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It's the first official day of school and the first class at that. Hopefully you took Trent's advise and got yourself some sleep. As the notice stated, you should be properly attired for the practical lesson.
The corridor leading to classroom 104 is quite bright, and the grounds outside the windows appear to be awakening at this relatively early point in the morning. This is a stark contrast to the inside of the classroom. Once you enter, you'll immediately notice that it's no longer nearly 8 am. Indeed, the inside of the classroom depicts a slightly cloudy, night sky.
That's not the only thing strange about the classroom, the setting is void of any desks or chairs. Nothing about the room looks like a classroom, it doesn't look like a room at all but a bog of sorts. It's a dark "night" as the moon is currently being obscured by a cloud with no intention of going anywhere, but Headmaster Trent can be found not too far from the door, lantern in hand, while he waits for the students to come in.
Step lively, there's a full lesson ahead.
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This can't be happening! She can't be late on her first day back!
Running towards the Defense against Dark Arts classroom as fast as her little legs would carry her. She wasn't going to be late for one of her favorite classes, that wasn't happening! Running through the crowd of students saying 'excuse me, sorry late for class!' Her robe flying around her she came towards the Defense against the Dark Arts classroom bresthing hard.
Whew... she made it and they haven't started yet, that was a good thing as she walked towards the Headmaster. "Good Morning sir, I'm sorry if I'm late." She felt horrible, she had a really bad headache and she woke up well... that was a bit of a secret between two best friends. Biting her lip she pushed that in the back of her mind, she'll worry about that later, now she had to focus on her what Headmaster Trent had for them.
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Awkwardness? Don't know her. After the potion had worn off, she had just laughed the whole feast off in true Archer fashion.
Which meant that instead of avoiding certain people and all that mess like others, she entered the class positively cheery. "Good morning, Headmaster! Great feast last night," she greeted with an amused tone. She was amused, seeing all the awkwardness going around the room. Whoever had pulled that off deserved a round of applause. Truly a great prank. "Might not want the lights off, though...." 'Cause...you know.
Come to think of it, why were the lights all off? And why did it smell, feel and look like she had just stepped into a Louisiana swamp? Oh no, there weren't ALLIGATORS or CROCODILES in here, were there? Because, if there were, count Archer out. No way was she going into a swamp full of those things!
Great feast?
Well, he wasn't sure he'd consider it GREAT but teens had a way of finding pleasure in the worst things. This was probably an example of that. The Headmaster wouldn't even begin to consider the implication of her light statement. Again, not his business, and he didn't wanna know. Noooope. "The lights will remain off. Anyone who doesn't wanna risk injury will remain focused on the lesson and not each other." He replied with a casual, one shouldered shrug.
That was the official warning for everyone. Hopefully they were paying attention. Once the lesson started, it was serious business.
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His first night as Head Boy had been a complete disaster.
Honestly, he was expecting Professor Noble to call him into his office and strip him of his badge. Even with circumstances being out of his control - Dora had told him the food and drink in the Great Hall could be trusted! - the Hufflepuff was in a low. A real BAD low and not even his morning S.O.R.E jog had lifted his spirits all that much.
Sighing as he entered the classroom, Derf had another moment of 'oh dragon dung, I messed up again!' seeing the setting. Night time. Which meant he was late. Outside when he was meant to report to classroom....no wait. Blinking a few paces in to the entryway, he took those step back and walked his way out to double check that he had not entered some Upside Down Hogwarts or something. Hey, it had been a long couple of years at Hogwarts, you know? But no, the number was clearly there and nothing seemed OFF per say. Being thrown by this class being taught by the Headmaster was the least of his worries - save for, you know, badge stripping based on last night. Though thankfully his confusion over the setting had made him forget about all that.
As did the headmaster's words about watching his step. So this WAS real life. Charms though, yes, of course.
Relief washing entirely over him, Derf entered the room proper and took great pleasure in the sound of enchanted mud squishing underneath his shoes.
