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Text Cut: Kye

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Originally Posted by Dokimoto

Kye LOVED any chance she had to ride her broom. Her Moonbrusher was absolutely beautiful and even though it wasn't NEW new, it was Kye's baby. Let's be honest. Funny, wasn't it? How just a year ago, Kye would have said "Nahhh I don't need my own broom..." HA. EVERYONE NEEDED THEIR OWN BROOM. She was positive that Professor Haraldur would agree. "Good afternoon, Professor!" she greeted happily, practically dancing on to the Pitch. She wondered what he had in store for them today, wondering if they could play a bit of Quidditch one of these days. All practice was good practice.

Haraldur was pleased to see one of his Quidditch players first to arrive. ”Good afternoon, Miss Atwater.” He greeted. ”Did you bring a spoon for today’s lesson?” Not that he hadn’t brought some extras just in case but still. They would be needed.

Text Cut: Zoryn

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Time for the BEST CLASS OF THE DAY !!!

Zoryn was caring SO MANY THINGS. One, her personal broom (because she did not use one of those janky school brooms, no thanks). Two, her bat (because Professor Baldvinsson said she could bring it for the lesson. And three, a spoon (because actually... she didn't know why they were bringing spoons).

SHe walked to the pitch wearing a HUGE smile and even before she reached her faaaaaaaavorite flying instructor, the Gryffindor was already waving and calling out to him. "Yoooooooooo Mr. B!!! Can I fly some warm up laps before we officially start??" 'Cause she hated the part where they had to stand around and wait for instructions. She wanted to be in the air, like, yesterday.

Also, were they eating lunch? Is that why they had spoons and eggs?

Haraldur’s attention was turned towards his Gryffindor Captain as she approached him and Kye on the pitch. ”Afternoon, Captain!” He said, hovering slightly towards her. ”Go ahead, we still have a few minutes before class starts.” He always let them arrive early to fly some laps before class if they wanted to. The Pitch was there for them to use after all. As long as she touched back down before the lesson started.

Text Cut: Emmalyn

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Originally Posted by Birchwoodmom

Emmalyn bounded into class with a giant smile on her face and spoon in hand. Flying was her absolute favorite class and the only one she seemed to come easily to her. She was giddy with excitement over what they might be doing and couldn't wait to get started. "Good afternoon, sir." She greeted as she made her way over to the pile of school issued brooms. "Is it okay if I grab a broom and set it up?" She motioned to her fancy broom servicing kit she had received from class earlier in the year.

She was once again reminded just how much she wanted her own broom. To be able to keep it just to her liking and never worrying about what damage another student might have done to it. That was going to be her number one priority over the summer. She had to find a job and purchase her own broom before the next school year started.

Now, THIS, was someone who listened in class and understood was GOOD broom caring was. It made the old man proud. ”Go right ahead, Miss Walsh.” Being on the Quidditch team, she should be allowed to pick one of the school brooms to use for the rest of the semester. He would talk to her after class about it, for now he only nodded towards the school brooms to his left.

Text Cut: Skylar

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Did she have to be told twice when there was a flying lesson? No. Skylar didn't even need to be told ONCE because her captainy senses were tingling for any chance there could be to fly. Not to mention she could use all the distractions from Valentines stuff and what better excuse than with flying her bluebottle C. Sure she had a boyfriend, but that didn't mean she had to observe the holiday. It brought up feels that she didn't want to engage in, which left her pretending the holiday didn't exist. It wasn't that she didn't want her boyfriend to be her valentine, but she didn't want him to just be her valentine that one day in February. Because it was the 'norm'? No, Skylar Diggory didn't want to do the norms. Besides, there was something else that was more important than Valentines plans anyway, which was the fact that her very bestest friend, Harriet Paton was becoming a legal adult witch.

Bluebottle C in hand, her beater's bat in the other, and a spoon in her pocket, the sixth year headed eagerly to the pitch.

Wait. Eggs.

The slytherin captain suddenly had a very strong inkling about today's lesson and she was definitely grateful for the comfortable clothes. Because if her ideas of today was anything to go by, it was about to become a very messy and smelly lesson.

"Good afternoon, Professor Baldvinsson," she said as she approached.

