First and foremost, Gabriel Banner was not a fan of animals.

So, right off the bat, this was going to be a disaster.

Pair that with with his anxiety and stress of people in general, unless they were family....or a bro (Ceorlic, Jeremiah, maybe even Hugh)...he was not looking forward to this lesson. The ONLY brightside was that the professor was NOT another bloody girl.

Seriously.

Anyway, Gabe had found his way through the stupid maze and was just standing there. Arms crossed and face drawn. What was....that giggling? Was that giggling?

This was one of the classes she had really been waiting for. A lover of animals she couldn't wait to see what they would be learning about first. Hadleigh slowly followed the signs along the pathway and past the treehouse and a few other areas. When she got to the hedges the small girl tilted her head slightly and looked to see if anyone else was around. There wasn't. Maybe everyone else was already there?

Carefully making her way through the hedges the first year came upon all the empty benches. Where was everyone? Shrugging slightly to herself she spotted the Professor at one of the tables and waved in greeting. "Hello Professor." Smiling warmly she picked a bench and sat down resting her bag on the ground at her feet. She'd wait for the lesson to start before pulling out her things.

Toby was thankful for the mini trek over the grounds to get to this lesson. He walked with that familiar old bounce spring in his step to the extent that he looked as though he was half-walking and half-skipping. Pretty standard, really. The Hufflepuff swung his schoolbag in a wide circle beside him as he flitted along the grounds, happy for the excuse to keep moving.

Eventually, the end of the path was in sight, and Toby spotted Thompson waiting for the class. He immediately stopped the bag-swinging and emerged into the clearing himself, headed straight for a seat on a bench right where the professor was, a huge beaming grin on his face.

"Hi sir!" he said cheerfully, fidgeting around in his seat to get comfortable. "Nice scarf."

Toby had forgone the whole 'winter clothes' thing today; when you moved around as much as he did, it all just became an overheating hindrance. Nah, regular uniform over here, and an eager expression.

READY TO LEARN. BRING IT ON.

... What was that noise? Toby craned his head around, trying to find the source as he bounced ever so slightly in his seat.

His favourite class. It was no surprise that Adi was already there at the Barnyard. He followed the all too familiar signs. He passed thee Tree House and continued walking until he came to some hedges.

After fighting calmly making his way through the thick growth, he found himself in a place with benches and more thick growth of bushes. There must be others around. He could her chatter of some sort.

Oh looky! Professor Thompson. "Hello, Professor!'' Adi greeted with much enthusiasm. Could the class get started now? Please? But first they needed students, right? Only four there so far. And where was Benny? You would have thought he would have been here already.

Care of Magical Creatures.

Finally his favorite class was about to begin. Ben made sure not to be running late for this lesson, making it out to the barnyard pretty early. Spotting the usual signs, the fourth year followed them to the grove and inside with the rest of the students heading that way. A familiar head of hair just a few feet in front of him. The luck of a lower level common room.

The set-up certainly looked interesting. Wait...was that giggling?

"Good day Professor," he greeted the man with a polite nod when he saw him sitting at one of the tables. "Boo!" he said coming up behind Adi and taking the seat beside him.

David followed the signs easily enough, growing a bit more curious about what this lesson would be about. Surely it'd be fun since they actually had to have signs to find it, right?

Hopefully.

So yeah, now he was here. And heard...giggling? Somewhere? Huh?

He raised an eyebrow but decided to ignore it for now.

"Hi Professor," he greeted the man before plopping down on an empty bench.

After he had greeted Professor Thompson, Adi had made himself comfortable on one of the seats provided. But he was distracted. The giggling and babbling were distracting him and he was trying to figure out what was causing the sounds.

He was so intent on figuring that out, he failed to hear someone creep up behind him until he found himself jumping back to his surroundings. "Benny!'' Well, that as the last greeting he had ever expected from the Gryffindor. Hehe. "Sup? You nearly made me fall out of my seat,'' he joked. "Also, I thought you would have been fashionably late for class.'' LOL. CoMC was one class he knew Benny would always be early for.

She had her gloves, she had her jar... Soph was all set to go. A shining example of what a student should be.

Hahahahah.

Her trek down to class today had been a pretty speedy one. This wasn't her favorite subject, but it was one of her very favorite professors - even if he was super intimidating and had massive arms - so she looked forward to the class time with him. He would probably be more laid back about things than Fuller had been, if some shenanigans happened. Not that... there were any planned shenanigans, of course.

Taking a seat beside Tobes, naturally, she set the jar in her lap and gave Thompson a little wave. "'lo, sir." And Tobes got a big grin and an affectionate nudge.

Tired?

Yes.

Staying up late talking to Soph the previous night had probably not been a very good idea. Especially since Coral-Bay did not survive well on low amounts of sleep. Falling asleep in class was not really an option though, so she promised herself a little nap after class in bed with Ballet as her little snuggler. ... If she could get the kitten to stay still that long.