"Good day, headmaster," he greeted without a hint of anxiety now as he made his way over to stand by Chloe. "Hey," he grinned.
Well....no anxiety until he caught Zoryn out of the corner of his eye. Then his ears turned red and his gaze went to the ground.
In and out like an earlier student. Merlin he knew the setting was jarring but he didn't think he'd see it twice. For the record, it was as amusing the second time. If nothing else, at least they were alert. Acutely aware that the current setting was vastly outside of the norm even for a magical lesson.
Daytime until you walked inside. "Good day, Ashburry-Hawthorne." Like the Head Girl, he was so far basically the only name he knew and it was mostly because of the circumstances. Head Boy and Head Girl, his primary link to the students. If it took him a while to learn anyone else's name, he'd learned theirs. He'd learned a little extra about this one, but he was the sort to see things for himself and wouldn't prematurely hold anything against the young man. That feast, he didn't know he's bright idea it was, but it wasn't likely his and that was enough.
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Oh... no...
This can't be happening! She can't be late on her first day back!
Running towards the Defense against Dark Arts classroom as fast as her little legs would carry her. She wasn't going to be late for one of her favorite classes, that wasn't happening! Running through the crowd of students saying 'excuse me, sorry late for class!' Her robe flying around her she came towards the Defense against the Dark Arts classroom bresthing hard.
Whew... she made it and they haven't started yet, that was a good thing as she walked towards the Headmaster. "Good Morning sir, I'm sorry if I'm late." She felt horrible, she had a really bad headache and she woke up well... that was a bit of a secret between two best friends. Biting her lip she pushed that in the back of her mind, she'll worry about that later, now she had to focus on her what Headmaster Trent had for them.
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"You're not late." Just so she wouldn't have a full on heart attack after what he imagined was a mad dash to get here. "Take a breath, they're free." Malachi looked the girl over, uncertain he understood her rush. She owned a watch, yeah? No? There were a few clocks around the castle. "I do encourage better time awareness....might save you all....this, in future." She could have his watch if she wanted--he'd duplicate it.
Aaaaand it was time.
With a flick of his wand, the door to the defense classroom swung shut. At this point, it essentially disappeared, being disillusioned like it was. All around them, running in every direction, the bog stretched. It could easily have been mistaken for miles and miles of swamp like land.
"Gather round, gather round." He waited a moment for the ones further away to move closer. "Right then, first lesson you'll learn here, late students will not be permitted into the classroom. You've all found yourself on the right side of the door and it would do you well to keep finding yourself on the right side of it." At current, the door was sealed shut magically. It wouldn't open until it needed to be. "Nothing any of you need to concern yourself with today." No, they were present and accounted for.
With the door closed, the lantern in his hand was essentially the only light source. The cloud settling over the moon hadn't moved an inch. It would be doing them no favours this morning tonight.
"I'd like everyone to take a look around." It was obvious they weren't in a classroom at the moment, yes, but had they been taking any real note of their surroundings? How many of them considered the setting and were already actively thinking about the lesson's possibilities? Coming in and chatting with friends was alright (when kept in check), but surely it could wait. This was time for learning.
"Tell me an issue or outright danger you can run into while travelling through this sort of terrain, especially but not limited to it being nighttime." Basically, what could go wrong?
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Caolan hadn’t wanted to make a bad impression but was amusing the Headmaster with his confusion really the direction he wanted to go in? He nodded at his response and stood out the way in what should have been a corner whilst he waited for the lesson to progress. He moved forward when the Headmaster beckoned them but remained on the outside still.
The problem with this school was that Caolan wasn’t sure how literal he should go with his answers. In his head the dangers were pretty obvious but were they too muggle-ly for this class? Y’know, tripping over and all that.. He also didn’t want to be the first one to answer, those over eager students tended to be bullied back where he was from and as the ‘new kid’ in this school he really didn’t want to make a bad impression. He tentatively raised his hand. That was what they did here right? Or were they just the shout the answers out sort of place because that could get messy really fast. He hoped that someone else would get there first but it seemed like that was not the case.
