Leon finally made it to the end of the course and he smiled happily, he couldn't wait to thank the Healer for this awesome challenge! He hoped there were more like this in the future!

He smiled as he grabbed himself some hot cocoa and brought the steaming liquid to his lips..

Ahhh nothing like a hot beverage on a snowy day!

Now if only Juno were here!

The seventh year grinned as he sipped at his drink and waited for everyone else to be done.

The top of the mound was coming closer and closer as Rosalyn gained speed. Soon enough it hadn't taken much effort at all to get the tree going; in fact it was rather easy. Her only worry was if it came loose and fell on her, but by holding onto it as firmly as possible, the risk wasn't that great. In fact she was at the top before there was much time to worry about the possibility.

Okay, that had been fun enough, but now it was time for the truely amazing bit!

Still a child at heart, Rosalyn rubbed her hands together excitedly as she looked down the snow slide. It took her back to the days when she was younger and used to go tobogganing with her brothers. Even though they had enjoyed bumping into her, it had been a lot of fun.

Eagerly she plopped down in her snow tube and took a firm grasp of the Christmas tree. Rosalyn was not going to lose it when she was so close to the finish line! Beaming, she pushed off down the slide.

"WHEEEEEEEE!!"

Incoming!!

Hehe. Reaching the end, she climbed off of the snow tube. It was time for some tea while she watched the others finish up.

The tunnels, as expected, had been a bit cold and nasty, but not too difficult. Sinead brushed herself off fastidiously as she stood at the far end, glancing behind her to see- to her relief- that the yeti which had been on her heels was now nowhere to be seen. Probably terrorising somebody else.

Trudging through the thick snow was beginning to get kind of old, and when she reached the next obstacle, she almost thought about giving up there and then. But then, she dismissed the idea out of hand. She wasn't a quitter.

That being so, it still didn't make it any easier for her to move this stupid tree. Whose idea was this course, anyway? And why did she come again? The tube and the tree were about the size of Sinead herself when put together, and it only took about five paces before she had to stop and put them down, breathing hard and cheeks flushed with exertion. Wow, she did not expect to overheat while she was out here.

She could always put the tree in the tube and drag it up, but she wasn't sure how well that would go down, their relative weights being considered. So, what to do...
She was at a loss for a minute until apparently out of nowhere, one of those massive dogs appeared. She looked at it, struck with inspiration, and wishing for the first time in her life that she knew more about how to act with dogs.
"Here, boy? Bumi- er- Roscoe?" Luckily, it was obviously trained to be friendly to students, because she didn't think it was her authority that brought it over; either way, it bounded towards her and thrust an extremely slobbery face in her direction. Not so much what she was after.

She had to pull her gloves off in order to enact her plan, and her fingers were numb with cold by the time she finished tying the knots, but she was relatively confident that the handle of the snow tube would stay tied to the dog's harness. With her hands free of one object, she was able to use Wingardium Leviosa on the tree and now that she wasn't carrying anything, she found it much easier to get up the mound, to her relief. She was going to be fair to the dog: she had a snack bar in her pocket and she waved it in front of him to get him moving up the hill as she went, more than a little pleased with herself for this wonderful solution to her problem. It didn't take too long, relative to the jogs between obstacles, for her to reach the top of the little hill; trying not to let it lick her too much, she fed the dog her snack as payment for its help and untied her snow tube.

Just one task left now. Hopefully it wouldn't be the one which was her downfall.

Carlton's hand was moved from grabbing onto the girl's foot to her hand as soon as they were free from the tunnels. Holding a hand was much more pleasant than a boot and he beamed up at the older student. They'd made it.

And he was dragged along to the next obstacle. Now, how many were there again? And where was the hot cocoa? Carlton looked around them curiously, narrowing his eyes to see off into the distance. Tasty treats? Anywhere?

Then his eyes landed on the christmas trees. His eyes widened. He LOVED everything that had anything to do with Christmas. Carlton suddenly gained a whooole lot of energy and pulled on the older girl's hand.

"Christmas trees!" He bounced a little in the snow where he stood and watched the trees lovingly. So he might have missed the instructions because of the snow Yetis (which he'd totally forgotten about now) but all he wanted to do was to decorate the trees. "We need a star do put at the top." He murmured lovingly.

