Glaring at Jack again when he gave up Sakura quickly set about searching the edge of the mud pool. She worked from the outside in. Hoping that this way she would find the key faster. If she found it at all.

Nathaniel was getting super frustrated with this. He sighed and kept on searching. This wasn't the end of the war between him and BunButt. Not at all.

Jack moved to search again, he dug through the mud and oinked sadly as he searched more, digging deeper, he got to the bottom he groped around as the mud started to close in on him as he searched, then coming back to the surface he squealed in delight pointing at Nathaniels tail, he clambered over to Nathaniel and grabbed the key, then he moved towards the door, with the key safely in his hand, he glanced warily at Sak and put the key in the door, he twisted the key and waited tentatively.

Jack looked down at the flap and sighed, he went through, head first, and came out of the other side with a small squeal, his foot had just clicked as he put it on the floor, he rubbed his foot before looking up

Jack nodded to play along with her, he just stood there, hoping she'd turn him back, he let out a small "Oink" before looking into her face sadly, the remorse was clear in his eyes as he looked at her.

The key! Jack had gotten it. BunButt was not nice. Nate continued digging for another key. He dug in the mud throwing it everywhere looking for it

Bunbury let out another snort of laughter at Jack's piggy pig pig noise. She really had no idea whether or not he had learned his lesson unless he could communicate like a human.

It was with a deep sigh that the professor stepped forward and tapped his snout and floppy ears with her wand, transfiguring them back into normal, human shape. She conveniently forgot about the tail for the time being, however.

"Now, pig," Anastasia said, "Have you learned your lesson? Think carefully, for your dear girlfriend is still locked in there for who knows how long..."

She leaned against the door with one arm and rested her other fist on her hip. Hopefully the Hufflepuff would peep in the tiny window at the top of the door and see his half-wolf, half-girlfriend rooting around in the mud like a filthy beast. Disgusting.

Jack went cross eyed as she tapped his nose, then he nodded "Yes miss" he answered remembering Sak in the other room, he winced at his tail and the fact that his girlfriend was a wolf.

Bunbury wasn't believing him just yet. "And how do you feel about mud? Hmm? Still think it was worth it to shame your House and earn a detention? What if your girlfriend remains transfigured forever?"

Sakura kept up her pattern of looking for the key. She was almost ready to cry! She was extremely muddy and she was going to miss her Quidditch game she just knew it! That and there was the unfairness that Jack who had done the least amount of work had gotten out. She was definitely not happy with that fact and when she was human again he was going to know about it. At the very least Nate who hadn't given up should have gotten the key. Or better yet her! Looking harder she desperately hoped that she'd find it.

Running after the key Sakura quickly pushed Nate pig out of the way. It wasn't aggressive but it did the job. She quickly began to dig deep into the mud underneath where he had been standing.

Jack looked up at Bunbury "I was stupid, I was an idiot, and I would hate it if she remained as a wolf forever" Jack answered with a sense of urgency "I think mud is for pigs, and not for throwing" Jack told her.

Sakura looked through the mud with even more desperation than before. She wanted out and she wanted out now!

AHA! That was exactly what she had been waiting for. Bunbury's blue eyes glinted with delight at achieving her goal and she nodded to Jack. She couldn't let him see her delight, of course.

"Fine then, I think you've learned your point." Bunbury crossed her arms. "You may go now, but if you EVER misbehave in one of my lessons again, you'll simply wish you were a pig again. Now go." She shook her hand at him just a little bit. "Your detention is over."

No mention of the tail, though....

After pushing the pig right out of the mud, the wolf's frantic digging reveals the stinky key at last! Quick, grab it with your mouth and get to the door before it shrinks away!

Jack wanted to leave but he had to ask one more thing "Professor, the tail? Can you get rid of it, please?" he asked

Bunbury had turned around to spy on the progress of the two remaining animals but didn't hear the retreating footsteps of Jack Mosier.

"Hmm, tail?" She turned on her heel and laughed out loud at the sight of the anxious boy and the curly pink tail poking out of the seat of his muddy pants. "No no, I think that should serve as a little reminder of why you treat your Professors with respect." Annie smirked and turned back to the door.

"Besides, it will wear away by the end of the term. I'm not that harsh, dear." Riiiiiiight.

"Please professor" Jack pleaded "Please?!" he asked again

Sakura grabbed the key with her mouth and ran to the door before inserting the key.

Sakura quickly slipped through the wolf sized door, scared that if she waited too long it would just disappear. Once she got out she looked to the side and found Professor Bunbury. Sakura knew she looked a right mess and should probably care more about that then she did but at the moment all she could do was sink to the floor in relief.

Jack moved a couple of steps back "Fine." he muttered "Kazimeriz" he mutttered as he walked away trying to hide his tail.