”Miss Diggory, good afternoon!” He greeted his Slytherin Captain. ”Ready for today’s class?” Not that she wasn’t always. But still. He hoped she’d remembered to bring her own spoon.

Text Cut: Tenacius

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Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Tenacius wished he could fly towards the pitch. Because he could almost feel his broom whirring at such a frequency that means its got all these pent up zippidy zip zap speed that needs to be unleashed.

And then there was a spoon. Good ol regular metal spoon sitting quietly and snugly in his winter coat. "Hey there Professor Baldvinsson" he greeted the Flying Instructor cheerfully just as he spotted the eggs. "Any of those boiled Sir? Could used a snack right about now." he grinned as he whipped out that silently snugged spoon out of his pocket, ready to dig in on the good stuff.

”They’re not boiled actually, Mr. Salander.” Haraldur looked over at the Gryffindor Prefect, hovering towards him slightly. The boy looked ready to dig into the eggs, although that wasn’t really what they were there for.
…
He should have probably asked the kitchen to get them boiled though. ANYWAY. It would be messy. ”They should probably be though. Next time.” If it would be a next time.

Text Cut: Kirk

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Originally Posted by Charely Potter

Kirk was here, with his broom and all. The Andromeda 2100.. oh and a spoon tucked into one of his coat pockets. He wasn't really sure what they needed the spoon for before arriving. Where they going to be balancing spoons off their nose while flying? Did they have to hold the spoon in their mouth while flying? Most of his questions went out the window at the sight of eggs. Ah..

"Hello Professor Mr. Baldvinsson" Kirk greeted. Now he was really intrigued on today's lesson.

”Good afternoon, Mr. Forsfelle.” Haraldur greeted his Ravenclaw Captain as he approached the rest of the group. ”I hope you brought a spoon for today’s lesson.” Of course, he could always count on the Captains to read the instructions before class. But STILL.

Text Cut: Juniper

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Originally Posted by SarcasticStrawberry

Even though it was cold outside, which Juni didn’t mind. Thanks mostly to big fluffy coats and warming charms. Plus having practice out in this kind of weather, she was used to it by now. With her broom in one hand and a spoon in the other she headed down to the pitch.

She wasn’t oblivious to the looming holiday, all the hearts meant candy in her tummy and honestly that was the best thing about the fourteenth of February. As she headed to where the others were on the pitch the first person the Ravenclaw seen was Zero Spinnet. Yep she walked straight past her without giving her number two a look or a second thought. She still had bigger fish to fry.

”Hello Professor Baldvinsson.” She nodded at him, because it was impossible to give a proper wave to someone with a broom in hand. And someone would look absolutely ridiculous waving spoon around at someone greeting them. That’s when she noticed the eggs…. Mmm were they going to fly around with the spoon in their mouth and balance the eggs on the spoon? ”Hey Skylar. Captain Kirk” Smiling at the two captains and standing not to far away from either of them.

Right after the Ravenclaw Captain came one of his Claw Beaters. ”Good afternoon, Miss. Primeaux.” He greeted her, curiously searching if she’d brought a spoon. Did… Did she? ”Welcome to class.” He mused, before hovering over to a Hufflepuff who arrived next.

Text Cut: Daisy

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Originally Posted by Ginevra

Daisy was on the pitch with her broomstick. She was dressed in only sneakers, jeans, shirt and a light coat as she knew any Flying related activities had a tendency to warm her right up. In her inner coat pocket was a spoon. "Hello, Professor Baldvinsson. Hey, everyone."

”Good afternoon, Miss Swann.” He greeted her as she approached the group on the pitch. ”You’re right on time, we’ll begin shortly.” Very shortlyyyyyyyyy.

Text Cut: Daehyun

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Originally Posted by debpetrisor

Spoons.

Really, it was a thing that had bothered Daehyun more than the actual flying. No matter how much he'd thought about it, he couldn't find a valid reason for which they'd need spoons for a flying lesson. Unless it involved them being fed, which he wouldn't mind at all. He was all in for a snack. Or a seven-course meal, whichever worked just fine.

"Good afternoon, professor," he said, smiling at the man, before his eyes fell on the box of eggs.

Then he thought about the spoon.

Which could hold an egg.

...

Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no. No. Nuh-uh.