Wait- Huh? Carlton looked up at the owner of the foot he'd latched on to in the tunnels. Share a snow tube? "Okidoks, let's share a tube. And then we decorate." He supposed he could hold off on the decoration for a while. Just a little while though.

Now, where were they supposed to go? Carlton watched the other students grab a hold of a tube and a tree and move on in the run. Right. They were still in a run. "Hurry uppp, we're lagging behind!" Which was totally Carlton's fault. Carlton let go of her hand and ran up to the nearest tube, he threw his arms around it and started pulling.

It slid a little on the snow but not very much. He huffed. "Heavy." He murmured, looking over at his newfound friend. Hi friend. Wanna help with the heavy stuff, friend? With her help he was sure they could get both the tube and the tree where they were supposed to go.

"I don't want to be eaten by a Yeti!" Even though Yeti almost sounded like Jedi, he still didn't want them to eat him whole.

EEK.

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!" Matt kept shouting and yelling quite loudly and flailing his arms dramatically for as long as he slid. For EFFECT. Even when the tube started to slow down due to the fact he was already after the finish line and it was almost stopping.

"YEEEEEEEEEEEAH, ALRIGHT, THAT WAS AWESOME!!!" He hopped out of the snow tube and looked around. "The heck am I supposed to do with this tree now?" He asked no one in particular. He turned fully around to watch as Daisy came down in her own snow tube and with her own Christmas tree. "How AWESOME was THAT???" He asked again just BECAUSE. It had been AWESOME, ALRIGHT. Just like he knew it would be.

RAH!

Heeeeeeeee didn't really care about the tree. Once Daisy wasclose enough so that she could hear him without him SHOUTING, he asked, "Do you want a hot chocolate?" 'Cause HE DID!

Daisy was having the time of her life. This was it, she was never going to have a better time at Hogwarts. OR EVER, probably. Although she highly doubted that. But being at Hogwarts, getting on a snow course, running away from a Yeti, sliding down mounts of snow AND getting house points for it.

It was AWESOME.

The Slytherin couldn't help but to laugh happily as she passed by the other students, feeling the cold wind bite at her cheeks and nose, but she could care less. AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME. "WOOOHOOO!! C'mon get me, Yeti!" She screamed at the magical snow monster chasing the students, watching Matt on the finish line. EEEEK, it was almost over. NOOOOO.

What she failed to see, however, was the stone in her path. Oops.

"OooOOOOOhooooooOOOohoooooo!!!111" The fifth year screamed as she was projected from her snow tube and thrown across the air. AAAAH, get away people!!! She was good at flying but usually she flew with a broomstick! This was quiiiiiiite different and the Slytherin watched with wide eyes as the ground approached. With a muffled UNF, Daisy fell face first into the soft snow. Hah. Thank Merlin for the nice cushioning.

Face full of snow, the girl turned over laughing but didn't really stand up yet. "Can I go again????!!" She asked no one in particular, but that probably answered Matt's question. PRETTY AWESOME, that's how AWESOME it was! Even with the flying bit that had been a bit unexpected. Ahem.

"Of course I want hot chocolate, DUH." Still, she wasn't really standing up.

Etta FINALLY reached the top of the mound, after what felt like a lifetime! PHEW. She stood, wondering if she could just sit down for a moment and relax..... BUT no. The girl turned to give the approaching Yetis a look; they were still a bit far off. She felt relieved a bit. Setting the snow tube down, holding the tree firmly, Etta started to slide down the slope.

WHOOOOOOSH.

"AHHHHHHHHH!" She yelled excitedly, her hair flying back from her face. Now, this was super exciting. All that running had definitely been worth it! She awkwardly landed, almost falling into the snow face-first. She quickly scrambled to feet, hoping no one saw that. Ahem. They were pretty much done now, yes?

...

Welp. That was an interesting way to land.

Matt chuckled and blinked, trying to see if Daisy was alright. The fact the girl emerged from the snow smiling brightly and asking if she could go again gave Matt the confidence to let out the LAAUGH he was holding back. She was good, it was all good, and bonus points: that had been hilarious to watch.

"Nice landing!" He told her. "I'm not sure you'll want to go again, though..." He added, gesturing to where all of the other kids were coming from. He wasn't sure it was him or what, but from where he stood it seemed like the mound was even getting smaller as everyone slid down from it.

MEH.

"DUH, let's go get it, then!"

??

