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It was the day before Halloween, and the Fall weather was lovely this afternoon and absolutely perfect for their lesson today. All the new school rules aside, Professor Wayland was not going to break tradition. He had the lesson set up just outside of the Barn as usual, with his trusty blackboard and hay bale semi circle.

No hay bale throne today? Professor Wayland sat sipping his Chai on a single hay bale. The Professor was a little out of sorts, but he would press through for his students. And so he sat, sipping away with a quiet smile, impatiently awaiting his fantastic pupils to get there so this fun lesson could be started.



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The grin didn't help. Despite the distraction of the lesson, Jessa couldn't get her mind off what a horrible idea this could've turned into. You knew she was distracted when her mind was passively offering up answers rather than actively digesting the information and coming up with questions of her own to help herself further understand.

Even when the man introduced his little bowtruckle friend and moved the class along, she was still very much singularly focused on the what ifs.

"Piggy backing off Zachary's answer. They do get violent, gouging out the eyes of the perceived threat or intruder." Scratch that, she did have questions. "Professor..." She said after a moment's pause, her eyes briefly resting on the little green creature. "If they're only so big, how effective can they really be against an actual threat? I mean, granted, speed might be on their side and they must be quite agile, but......if one really wanted to gouge out our eyes, what's to stop us from scorching them and ending the attack--or firmly grabbing hold of them with protective handware?"

She got that they "could be dangerous" if they felt threatened, but how much of a threat were they really? There was a reason the Ministry labelled them as able to be pets.

They weren't likely to cause any real harm.
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Max didn't know all that much about bowtruckles other than them being small and green and .... well, both of those answers had been used already, so.

Besides, his attention right now was mostly focused on the patch of trees and all the teeny tiny eyes he could swear were there. And speaking of eyes, Jessa had said something about the creatures gouging out the eyes of intruders??????

"Professor," he rubbed sub-consciously at his own eyes before thrusting a panicked hand in the air. "What counts as an intruder? Are we intruding right now?"

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Hanna let out an audible gasp, then clapped her hand over her mouth, sinking back into her hay bale. Oops. But... BOWTRUCKLES! Hanna had never, at least not that she knew, met and handled a bowtruckle. Until NOW that was!

It was so sweet! Looking at it popping its head out of Professor Wayland's pocket. Aww. LOL, well Dahlia wasn't the only one that had a crush on Professor Wayland. He was very handsome. Ugh. Red cheeks. Hanna blew a breath out of her mouth to re-focus herself on the subject. Professor Wayland. No, bowtruckles! Bowtruckles. Bowtruckles.

Each time Hanna thought of a new fact, someone else spoke it. But there were still things that were said that she didn't know about them, which was interesting. Hmm... Hanna raised her hand slowly. "Er... they're similar to the mundane creature Praying Mantis. Are they... related somehow?" Although... although Praying Mantis' were insects. "Do Bowtruckles eat them, Sir?"


."Praying mantus? I thought it was a grasshopper that they looked like," Skyler blurted out. Uh oh.
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Cal was so glad he had made his way to Care of Magic Creatures class.. It was one of his favorite classes. And Professor Wayland happened to be on of his favorite teachers at school. And so, with a bit of a smile he gave him a nod, " How are ya doin', Professor Wayland? .. Can't wait to see what we're doin' today! "


And with that the second year badger went to take his seat and prepare himself for the lesson. Hopefully, he'd steer clear of trouble and not lose anymore points.
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Bel had been about to offer the answer of drop bears for the tree thing, knowing that most of her classmates wouldn't have a clue what they were (but they absolutely needed to know if they ever visited 'Stralia!), but she managed to get herself entirely too distracted listening to everyone else's answers. And when the bowtruckle topic was revealed, she too shot a grin in Derfael's direction before looking back at the professor's little friend. Dahlia was a pretty name.

She put her hand up, and down again, and then up, and then down, as the answers she came up with, one at a time, were said by others. Her hand went up one more time and Bel offered, "I guess its not exactly a fact about bowtruckles, but wizards say 'no bigger than a bowtruckle' instead of the muggle phrase 'knee-high to a grasshopper' to indicate being a baby or being small, and I think that does kinda indicate how common they are in this part of the world, that they're part of an easily understood idiom like that - even easy to understand for me and there aren't any bowtruckles where I'm from."
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Looks like Professor Wayland didn’t appreciate Dad jokes either. Ewan understood why the professor had taken the points off him. With a slight nod towards Professor Wayland, he focused again, ready to earn the points back. After all, he didn’t mind losing points, just not this way.

Listening intently now, Ewan couldn’t help but smile at the Bowtruckle as it climbed out of the professor's pocket. He had a feeling that it would be the small tree dwelling creature. Honestly, Ewan had no idea how he’d only give one fact so he had to make it a good one.