She moved through the hedges, brushing her hands along the leaves as she went as well as poking her head into the clearing before actually venturing in. Spotting the professor was what actually caused her feet to move forward. She gave him a curtsey and a smile before...

Oh.

Gabe was here. Last time she'd seen him everything sort of ended in confusion. Mostly because he'd got upset and left without any explanation. And that.... kinda hurt.

She moved further into the clearing and took a seat at one of the currently empty benches but not before flashing him a shy smile.

Hurrying down the path Cyprien could see all that the benches were being taken up but there were still a couple that didn't have anyone attached to them. Picking one and sitting down Cyprien pulled out his gloves, paper, and quill just in case. Couldn't hurt to be to prepared, plus the Care of Magical Creatures was going to be really informative. He had heard a lot about it from his Uncle from back in his time and if this class was anything like it, it was going to be quite a learning experience.

Even with the weather getting cold it WAS pretty out here and Ruby looooved animals of all kinds so for her Care of Magical Creatures would HOPEFULLY be an alright class. And being outside meant maybe no writing or reading would be needed too, so all in all she arrived in a pretty upbeat mood, sailing into the grove with a bright smile on her face and generally making an entrance.

And she sat down next to David, blew him a kiss, and then waved at the professor.

He was beefy.

Ian walked out toward the barn and followed the directions beyond it. He didn't really like walking through hedges at a magical school. Too many things could be lurking about, especially when one was going to care of magical creatures class.

As Ian entered the clearing, he noted benches. He saw Adi and Benny and sat over on a bench on the other side of the clearing after he'd greeted the professor. Good day, professor.

As he waited on the outside edge of the bench, Ian reached into his satchel and pulled out the textbook for this class and flipped through the pages. He wondered what they would be studying this term. He really hoped it would be something interesting, and not too much of a baby. Of course the school would have the safety and security of students in mind (yeah, right. Something always happened around here). He wondered if they would ever be able to study the giant squid in the lake. That would be fantastic. Ian looked forward to the beginning of class. He wondered who would sit at the bench near him.

Finally. One class that Zander was actually looking forward to. Not that he wasn't looking forward to any other ones, but Astronomy was really it for him. Astronomy and Care of Magical Creatures. Nope. Not Herbology, not this term. So anyways, as he passed by Professor Thompson, he gave the man a smile and a wave, "Hi Professor," could the man SEE how excited he was for the lesson? COULD HE?

Now uh, where were those noises coming from? ....? Huh?

Now to find a spot to sit at. First he took notice of Benny and Adi. Both great fellas, but both probably saving seats for 2/3 of the triplets.... Weird. Then he noticed Sophie who was of course with Toby. And basically he had no friends to sit with so he was just going to sit alone and hope that maybe Ethan or Simon would join him once the-- OH, wait a minute! CB was here!!

Hehehe. Grinnnnn. He walked towards her happily and nodded at the spot next to her on the bench. "Hi Cb, Mind if I sit?"

She had arrived AGES ago with Cutty and their jars, which the boy shattered into pieces then magically made whole again. The problem was, Agatha Hapgood did not do well waiting, but at least her housemate had been a distraction, so she wasn't feeling that annoyed for the lesson.

Besides, it was to do with creatures and Agatha was totally fine with them, as long as she didn't need to do any magic. "Come on, Cutty." She told her slave housemate as she lead the way towards where the lesson was going to take place. "Hello, professor."

SPOILER!!: Other half

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After he had greeted Professor Thompson, Adi had made himself comfortable on one of the seats provided. But he was distracted. The giggling and babbling were distracting him and he was trying to figure out what was causing the sounds.

He was so intent on figuring that out, he failed to hear someone creep up behind him until he found himself jumping back to his surroundings. "Benny!'' Well, that as the last greeting he had ever expected from the Gryffindor. Hehe. "Sup? You nearly made me fall out of my seat,'' he joked. "Also, I thought you would have been fashionably late for class.'' LOL. CoMC was one class he knew Benny would always be early for.

Ben had to bit back a laugh as Adi reacted to his three letter word. Apparently he had in fact shocked him or at least brought him back from somewhere else. "Nothing....just excited for the class," he answered matter-of-factually. Not like it was anything new for him. Or his bestie for that matter. He did manage a smile heading towards a smirk when the Hufflepuff mentioned nearly falling.

"Like I would do that for COMC." That was the one class he was usually one of the first to arrive which he was again this time. Not one of the last like he could be for other lessons like potions and such. Now they just had to see what was to come for the subject matter.

Kevin already had the gloves he needed for this lesson on as he made his way to the barnyard. It was getting colder but after last year he was never going to complain again out loud. That didn't mean he couldn't complain in his mind.

Instead of following the signs himself, he simply followed his fellow students until they came to a clearing with a few benches. He saw the Professor, debated on saying hi because he was working on changing himself for the better but then decided against it. It didn't hurt anyone if he said a hello or not anyways. And if it did well boohoo.

So with only a nod directed towards him, Kevin found a empty seat and sat down. As for a jar, he didn't have one.

