They had to hold hands with other people? And get in a circle? Well that didn't sound too bad. Then again...why exactly did they need to do this? And why had they had to sign that parchment? Vashti was really wondering about this class...

But if she was going to hold someone's hand, she'd prefer it to be someone she actually knew - and who better than her Quidditch teammates? Jacob didn't look too thrilled about the holding hands thing, but Emily appeared willing. So Vashti walked over to the two older students and extended her hand to both of them so that either could take it if they wanted, though she expected only one of them would. "Either of you mind holding my hand?" Hmmm?

Alice smiled warmly at Lexi and accepted her hand that was extended out before situating herself so that she was standing next to Lexi. She smiled warmly at Salander who had taken Lexi's other hand. "How are you both doing?" Alice asked them, figuring it was okay to chat while everyone was still getting situated.

Emily jumped at the oppotunity, "Sure", she replied offering Vashti her hand.
"Hows your arm? looks better", she asked, thinking back to that quidditch practice session.

Contract? Signing it? K-Lee was absolutely confuzzled. Why did they have to sign it? Distracted by the parchment, she almost forgot to greet the teacher. "Hello Professor." She said with a small smile before turning back to the parchment in front of her.

Signing it, K-Lee put down the quill and joined the circle. Not holding anyones hand yet, K-Lee gave an uneasy look around the circle. She didn't really want to have to hold anybodies hands...

Jacobs eyes widened.... Why were people trying to touch him?!

"I'm Clean!" he yelled out. "Don't Touch Me!" Jacob voice cracked slightly.

Grubby little bubotuber puss covered fingers. He didn't want to get sick... not before the match! But it was also a bad idea to yell it out like that! Wand accidents happened when he didn't want to do stuff... and hold dirty peoples hands was not something he wanted to do.

Emily resisted the urge to laugh. She found the situation all too comical.
"Maybe you could wear gloves?" she said... "Shloulder length gloves", she added.

Nika giggled at her Professor's comment. "The healer was able to fix it up faster for me so I didn't have to go around limping." some unnecessary information, but she thought that she would throw it out there anyways. She liked her professors reactions, they were quite funny. Nika ran up to the rest of the students and held out her hands. "Why are we getting into a circle?" she meant to direct the question at her professor. Signing weird forms and now a circle? hmmm

Vashti smiled and took Emily's hand. Well that was one hand down. Now she just needed someone to hold the other.

At Emily's question, she extended her arm that had once been broken and flexed it a little. "Good as new thankfully," she replied, grinning but with relief evident in her voice. She had worried a little that her arm was unhealable, but fortunately...

MERLIN!

Vashti raised her free hand up in a sign of surrender. "Chill, Captain," she replied, eyebrows raised. "I'm clean too. Broken arms aren't contagious, you know." If that was what he was thinking, which she never really knew. Maybe it had something to do with that gorilla he'd been talking about over the summer?

As for whoever took Arya's free hand? He didn't care.

Where was Sabel, by the way? He attends CoMC, right? Truth be told, Treyen couldn't possibly picture the boy in any of the lessons. Then again, he used to be focused on something other than the people in class, no? Well, unless it was one in particular.

"I'm not walking-off this time, by the way," he said to Arya. Well, of course he wasn't walking off, because he was holding Ellie's hand.

Unless Saylen's instructions demanded a walking-off, or a flying-away situation.



The boy smiled. And she truly looked like the prettiest girl ever, especially when she blushed. Because that's was it, right? She was blushing.

And she was fine. Good. Except...,"Do I need a reason?" he said, taking his eyes away from her after having winked in her direction. He could ask how she was without any reason. She always tended to question him, though. And he never minded.

Let's only hope that Saylen doesn't make them break apart, because he could stay in this place all day. Never mind that Saylen was around, as long as Ellie was still near him.

He didn't even notice the little tantrum the Ravenclaw Captain was having over the hands-taking business. That's how oblivious he was to everything around him.

"Well that's good. Quidditch wouldn't have been the same without you. We need you against Hufflepuff."

Ellie rolled her eyes at Jacob. ROLL.

She liked this. He was distracting her slightly. Which was good. And, she had always felt this need to butt in when Jacob was being Jacob. It was fun.

"Honestly Jacob, a Niffler would be cleaner than you." Was this true? She had no idea.

"I suppose not." No, it was just plain nice, actually. And he WINKED. BEAM.

And that was when the thought struck her. "... Do you think the camera counts as magic?" Being a magic camera... Or... were camera's magic? All she knew was that it wasn't electronic. But she didn't know if all non-magical cameras were electronic, making her's automatically magic.

Hmm...

With her free hand she picked it off her chest (it was hanging around her neck. Very touristy.) and examined it.

