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Text Cut: Professor Well, at least Professor Newlin didn't cry...yet. Because then it'd be all awkward. However, the answers seemed to be occupying her. Especially that some were kinda weird that even Cassia couldn't understand. And she happens to understand only weird things! Finally they were moving on. Cassia watched the bird fly to the Professor in an interested look. It always fascinated Cassia obedient some creatures could get. The second year jumped from her seat when Newlin said they could pet the creature. And because she was small and fast she managed to slip between the bodies and pop up in front of the Professor who was holding the bird. Cassia at first stared at it.You don't just reach for it without having a general look. And the bird looked cute and harmless so she reached her hand out and started petting its feathers. It did feel oily, It was fortunate that Professor had warned them about it. Because Cassia might have thought that it was dirty. Newlin might have gotten offended then and you don't want to upset an already upset Professor. After petting the bird like so many times and on all the pet-able areas ,Cassia thought of feeding it but she knew better than bringing her hand close to a creature's mouth! NO WAY! She learnt that dealing with her evil owl. So petting was enough for her. With a last grin towards the bird and the grin could also be meant for Newlin, Cassia stepped back. "It's cute." Yup that was the conclusions Cassia could ever get to. And as for the question, Cassia stepped back allowing other students to come near the bird. She paused searching for any info in her mind about this and that brough a smile because she loved one thing about this."Diricawl is a fat bird that has fluffy feathers!" the Snake said with a toothy grin. "Are they here? Can we touch them?" She's twelve...so she likes fluffy things...obviously. |
Jory eagerly joined the line to pet the Augurey. When it was his turn, he cautiously reach out and petted it on its head. The Augurey seemed to be enjoying it. "Hey, there,'' the boy said. He now raised his hand to answer the question. "Muggles know the Diricawl as Dodo,'' he said. Obviously, he himself until learning about Diricawls had thought they were only knows as Dodos. |
Laura was still daydreaming about Mick and so wasn't paying that much attention to what the Professor said and misunderstood. "The Library Professor, why would I want to be a Library?" Laura knew she had a big brain, she then decided she was too scared of the creature too pet so she stayed where she was, then the Professor was asking another question, "Professor Maybe it's a Quidditch Team that is full of dark creatures?" |
On phone, so I'm sorry if it's short and has misspells. They were going to PET that Augurey? Kat grimaced at first. She didn't want to but she felt that she needed to. Diricawls. Kat raised her hand. "Diricawls are flightless birds that Muggles mistake for a Dodo," Kat said. "They also have the ability to appear and disappear which they use in case they sense danger." Just to add more information, you know. |
Er...Hannah wasn't sure if she wanted to go up there and pet/and or feed that bird. She kind of stood back for a while and watched as the others made their way up there. She could get a good enough look at him from back here. Diricawls. She knew about them...somewhat. Anyways maybe if she offered up an answer she wouldn't bring the attention on her about not wanting to have anything to do with her bird. "Diricawls have the ability to appear and disappear at will. They are great at escaping danger because of it." Yup. Those birds were pretty awesome! |
SPOILER!!: Professor! Belle wanted to go pet the creature. It looked so beautiful and delicate. Belle even took some food to go help feed it, if it was hungry that is. As one of her classmates petted the bird before her, she was next in line and went put to it. "Hey little guy." Belle said as she petted the bird. It liked her touch it seemed. She felt the oil on the feathers. She admired the color of the creature. Then Belle heard the professor ask about a Diricawl. Belle did not know what those were. Belle then remembered what they were. "Professor i have seen some pictures before of those birds. I know they are Dodo's. They are very plump and feathery and they even sometimes have a funny way of walking." |
