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| Term 29: Sept - Dec 2011 Term Twenty-Nine: Year of the Elf (Sept. 2075 - June 2076) |
11-17-2011, 12:32 AM
| | Care of Magical Creatures Lesson Department Head Atticus Aldredge stood alone a few yards away from the Forbidden Forest, by a path that would lead the class to the area where they would be learning today. His arms were folded behind his back and he had a warm, inviting smile on his face as he waits for the students to arrive. Though he looks friendly and composed on the outside, the inside was an entirely different matter.
It was an incredibly weird feeling being back at Hogwarts after all these years, especially to teach a class of all things. He never would've thought he'd do something like this - and fortunately (for both him and the children, probably) it was only temporary. Teaching wasn't really his thing, and being at Hogwarts brought back so many memories...
But no need to think about all that. On the bright side of it all, he was teaching a subject that he absolutely loved and about a creature he adored. So it really wasn't too bad.
-- OOC: The lesson hasn't started yet, so feel free to RP your character arriving to class. Don't go down the path yet though! Atticus will escort you all down it once class actually starts, which will probably be sometime around 7:00 PM EST (12:00 AM GMT) tomorrow. The lesson has started! Remember, don't post your character arriving late if you don't want to lose points. Just jump in and answer whatever question happens to be up at the time! Lesson Progression:
1. Greeting Students & First Questions - What do hippogriffs look like? What are they classified as?
2. Second Question - What do you have to do if you want to approach a hippogriff unharmed?
3. Third Question - What do hippogriffs eat?
4. Fourth Question - If you owned a hippogriff, what would you be required by law to do every day?
5. Activity Instructions - Bowing and feeding a hippogriff
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11-24-2011, 09:32 AM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: District 12
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Derrick 'Everett' Chatsworth Sixth Year | Post 1#Getting Food,Choosing Hippogriffs Lion at heart Sneaky Wizard Ryan walked up to the spot where you get your food and Put his Hand n the bowl and slowly walked around trying to find the right one.He soon came to a Lonely one who looked really bored.I guess he had a Nice Heart.......... even to animals. |
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11-24-2011, 09:37 AM
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| Blast-Ended Skrewt
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: GMT +4
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Ira Wilson Seventh Year x5
| Post 2 ♥Live Well, Love Much, Laugh Often♥
Ira went ahead slowly. Hippogriffs were such majestic creatures that it was difficult not to be terrified in standing front of them. Ira approached one of the smaller looking hippogriff with a dead ferret in one hand and a dead insect in another.
She bowed in front of the hippogriff. Maybe it has seen her..Maybe it hasn't..Maybe its coming towards me...Thinking along these lines, Ira was suddenly startled when the shadow of hippogriff came over her. Ira peeked up and saw that the hippogriff too was bowing back and eyeing the dead ferret in her hand.
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11-24-2011, 12:49 PM
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| MO & DMLE Jobberknoll
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: bottomoftheCOFFEEpot
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Eron Rutherford Seventh Year x4 x2
| Post 1 ♣ Heejin here | Did somebody say coffee & cakes? | cat lover ♣ Jonathan raised an eyebrow. Okay, that was fast. He thought of feeding a hippogriff but he never expected for the ministry person to make them feed them so soon. Nonetheless, this is really cool. Jonathan was really excited for this. This would be the first time he has ever saw a hippogriff. First time to interact with it. First time to feed it. And first time to maybe talk to it.
Jonathan put on the gloves as the ministry person had suggested. Thankfully, these people has a knack for hygiene. Jonathan then picked out a hippogriff to feed. Okay... any hippogriff would actually do just as long as it is not going to tackle him in anyway whatsoever.