WHY then wasn't she getting up? "Do you like the snow THAT much?" He asked, chuckling. "I can get you some, if you want. That way you can continue to snuggle in the cold." Sheesh kebabs, that didn't sound that good. But WELP, to each their own!

AND. He was off to get some hot chocolate. AND!!!! He was also back in no time, which was pretty easy as not many people seemed to have finished yet - CHAMPIOOOONNNNSSSSS or WHAT? BOOM! - with TWO hot chocolate cups. Ahem.

A gentleman, see? SEE?

You're welcome.

HEY! Was he laughing at her??? He definitely seem to be. Which was fine, really. Daisy was laughing at herself. Well, Daisy was laughing because ADRENALINE RUSH! Did you not see her running around, dragging things up and sliding down small hills? Also, flying and then faceplanting in the snow, of course. Still, it wasn't cool to be laughed at by a Gryffindor - no matter how cool Matt seemed - so Daisy grabbed a handful of snow and threw it in his direction.

HAH. TAKE THAT.

"Oh, thank you, kind sir." She replied with a laugh which would've been accompanied by a mock bow had she not been laying on the snow. As it was, Matt would have to settle for snow angels. YUP. She was laying down in the snow, she honestly might as well. Raising her head slightly, she glanced towards the direction he had gestured too and grinned back at the boy. "Look at all the people we beat!"

YES! That had been flawless.

"Snow is awesome." She replied simply to his question with a firm nod, stopping the angel making to look up at him. What was he talking about? Snuggle in the cold? She wasn't snuggling in the snow, she was making snow angels! Well, she had been anyway. "Snow is soft and fluffy.." And cold, yes. But only when he turned his back to go get them that hot chocolate did she stand up.

Not only because she was cold but because hot chocolate was coming her way and she could no drink it in the horizontal. Trust her, she had tried before. She wiped her face, trying to get rid of the snow, which didn't really work since her gloves were also covered in snow, and looked at the Christmas tree she had dragged all the way uppp and then all the wayyyyy down. Were they suppose to take the trees with them? Like, was this how Hogwarts was getting its Christmas decorations? Honestly, coming from this castle, it wouldn't surprise her one little bit.

BUT LOOKIE. Hot chocolate. Daisy's eyes zeroed in on the two steaming cups Matt was bringing over, mouth practically salivating. That looked hot. Imagine how hot it was actually going to be?? "Thank you, Gryffie!" Daisy told the boy with a big smile hands imediatelly going to grab one of the mugs. ... it was for her, right? Yes, definitely. OOOOooooOOOohh, look how hot it was!! "We totally ruled that course!" Yes they did! She hoped Healer Reed had been watching because THAT had been IMPRESSIVE!

Staring into the distance, Skylar blinked a few times as she took in what needed to be done next in the course. That was when she heard a noise behind her - turning around bewildered she frowned at sight of a GIANT SNOW YETI right after her. UH ...... time to MOVE!

Grabbing one of the snow tube and a christmas tree, the third year began the incline up the snow mound, walking briskly as she could through the snow. Crunching her way through the snow, she hurried as fast as possible, glancing behind every few seconds to ensure that the yeti was not going to attack her anytime soon. It was gaining on her, but she just moved faster and it seemed to be alright then. Maybe.

If anything, this yeti was allowing her to warm up despite her cold wet attire, because of the workout she was getting in climbing up the altitude. Wherever would this lead, well, only time could tell, but she heard yells and shouts of excitement ahead of her, sooooo that could only mean GOOD NEWS, right?!

FINALLY OVER!

Etta looked and felt exhausted,as she made her way over to the drinks table, wanting some hot chocolate. Okay... that activity was something. At least, the sliding part of it had been fun. She was definitely going to go running every single day from now on. Every day, mhmm. She really had to be more fit, honestly.

Pouring herself some hot chocolate, she stood leaning back against the table, slowly sipping at her beverage. Could they go back now?

Bumping his head into the bum of the person in front of him a few more times - because he was EAGER, okay? - Derf bounced back to his feet when he finally emerged from it...only to have his stomach DROP the moment he recalled what came next.

He had to touch a miniature pine tree.

How about..............NOPE!

Which meant he needed to do...something to fasten himself one of those...right?

OR WAIT!

Patting his pockets quickly, Derf found the small bag of dog treats that he had started carrying around with him given just how many professors seemed to have dogs at Hogwarts. Bright blue eyes glancing around, he spotted Bumi nearby and wafted the smell of the treat towards the massive pup.