Raising his hand, so as not to lose any points, Ewan decided to give one of his favourite facts. “Professor, Bowtruckles are generally peaceful creatures that reside in trees. However, if they feel threatened, they may attack by using their sharp twig like fingers”. Ewan couldn’t imagine Dahlia doing that but he also knew that you should never judge creatures by their looks.
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Patrick wasn’t too sure on all things Bowtruckles, sure he had read his book but 90% of the time these days he was dead tired because of the running first thing in the morning. He quietly wrote down all of the points his classmates had mentioned and made sure that he also noted down everything he could see about the bowtruckle interacting with Professor Wayland. He was sketching out a really really rough version of the animal so he would know what it looked like and was ready to learn more. He continued to listen to his classmates while trying to input something... anything.
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Zoryn absent-mindedly checked her nails. She was only somewhat paying attention to the answers that were shared, deciding that she liked this class a lot better when everyone was fawning over her 'TROLL' boils. This learning stuff on the other hand, was RIDICULOUS!

She didn't come to class to actually LEARN things!??! Honestly, Professor. The audacity!

'And she has a bit of a crush on me'


Honestly Professor WayOld had the biggest head she had ever come across. Seriously??? As if!

She chose against answering this question too. This whole lesson was starting to turn out real boring. Where was the flavor? When were they going to talk about a creature that really mattered. Aka. DRAGONS.
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Was it time to start taking notes? Lucas pulled out his notebook and quill to begin becaaaaause they were officially onto the subject of the class. Bowtruckles! OHHOHOHOH HE HAD MET ONE ONCE. Derf's. It was a mean bowtruckle. IT HAD SCRATCHED HIM. Rude. But he would never NOT associate bowtruckles with Derf. He was surprised the Hufflepuff wasn't blabbering on about them already.

"Sir, bowtruckles are kinda' mean," he said in an experienced sort-of way. But he had experienced it...the scratches. THE SCRATCHES. He glanced around to see if Derf had heard him. But...but...what if Derf took that offensively? After all, the prefect had LOVED his bowtruckle... "Well, I guess aggressive would be the better word than mean."
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Yep. She thought that lemurs were probably one of the cutest animals ever. She had one jump on her back at a petting zoo one time. Awww would you look at that bowtruckle, her name was And Dahlia had a crush on the professor. How did he know that a bowtruckle had a crush on him? Interesting.

Anyway… She took notes on the answers and all the other stuff. What did she know about
them? ”I don’t know. But are they similar to stick bugs.” That sounded more like a question but that was her final answer.
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"Well, I remember reading that their favorite place to attack are the eyes," she explained. You know, the perfect organ to rip up with those little claws...OUCH. Her hurt her eyes just thinking about it.
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BOWTRUCKLES!! Penny couldn't help but grin wider as the professor spoke and then his little friend came out to peek. OH MERLIN SHE WAS ADORABLE! It was all the Hufflepuff could do to stay seated as she raised her hand high and waved it a bit. "Bowtruckles eat woodlice, sir!" she chirped. And they were almost as cute as Benji Park! Hehe.
"That they do! Very good, Penny." Tristan said with a small smile. It was slightly adorable how excited the girl was about the creatures. Bowtruckles were really fun.

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Abra perked up when Professor Wayland told them all what they would be studying that day; more than anything he was surprised that his answer had been so... right. Not that he thought it was wrong, because he'd known bowtruckles for sure lived in trees, but... well... yeah. He watched the bowtruckle - Dahlia - in Wayland's hand for a minute, and when the question was posed, Abra raised his hand again.

"They guard trees that you get wand wood from...?" he said simply, and though he phrased his answer as a question, he said it with a touch more confidence this time. It helped, you know, getting things right in class and getting positive reactions from professors. Helped him relax just a bit.
Tristan gave Abra an encouraging smile. He always seemed to give his answers as questions, and wondered if it was a confidence thing. "That they do. Mostly the Wiggen Tree, but any tree you can get wand wood from they live in." He nodded and smiled before moving on to the next hand in the air.

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Well....at least she got a yes before the no. Still...fairies.

Bowtruckles!! They were cute and the one that Professor Wayland had on his shoulder was just too adorable. Dahlia. They could be dangerous though...

Kaitlynn put her hand in the air, "They are small in height growing only up to eight inches max."
"Very good Kaitlynn, and as you can see Dahlia is about six inches, so she is small for a full sized adult." Tristan said with a smile. Dahlia was one of his favorites out of the barn Bowtruckles.

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Ahhhh Penny was SO SMART. Benji looked over at her as she answered the question, barely hiding a smile. He quickly turned his attention back to the professor before he got caught with googly eyes and raised his own hand: "A group of Bowtruckles is called a branch," he offered.