“You can’t really tell where you’re treading so anything could be on the floor waiting for you to trip over it or step into.” Health and safety and all that. Was that too obvious though? “And it being all boggy here you could probably sink if you weren’t careful” he continued. That wasn’t just limited to the time of day it was either. Caolan had memories of getting stuck in a bog once when out with his father. It really wasn’t fun.
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The door shutting hadn’t startled Stasya any more than usual, although the disappearance of the same had made the Gryffindor narrow her eyes slightly. Apparently there wasn’t going to be an easy escape, but at least her eyes had adjusted in the darkness to even notice things like that, along with the fact it seemed the headmaster had only chosen to refer to Chloe and Derf by name. Under normal circumstances, she’d be concerned about that, but so far he hadn’t seemed dangerous (aka anything like the professors last term) Maybe he just wasn’t the type to remember names, but then he’d disillusioned the door so maybe it wasn’t that.
“Like Bel had mentioned earlier, there’s a chance of creatures like hinkypunks living in the bog and leading people astray. Possibly dugbogs too, if it’s particularly marshy. Plus, it’s possible to just get lost on your own if you don’t know where you are or if the ground is solid beneath you,” she responded, having moved closer to the lantern but not close enough to bother her adjusted eyesight. Constant vigilance applied to everything after all.
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Daisy looked at her surroundings, thinking about her answer. Soon, she raised her hand, having remembered something that she had read about during her Third Year. "I think Hinkypunks would be a danger. If I remember correctly, they lure people into bogs,"
Oh hello Vita. He smiled at the girl and was about to attempt at some mindless small talk - when the headmaster spoke up. To which, he found his mind racing with possibilities.
Because every single thing could go wrong. Your heart can stop, your wand can get lost, you can trip and break your neck. There was no one thing.
So very politely he asked, "can you be more specific, headmaster? because from a magical creature attacking us to a muggle stabbing us - everything can go wrong"
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It was? Interesting? Bel tipped her head to one side, entirely curious about why her comment was interesting. Did that mean they were gonna learn about hinkypunks? That could be cool. She looked at Stas when she reiterated that and decided it would be dumb to repeat the same thing all things concerned, and so Bel stuck her hand up, "Blisters, professor." Should she elaborate? "Proper footwear so you don't get blisters is pretty important, or if something goes wrong you could get stuck or not be able to run away." Yeah so... watch out for that? If you were about to go hiking or adventuring or anything.
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Well this was different. It was dark. That lantern the Headmaster was holding didn't do a great deal of good if you weren't one of the few standing right beside the man. Which she wasn't. She was still beside Isla and that was just fine by her.
What could go wrong? Uhhh... how about everything? Or nothing at all. It really was all a matter of how one looked at situations like this. Things going wrong could be a very good learning experience, you learned what to do and what not to do. Like.. don't try to cross the swamp in that one corridor because you might come very close to losing a prized possession. You live and you learn.
Taking as good a look around as she could now that her eyes had adjusted to the darkness a bit more there was a lot that could happen. Rylee raised her hand before answering the question, not that she was sure she was seen doing so. "A lot could happen in the darkness if you don't know where you are." They could get lost, trip/fall and hurt themselves or get attacked by any number of creatures or even a person. "You could get attacked by a Gytrash. They hunt during the night and blend into the darkness." Meaning if you didn't have a really strong source of light you could be in for a very big problem.
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When Indigo joined her, Vita returned his smile and gave him a gentle nudge. She'd wanted to ask him about the feast, how it'd gone for him considering the craziness, but she'd catch him after class just in case he was one of ones who'd had a less than ideal experience.
Did the headmaster know that there were so many things that could go wrong when wandering in a place like this at night? From creatures to terrain to human error, she could think of any number of scenarios that could mean the end.