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11-24-2011, 01:05 PM
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| Wizarding World RPG Admin Minister for Magic
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Anna Walles Hufflepuff Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Sage Ransom-Kruus Slytherin Seventh Year Ministry Department Head:
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| post 6 [ feeding time <3 ] astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf
Figuring that she had taken long enough to estimate just how much momentum she needed to launch the ferret into the air for the hippogriff to catch, Kurumi released it into the air and it sailed towards the creature with a high arch. Kurumi watched, and giggled, as the hippogriff chirped and flapped his wings before leaping into the air and catching the ferret between its beak. *CRUNCH*
Ew, Kurumi really didn't need to hear that noise. To anyone else, they may have found the noise of bones breaking and flesh being torn disgusting, perhaps even a bit barbaric, but to Kurumi it didn't make the hippogriff look any more frightening. In fact, she was focused more on just how happy he seemed to be munching away on the deceased carcass. Could she just run up and give it a hug right now? No, she knew better than that.
She waited where she was until the hippogriff had finished munching away, hoping that it wouldn't decide to frolic off towards the other side of the area, which he thankfully didn't and instead pranced right back over to her, clicking his beak and sort of making a noise that sounded a little more like the cooing of an owl crossed with the purring of a kitten. Unsure whether or not she was allowed to touch him, she stood very still until he nuzzled her arm and slowly reached with her other hand to pet his head.
NOW could she hug it?
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11-24-2011, 01:23 PM
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| Forest Troll
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ohio
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Kirsten Delbin Hufflepuff Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Mateo Theodore Slytherin Fifth Year x11 x9
| Post 1 Puff by day, snake by night | Mj's bestie | Always UP to Something... Minerva stood terrified watching all the others great these creatures. She watched everyone else seemed to be doing fine. Minerva Wheatborn stop being a baby she thought. She took a deep breath and went over to take some insects. She walked slowly up to the Hippogriff, but left a few feet between them. The Hippogriff looked at her and she could feel her breathing starting to get really heavy.
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11-24-2011, 02:31 PM
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| MO & DMLE Jobberknoll
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: bottomoftheCOFFEEpot
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Eron Rutherford Seventh Year x4 x2
| Post 2 ♣ Heejin here | Did somebody say coffee & cakes? | cat lover ♣ Gloves. check.
Jonathan went to where the stocked ferret was and took about 3 or 4 of them. Hippogriffs are big creatures. So he might as well feed them with a dozen of these but right now, looking at the ferrets, made Jonathan in his OCD mode again.
He wrinkled his nose and took the ferrets he wanted and made sure to move to the hippogriffs now. ECK. Like everyone else, he tried finding himself a nice and pleasant hippogriff. Although, how would you know it is nice and pleasant. They all look the same from afar. He's just hoping that the one he picks won't tackle him.
He must have to do this right.
He stood in one corner and the hippogriff saw him. Jonathan stiffed. Okay... This is it. All he has to do is follow the simple steps the ministry person wants them to do. Bow, wait, if he bows back... feed, and then pet, right? Right!
Easier said than done. Jonathan's heart was going crazy. Calm down. It's not like it's attacking him. The creature is far away from him. |
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11-24-2011, 02:41 PM
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| Pixie
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Nutella Jar (GMT+7)
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Mikey Goh Fourth Year x7
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We would feed the hippogriff?? Awesome!!
Raven saw many hippogriffs there Man, they are very awesome!!
She chose a smaller hippogriff than others. Altought she was enthusiast, but she was a little bit afraid with the larger ones. She wore her gloves and took a bucket of ferrets. "Hello, Buddy!!" said her friendly. First, she need to bow to them.
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11-24-2011, 03:10 PM
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| MO & DMLE Jobberknoll
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: bottomoftheCOFFEEpot
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Eron Rutherford Seventh Year x4 x2
| Post 3 ♣ Heejin here | Did somebody say coffee & cakes? | cat lover ♣ Looking at the hippogriff, Jonathan decided to just calm down and gave it a 90- degrees bow. He doesn't know why they need to do that but it was part of the whole package. If you want the creature to be nice to you, make sure you follow the orders. Jonathan's not complaining about it. But it just questions him about all of these sometimes. It's part of learning right?
In his hands were still the ferrets he took awhile ago. He knows that hippogriffs loves these sort of stuffs. In fact, it's probably one of their favorites to eat but he can't be entirely sure. He just read half of the book about hippogriffs, then he just feel asleep after that.