And they were so adorable. (Not that he would ever call them adorable. 13-year-old boys are waaaaay too cool to call things adorable. But he would think it!) He knew they could be a little aggressive if they felt threatened, but he hoped he'd get to hold a friendly one today!
"That they are, Benji! And we have quite the branch in the barn." All were very different and unique in attitude and so fun to watch.

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His hand went down very slowly as he tried to re-think....... and then it went up again. "Bowtruckles have two very sharp fingers on each hand." Their version of fingers and hands because they didn’t look like human fingers and hands. That would be freaky and something out of a scary movie.
"Yes, Lucas, they do. And trust me when I say you do not want to get on their bad side." He almost involuntarily shivered at the memories from his experiences with the little creatures.

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Oh, BOWTRUCKLES. Like Derf's Picketta, only lots of them who weren't already disinclined to hate everyone but Derf. Although they probably just hated everyone but the professor, so still hateful but beautiful little beasts.

"They camouflage well in their home trees, because they look like flora... but they are most definitely creatures. And, also opinion not fact, but they're very very charming." Not biased at all by the fact that she'd been able to amuse one recently with a dancing flower.
"They do camouflage really well and can be quite charming...especially when they want food." As he said this Dahlia gently poked his cheek, and he grinned giving her another fairy egg. "Point proven I think." He said giving Chloe a wink before moving on.

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"Sir.... they're green." He nodded in partnership with his response. Hey, don't fuss at him. He didn't know the first thing about Bowtruckles and a 'captain obvious' answer was all he had to offer at the moment.
Tristan gave Aaron an exasperated look at the most obvious answer he possibly could have given, and grinned. "Yes, Aaron...they are indeed green. There are some that can be brown as well to blend in better with the tree bark." He shook his head then moved on to the next hand in the air.

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Stella raised her hand, dear god was she a Ravenclaw or a Gryffindor? She chuckled at herself. "Bowtruckles protect Wiggentrees." she remembered reading about that in her book.
"Very good, Stella. They mostly protect Wiggentrees, but they can also live and protect other wand wood trees as well." He said with a small smile and a nod.

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Skyler rolled her eyes at the hessitent look. What? She mentioned creatures in the trees. What more did you want? Eh. Skyler shrugged. She blinked and looked around at all the eyes staring at them? Were they in the trees?
Why was Skyler rolling her eyes? He raised an eyebrow before moving on to the next hand.

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"The Bowtruckle has a Ministry of Magic Classification of XX, which means they are believed to be Harmless and may be domesticated as a pet or companion. It's one reason why the great Newt Scamander had one as a travelling companion." she stated, still slightly hesitant in her answer after the last flumux.
"Very good, Lizzie. He also had a branch of Bowtruckles in that briefcase of his." Tristan said with a wink and a grin before moving on to the next hand in the air.

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Bowtruckles? Huh. Interesting that she hadn't guessed that they would be dealing with those today. Then again, she rarely gave them a second thought. She DID know some things about them, however. She raised her hand. "They can be found in certain forests in England, Germany, and Scandinavia." At least that was what she thought she had read somewhere once...
"That is correct, they only live in those regions. Very good, Madison!" Tristan said with a smile and a nod before turning to the next student.

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Okay…okay, where there was one Bowtruckle there were many right? Her eyes flicked to the trees around tried to catch a glimpse of one if she could…no, no she needed to answer the question and participate. Raising her hand Beth waited to be called on, ”Bowtruckles can be mistaken for members of the Phasmatodea order of insects typically because of looks it’s the Leptynia Hispanica – they had an exhibit on insects at the museum this summer” she added the last bit like it was an important explanation.
Tristan was not expecting a second year to whip out that answer. "That, Anabeth, is indeed correct. And for those of you who don't know what the Phasmatodea order of insects or the Leptynia Hispanica is...they are better known as Stick Bugs. Very good, Anabeth." He said nodding his approval.

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"Derf loves Bowtruckles!" Natalie added to the discussion with a chipper attitude... And then she turned red because it was uh, rather unnecessary to add. The sentence had just sort of jumped out of her when she heard the topic of the lesson. Oops. Natalie cleared her throat. "And they, err... eat insects," she added a second later to save her outburst.
Tristan coughed to cover up his chuckle at that out burst. It was no secret that Derfael loved Bowtruckles...he had adopted one from Tristan. He nodded at that second answer, "Yes, they eat wood lice to be specific, as well as fairy eggs. Very good, Natalie." He said with a smirk before turning to the next student.

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Skyler face palmed. And her question was obvious??? Well, this guy sure gave her a run for her money if that's the case then. She sighed and didn't say anything in responce.
Skyler had caught his eye again. If she was going to continue to be disruptive he would have to start taking points. Tristan gave her a warning look. Before turning to the next student.