"Ooooooooooi Bumi! Look what I've gooooooooooot..."

Yeeeeeeees...come to the 11-year-old...come on pretty doggy....coooooooome on...

And er...quickly, please? There was another yeti on its way and Derf did not fancy being pounded into a snow pancake again.

SPOILER!!: Rose! <3

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The top of the mound was coming closer and closer as Rosalyn gained speed. Soon enough it hadn't taken much effort at all to get the tree going; in fact it was rather easy. Her only worry was if it came loose and fell on her, but by holding onto it as firmly as possible, the risk wasn't that great. In fact she was at the top before there was much time to worry about the possibility.

Okay, that had been fun enough, but now it was time for the truely amazing bit!

Still a child at heart, Rosalyn rubbed her hands together excitedly as she looked down the snow slide. It took her back to the days when she was younger and used to go tobogganing with her brothers. Even though they had enjoyed bumping into her, it had been a lot of fun.

Eagerly she plopped down in her snow tube and took a firm grasp of the Christmas tree. Rosalyn was not going to lose it when she was so close to the finish line! Beaming, she pushed off down the slide.

"WHEEEEEEEE!!"

Incoming!!

Hehe. Reaching the end, she climbed off of the snow tube. It was time for some tea while she watched the others finish up.

Was she out of breath? No way. She did feel a little warmer though given that the activity required her to move about so much. Now Kay was grabbing the mini Christmas tree and the snow tube. Without hesitating, she began trudging up, up and away. Okay, it was at this point that she began the pant a little but it wasn’t anything much. That was when she noticed one of the dogs-Bumi- running beside her. “Hello there, big fellow. Come to encourage me?’’ When the dog barked, she grinned. “I’ll take that as a yes. Thank you.’’ Bumi barked again and ran off towards a student.

Reaching the top of the mound, she fastened the tree. Kay then hopped onto the tube and pushed off. The cold wind felt like a stab to her face but she had to admit, it was somewhat refreshing! Down and down she went! This was so much fun! She had to remember to compliment River about this course.

“That was wonderful!’’ the Muggle Studies professor told Rose who was at the end/ beginning of the course. Kay’s cheeks were flushed from the cold. “River’s ideas for this course was wonderful. Did you see when I fell face first in the snow, Rose?” It was a lot funny now that she thought of it.

It wasn't without trepidation that Sinead positioned her snow tube at the top of the slope. There was a reason she hadn't been sorted into Gryffindor; this kind of thing didn't really do it for her. At all. But if she had to do it, then she could, she guessed; as long as she didn't fall out of the stupid thing and break her arm. It might be easily fixed, but that didn't mean she was keen to try it.

With her face set in determination and yearning to just finish the course because, in truth, she was exhausted, she hopped into the snow tube and pushed off from behind herself, inching slowly across the snow at first but soon picking up momentum until she was rushing down the slope with wind cutting at her exposed face. And despite all of that, it was actually... kind of fun. Which was pleasantly surprising, she supposed.

For good or bad, it didn't last all that long in the end, and she whooshed to a gentle halt not far from the table of refreshments. She gave a sigh of relief and wriggled back to her feet with slightly less dignity than she would have liked, before making a beeline for a cup of tea. She wasn't usually wild on it, but at this point she really would have taken any hot drink that was on offer. And if it came with somewhere to sit down... well, so much the better. She really felt she'd earned it, for making it around the course at all.

"Maybe we get to decorate them at the bottom!" And how did she get stuck with all the heavy work? Char attached two trees to the tube and then did her best helping to get it up the mound. And more she wasn't going to do it all on her own so it was good that he was still helping, right?

"I can totally destroy Yetis if they catch up!" Char assured him between breaths. This was hard! Your feet slipped even as they crunched and.... they were at the top! AND THE YETIS WERE RIGHT BEHIND THEM.

"Get on, hold on!" Yup that was all the warning Char gave the firstie before she tugged him onto the tube with her and kicked off down the mound.

Woohoo! This was the best part for sure! Even if being on one tube with two people and two trees being tugged along behind was kind of making it hard to steer....

There was the end! They were gonna make it.... if they could stay on course!

Yes...YES! Bumi was coming!

