Robes on and wand at the ready and totally not looking like she just woke up from a nap, Evie made her way down the hill to the barnyard. The weather was nice and thankfully not rainy. The fresh air felt nice.

Skipping the last few steps, Evie entered the area with a pleasant smile on her face. "Hello, sir," she greeted the ever-handsome CoMC professor before taking a seat on a blanket. She wasn't terribly cold, so she didn't sit too close to the fire. Her head tilted at the wiggling box beside the professor. "Whatcha got there, sir?" As if he would tell her. Worth a shot.

Oh joy....another creatures class!

Benny was excited as always, it was his favorite subject after all. And curious as ever to see what kind of creature they would be working with and learning about this time around. Making his way insides the barnyard, the sixth year did notice the change in the surroundings. The darkened interior...the coverings...the Gryffindor vaguely wondering if it had to do with the class or because of recent events.

Guess they'd find out soon enough.

"Hello Professor," he greeted Professor Thompson with a small smile. Okay so the man was one of his favorite professors as well. He was one of the first students to arrive to the gathering, apparently beating even Adi to the punch.

Henric walked into the classroom, eager to start learning more about magical creatures. He noticed the professor holding up a box and a bag on another,"Hello Professor,do you need help carrying them,sir?"he offered. He liked to help, his hands were free anyway.

He noticed Benny was one of the first few to arrive in the class, he had half a mind to talk to him but he wasn't confident if Benny would ever want to. Henric wasn't sure...he sighed, deciding to not be like someone he's not. He wanted to fix whatever bad misunderstandings he had with Benny. He walked towards the older Gryffindor and greeted him,"Hi..." He was nervous that Benny would turn him away.

Hoping that they would be working with the Griffins some more, Lux made her way towards the barnyard. She had made sure to bring her Little Mermaid blanket, so yay. It was currently folded up neatly at the bottom of her bag.

"Hello, Professor Thompson," she said as soon as she stepped inside. Benny, Henric, and a girl she wasn't familiar with got waves. Where was Adi? Usually he was like her and one of the first people to arrive for lessons.

It was time for another care of magical creatures lesson. Zhenya had enjoyed the lessons so far this term, which was good. Hopefully her NEWT results would be okay... She hoped Vaska was doing well, though it felt like only a few days ago since she had seen the baby griffin. She'd have to pop in and see her again sometime soon.

There was a lovely campfire and some padding around for them to sit on. "Hello Professor," Zhenya greeted. She sat down and eyed the moving box. What on earth was in there?

Angel was started to like the lesson more now that she actually found the Professor more fun.

"Hello Professor." Angel smiled. "How are you today?" Angel then noticed the Professor was carrying something. "Do you need a hand?"

His back to the entrance at first, the sixth year wasn't readily aware of who entered after them. However just just he moved to sit down on one of the padded blankets for a perch, one of them approached him. Henric of all people. Help...this was awkward...and Benny really wished Adi was around or something to make it less so. The two of them had already had their confrontation in the library.

'Um..Hello..." the Gryyfindor managed, not dorectly looking at him as he sat down finally. the boy then retrieving some parchment and a quill from his bag for note-taking. He gave an absent nod when he noticed Lux waving at him and acknowledge her and Angel's presence in the area. At least there were friendlies.

Abby walked into the barn and said "Hello Professor" Abby had her wand in her holster ready and was wondering what sort of lesson they were going to have today

WHEEEEEE! CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES!

Adi jogged his all the way down from the Caslte to the Barnyard. "Hiiiii, hello, Professor,'' he greeted as he came to a halt and noticing the box. Ohhh, it was shaking. "Can I take a peek in there?'' Hehe. Adi kidded. No, not really. He was CURIOUS!

Anywayyy, he scanned the arrivals. Heya, Lux, Angelfish and Abby! His eyes fell on Benny and Henric. Uh oh. The Hufflepuff cautiously made his way over to the duo, straining his ears as he tried to figure out if they were arguing or anything. Nope, didn't seem so. PHEW!

"If the two of you argue I am going to go off by myself,'' Adi said by way of greeting. He smiled slightly. "Hey, guys.'' He flopped down next to Benny and pulled Henric down on the blankets beside him. There! They had him and he was sitting between them for good measure lest Benny got all jealous again and decided to lunge at Henric.

Plenty of Adi for both of you.

Walking into class, and noticing the dark atmosphere with the camp fire, Noel was intrigued. Oh this will be fun. Taking a seat opposite the professor, Noel greeted the man. "Hello Professor"

And oh another class with a mysterious box, except this one was moving.

Well ... that can't be good.

"Creature time. Creature time," she half sang and half hummed as she made her way down to where the lesson was being held. There was an extra pep in her step because animals were her thing. All kinds of animal possibilities were running through her head. Which one would they be working with today?

