Norah got down on her knees and searched through the box of costumes. Heeey, that club thing she had pretended was a beater's bat in that other History of Magic class! She pulled the club out and placed it by her feet before diving back in again. Soooo what else did a troll wear? It occurred to her that she would really have to do something about her hair. Trolls didn't have curly hair right? They were all weird and bald-ish. With a cry of delight, the second year found a bald cap in the box. SCORE! It wasn't really the right color but whatever. Norah pulled the bald cap over her mane of hair, picked up her club, and stood up. Now, time to be a troll. She made a claw out of the hand not holding the club and threw both arms in the air. Elevating onto her tip toes, she tried to stomp and look tall simultaneously at the same time. "GRRR. I SMASH." Lots of troll grunt-y noises yes? Yes.

Ian had his wooley trousers on and he began prancing about. He wondered who should be the first creature to 'defend'. He looked around and noticed Angel. He pranced his way over there. clip clop clip clop Ian said as he did. He knew he didn't have a horse's body, but this should do. He considered transfiguring it to make a horse-stume but stuck with it as he was. He didn't have horns, so hopefully no one would mistake him as a satyr. Plus...he was carrying a bow...that should let everyone know, right?

When he made it to Angel he asked What sort of creature are you? I need to defend a creature against the Ministry's evil schemes of categorization and marginalization.

Angel looked at Ian and smiled, this was going to be amazing. "Your so ugly you belong in a zoo." Angel smirked trying to be all Poltergeist like. "Hey you should totally change careers centaur." Angel giggled trying to be just crazy and mean like a Poltergeist was.

"I'm the king of all creatures, I'm the boss of the boss, I fear no one." Angel lied okay so they did fear the bloody baron but no one else. "Hey I listen to no one, I do what I want, and I do what I please." Angel was being truthful there. If only Angel had a water balloon she would have thrown it at the creature.

The Iantaur heard the Angelgeist insult him and he hoped she was doing it in fun. He thought he'd try to shoot back. How can such a majestic creature as myself ever be considered ugly? We have the grace of equine movement and the intellect of the stars. I am here to help you to see your greatest potential. Do you not feel the Ministry wishes to marginalize and push to the side those creatures such as yourself who only know how to create mayhem? If the ministry had their way, they would push you out and you would matter no more than the nuisance Peeves! He hoped that was understood. He was trying to speak with the perceived intelligence of centaurs.

Adi found some pointy bits that could go on his ears to make them look all pointy. And one that went fine with his nose. now had a nose that was long and pencil thing. Cool! He must look like a total dweeb but who cared? This was FUUUUN!

Now, he was rummaging through the box again. Ohhh! A HUGE piece of white material that could easily be wrapped around him like a toga. Some house elves did wear that...Anyway, Adi draped the material over his uniform. It reminded him of that Arithmancy lesson last term where they all wore togas.

Could he pass as a House Elf now? Hehe.

Ohh! Who was that under the sheet? Adi prodded the person gently on the forehead. "Hi, Ghostie." LOL. Hopefully whoever was under the sheet didn't want hit him for poking them. Or calling them ghostie.

"I think you're in the right category, you know.'' Mhmm.

Angel listened to what the Iantaur was saying to her and this was getting weird but well it was also interesting. "You have the grace or a potato, no one cares about you and all you centaurs seem to do is think you know everything when in fact you know nothing." Angel smirked being all Poltergeist like. "Oh the Ministry knows that if anything was to go wrong we would cause them so much mayhem they would not know what hit them... you see we can't die." Angel smirked. "Now Mr Centaur, I have given up enough of my time, to such a dull creature that I can see nothing is to be gained by our chat." Angel smirked... seriously where was all the Poltergeist equipment, she wanted to have fun.

AJ wasn't sure if she believed that ghosts were in the right category. Yes, they were dead and technically weren't "beings" anymore, but they once were. Once you died you didn't automatically lose your knowledge.

Feeling the poke on her forehead she smiled under her. The poke came from her boyfriend, and the best part was that he didn't seem to notice that it was her under the sheet. No need to go ahead and give anything away.