Now, he waits for the hippogriff to give its response to him. It could only be two answers. One, the creature will bow back and two, it won't. So he lifted his head a little bit just to see if he is doing any progress with the 90-degrees bow he is giving the creature.
Then a few moments later, the hippogriff bowed back to him. SMILE. That really scared him. For a second, he thought it wasn't going to bow back. Hippogriffs are known to arrogant creatures too. So having this result, made Jonathan grin... A LOT.
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11-24-2011, 03:30 PM
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| Wizarding World RPG Admin Minister for Magic
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Anna Walles Hufflepuff Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Sage Ransom-Kruus Slytherin Seventh Year Ministry Department Head:
Charles Hollingberry Minister's Office Ministry Department Head:
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| post 7 [ teheeeeeeeee! A hippogriff's request ] astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf
Her hippogriff continued to make that unique noise as she petted its head, taking in the feeling of its feathers under her touch and allowing some of the softer ones to slip through her fingers. THIS.WAS.THE.BEST.LESSON.EVER! Lady Rosumond was in a close second though and would have won had Kurumi been allowed to touch her or even ride her.
Speaking of riding...Kurumi wondered if this hippogriff would be so kind as to allow her the privilege of riding him. Best to not push her luck unless he made the first move, right? Trying to keep her thoughts away from this, and failing terribly at doing so, she continued to pet its head, moving slowing down towards its beak and using both hands to massage its neck. The hippogriff chirped and seemed to especially enjoy this bit and the Gryffindor felt her heart race. Seriously. BEST.LESSON.EVER!
Suddenly, the hippogriff moved, causing Kurumi to jump back a bit and her eyes widened more...especially when she saw that the creature had decided to lie down. Whaaaaaaaaat was it doing? Gracefully, the hippogriff spread its wings and then curled them up close to its body before turning its orange gaze on Kurumi once more. The eyes were much more gentle this time and seemed to be telling her something, but the message was sort of getting lost in translation. Clucking and rocking its head back and forth, the hippogriff turned its head for just a moment to scratch a section of its back before looking back a her, and then repeating the gesture...several times.
"You...want me...to..." she whipered, not finishing her thought but instead pointing to its back. SERIOUSLY?! Could she? I WOULD be rude to refuse the offer of a hippogriff, right? She took a small step forward, and the creature seemed pleased with this, lowering his head for better access. Hands trembling a bit, Kurumi rested either one on its shoulders and stopped for a few moments to make sure that she was still breathing. THIS WAS AMAZING! When she felt more composed, she swung her leg over and...HOLY CRICKET SHE WAS SITTING ON IT! It wasn't moving anywhere, which was perfectly fine with her, so she decided to so some more petting with she was here. Massaging its shoulder blades and wing muscles seemed appropriate, and so she began doing so.
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11-24-2011, 03:30 PM
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| Pixie
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Nutella Jar (GMT+7)
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Mikey Goh Fourth Year x7
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Wait...
The Hippogriff didn't bow to her back?? Hey!! Y U NO BOWED ME BACK, HUH?? she tried not to be angry and insulted it.
She stepped back a few steps. Then she tried to bow to the hippogriff... Oh, Merlin!
__________________ AT THE HOGWARTS YULE BALL, YOU'LL BE HANGING OUT WITH....__________________ It's a fairytale evening, and you want the entire event to be totally dazzling and
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11-24-2011, 04:40 PM
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| Imp
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: The Shire
Posts: 491
Hogwarts RPG Name: Annabeth Bernadette Kane Fourth Year | Getting food, and choosing a hippogriff
Annabeth gathered all the neccersary food and made towards the hippogriffs.
She saw one standing a little way from the others. It made her think of herself.
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11-24-2011, 04:48 PM
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| Doxy
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sweetwater
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Arielle (Ari) Wedgwood First Year Diagon Alley Proprietor:
Morgan Kruz Daily Prophet Photojournalist | Post 1 A ship in harbor is safe — but that is not what ships are built for.
