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On a cloudy, windless day, a slightly perturbed Professor James stood in the middle of the practice pitch between two long lines of school broomsticks in the grass. She was eyeing the brooms with apprehension; she had tested out a few of them for safety, but were all of the school brooms really reliable? Stop worrying, Erin. Surely Professor Vindictus would have disposed of any broomsticks that had given anyone trouble in the past, right? The students would be fine - but she did make a mental note to work on improving the school broomsticks for the following term. These students deserved better. Even if the brooms flew fine, the appearance mattered, too, didn't it? The kids needed to be able to trust the brooms.
With one hand clung to the shiny silver whistle around her neck and the other rested anxiously on her waist, James awaited the arrival of bright new faces who were eager to learn.
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Belle was happy to be back into the swing of things. Especially heading down to go to Flying class. She loved this class and plus it gave her reminders of how to fly properly. Belle smiled at the professor and said, "Good morning Professor, how are you?"
When Thomas wandered out to the pitch to attend 'Basic Flying', he had been expecting to be greeted by a sea of first year faces and feel utterly stupid for being one of the only older members of the school in class. But much to his relief, which showed on his face as the tense frown faded and he relaxed a little, he was pleased to find a few fifth years were in attendance. He may have still been one of the oldest kids, but at least he didn't look like a complete.. twit.
Tom liked flying, but coming to magic so late, and having a terrible penchant for letting information go one ear and straight out the other, he felt he needed to brush up on his basic knowledge a little.
"'Ello, Professor.” He greeted the lady and took his place among his peers.
Susan was excited to start her flying lessons. Her dad taught her the basics at home, but wouldn't teach her much after that, he told her she would have to wait til she got to school like everyone else. So she was finally here and ready to starting learning how to be a great flyer. Sue went over to introduce herself the her professor. "Hello Professor, I'm Susan, first year..it's great to meet you."
Completely unlike the way she would have reacted a couple of years ago when it came to a flying lesson which she wasn’t required to attend, the fifth year made her way to the pitch with an actual smile on her face. Somehow, since last term she had learned to like Flying. And well, the lesson was a good opportunity to practice and therefore, Gwendolyn wasn’t going to miss it.
So here she was. The Ravenclaw made her way to the practice pitch with hasty steps. ‘Hello Professor’, the sixth year said and then joined the other students who were already waiting for class to start.
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Alyssa joined the rest of the students on the Quidditch Pitch. She had missed being on it. She noticed that they had a new Flying Lesson Professor, so she walked up to the woman and greeted her with a smile.
Hello Professor. Welcome to Hogwarts. My name is Alyssa Potter" Alyssa introduced herself before standing to aside and waited for the class to start.
Kaiden gladly made his way out to the flying lesson, not that he needed lessons. Flying was something he was actually pretty good at, and his favorite thing was to go fast. He was out here because he wanted an excuse to fly, and well, it couldn’t hurt to err, make a good impression on the professor. Seeing the group gathered, he saw several familiar faces and smirked. Coming to stand among the gathered students, he saw the professor lady who was apparently new this term, and gave her a smile. “Mornin’ Ma’am.” He said in his southern accent.
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This was a lesson Penelope looked forward to every term. Even if it was only about the basics of flying, it was still flying, and that was something she liked. It seemed like ages since she was last on a broom anyway, so she would accept the chance to fly as soon as it came. Which was now.
Oh, right, and they had a new professor since Vindictus left. "Hi, professor," Penelope greeted her with a small smile. Hopefully she'd be a fun professor too. Once the lesson started, they'd find out. So Peneope stood with the rest of the students present and waited.
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Finally having some free time and nothing to fill it with, Roxanne made her way over to Hogwarts and the Quidditch pitch to check out the flying lesson. After all, the letter said that she could pop in on any additional lesson she'd like. While she'd never particularly liked flying, this was the only one going on in this time period. So, here she was, coffee and lawn chair in hand, ready.
After setting up the chair and conjuring up a table for her coffee, she approached the professor for an introduction, removing her sunglasses and holding her hand out for a shake. "Hello, my name's Roxanne Carter and I'm running for one of the open Board of Governors positions. Do you mind terribly if I observe your class, just to get an idea of how you run it?"
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Basic flying?
Did Richard Turner need Basic Flying instructions? Not at all. Yet he considered this lesson to be an opportunity to fly and socialize at the same time. Yeah. It was going to be fun. He was determined to make it fun. It was an energetic day for him so he could hardly wait for the opportunities that he could use this energy.
He breathed in the fresh air happily and waved at the professor woman. ''Hello, professor'' he said and walked to the others.
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Erm...no.
Sierra Greingoth was in no way an amateur flyer. She had plans to go pro after this year, after all, and she certainly didn't need any basic flying training. So why was she here?
To get better and better, of course. She wasn't going to go pro by doing a bunch of Arithmancy problems and carving a tree full of runes, was she? Nope. Besides, she knew they had a new instructor, and she was curious to find out just who this Erin James was.
"Hello," she said, coming to a stop before the professor. "I'm Sierra Greingoth." Yup. It was best to appear calm and confident.
Then his gray eyes caught her. Yeah...her; the Greingoth girl. Before approaching her he looked around a bit. Aurora was not around. It was not like she would come to a flying class anyway. Sad, he wanted her to come but at least now this meant there was not going to be any misunderstanding. Dylan was not around as well. Good. This meant there was not going to be anyone constantly reminding him that he had a girlfriend.
Wearing his most charming smirk, he approached the prefect girl and stood beside her. ''Hey there.'' his gray eyes playfully narrowed at her. ''So you decided to come, as well? And i was wondering why this morning suddenly brightened. It is your shining beauty.''
Taylor to the lesson. She sighed, knowing that the usual professor was gone for at least a term... a new head of house and quidditch and flying... Tay smiled though and went over to the professor, "Hello, Professor." She beamed a smile, "My mother made you some fudge the day we left for Hogwarts and told me to bring it to you when she heard there was going to be a new professor..." Her eyes grew, "I hope you like fudge..." She trailed off and sighed, holding out the fudge. Tay wanted to hide forever.
Alice lazily made her way over to Lex, resting her head on her shoulder before letting out a loud yawn. It was just too early to start the day and being out in the open obviously lacked comfortable desks and chairs to lay ones head on.