"Heeeey... erm... what are you supposed to be?" The toga looking dress thing he was wearing wasn't giving her any clues. AJ eyed his pointy ears and long nose. Hmm... nothing was coming to her.

"I don't know if that is true. Just because I died doesn't mean I lose knowledge." Among other things. "I am still a person even if I am transparent." That could be in the beings category easily. Honestly, AJ was kind of torn.

Ian nodded as the Angelgeist spoke. It appeared she did not understand what was for the good of the angelgeist's and her like. I know that your kind feel the need to cause mischief, but it is harmless and sadly the Ministry sees them only as a nuisance. I will serve you, though you do not see the need and feel your power greater than it is. I, along with all those like me, will see to it that your kind receives the best possible representation of intelligent creatures such as myself.

Kace was hearing the professor write down all the notes. Man she could write fast and he was even scribbling trying to keep up. His hand was starting to hurt. After he finally copied it all down, he decided on what to be from the list. He was thinking and thought it would be cool to be as human form for a werewolf. Now what would they do? Would they always eat meat all the time? Would they scratch themselves or would they always want to look for new pack members? Interesting questions....

But he wanted some costume first, he got up from his seat and decided to change into like ripped clothing. He was sure their claws would sometimes get into their shirts. He got some jeans and shirts from the trunk of costumes but then he saw some side burns and some claws. He grinned and got those on. He liked these claws and now it was time to make some cuts into his jeans and shirt. He got his wand and said, "Diffindo!" and he got some werewolf like scratches on it. If the Professor would be offended he would buy new ones. Now it was time to mingle and find more for his pack...

More acting? WELL. Maddie eyed the costumes and decided she wasn't going as a beast. Beings were out of the question TOO, for reasons. That left the spirits and the non-beings and as MUCH as she WANTED to be a dementor, she just didn't CARE enough to go suck the happiness from everyone in the room. Spirit it was, then. Ghost in particular held a certain something Maddie liked and she wandered over to pick herself out an ancient looking grey dress she could slip over her robes. Grey wig too. Ghosts had that sort of look, yes? Once she was all done up, she went over and leaned against a desk, watching.

Boo.

Okay, so now that everyone know that he was a CRUPPIE(!!) he had to dress the part. But uh... What would make a good crup costume exactly? Huuuh? So staring at the supplies he watched as everyone else got all dressed up and OH! What was that thing sticking out of one of the boxes? It looked like a...... Tail! The fourth year's eyes definitely lit up a little as he walked towards the box and got onto his knees to start searching through it. Okay so that wasn't the tail he needed. He needed a forked one. And right as the thought crossed his mind, TADAAAA!! Clipping his forked tail onto the back of his pants, he started looking for EARS now!!

AND TADAAA part 2! Okay so now he had the tail AND ears. But what else? So now he had to pretend to be a crup and interact and yeaaaah!

That older claw looked like she was a.... well she looked like a cat, with the whiskers and all-- NO!Kneazle! Oh! Well kneazles and crups were kinda similar right? They sold both of them at the pet shop and Zander was going to choose a kneazle before he saw the cruppies and yeah okay! So he could go talk to her or something. That would make kinda sense, right?

Wait, WHISKERS AND A NOSE?! The idea clicked into his head and he started walking-no- got on all fours and crawled over to her. "Can I borrow your marker for a nose?" Wait! Crups couldn't talk. "I mean, woof?"

Puck watched as people scampered around the room to get their costumes ready. Really because this was basically an acting class…now, she didn’t need that much for hers she was mainly in it. Scouring the box she found a bunch of glitter that she quickly began to stick all over her already costume-like outfit.

She looked like she had covered herself in lint-roller-tape and rolled around the Gryffindor common room floor. Sparkles. Everywhere. “beautiful, oh you poooooor thing” she frowned at how Toby’s crown was stolen. Before she flitted away and made her way toward her werewolf friend. “oh don’t let your furrrr get all manky” she cooed at WereKace and grabbed a bit of her glitter and threw it toward him. “There…now you are a pretty WereKace” she grinned and tried not to laugh at the SparkleWolf.

