use the term toadstool to refer to inedible fungi."

Granger Danger · 05-12-2020, 03:32 PM

Jumping a bit Stella, she swore she felt her heart racing in her chest. At his joke, Stella let our a little giggle at it, it was a bit funny. Okay... maybe it was easy to make her laugh and smile, but hey they needed something to make them laugh and smile during this rainy day. Hm... they were talking about toadstools, something she knew quite a bit on, but she was a plant freak and loved Herbology.

Waiting for the others, Stella nodded and took some notes on the subject. Raising her hand she hoped this wasn't a bit too much, but it was what she knew about them. "Hello Professor Rainwater hope you're well." She added before she answered his question. "Some believe toadstools are all mushrooms that have the typical stem and cap."

Weasley174 · 05-12-2020, 04:37 PM

Tom was grateful that the Professor wasn't a toad, he wasn't going to kiss one if that had been the goal, so the Professor would have had to stay a toad forever, so it was a win-win for everyone that he wasn't.

Tom raised his hand. "Don't some people think that you can eat them?" Tom wasn't going to try and eat them, but he was sure he had heard somewhere people ate them.

BanaBatGirl · 05-12-2020, 04:49 PM

Oh, look at that, the professor was there THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME. And he was making a PUN with the TOADS on the STOOL.

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA," Bernie let out a loud groan-laugh for the professorman. She liked Rainwater, did he know that? Who else would devote the whole start-of-class to a DAD JOKE? Oh man, she was going to have to write this one down and send it to her dad. Haaaaa. He'd love it.

Bernie wiped a solitary laugh-tear away from her eye and then thrust her hand into the air for an answer. "Some toadstools leap and hop, LIKE REAL TOADS, sir."

Were they going to look at those ones today? Because Bernie wasn't an expert on any of this stuff, but she was pretty sure the leaping, hopping toadstools were the same ones that had popped up in her older brother's video game. Don't ask her why he spent 8 hours a day that one summer pretending to be a plumber with a big mustache, and why she spent 4-6 hours sitting next to him, watching him play the game, but never being allowed to play it herself. This was how siblings worked. This was how summer worked. Anyway, she would ALSO have to write to HIM to see if he'd believe her when she told him the hopping mushrooms were REAL, if, of course, they actually got to see any today. AND OH OH OH, was THIS why the one mushroom-looking character in her brother's OTHER PLUMBER GAME was named TOAAAAAAAAD? TOAD for TOADSTOOL?!?!

Whoaaaaaaaaa. Mind blown. Video games were designed by wizards. Bernie would have to tell Schmoe this revelation!!!!

Destiny · 05-12-2020, 08:19 PM

Whoa, whoa, WHOA!

That was INCREDIBLE! One minute, the door to the greenhouse was WIDE open with no Professor in sight, and the very NEXT minute, the greenhouse door was shut and the Professor was standing on top of the workstation. And not only that, but he was telling the most HILARIOUS jokes EVER!

Flora LAUGHED, ~~probably too loudly~~ and was even tempted to nudge the Prefect girl who had sat next to her to see if she was witnessing the same comedy show as she was, but seeing as they were in the same classroom, and the Professor was kind of loud, she decided not to nudge.

She did smile up at the older girl, though. If they needed partners for the lesson, could she call DIBS?

Toadstools, though. She knew about toadstools! "Toadstools don't need sun to grow! They grow better when it's damp."

FearlessLeader19 · 05-12-2020, 09:22 PM

Claudine side eyed Heath as the Ravenclaw took the seat beside her. Since working with him in DADA to take down that kelpie, she had taken more notice of him. Like her, he was usually quiet but like her, he could come alive when needed to, especially during lessons. She wiggled her fingers at him briefly.

Leave it to Rainwater to make a dramatic entrance. The Snakette stared at him. Did the weather make him more energetic? And yes. She was glad that he wasn’t a toad. Her amusement, as she watched and listened to him, grew until it turned into she was sure she was going to begin laughing. That was why she covered her mouth with her right hand and tried to restrict herself to very soft chuckles. Rainwater was hilarious.

Oh Merlin.

The answers needed to start coming from the back of the class. Claudine tried to pull herself together but she couldn’t stop grinning. Claudine grins were rare, mind you.

“There’s the Leaping toadstools which have red heads with white spots.”

TakemetotheBurrow · 05-13-2020, 12:51 AM

O__O !!!

Cecelia had NOT anticipated that entrance and the third year nearly jumped out of her chair in surprise, her heart hammering in her chest as a nervous laugh escaped her. That was definitely one way to start a lesson! A good way to keep everyone feeling alert too. Cece certainly was.

Toadstool. Toads on a stool. OHHHH! That made sense! Cecelia nodded her head and smiled and nodded some more because yup, she got it. Hey, that was a good one. Probably not so good that it required THAT much laughter, but she could appreciate his sense of humor for sure.

But what did she know about toadstools? Um..

"Bet there are lots of toadstools in the forbidden forest, Professor. I know they sometimes grow on or by trees!"

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