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BanaBatGirl · 05-04-2020, 01:07 PM

Hey All You Cool Cats & Kittens...
Kneazles & Wampus Kittens, that is

Williamson typically scheduled his classes for later in the day so that he had time to get up, get moving, and get all the Hogwarts animals (including himself) fed and watered. Today was no exception. The first Care of Magical Creatures class was starting after lunch, and hopefully, both you (and the cat you brought with you) are alert and ready to learn.

As you walk down to the fenced-in area where class is usually held, you notice that the grassy area in the center is set up like some kind of obstacle course, but not for people of your size. What is set for your size are the various stumps and bales of straw around the edge of the course for you to sit on.

"Don't let the cats out yet," the Professor warns you as you come in. He, meanwhile, is standing by some kind of covered crate with hidden contents and has a dusty old chalkboard beside it for teaching. And if you didn't bring a cat, don't worry: the Hogwarts kneazles are roaming around inside the fenced-in area, brushing up against you and each other in a very friendly way.

OOC: HELLO! Welcome. If you have a pet cat or an illegal kneazle, feel free to RP for them in a different color. You can also RP for a Hogwarts kneazle, if you want to snag one of those.

Catch-up posts are welcome at any time; just pop 'em under a spoiler tag, please and thanks.

LESSON PROGRESSION:
Q1. What do you know about magical/mundane cats and the care they require?

MINI-ACTIVITY. Run the obstacle course with a cat or kneazle. Fastest time wins!

MINI-ACTIVITY: 24 HRS LEFT. Finished with the course? Tell me what you learned.

Q2. Tell me about the wampus and hey look, here's two of 'em!

Q2 Roundup So far. About 10 more hours to answer Q2!

MAIN ACTIVITY. Work with a partner to run a wampus through the course.

MAIN ACTIVITY. Continued. =) You have until ~13th of May for this though, no rush!

Helios Sunrider · 05-10-2020, 01:31 AM

"Ok..ok..ok.." Zachary ran a hand through his messy black hair before rolling up his sleeves. After a couple deep breaths, the young wizard regained his composure, a grin crossing his face. "It's just the most efficient predator in North America. Nothing to be intimidated about. I got this."

Approaching the two wampus kittens, Zach turned to the person next to him, smiling with all the outward confidence of a showman. "Fortune favors the bold, they say."

Daydreamer11 · 05-10-2020, 02:49 AM

SPOILER!!: Islay

She had a partner. Islay was willing to pair up with Naya and she was happy about that. This activity was definitely going to be a challenge. There were so many things that they needed to focus on. Turning to her dormmate, Naya shared her thoughts.

“Great! We can do this, but I think we need a plan. First of all, we need to make sure we don’t look the wampus in the eye.” How they were going to manage that, Naya wasn’t sure, but they had to keep their focus. ”Maybe one of us can hold the leash and the other can try to encourage the wampus. I think we better have plenty of treats and toys handy. Both food and cheering are worth trying. We can see what works best. We need to watch out for our kneazles too. Wow. That was a lot. Naya didn’t want to seem like she was taking over. She was really just thinking out loud. “I don’t know Islay. What do you think?”

Naya didn’t want to neglect her kneazle. “Islay, this is Benjie” She bent down to talk to the kitty. “Benjie, we’re going to make some new friends today and we’re going to go for another walk. You just stay with me and you’ll get lots more treats.”

Benjie looked at his girl. The girl with the treats. As long as he got more treats, he would be a good boy.

BanaBatGirl · 05-10-2020, 03:20 AM

Text Cut: Claudine, Claudine, Claudine CLAAAAAAUDINEEEEEEE

Well that was nice of Claudine. It was always risky to befriend a Hufflepuff (Hogwarts seemed to love eating them, in WWW's experience), much less work with one in class. He waited for Flynn to take the leash and then wished them good luck! Hopefully they would hang on tight.

Rufus kept a bright yellow eye on the kneazle at Claudine's feet the entire time he lept from the cage with grace. Then he sat up straight, waiting, waiting, waiting to see what the h00mans would do next.

Text Cut: Ravenclaw Prefects

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Originally Posted by GD2204

SPOILER!!: ”Wampus Facts”

After finishing off the Wampus facts, Ewan just sat there and watched as the Professor picked up Rufus in his dragonhide gloves. He hoped he didn’t need his because he hadn’t brought them. Even for a small Wampus though, he could see the claws and teeth of the cat and knew it would end up growing up to be a hunting machine. All in all, he didn’t fancy letting go of it so that it ended up running wild around the them.

Partner up? ”Hey Missa, wanna show these kids how it’s done?” a playful smile on his face now as he turned towards his fellow Ravenclaw prefect.

Oh. So, the OTHER cat with the yellow eyes was coming out to get all of the attention? I don’t think so. The jet black Kneazle slinks its way over in between the huuumans legs, demanding attention!

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Originally Posted by Samia

Oh? Missa turned to look at Nina when Ewan approached her. Was it okay? Would it affect their new friendship?? Why was this class becoming so complicated all of a sudden?? “Nina? Do you want to work together with Ewan?”

Maybe the THREE of them working together would also make this thing go faster since Missa and Nina had not done well in that department. And surely the Wampus would be more difficult than a kneazle had been.

Speaking of, she noticed how the grey cat of theirs was still circling Nina’s feet, and she found herself smiling --- and then sneezing.

Right. She needed to be done with this class now.

“I’ll go and get one of the Wampus” she offered, before moving toward Professor Willamson. “Rufus, is it?” she asked, as she reluctantly reached out for his leash.

"Yes, Rufus." Williamson smiled gently at Missa and handed her the leash, making sure she had a grip on it before he fully let go. He just couldn't be too careful with these guys...

Rufus let out a small purr toward the girl with the shiny button on her robe, starting to work his magicccc. Yes, silly h00man, take me to your compadres.... or, try to pet meeeeeeeee, pet meeeeeeeeee, scratch me under my harness here.... it's so ittttttttttchy....

He sat firmly on his rear and looked up at the girl, all the better to make eye contact with her.

Text Cut: Isla & Avalon

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Isla couldn't help but grin just a little when WWW replied to her answer. Seems she'd gotten it right, which meant that she just might stand a chance of impressing him a little after all. But, no. He followed that up with a frown, because apparently a Wampus should be cared for? Which is what she guessed they'd do today ~~without sunglasses~~. "Sorry... I didn't mean we shouldn't care for them at all, I was just thinking about the fact that they're a wild animal, and we usually don't care for wild animals," she remarked. You know, like feeding and watering them. Things like that. "I get what you're saying, though."

WWW launched into a discussion then, and Isla winced a little at the mention of the muggle hunter. Now she felt like a big meanie for suggesting they not be cared for. Also, it looked like they were due for another trip around the obstacle course, this time with the Wampus duo. Isla had no idea what to do with the beloved pet in her arms, but she decided to let her down to mingle with the others. She side-eyed Flynn, who was volunteering to get hypnotized. Nope. Not her. Good luck, Flynn. We'll visit you in the hospital wing.

So, a partner... Who was next to her? They were all sort of huddled together in a group, so either one of them would do. "Any of you want to partner up?" she asked.

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Originally Posted by Fireheart

Avalon beamed at Professor Williamson's approval of her answer. At least she didn't make a total fool of herself today - Shadow may have had a rubbish run on the obstacle course, but she had given a good answer, and that was enough for her. She jotted down some notes from the board, glancing up at the wampuses every once in a while. They were just so cute! It was hard to believe that they could be so dangerous.

Oh, boy. They had to run the course again?! She really hoped that she would have a better run with the wampus than she did with Shadow. "I'll work with you, Isla!" Avalon said to the Slytherin, who seemed to have a pretty good run. Although the second year did have the advantage of a kneazle. "Want to take Fiona?" It looked like Rufus would still be busy hypnotizing Flynn. She approached the female wampus carefully, gripping the leash with a tight hold. She was not going to let this one get away from them!