This was just so exciting, when Nessa talked about the activity the blonde couldn't help but give so many snaps! How much fun was this! She got very caught up in watching everyone. They were so quick to decide and find their costumes. She just loved costumes.

Getting up and making her way over to them she looked inside. She just wanted a closer look to see what everyone was going to be. Then she got distracted on others getting into character. They were so good! Nessa should have them put on a play for the school one year. Could they be anymore Fab! Cassie couldn't help but snap like crazy at all of them, for all of them. "Brilliant all of you."

She was so loving this, but would it be alright if she acted too? She didn't think any of them would mind. So she went to see if there was any costumes left. Though her clothes would certainly be alright for a ghost wouldn't they?

As much fun as people watching was, Maddie got bored of it after a few minutes. She figured the next best thing would be to quietly walk around the room, catching unsuspecting classmates in the middle of their conversations as she passed by. Too bad she didn't know how to make herself FLY without a broom because THAT would really put the whole ghost character over the edge.

Slowly and as quietly as a mouse, the second year moved away from the desk and along the perimeter of the classroom, listening to snippets of different conversations. Excuse to eavesdrop? Pretty much. Too bad no one was discussing anything particularly interesting.

As Kace was getting ready being the werewolf and all, he noticed Puck was getting dressed up. He wondered what she was gonna be. Hmm...he went over to her but then he felt sparkles being thrown at him. AGK!! He spit it out and shook his head. "That was not cool.." he shook his head. He smirked and said, "Well now you can be my first one to join my pack.." while showing his claws and went after her. She thought he could let that go? Ah nope! And WereKace? That was an interesting nickname. He was starting to like it. He chuckled and still pursued his first pack member. He wondered who else would join?

Now this was a classroom activity that Andrew could really get behind. It was much easier to learn and - by extension - get good grades when you were required to go through some sort of activity. In this case, they had to choose a creature to identify with and act out a persona as that creature. It wasn't a hard choice for Andrew.

Making his way over to the costume boxes, he rummaged with the other students to find something he could use to illustrate his choice of creature: a dragon. Aha! He'd found the perfect costume! Out of the box, he yanked a crimson shaded dragon's tail. The underside was a faint shade of grey, and although it had the leathery texture of a dragon's tail, the inside sounded like bean-bag stuffing. In the box, he also found a pair of matching horns that stretched and twisted backwards like ram's horns.

As he clipped the tail around his waist and placed the horns upon his head, the fastenings that kept both pieces in place shimmered out of existence, making the costume much more convincing. The red and grey color combination was strikingly reminiscent of the Icelandic Flamedrake, and Andrew figured the resemblance was close enough that his fellow students would recognize the look he was going for. Out of the corner of his eye, he'd spotted Benny piecing together something he thought he recognized as a dragon, and smiled to himself. If I'm going to be a dragon, I may as well fraternize with my fellow lizards. he thought grinning, and gave Benny a wave.

Eden suddenly got on all fours, looking at everyone...with CLEVER eyes. Because kneazles were CLEVEH. She smirked at a few people--and she tried to look all cunning and whatnot. She even made her tail do the...sneaky cat-moving thing...and then--

A younger lion approached her. He wasn't a baby lion. Just younger. She smiled as he approached..they were both crawling on the floor like big weirdos. "Um--sure--well-I can draw it if you want--" and she leaned forward and drew the little nose like a dog--and TADAAA. "It looks...just like a crup." She said, smiling all big. "I mean...MEEE-oooowww--" and she pawed him all sassy like. "Nice tail!"

Eden was such a good kneazle, yep. "So-meow--how do you feel--meow--about being--meow--not a being--meow--" she asked, licking the tops of her hands and bit..and trying to be a CUTE cat and not a MEAN cat. She tiled her head to the side and tried to look clever. but she felt like she was failing. She probably was. Though..she was also sure a kneazle might not get along with a cruppy.

Toby just smiled and grinned (and bounced, which meant that his wings were making a pretty big mess of glitter on the floor right where he was standing).

"That's okay!" Of course. Of course it was okay with him; what wasn't?