Caroline nodded. She was also very interested concerned about the paper as well. "Yeah, me too! she told Kurumi. She heard as she asked the Professor if they were going to visit the non-magical world today. Holy Merlin. After Kurumi had said that it seem to make sense with what she read on the parachment before she signed it. Goodness this lesson was going to be interesting.

That pause... it made Maya wonder if that girl was going to give her the stink eye or something. Well she could stink eye it bett-errr. Hehe. "Hello Miss Greingoth"

Ah.

And ah.

Kurumi and the kitty. "Good day, Miss Kurumi." Hello kitty. "You will have to leave Walnut here, for this lesson, Miss Kurumi. Unfortunately he cannot come along."

The odd movements caught Maya's attention. What was he doing? And since when was Treyen so excited about following one of her 'orders'? I'm watching you, flyboy.


What was that sound? And that face. Maya retracted her hand away, slowly. Right. No costumes, that was good. "That is good to hear, Mister Salander." Goood. That grin was making her nervous. He looked too...happy. What was he up to?

Yes, move along. Hold hands.

"Good day, Miss Seawinds." Maya nodded, all ready to oogle at the parchment when she'd begin writing. But, it never came. And the girl actually turned around and left.

Uh... Excuse you? She should take points for such...such...flerherperpe! (Eh?) Fine, she couldn't sign the contract. Allright. Hmph.

WHAT. IS. IT. WITH. THE. SHOUTING?
"Mr Blunt! Why are you so loud?" Dude. What is it? He didn't want to touch people?

Of for the love of...

Ah, see, gloves "That isn't a bad idea."

And with a thwirrrl and a swhoosh, Maya pointed her wand at the boy's hands and he now appeared to have a couple of black gloves. "Now. You are in no danger of touching anyone's cooties or micro-bugs. Hold hands." Or stay here. Alone. While your friends are having fun. Hehe.

Hm? Why? "I didn't actually ask you to sign it." She didn't actually. The students just approached the parchment, no questions asked, and signed it themselves. Hehe.

"You will see. Any minute now." Or two.

"Good day to you, Miss Soler." Siiiiiign it!


"Are you afraid of cooties too?" Maya could easily procure gloves for her too.

Good healer, yes. "Ah, good, good." Yes yes. "The circle is so that I have you all connected, in one place."

It would do them no good being scattered all over the world. Missing one eyebrow. Or an ear. Or a zit.



"Allright everyone. It's time to start." Maya clasped her hands together and walked into the somewhat cirlce the students had made. Sloppy. "If you want to be left here, then by all means, don't hold anyone's hand. But as I clearly put in that parchment, you need to follow my requests or I have the power to take points from all of you." Oh, she really liked contracts.

"Oh! We are going somewhere!?!" the little firstie jumped in excitement. She held on to the hands she was holding even tighter. Her first field trip of the year and she couldn't miss it! Nika jumped up and down while waiting for further instruction. She was extremely excited.

Had Ellie mentioned something about a Niffler? He shrugged the thought of, because, clearly, the conversation didn't involve him, and he was fine where he stood.

And he was right. He didn't need a reason. She beamed, and he smiled widely. That's how it worked.

His eyes were stuck on her as she asked the camera question. And he merely shrugged, "I have no idea, ask Saylen," if there was one thing he wouldn't do for her was to ask Saylen a question. We all knew how deadly things could turn if you asked that woman anything.

"I don't really think so, we're magical, and we don't count," logic, man.

But then Saylen was talking again, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed at her voice. Just, shush Professor. And now she was taking their hands. What exactly were they going to do? Because he wasn't feeling like being eaten today. Tsk.

Eyebrow being raised at the woman.

K-Lee shook her head. "I'm fine Professor." She replied, quickly grabbing onto the two nearest people's hands, neither that she knew.

Professor Saylen looked happy, waaayyy to happy for her own good. What were they doing that would have required them to hold hands, and sign a contract. K-Lee had no idea but was just going to go with the flow.

He leaned in slightly towards Lexi then tilted his head at her question "Uhm..... English?" he replied then shrugged. He honestly didnt know, having heard it when he was a kid, of course he would think its English as everything else is. "Its from a song muggles sing when they're grouped in a circle like this."

He then shifted forward slightly at grinned at Alice's question "We're..."WE, thats something new to roll off his lips "We're doing pretty ok, arent we?" he said as he slid his eyes at Lexi and squeezed her hand warmly. Heh.




He smiled at Kurumi just as she waved back at them, then caught the frown. Ohh... she doesnt know does she... Well, he's gonna have to update her on that....fork in the road from her Arithmancy reading. He suddenly spied movement below him and looked down at the furball sniffing his shoe. Literally it looked like a very soft, very small tumbleweed. "Whats his name Kurumi?"