"G'morning, well as good as the morning can get when I acually have to do work" she grumbled
Alice's eyes fluttered open and she quickly looked around and took in her surroundings, somewhere deep down she knew Lex meant well in begging her to join the c bowed "nice lass but still, waking up to actually manual work . But oh well, she's already here, might as well get started. She brought two fingers to her forehead giving a quick salute.
Peyton didn't need a reminder for this class. No. She had stamped little hearts next to it on her schedule, and she has been waiting for it to be time ALL day. Now that it was, redhead skipped ALL the way to the pitch.
Wow...she loved it already!
Now where was the professor? Oh, that must be her, the one with the whistle in her hand. "Good day, Professor James." Yes, she had remembered the lady's name too. "I'm Peyton Baltazar." Introductions, good, yeah?
Hmmm...now who did she know here..?
OOOH! Lookit! There was Richaaard. "Hi, Richard!" She waved from her spot. He seemed busy with their Prefect.
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Carter took the very familiar path to the Quidditch Pitch. He smiled as he looked around. Merlin he missed this place. And, he couldn't resist the opportunity to see ickle firsties on their brooms for the first time. He distinctly remembered his first flying lesson, which actually took place AFTER quidditch tryouts.
She smiled as she looked around. His hands were shoved in his pockets. Merlin, it was good to be back. So many of his memories were from this pitch. It was like home to him.
Now... where was this new flying professor?
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So she had thought about it all week and had finally decided to take up Erin's offer to help teach her about flying.
Calista Elwood was not comfortable for many reasons though. Firstly she was afraid of falling off the broom and hurting herself. Secondly she would be in front of students since she really didn't have time at the moment for one-on-one lessons with marking assignments and such. And thirdly and most annoying was the fact that she had had to leave her flowwy skirts and sandals behind and was stuck wearing jeans, trainers and a big fancy hat so that it would be harder for the kids to see her face.
'How in Merlin's Beard do people wear these all the time?' The blonde thought to herself as she made her way to the Practice Pitch and then lines of brooms and students. When she arrived she noticed two other adults...Board candidates perhaps? Maybe they were as bad at flying as she was.
"Hello Erin, thanks for the invitation again, really." she greeted the new flying instructor with a small smile.
FINALLY! It was finally time for flying class. McCall had been waiting forever, and it was officially time for a flying lesson. She was so excited to get started. McCall loved to fly. She spent most of her free time at home flying with her older brothers and sister. They would play mini-Quidditch games in the backyard, which they paid for by multiple lectures and punishments from Mrs. Asha about how Quidditch was to be played AWAY from the house. Let's just say that multiple windows were broken.
McCall breathed in the fresh air as she approached the pitch. "Hello, professor!" she chirped happily. She couldn't hide her happy mood, she was ecstatic to get flying again.
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YEAHHHHHHHHHHH, FLYING. BOOM. Mo hopped into place on the pitch, giving the whole place the eager attention of a crup puppy. If he'd had a tail... it would be wagging. Other than when Mo had been down to sign up for tryouts, he hadn't seen the pitch at all, and that had been all... busy and distracted and whatnot.
Now he had time to give it proper attention, and Mo scooted over to stand by West... who else would he want to be with on the pitch, hmm? "This is a nice pitch. Look at those stands. I like 'em, even if they sorta look like they'd catch fire easily when we set off fireworks after Ravenclaw wins all their games this term." Total nonchalance.
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Well WEST was no beginner but as he and Dylan had realised when chatting about the new professor and classes and flying and tryouts and other important things, a basic flying lesson was a perfect opportunity for a warm up and to get back into the swing of things. Almost like a tryout all on its own, and more importantly, a change to see how dedicated people were to taking flying opportunities as they came.
He was one of the first there too, which was cool. West approached the professor.
"'sup, professor." In other words, welcome. How are you? Hello. A lot could be said in a simple sup.
He deposited himself on the grass and relaxed, waiting for things to begin and for the rest of his future teammates to show up too.
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Theodore was excited for flying class. Not because he needed any extra training, but because he was curious about who was replacing Vindictus. And they had better be good during the whole Quidditch matches and stuff. That was very important indeed.
"Hello, professor..." Professor name-he-didn't-know. "I'm Theodore..." And he was gonna mention his Quidditch experience, BUT, he didn't wanna sound cocky.
After all, he wasn't guaranteed on the team this term. God forbid that he would mess up the tryouts..
He stood by the usuals, and waited for the rest of the team to arrive.
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Erm...no.
Sierra Greingoth was in no way an amateur flyer. She had plans to go pro after this year, after all, and she certainly didn't need any basic flying training. So why was she here?
To get better and better, of course. She wasn't going to go pro by doing a bunch of Arithmancy problems and carving a tree full of runes, was she? Nope. Besides, she knew they had a new instructor, and she was curious to find out just who this Erin James was.
"Hello," she said, coming to a stop before the professor. "I'm Sierra Greingoth." Yup. It was best to appear calm and confident.
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Basic flying?
Did Richard Turner need Basic Flying instructions? Not at all. Yet he considered this lesson to be an opportunity to fly and socialize at the same time. Yeah. It was going to be fun. He was determined to make it fun. It was an energetic day for him so he could hardly wait for the opportunities that he could use this energy.
He breathed in the fresh air happily and waved at the professor woman. ''Hello, professor'' he said and walked to the others.
Then his gray eyes caught her. Yeah...her; the Greingoth girl. Before approaching her he looked around a bit. Aurora was not around. It was not like she would come to a flying class anyway. Sad, he wanted her to come but at least now this meant there was not going to be any misunderstanding. Dylan was not around as well. Good. This meant there was not going to be anyone constantly reminding him that he had a girlfriend.
Wearing his most charming smirk, he approached the prefect girl and stood beside her. ''Hey there.'' his gray eyes playfully narrowed at her. ''So you decided to come, as well? And i was wondering why this morning suddenly brightened. It is your shining beauty.''
Heading down to the Quidditch pitch, Dylan was not in the best of moods. It was the first week of term and he was SICK. Ugh, it hurt to do anything...Especially with all his coughing and hacking...but as a Captain, he had an obligation.
It was Flying. He was a Quidditch player.
Also, it was excellent practice to get back in the swing of things. Tryouts were next week. His hopefuls needed to brush up...In fact, he'd owl'd them, just in case...
Spying a group of them, the Slytherin approached. "I'm guessing you guys got my owl?" COUGH. Or maybe they had just come because they wanted to see the new Professor. EITHER WAY...
"Welcome to the Pitch, Professor James."
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So she had thought about it all week and had finally decided to take up Erin's offer to help teach her about flying.