Victoria hopped up on excitement as she looked around for a hippogriff that would seem all right. Then, she spotted a white-gray beautiful hippogriff cleaning its feathers. Victoria started to approach it with a bit of a run, but the realized she's suppose to bow. She remembered that hippogriffs are proud creatures, easily defended.
The fifth-year snake approached the hippogriff cautiously, and without blinking. If even human don't trust people who blink too much, it must work even on hippogriffs? Slowly, the hippogriff turned its gaze on Victoria. Victoria starred directly into its beady, orange eyes, and tried not to blink.
Slowly, Victoria bent her knees and formed a sort of bow. Then, she turned her head up again to see what's become of the hippogriff. To her amazement, the hippogriff also bent its legs and head down, which Victoria took as a bow.
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| MO Moke
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Winterfell
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Gideon Emerson Slytherin Seventh Year x4
| Post 1 Who Am I? Ern's 2460FUN
Feeding a Hippogriff... were they bloody joking. As cute as the animals were they were sort of dangerous. Did the Ministry even allow children to interact with them? Honestly, Selina did not think so. It was all sort of odd and she di not want to have to deal with the animal's mean streak in the case that something went wrong.
But she realized trying to tell that to her teacher was not going to fly. So she just took a deep breath and looked for a Hippogriff.
There in the corner was a small Hippogriff who seemed to have a lot of fire, but for some reason all of the bigger ones sort of ignored it. Yeah, Selina liked this one. So she made eye contact with the creature and started to the process.
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11-24-2011, 04:51 PM
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| MO & DMLE Jobberknoll
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: bottomoftheCOFFEEpot
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Eron Rutherford Seventh Year x4 x2
| Post 4 ♣ Heejin here | Did somebody say coffee & cakes? | cat lover ♣ Now that the hippogriff have bowed to Jonathan, does that mean he can come near it and feed it with the ferret he has in his hand right? Jonathan looked around, some students seem to be ahead with the activity. A few had already started to 'mingle' with the creature.
Nonetheless, Jonathan was making a progress with this as well. That's what matters. Jonathan breathe deeply. Okay, no need to be a shy goof. He moved his feet and slowly approached the hippogriff. Of course, he was still scared. You don't know what will happen next. If he did the procedures correctly though, then he shouldn't be worrying as much.
He took a few more steps until he finally reached the hippogriff. Yup. Took him awhile to approach it. Jonathan starred at it for awhile. The hippogriff just blinked as he starred back at him. The Slytherin knew that he had already gain respect from the creature, so at least that made him a little bit calmer than before.
He then took the 4 ferrets and raised it so that the hippogriff would know that it's feeding time. There was still a big distance between the creature and him. What? It's not like he's going to hug it or something. Besides, it's feeding time. He then tossed the ferret up for the hippogriff to catch. They're smart creatures, it probably knew from the very beginning that Jonathan was going to give him something to eat.
Whoah! Did he just motivated the creature to act nice? ---Wait! Do they really behave when you give them food?
Jonathan looked at the hippogriff as it catches the first ferret into the air. It was indeed a fascinating thing to watch. Oh! More ferrets for the hungry hippogriff. Jonathan then tossed another one into the air for the hippogriff to catch.
This is really fun. Jonathan barely has pets. Well, he has Coal... his owl. That's just about it. But the owl serves purpose to deliver his letters. So basically if he wasn't sending owl letters, then he's pet-less? So feeding the hippogriff for the first time really made him happy.
He then tossed again the 3rd ferret and watched the hippogriff ate it. It's quite barbaric to look at but it's nature. Hippogriffs are amazing creatures after all. |
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11-24-2011, 06:07 PM
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| Banned Kappa
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Calif., USA
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Cristoffer Daniel Strand Sixth Year x12 x12
| Post 6: Will it let me fly with it? There's some good in this world and it's worth fighting for| LOTR|Whovian|Sherlock Fan
Alyssa contined to stroke the Hippogriff's head while talking to it in a soft voice. She wondered how the other students were doing but was afraid that if she took her attention off this beautiful creature she would lose her bond with it. She regretted not bringing more food for it but she promised herself that if they ever had a chance to meet again, that she would bring more.
