1. Care of Magical Creatures Lesson One will open on [approximately] this Friday, May 11, 2012 and will remain open about one week.

Be sure to bring your dragonhide gloves, anything fireproof, your wands, and possibly a bucket of water to this lesson. Also, pencils and paper for sketching. Also, this lesson will be taking place at night in the barn.

SEE YOU THERE!


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2. The Care of Magical Creatures Sanctuary and Barnyard are now open for general RPing! Remember to READ THE RULES and sign up here BEFORE you post in either place. I will be updating the list of those allowed into the Sanctuary/Barnyard sporadically, so please wait to post until you see your user name on the list.

You will only make the list if I see your name at the bottom of the Rules thread as proof that you have indeed understood what you are getting yourself into by signing up.

Answer the following questions to the best of your ability, based on what was discussed in class. Answers should be no longer than 5 sentences each; the more succinct yet thorough you are, the better.

1. Say you stumble across an egg in the Forbidden Forest one day. What sort of basic diagnostic tests could you perform to figure out whether or not it is a dragon egg?
   
   
2. How do dragon eggs compare to other kinds of eggs (size, color, care required, etc.)?
   
   
3. What are some precautions you might want to take whilst watching a dragon egg hatching?
   
   
4. What does one feed a baby dragon?
   
   
5. When do (most) dragons start breathing fire?
   
   
6. When do (most) dragons start flying?
   
   
7. How long does it take a dragon to mature?
   
   
8. The “parents” of a Portuguese Long-Snout are what breed(s) of dragon?
   
   
9. Why are Portuguese Long-Snouts considered to be so rare?
   
   
10. What would you expect the baby Portuguese Long-Snout to look like when it grows up? What sort of unique characteristics would you expect it to have?*

*For extra credit, you may illustrate your answer to this question.

Homework is due one week from the date and time of this post. Sign-ups for the Sanctuary and Barnyard will also close at that time. If you have signed up but have not read the rules by that date, you will NOT be allowed into either area this term.

Care of Magical Creatures Lesson Two will open on [approximately] this Monday, May 28, 2012 and will remain open about one week.

Be sure to bring your dragonhide gloves, anything fireproof, your wands, pencils and paper for sketching to the Magical Creatures Sanctuary for this afternoon class.

Roro the Dragon and I will SEE YOU THERE!

In the next two weeks, instead of doing homework, please help me out in the Magical Creature Sanctuary and Barnyard! Complete some of the suggested tasks on the clipboard and you might just find some house points coming your way.

Don't worry about not receiving due credit; I have my ways of knowing who has done what.

-WWW

OOC: Since Professor Williamson was moved to the Hospital Wing in the middle of his second lesson, he has decided to give a different homework assignment. In lieu of finishing class weeks after he was frozen and then assigning work over what was covered in class, he has posted the above notice on the homework board. Here are some additional OOC instructions.

• Please title and number each of your posts with "CoMC Homework #2: Post #1." etc.
  
• Each quality animal-care post you make for this assignment in either the Magical Creature Sanctuary and/or the Barnyard will earn you 3 points.
  
• You can earn up to 15 points for this assignment. (So 5 posts = full credit.)
  
• You do NOT need to have signed up to post in these threads to complete this assignment. (This is a one-time deal though.)
  
• You MAY work in pairs/partners/groups so long as your posts are mainly about the animals!
  
• When you are finished with ALL of your posts, please collect the links to them in a PM titled "CoMC Homework #2." Include the usual information and send it to me.
  
• Homework is due TWO WEEKS from the date and time of this post. No late work will be accepted.
  
• Have fun and get creative with this assignment!

Care of Magical Creatures Lesson Three/Final will open on [approximately] this Friday, July 21, 2012 and will remain open about one week.

Be sure to bring your dragonhide gloves, anything fireproof, your wands, pencils and paper for sketching to the Magical Creatures Sanctuary! This lesson will segue into your final exam, so don't miss it!