Now, what would their strategy be? "Treats or toys? Or we could use our own felines to help guide them through. Although I'm not making any promises about Shadow!" she said with a laugh, gesturing to her own cat, who was now rolling around on his back in the grass, batting around a toy fish. "Whenever you're ready!" Avalon thought she'd let Isla decide if she preferred to take the leash. She didn't really care either way.

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

After Isla asked the group next to her if anybody wanted to partner up, she looked around for Maleficent as she waited on a reply. Her kneazle was off by herself, but she seemed happy and content. That made Isla both happy and sad. On one hand, she glad to see her kneazle adjusting well, but on the other hand, it made her sad to see Maleficent so content without her.

By the time she turned around, Avalon was taking her up on her offer. PERFECT. Isla loved working with Ravenclaws...for all the obvious reasons, of course. "Sure, thanks!" she said. She nodded when Avalon suggested Fiona. She didn't want to work with Rufus anyway due to his name alone. That was pretty petty of her, but that was the reason. "Fiona's perfect," she agreed, because Avalon was right about the whole Flynn being hypnotized thing. Which, come to think of it, really had Isla intrigued. Could they watch that instead of busying themselves with the course, hmm?

Isla didn't know who Shadow was, but she guessed it was the cat Avalon had been working with. She laughed along. "Well, my strategy did work, and it involved both toys and treats. I pretty much put the scent of treats on the ball and moved the ball through the course. When Maleficent made her way through each part, I awarded her with a treat," she explained. "You already have the leash, so you can take the leash first if you want."

Isla headed back to the stash of toys and remarkably found the same ball she'd been working with before. She grabbed a few treats and headed back to Avalon. Once she got there, she rubbed down the ball to give it a fresh scent of the treat. "The hoops are up first. Get ready to drop the leash for a split second as she runs through the hoop. I'll be ready to pick it up on the other end." She tossed the ball through the hoop then dashed to the other side of it.

Fiona was pleaseeeeeeeed the two girls had chosen to work with her. She let out a purr of approval and followed them to the obstacle course, padding along at a slow amble. She was on her own schedule, okay? She'd been sleeping most of the day and needed a streeeeeeeeeeeeetch, which she took the time to do now as the girl with a green outfit tossed a ball through the hoop.

Oh, cool. The h00mans were playing fetch with each other. She was listening, however, and waited for the girl to drop the leash so she could move....

Text Cut: Louise & Noah

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Originally Posted by sarahlooo

AHA, she had given a GReAT answer. Louise beamed back at the professor, pleased with herself and completely unaware of the staredown that Lucy and Fiona the wampus were having.

Something about those eeeeeeyes, ooooooh, she wanted to GET her. She wanted to POUNCE. Lucy's ears went flat as the wampus hissed at her and something in her little feline body told her to pounce. So, she did. She launched herself off of Louise's lap, but something happened between the launch and the landing and Lucy somehow ended up face first in the grass only a foot away from where she had jumped. With an embarrassed and muffled "mrrrff", Lucy got back on her feet and scampered away to hide between Louise's ankles and the stump she was sitting on.

At the same moment that Louise went to grab her notebook.... THAT happened. "Lucy, what on earth?" she whispered as the cat hid behind her legs. Louise sighed and let her stay there while she opened up her notebook to jot down some more notes about the wampus. The poor wampus kitties were the only two to survive? After their momma had been killed by a muggle? Awww. Louise pouted a bit.

And then it was time to interact with the wampus kitties. It was exciting, but also nerve-wracking. Louise liked cats a lot, so it was going to be hard to try and not make eye contact with the wampus. The Gryffindor stood and headed for the wampus kittens. "I'll take Fiona," Louise said to Professor Eris before carefully taking the wampus from him. Holding onto the leash TIGHT, Louise looked back to Lucy, who had followed her, but was still hunkered down behind her feet. Alright, who was going to be her partner?

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Originally Posted by Watson

Aslan did not like wampus'. They were sneaky and smart. Too smart if you asked him. Too smart for humans at times so he wanted to make sure that his new friend would be protected. His eyes glanced over to the other boy (Kitt) who had joined them earlier too. He also needed protecting too.

Noah glanced down at Aslan after hearing the Professor's instructions. Obstacle course part two. They didn't get to go through it together the first time because of Sparky Spark who wasn't actually called Sparky .. He wondered if he and Aslan could make it through with a wampus? "You ready?" he asked to which he received a nod and purr from the kneazle. He glanced around at the group and was about to ask if anyone needed a partner when he heard a girl (Louisa, right?) asking for anyone to partner up with. OH yeah, that was Louisa. They had met on the train.

"Hey Louisa! Aslan and I can partner with you!" he called out with a happy smile and a wave. He approached her, her kneazle, and the wampus kitten (Fiona) - who was adorable. "Okay, what are you thinking we should use to get them through? Treats or something else?" he asked.

Aslan trailed after Noah over to the girl (Louisa) and her kneazle. He sat patiently, waiting to see what plan they would come up with, and cast his eyes at Lucy. He wondered what she made of all of this tomfoolery? Obstacle courses were fun but this whole event was quite entertaining. Then his eyes darted to the wampus (Fiona). His tail swished and he watched the wampus, trying to determine if it would be friend or foe.

If cats could laugh, Fiona would be snickering at the fail of the red-haired child's pet. As it were, her snicker came out sounding like a long, low hissssssssss.

Now she had two other cats to watch, the tiny one and the kneazle named after a lion. Fiona's tail swished but she didn't do anything....yet.... she just followed the h00mans at a slow trod.

Text Cut: Islay & Naya

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Originally Posted by Optimist.Prime

Islay took out her notepad and jotted down the new editions to the list – even tapping her wand against the paper to rearrange the words into an order that seemed more fitting for her…y’know, if something seemed more important she was going to move it and you couldn’t rightly erase ink.

Islay made sure not to give Rufus direct eye contact – hello, what exactly would the wampus do? Make her release it?...and it wasn’t in its natural ecosystem that would ruin the fragile ecosystem of the forest – right?

When Professor Williamson said that Rufus and Fiona’s mum had been – oh, the poor dears she didn’t mean to audibly whimper for them…but she had, okay so maybe she was a little too soft hearted when it came to anything? But that was how she had always been. Okay, they weren’t threats – that was good….”okay, lets do this" she said to whoever was nearest to her.

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

Naya was taking notes, notes and more notes. When the professor explained what they would be doing next, she was skeptical. This sounded like a recipe for disaster. How were they going to control those wild creatures? If they were as fast as advertised, how would she keep up. Naya considered herself pretty fast, but not wampus fast. And how would they avoid looking into the eyes of the beasts?

Before she could even deal with all of that, Naya had to find a partner. Looking nearby, she saw her housemate who was also in need of a partner. “You and me Islay? Are you up for an adventure?” Naya addressed Benjie next. “Hey buddy, we’re about to have more fun. Are you ready?” Hopefully they could pull this off. She didn’t really want to think of the alternative.

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Originally Posted by Optimist.Prime

Islay smiled over to Naya when she heard her asking her if she wanted to work with her, “I would love to Naya” she gave her a grin as watched Naya speaking to her cat. There was such love and care there – it was brilliant. “okay Kasha, we got this right?” she grinned before turning back to Naya – “how would you want to do this?” she asked as she got ready to line-up for the Wampus’ lead.

“we could use food motivation or just cheering – anything really…anything but magic – right?” she shrugged a bit but really, she was excited to give this another go. Maybe it would work better?

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

She had a partner. Islay was willing to pair up with Naya and she was happy about that. This activity was definitely going to be a challenge. There were so many things that they needed to focus on. Turning to her dormmate, Naya shared her thoughts.

“Great! We can do this, but I think we need a plan. First of all, we need to make sure we don’t look the wampus in the eye.” How they were going to manage that, Naya wasn’t sure, but they had to keep their focus. ”Maybe one of us can hold the leash and the other can try to encourage the wampus. I think we better have plenty of treats and toys handy. Both food and cheering are worth trying. We can see what works best. We need to watch out for our kneazles too. Wow. That was a lot. Naya didn’t want to seem like she was taking over. She was really just thinking out loud. “I don’t know Islay. What do you think?”