As Alyssa talked to it she continued to wonder why it was standing apart from the others. It didn't look more dangerous than the others. In fact, it looked like the others were shunning it. "Is it because you're different like me? Do you want to belong but don't know how to fit in?" Alyssa whispered into the ear of the animal. "I feel the same way too. I feel alone too." Alyssa whispered nuzzling it's head. The Hippogrigf seemed to sense her sadness because his head seemed to nod and nuzzle her back. Then suddenly it stepped back from her arms.
Not only did that surprise Alyssa, it scared her. Was it going to attack her now? Did she say something wrong? Had she offended it? All those thoughts raced through her mind. Then before she could decide what to do next, the Hippogriff first bent both it's front legs and leaned forward and then it bent it's hind legs and soon it was lying on the ground and stayed in that position. 'Does it want me to get on? Are we allowed to do so?' Alyssa knew that if she didn't get on the Hippogriff might get insulted and hurt, thinking that she too was rejecting it. So she slowly mounted the majestic animal and sat on it.
The Hippogriff quickly stood up and Alyssa felt herself a little higher off the ground. Of course she had been higher than this on her broomstick playing Quidditch, but that was different. She was in control of her broom. Being on a Hippogriff was an entirely different situation. Alyssa just continued to sit on it, bending forward to stroke it's head and talk to it. She whispered into it's ear so no one else could hear her. She whispered how her great grandpaps had met one of it's kind and how he had flown it many times. She told it things about her past.
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11-24-2011, 06:55 PM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Maryadoc Trent | Post #1 Welcome Witch | Blue Galactic Hand Slytherin Graduate Quote:
Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl
Within minutes, the sound of his footsteps could be heard, but they were not the only footsteps heard. The occasional flapping of wings and screeches could be heard as well. Then Atticus appeared, a great herd of hippogriffs trailing behind. They were all a variety of colors, like black, grey, bronze, chestnut, and roan. Atticus walked back over to the fence while most of the hippogriffs spread themselves out among the paddock. One hippogriff though almost appeared to be following Atticus, though it still kept several feet between itself and the man. "So now it's time for our activity," he said as he reached the fence, addressing the class once more. He drew his wand and flick it at the black tarp, which Vanished. The object it had been hiding turned out to be two bins - one was filled with dead insects, the other with dead ferrets. "These hippogriffs are hungry, and I'd like you all to feed them. Now would be a good time to put on your gloves if you brought them." Unless, of course, they liked touching dead things, which he doubted. "I do have extra if you forgot yours." He conjured up a small bin of gloves next to the other two bins. "Once you're ready, take either a ferret or a handful of insects, and select the hippogriff you want to meet. There are enough hippogriffs here for each of you to interact with. But remember, DON'T immediately approach them. Keep several yards between yourself and the hippogriff. Bow, keep eye contact with your hippogriff, and do not blink. Wait until the hippogriff bows back to you, and once they do, you may approach carefully but don't take even this as a sign to immediately go up to them. Offer the food. The hippogriff will be more inclined to come closer to you. Once they do, give them the food. You may then pet them if you wish - praising them is also recommended. But whatever you do, do NOT insult them. I don't want to send you to the hospital wing, and I know you don't want to spend a beautiful day like this in there. So don't do it." He gave them a very stern look at this. Then he continued, and his look disappeared. "Now, I'm sure there are some of you who may not be comfortable with interacting with one of these hippogriffs today - and that's okay. I have brought my own hippogriff, and he's even tamer than the Hogwarts hippogriffs." And the Hogwarts herd was pretty tame, especially in comparison to an ordinary, wild hippogriff. Atticus gestured towards the grey hippogriff that still stood nearer to him than the rest. "His name is Aquila, and while he still has the pride that every hippogriff possesses, he is far less likely to attack. If you would prefer to take turns and work with him, then come to me once you have retrieved the food. Otherwise, get your food and go off and meet a hippogriff - just remember my instructions." That was an order. OOC: Alright, so I just have a few things to add/reiterate from what Atticus said. Like DON'T have your character do anything that would cause a hippogriff to harm your character, like approaching it without bowing, insulting it to its face, etc. However, it IS okay if your character messes up the smaller things that wouldn't cause the hippogriff to attack, like accidentally blinking when bowing and having to start over, or having to bow for a really long amount of time, or anything small like that. I'm sure everyone won't have a hippogriff that will immediately accept your character, so creativity is very welcome and appreciated - just don't do anything that would realistically cause the hippogriff to attack. Okay?