He spun his head back at her as she said those.words. Wait.... they might likely be going to the Muggle world???? He shifted his eyes back at Saylen in alarm. He really really REALLY doesnt want to run into his father who he has happily left in the land of the Muggles. Look at how happy his disposition is, his improvement. Do they really want to have Angry!Emo!Salander back? The answer is NO. Srsly.

Emily smiled... "There you go Jacob", she said to him, a big grin spread across her face, flashing her pearly whites.

Left behind? thought Emily... were they going for a walk?... adventure? She thought about the contract they just signed... it mentioned muggles, or at least mentioned that we are not to use magic or discuss magic... interesting.

Emily held Vashtis hand and somebody elses and waited for further instructions.

Selina smiled back at Kurumi. She then caught the second year gazing at the older student who she assumed was Salander. Kurumi was always talking about him and how he was a good friend of hers. There was something else that Kurumi had left out, that she had a crush on him. It was written all over her face and how she tried to wedge her way in-between the upper class men.

Then in defeat, it seemed, Kurumi stood beside Kurumi. Selina shot her a look that said "You like him?"

Once the teacher spoke up she grabbed for the hands of the people around her. They were leaving soon!

Ellie had totally thought that the Niffler thing would spark Treyen's interest. Apparently, she was wrong, though. HMPH.

And about the camera? "I..I don't really want to..." No. Saylen was getting the silent treatment. Though she should get Azkaban or something for cutting off a poor cruppie's tail.

Wow. That was the most brilliant logic ever. Seriously. Ellie let the camera drop. "You're right." Maybe she just won't take pictures. Which kinda defeated the purpose of bringing it, to the normal eye, but then again, Ellie wasn't carrying it around for the purpose of pictures.

....
What was that, Saylen? Left behind? Were they, like, going on some 'field trip'. Like the ones that had gotten you excited, but turned out to be a walk around the school? Well boo, Saylen, boo.

Kurumi looked down at Walnut, who was not at her feet but across the way sniffing Treyen and having a goofy look of kitty infatuation on his face. "I'll send him back to the castle, Professor," Kurumi nodded looking nervously at Selina. "I probably should have asked at the end of last lesson if he could come."

Kurumi had to admit, Professor Saylen did have a point. She had not told any of them that they had to sign the paper. Frowning, she grabbed hold of Selina's hand and glanced back at the red-head.

Just what had they gotten themselves into?!

"He saved my life last term," she blushed nodding towards Salander. Even she was a bit confused about her feelings for him, but she knew that he was more than just some guy from class.

Jacob grumbled under his breath, why couldn't the gloves be red, or orange, or blue..... Or pink. Pink would have been good.

But Jacob waked to the circle and held Emily's hand and whoever elses'. An expression of complete disgust was etched onto his face. But he didn't want to be left behind. He liked this class... It wouldn't be fair, and he needed it for OWLs.

Happy now, professor? Making Jacob uncomfortable...

Smiling as her little lioness buddeh took her other hand and Sal was at the other she giggled to herself. Perfect. She spared a warm smile for Kurumi before she turned to Alice and began to speak, but Salander beat her to it. Hehehee.

Returning the little squeeze of the hand she smiled over at Salander before nodding her head. "Definitely doing well. Very much so," she said. Her further comment on that funny word that sounded something like a fruit...or a terminal illness was forgotten with her being blissed out. Hehe.

Then her bliss bubble popped. Points loss. Being left behind. Saylen was NOT playing the radio with them today. Nodding her head absently she tightened her grips on both people's hands and gulped slightly. Lexi was not supposed to venture into the Muggle world very often. It was bad for her health. Seriously... she wondered if she could get an excuse or something.

Having already signed the, whatever it was, Rae waited for the professor to speak, when she did it was something about point loss and being left here and.......

Wait....

Back up... Being left here? But to be left here must mean, THEY'RE GOING SOMEWHERE!!! OOOh goody goody goody. All of a sudden Rae had now found the long lost focus that she had been missing for the past 6 years. WOOT WOOT FEILD TRIPPPP!

"I'm good," she responded to Ellie with a small nod. "Wondering what this lesson will be about..." Wasn't she? Weren't they ALL?? Maybe she should have read that paper better before signing it for hints.

It was possible that they were thinking the same thing, her and Treyen. Were was Sabel? He could help her figure out what this lesson was going to be about, or at least ask Saylen what it would be about.

And to hold her hand, of course.

"Good," her eyes were back to him. "And even if you wanted to, I won't let you do so, and neither will Ellie." Hopefully the younger girl wouldn't be walking out either. Couldn't keep Treyen in the class is she wasn't there.

Her attention went back to Saylen, and she rocked back on her heels. Was the lesson starting???