RIGHT. Riddle. Toby was totally ready; he didn't have much/any experience with answering riddles and stuff, not like he knew the Ravenclaws did, but he'd totally give this a good try.

Uhhhh... hm. Toby... stood there thinking for a moment, focusing on what Lex was saying and nodding along and hmmmmmmmmmmmm. His first thought was something like 'dust', but that didn't make a whole lot of sense with the second half. The Hufflepuff stood there, bouncing and making his wings flutter with the movement and really adding to the fairy vibe, wondering if he should look at it from a different angle.

Wait. WAIT. HE DID KNOW! HE TOTALLY KNEW IT!

"It's E!" he suddenly exclaimed, a huge grin on his face. "The letter E!" Aw yis. Shoulda been a Ravenclaw, check him out. "Is that right?"

... Or should he brace for an attack?

SPOILER!!: Andrew

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SPOILER!!: Assignment

Now this was a classroom activity that Andrew could really get behind. It was much easier to learn and - by extension - get good grades when you were required to go through some sort of activity. In this case, they had to choose a creature to identify with and act out a persona as that creature. It wasn't a hard choice for Andrew.

Making his way over to the costume boxes, he rummaged with the other students to find something he could use to illustrate his choice of creature: a dragon. Aha! He'd found the perfect costume! Out of the box, he yanked a crimson shaded dragon's tail. The underside was a faint shade of grey, and although it had the leathery texture of a dragon's tail, the inside sounded like bean-bag stuffing. In the box, he also found a pair of matching horns that stretched and twisted backwards like ram's horns.

As he clipped the tail around his waist and placed the horns upon his head, the fastenings that kept both pieces in place shimmered out of existence, making the costume much more convincing. The red and grey color combination was strikingly reminiscent of the Icelandic Flamedrake, and Andrew figured the resemblance was close enough that his fellow students would recognize the look he was going for. Out of the corner of his eye, he'd spotted Benny piecing together something he thought he recognized as a dragon, and smiled to himself. If I'm going to be a dragon, I may as well fraternize with my fellow lizards. he thought grinning, and gave Benny a wave.

Oh goody....the wings were still there!

Benny slipped them on over his robes with his arms through the straps that meshed with what he was wearing. Wings were certainly one of the most notable features of a dragon. Last time he hadn't added any other physical pieces but again that had been for dragon pox not dragon. So searching for something else to work with the wings, he found a half mask that covered the lower half of his face and gave him a snout.

Perfect!

The look was complete and he looked around for someone to interact with. Adi, Angel and even AJ had all seemed to vanish, or at least were their own beasts with others. Guess he'd be working with someone else for now.
Was that older Ravenclaw waving at him?

It appeared so, and when he took in the other boy's costumed look, he realized why that might be. It seemed they had both picked dragons for their creature of choice in the assignment. So maybe they should stick together. Not like anyone else would understand their draconic 'language.' Benny moved closer, trying to mimic the lanky actions of a dragon as he walked.

"Hey..." he said politely by way of greeting. "I wonder what these other creatures are up to."

Andrew felt pretty good about his costume, although he hadn't found a pair of wings that matched the deep crimson of his other set-pieces. He was about to dive in for a second look when the younger boy began marching in his direction, confirming for Andrew that his costume was a success... Or at least that this other boy had had managed to piece together what he was going for.

"Hey!" he replied enthusiastically when the Gryffindor lad approached. He'd seen him before, but they had never really talked. He nodded as the boy spoke and looked around the room at the other students. "Well, most of these creatures probably wouldn't be friendly towards us. Some of them are prey.." he gestured towards Eden, whom he had recognized as a kneazle, or at least some sort of feline.

"We should probably hunt her." he teased with a grin, speaking just loudly enough for Eden to hear.

Draw it for him? Uhhhh... Well if he did it himself he may mess up... Especially because he had no artistic abilities at all. So, "Um, okay?" And next thing he knew, she was drawing him a nose. The Gryffindor tried to stay as still as possible because !! it kind of tickled. But once she stopped, he looked at her with a wide grin. Even if he wasn't normally outgoing, being a crup was kind of AWESOME!! And he would be as energetic as possible because that's what crups do. And they were his absolute favorite. "REALLY!?" his grin grew even wider at this point. "I mean... Ruuufff!" Also adding some extra dog-like panting at the end. Ahem, crup like panting.