Naya didn’t want to neglect her kneazle. “Islay, this is Benjie” She bent down to talk to the kitty. “Benjie, we’re going to make some new friends today and we’re going to go for another walk. You just stay with me and you’ll get lots more treats.”

Benjie looked at his girl. The girl with the treats. As long as he got more treats, he would be a good boy.

Rufus, as the larger of the pair of wampus kittens, was definitely more of a schemer and leader. Fiona... she was just a baby. He walked right up to the other cat, the kneazle known as Benjie, and started to sniff all around him, his ears, his side, his börthöle, SNIFFSNIFF SNIFF. SNIFF!

Then he let out a loud MEW to get the girls' attention and sat down, refusing to move any further. And he was strong, even though he was small. No amount of tugging would budge this wampus until the kneazle.... disappeared. It wasn't fair that HE would get treats and RUFUS would not.

Text Cut: Chloe & Aboli

"It's okay," Williamson assured Chloe. He'd been expecting this effort by Rufus and Fiona. Speaking of, "Why don't you and Aboli come get Rufus?" He offered them the leash, since they were sitting near each other.

Text Cut: Carwyn

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Originally Posted by Stormdancer

Carwyn stayed at the back of the class space until he was needed again. His own run had just been a … mock-timing event… A way to show that animagi had more capacity to focus than untrained animals, nothing more and nothing less. As such, he rolled his eyes ~~playfully~~ as William stated that his time was the fastest. Sure.. but just wait. Personally, he wouldn’t have missed this. Well, that was why he had offered his time and was here, after all.

He gave Miss Thiese a smile, although her statement as she answered William’s question gained a chuckle. ”I’m sorry, Miss Thiese, but I’m not a pet for you to own.” He paused and smiled at her. ”However, if you stick in with your classes, perhaps we could look into animagi training in your senior years.”

Carwyn then sent a nod towards Miss Song, as he caught her looking in his direction. Grinning slightly at Mr Donovan’s thumbs up, the Transfiguration Professor gave him a small wave back as he nodded his head and smiled. Miss Blaze got another smile too. Hi, hey, hello.

Standing against the hay, Carwyn ended up grinning at the comment from Mr Nam too. It was true, many animals prefered foxes to be included in their food source, and he gave the fifth year student a nod. It was the way of life, but he was glad that he was a human.

Mr Upstead got a smile as he mentioned that foxes were not cats. That was a fact, however it was also a fact that he wasn’t a dog or a fox, just like the third-year had thought;. It was would become clear as the class continued that he was truly only here to be back-up for Professor Williamson. Simply as another adult to be around the wampus kittens, for security and safety purposes. Mmhmmm. Standing at the back, he did however slip on his sunglasses when his colleague did.

As William picked up the leashes, Carwyn finally stepped forward and into the class proper. Standing to the Professor’s side, he took the indigo leash as it was handed to him, before he stood silently and listened as WWW went over the safety points. When Rufus ended up on top of the crate, he moved to help clip the lead onto the harness - four hands were definitely better than two right now - and stood up as William continued his talk.

When it came time to take Fiona out and get her ready, he held tightly to Rufus’ lead, and clipped Fiona’s. Team work definitely made this job so much easier. Letting go of Rufus’ leave but keeping a hold of Fiona’s, Carwyn was careful not to look down at either of the wampus kittens, even as he held the lead in both hands.

Carwyn watched Flynn and Claudine join them to go first, and he grinned a little as he watched the class get themselves organised into pairs to work with the kittens. Off they went!

SPOILER!!: Isla and Avalon

When the first couple came towards him for Fiona, Carwyn smiled at them. ”Isla, Avalon.” He held out Fiona’s lead to Avalon and repeated William’s sentiments. ”Remember to keep hold on her lead and don’t look her in the eye.” Responsible and safe. Mhmmm.

SPOILER!!: Louise & Noah

Carwyn smiled at the next person to come and get Fiona’s lead from him. ”Hello Louise.” He greeted her as he held the wand tightly. ”Remember to find someone else to work with, and be careful with her lead, okay?” He commented to yet another student. ”Hold tight, and try not to look her straight on.” Got it? Perfect. Carwyn kept an eye on her for a few more minutes, making sure that she didn't try to run the course by herself; but he was satisfied when she saw Noah and her agreeing to work together.

Now, who was next?

"Thanks for your help, by the way," the Care of Magical Creatures professor murmured to the Transfiguration guru. "I owe you one." He owed him a firewhiskey, at least. This might have been his most disaster-free lesson at Hogwarts. Ever.

Text Cut: Zach

Williamson was not trying to embarrass the Hufflepuff, the kid who he assumed was from America, but he did want to get him partnered up so he could take on the obstacle course next.

"WHO STILL NEEDS A PARTNER?" the dragon man bellowed, looking around as he maintained his grip on Rufus' leash.

Fireheart · 05-10-2020, 03:38 AM

Text Cut: Professor Eris, Isla, & Fiona

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Originally Posted by Stormdancer

When the first couple came towards him for Fiona, Carwyn smiled at them. ”Isla, Avalon.” He held out Fiona’s lead to Avalon and repeated William’s sentiments. ”Remember to keep hold on her lead and don’t look her in the eye.” Responsible and safe. Mhmmm.

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

After Isla asked the group next to her if anybody wanted to partner up, she looked around for Maleficent as she waited on a reply. Her kneazle was off by herself, but she seemed happy and content. That made Isla both happy and sad. On one hand, she glad to see her kneazle adjusting well, but on the other hand, it made her sad to see Maleficent so content without her.

By the time she turned around, Avalon was taking her up on her offer. PERFECT. Isla loved working with Ravenclaws...for all the obvious reasons, of course. "Sure, thanks!" she said. She nodded when Avalon suggested Fiona. She didn't want to work with Rufus anyway due to his name alone. That was pretty petty of her, but that was the reason. "Fiona's perfect," she agreed, because Avalon was right about the whole Flynn being hypnotized thing. Which, come to think of it, really had Isla intrigued. Could they watch that instead of busying themselves with the course, hmm?

Isla didn't know who Shadow was, but she guessed it was the cat Avalon had been working with. She laughed along. "Well, my strategy did work, and it involved both toys and treats. I pretty much put the scent of treats on the ball and moved the ball through the course. When Maleficent made her way through each part, I awarded her with a treat," she explained. "You already have the leash, so you can take the leash first if you want."

Isla headed back to the stash of toys and remarkably found the same ball she'd been working with before. She grabbed a few treats and headed back to Avalon. Once she got there, she rubbed down the ball to give it a fresh scent of the treat. "The hoops are up first. Get ready to drop the leash for a split second as she runs through the hoop. I'll be ready to pick it up on the other end." She tossed the ball through the hoop then dashed to the other side of it.

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

Fiona was pleaseeeeeeeed the two girls had chosen to work with her. She let out a purr of approval and followed them to the obstacle course, padding along at a slow amble. She was on her own schedule, okay? She'd been sleeping most of the day and needed a streeeeeeeeeeeeetch, which she took the time to do now as the girl with a green outfit tossed a ball through the hoop.

Oh, cool. The h00mans were playing fetch with each other. She was listening, however, and waited for the girl to drop the leash so she could move....

Avalon smiled as she took the leash firmly from his hand. "Will do. Thanks, Professor Eris!" It would definitely be hard not to look her in the eye, because she was so cute. But she would rather not be hypnotized today, thank you very much. So she would try her best.

Okay, so Isla's strategy with her own kneazle had been pretty successful. And it seemed like a good idea. Why didn't Avalon think to combine treats AND toys instead of just using one or the other? "That sounds brilliant!" she said with a grin. "We can take turns luring her and grabbing the leash." It would definitely go faster that way, and from Professor Williamson's description, they needed to be quick on their feet to keep up with the little wampus. Luckily, she still had a few treats and toys in her robe pocket, so she took a minute to rub a few toy mice down with the scent of the food.