Calista Elwood was not comfortable for many reasons though. Firstly she was afraid of falling off the broom and hurting herself. Secondly she would be in front of students since she really didn't have time at the moment for one-on-one lessons with marking assignments and such. And thirdly and most annoying was the fact that she had had to leave her flowwy skirts and sandals behind and was stuck wearing jeans, trainers and a big fancy hat so that it would be harder for the kids to see her face.
'How in Merlin's Beard do people wear these all the time?' The blonde thought to herself as she made her way to the Practice Pitch and then lines of brooms and students. When she arrived she noticed two other adults...Board candidates perhaps? Maybe they were as bad at flying as she was.
"Hello Erin, thanks for the invitation again, really." she greeted the new flying instructor with a small smile.
STARE.
Who was this person in the huge hat? Didn't she, he'd assume since it was a girlish hat, know she couldn't properly fly in that thing?
...And why did she sound...familiar?
Just to be polite...
"Ma'am?...." It may or may not have sounded a bit forced. "......You do realize you can't effectively fly....in that hat, right?"...because it needed to be said.
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Zhenya walked to the Basics lesson for flying. She didn't need to learn how to fly. She knew how to fly. But, she didn't think she would be trying out for this year's Quidditch Team sooooo she thought it would be good to get back on the broom and fly, maybe learn a thing or two that she hadn't previously learned. She wore appropriate clothes, and saw a good crowd already there. There were lots of students and.. a few adults. That was odd. She was hoping they weren't being assessed by anyone but the new Professor. OH! She was new! That was nice.
"Hello Professor. I'm Zhenya Burton," she greeted politely, not remembering the Professor's name. She made a mental note to remember it for next lesson.
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Flying? Ofim thought to himself! Flying, man was he excited! He had run to the Qudditch Pitch. Though..he didn't even know what the heck Qudditch was.. he'd heard other students talking about it...
LATEEEEEEE........... Well not really but she might as well have been cutting it SO close.
Ariana arrived on the pitch just minutes before the lesson started adn approached her usuals.. "hey." she said out of breath a bit.. man she was out of shape.. she needed to get to pratcing adn back in shape adn Quick cause tryouts were coming adn yeah Dylan would not be very happy if ariana didn't show up soo. she had gotten his own and rushhhedddd down to the pitch and well here she was "morning professor." she said you know.. before she forgot..
Now Dylan had missed flying so much that he decided to go to the class, plus he a new broom that he was itching to tryout. He was so glad that his dad got him this broom, but not so pleased that he didnt get to test it out. He went out and saw the new professor, mm she didnt look to be too strict.. maybe he could get away with a few things. "Hey Professor!" he said a little excitedly as he waited for others to get there so that the class could start and get onto his broom and fly around the pitch!
Aquila quickly made her way down the Pitch, her long blond curls whipping behind her. This will be her first time flying on a BROOM, so naturally she'd be very curious!excited.
Which isnt to say she's never flown before, but then again there seems to be many things from her island that people around these parts seem to find rather strange.
She skipped to a halt in front of the Professor. "Goodmorning Professor--" oh no, forgot the name again. She scrambled for her class schedule from her pocket then hurriedly read the print "Oh! Goodmorning Professor James!"
*smiley face*
Ah! The first arrival! Professor James offered the young girl a smile of encouragement and replied brightly, "Good day, dear." One out of one seemed eager to learn!
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Flying is fun and the only subject that they don't get to learn so much stuff because they're too busy being up in the air. Fun stuff. Juliet would not miss a lesson for this.
She strolled down the quidditch pitch as soon as she finished getting ready. She wondered what they will do today? Plus she heard that someone, hopefully not strict, replaced Vindictus. That professor shall be missed.
Walking around the pitch she saw the professor and looked like she's ready enough to start this lesson. Juliet smiled and greeted her "Good morning professor"
"Good day, dear. It's nice to see you," Professor James grinned as a new student approached the center of the pitch.
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Well WEST was no beginner but as he and Dylan had realised when chatting about the new professor and classes and flying and tryouts and other important things, a basic flying lesson was a perfect opportunity for a warm up and to get back into the swing of things. Almost like a tryout all on its own, and more importantly, a change to see how dedicated people were to taking flying opportunities as they came.
He was one of the first there too, which was cool. West approached the professor.
"'sup, professor." In other words, welcome. How are you? Hello. A lot could be said in a simple sup.
He deposited himself on the grass and relaxed, waiting for things to begin and for the rest of his future teammates to show up too.
...'Sup?
"Hello," she replied a bit offhandedly, but followed up her greeting with a welcoming smile. By his demeanor and posture in the grass, the boy seemed either indifferent toward flying or he was very comfortable on the pitch. James assumed the later and assured him, "Class will begin shortly."
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Melody walked to the practice pitch. She smiled with a confident grin on her face. This was going to be easy and fun.
"Good morning, professor." She greeted the teacher. Melody looked around the place. Cool, she seemed to be the first, first year. This was exciting. She spotted a third and fifth year fellow Slytherins and stood close by the two students.
"Good day, dear," Professor James smiled and fidgeted with her whistle. "Thanks for coming." As if she had a choice, really. Many of them didn't.
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Oichi pretty much had flying down but she really wanted a nice easy get away from all her other classes. Thankfully this year older students were aloud to attend basic flying if they wanted to. She walked down to the pitch and was surprised to see a brand new flying instructor, hmm. "Good morning professor, welcome to Hogwarts! This is a great day for flying, isn't it?".
What a sweetheart! "Good day, dear - thank you!" she replied enthusiastically. "Yes, it is! Quite so!" ANOTHER person pumped for a lesson on flying! That was quite the encouragement, really. That was the way everyone should have felt about the day's class!
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Lex was practically grinning from ear to ear as she entered the practice pitch. This would be the first class she'd be having of the term that didn't require her to use a textbook or fabricate an answer that quite usually wasn't as accurate as everyone else.
Things were different out her. All you needed was a love of flying and a willingness to learn--not that she needed to learn, that last part was for the ones who'd had the shoddy luck of never flying before.
"G'Morning Professor!" GRIN.
This might have been a beginners class thing but that didn't mean she didn't plan to show yup! Nope. She wanted to fly a broom too. It wasn't fair for only them have all the fun. She stopped right by the Professor and looked at everyone else that had already arrived. The others would be arriving soon, yeah?