He even gave her a slight tail wiggle at the next comment 'cause YES he was so excited to be a cruppy!! HEHE. "Thanks! WOOF! I like your WOOF! whiskers!" They were a bit messy, buuuut it kinda looked more realistic? Sorta?

Being not a being? Zander ahem, Crup-zander hadn't really thought about that yet. Hm. "I think-- wooof!-- that it's--wooof!" Each bark was more enthusiastic than the last. Heh. "Awesome! 'Cause--woof-- I just want to play--woof-- and eat!!" Basically, not being a being meant no responsibilities and what crup wouldn't like that!? "What about WOOF you?"

Adi squinted down at those eyes, the only things he could actually see of the person under the sheet. He'd know those eyes anywhere. Well, admittedly he recognised the voice first but the eyes just confirmed. "AJ!'' Phew! At least he didn't have to worry about someone wanting revenge for him poking them.

"Oh, come on. How could these not give it away?'' Adi pointed to the ears and nose bits. "Not all magical creatures wear this, by the way. Just in case you didn't know.'' He was referring to the toga, of course. Hehe. Teasing would always be there. "Okay, let me give you another clue. You could give me all the chores in the house to do and I wouldn't mind. In fact it would be my honour, Mast- uh, Miss.'' Cue a bow! LOL.

"That's true but ghosts being classified as Beings were thought of as focusing solely on living issues. See, with your own classification, it means you can focus on the living part as well, like knowledge and the dead part at the same time. Like being transparent."

Made sense?

Clop clop clop clop. Dot made the noise with her mouth for a while, and she tried to do little prancing steps around the room, but she finally got tired of the prancing and the noises and the way her fake horse butt kept hitting her real one and making her think someone was trying to squeeze past.

She needed someone to come and talk to her. Like pronto. Make it less boring. Dot climbed up on the nearest chair and shook her little horse bum as she raised her hand in the air. "CENTAURS REFUSE TO PLAY BY WIZARD RULES. YOU DON'T CATEGORIZE ME. I CATEGORIZE YOU. Not a centaur, not a centaur, not a centaur, I dunno WHAT you are, not a centaur, hiiiii, not, not," Dot pointed to those below her now, calling out each based on her new extremely scientific categories of 'not a centaur' and 'yes, definitely a centaur'.

Oh, hey, she was still holding the front half of her stuffed horse doll. That seemed totally non-threatening.

That...was a lot of sparkly glitter stuff falling to the ground. It reminded her of Professor Airey's seating area. Man, what a task that was. It was a wonder they managed to remove it all. Shame Airey hadn't enlisted her to get revenge. Could have been interesting.

She watched him bounce about while he tried to guess. What did Sphinxes do while they waited? She imagined they did epic things that left you too scared to think straight but at the moment nothing was coming to her mind so she fiddled idly with her tail and waited until Toby's sudden outburst.

"Yes! That!" Lookit him getting it right on the first try. GRIN.

"You've won your life and your crown." She said placing it lightly back on his head. "I believe that's yours for you to continue about...fairy-ing....." Was that even a thing? She wasn't gonna question it.

Thornton was having a bit of a time containing his lack of enthusiasm and opted to forgo the costume portion of the class. His Father's voice was in the back of his head reminding him that education was serious, not frivolous, and so he was having difficulty seeing the point, even as others looked to be having fun.

He supposed he pretend to be a merperson, since he'd been hoping to see one in the lake. So he sat on the floor, occasionally flopping his legs together as if they were a tail. He wasn't really sure what else to do, when the girl with the horse backside got on a chair.

"Mrrgggllll," he gurgled at her in agreement.. or greeting.. or something as he pointed at her. He really should have looked at that mermish book of Paige's. Maybe he could have at least attempted a word or two.

"Blrggglll mrph," he added with a nod.