Nodding at Isla's instructions, Avalon readied herself. She'd need to drop the leash as soon as Isla threw the ball, and then get ready with the next toy. It looked like they would have one more hoop after this one, so they'd just have to repeat the task, but in different positions.

Ready? Go! The second Isla threw the ball, Avalon dropped the leash and darted to the next hoop, holding the next toy all the while. She'd have to wait until Fiona made it through the first hoop to throw the next ball and reward her with a treat.

BanaBatGirl · 05-10-2020, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Fireheart

Ready? Go! The second Isla threw the ball, Avalon dropped the leash and darted to the next hoop, holding the next toy all the while. She'd have to wait until Fiona made it through the first hoop to throw the next ball and reward her with a treat.

Annnnnnnnd off she went, zipping away as fast as a bolt of lighting the very second the girl dropped the leash. The leash, in fact, didn't even have time to hit the ground as Fiona was flyyyyyyyying through the air, zipping and zagging, darting away from everyone and every obstacle. She was making straight for the edge of the fence, a blur in the distance as the leash flapped freely in the wind....

Williamson literally facepalmed as he watched the smallest, SMALLEST ANIMAL HERE take off. He actually couldn't even see her now, because he'd left his ~~old man~~ glasses in his hut.

Well.

"Don't just stand there!" he shooed Avalon and Isla. "Go chase her down before she tries to jump the fence!" TRIES being the key word here....

itsjustjesse · 05-10-2020, 04:10 AM

Islay nodded when Naya suggested not looking in the Wampus kitten’s eyes “oh I think that is a smart idea,” she paused for a second “wait – I have sunglasses in my dorm I could summon them?...if we’re allowed to use magic for that?” she offered and glanced at the Professor for a moment, it was probably better not to test it right?

Food sounded like a smart idea, “food, okay – so like…conditioning whenever Benjie and Kasha do things we give them treats and try and get – aww look who came over here” she grinned at Rufus making sure not to look him in the eyes. “I mean – we can give him a treat for coming over?”

She nodded at Naya’s ideas – “obviously, I’d feel bad if anything happened to Kasha or Benjie – so treats when they do well and maybe saying…good whatever they did?” she asked and grinned – they could do this. “good job coming here Rufus,” Islay said as she lowered her hand toward the wampus kitten to let it sniff it and get acquainted to her scent – “here one treat for coming” she told the kitten, “sit Kasha” she said and oddly enough it worked and she gave her a treat too “would yo want me to give Benjie one for something as well?...” she asked as she was ready to condition these guys to work with them.

Fireheart · 05-10-2020, 04:20 AM

Text Cut: Fiona & WWW

Er.......oh dear. So when Professor Williamson said not to drop the leash, he really meant not to drop the leash. Like, not even for a split second. But how in the world was the wampus supposed to get through the hoop if they were holding onto the leash the whole time? There wasn't any time to think of a new strategy yet, though, as they had to catch Fiona first. Avalon bolted after the blur that was steadily racing toward the fence. What was she going to use to get her back? Merlin, she should have thought this all out before they started. "Isla! Bring your kneazle over, maybe she can help us!" How, Avalon had no clue. But they had to think of something. "Shadow! Come here boy!" She called her own cat over, waving not one, not two, but three treats in the air. Not that Shadow would be promising help, either, but it was worth a shot. As he took the treat out of her hand, she pointed frantically at Fiona, who was getting closer and closer to the fence by the second. "Help us get that wampus back, okay?" Avalon took off running again, hoping that Shadow would get the idea.

Shadow was sprawled on his back, enjoying the sunshine, when he was rudely interrupted by his human. Screeching. She was very annoying. But wait? Was that a treat he saw in her hand? Ooo....three treats!!!! The feline rolled over immediately, springing up and trotting over to her. He grabbed them from her hand happily. And now what was she doing? Flailing her arms around? He followed her motions, eyes fixing on something furry that was moving around VERY quickly. Oh, did the human want him to catch that super fuzzy, lifelike toy? Now THAT he could do! He took off in a sprint after it.

Anna Banana · 05-10-2020, 04:29 AM

Text Cut: Avalon, WWW, and the Runaway Wampus

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Originally Posted by Fireheart

Avalon smiled as she took the leash firmly from his hand. "Will do. Thanks, Professor Eris!" It would definitely be hard not to look her in the eye, because she was so cute. But she would rather not be hypnotized today, thank you very much. So she would try her best.

Okay, so Isla's strategy with her own kneazle had been pretty successful. And it seemed like a good idea. Why didn't Avalon think to combine treats AND toys instead of just using one or the other? "That sounds brilliant!" she said with a grin. "We can take turns luring her and grabbing the leash." It would definitely go faster that way, and from Professor Williamson's description, they needed to be quick on their feet to keep up with the little wampus. Luckily, she still had a few treats and toys in her robe pocket, so she took a minute to rub a few toy mice down with the scent of the food.

Nodding at Isla's instructions, Avalon readied herself. She'd need to drop the leash as soon as Isla threw the ball, and then get ready with the next toy. It looked like they would have one more hoop after this one, so they'd just have to repeat the task, but in different positions.

Ready? Go! The second Isla threw the ball, Avalon dropped the leash and darted to the next hoop, holding the next toy all the while. She'd have to wait until Fiona made it through the first hoop to throw the next ball and reward her with a treat.

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

Annnnnnnnd off she went, zipping away as fast as a bolt of lighting the very second the girl dropped the leash. The leash, in fact, didn't even have time to hit the ground as Fiona was flyyyyyyyying through the air, zipping and zagging, darting away from everyone and every obstacle. She was making straight for the edge of the fence, a blur in the distance as the leash flapped freely in the wind....

Williamson literally facepalmed as he watched the smallest, SMALLEST ANIMAL HERE take off. He actually couldn't even see her now, because he'd left his ~~old man~~ glasses in his hut.

Well.

"Don't just stand there!" he shooed Avalon and Isla. "Go chase her down before she tries to jump the fence!" TRIES being the key word here....

Things were going great, Isla thought. She'd nearly mastered the obstacle course once before when she'd had her familiar kneazle Maleficent with her. The second go round should be a piece of cake, right? Right!

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"Uhh...no, no, NO!" she instinctively yelled, as if Fiona would actually stop and come back. "Oh my, Merlin. AVALON! What are we going to do?" she asked. It made her feel even worse when WWW bellowed at them to not just stand there and go get the Wampus. Sure, sure. Let me just toss on my speedy shoes, Sir, and I'll get right on that... "Sorry, Sir! SORRRRRRY!" She had a feeling she was WWW's least favorite student right about now, but she'd deal with that later.

Isla tossed the ball onto the ground and took off with the handful of treats. Couldn't it just get back here?! She was in enough trouble already without this rare, baby wampus taking off into the wild blue all because of her and her bright idea. The second year ran to the inner edge of the course and laid out a few treats. Hopefully Avalon would come along behind her with some super amazing Ravenclaw idea to get them out of this.

BanaBatGirl · 05-10-2020, 05:01 AM

Text Cut: Avalon & Isla

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Originally Posted by Fireheart

Er.......oh dear. So when Professor Williamson said not to drop the leash, he really meant not to drop the leash. Like, not even for a split second. But how in the world was the wampus supposed to get through the hoop if they were holding onto the leash the whole time? There wasn't any time to think of a new strategy yet, though, as they had to catch Fiona first. Avalon bolted after the blur that was steadily racing toward the fence. What was she going to use to get her back? Merlin, she should have thought this all out before they started. "Isla! Bring your kneazle over, maybe she can help us!" How, Avalon had no clue. But they had to think of something. "Shadow! Come here boy!" She called her own cat over, waving not one, not two, but three treats in the air. Not that Shadow would be promising help, either, but it was worth a shot. As he took the treat out of her hand, she pointed frantically at Fiona, who was getting closer and closer to the fence by the second. "Help us get that wampus back, okay?" Avalon took off running again, hoping that Shadow would get the idea.