Another eager one, it seemed by the child's bright face. "Good day, dear. How are you?" She could guess the answer, of course, but it didn't hurt to inquire all the same.
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Alice definitely didn't need to touch up on broom skills, so no one should have been that. In reality, she just wanted to warm up to the new professor before she held tryouts or participated a game. Partially, it was also because she hadn't heard that pretty little whistle in a long time and she MISSED it. Also, because this was the only class in the school that she could participate in without embarrassing herself.
But no one needed to know that.
"Morning, Professor." She beaaaamed at the new lady-- didn't she look a bit like that former Ravenclaw Keeper?-- and waited. She was waiting for lesson to start, for the time when she could use one of those shiny brooms. And she was also hoping that none of the firsties would break the best one that she used for games. Ahem.
Ah. One of the two faces she knew and hadn't met yet. A Captain.
"Good day, Miss Fischer. It's nice to finally meet you. Can't resist an opportunity to fly, I presume?" As a Captain, surely the girl didn't need to attend this class. James couldn't blame her for her passion, though.
She had been the same way.
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Theodore was excited for flying class. Not because he needed any extra training, but because he was curious about who was replacing Vindictus. And they had better be good during the whole Quidditch matches and stuff. That was very important indeed.
"Hello, professor..." Professor name-he-didn't-know. "I'm Theodore..." And he was gonna mention his Quidditch experience, BUT, he didn't wanna sound cocky.
After all, he wasn't guaranteed on the team this term. God forbid that he would mess up the tryouts..
He stood by the usuals, and waited for the rest of the team to arrive.
The hesitation of the boy's greeting gave her room to fill in the blank with a smile, "James, dear. Professor James. It's a pleasure to meet you, Theodore." Vaguely familiar face, vaguely familiar name. He must have been on his house's Quidditch team the previous year. "Class will begin shortly."
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Audrey had gone to Ariana's house over the summer and gotten the hang of flying on a broomstick (the idea that witches actually flied on broomsticks still made her giggle if she thought about it too long), but another flying lesson would definitely help her out. She was muggleborn, so it's not as if she'd grown up around people flying on brooms.
The short girl grinned at the teacher. "Good Morning, Professor James!" she said happily. She'd taken a couple minutes last night trying to get all her teachers' names down.
Audrey eyed the broomsticks. Flying was still amazing to her; she'd only learned about it a month ago. She couldn't wait to start.
"Good day, dear." Another bright-eyed face; this one looked like a first year. They often stuck out like a sore thumb with their unbridled joy and excitement over the concept of flying.
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"You're going to attend the Flying Basics class? Why? You're hardly basic.
Beezus could remember Indy telling her that a few terms back when Professor Vindictus was still there and when Indy was too. Her bestie never liked attending that lesson but she did. It was always good to welcome the new term by refreshing herself with flying since she didn't have much chance to play over the summer.
She tied her hair up in a ponytail as she sauntered towards the Pitch. Hmmmm.. The familiar scent of the grass.....
Oh, was it her? The woman with the whistle? "Good day, maa'm." Beezus smiled and bowed a bit.
This was a face she recognized from one of Max's team photographs at home. She was unsure of a name, but she certainly knew this was a regular Ravenclaw Quidditch team member. "Hello, dear. It's nice to see you - thank you for coming." Because she knew this was one of the ones that didn't have to be there. She was there by choice.
Those were the kind of students that were going to make the class run more smoothly, surely. They could provide additional eyes, ears, and encouragement to those who struggled.
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Ethan walked slowly down into the Quidditch pitch. He couldn't remember what all the other students said about the new professor but she seemed nice enough. "Good day, ma'am," to announce his arrival.
"Good day, dear. Have a good summer? Class will begin shortly," James explained calmly, eyeing the entrance onto the pitch. Just a few more, right?
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Basics of flying. BEAM!
Ella in no way needed to take this class but really, the blonde was going to take advantage of any flying opportunity she had. The girl loved being in the air and if she thought she could get enough ice cream up there, she'd maybe even fly all the time. Mhm!
Walking towards the Professor, Ella gave her a smile and a little wave. "Hello Professor, I'm Ella Bishop." Because she was new yeah? And it was helpful to give your name and such. Should she mention that she reaaaaaalllyyyyyy love to fly? Meh. That much would probably be obvious at some point.
Spotting some familiar faces, Ells BEAMED and finger wiggled at her friends. She then stood quietly by the broom nearest HER Hulk and waited.
Another familiar face - one whose name she did know, thanks to her son's stories. She introduced herself anyway, and Professor James beamed. "Yes, I know who you are - Max has told me all about you. It's a pleasure to finally meet you." A Hufflepuff Chaser, no? One of her destined favorites, surely. "Hang tight - class will begin in a few minutes."
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Tiffany had been told that this flying lesson would be based on the basic flying skills so it was not necessary for her to show up at all. However the lioness really had a lot of fun when she was riding on a broom, only if she was not thrown out by it. Besides why not learning some more basic skills if she wanted to be more advanced in it? It would be the best if she set a good base for herself before she started building the whole thing right?
Making her way to the court, she could notice a lady standing at the corner of it with a whistle in her hand. Hmm, a NEW professor. So should she be introducing herself to her first? She waved at the lady and beamed. "Hello Professor, my name is Tiffany,"she greeted in her usual cheerful tone. "Just call me Tiff will be fine." She finished her line, adding a small smirk in the end.
"Good day, Tiffany - it's lovely to meet you - Tiff," she corrected at the end with a knowing smile. "Professor James," she offered lightly, "but just calling me professor will be fine." Wink.
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Nigel walked onto the quiddtich pitch ready for flying basics. He did want to get the rust off before tryouts.
"Good Day, Professor"
Nigel looked around to see who else was here and went over to where the majority were standing.
"Good day, young man. Class will begin shortly," James explained with an encouraging tone, though the steady flow of students entering the practice pitch did not seem to be slowing down. Ah, well. She couldn't complain. The more students, the better!
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Originally Posted by ForeverYours
FLYING, FLYING, SHE LOOOOOVED FLYING.
Bliss was hardly basic, in fact she was quite good at flying, though she found it hard to admit. It MUST be true though if she'd managed to make the team last term. Maybe she was good after all? Either way, she was excited to take any opportunity to fly that she could get and she hadn't had much time to practice in the holidays because Tag had come to visit and he'd never asked about playing Quidditch and the rest of the time she had spend in Diagon Alley. Also, it was an extra chance to meet up and play with her friends, she thought as she spotted Theo, Lex, Alice, West and Ella all happy and ready to fly. Flying was SUCH a fun sport. Yeah, it was.