Now, why did this boy always look so terrified in his class? Daehyun was making BIG progress. Willingly or not. ”Mr. Yoon, good afternoon to you.” he greeted, ignoring the wide eyes staring at the eggs. There, there. Everything would be fiiiiiiiiiine.

Text Cut: Beau

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Originally Posted by Shanners

EGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGS.

Beau LOVED a good egg sandwich -- it was even better when it was an egg toasted sandwich, but HEY he didn't have a toaster with him and flying class wasn't really about using the magic REALLY. It was ALL about showing off and being the BEST OF THE BEST and casually dropping into conversation that he was on the quidditch team and others were NAWT. SOZ NOT SOZ. "WE HAVIN' EGGS, SIR?!" BecOS that would be so incredible and stuff.

"OR are we like.......throwing eggs at a moving target? Practicing our throwing skills? Passing skills? CHASER SKILLZ?!" YO CAPTAIN ZORYN, WAS SHE TAKING NOTES?!!!

Srsly.

The Gryffindor Captain was soon joined by one of her teammates and Haraldur smiled at the boy. ”Neither, actually, Mr. Montague.” He did agree though with Beau and Tenacius that eggs WOULD be a nice afternoon snack. But they weren’t going to be snacking today. ”You’ll find out in just a few minutes.” Because it was really time to start.

Text Cut: Rylee

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

It was time for... A FLYING LESSON!

Rylee very much practically ran the entire way there. That meant all the way from her dorm room down to the pitch out on the grounds (minus the corridors where she took up a fast walk). She was decked out in her most comfortable pair of blue jeans, a t-shirt with a unicorn on it that no one would see thanks to the over-sized tie-dye hoodie she was wearing over it and a pair of her favorite sneakers with the purple laces. Her hair was pulled back into a tight french braid to hopefully keep her long ginger hair from flying all about her face once they were up in the air.

In her left hand was one of her most prized possessions, her broom. In the pocket of her hoodie was the spoon that she had actually remembered to bring. Why they needed a spoon was beyond her but she had brought it along as requested. As for a beaters bat... well she didn't own one of her own just yet but she was working on that for the team. She was currently being trained as a Chaser and a Keeper by Zoryn but that didn't mean she wouldn't keep being trained anywhere else she was needed.

"Hello, Professor!" she called out waving at the man as per usual before taking up a spot right beside some of those in her house flashing them each a wide smile (Zoryn, Ace, Daniel and Beau).

Haraldur spotted the young Gryffindor running from the castle, so he decided to wait for her to join before starting the class. ”Miss Prichard, right on time.” Like, literally. ”Welcome to flying class, let’s begin.”

It was time to get the kids in the air before they froze to the ground. He wasn’t having that. ”Let’s start, shall we?” Rhetorical, obviously. He was the boss man. ”Let’s start out with something on the broom at once to get the warmth up.” That, and he also knew that they would complain if they weren’t allowed up on the brooms immediately. Peer pressure. Well, everyone except perhaps Daehyun. But he was going up there.

Practice makes… Almost perfect.

”I hope you brought a spoon with you for today’s lesson. I do have some extra but not enough for all of you.” He nodded at the ones who brought their Beater’s bats. ”Let’s put the bats away for now and bring out your spoons instead. I want to start out this lesson with a little game we played at Durmstrang when I was young.” He took the time here to send a few looks at the students. No comment on his age, thank you VERY much. ”This exercise is both fun and will train your sense of balance. I want you to place the handle of the spoon in your mouth and balance an egg on the spoon. Then, fly to the end of the pitch and get back here.”

Easy, yeah? Easy peasy lemon squeezy or difficult difficult lemon difficult?

”When you feel comfortable enough, I want you to try and stand up on the broom.” Please, no looks here either. TRUST your instructor. TRUST the cushioning charm on the ground. ”Try to balance the egg on the spoon and try to balance yourself standing up on the broom. Fly as fast as you can without dropping the egg.”

Egg dropping WOULD happen though. So he’d brought a lot. ”Everyone grab an egg!”

ooc: Let’s kick off with something fun to dooo. Warm up those February BUTTS. *wiggles*

What to do: Grab an egg (or several) and balance it on the spoon with the spoon in your mouth. Fly standing up to the other side of the pitch and then return. let's get messy

You have 2 days to complete this mini-activity.
We’ll continue Sunday 25th at approx 7pm GMT +1 CET.

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