Shadow was sprawled on his back, enjoying the sunshine, when he was rudely interrupted by his human. Screeching. She was very annoying. But wait? Was that a treat he saw in her hand? Ooo....three treats!!!! The feline rolled over immediately, springing up and trotting over to her. He grabbed them from her hand happily. And now what was she doing? Flailing her arms around? He followed her motions, eyes fixing on something furry that was moving around VERY quickly. Oh, did the human want him to catch that super fuzzy, lifelike toy? Now THAT he could do! He took off in a sprint after it.

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Things were going great, Isla thought. She'd nearly mastered the obstacle course once before when she'd had her familiar kneazle Maleficent with her. The second go round should be a piece of cake, right? Right!

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"Uhh...no, no, NO!" she instinctively yelled, as if Fiona would actually stop and come back. "Oh my, Merlin. AVALON! What are we going to do?" she asked. It made her feel even worse when WWW bellowed at them to not just stand there and go get the Wampus. Sure, sure. Let me just toss on my speedy shoes, Sir, and I'll get right on that... "Sorry, Sir! SORRRRRRY!" She had a feeling she was WWW's least favorite student right about now, but she'd deal with that later.

Isla tossed the ball onto the ground and took off with the handful of treats. Couldn't it just get back here?! She was in enough trouble already without this rare, baby wampus taking off into the wild blue all because of her and her bright idea. The second year ran to the inner edge of the course and laid out a few treats. Hopefully Avalon would come along behind her with some super amazing Ravenclaw idea to get them out of this.

Merlin's beard, they didn't have TIME to apologize! William threw a hand up over his sunglasses, as though it would help him squint in their direction. ~~Why hadn't he thought of a spell to turn the sunnies into bifocals yet?!~~

Anyway. He wasn't actually THAT worried, but still, he'd been hoping to NOT test out his defensive spellwork today...

Fiona, on the hand, was DEFINITELY determined to test out the spells around the perimeter of this place; not that she knew any such boundary existed. She was nearly to the edge of the enclosure now, and gave one last hearty push with her hind legs, propelling herself up, upp, upppp and away, straight over the fence----

WHAM.

The wampus hit the invisible barrier with a thud that echoed around the entire outdoor classroom space. She bounced off it and landed flat on the ground, not moving.

...even WWW couldn't ignore that one. He started running toward the sound, concerned but cool (on the exterior) for the condition of the little wampus. "Come on," he gestured for the girls to come closer. They were responsible for this mess, they should be checking on the wampus too.

ArianaBlack · 05-10-2020, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Helios Sunrider

"Ok..ok..ok.." Zachary ran a hand through his messy black hair before rolling up his sleeves. After a couple deep breaths, the young wizard regained his composure, a grin crossing his face. "It's just the most efficient predator in North America. Nothing to be intimidated about. I got this."

Approaching the two wampus kittens, Zach turned to the person next to him, smiling with all the outward confidence of a showman. "Fortune favors the bold, they say."

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

Williamson was not trying to embarrass the Hufflepuff, the kid who he assumed was from America, but he did want to get him partnered up so he could take on the obstacle course next.

"WHO STILL NEEDS A PARTNER?" the dragon man bellowed, looking around as he maintained his grip on Rufus' leash.

Nina did NOT like the sound of this activity at ALL. Clearly Professor Williamson was trying to prove a point. "I want you to experience firsthand WHY we don't attempt to make pets out of animals that are NOT pets." Why else would he say that? It was sus and Nina did not like it!!!!!!!

So she stood, arms crossed and watched as everyone paired off. She didn't have to do this activity right? ... Right?

So when Professor Williamson called out trying to help the Hufflepuff boy, Nina stood her ground. No. She would not be participating.... Why did she feel guilty? He could do it on his own right??? UGH. FINE. She was coming, okay?

"Hi, I'm Nina." She greeted the boy without much of a smile, before turning to their Professor. "We'll take... that one, I guess," the one he was holding. Rufus, right? Who named a wampus 'Rufus' anway? It was a ridiculous name. "You can hold his leash," she said, looking back at Zach.

sarahlooo · 05-10-2020, 06:50 AM

Text Cut: Noah, Eris and Fiona

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Originally Posted by Watson

Aslan did not like wampus'. They were sneaky and smart. Too smart if you asked him. Too smart for humans at times so he wanted to make sure that his new friend would be protected. His eyes glanced over to the other boy (Kitt) who had joined them earlier too. He also needed protecting too.

Noah glanced down at Aslan after hearing the Professor's instructions. Obstacle course part two. They didn't get to go through it together the first time because of Sparky Spark who wasn't actually called Sparky .. He wondered if he and Aslan could make it through with a wampus? "You ready?" he asked to which he received a nod and purr from the kneazle. He glanced around at the group and was about to ask if anyone needed a partner when he heard a girl (Louisa, right?) asking for anyone to partner up with. OH yeah, that was Louisa. They had met on the train.

"Hey Louisa! Aslan and I can partner with you!" he called out with a happy smile and a wave. He approached her, her kneazle, and the wampus kitten (Fiona) - who was adorable. "Okay, what are you thinking we should use to get them through? Treats or something else?" he asked.

Aslan trailed after Noah over to the girl (Louisa) and her kneazle. He sat patiently, waiting to see what plan they would come up with, and cast his eyes at Lucy. He wondered what she made of all of this tomfoolery? Obstacle courses were fun but this whole event was quite entertaining. Then his eyes darted to the wampus (Fiona). His tail swished and he watched the wampus, trying to determine if it would be friend or foe.

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Carwyn smiled at the next person to come and get Fiona’s lead from him. ”Hello Louise.” He greeted her as he held the wand tightly. ”Remember to find someone else to work with, and be careful with her lead, okay?” He commented to yet another student. ”Hold tight, and try not to look her straight on.” Got it? Perfect. Carwyn kept an eye on her for a few more minutes, making sure that she didn't try to run the course by herself; but he was satisfied when she saw Noah and her agreeing to work together.

Now, who was next?

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

If cats could laugh, Fiona would be snickering at the fail of the red-haired child's pet. As it were, her snicker came out sounding like a long, low hissssssssss.

Now she had two other cats to watch, the tiny one and the kneazle named after a lion. Fiona's tail swished but she didn't do anything....yet.... she just followed the h00mans at a slow trod.

As soon as Louise had gotten the wampus from Professor Eris, hand tight on the leash like instructed, she turned to whoever was calling her name. Well, she assumed they were trying to call her, but they had gotten the name wrong. Oh, and it was Noah, the boy she had met on the train. "Well, my name is Louise," she corrected, in a "by the way" sort of tone. "But perhaps treats? I'm sure she's hungry." Besides, Lucy was always motivated by treats, whether she was hungry or not.

Louise inspected the options and grabbed a big treat that the wampus would enjoy. "Let's give it a shot," she said to Noah, before handing the leash over to him. "Here, I'll lure her with the treat, but you hold onto the leash." That way it was like, teamwork, or whatever.

"Come on Lucy, come on Fiona, let's go!" Louise hurried back onto the course with the wampus treat between her fingers, watching Fiona in hopes that she caught her attention and that she would follow her through the first obstacle: a hoop.

Lucy followed her owner, but her eyes were still locked onto the Wampus. That cat put her on EDGE and she wasn't coming down. She was embarrassed by the fall, and she wanted to keep an eye on her now. She ignored the presence of the new cat and followed her h00man back onto the course. The treat DID look intriguing, but Lucy wasn't going to let down her guard!

Fireheart · 05-10-2020, 07:01 AM

Text Cut: Isla, WWW, & Fiona

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Text Cut: Avalon, WWW, and the Runaway Wampus

Things were going great, Isla thought. She'd nearly mastered the obstacle course once before when she'd had her familiar kneazle Maleficent with her. The second go round should be a piece of cake, right? Right!

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... ... ...

"Uhh...no, no, NO!" she instinctively yelled, as if Fiona would actually stop and come back. "Oh my, Merlin. AVALON! What are we going to do?" she asked. It made her feel even worse when WWW bellowed at them to not just stand there and go get the Wampus. Sure, sure. Let me just toss on my speedy shoes, Sir, and I'll get right on that... "Sorry, Sir! SORRRRRRY!" She had a feeling she was WWW's least favorite student right about now, but she'd deal with that later.