Waiting just long enough for the dog to catch a proper sniff of the treat, Derf timidly approached one of the death trees (BECAUSE IT COULD BE A FLESH EATER FOR ALL HE KNEW) and quickly tossed the treat within the branches. "OH NOOOOOO," he lamented dramatically to the dog. "It went in there! Better...fetch it...and bring it to me!"

Because dogs like fetching sticks...and really...a tree was just a big stick when one thought about it...so therefore..Bumi could play a one sided game of fetch with the first year. So...while Bumi was busy getting his grip on the tree, the Hufflepuff grabbed his snow tube and then looked over his shoulder at the dog who was NOT disappointing.

Tip of the miniature pine tree between its teeth, the massive work dog dragged it through the snow with a bit of a growl and violent shake every now and then towards the first year who sat waiting in his snow tube. "Good job, Bumi!" he praised, drawing from his pocket another treat to use as leverage.

Just as the dog was close enough that the first year could smell the pine (which meant TOO CLOSE) Derf pushed off hard against the snow and WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE down he went. "C'mon, Bumi! C'mon!" he called over his shoulder to make sure the dog didn't abandon him at the top with the tree.

Resourceful. That was what he was. Very resourceful!

River took a good look at the course, starting from his left all the way to the snow tubers. He’d say he was impressed with what he saw. The students and professors were doing really well –aside from the occasional face-planting-, and he can tell that they also used their heads to get through a course. River crossed his arms, his right index finger against his lips as he watched the students struggle a bit while doing the third course. It was expected, although he had to admit that he was amused when they started bribing his dogs. The Healer let out a chuckle, and shook his head in disbelief. Well, as long as they used their legs and arms to do the job, he was in no place to protest.

The excited shouts from the snow tubers got his attention, and tilted his head with a smile, his hands on his hips this time. Fears were conquered, they had fun…and it seemed that a few made new friends along the way. Who said getting fit needed to be boring, right? The Healer turned his back and jogged towards the side and picked up a small brown box from the ground. The activity was going to end soon…in about 20 minutes, and what better way to welcome them all back with a little token of appreciation.

Truth be told, Skylar wasn't all to sure WHAT the purpose of the Christmas Trees was, except for extra weight to drag up the snow mounds. Perhaps strength training to complement the cardio? Whatever, fortunately she'd selected a relatively small tree so it wasn't too difficult to drag it up the mound .... or maybe it was to provide some resistance on the way down?

Watching some other kids before her tie their trees to the snow tube, Skylar bit her lip and fastened it as well. Yes, the resistance thing made sense ... kind of like a motor? Without the motor part, heh. Feeling exhilarated and nervous as she looked down at the large drop, the thirteen year old plopped down right in the middle with enough force to propel the tube forward onto the slide.

"Eeeeeeeeee!!!" Skylar skrieked automatically. Not of terror, but of thrill, because feeling the brisk cold air on her skin, as she sped down the slide, well, it WAS thrilling. And more than enough to wake one up if they'd been sleep walking through the challenge beforehand (not sure how considering the cold wet). Speaking of cold wet, Skylar also wasn't sure about how the cold air would affect her wellbeing with being wet too. She almost felt like she should have worn something waterproof, but eh, too late now. And why had she JUST though of it on her last leg, as the cold air whipped by on her face?

Hands in the air - like she was on a muggle roller coaster - Skylar had her mouth wide open as her snow tube at long last came to a halt at the bottom, but she wasn't sure WHAT it was or if she was meant to secure herself better in the tube or if she hadn't fastened the tree properly, but as she reached bottom, due to the incline and then the levelness, she flipped back and over the tube, face-planting into the soft white snow. Fortunately it was soft, which allowed for a quick rebound and Sky to stand up, but she had a mouthful of snow too, which she quickly spat out.

"Well that was fun," Sky said to no one in particular, as she surveyed the table at the end where many of her classmates were already gathered. HOT TEA for SURE!!!!!!! Pouring herself some tea, she breathed it in, savoring in the warmth a moment before popping a zinc lozenge in her mouth as precaution. Cause wet clothes plus cold air, well Skylar didn't want to think how she was going to feel tomorrow morning if she didn't get dry soon.