Quill to parchment, Kurumi tried her best to pay attention to her notes long enough to write down some notes, but she was far too eager for some hands on quality time with the Augurey. She had tried to lure one out with Salander one year, but to no avail. And then her and August had tried to cheer one up and ended up making each other look like complete idiots instead. So...right now would be rather refreshing. JUMPING up from her seat, Kurumi shuffled her feet over and waited in line until it was her turn to pet and feed and booooooooooond with the Augurey. Taking a small handful of bugs, Kurumi offered those first to the creature before she reached out to pet it with the other hand. Oh wow...it's feathers WERE more oily than she had expected. Could she just stay here the rest of the lesson? You know, petting the Augurey because she was FINALLY doing so? In her seventh year? "Does this Augurey have a name, professor?" she asked, glancing over at the woman while she continued to boooooooooooond with it. Okay...so she should probably return to her seat and let the next person have a go...but it was SO hard to do so when she was finally petting an Augurey... Still, she found herself able to pull away from the bird and returned to her seat just as Professor Newlin asked about the next creature. Diricawl! Those had been on her OWLs. Well, a few questions had been on her OWLs if she recalled correctly. "They are native to Mauritius," Kurumi began after raising her hand. "So that sort of makes the Diricawl a tropical creature that nonmagical people have mistaken for the dodo and believe they have gone extinct due to them not knowing that the creatures can make themselves invisible. While the creatures are still very much alive, the International Confederation of Wizards decided to let the nonmagical public believe that they hunted the creatures into extinction so as to teach them a lesson in slaying their fellow creatures indiscriminately along with raising awareness of these consequences." Which connected to their homework about reservations! Oh, tricky tricky Professor Newlin! |
Text Cut: Professor Oh. So augury included the divining of bird flight patterns? That fit with what he said even more! That was pretty cool how the two names correlated with each other, Max thought. "Cool," he said in response, but that was all - he didn't care too much further about divination. Ooooooohhhhh. They were going to get to pet the augurey? Hoorah! Max took Emmaleigh's hand, stood up, and ventured toward the bird. They got right in the line, and Max raised a hand to offer up an answer to the professor's question. "The Diricawl... erm... well, going off what they said," he gestured to the two who discussed the Dodo, "The Muggles think the Diricawl - Dodo to them - is extinct, because they've hunted them so much and they can't be found anymore - but they simply disappear and reappear elsewhere at will when they're in trouble." Then it was his turn. Max approached the augurey slowly and raised a gentle hand to stroke the bird's oily feathers. Oooo. "S'beautiful, isn't it, Em?" he asked as he stepped out of the way to allow his girlfriend to have her turn. It was beautiful as long as it didn't poop on them. |
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"Edric the Oddball had augeries didn;t he. Lots of them." She went over to the bird and petted it a bit and then fed it some bugs. She had a bit of a mental conversation with the bird, yet after others behind her started to grow impatient, she moved on. "The Diricawl is thought to extinct by muggles who call it the Dodo. It is a large flightless bird and it is from Mauritious, which is on the Indian Ocean which is also very beautiful place and many honeymooners go there. My great-great grandparents went there for their honeymoon, well actually a second honey moon, it was for a their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Yet they never saw a Dodo" Sarah said upon raising her hand. Yeah, Sarah liked going off topic! |
BEAM.BEAM.BEAM. How cool was this? An Augurey just sitting there waiting for Ella to pet it. This was really cool and Ella was super excited. When it was her turn, the fourteen year old went up to the stand quietly and gave a nervous smile to the Professor before reaching out a hand to stroke the bird. "Hello there." She said, giving the creature a warm smile. "I'm Ella and you're...well awfully cool." Mhm, it totally was. She felt the oily feathers and smiled to herself a little, noting that ducks also had oily feathers because they were in the water a lot. See? She totally knew things about birds. Oh...and Diricawls? Ella stroked her imaginary beard a bit trying to think of what she knew about them. "Professor, I believe a Diricawl is a type of bird that doesn't fly... And erm...can't it disappear when it wants? As a means of protection from predators?" How could would that be? Being able to just disappear like that? Ella wished she could disappear all the time. |