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Natasha didn't know much about Bowtruckles, but tried to remember what she had read. Her classmates seemed to have covered everything she knew about them and much more. Then a little fact came to mind and she hoped she was remembering correctly as she raised her hand. "I think I read they only have brown eyes to help with camouflage."
"That is correct, Natasha. Thank you." He said with a small smile and a nod. He was so proud of his students with all their answers.

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She’d perked up at the mention of what they’d actually be studying in the lesson, though, and almost instinctively glanced in Derf’s direction. “Bowtruckles have their own language, too, and they can act just like people do. Creating cliques and bullying other Bowtruckles if they feel like it,” she added, raising her hand just in case she actually was being watched. She was tempted to bring up her experiment regarding making wood lice cookies for Picketta, too, but it seemed like more of a tangent than anything constructive.
Tristan nodded listening to Stasya's answer. He smiled, "That is very true, they do indeed. And this little one here, though small, is the bossiest of the Barn Branch." He said with a chuckle glancing at Dahlia who had made her way back into his shirt pocket.

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He had definitely read about them, so his hand went up and he offered a fact he clearly remembered, "....they can get quiet violent when threatened"
Tristan nodded, "Especially if the person they feel threatened by is threatening their home tree. Which is why wand makers are especially careful when they take wand wood, and we will get into that in a little while." He gave Zachary a small smile before moving on.

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Each time Hanna thought of a new fact, someone else spoke it. But there were still things that were said that she didn't know about them, which was interesting. Hmm... Hanna raised her hand slowly. "Er... they're similar to the mundane creature Praying Mantis. Are they... related somehow?" Although... although Praying Mantis' were insects. "Do Bowtruckles eat them, Sir?"
Tristan noticed Hanna's very red cheeks and decided not to ask. He listened to her answer that was more of a question, giving her a small smile. "Actually they are more like a Stick Bug than a Praying Mantis but I can see how you would think that." He said with a nod. "No their don't eat Praying Mantis. Far to big. They eat Wood Lice and Fairy eggs when they can find them." He said with a small smile.

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"Piggy backing off Zachary's answer. They do get violent, gouging out the eyes of the perceived threat or intruder." Scratch that, she did have questions. "Professor..." She said after a moment's pause, her eyes briefly resting on the little green creature. "If they're only so big, how effective can they really be against an actual threat? I mean, granted, speed might be on their side and they must be quite agile, but......if one really wanted to gouge out our eyes, what's to stop us from scorching them and ending the attack--or firmly grabbing hold of them with protective handware?"
And soon enough the Jessa that Tristan knew best was back and asking all the questions. He nodded along listening to her questions. "Speed and camouflage. They blend in entirely to well with their trees and can be really difficult to see. So if we can't see them, how would we know where to send a spell or jinx? Which by the way, you should never do." He said with a pointed look before adding, "Protective handware can only help so much. Protective eyeware on the other hand could help a lot. But knowing how to work with these creatures is your best option." He said with a nod before moving on.

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"Professor," he rubbed sub-consciously at his own eyes before thrusting a panicked hand in the air. "What counts as an intruder? Are we intruding right now?"
Tristan gave Max a reassuring smile. "Not to worry, Max. You are intruding when you are touching or in their trees. So you are perfectly fine right now. I promise." He would never intentionally let harm come to his students. It's why he always taught them how to work with the creatures to earn their trust before letting them interact with them.

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"Praying mantus? I thought it was a grasshopper that they looked like," Skyler blurted out. Uh oh.
Tristan's head turned faster than a cobra strike. He sighed, "That will be two points for speaking out of turn, Skyler. And as I said twice before, they look like Stick Bugs, not Praying Manti or Grasshoppers." He gave her a disappointed look before turning back to the students hands that were still in the air.

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Cal was so glad he had made his way to Care of Magic Creatures class.. It was one of his favorite classes. And Professor Wayland happened to be on of his favorite teachers at school. And so, with a bit of a smile he gave him a nod, " How are ya doin', Professor Wayland? .. Can't wait to see what we're doin' today!"

And with that the second year badger went to take his seat and prepare himself for the lesson. Hopefully, he'd steer clear of trouble and not lose anymore points.
Tristan's mouth stretched into a hard line, and he crossed his arms across his chest, making sure to not harm Dahlia in his pocket. "I was doing great until you interrupted my lesson with your tardiness, Reese." He paused with a grimace. "That will be 10 points from Hufflepuff. I expect you to be fifteen minutes early to our next lesson to make up for your lost time." With that he turned to the students patiently waiting to be called on.