In order to get full points for this activity, you must RP your character doing everything that Atticus instructed above in at least 5 posts. Titling your posts with the number and what you're RPing in it would be great but is not necessary. I also won't require each post to be a certain length, but they should be more than just a couple sentences long. You have until around 5:30 PM EST on Saturday, November 26, to get your posts up.
Have any questions? Feel free to ask Atticus in this thread or send me a PM. Maddy was a smart Slytherin, or course she brought her gloves. But first she went and picked out a Hippogriff, causiousley walking amoung them, making sure not to accidently frown she assessed each of the animals. She saw a brownish one that was grazing, she walked over to it. Trying to catch it's eye because it was looking down, at the grass. how to get it's attension Maddy thought. She took out her wand and said "perriculum" red sparks shot out of her want, and they caught the Hippogriff's attension. It jerked it's head up oh merlin, I think I made it angry. Maddy stood her ground, the Hippogriff slowley came over as Maddy made constant eye contact. So far she was winning this staring contest. She diddn't dare blink, and then she started to zone out.
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11-24-2011, 07:19 PM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Right Here
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Xavier Rodriguez Fullmer First Year | Post 2 (making the hippogriff nervous) Dancing Through Life
Presley offered the ferret to the smaller-sized hippogriff, and had to look away from it, not wanting to see it barbarically eat another animal. She looked back to see the bird-horse with it's head coccked curiously to one side, and maybe a little suspiciously. Presley regained eye contact, and resolved to stay that way for a while, just in case it decided not to trust her anymore.
Tentatively she reached out, and put her small hand on it's beak. It moved slightly, like horses did in trying to shake off a fly, and Presley drew her hand back. What if it was angry with her? She stepped back, and curtsied to it, keeping eye contact still. Now that she knew it had bowed back to her the first time, she was less hesitant to try her curtsy. However, the hippogriff didn't seem to know what she was doing, and it just stared.
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11-24-2011, 09:21 PM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Maryadoc Trent | number 2 Welcome Witch | Blue Galactic Hand Slytherin Graduate The Hippogriff approached Maddy, when it was close enough she carefully bowed while maintaining steady eye contact. The Hippogriff paused, and cocked it's head; Maddy straightened up. She reached out her hand as a welcome come on Maddy thought. The Hippogriff stayed put, it was so stubborn. Maybe if I talk to it. Hi there, im Maddy. You are a very beautiful creature. Such lovely feathers Maddy reached out her hand and stroked the Hippogriff. It thanked her! It bowed back!Lets go get something to eat she told the Hippogriff Actualy, you need a name first she figured. She decided to name it Sandy, because it had light brown fur. She lead Sandy over to the containers with flies and ferrets.
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11-24-2011, 09:24 PM
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| Forest Troll
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ohio
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Kirsten Delbin Hufflepuff Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Mateo Theodore Slytherin Fifth Year x11 x9
| Post 2 Puff by day, snake by night | Mj's bestie | Always UP to Something... Minerva calmed her breathing and tried to remember the first step after coming near it. Bowing that's right. So Minerva bowed to the Hippogriffe and kept her eyes on it. The hippogriffe looked at her and tilted its head. It stepped forward and made a noise. Minerva froze move or not she wasn't sure. She waited just a few more seconds and when the creature didn't bow she stepped back away from it.