Oh, so they would be discussing birds this lesson.. Ethan gave Eliza a tiny wink as the little Ravenclaw had guessed correctly. The boy listened as the class discussed Augureys. They were pretty cool, he thought, but didn't really have anything to add as the rest of the class already seemed to know so much about them. Although Laura's answer earned her a strange look from the boy.. As Newlin offered the chance to approach the bird, Ethan stood and turned to Minnie. "Want to go up and see?" He was pretty interested in actually touching that bird.. and figured she would be too. The boy got in line behind a few others, then reached up to stroke the bird's head when it was his turn. Interesting feel to those feathers... Ethan then picked up a few of the insects from the feeding cup and offered them to the Augurey from his palm. When the bird was done eating, he stepped over to make room for the next person. And what did he know about Diricawls? The boy listened to the other answers given.. could he offer something that wasn't already said? Um.. no. But he was interested to know if they'd be seeing one today. |
They could pet the bird? NEAT! After watching someone else step away from the Augurey she promptly stepped up and offered it a wide smile. "Hi there little guy." Lex petted him affectionately. It was official. She wanted one for Christmas. Now the question was...how would she get her father to say yes this time??? He wasn't too thrilled the last time she asked for one but now she could tell him that she got all close and personal with one and didn't go all hostile 11 year old on it. BEAM. He'd be so proud. She ran her hands along it's feathers for a bit longer before taking her place with the others once more. Diricawl? She'd heard about those too but up until now she didn't have a legit reason to want one--"They can disappear and come back whenever they want?!" Okay. Now she wanted one. |
SPOILER!!: Ethan and Professor Minerva listened to everything going on and smiled when they were offered to touch and feed the bird. Of course she would take the chance to touch the animal. She loved animals, looking at Ethan she shook her head, "Of course I want to see it." Standing up with him she got in line behind him and watched as she touched and feed the cute bird. Then it was her turn. Touching it's head it was soft and she liked the texture of the feathers. She took some bugs and let it peck in her hand. That felt different and she giggled a bit. As she went back to her seat she heard the next question asked. Diricawl, now she read something, but what was it. Trying to think she heard a few of the answers then put her hand up, "Professor Muggles know this bird as well. " That was it, right.. what she remembered. Well she hope she got that fact correct at least. |
*pretends to have been here all along* Augureys. Interesting choice. Renesmee stayed quiet through out most of the lesson. She wasn't crazy on creatures, but then she didn't entirely hate them either. Just as long as they were clean, to an extent. As the green bird came closer to the rest of the class, Nessie just watched from her sit. She bit her lip and then pouted as the Professor began speaking some more. She was trying to make up her mind as to whether she really wanted to go up and pat the bird or not. It didn't look filthy, but at the mention of oil the red head cringed. Eww. Oil. Heck no, in that case she would just spectate. Driricawl. What did Ness know about these birds? Um...Pout. The captain slightly raised her hand. "Professor, I think they have a Ministry classification of XX?" Just a guess..but maybe if she was lucky it be right. |
Diricawls...hmmm, what did he know about those again? He knew SOMETHING, that was for sure, he definitely remembered reading about them. He choose to stay away from the Augurey as everyone gathered around it...birds and Alex didn't really mix. He liked to study them sure, but touching them? They were so bony, it was weirddd!! He raised his hand. "Because Diricawl's can disappear, Muggles believe that the "dodo" as they refer to them were hunted in to extinction, which isn't true. They're still there, just choosing not to show themselves to Muggles," he explained. |
Hope everyone is safe from the effects of the storm! Eliza beamed back at Ethan. She'd guessed right, which wasn't a huge surprise, but the stands could have very well been for some strange animal that she'd never heard of before. Another that liked to perch and swing, bats maybe. But no, it had been birds and she was glad. She liked birds. They were delicate and mostly swift creatures, able to up and fly away whenever they pleased. That must be nice, she thought. To be able to soar around whenever. She walked up to the Augurey and lightly stroked its feathers. They were a bit oily, but it didn't bother her much. She would wash her hands after class, like she should anyway. "You're a nice bird, aren't you," she stated more than asked. The emerald feathers were beautiful and she felt a bit sorry for a bird who bothered people when it sang. She thought a bird's song was possibly the best part about it, but she could see how too much of it could grow tiresome too. Diricawls? Before she could look up some facts about the bird, others had said basically everything she found in her book. She thought it was funny that muggles thought the bird was gone forever. Funny, but sad. Sad for them to never know it was really okay...but maybe that was a good thing, like Kurumi said. Maybe it would teach them to respect creatures other than themselves. Doubtful though, she thought. She smiled at Ethan again. He seems to be getting on quite well with Minerva. She thought it was nice that he was able to make so many friends, being new and all. |