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She put her hand up, and down again, and then up, and then down, as the answers she came up with, one at a time, were said by others. Her hand went up one more time and Bel offered, "I guess its not exactly a fact about bowtruckles, but wizards say 'no bigger than a bowtruckle' instead of the muggle phrase 'knee-high to a grasshopper' to indicate being a baby or being small, and I think that does kinda indicate how common they are in this part of the world, that they're part of an easily understood idiom like that - even easy to understand for me and there aren't any bowtruckles where I'm from."
Tristan nodded with a small smile, the annoyance of the tardy student still running through him, as he listened to Bel's answer. "That is very true, Bel. Thank you." He said with a smile before moving on to the next hand in the air.

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Raising his hand, so as not to lose any points, Ewan decided to give one of his favourite facts. “Professor, Bowtruckles are generally peaceful creatures that reside in trees. However, if they feel threatened, they may attack by using their sharp twig like fingers”. Ewan couldn’t imagine Dahlia doing that but he also knew that you should never judge creatures by their looks.
Tristan gave Ewan an encouraging smile and nodded. "That is correct, Ewan. Thank you." He said, appreciating the change in behavior.

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Patrick wasn’t too sure on all things Bowtruckles, sure he had read his book but 90% of the time these days he was dead tired because of the running first thing in the morning. He quietly wrote down all of the points his classmates had mentioned and made sure that he also noted down everything he could see about the bowtruckle interacting with Professor Wayland. He was sketching out a really really rough version of the animal so he would know what it looked like and was ready to learn more. He continued to listen to his classmates while trying to input something... anything.
Tristan's eyes scanned the room, noting that Patrick was being quiet. Either he didn't know much or so many people had answered already he couldn't give one. Which was fine. He gave Patrick a small grin before noticing another hand.

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Zoryn absent-mindedly checked her nails. She was only somewhat paying attention to the answers that were shared, deciding that she liked this class a lot better when everyone was fawning over her 'TROLL' boils. This learning stuff on the other hand, was RIDICULOUS!

She didn't come to class to actually LEARN things!??! Honestly, Professor. The audacity!

'And she has a bit of a crush on me'


Honestly Professor WayOld had the biggest head she had ever come across. Seriously??? As if!

She chose against answering this question too. This whole lesson was starting to turn out real boring. Where was the flavor? When were they going to talk about a creature that really mattered. Aka. DRAGONS.
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Was it time to start taking notes? Lucas pulled out his notebook and quill to begin becaaaaause they were officially onto the subject of the class. Bowtruckles! OHHOHOHOH HE HAD MET ONE ONCE. Derf's. It was a mean bowtruckle. IT HAD SCRATCHED HIM. Rude. But he would never NOT associate bowtruckles with Derf. He was surprised the Hufflepuff wasn't blabbering on about them already.

"Sir, bowtruckles are kinda' mean," he said in an experienced sort-of way. But he had experienced it...the scratches. THE SCRATCHES. He glanced around to see if Derf had heard him. But...but...what if Derf took that offensively? After all, the prefect had LOVED his bowtruckle... "Well, I guess aggressive would be the better word than mean."
Tristan nodded, "They are only mean or aggressive when they feel threatened. So if you have been hanging out with Derf and met Picketta, she is very protective of him..next time come prepared with Wood Lice...or a Fairy Egg. She'll be more receptive." He said with a wink.

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Yep. She thought that lemurs were probably one of the cutest animals ever. She had one jump on her back at a petting zoo one time. Awww would you look at that bowtruckle, her name was Dahlia And had a crush on the professor. How did he know that a bowtruckle had a crush on him? Interesting.

Anyway… She took notes on the answers and all the other stuff. What did she know about
them? ”I don’t know. But are they similar to stick bugs.” That sounded more like a question but that was her final answer.
"Yes, Juniper they are very similar to Stick Bugs." He said with an encouraging smile and a nod. It looked like there was one more person with an answer.

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Ok, Nettie officially needed a bowtruckle. It was SO CUTE!! She had read about them before but never expected them to be so ADORABLE in person. Still, her reading had also taught her that just because they LOOKED cute certainly didn't mean they always ACTED cute. She raised her hand.

"Well, I remember reading that their favorite place to attack are the eyes," she explained. You know, the perfect organ to rip up with those little claws...OUCH. Her hurt her eyes just thinking about it.
"It's not necessarily their favorite place...but they certainly do attack there most often. I know many wand makers that were caught off guard and lost an eye." He said with a smile that looked more like a grimace. Though cute, these creatures needed to be handled carefully.


There were no other hands in the air waiting to be called on so he stood at the front of the class, and with a small smile began the long informative talk about Bowtruckles. "Alright, sounds like you all have the basics. We know that Bowtruckles' native range is western England, southern Germany, and very specific forests in Scandinavia. They can get no bigger than eight inches, can be green and look like they have leaves coming out of their heads, and can have brown parts that are the texture of tree bark. They have brown eyes to help them camouflage even more. They have very sharp and long fingers that help them to protect themselves, their families, and their home trees." He paused to let the blackboard catch up with him so that the students could write these things down in their notes.