"It'd be easy to lose your head and your way in a place like this, particularly if you're aware of the type of creatures that might be lurking inside. You might be so caught up watching for signs of movement that you lose track of which way you're going, or so distracted by watching your step, you don't notice the creature lying in wait."
After everything that had happened since his first year at Hogwarts, Ewan wasn’t sure how he felt about the door being magically sealed so they couldn’t leave. What if something happened and they were all stuck in here? Forever? It Would be like they were stuck on an island and say what you will, but he was not up for becoming best friends with a ball like that man did on the muggle movie (Cast Away). Giving his head a small shake, he put all thoughts about naming his Quaffle Wilson and focused on the question at hand.
Looking around now, Ewan analysed his surroundings briefly considering the role that the bog would play and also the fact that it’s night time too. After holding his hand up patiently to be called upon, he answered “Professor, the night time could impair your vision slightly which could lead you off your original path into the bog. Not to mention all of the creatures that could be around”. Pausing for a second to look around, he continued “Don’t Hinkypunks tend to live in bogs or wetlands? So that could possibly be a danger”. He was sure there were other creatures that could be dangerous here but this one seemed the obvious choice at least.
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After greeting the Headmaster, Torii decided to keep her focus on the room around her. Room...bog...whatever it was. In the front of her mind, though, she kept thinking about what could be hidden in here. This was Defense Against the Dark Arts class, so the likelihood that nothing was lurking in here was slim to none.
She was so focused on her line of thinking that she actually jumped a little when the door slammed shut. Nobody had...noticed that, had they? Speaking of noticing things, just where was the door? Torii was so new to the school and so bitter about the move that she hadn't developed a trust for anybody just yet. She wanted to believe they were okay, though, but...wasn't this the school with all the Inferi? Ughh.
So anyway, back to the room. The really dark room. Torii edged closer to the lantern and felt for her wand. She'd light it, but nobody was, and sometimes light didn't do any good in the darkness. Sometimes it just showed the predator its prey. She looked around, considering the answer to the Headmaster's question. Some kid spoke up and said that everything could go wrong, and Torii agreed.
She raised her hand, unsure if the Headmaster could even tell in a setting like this. "So I was just thinking about how darkness can be both good and bad. I mean, on one hand, we can't see where we're going or what's out there," she said. "On the other hand, though, if we shine light from our wands, we're basically showing a predator its prey." Then there were other things to think about, like creatures who sensed fear and things like that.
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Tessa wasn't really sure what to make of Professor/Headmaster Trent yet. He seemed chill.....but maybe too chill? But, after last year, maybe that was exactly what they needed. And it's not like they could complain. Anything would be better than last year.
Had anyone mentioned the cold yet? No? Well, she was going to.
"It would be really cold at night time, probably, and dark, so you wouldn't want to get lost. It's not just Hinkypunks that could be a danger....the environment itself can be dangerous. If you got lost, and if you only had a certain amount of food, well, you would need more energy to get.....unlost. Hot-Air charms are great and all but they require concentration, and what if something attacked you while you were warming up?" Yeah. That was some out-of-the-box thinking right there. Confident start but she had kinda trailed into nothingness in the middle. Ah well. She might have managed to bring it back at the end.
Now that Skyler took a breath after realising that she wouldn't get points doct by talking, she scanned the room, she saw that it was dark, very dark. Okay. She wondered if they were going to be learning about wearwolves? Probably not, too many first years in here.
"You could end up with a broken neck if you trip over something in the boggy water, even if you could see," Skyler mentioned.
Mary was surprised by the sudden change in environment. The corridor was no longer visible and neither was the light from it. She took a good look around before turning to the headmaster.
The teacher asked a question and people started answering. Mary thought about it. Her DADA textbook was not one she had skimmed through before coming here. She didn't want anything to muggle-ish, but knew very little about the wizarding world compared to most students.