SPOILER!!: Laura and Professor Mick sat at the back of the class, taking notes when necessary and laughing his head off at Laura's answers. He tried to keep the volume of his laugh down, but when his friend answered the question about Diricawls...Quidditch! She's hilarious; he would join her and make joke answers but he didn't want to get in trouble. He threw an eraser at Laura's desk and winked, as if he was sharing a private joke that she would only get. "Professor," he called out, raising his hand as everyone lined up to see the Augurey, "Diricawls are fluffy, plump birds that can't fly. Muggles refer to them as dodos." Muggles are funny, Mick thought to himself. He scanned the front of the class, deciding to stay in his seat. Augurey birds always creep him out. |
SPOILER!!: Professor Newlin Ahh...fascinating creature Phoenixes are., she thought to herself. She thinks that the Augureys are cool, though its feather is useless but they can be used as a weather forecaster. Well, just don't try to sing of course, she murmured. When Professor Newlin said that they can pet the bird, she hastily got up from her seat and went in front of class and tried to reach for the its feathers and slowly stroked them. She noticed the bird was liking her strokes and it even closed its eyes as Befelda strokes its feathers. Though the feathers were oily, she could feel happiness and care over the bird's face. While stroking it, the Professor asked about Diricawl. She know something about it. She raised her other hand and answered, Diricawl is a plump, fluffy-feathered and flightless bird. It has the ability to vanish at will. Muggles believe that they have hunted them to its extinction." she answered, while still stroking the Augurey. She then thought of its name, she asked the Professor, "Professor, does this Augurey have a name?", she smiled as she asked the Professor. "What is its gender? Look, the bird's loving my strokes. It comforts her...or him.", she added, as she doesn't know what the gender of the bird was. |
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Anyway... "I don't know, Professor," she said, "but it seems like a sad, sad bird. Maybe it just fits right in with the heavy rain." Text Cut: Destiny Sierra watched as an Augurey descended upon them. She didn't know if she wanted to come up and pet it just yet, but she might just sit back and watch and wait for a while. There was no harm in admiring from a distance. So...about the Diricawl. How di they suddenly switch magical creatures just like that? Hmm... Sierra raised her hand. "The Diricawl has a Ministry of Magic classification of XX," she said. "This means it's harmless and may be domesticated." Why would anybody want a dodo bird? |
Oh, diricrawls?? Vivi happened to be an EXPERT on those, and her arm shot up. "Professor, the diricrawl, as you KNOW, is under-appreciated. They're clever and good at hiding. The Muggles think they've hunted them into obscurity, and they've never done a thing to make their powers and continued existence known. And they're not boring or ugly or fat. They're adorable." And anyone who wanted to argue with her... could shove off. |
Just because the barn was full of students and a professor, didn't mean the Vinora wasn't still hungry. The large vines crept through a venalation opening in the back of the building and snaked their way through the strawn-strewn floors until it stopped at a stall with an unfortunate Abraxan standing in it. The Professor must have been attending to it earlier and had left it here during her lesson. It came to a stop, all the while the plant had gone UNSEEN by the people in the place. Suddenly the vines shot out, grabbing the Abraxan by two of its legs and pulling it to the ground hard. The tendrils then began to pull the beast to a different venalation opening. All the people might have heard of the situation was the quiet and muffled neigh of a horse in distress somewhere nearby....before it was eaten. |
Kurumi was busy observing the Augurey and wondering when the diricrawl would make an appearance Quill down on her parchment, Kurumi looked over her shoulder at the stalls and cocked her head to the side for a moment in confusion. Err....wait a second...hadn't there been more Abraxan in the stalls before? Or was she just imagining things? It WAS possible the creature was just sleeping after all. "Um...professor?" Kurumi asked timidly while she raised her hand. |