After about a minute he continued, "They eat Wood Lice and Fairy Eggs. The look very similar to Stick Bugs, which is what Muggles often confuse them for IF they see them because they are ridiculously difficult to spot unless they want to be seen." He said with a grin looking at Dahlia who was peaking out of his pocket. "Bowtruckles are considered Tree Guardians for their home tree, which are generally trees that are used for wand wood, though they mostly dwell in Wiggentrees, which for those who don't know, is a magical Rowan tree. Their claw like fingers are mostly used to dig out wood lice and are very effective for that, and they also use them in defense when they feel threatened, typically going for their opponents eyes. They are typically peaceful creatures as long as they don't feel threatened." He paused, "Oh and as we said, a group of Bowtruckles is called a Branch." He smiled, and gave Dahlia another handful of dried wood lice. She was being so very well behaved right now.

He watched as the blackboard caught up with him, and as the students took notes, waiting until he was absolutely sure they were ready for instructions. "Alright everyone, right now I want you to get into pairs. And," with a flick of his wand a stack of boxes, each one the size of shoe boxes, containing a container of Wood Lice, a jar of Fairy Eggs, and 2 pairs of industrial worker goggles, appeared, "once you have figured out your partners, one of you come and collect your supplies. Once everyone has done that, we will get started on our activity." He smiled, "Get to it." He gave them a wink and waited patiently for them to get prepared.




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Lizzie jotted down notes as quickly as she could as the Professor spoke. Thankfully her years of experience writing stories and such and allowed her to be able to write rather quickly without having to look down at her papers.

The Professor announced an activity, she was so excited that she'd get to do something hands on, in her first class at that! But she wasn't so sure of partners. Being a first year she really didn't know anyone but Derf and he probably didn't want to be weighed down with a first year and would rather be with a friend.

She stood up from her seat, looking to see if anyone else looked lost and in need of a partner.
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Derf was mostly basking in the variety of answers his classmates were giving, even finding himself positively DYING to expand on the Tree-kangaroos that had been brought up. Because like...LIKE...the Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo had been on and off the endangered species list for the good turn of a century now and there was like...you know...an entire DISCUSSION to have there. Both on the species itself and the whole notion of endangered species and what could and SHOULD be done about that. Both in the wizarding world and muggle. In face, Derf's hand nearly shot up until things began to move along and he saw the unmistakable appearance of woodlice in the professor's hand AND the appearance of leafy greens and a stick body that the sixth year had a very personal and intimate relationship with.

BOWTRUCKLES!

He longed even MORE now for Picketta to be in his pocket, and his bright blue eyes did glance over at the barn where she was hopefully sleeping and not grumbling too much about being locked up in there. She hated being in there and preferred the comfort of his pocket ... though Derf had the sinking suspicion it was much more than that. And a conversation recently with Chloe, hinting about graduation, made his heart skip several pained beats thinking about it.

He did catch the few glances thrown his direction and returned them with an eager one of his own. Dahlia, that was a lovely name. Derf soon found himself distracted with thoughts of Picketta making another bowtruckle friend - he often felt guilty that she only was actually close to him...and somewhat Bel, Eamon, Natalie, Chloe, and Abey...but for the most part the bowtruckled had settled upon making HIM her entire world. They had had lengthy discussions about this, which had been difficult seeing as Picketta's speech was incredibly fast while she was angry and it was a struggle for him to keep up with sometimes.

And, well, he knew another reason he needed to go speak with Professor Wayland now since, well, Picketta had more than just a crush on him.

But as to what he could say about bowtruckles...well...the possibilities were ENDLESS. He couldn't think of anyone off the top of his head who had been assigned and able to keep a bowtruckle from the infant creature assignment, so the Hufflepuff had a heart swelling moment thinking about how he was lucky to have such a deep seeded relationship with the creatures. But as to what he offered as an answer, he kept it simple and to the point. There really was no need for him to ramble on and on about bowtruckles in class - he did that frequently enough on his own time and, well, Professor Wayland knew that Derf knew loads about the creature. "They are a lot like Hufflepuffs, professor," he simply offered, a knowing twinkle in his eye as he waited for the class to proceed.

Dedicated. Patient, well, selectively patient and where it counted most. Loyal. Hard working. Protective. Bowtruckles were most certainly the Hufflepuffs of the forest.

In fact, Derf was almost...ALMOST inspired to write an essay on this, now that he thought about it. Perhaps he could use it as part of his admissions documents to university. More food for his distracted thoughts...

Oh but they were pairing up with bowtruckles and Derf was immediately to his feet and eagerly went to collect the supplies FIRST because, well, he was eager to get going and this way once he found a partner they could do just that. Natalie maybe? It was...sorta a tradition that they work together in creatures....