Isla tossed the ball onto the ground and took off with the handful of treats. Couldn't it just get back here?! She was in enough trouble already without this rare, baby wampus taking off into the wild blue all because of her and her bright idea. The second year ran to the inner edge of the course and laid out a few treats. Hopefully Avalon would come along behind her with some super amazing Ravenclaw idea to get them out of this.

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

Text Cut: Avalon & Isla

Merlin's beard, they didn't have TIME to apologize! William threw a hand up over his sunglasses, as though it would help him squint in their direction. ~~Why hadn't he thought of a spell to turn the sunnies into bifocals yet?!~~

Anyway. He wasn't actually THAT worried, but still, he'd been hoping to NOT test out his defensive spellwork today...

Fiona, on the hand, was DEFINITELY determined to test out the spells around the perimeter of this place; not that she knew any such boundary existed. She was nearly to the edge of the enclosure now, and gave one last hearty push with her hind legs, propelling herself up, upp, upppp and away, straight over the fence----

WHAM.

The wampus hit the invisible barrier with a thud that echoed around the entire outdoor classroom space. She bounced off it and landed flat on the ground, not moving.

...even WWW couldn't ignore that one. He started running toward the sound, concerned but cool (on the exterior) for the condition of the little wampus. "Come on," he gestured for the girls to come closer. They were responsible for this mess, they should be checking on the wampus too.

Avalon was sprinting as fast as she could toward the fence. She had just started to reach for her wand - she wasn’t sure exactly what she was planning to do with it, but she was desperate - when she heard a loud WHAM.

Oh.

No.

Nonononononono.

The Ravenclaw gasped, stopping in her tracks, both of her hands flying to cover her mouth. Her eyes widened as she took in the wampus, splayed on the ground. This was bad. This was absolutely, terribly bad.

What she really wanted to do right now was jump over that barrier herself. She was mortified....this was her fault for letting go of the leash. But she knew she couldn’t run away from this one. Hesitantly, she knelt down next to Fiona, truly at a loss for what to say to Professor Williamson.

“I am so, so sorry, sir. I thought when you said not to let go of the leash you meant not to let go before the obstacle course started, and so Isla and I thought it would be okay to let go of it for just a second to let her through the hoop but now I understand that I should have just handed Isla the leash through the hoop and....” She was rambling BIG TIME, something she only did when she was extremely embarrassed. Or nervous. Or both. The words just tumbled out of her mouth. The only thing that stopped her rambling was the sight of Shadow, ready to pounce on the poor wampus. ”NOT a good time, Shadow!” She grabbed her cat before he could make things any worse and placed him in the grass behind her. ”Stay there.”

Turning back to Fiona and Professor Williamson, Avalon puffed out a breath of air. “Is she going to be okay?” Goodness, she hoped so. She knew that wampuses were hard to kill, so she was hopeful that Fiona was still alive. But if Avalon had seriously injured her, she would never forgive herself. Her instinct was to reach out and pet Fiona to try and comfort her, but she realized that it might only make things worse. Maybe she should just let the professor take it from here.

*Nordic Witch* · 05-10-2020, 09:59 AM

They’ve been fed…. Was that fact supposed to make Cole feel better? No chance. Those wampus kittens could still be interested in ‘playing’ with his feline no matter what Professor Williamson said. A harness, attached to a leash, yes that was to make them feel safe only he didn’t feel safe. Cole jotted down the facts from the board and listened to the next set of instructions. They we’re going to be trying in groups to run one of the wampus kittens through the course. It seemed like a risky business. Around him his peers started to group up. Waving his hand in the air he bellowed out, eyes darting around "Does anyone need backup? I'm reliable and strong.." It felt weird to be auctioning himself out but what else was he supposed to do?

sweetpinkpixie · 05-10-2020, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch

They’ve been fed…. Was that fact supposed to make Cole feel better? No chance. Those wampus kittens could still be interested in ‘playing’ with his feline no matter what Professor Williamson said. A harness, attached to a leash, yes that was to make them feel safe only he didn’t feel safe. Cole jotted down the facts from the board and listened to the next set of instructions. They we’re going to be trying in groups to run one of the wampus kittens through the course. It seemed like a risky business. Around him his peers started to group up. Waving his hand in the air he bellowed out, eyes darting around "Does anyone need backup? I'm reliable and strong.." It felt weird to be auctioning himself out but what else was he supposed to do?

Eiji was visibly trying not to look as miserable as he felt internally. Though the promise of the attempt at walking did give him some hope of snagging something useful from whichever wampus cat he ended up having to handle.

Know what was just great? The whole musical partner thing that once again had Eiji left high and dry. Well, not entirely dry. He was soaking in spots thanks to kneazle drool - something he certainly could have done without. Not to mention the only way he could think of to get the bloody thing off his foot was to physically kick it, which was not something the seventh year would ever do despite what the assumptions of the ignorant would suggest.

No Missa. No Nina. But suuuuuuuuuuuure they both had new partners now. Sure. Okay. Cool. Fine. WHATEVER. He wasn't salty about that in the least.

His hazel-green eyes trained to one of the few still without a partner and managed to somehow muffle his groan. "If you can get this kneazle to leave me along I'll be your partner," he offered just as the kneazle curled up in a ball over Eiji's. Reliable and strong? Sure. Whatever. Just get the kneazle to leave him alone. "Bit of an infatuation going on."

FearlessLeader19 · 05-10-2020, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

Well that was nice of Claudine. It was always risky to befriend a Hufflepuff (Hogwarts seemed to love eating them, in WWW's experience), much less work with one in class. He waited for Flynn to take the leash and then wished them good luck! Hopefully they would hang on tight.

Rufus kept a bright yellow eye on the kneazle at Claudine's feet the entire time he lept from the cage with grace. Then he sat up straight, waiting, waiting, waiting to see what the h00mans would do next.

“Thanks, Professor,’’ See? She actually smiled which was un-Claudine like. But what could she do? She was loving this lesson, she was loving President and her like for Williamson was growing. Her gaze was toward the course but twice she side glanced at Rufus. Ugh. She wasn’t exactly sure why Williamson wanted younger students to deal with wampus kitties but she wondered if he was ready to deal with the repercussions, if any, caused by any actions of hypnotised students. [i]Also, why was Rufus eyeing President like that??[/url] Claudine immediately reached down to scoop President in her arms again. “My kneazle,’’ she rebuked Rufus then eyed Flynn. “You know, Rufus has been focusing a lot on President…” Her brain was working fast, giving her a shrewd and calculating plan. Then again, she was a Slytherin. “We can use President as bait to lure Rufus through the course, don’t you think? He wouldn’t be in any danger, naturally, but it might work.’’ Fat chance that Claudine would allow President to become wampus chow.

President had no idea what they were doing next but he did know he did not like the wampus in his close proximity. Heck, he didn't like either of them. They smelled like trouble and made him uneasy. This was why he was so happy and content to be in the hooman's arms again. He peered up at her face, front paws extended as he tried to bat at the loose strands of hair from her ponytail.

TakemetotheBurrow · 05-10-2020, 02:55 PM

So this was kind of awkward.

Cecelia had been distracted by the wampus baby cutie faces and didn't even notice that practically EVERYONE had a partner except for her. Well, technically she DID have Mate, but he wasn't a human partner and he definitely wasn't as fun to work with as someone who could ACTUALLY talk back. Sheepishly, she carried the kneazle over towards Professor WWW and tapped him on the arm.

"We still need a partner, Professor." Help?

TeafortheSoul · 05-10-2020, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

"I think we have all our facts, then. Make sure you jot these down and then we'll move on."