The bubbly third year then walked over to where everyone was standing and looked over at the professor. She was their new Professor? Bliss hoped that she was good. Well, she probably was, seen as she'd got the job. But Vindictus was a lot to match up to. Professor James might have her work cut out for her. "Hello there, Professor, I'm Bliss," she told her and beamed for a effect. A sweet smile always got her brownie point, yes?
"Bliss? That's a lovely name - it's wonderful to meet you." Another Hufflepuff Quidditch player. "Thank you for coming." Because, once again, this was someone who probably didn't really need a flying class for beginners. Nonetheless, James was delighted to have her present.
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Originally Posted by Charely Potter
Wade had yet to fly around in the school, and was alright with the thought of joining a basic class. Though he was far from basic at flying, the least he could do was take advantage of some training before Quidditch tryouts. So here he was on the Quidditch pitch for the first lesson.
"Lovely day, Professor." Wade greeted before joining the others on the pitch.
"Indeed it is, dear," Professor James replied with a luminous smile. "A beautiful day for flying!" No wind would hopefully help those who had never flown before gain better control of the broomstick.
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Originally Posted by Princesspower
Sarah came skipping to the pitch. She could not wait to fly again, she loved to fly, the rush of adreili. the feeling o the wind against your face. That is why she came to this class even though she did not need it. New teacher. "Hello!" Sarah said cheerfully, "My name is Sarah" she said introducing herself. She just couldn't wait to kick her feet off the ground. She had been practicing her riding over the summer as it was, yet Sarah could never get enough of flying.
"It's nice to meet you, Sarah - welcome to flying class!" Ah, there was nothing sweeter than students who were overjoyed to fly. Their energy was exhilarating and contagious.
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Originally Posted by Poolicious
Flying Lesson.
Messer was excited for this lesson even though today lesson would be based on the basic flying skills but he still excited nonetheless. Flying lesson mean he could get a hold on a broom before the try outs and the fourth year need all the practice he could get even its a basic lesson.
He walked over where everyone was standing and looked over at the new Professor. "Hello, Professor. Welcome to Hogwarts." He didn't get a chance to greet the new Flying Professor at the feast, well better late than never, right? "I'm Edvard Messer." he added before he went to where Ella and Alice were standing and he gave the girls a 'Hello' nod.
"Good day, dear. Thank you!" Thank Merlin for the students who introduced themselves. She wanted to learn their names, but many of them seemed keen on making her work for the names. "It's wonderful to meet you, Mister Messer. Class should begin shortly."
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Originally Posted by Macavity
Flying...
That was one of the aspects of wizarding life that Ellura was curious about. Sure she had signed up to try out for quidditch but it had kinda been on a whim. She wasn't even sure that she had any ability in the skill of flying. It wasn't as I'd she had any experience other than in a muggle plane. It had to be quite a different experience.
But then that was what this latest class was for... Flying basics. Probably something for first years and such but there was nothing that said older students like herself couldn't get involved. So Ellura had made her way downtown the practice pitch, following the guidance of others since she was still learning the lay of the land. She noticed several other students already there as well as the woman denoted as the new flying professor. Not that she had been around to meet the old professor.
"Good morning, Professor," she greeted with a friendly smile.
As the students continued to make their way onto the pitch, Professor James found her demeanor brightening. Either there were many students passionate about flying... or they were all nosy as to who had taken Vindictus' position after all those years. "Good day, dear!" she greeted the young Gryffindor.
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Originally Posted by Shanners
Elodie was terrified of brooms, that was all there was to know about this. She hadn't wanted to come, but when she'd owled her brother her timetable (on demand), he'd replied instantly telling her she had to attend a lesson to do with flying, and atleast try to get over her fear. She assumed it was because it was every kind of broom she was scared of - flying brooms, cleaning brooms....and if there were any other types, she was scared of them also.
When she joined the small group of students already gathered for the class, Els began to play nervously with her hair, before closing her eyes. If she pretended this was an entirely different class, she'd be fine - right?
Elodie began to whisper a little reassurance to herself. "It's just...Care of Magical Creatures, Elodie...." And the creatures were totally beasts that terrified her. Oh, it was worth a shot...
One student in particular did not share the overall aura of excitement that most of the students had given off so far. She seemed downright terrified, actually. Professor James offered the girl a sorrowful expression; she was certainly one of the ones that was not there by choice.
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Originally Posted by Anna Banana
Erm...no.
Sierra Greingoth was in no way an amateur flyer. She had plans to go pro after this year, after all, and she certainly didn't need any basic flying training. So why was she here?
To get better and better, of course. She wasn't going to go pro by doing a bunch of Arithmancy problems and carving a tree full of runes, was she? Nope. Besides, she knew they had a new instructor, and she was curious to find out just who this Erin James was.
"Hello," she said, coming to a stop before the professor. "I'm Sierra Greingoth." Yup. It was best to appear calm and confident.
Ah, yes. One of the prefects. "Good day, Miss Greingoth. How are you?"
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Originally Posted by fanficfanatict
The seventh was probably going to be the oldest person in this class today, which was not the weirdest part of her being there. Selina had been the Gryffindor Quidditch Captain for three terms, she hardly needed to come here and learn how to fly or whatever they were going to do. Of course, the only reason why she was there was to get some practice in. Any time on the Pitch was always good practice and she wanted to take any opportunity to fly under her belt. That and this class was the perfect vessel to get some flying in AND to earn some points. Since Kurumi wasn't here anymore and everyone had to step up their point earning. Seriously.
Walking onto the Pitch, she grinned at the new Professor who kind of looked familiar. She wasn't sure that she had met the Professor before but the face did sort of ring a bell. Huh. Well, she would worry about that later or something.
Waving to the new Professor she said with a grin and a nod, "Morning Professor." Time to get some flying under way. Awesome. OH LOOK IT WAS BITER!
Returning the wave to a familiar face from photographs, Professor James grinned at the Gryffindor Captain-turned-Head Girl. She couldn't blame her for the title change, really - how could she pass up the opportunity? It would surely look good on a resumé one day, too. "Good day, dear."
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Originally Posted by ortalismusicoh
Did Nessie need to be here? Not really. But did she want to, for a change yes. Flying had to have been one of the only subjects Nessie really, really enjoyed and even though it wasn't compulsory for her to attend, she always made an effort to try. Now with Professor J teaching for the first time, Ness just refused to miss out.