"Looking for a partner!" he chirped, his pores practically secreting enthusiasm.
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Cal was subdued as he had more points taken.. He thought for sure he'd read the schedule right... Apparently not. And now the second year had to try and find someone who'd not only work with him, but also, catch him up to speed with what he missed since he was late.

Honestly, he hadn't meant to be late!.. Cast a glance over at Derf and gave him an ' I'm sorry ' look. Then then started to look for a partner to work with.
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Lizzie jotted down notes as quickly as she could as the Professor spoke. Thankfully her years of experience writing stories and such and allowed her to be able to write rather quickly without having to look down at her papers.

The Professor announced an activity, she was so excited that she'd get to do something hands on, in her first class at that! But she wasn't so sure of partners. Being a first year she really didn't know anyone but Derf and he probably didn't want to be weighed down with a first year and would rather be with a friend.

She stood up from her seat, looking to see if anyone else looked lost and in need of a partner.
Well, honestly, Derf, that was rude. She was standing literally next to him, and he was calling out for a partner? What did that make this particular friend? Chopped liver, perhaps... or something equally gross and undesirable. Way to make a girl feel wanted.

She gave him a scandalized, scathing look before shouldering her bag and waving at a chipper looking first year. "I'll be your partner, if you want. I'm Chloe, and I'm a Ravenclaw, and that doesn't mean I'm very smart, but I talk a lot, so at least you'll be entertained."
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Oh but they were pairing up with bowtruckles and Derf was immediately to his feet and eagerly went to collect the supplies FIRST because, well, he was eager to get going and this way once he found a partner they could do just that. Natalie maybe? It was...sorta a tradition that they work together in creatures....

"Looking for a partner!" he chirped, his pores practically secreting enthusiasm.
Oh, it was time for pairing up. Natalie sort of hated that sometimes, having to find a partner to work with in class. Sometimes the people she wanted to work with most were taken by others immediately and she was stuck with working with someone she didn't know or she had to work by herself.

As soon as it was announced that she need to find a partner, Natalie looked up and her eyes went straight to Derf. If they were going to be doing stuff with BOWTRUCKLES, then she wanted to be with the PRO in the class. Besides the teacher. So, Nat hurried over to her dear friend, pushing past a couple people to get there FIRST.

"Me!" she called out to Derf as she approached with a grin. "I want to work with you." And maybe she could learn more about Bowtruckles and figure out how to make Picketta like her more.
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Skyler had caught his eye again. If she was going to continue to be disruptive he would have to start taking points. Tristan gave her a warning look. Before turning to the next student.
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Juni was catching up on her notes when she heard professor Wayland start talking about them needing to get partners. Was it necessary? That was the last thing that the sixth year wanted to hear. It wasn’t that she didn’t mind working with partners. In fact sometimes she did enjoy it.

Maybe if she went up and got a box, someone would ask her to be partners. Was that a way for it to work? Probably not. Looking around like she was looking for someone to partner up with, someone would ask her right?

Ugh. She took a deep breath. ”Does anyone need a partner?”
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Juni was catching up on her notes when she heard professor Wayland start talking about them needing to get partners. Was it necessary? That was the last thing that the sixth year wanted to hear. It wasn’t that she didn’t mind working with partners. In fact sometimes she did enjoy it.

Maybe if she went up and got a box, someone would ask her to be partners. Was that a way for it to work? Probably not. Looking around like she was looking for someone to partner up with, someone would ask her right?

Ugh. She took a deep breath. ”Does anyone need a partner?”
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So far, the very normalness of the lesson was appeasing Stasya’s levels of stress, which had been ramping up considerably daily as things just seemed to keep piling up. Rules upon rules and feeling like it was getting harder to pretend that things were okay. The fact she’d now learned that creatures weren’t feeling well in the barns and she couldn’t easily come out to help when she had the time certainly hadn’t helped, but she’d decided she’d just ask if there was anything she could do after the lesson. Especially since it seemed like the younger students were testing Professor Wayland’s patience, between Rylee’s brother showing up late and Skyler letting her frustration get to her. She’d found herself watching the younger Slytherin as she’d apparently chosen to just walk away, feeling guilty a little over the fact she was glad she wasn’t expected to do anything since it was a lesson. The notebooks really were getting to her.