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Was she out of breath? No way. She did feel a little warmer though given that the activity required her to move about so much. Now Kay was grabbing the mini Christmas tree and the snow tube. Without hesitating, she began trudging up, up and away. Okay, it was at this point that she began the pant a little but it wasn’t anything much. That was when she noticed one of the dogs-Bumi- running beside her. “Hello there, big fellow. Come to encourage me?’’ When the dog barked, she grinned. “I’ll take that as a yes. Thank you.’’ Bumi barked again and ran off towards a student.

Reaching the top of the mound, she fastened the tree. Kay then hopped onto the tube and pushed off. The cold wind felt like a stab to her face but she had to admit, it was somewhat refreshing! Down and down she went! This was so much fun! She had to remember to compliment River about this course.

“That was wonderful!’’ the Muggle Studies professor told Rose who was at the end/ beginning of the course. Kay’s cheeks were flushed from the cold. “River’s ideas for this course was wonderful. Did you see when I fell face first in the snow, Rose?” It was a lot funny now that she thought of it.

Where was Gaston?

That was Rose's thought as she sipped her tea and waited to see who was coming in. Hopefully he was doing alright. She hadn't seen him trip earlier, nor did she have any ideas about any other spills he might have had.

On top of that, she wanted to see Kay because even though her friend had started a little before her, she was nowhere to be seen. Looking away for a few moments, she heard her name and laughed. "I was just wondering when you were going to get here." Now they could talk a little before the others arrived. Once again she was looking out for Gaston. "It was so much fun! I loved it. I did. You were right ahead of me. I almost face planted a few times myself." Kay definitely hadn't been the only one.

Once again, Olivia had been right...about the top answer or whatever...but at this point, she couldn't even duck her head in embarrassment. Don't get her wrong, she was very proud and relieved to be subconsciously on top of her game, but it slattered some undue pressure onto her boney shoulders. Liv was smart, sure, but she was most definitely no Ravenclaw. Not like her boyfriend, who was one of the smartest people she'd ever met. It was just.... Right now, the blonde didn't want anyone looking to her. That was what the Prefects were for. So... maybe she'd try to be less correct in the future. Just so no one got the idea that she should be listened to.

Anyway.

There was also some dueling validation there. All throughout the previous term, the Gryffindor had been working hard at staying in shape and getting her body where it needed to be, not only for the club, but for ballet. Seriously, train in classical ballet for a few months. It'll be the most intense, strenuous workout experience of your entire life. Worth it, but intense. And it had paid off, given that she'd finished on top of her year in the club. So... Yeah, the Healer wasn't wrong about all that. He seemed like a smart man. Olivia suspected they would get to know one another pretty well over this term. Just a feeling.

Anyway, about this YETI challenge. It would boil down to motivation for her, as she tried to get her mind in the right place. Her body might be a touch weak, but it wasn't like she needed to rush too much, right? They were all working towards the same goal.... Liv just hoped these obstacles weren't too extreme. Just in case she got stuck somewhere and everyone else had already finished. That would be... Well, awful, honestly. Good thing she had her wand in her coat sleeve. And that this seemed to be a closed course. Helpful.

Moving at more of a jog (which was smarter to keep her breathing under controlled), she followed her classmates into the course, heading towards the giant snow stairs at her own pace (despite the animated Yeti). Hey, at least she was trying. Anyway, this was slower than the others, by minutes, but she didn't mind too much. It was better to do this one on her own, anyway... As Carlton had teamed up with Char. That was good... Her precious ickle would be safe...

Guh, but stairs. They were easily her least favorite workout. Sinking her left foot down into the snow mound, Liv made a face...before reangling her body into an upright position to adjust her balance. Moving the other foot forward, so began the process of hefting herself upwards and over, during which she'd paused several times to work out her balance. GAH, it was plain to see that the blonde was off her game today. And sluggish. Working herself that much harder, she decided to bring her hands into play, almost crawling her way up the mound, instead of walking...

Sorry leg muscles... We have failed you today.

Pulling herself over the mass of snow, she breathed a sigh of relief! What in the world was wrong with her... To be quite frank, her head was starting to really swim and she thought for just a moment that she may be sick....

....No... NO... She was going to be sick. She was throwing up. Oh gosh. OH GOSH.

And time was up! "EVERYONE GATHER AROUND!" River waved to the congregated students nearby, and to those who just came from the slide. "I am quite impressed with what you've shown me today, and I hope that this activity has inspired you to be more active in the coming days ahead. Remember that your magic is useless if you don't have a healthy body." Roscoe and Bumi came to his side wagging their tails...obviously happy with the treats they got earlier. "Before we part for the day, I would like to give you a medal for your accomplishment, and a remembrance of some sort." the Healer then opened the box that was tucked under his arm, and gave everyone their prize. While he did so, he gave the students the occasional, 'well done', and a smile.