With a small smile propped on her face, the red head ventured towards the pitch. She felt calm, and she knew once the flying began she would feel as free as anything, which was exactly why she enjoyed it. But for now, she needed not to squee her head off over how excited she really was, she needed to look calm.
"Morning Professor J." Bright beam!
She then headed towards the other students wanting to see which of her Hufflepuffs were here. The more the better, because these lessons could really help them with try outs.
Professor J.
The Hufflepuff Captain was the sweetest, wasn't she?
"Good day, Ness. I trust that you are well?" She seemed gleeful enough, at least.
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
Jory loved flying but he wasn't that good at it so he thought it would be bet to brush up on the basics. He made hi sway to the Pitch. A few students were there already.
"Good day, Professor,'' he said to the new staff member. "I'm Jory.''
"Hello, Jory. It's nice to meet you - class should begin shortly," Professor James smiled at the young man then flicked her wrist over to check her watch. Just a little longer...
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Originally Posted by hpfan18
Belle was happy to be back into the swing of things. Especially heading down to go to Flying class. She loved this class and plus it gave her reminders of how to fly properly. Belle smiled at the professor and said, "Good morning Professor, how are you?"
Another kind one - and a Hufflepuff, too, which was unarguably characteristic of her. James responded with a sparkling smile. "Good day, dear - I'm quite well, thank you. How about yourself?"
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Originally Posted by noodles
When Thomas wandered out to the pitch to attend 'Basic Flying', he had been expecting to be greeted by a sea of first year faces and feel utterly stupid for being one of the only older members of the school in class. But much to his relief, which showed on his face as the tense frown faded and he relaxed a little, he was pleased to find a few fifth years were in attendance. He may have still been one of the oldest kids, but at least he didn't look like a complete.. twit.
Tom liked flying, but coming to magic so late, and having a terrible penchant for letting information go one ear and straight out the other, he felt he needed to brush up on his basic knowledge a little.
"'Ello, Professor.” He greeted the lady and took his place among his peers.
Ah, another older student! There was no shame in that, James thought - the majority of the Quidditch Captains had showed up, after all. "Good day, dear," she smiled.
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Originally Posted by Luna004
Susan was excited to start her flying lessons. Her dad taught her the basics at home, but wouldn't teach her much after that, he told her she would have to wait til she got to school like everyone else. So she was finally here and ready to starting learning how to be a great flyer. Sue went over to introduce herself the her professor. "Hello Professor, I'm Susan, first year..it's great to meet you."
"Well hello there, Susan! I'm pleased to meet you as well. I hope you enjoy this class today," James replied cheerfully to the young girl. First year flyers were a delight, weren't they?
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Originally Posted by Quick Quotes Quill
Completely unlike the way she would have reacted a couple of years ago when it came to a flying lesson which she wasn’t required to attend, the fifth year made her way to the pitch with an actual smile on her face. Somehow, since last term she had learned to like Flying. And well, the lesson was a good opportunity to practice and therefore, Gwendolyn wasn’t going to miss it.
So here she was. The Ravenclaw made her way to the practice pitch with hasty steps. ‘Hello Professor’, the sixth year said and then joined the other students who were already waiting for class to start.
As the flow of the students entering the pitch began to slow down, Professor James worked on recalling the names of those who had introduced themselves. When a Ravenclaw entered the pitch, James greeted, "Good day, dear - you're just in time. Class will begin in a few moments."
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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88
Alyssa joined the rest of the students on the Quidditch Pitch. She had missed being on it. She noticed that they had a new Flying Lesson Professor, so she walked up to the woman and greeted her with a smile.
Hello Professor. Welcome to Hogwarts. My name is Alyssa Potter" Alyssa introduced herself before standing to aside and waited for the class to start.
"Hello dear - thank you very much! I'm pleased to be back. It's wonderful to meet you, Miss Potter," her eyes crinkled slightly at the sides as she smiled. A friendly bunch, weren't they?
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Originally Posted by Yourenodaisy
Kaiden gladly made his way out to the flying lesson, not that he needed lessons. Flying was something he was actually pretty good at, and his favorite thing was to go fast. He was out here because he wanted an excuse to fly, and well, it couldn’t hurt to err, make a good impression on the professor. Seeing the group gathered, he saw several familiar faces and smirked. Coming to stand among the gathered students, he saw the professor lady who was apparently new this term, and gave her a smile. “Mornin’ Ma’am.” He said in his southern accent.
Oh, that was an... unusual accent - he must have been a transfer student. "Good day, dear. Ready to fly?" It was more of a motivational question than a legitimate question, really.
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Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl
This was a lesson Penelope looked forward to every term. Even if it was only about the basics of flying, it was still flying, and that was something she liked. It seemed like ages since she was last on a broom anyway, so she would accept the chance to fly as soon as it came. Which was now.
Oh, right, and they had a new professor since Vindictus left. "Hi, professor," Penelope greeted her with a small smile. Hopefully she'd be a fun professor too. Once the lesson started, they'd find out. So Peneope stood with the rest of the students present and waited.
"Hello, dear," Professor James smiled at the Gryffindor - a familiar face once again, so surely she was a Quidditch player last term. "Class will begin in a few moments. We're just waiting for a few more stragglers..."
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Originally Posted by lazykitty
Finally having some free time and nothing to fill it with, Roxanne made her way over to Hogwarts and the Quidditch pitch to check out the flying lesson. After all, the letter said that she could pop in on any additional lesson she'd like. While she'd never particularly liked flying, this was the only one going on in this time period. So, here she was, coffee and lawn chair in hand, ready.
After setting up the chair and conjuring up a table for her coffee, she approached the professor for an introduction, removing her sunglasses and holding her hand out for a shake. "Hello, my name's Roxanne Carter and I'm running for one of the open Board of Governors positions. Do you mind terribly if I observe your class, just to get an idea of how you run it?"
And then someone quite older entered the pitch, and Professor James observed her with curiosity as she... set up a table? For coffee?
Oh. Of course. One of the candidates.
...Did she really think it was going to be safe to sit in on a beginning flying class? She wasn't afraid of a first year flying into her?
That was her problem, though.
"Ah, yes - hello, Miss Carter - of course! If I might caution you, though," she beckoned the woman closer with a hand, smiled a bit, and spoke softly, "I'd watch out for the young ones. I'll direct them away from you, of course, but keep your eyes open, all right?" She would have hated for a candidate to get taken out by a flying student.