SPOILER!!: Newlin There was an Augurey! Given his nature for such winged creatures Vickers stepped forward and took some of the bird feed in his hand, approaching the dark green creature gently, opening his gloved hand and allowing the bird to feed directly from it. Then the Professor asked about Diricrawls. Heh the games they used to play with those at the garden parties. Although most have given the answer to what they were even to Muggles so Vickers turned his attention back to the Augurey, which although generally pathetic looking, but its shade and quality of its feathers are one of the prettiest Vickers has seen on a flying creature. SPOILER!!: Umbrella Vinora See Vickers may have been half deaf, and he wouldnt hear any muffling or neighing of any sort unless it was happening right.next.to.him. But he does have is sharp sight-- and he definitely caught that sudden movement of an Abraxan dropping off like it collapsed or something. He still held his gloved hand aloft for the Augurey to finish feeding from it but he was now leaning towards his side, trying to peer into the stall where the Abraxan once stood. Brows knitting together, he was trying to figure out what happened. Maybe it did collapse. "Professor.... does the Abraxans also need feeding at this time?" |
Text Cut: Professor and MAXX When the professor made a comment about not knowing why people thought the sound of an Augurey was a death omen, and how there were theories on it, Emmaleigh raised her hand to offer an opinion on the matter. “Maybe it has something to do with the way the moan so much in the winter, and how winter tends to kill of so many sick creatures and stuff.” That made sense right? Following Max's lead as he pulled her to her feet, she fell in line beside him, hand still in his. When Max answered the professor's question, Em raised her free hand. “ It wasn't just hunting though. They realized that destroying an animal's habitat and introducing non native animals that would prey on the animals was well, a bad idea. In less than a century after they discovered it, Muggles thought they had lead to the bird's extinction. It raised awareness to the disappearance of entire species due to human involvement. Even with the bird's magical ability to disappear I'm sure a fair few birds were killed. But at least their deaths had lead eventually lead to something good like conservation awareness.” Not that it justified their deaths, but they hadn't died in vain. Em couldn't help but smile as she watched Max pet the bird before them. The word mournful was definitely the proper word to describe, but he was also quite beautiful too. She nodded as she reached out to gently pet him as well. “He sure is.” After a few strokes, she reached for some of the insects in the feed cup, and held them out in the palm of her hand. As the bird neared her hand, she squeezed Max's tighter, and closed her eyes until she felt him taking the insects. “Didn't you say your dad had one of these?” she asked quietly as the bird took the last insect from her hand. Text Cut: plant... Kill it with fire!! Still standing near the bird she had just petted and fed, Emmaleigh heard some kind of thud. She didn't pay it that much attention though because animals were always making some sort of racket. She wasn't worried until she heard a the quite distressed sound of a horse. She squeezed Max's hand, and said aloud, “That... doesn't sound good.” |
PROFESSOR (and Ethan) and Other things In answer to HER FAVORITE PROFESSOR's question, she replied, "Diricawls are wonderful. They even have the ability to disappear on command." Oh how she would love to be able to do that sometimes. She was already invisible enough sometimes, though. She looked at the Professor, and felt so bad for what happened in the barn. She had BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME. She still had no idea what had happened, and wished that everything had just been figured out. She wanted SO badly to continue her work in the barn, but knew she couldn't just go back now. She looked pleadingly at the professor. Did she think Cora was to blame for it? Cora never did find this out. Cora gladly went up to pet the Augury. Did she mention she LOVED animals? She extended a hand to gain its trust, and then gently stroked its feathers. She thought it was absolutely beautiful. Smiling, she turned just in time to see Ethan and that girl again. Frowning, Cora turned away, and walked a bit away from the group. Cora had wandered a bit too far from the group, so when she heard an animal cry out, she started in the direction. She stopped at an empty stall, where one of her absolute favorites had been. Screaming, she ran towards the empty place. There would be no reason for the abraxan to be out and about, would there? And besides, Cora was already paranoid about these things. "PROFESSOR!! The ABRAXAN!" She was already crying as she got closer. PLEASE tell me it is out for a walk or something. Please! |
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