Stepping closer to the teacher, as she knew she spoke very quietly, she finally decided on responding, "If you're not careful, it's very easy to trip or get stuck here. Especially during the night, as it is hard to see where you are going. If you do get stuck, this would be a good chance for someone our something to get you, because you would then be unable to to escape."
Standing close to her older cousin, ”I tried my best to sleep. I don’t want to be late for class. They ruined pumpkin juice for me.” Whoever those pranksters were...she wished karma would get them back in time. Last night fiasco wasn’t very niceeee. Thanks to them, she had stayed away from pumpkin juice this morning... atleast from the time being. Isla would hate to lose a friend because of some boy she didn’t even like. She didn’t even know if she like boys yet!
Returning back to the professor’s question, she listened to the others answers with great interest. She wondered what Hinkypunks were? The name sounded so cool in her ears. Isla raised her hand. ”You might be stuck for hours? Oh and you still have to watch out for potential wild predators like wolves or coyotes. They like to forage near the bogs for an easy meal.” Of course she was familiar with the topic. She has been living in Scotland all her life, there will always be rough terrains, wet mossy grounds and man-eating bogs around. She had learn to stay clear of them at a very young age.
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Zoryn gave Cameron a poke in the side. So their plan had some minor setbacks. But as a whole, Zoryn thought it had been pretty well executed. Well, aside from that part where Derf literally licked her face. But she had chosen to block that out. Never happened. N O P E. “Hey, Cameroni,” why did he look like he hadn’t slept a wink? He should be grinning from ear to ear. THEY HAD A LEGACY NOW.
Zoryn, however, was not able to voice these thoughts as their Headmaster began to address the lot of them. The Gryffindor listened to the question, a stupid one in her opinion, and found herself in agreement with pretty-face Zachary.
“Ruining a good pair of shoes,” was her answer when it came to her turn to speak. Like, did he see the mud in here? It was a disaster. Thank u, next!!!!!!
Couldn’t they have a lesson somewhere less squishy? She didn’t want to deal with sludge today, having to be in the same classroom as Anna Meriwether was enough to disgust her, as it was.
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Well, he wasn't sure he'd consider it GREAT but teens had a way of finding pleasure in the worst things. This was probably an example of that. The Headmaster wouldn't even begin to consider the implication of her light statement. Again, not his business, and he didn't wanna know. Noooope. "The lights will remain off. Anyone who doesn't wanna risk injury will remain focused on the lesson and not each other." He replied with a casual, one shouldered shrug.
That was the official warning for everyone. Hopefully they were paying attention. Once the lesson started, it was serious business.
In and out like an earlier student. Merlin he knew the setting was jarring but he didn't think he'd see it twice. For the record, it was as amusing the second time. If nothing else, at least they were alert. Acutely aware that the current setting was vastly outside of the norm even for a magical lesson.
Daytime until you walked inside. "Good day, Ashburry-Hawthorne." Like the Head Girl, he was so far basically the only name he knew and it was mostly because of the circumstances. Head Boy and Head Girl, his primary link to the students. If it took him a while to learn anyone else's name, he'd learned theirs. He'd learned a little extra about this one, but he was the sort to see things for himself and wouldn't prematurely hold anything against the young man. That feast, he didn't know he's bright idea it was, but it wasn't likely his and that was enough.
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"You're not late." Just so she wouldn't have a full on heart attack after what he imagined was a mad dash to get here. "Take a breath, they're free." Malachi looked the girl over, uncertain he understood her rush. She owned a watch, yeah? No? There were a few clocks around the castle. "I do encourage better time awareness....might save you all....this, in future." She could have his watch if she wanted--he'd duplicate it.
Aaaaand it was time.
With a flick of his wand, the door to the defense classroom swung shut. At this point, it essentially disappeared, being disillusioned like it was. All around them, running in every direction, the bog stretched. It could easily have been mistaken for miles and miles of swamp like land.