She was hoping the stress was getting to everyone, really, as she didn’t want to think that Derf was intentionally ignoring both the little first year Puff and Chloe when it came to finding partners. Granted, she kind of wished Emmeline was there to pair up with, too, but it wasn’t important. She’d still found herself pausing for a moment before she’d gotten to her feet, though, watching as people had paired up around her. Odds were she was a tiny bit better with bowtruckles than some of them from her time spent in the barns before this term. Not nearly as much as Derf or the professor, of course, but she knew a little. “Does anyone need a partner?,” she finally asked, grey-green eyes scanning the class in case she’d missed anyone.
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She was hoping the stress was getting to everyone, really, as she didn’t want to think that Derf was intentionally ignoring both the little first year Puff and Chloe when it came to finding partners. Granted, she kind of wished Emmeline was there to pair up with, too, but it wasn’t important. She’d still found herself pausing for a moment before she’d gotten to her feet, though, watching as people had paired up around her. Odds were she was a tiny bit better with bowtruckles than some of them from her time spent in the barns before this term. Not nearly as much as Derf or the professor, of course, but she knew a little. “Does anyone need a partner?,” she finally asked, grey-green eyes scanning the class in case she’d missed anyone.
Faith had been zoning out for, say, a solid ninety-nine percent of the lesson. It really wasn't her fault, she was just so tired and so sad and nothing seemed to be working at all to make her feel better and she'd ALMOST decided to skip class but it was creatures and she couldn't possibly let Professor Wayland down like that. So here she was, having exactly zero idea of what was going on except that now everyone was moving and looking for a partner, so maybe she should too.

Looking up and spotting a familiar face, all on her lonesome, the Gryffindor hesitated. Maybe she was looking for someone specific?

But turns out she wasn't, so forcing some pep into herself, she waved and grinned at Stasya. "ME. Pick meee!"

PLEASE? She loved working with Stasya, it was just so nice to have someone who really understood the creatures it wasn't so easy to find someone who just got it.
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Stick... bugs? Hanna had never heard of them! She made a mental note to look them up in her textbook, or at the library, later. Even in the computer lab, now that she knew how to use the internet. Knowing that Bowtruckles didn't eat larger insects was interesting to know, as well. It was quite a funny image seeing a smaller creature eating something larger than it.

Once Professor Wayland commenced talking and writing on his board, Hanna dipped her quill into the ink and started writing dot points of information on her parchment. At least the Bowtruckles had a better way of being identified as a mundane creature. It wasn't so easy for many of the other magical creatures.

Hanna was keen to get started on handling the Bowtruckles, but for now it was time to get into partners. The third-year stood up and looked around and said "Anyone want to partner up?"
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Once Professor Wayland commenced talking and writing on his board, Hanna dipped her quill into the ink and started writing dot points of information on her parchment. At least the Bowtruckles had a better way of being identified as a mundane creature. It wasn't so easy for many of the other magical creatures.

Hanna was keen to get started on handling the Bowtruckles, but for now it was time to get into partners. The third-year stood up and looked around and said "Anyone want to partner up?"
Kaitlynn jotted down all the notes she could as fast as she could trying to keep up. Believe it or not it was A LOT of information. She kept her eyes trained on Dahlia as she popped out to eat some more wood lice.

Get into pairs. That seemed to be something her professors liked to do. Looking around at the class she spotted a familiar face and the girl was asking for a partner. She walked over and smiled, "Hey Hannah, I'm free."
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Default Chloe Kettleburn will be the death of Derf someday
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Oh, it was time for pairing up. Natalie sort of hated that sometimes, having to find a partner to work with in class. Sometimes the people she wanted to work with most were taken by others immediately and she was stuck with working with someone she didn't know or she had to work by herself.

As soon as it was announced that she need to find a partner, Natalie looked up and her eyes went straight to Derf. If they were going to be doing stuff with BOWTRUCKLES, then she wanted to be with the PRO in the class. Besides the teacher. So, Nat hurried over to her dear friend, pushing past a couple people to get there FIRST.

"Me!" she called out to Derf as she approached with a grin. "I want to work with you." And maybe she could learn more about Bowtruckles and figure out how to make Picketta like her more.

Luckily for Reese Callum, Derf was too far on his own personal brand of cloud 9 to have even noticed his housemate's late arrival or Professor Wayland reprimanding him. Things that would dawn on him later, surely, once he walked by the hour glasses and recalled the apologetic look that the younger boy had given him just now.

For now though? Derf was bouncing on the balls of his feet after retrieving the supplies. Which, in his defense, was why he had called out for a partner - looking at you, Chloe Kettleburn - since he had moved from his spot to gather everything up first. Sometimes Hufflepuff patience slipped, you know? Though he DID catch that look she sent him and it was like looking at a basilisk's stare through the reflection of a mirror because he felt petrified in the moment.

WHAT was that for? He couldn't even blink, just stare, as the Ravenclaw moved to join Lizzie for the task at hand. He would, er, try and snag her after class then. Until then? He was going to try and ignore the uncomfortable knots that had formed inside his stomach.

Though soon enough, Natalie's enthusiastic 'ME' caught his ears. Ears that almost seemed to twitch like a crup's when its name was called. "Hi," he grinned right back. Could she tell he was EAGER? "[B]I already hot our supplies right here,[b]" he nodded as he lifted the box for emphasis. "Want me to teach you how to give a formal greeting in bowtruckle?"
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