Wampus Facts
---native to Appalachia
---eyes can hypnotize
---possible powers of legilimency
---can walk on hind legs
---quickly grow to be pretty large
---nearly impossible to kill, once fully grown
---hair is used in wands
---Cherokee of North America are the only ones to use their hair in a wand
---look similar to a mountain lion
---most active at dawn and dusk (crepuscular)
---VERY strong
---VERY fast
---EXCELLENT hunters
---GREAT climbers
---fierce warriors
---represent a House at Ilvermorny
---possibly originated from a witch in cougar skin who was cursed
---should avoid eye contact or wear sunglasses
---obligate carnivores, eat deer, rabbits, foxes, woodland creatures
---use stealth, ambush, and hypnosis against prey

"So, a few things I want to emphasize." The Professor had his dragonhide gloves on, and picked up Rufus, holding him tightly as he set him on the top of the cage for everyone to see. Rufus was NOT pleased with this action, but he was biding his time, casting his yellow eyes about for his first victim.

"This is obviously a VERY small wampus. In fact, it was born at the very end of July, and I picked it up from a friend's sanctuary in the States. Rufus and Fiona, and she was the runt of the litter, will be going back there after our class so that they can SLOWLY be rehabilitated and released to the wild. Both are the only survivors of a premature litter, rescued when their mum was shot by a Muggle hunter." He cleared his throat. "Just because these two are small doesn't mean they won't be nearly grown in a few months. Rufus and Fiona are NOT threats to your cats and kneazles, as far as I've seen. They are, however, WICKEDLY fast." And that was why he'd spent a day and a half casting protective spells and barriers around the fenced-in classroom space, so that IN CASE of an accident, the wampus actually wouldn't be able to escape.

Also. "I want you to experience firsthand WHY we don't attempt to make pets out of animals that are NOT pets." Looking at you, kids who wanted to bring snails and slugs and spiders and snakes and Merlin knew what else to school. "So. Two or three at a time, you're going to come on up and attempt, I say, ATTEMPT, to lead Rufus or Fiona through the obstacle course. YOU WILL HAVE TO HANG ONTO THE LEASH TIGHT. Do NOT use magic on the wampus. Do NOT let go of the leash. I recommend using the bond you have with your cat or kneazle to persuade the wampus to do your bidding. What worked for them MIGHT work for these two..." And uh, good luck for those who never finished the course in the practice round.

But, well, they'd see. "Let's get started. To make things easy, just work with the person you're sitting next to." And who would be first??

"Alright, Flynn, come on up." Williamson chuckled. "Try NOT to make eye contact with the cat, though? We don't want YOU to be hypnotized." But if Cabriole got hypnotized a bit? That would be oKAY, and interesting to see. "Who's working with Flynn?"

AHA. Victim found. So, Rufus would be working with him. But would he be working FOR or AGAINST him? Mewewewewewww....[/color]

OOC: OKAY. Main activity time.

1. You and the person nearest you (ie, just grab the post of the person above you, so we don't spend forever finding a partner) will attempt to run the course with the super speedy wampus.
2. Come on up and take either Rufus from WWW or Fiona from Eris. Remember, they're in a harness and on a leash.
3. Start the course. I'll reply to your post, RPing for whichever wampus you took.
4. You can keep RPing for your kneazle/cat, remembering that they might try to help the wampus, or protect your student, or do something else entirely.
5. Please remember to give me a chance to reply to you! I'll be back online in about 12 hours FOR SURE. <3

Yeah! Fun! Flynn had listened attentively to all the instructions, which was a fairly rare thing for him in most lessons, but he enjoyed Care of Magical Creatures more than most. And he was excited to go ahead and give it a go! But.... he HAD meant volunteering to be HYPNO'D though, wouldn't that be great? To, you know, demonstrate what that was LIKE?

"We don't?" He asked, just in case. "Wouldn't it be good to learn what that looks like? Being hypno'd by a wampus? So people know what to look for!" Hey, just saying professor, this Hufflepuff was willing. But he WAS also keen to give the obstacle a go and scratched Cabriole's ears a few times before putting him down and approaching the professor to take Rufus's lead.

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Right. She shouldn’t look. Quickly, Claudine averted her eyes from the cage and was relieved to soon find President in her arms again. His warmth brought significant comfort to her. “Thank you,’’ she said meekly to Williamson before gladly turning her back on the cage, also taking care to keep President’s gaze away from it. Once back to her original place, she kissed the little forehead and tried to concentrate on the lesson once more.

It was not easy to make her notes as she was also tasked with keeping President occupied. Fortunately, she was still in possession of the toy which helped. Once done, she chanced a peek at Williamson and Rufus. No wampus was going to make her or her kneazle do anything again. Not for a second.

Claudine raised her hand. “I’ll work with Flynn,’’ she offered. She left President on her seat, grateful that he was still chewing on the toy. She approached the front of the class. Since Flynn had volunteered first, she’s let him take the leash. Suddenly, she jumped as something brushed up against her leg.

President was not going to be left behind. He went where this hooman went. The kneazle continued rubbing against her feet.

Flynn turned around when he heard his name and smiled brightly at Claudine. She wanted to work with him? Cool!

"Sounds good to me!"

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

“Thanks, Professor,’’ See? She actually smiled which was un-Claudine like. But what could she do? She was loving this lesson, she was loving President and her like for Williamson was growing. Her gaze was toward the course but twice she side glanced at Rufus. Ugh. She wasn’t exactly sure why Williamson wanted younger students to deal with wampus kitties but she wondered if he was ready to deal with the repercussions, if any, caused by any actions of hypnotised students. [i]Also, why was Rufus eyeing President like that??[/url] Claudine immediately reached down to scoop President in her arms again. “My kneazle,’’ she rebuked Rufus then eyed Flynn. “You know, Rufus has been focusing a lot on President…” Her brain was working fast, giving her a shrewd and calculating plan. Then again, she was a Slytherin. “We can use President as bait to lure Rufus through the course, don’t you think? He wouldn’t be in any danger, naturally, but it might work.’’ Fat chance that Claudine would allow President to become wampus chow.

President had no idea what they were doing next but he did know he did not like the wampus in his close proximity. Heck, he didn't like either of them. They smelled like trouble and made him uneasy. This was why he was so happy and content to be in the hooman's arms again. He peered up at her face, front paws extended as he tried to bat at the loose strands of hair from her ponytail.

"Well hi, Rufus." Flynn said, greeting the wampus next of all. It felt like a good idea, to y'know, involve the leashed and harnessed creature even just a tad. Acknowledging its presence. "You're sure handsome, aren't ya?" He took a good grip on the leash and then looked at Claudine. Bait?

"Maybe. Do you think Rufus is smart enough to know what we're saying though? And what about Cabriole?" And just to see what Rufus thought of things, Flynn dangled the dazzler cat toy in front of him. No harm trying, right?

Samia · 05-10-2020, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

Text Cut: Ravenclaw Prefects

"Yes, Rufus." Williamson smiled gently at Missa and handed her the leash, making sure she had a grip on it before he fully let go. He just couldn't be too careful with these guys...

Rufus let out a small purr toward the girl with the shiny button on her robe, starting to work his magicccc. Yes, silly h00man, take me to your compadres.... or, try to pet meeeeeeeee, pet meeeeeeeeee, scratch me under my harness here.... it's so ittttttttttchy....

He sat firmly on his rear and looked up at the girl, all the better to make eye contact with her.

Missa returned that smile of his, even though she was not feeling alll that confident with this task. Breathing deep, she took the leash - making the very mistake of not avoiding the Wampus’ eyes.

UM.

He didn’t look very scary this close, you know? He looked curious and very very inviting.

Gripping his leash tightly, she gingerly tugged him along, hoping for him to move.

Please? Move?

Lets go?

“You know - if you go with me .... maybe I can convince Professor Williamson to give you a deer for dinner tonight” Too much? Probably.

Also, why did she feel like petting him? SHE REALLY shouldn’t. But she did want to.

“Ewan? Do you wanna wiggle that toy to make him move?” she called out to her fellow prefect.

Daydreamer11 · 05-10-2020, 03:50 PM

SPOILER!!: Islay

Naya wished that they could magically get their sunglasses, but she agreed with Islay. “Yeah, magic is probably not a good idea right now. We’ll just have to take our chances, I guess.” No sooner had they come to that conclusion, their visitor arrived. Given everything they had learned, Naya was inclined not to trust the wampus. He seemed curious about Benjie and that worried her a bit. Hopefully, as long as she had the treats, Benjie would pay attention to her. Hopefully.