"Gather round, gather round." He waited a moment for the ones further away to move closer. "Right then, first lesson you'll learn here, late students will not be permitted into the classroom. You've all found yourself on the right side of the door and it would do you well to keep finding yourself on the right side of it." At current, the door was sealed shut magically. It wouldn't open until it needed to be. "Nothing any of you need to concern yourself with today." No, they were present and accounted for.
With the door closed, the lantern in his hand was essentially the only light source. The cloud settling over the moon hadn't moved an inch. It would be doing them no favours this morning tonight.
"I'd like everyone to take a look around." It was obvious they weren't in a classroom at the moment, yes, but had they been taking any real note of their surroundings? How many of them considered the setting and were already actively thinking about the lesson's possibilities? Coming in and chatting with friends was alright (when kept in check), but surely it could wait. This was time for learning.
"Tell me an issue or outright danger you can run into while travelling through this sort of terrain, especially but not limited to it being nighttime." Basically, what could go wrong?
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Malachi looks around before raising his hand and answering with slight hesitancy. "Anything could be dangerous in an unknown place, poisonous plants, pit falls, weather and animals. Sometimes even other people depending on how long your here, exspecially without food and clean water..."
Al had taken in his surroundings the moment he was swathed in darkness. He noted the exits, where all of his classmates were concentrated and the magical environment beyond them. It never hurt to be observant, especially when it was dark outside.
The dangers of darkness were apparent. If you can’t see, you can’t properly anticipate and protect yourself.
His peers seemed to, at the very least, understand the danger part of the classroom, which was shocking as a good group of them were careless enough to down love potion only hours before. Selectively careful, then, he decided. He didn’t raise his hand or answer. He listened and watched.
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While he was waiting for the lesson to begin Indigo was already looking around the, er... classroom. He was thinking of plenty of things that could go wrong. From creatures to getting lost. His anxiety had already been fairly high from the moment he'd woken up and this was not helping matters at all. He knew that what he really needed to do was focus, because then he'd be able to handle whatever was going to happen in this lesson, but that was not going well for him right now. This lesson may be interesting.
Indigo listened to the answers given by his classmates. He didn't want to repeat one, or say something too similar to an answer that was already given. Plenty of people mentioned the danger of being in the dark, and Vita mentioned the risk of getting lost that had been on his mind. Indigo raised his hand. "In addition to larger creatures that might be lurking in the darkness, there's plenty of little bugs too. Those might go unnoticed but they could still leave a nasty bite." He wasn't sure exactly what sorts of bugs there could be but they could be carriers of diseases. Or someone could be allergic.
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Charlie jumped as the door slammed shut, thankful that it was dark enough that it probably was not noticed. She wasn't sure the darkness was worth it, though, seeing as all sorts of scary things could pop up or happen in it: monsters, large branches to trip on, pits or pools of unknown materials to fall into, et cetera. Surely Headmaster Trent wouldn't allow (or was not allowed to) any harm to come to his students, though... right?
As human nature had arranged for, Charlie scooted in along with the others towards the light of the headmaster's lantern. However scary a dark, unknown place is, it was most certainly better than being late to class and facing the wrath of a professor, so he needn't tell her twice (perhaps other students needed the nudge, though).
She wanted to give a good and thoughtful answer, but she had very limited knowledge on wizarding things. Charlie grew anxious as she listened to her classmates give their responses, feeling horribly inferior. Hinklypunks? Dundermifflins? Hot air curses?!
She would just have to put her best foot forward anyhow. "Well, sir, I'd say that sight -- because there's no light and all -- is the biggest issue...," she gulped, itching her forearm as an odd means to release stress (or maybe she was just abnormally itchy...). "If you can't see, you can't see branches that you might trip on, quicksand or mud puddles that could make your clothes dirty, or monsters." Yes... monsters. That was safe terminology to use.
Penny stood on the edge of the group, unnoticed... Just the way she preferred, really. After her eyes had adjusted to the darkness somewhat, she sidled up beside the nearest student and turned her focus to the Professor... Headmaster... whatever. Her brain immediately went to Hinkypunks, but of course others had mentioned them and yeah yeah.