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| Chimaera
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Marcus Briody Cole Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Nadia Atreyu-Rehman Gryffindor Sixth Year x8 x8
| Post #4 Continuing to Bow Trying to Gain Approval Toothless - Napoleon of Crime - Gryffinclaw - Owl Emissary - Pirate Auror - DoctorDonna Gideon was trying to think of the best way to proceed since the hippogriff had settled back in place on solid ground but still hadn't shown any sign of the response he needed according to their instructor to proceed. Biting the inside of his cheek, the Gryffindor bowed a bit lower, careful to move slowly and steadily rather then with sudden movements. The fourth year kept his eyes locked with the creatures as best he could though with his new position it was getting harder without feeling too much discomfort.
Finally he noticed movement in front of him and being sure to stay still at that point, he watched without blinking as the hippogriff shifted its front legs. Gideon almost thought the creature was still unsettled about his presence nearby and froze in position thinking he might need to back off in the Hippogriff freaked out. However his animal companion then it started to lower down onto one of its front limbs making him smile softly. The boy not wanting to be too enthusiastic and wind up frightening the hippogriff and needing to start over or run completely away. But he still could be excited on the inside. Yes...we have bow!
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| DMLE Mooncalf
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Jaxon Brodric Fletcher Fourth Year | Post 3: Bowing attempt 2 ||Delta Goodrem Lover || Emma Watson Lover | | RavenPuff || 1 of 4 Amigos || Harvey had been there bowing for a long time but still the Hippogriff did not bow back. So he didnt know what to do. He got up and looked around at everyone, some were even ON their Hippogriffs already. Why do you have to be so hard? I just want to pet you and feed you this ferret. Please bow to me, I am a nice guy I wont hurt you. Please? he thought to himself as he made eye contact with the Hippogriff for the second time. Once he had eye contact he bowed a second time. Some time passed before the Hippogriff decided to give in. The Hippogriff bowed slowly still maintaining eye contact with Harvey. Harvey smiled he was happy that the Hippogriff bowed, somehow he felt that the Hippogriff had read his mind. But it didnt matter now how the Hippogriff knew what he was thinking, the best part was that the Hippogriff had accepted him and he could now go and pet the Hippogriff. |
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| Selkie
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Eliza Bellerose Slytherin Second Year x1
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So great. The Hippogriff herd was hungry. Go figure. Sierra cautiously eyed the entire herd as she reached into her bag and pulled out her gloves. She continued the eye the creatures as she secured each of the gloves on her hands. With that done, she needed to retrieve the food--either a ferret or a handful of insects--and then choose a Hippogriff.
A ferret or a handful of insects--neither was very inviting, so she went over to study both of them in order to decide which one she wanted to work with. In the end, she went with the ferret. She only had the manage one ferret, but if she went with the insects, she had to keep up with an entire army of them while greeting the Hippogriff at the same time. She retrieved the ferret then turned toward the Hippogriff herd.
Now. Which one of the creatures did she want to work with, hmm?
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Kirsten Delbin Hufflepuff Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Mateo Theodore Slytherin Fifth Year x11 x9
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Minerva was not one to give up. So she bowed again and still made eye contact. The hippogriffe just looked at her. "OH PLEASE" she whispered. The Hippogriffe stepped forward and Minerva went pale, but before she could panic the hippogriffe bowed as well.
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Mikey Goh Fourth Year x7
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Hmm.. Finally the Hippogriff respected her. It bowed back to her YES!!!
Raven tried to step forward, and she stroked the head.
The hippogriff seemed to be tamed.. Hey Buddy, you are so nice with me
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Hogwarts RPG Name: William Montcenaggio, AKA Starr Second Year | Post 4 Dancing is cool! | Passionate Lion | Keeps Harry's Helium Balloon♥
William recovered his composure and made another attempt to approach the hippogriff. He bowed again, and stared directly into the hippogriff's eyes without making contact. Nothing happened for a few seconds, and then the hippogriff bowed to him so he knew that it was safe for him to come closer. He came forward and offered the creature the bag of insects he had brought with him, then watched as the hippogriff happily ate the entire contents of the bag. William was certain that hippogriff had to have foul breath after a meal like that, but he reached out and patted him on the head anyway. He seemed to be a good hippogriff.
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