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Originally Posted by Fira
Basic flying?
Did Richard Turner need Basic Flying instructions? Not at all. Yet he considered this lesson to be an opportunity to fly and socialize at the same time. Yeah. It was going to be fun. He was determined to make it fun. It was an energetic day for him so he could hardly wait for the opportunities that he could use this energy.
He breathed in the fresh air happily and waved at the professor woman. ''Hello, professor'' he said and walked to the others.
Turning away from the Board of Governors candidate to greet the newcomer, Professor James called, "Hello, dear. You're just in time."
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Originally Posted by Unalii
Taylor to the lesson. She sighed, knowing that the usual professor was gone for at least a term... a new head of house and quidditch and flying... Tay smiled though and went over to the professor, "Hello, Professor." She beamed a smile, "My mother made you some fudge the day we left for Hogwarts and told me to bring it to you when she heard there was going to be a new professor..." Her eyes grew, "I hope you like fudge..." She trailed off and sighed, holding out the fudge. Tay wanted to hide forever.
Awwww.
The professor's entire demeanor softened; her confident stance slouched as the young woman presented her with a treat. Was her mother... a fan? Or did her mother merely want her daughter to make a good impression with new professors - ah, yes. That was it. Still, Professor James' entire face lit up with sincere gratitude. "That was too kind of her - thank you very much! Please send your mother my endless praise. If you stop by my office sometime today after class, we can share these together." She certainly didn't need to indulge in the fudge all on her own. "What's your name, dear?"
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Originally Posted by AliceKnight
Alice lazily made her way over to Lex, resting her head on her shoulder before letting out a loud yawn. It was just too early to start the day and being out in the open obviously lacked comfortable desks and chairs to lay ones head on.
"G'morning, well as good as the morning can get when I acually have to do work" she grumbled
Alice's eyes fluttered open and she quickly looked around and took in her surroundings, somewhere deep down she knew Lex meant well in begging her to join the c bowed "nice lass but still, waking up to actually manual work . But oh well, she's already here, might as well get started. She brought two fingers to her forehead giving a quick salute.
"Hello, my name is Alice, nice to meet you."
As a young Hufflepuff entered the pitch, Professor James gave her a head nod in acknowledgement and greeted brightly, "Good day, dear. We'll be starting in a moment."
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Originally Posted by Bubbles
It was time for flying lesson! Eeeeep!
Peyton didn't need a reminder for this class. No. She had stamped little hearts next to it on her schedule, and she has been waiting for it to be time ALL day. Now that it was, redhead skipped ALL the way to the pitch.
Wow...she loved it already!
Now where was the professor? Oh, that must be her, the one with the whistle in her hand. "Good day, Professor James." Yes, she had remembered the lady's name too. "I'm Peyton Baltazar." Introductions, good, yeah?
Hmmm...now who did she know here..?
OOOH! Lookit! There was Richaaard. "Hi, Richard!" She waved from her spot. He seemed busy with their Prefect.
Ah, such manners! That was the way to greet someone! "Good day to you, dear - Miss Baltazar."
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Originally Posted by LilFox06
Carter took the very familiar path to the Quidditch Pitch. He smiled as he looked around. Merlin he missed this place. And, he couldn't resist the opportunity to see ickle firsties on their brooms for the first time. He distinctly remembered his first flying lesson, which actually took place AFTER quidditch tryouts.
She smiled as she looked around. His hands were shoved in his pockets. Merlin, it was good to be back. So many of his memories were from this pitch. It was like home to him.
Now... where was this new flying professor?
When a gentleman walked into the pitch this time, Professor James was much less caught off guard - surely it was another Board of Governors candidate. As he made his way toward them, she offered a wave to get his attention. "Hello, dear - Board of Governors candidate, I presume?" She gestured toward Roxanne Carter to let him know he was not alone, and that it would probably be best if he took up residence over there.
Unless he wanted to join the class and fly, too.
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Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01
So she had thought about it all week and had finally decided to take up Erin's offer to help teach her about flying.
Calista Elwood was not comfortable for many reasons though. Firstly she was afraid of falling off the broom and hurting herself. Secondly she would be in front of students since she really didn't have time at the moment for one-on-one lessons with marking assignments and such. And thirdly and most annoying was the fact that she had had to leave her flowwy skirts and sandals behind and was stuck wearing jeans, trainers and a big fancy hat so that it would be harder for the kids to see her face.
'How in Merlin's Beard do people wear these all the time?' The blonde thought to herself as she made her way to the Practice Pitch and then lines of brooms and students. When she arrived she noticed two other adults...Board candidates perhaps? Maybe they were as bad at flying as she was.
"Hello Erin, thanks for the invitation again, really." she greeted the new flying instructor with a small smile.
Finally - the face she was most hoping would appear at the entrance to the pitch. Even though her appearance was... quite unusual. What was with the massive hat? Did she think it was going to help her fly better? Perhaps give her better balance, much like a Muggle airplane? Erin wasn't going to argue either way - she was merely overjoyed that the woman had the bravery to show up at all. "I'm glad you could make it, Callie. Feel free to go at your own pace - you can watch to learn or join in with the class. It's up to you," she encouraged softly so the students wouldn't overhear.
Still, Erin didn't think Elwood had any reason to be embarrassed about attending the class in her free time. If anything, wouldn't the students be more encouraged by her presence?
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Originally Posted by MagicGlitter
FINALLY! It was finally time for flying class. McCall had been waiting forever, and it was officially time for a flying lesson. She was so excited to get started. McCall loved to fly. She spent most of her free time at home flying with her older brothers and sister. They would play mini-Quidditch games in the backyard, which they paid for by multiple lectures and punishments from Mrs. Asha about how Quidditch was to be played AWAY from the house. Let's just say that multiple windows were broken.
McCall breathed in the fresh air as she approached the pitch. "Hello, professor!" she chirped happily. She couldn't hide her happy mood, she was ecstatic to get flying again.
"Good day, dear!" Professor James beamed at the newest arrival whose obvious excitement was contagious.
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Originally Posted by Cassirin
YEAHHHHHHHHHHH, FLYING. BOOM. Mo hopped into place on the pitch, giving the whole place the eager attention of a crup puppy. If he'd had a tail... it would be wagging. Other than when Mo had been down to sign up for tryouts, he hadn't seen the pitch at all, and that had been all... busy and distracted and whatnot.