Care of Magical Creatures time. This was one of his favorite classes to attend to. He actually liked learning about the creatures that are in their world. As he made his way down to the grounds, he noticed a few of his classmates beat him here. He smiled and went to find his seat, but he noticed the Professor was dressed fashionably. He approved of his nice apperance. "Hello Professor." he smiled. Then he went to take his seat. He wondered what he was gonna be learning today. He didn't see Lux, Bay, Emmy or Cinna yet so he would wait for them.

So Care of Magical Creatures, then. A subject which, from his experience, was surprising to say the least.

With his gloves tucked away in his bag and an empty jar in his hands, Grayson made his way down towards the place here the Care of Magical Creatures class was to be held. The signs? Not surprised but still very helpful, especially when the boy found himself coming face to face with the likes of a hedge. After double checking with the nearest sign, he moved forwards and through the hedges. Was he scared? LOL. No. This wasn't DEFENCE, they weren't about to come across a dangerous creature or a pesky being or--

GIGGLING?!

That was the first thing the fifth year heard as he headed out of the hedge-path and stepped into the clearing. Er. Alright. He could ignore that easily. But that didn't stop him from looking around to see where exactly it was coming from as he took a couple more steps into the clearing. Spotting nothing, he simply shrugged before looking over at a certain man over there. "Hey Professor Thompson!" he called, nodding at the man before heading over to sit...........

.............. not near Agatha. Oh jeez. Oh MAN. NO. Even if she WAS with Cutty.

Choosing a table that was as far away from the girl as possible -- dude wanted to keep his sanity by the end of this -- Grayson sat down and placed his jar on the table in front of him.

You know that moment when you felt like you were being taken on a wild goose chase through forests and fields and great canons and dry deserts? If the Gryffindor had been forced to walk much further she might have been feeling this. Legit. What were they trying to do? Find Neverland? And that giggling, Alexa didn't trust it. The last time something giggled at her she lost maybe three weeks of memory that she'd never regain and allegedly did things that she herself refused to believe.

What was Thompson onto exactly?

Lex wasn't in the habit of doubting Professors without probable cause and this here, was all the probable cause she needed. Someone needed to tell her where the giggling was coming from before she walked away from the class completely--though it'd be such a waste after having come all this way in the first place...

"Good day Professor." She greeted but her eyes never stopped looking around, just in case. Never know when an epic moment might happen given questionable circumstances.

This was her favorite class ever, well her second favorite class ever but it really could tie in first place with Divinations. Emmylou didn't know why she loved Divinations so much but there was just something out that class that just made her think differently. She already thought differently than most people but still. She had a more open mind when she was in Divinations. Emmylou wondered what they were going to do in Care of Magical Creatures today. Would they be playing with or learning about cute creatures today? Emmylou walked to where the class was today, she smiled and waved to Professor Thompson. "Hello Professor Thompson." She said cheerfully. She loved when classes were pretty much outside. It made everything so interesting. As Emmylou walked past the professor she heard someone or something giggling. O__O What was that? The fourth year blinked and walked on. She must have been hearing things.

CoMC time, and AJ was pumped. One of these lessons they would be dealing with unicorns, AJ just knew it. Could today be that day? She practically jogged around the hedges, and slapped away at stray branches that threatened to trip her up.

As she made her way over, she saw the professor looking all comfy at a table. "Hi, professor. Will we be dealing with unicorns today?" Her eyes were twinkling and she was smiling from ear to ear. AJ would be excited to deal with any creature, but unicorns would just maker her day.

Adi and Benny were already there. Of course they were. They seemed to be nothing between the two besties so either she had misread something, or they made it all better. Either way, AJ was glad. The lion took a seat on the other side of Adi. "Hey, you... hey Benny." Smiles, she was all smiles.

It was time for Care of Magical Creatures!

Hugo was excited to see what this lesson was going to be about, even though he was scared of facing some weird looking animal. But that was not scary, not compared to that giggling he heard a moment ago. He walked as fast as he could because, you know, something could happen and he didn't wanted to be alone where noises came up from nowhere. No, thank you.

Finally he arrived to the place where the lesson was going to be held. Why did the professor made them walk so much? "Hello professor..." the boy greeted "Do you hear those noises?" Hugo was not crazy and he believed everyone had heard them. RIGHT?

The slytherin took a seat on an empty bench waiting for the class to begin.

It was time for Care of Magical Creatures, and Lux was excited as she made her way to where her classmates were assembled. Seemed that a lot of people were already there, but some faces were still missing. Where was Bay? And Cinna?

"Hello, Professor Thompson!" she said happily to the man before joining Kace and Emmy. "Hey, guys!" And there was Grayson and Adi. They got smiled and friendly waves.

Angel was the last of the gang to arrive to tell you the truth she wasn't really an animal lover she was more into plants but her sisters loved animals hence the dog they had at home.

"Good day Professor." Angel smiled at him before she went over to the rest of the gang. "Hey guys... I haven't kept you waiting have I" Angel looked at Ben and blushed she had meant to ask him if he wanted to walk with her to this lesson but she had got distracted.