"Alright, that's it for the day! I hope you all had fun as much as I did watching you. Oh, and don't forget to drink something warm," he said as he gestured towards the table, "also, it would be helpful to do another series of stretching once you get inside. It should cool down your muscles from all the running and climbing." With a final nod, he gave everyone a wave. "I'll see you around then. You are all dismissed." River tucked the box under his arm again, and moved back to the obstacles to dismount any and all of the mounds.




Box now safely tucked under his arm, River made another quick sweep of the course, and was delighted to see that he was quite successful with his first seminar. The grin on his face slowly faded however, when a lone figure caught his attention. Sensing that something wasn't right, the Healer immediately placed the box down on the ground, and ran towards the figure. He too made a quick sweeping motion with his wand to dismantle the snow Yeti that was about to attack her.

Panting, River held the young lady's shoulder and searched her face. "Miss...Phillips? What's wrong? What's the matter?" She...didn't look good.



OOC: Class dismissed, everyone! Thanks for coming and participating! I will leave this thread open for another 6-12 hours so you can CATCH UP on your posts, or have your character leaving the circuit. ^^

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Derf didn't bother to bring his ride to a stop himself, instead waiting for the momentum to wear off itself and was soon joined by Bumi who was still dragging his tree with him. "Good dog," the boy praised, offering the other dog treat as a reward and an appreciative scratch behind the ear as well.

So...what was the point of the trees?

He was...just going to leave his riiiiiiight where Bumi had dropped it then because...no thank you.

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Originally Posted by Stefan

And time was up! "EVERYONE GATHER AROUND!" River waved to the congregated students nearby, and to those who just came from the slide. "I am quite impressed with what you've shown me today, and I hope that this activity has inspired you to be more active in the coming days ahead. Remember that your magic is useless if you don't have a healthy body." Roscoe and Bumi came to his side wagging their tails...obviously happy with the treats they got earlier. "Before we part for the day, I would like to give you a medal for your accomplishment, and a remembrance of some sort." the Healer then opened the box that was tucked under his arm, and gave everyone their prize. While he did so, he gave the students the occasional, 'well done', and a smile.

OH MEDALS! Feeling very much like a niffler, the first year eagerly accepted his and threw it on around his neck right away. He was still a bit miffed about the whole not getting to meet an actual yeti and this was more of a sad consolation prize than the real thing...but he supposed he could deal...and maybe beg Professor Hirsch about letting them try their wands against REAL yetis sometime.

Derf was just about to head back to the castle as instructed, when an older Gryffindor (another blonde!) looked like she had just swallowed a slug. Or a whole bunch of slugs. Which was why he was reaching into his pocket for a chocolate frog - this time he wouldn't beg to get to keep the card because MAYBE there was a witch or wizard on there that she would fancy and help make her feel better - and tugged on the Healer's coat to get his attention.

"For when s-s-she feels-s-s better," he explained, presenting the frog to him. Because chocolate had magical healing properties when you were feeling down...or if there were dementors around.

There were loud noises and people making their way noisily out of the obstacle course, but Olivia was so focused on the meager breakfast she'd managed that morning making it's way back up her throat...that she'd completely missed all of this.

As well as the approaching fabricated yeti...

....gurgle....

Moisture gathering in her eyes, as it does when you're throwing up, Liv hastily pushed her blonde fringe back; grateful again that she'd had the presence of mind to cut all her hair off. This would've been much more frustrating than it already was.... Considering she had to rip the scarf from about her neck....for fear of getting vomit on it. It'd been a gift from her mother a few years ago, and was silk. Depressed and broken, or not, Liv STILL cared very much about her accessories.

....gurgle....gurgle....

By the time the Healer had made it over, she was in the beginning stages of dryheaving; her vision blurred and mind floating. Healer Reed was asking her something, but it was difficult to zero in on his words... Trying to focus, the blonde blinked forcibly, causing the gathered tears to leak down her flushed cheeks. There was other people there... She thought she heard a much younger voice. "........" The words wouldn't come, but....then again, she suddenly found herself unable to do anything other than close her eyes. It was too bright with the sun reflecting off the snow; too bright and overwhelming to her currently mushy brain.