Now he had time to give it proper attention, and Mo scooted over to stand by West... who else would he want to be with on the pitch, hmm? "This is a nice pitch. Look at those stands. I like 'em, even if they sorta look like they'd catch fire easily when we set off fireworks after Ravenclaw wins all their games this term." Total nonchalance.
Professor James offered a welcoming nod of acknowledgement to one of the last to arrive. She checked her watch once more - it was time.
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Originally Posted by THE Govoni
Heading down to the Quidditch pitch, Dylan was not in the best of moods. It was the first week of term and he was SICK. Ugh, it hurt to do anything...Especially with all his coughing and hacking...but as a Captain, he had an obligation.
It was Flying. He was a Quidditch player.
Also, it was excellent practice to get back in the swing of things. Tryouts were next week. His hopefuls needed to brush up...In fact, he'd owl'd them, just in case...
Spying a group of them, the Slytherin approached. "I'm guessing you guys got my owl?" COUGH. Or maybe they had just come because they wanted to see the new Professor. EITHER WAY...
"Welcome to the Pitch, Professor James."
...Or it would be, once the Slytherin Captain made his way over.
"Thank you, Mister Montmorency. And to you as well," James responded brightly.
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Originally Posted by Jessiqua
Zhenya walked to the Basics lesson for flying. She didn't need to learn how to fly. She knew how to fly. But, she didn't think she would be trying out for this year's Quidditch Team sooooo she thought it would be good to get back on the broom and fly, maybe learn a thing or two that she hadn't previously learned. She wore appropriate clothes, and saw a good crowd already there. There were lots of students and.. a few adults. That was odd. She was hoping they weren't being assessed by anyone but the new Professor. OH! She was new! That was nice.
"Hello Professor. I'm Zhenya Burton," she greeted politely, not remembering the Professor's name. She made a mental note to remember it for next lesson.
Oh, one more. "Good day, Miss Burton. You're just in time!"
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Originally Posted by fish_kid
Flying? Ofim thought to himself! Flying, man was he excited! He had run to the Qudditch Pitch. Though..he didn't even know what the heck Qudditch was.. he'd heard other students talking about it...
"Hello Professor!" he shouted out of breath
...And so was another who literally ran onto the pitch. Good man. "Hello, dear. Nice of you to join us," she said with the utmost sincerity. She was GLAD he made it on time.
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Originally Posted by JennMarie
LATEEEEEEE........... Well not really but she might as well have been cutting it SO close.
Ariana arrived on the pitch just minutes before the lesson started adn approached her usuals.. "hey." she said out of breath a bit.. man she was out of shape.. she needed to get to pratcing adn back in shape adn Quick cause tryouts were coming adn yeah Dylan would not be very happy if ariana didn't show up soo. she had gotten his own and rushhhedddd down to the pitch and well here she was "morning professor." she said you know.. before she forgot..
"Good day, dear. Please take a moment to catch your breath as class is about to begin."
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Originally Posted by MagicalWorld
Now Dylan had missed flying so much that he decided to go to the class, plus he a new broom that he was itching to tryout. He was so glad that his dad got him this broom, but not so pleased that he didnt get to test it out. He went out and saw the new professor, mm she didnt look to be too strict.. maybe he could get away with a few things. "Hey Professor!" he said a little excitedly as he waited for others to get there so that the class could start and get onto his broom and fly around the pitch!
Aaand one last student. "Welcome," she smiled before turning to address the class.
Rubbing her hands together, Professor James surveyed the large class before her, smiling brightly. "Good day, class! Welcome to the first flying lesson of the term! My name is Professor James - I'm the new Flying Instructor and Quidditch Official." Obviously. "Please choose a broomstick in one of the two rows and stand to the left of it. No fighting, please - all the brooms are just as good as the one next to it, I assure you." Well. Probably.
"Now, I know we have quite the range of skilled flyers here today," she noted while strolling between the two rows as the students chose a broomstick. "Some of you may have ridden a broomstick before - some of you are brand new to the wonderful sport of flying. For the benefit of the latter group, by a raise of hand, could anyone offer up some suggestions of the basic things a beginning flyer might need to know?"
OOC: Please offer up one suggestion per person. No need to wait for Professor James to call on you once your hand is raised - just go ahead and give your answer as if she called on you.
Rawdon decided to leave his racing broom in the dormitory where it would remain safe (per the advice of both his uncles) and took his place next to one of the school brooms. He noticed that quite a few of the older students were in attendance as well as another professor, so he wouldn't stand out from the firsties who were probably itching to fly.
He listened as the new Flying professor asked a question and he was quick to raise his hand. "Don't strangle the broom handle with a death grip," Rawdon stated, "because you need a relaxed grip to help you when you need to turn directions in the air."
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Taylor smiled, "I am Taylor Belle McIntyre but most people call me Tay." She laughed. "Welcome to Hogwarts, Professor James." Tay loved flying and playing quidditch. Tay turned and took a broomstick, wishing she could have brought hers but oh well. Taylor raised her hand, "Dont have your hands too tight that they are white but dont have them where they slip off... you need a good grip so that you can make turns without losing control..."
Oh, that was an... unusual accent - he must have been a transfer student. "Good day, dear. Ready to fly?" It was more of a motivational question than a legitimate question, really.
Rubbing her hands together, Professor James surveyed the large class before her, smiling brightly. "Good day, class! Welcome to the first flying lesson of the term! My name is Professor James - I'm the new Flying Instructor and Quidditch Official." Obviously. "Please choose a broomstick in one of the two rows and stand to the left of it. No fighting, please - all the brooms are just as good as the one next to it, I assure you." Well. Probably.
"Now, I know we have quite the range of skilled flyers here today," she noted while strolling between the two rows as the students chose a broomstick. "Some of you may have ridden a broomstick before - some of you are brand new to the wonderful sport of flying. For the benefit of the latter group, by a raise of hand, could anyone offer up some suggestions of the basic things a beginning flyer might need to know?"
OOC: Please offer up one suggestion per person. No need to wait for Professor James to call on you once your hand is raised - just go ahead and give your answer as if she called on you.
"Yes Ma'am." Kaiden said with a grin and a nod. He hadn't been on a broom since he left Salem.
Eyeing the school brooms as Professor James takted about them, the boy wrinkled his nose. They were didn't look very reliable, and as soon as she said to choose one, he quickly moved down the line stopping at one that looked the best. Something they would need to know? Kaiden thrust his hand in the air. "They need to know how to accelerate to go fast."
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