As she made her way closer she noticed the lighting and covers. "How mysterious, professor." How very intriguing. What was in the box? It was shaking and AJ had to fight off the urge to run over and look. She would have to get through the professor and that may be a bit challenging. In the end she decided on just telling him hi. "Hope you're doing well." And in a good mood so an innocent little fourth year could get a look. No? Okay, fine.

Lots of people were here. Even though this was one of AJ's favorite classes, she still was very good with the promptness thing. Although if she was going to be early for any class it would be this one. Literally everybody got a warm smile from her. Benny, Henric and Adi were all sitting together and that had potential DRAMA written all over it. No, thank you. Instead she decided to go by her sister, Angel.

Soooooooooo... why was it so dark in here? Toby stopped at the entrance to the barnyard and took a moment to sort of peer around, before stepping inside properly and heading across to the blankets and flopping down on one. He sat there, cross-legged, before twisting around and grabbing the corners of the padded blanket, and pulling it around himself, E.T.-style.

Except he was more F.T. than E.T. And he'd never seen the movie. But y'know. Not the point.

"Hey Prof. T," the Hufflepuff greeted the professor with a wide toothy grin, recycling a favourite old nickname. The T stood for teddy bear. Then, of course, Toby's attention went between the box and the bag, wondering what they'd be doing today. And, as usual, he fidgeted. Even inside his F.T. blanket cocoon... cave... thing.

Janelle arrived at the barnyard, excited as usual for Care of Magical Creatures class. The setup was a little unusual and she wondered what they would be doing today.

"Hello Professor Thompson", Janelle said, as she passed by him. Her curiosity was piqued when she saw the shaking box and closed bag near the professor. Wondering what kind of creature it could possibly be, Janelle sat down on one of the padded blankets. She kept her eye on the box trying to guess what was inside.

Oh Benny had greeted him back...well...sort of. He wasn't looking at him but it was still a relief he didn't turn him away. Henric just stood there, feeling very out of place until Lux came to greet them."Hey Lux,how are you?"he asked with a small grin, he hoped she didn't sense the awkward atmosphere around them. He gave a slight nod of acknowledgement to the sisters before returning his attention back to Benny. Henric didn't know what to say to him, should he apologise for his blatant words towards Benny back in the library? Honestly,Henric was about to but Adi came at the most opportune moment. He was pulled down abruptly on the seat beside Adi in between them. Henric cast an apologetic smile towards Benny and gave a playful annoyed glare at Adi. "Adi, if you keep pulling me down like that, my arm will fall off...sheesh.You're paying for my insurance." Hoping his joke would lighten the mood a little.

Marsha was excited. Although, that probably didn’t really shock anyone now-a-days… She loved animals, and Professor Thompson was awesome AND animals. What else was needed in life to have a good time? Hehe.

Having walked down to class with some of the other Gryffindors, Marsha smiled at the campfire in the middle of the room. How cool was that?

Wearing old jeans and trainers, with a sensible baggy top, Marsha flopped onto one of the beanbag type seats. She placed her blanket, throw thing around her shoulders and she soaked up the heat in the room. Hehehe.

MAJOR smiles and a wave for the Professor. ”Hi Professor Thompson.” Gringrin.

Now, what creature were they getting to look at, and after today? It was certainly one that was awake at night, and liked to move... or maybe it didn't like the noise... OR maybe it didn't like the dark. She tilted her head slightly as she tried to study the box for clues.

Ooooohhh a FIRE. Norah sped up as she entered to go stand beside it, her eyes widening at the flames jumping around. Did Professor Thompson KNOW how much she liked fires? Because she liked 'em a whole lot. They were almost as cool as sparkles and stars and other stuff that glowed because nothing was more entertaining than stuff that glowed. She could probably look at it forever and ever. Turning to give the professor a huge grin, she called "Hi Professor!" and then turned right back to the fire.

Could they roast marshmallows? Marshmallows sounded radical right then.

Ilia made her way into the barnyard, her favorite place to be. As she got closer to the beautiful pit of flame known as the campfire, she saw their professor seated on one of the cushy mats, with a curious box. Did it just...move? Her curiosity was most definitely piqued as she looked. "Greetings Professor Thompson." She gave her usual bow and proceeded to search for a seat among the rest of her classmates. Spotting her best friend and the other boys she gave a small smile and walked over. For once, she didn't bother with the niceties of asking politely to sit beside them. Today, she just decided to sit right next to Henric, almost leaning on him. "Hello boys." She spoke quietly, encompassing all three classmates and gave them a beaming smile as she waved over at Adi and Benny. It was nice that they were not arguing anymore, perhaps there would be hope for her and Leah.........just.....not right now.