...and Olivia had fainted.

The speed of them moving down the slope first made him terrified and cling to her desperately. But when he realized they were actually doing alright he beamed and let go of her.

"WOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" The snow whipped past their faces and he was completely oblivious of Char desperately trying to steer the tube safely down to the others. Carlton threw his hands in the air and waved them around like he just didn't care.

"This is the BEST DAY EV-" His happy cry was abrupted by him suddenly leaving the tube, a small bump in the snow had made him spiral out of it. He had the time to realize it would be a very cold tumble down the end of the hill before his tushy hit the cold ground. THUD.

He heard Charlotte shout something after him when he rolled down the slope. Who needed tubes when you had a rolling body? When he came to a stop he sat up and looked around him. OH, hot cocoa. Standing up, he brushed the snow off from him and wiggled his body to get all the cold snow out of his two jackets he was wearing.

Carlton beamed with pride and searched for where Charlotte had ended up with their tube and their two trees so he could go join her.



WHAAAA A MEDAL?!!

Carlton had never gotten a medal for anything in his whole life. He was so EXCITED. "BEEPBOOPBEEEPBOOPBEEPBOOP!" He quickly ruffled his curly hair to get rid of all the snow that had stuck there earlier and joined up with the other students who also had finished the run. He looked around at them knowingly. You're getting a medal too? Yeah, me too. Aren't we just the best?

Then the healer was in front of him and Carlton watched him with a solemn expression. "Thank you, yes, thank you, yes, thank you." He nodded when he received his medal and watched it lovingly. "I will put you above my bed." He bounced in the snow, looking for another just as excited as he was. Where was Zoryn when you needed her?! "I got a medal!"

Squeal.



Then his eyes fell on a very familiar figure. He had seen her in the entrance hall and then lost track of her in the run with everyting that was going on. Carlton started to prance over to her.

"LIV! Beepboopbeepboopbeepboop! Come and get your medal!" He called to her as he ran over.

Wait, why was the healer with her? Was he giving her the medal? His stomach dropped when he spotted his Liv suddenly falling to the ground. Carlton first stopped in his tracks, watching from afar before he waddled over to them, wide and shiny eyes.

"Why is she doing that, healer Reed?" His voice was small and scared as he looked down at Liv. Get uppppppppppppppppppppppppp and love me!

Lip wibble. Yup. If she didn't open her eyes soon or if the healer didn't perform a magical recovery for her RIGHT NOW. He would start bawling. Here it cooomes...

This was kind of AMAZING! Charlotte would have waved both hands around but she did keep a grip on her new firstie friend, so only waved the one around. WOOOOOOOOOO. And then a sudden bump meant she lost her grip on him... whoops! But... well, at least she'd got the steering right even if she'd lost her small passenger. She wouldn't get in trouble right? Because he SOUNDED like he was okay.

The tube scooted to a stop, mostly thanks to the trees that between the two of them kind of worked like a little anchor, and Charlotte, with shaky legs, got off the tube, right in time to hear they were getting medals! COOL! It was nice that she didn't miss out on that just for not being first. And she could really go for some of that cocoa right about now!

"Thanks Healer Reed!" Charlotte said, upon taking hers. Mmm. She had ice and snow caked on her though. Char got her wand out and busied herself with a few quick spells, just to make things a little more comfy. And she MIGHT'VE gone and got that cocoa, but then THINGS happened.





Now, Olivia Phillips was someone Char had called friend since they were ickles. They were neighbours, housemates, and a whole ton more, but in recent times the younger girl had definitely been avoiding Charlotte, she was sure. It hurt, feeling like a friend didn't really want to be friends with you anymore, especially when there were Roo things involved, but Charlotte was hardly going to be someone who would EVER turn away when a friend (?) was in trouble. If it wasn't for Carlton going over there, it was possible that Char might not even have noticed, but as it was, that was exactly where her attention had gone.

"Olivia!" Char's gasp wasn't very loud when she saw the younger blonde go down, but her reflexes were good and her wand was already out, so she cast a cushioning charm at the ground right where Liv was falling - the spell blossoming up to hopefully cushion her fall.

She tore over there, skidding slightly on an icy patch before coming to a stop, anxiously. Thank Merlin the healer was right here!!!