Penny was more into not drawing attention to herself, so for now she kept quiet and made mental notes. Of course the terrain would be dangerous in the dark. Not knowing where you are stepping or what may be lurking in the darkness ready to pull you away. Like a Hinkypunk... ya know?
But her brain moved to the next logical question... but she'd wait for class to progress before she asked about light. Because... ya know... he was probably getting there. So for now the Hufflepuff let her eyes take in everything that she could see and continued to make those mental notes as classmates answered.
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Max shimmied closer to whichever poor soul had the bad luck of standing next to him. Sure, he had his wand and could cast a pretty decent shield charm but human shields were good too you know. Just saaaaying.
"Trees." Yep, that's all he said after having raised his arm in the air. The Headmaster had specifically said 'run into' and well.... you could accidentally run into a tree, so...
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So much for waking up early. It was a good thing Anna had indeed had a good night's sleep, otherwise that lesson wouldn't have been very productive. BUT first lesson of the year, that was alright, she was awake.
The dangers of being in a place like that, though? Lots of creatures had been mentioned, as well as natural things like blisters and tripping - trees?? And someone even said something about a broken neck!??? What in the world - and all that jazz, so Anna chose to look around to see what was what in that location. She couldn't decide if she'd be more worried about encountering an animal or a person were she ever alone in a place like that.
"Werewolves." The Gryffindor said almost absentmindedly. Although the moon wasn't exactly visible, Anna knew it was there aaaand that reminded her of werewolves. Thanks to both Muggle and Wizard fairytales. And actuality as well, of course. BESIDES, that case it would almost be the combination of both animal and person. Though... the person behind the werewolf wouldn't really be aware of anything and could perhaps be a good person after all, but that would make no difference if they were transformed.
Anyhow, no matter what she could encounter, she'd be a lot safer if she had her broom, that was for sure. Shame that wasn't the point of this lesson.
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AT THE HOGWARTS YULE BALL, YOU'LL BE HANGING OUT WITH....__________________ Maybe you'll dance, scour the buffet, or end up gossiping talking amongst yourselves!
You're happy to go with the flow and see where the Yule Ball takes you!
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Mariam had stood in the back, unsure of the whole... surroundings situation. Then again, she wasn't sure about anything from the get-go, the unfortunate train ride to boggy first lesson to the fact that they weren't technically required to bring a textbook. Granted, she didn't hate practical lessons, there were just some subjects she enjoyed more than others when it came to them.
BUT, having the sense that this wasn't something that could be sat out, she might as well try and join in. Have a bit of "fun" or educational experience while the theoretical was still in play. It was just coming up with an answer that someone else hadn't already mentioned. Duly noted not to wait until almost everyone had already voiced their thoughts.
"Anxiety... or panicking," she raised her hand, having to clear her throat after the initial squeak that came out after the first word. Face was indeed slowly turning red. "Losing your head, for whatever reason that may be such as a fear of darkness, isn't wise... in such a terrain."
'Cause of those hinkypunks everyone else mentioned, and everything else.
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Before she could ask Gunnar a question, she heard the door slam shut due to the Headmaster's will quickly figuring out that the lesson had begun. Her hazel green eyes immediately on him now with her undivided attention as he addressed the classroom.
She took a glance around the darkness about them as he asked what dangers one might encounter in this type of situation. Taking a moment to assess as she had never been in any type of area like this before, but having read something like it in a book her father had to read to her about once.
The fourth year would be seen raising her hand up in the air, "Well I imagine the area itself is dangerous alone sir, uneven terrain that could cause one to trip and hurt themselves pretty bad on say a jagged rock..Or there's the potential of walking into a really soggy area of water unexpectedly that could swallow you up..Unknown figures like spirits that could make you feel as if you were being haunted..And not to mention the risk of running into night creatures waiting for it's next meal.."
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DADA Lesson - 1 Don't Go Into the Light 
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