Okay so he hadn't been the most polite in his return greeting, but then Benny didn't know what to make of Henric and things. It didn't seem like the Hufflepuff really did either, the silence lingering between them for a bit until Adi arrived and sat down beside him, pulling his younger housemate beside him on the other side. An Adi sandwich was what they had there. "Not arguing..." he answered at first as Henric gave him a weird smile. He was NOT spending another COMC lesson without his best bud and fellow creatures lover.

"Hey," he added with a weak smile at the boy. Yeah Adi was allowed his rarer smiles.

Benny vaguely noticed AJ's appearance in the barnyard and understood her desire to stay away from them. For once it might be better for the two sisters to be together without their other halves. Yet there was an addition presence to the mix as Ilia sat down on the other side of Henric. "Hello," he added politely returning her greeting. She, he had no trouble or fight with.

"I know you guys aren't,'' Adi said as he adjusted himself comfortably between his friends, sitting cross legged with his bag out in front of him. He had taken some consideration to Benny's feelings and had in the last few days not worn Henric's badge but today he was wearing it. He was trying to balance out things... you know, trying not to hurt either of his friends. Adi grinned back at his best friend and patted him on the shoulder.

Soooo, Henric was going to carry on as though nothing had been wrong? This was fine by Adi who laughed now. “Sorry about that. You’re so yankable.’’ He tugged on Henric’s arm. TugTugTug! “I’ll have to have loads of galleons for this insurance I’m sure.’’ Oh, looky! It was AJ! The Hufflepuff waved at his girlfriend just as Ilia arrived. Awh, it was the crew from the Transfiguration trek through the ‘forest’! “Heeeey, Ilia!’’ She was joining them, yesh? Yes, she was! Wheeee! Four creatures loving students together again!

Another day. Another lesson.

Lately most of the days have began to run together for Hady but each CoMC lesson tended to stand out for her. Luck for her she had a huge liking for all creatures..well alright most creatures. For there was that very rare few she just wasn't all that fond of. Shuffling slowly towards the barnyard she pushed the strap of her bag up higher onto her shoulder while she scanned the area around her. Semi dark except for the campfire light, different but yet pleasant all the same.

"Hello Professor," she greeted quietly when she got close enough to be heard. No need to be all loud now or anything like that. Without further delay Hady selected an empty spot on one of the padded blankets and quietly sat herself down placing her bag at her side. She might not have said much as of yet but that didn't mean she didn't notice the box beside Professor Thompson that kept shaking occasionally. Clearly that had something to do with whatever it was they'd be working with today...but what was it?

Lesson. Lesson. Lesson. LESSON.

Rooney was infinitely dedicated to the whole studying section of living away at school. The only downside of this was just how much he missed seeing his little brothers and he was SURE that Deacon and Teddy had probably mastered every word in the living language besides his name. That was the sucky part. He wanted his brothers to at least remember him instead of being confused every time he went home. That wasn't the big question today though. Today's question was whAT WAS HE GOING TO LEARN?!

The whole campfire thing was exciting to say the least, and Roo was already thinking about every possible camp song he had ever learnt as he took a seat beside Miss Marsha. Just in case they required them during this lesson.

Multi-colored eyes landed on the flames belonging to the campfire, following the ring of blankets around it. Her eyes stopped as they landed on Professor Thompson. Suddenly her cheeks tingled and warmed up. He had been brave...going into action and saving her and Tobias from hippogriffs. Moved them out of the way so swiftly too. Did he bench press? If so how much?

. . .

Right. She was blocking the way. Crud.

Shaking her head, she sat down on a blanket two or three spots away from the Creature's professor, her gaze momentarily falling on the box. "Good day, professor Thompson." She smiled timidly, eyeing the box some more.

On the bright side it was starting to slowly get somewhat warmer outside. Which was great. She was glad that she decided to keep on taking Care of Magical Creatures this next term. She should really go see Jean she hasn't seen her in a while. Maybe after the lesson since it was nice out today.

Cinna headed down to the barnyard to where they always met up for the lessons. "Hello, Professor Thompson." She said once she got to the spot where he was. She raised an eyebrow at the big box it shook. What was in there? She was sure she was going to soon find out.

Fire. Camp fire.

She wanted a roasted marshmallow now. She headed over to Luxand the the others that were around her but mostly Lux. She didn't really talk many of the others much.

As more people entered the classroom, Lux sent them waves.

Adi was joined Henric and Benny, but it seemed like AJ was steering clear. Odd. Usually she chose to sit near her boyfriend. There seemed to be a little bit of tension in the atmosphere. ...Or maybe she was just imagining it? She could still remember the drama in History of Magic, but that had to be settled by now. "I'm good, Henric. How are you?" Besides missing Bay, she was doing awesome. They would talk soon anyway.

And now Cinna was here too! Yay! Lux smiled at her. "Hey." They were going to sit together this class. Yep. She wanted to be seated beside Cinna.