The wampus, Rufus, sat down near them and didn’t seem inclined to move. How were they going to get him to buy into the obstacle course run? Turning to Islay, Naya said, Treats? Definitely. This guy is going to need some serious motivation.” Naya had a feeling that kind words were not going to phase him. “I’d better go restock. I have a feeling we’re gong to need a lot of treats for this one.” Naya went quickly to get treats for herself and Islay. She handed over half to her partner and filled her pockets with the rest.

“Good idea giving Rufus some treats up front. Maybe we can get on his good side.” This she hoped. “I guess we can get started, or try to anyway. Do you want to hold his leash or do you want me to do it?” They were going to have to get Rufus moving one way or another. Naya was open to any and all suggestions from Islay, Benjie or Islay’s kneazle.

Weasley174 · 05-10-2020, 04:45 PM

Tom had listened to the Professor and had just stayed there silently, seriously S.P.C.W was going to be a thing, surely they should have the right to have a say if what they do.

“Professor! I need a partner.“ Tom still didn't know if he wanted to do the course, seriously had to Professor asked any animal here if they wanted to do the course, maybe they didn't like it.

aRogueOne · 05-10-2020, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Samia

Missa returned that smile of his, even though she was not feeling alll that confident with this task. Breathing deep, she took the leash - making the very mistake of not avoiding the Wampus’ eyes.

UM.

He didn’t look very scary this close, you know? He looked curious and very very inviting.

Gripping his leash tightly, she gingerly tugged him along, hoping for him to move.

Please? Move?

Lets go?

“You know - if you go with me .... maybe I can convince Professor Williamson to give you a deer for dinner tonight” Too much? Probably.

Also, why did she feel like petting him? SHE REALLY shouldn’t. But she did want to.

“Ewan? Do you wanna wiggle that toy to make him move?” she called out to her fellow prefect.

Ewan watched as Missa went over and got the cat. She looked…fiiiine. He had 100% faith in his fellow Ravenclaw prefect. Yup.

The feline though…that looked…intelligent. It was those yellow eyes. Creepy.

Toy? Did he want to wiggle it for the cat to move? Uhhh sure. Okay. He could do this. ~~Easy. Maybe. Possibly. More than likely. Likely.~~ Unlikely.

He was~~n’t~~ confident. He ~~didn’t~~ had this.

Grabbing one of the toys (the one with the mouse on the end that was attached to some flimsy piece of wire, he walked over the cat, the mouse on the floor, and slowly moved it in front of its paws and then away and off towards the obstacle course.

”Come on Ruuufus. Come chase the mouse. Let’s get you through this course so that we can go feed you a load of deer” his eyes watching closely, just to make sure Missa didn’t need any help too.

love-for-HP · 05-10-2020, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Weasley174

Tom had listened to the Professor and had just stayed there silently, seriously S.P.C.W was going to be a thing, surely they should have the right to have a say if what they do.

“Professor! I need a partner.“ Tom still didn't know if he wanted to do the course, seriously had to Professor asked any animal here if they wanted to do the course, maybe they didn't like it.

"Hey Tom, wanna be my partner then?" Blake vaguely remembered the boy from last year, they had spent some time together in the trophy room last year.

"I have to tell you though, I don't know how much help I'll be ... I barely took on the kneazle." Blake added, he was not fond of this exercise .... not at all.

BanaBatGirl · 05-10-2020, 05:51 PM

Text Cut: Islay & Naya

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Originally Posted by Optimist.Prime

Islay nodded when Naya suggested not looking in the Wampus kitten’s eyes “oh I think that is a smart idea,” she paused for a second “wait – I have sunglasses in my dorm I could summon them?...if we’re allowed to use magic for that?” she offered and glanced at the Professor for a moment, it was probably better not to test it right?

Food sounded like a smart idea, “food, okay – so like…conditioning whenever Benjie and Kasha do things we give them treats and try and get – aww look who came over here” she grinned at Rufus making sure not to look him in the eyes. “I mean – we can give him a treat for coming over?”

She nodded at Naya’s ideas – “obviously, I’d feel bad if anything happened to Kasha or Benjie – so treats when they do well and maybe saying…good whatever they did?” she asked and grinned – they could do this. “good job coming here Rufus,” Islay said as she lowered her hand toward the wampus kitten to let it sniff it and get acquainted to her scent – “here one treat for coming” she told the kitten, “sit Kasha” she said and oddly enough it worked and she gave her a treat too “would yo want me to give Benjie one for something as well?...” she asked as she was ready to condition these guys to work with them.

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

Naya wished that they could magically get their sunglasses, but she agreed with Islay. “Yeah, magic is probably not a good idea right now. We’ll just have to take our chances, I guess.” No sooner had they come to that conclusion, their visitor arrived. Given everything they had learned, Naya was inclined not to trust the wampus. He seemed curious about Benjie and that worried her a bit. Hopefully, as long as she had the treats, Benjie would pay attention to her. Hopefully.

The wampus, Rufus, sat down near them and didn’t seem inclined to move. How were they going to get him to buy into the obstacle course run? Turning to Islay, Naya said, Treats? Definitely. This guy is going to need some serious motivation.” Naya had a feeling that kind words were not going to phase him. “I’d better go restock. I have a feeling we’re gong to need a lot of treats for this one.” Naya went quickly to get treats for herself and Islay. She handed over half to her partner and filled her pockets with the rest.

“Good idea giving Rufus some treats up front. Maybe we can get on his good side.” This she hoped. “I guess we can get started, or try to anyway. Do you want to hold his leash or do you want me to do it?” They were going to have to get Rufus moving one way or another. Naya was open to any and all suggestions from Islay, Benjie or Islay’s kneazle.

"Nah, you'll be fine," Williamson promised hollowly from behind the safety of his own sunglasses. He'd already disarmed two or three kids for using magic on the cat toys, sooo. Had to be fair and all that.

Rufus, meanwhile, sniffed at the girl's hand and then bumped his head against it, as though in approval. He knew that h00mans THRIVED on these small gestures of appreciation, and he was, after all, a master manipulator of h00mans.

He eyeballed the other felines though, and then decided to give the h00mans a clue as to WHY he would NOT be persuaded to move with treats. "Mrowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww hissssssssssssssssssss," the wampus greeted the kneazles loudly. Translation: GO AWAY. MY H00MANS. MINE.

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

"Hi, I'm Nina." She greeted the boy without much of a smile, before turning to their Professor. "We'll take... that one, I guess," the one he was holding. Rufus, right? Who named a wampus 'Rufus' anway? It was a ridiculous name. "You can hold his leash," she said, looking back at Zach.

"He's all yours," Williamson grunted toward Nina, before carefully, CAREFULLY, handing her the leash. "Make sure you wrap your hand around it." She might have been one of the older and wiser students here, but she didn't look....er, very strong, no offense to the girl. AND her partner was a Hufflepuff. One never knew with those Puffs...

Rufus was confident he could work his charms on these two, so as soon as the handoff occurred, he began prancing away, long tail held high in the air as he led the way to the obstacle course, as though he really really wanted to give it a try. Hah.

Text Cut: Cole and James

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch

They’ve been fed…. Was that fact supposed to make Cole feel better? No chance. Those wampus kittens could still be interested in ‘playing’ with his feline no matter what Professor Williamson said. A harness, attached to a leash, yes that was to make them feel safe only he didn’t feel safe. Cole jotted down the facts from the board and listened to the next set of instructions. They we’re going to be trying in groups to run one of the wampus kittens through the course. It seemed like a risky business. Around him his peers started to group up. Waving his hand in the air he bellowed out, eyes darting around "Does anyone need backup? I'm reliable and strong.." It felt weird to be auctioning himself out but what else was he supposed to do?

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Eiji was visibly trying not to look as miserable as he felt internally. Though the promise of the attempt at walking did give him some hope of snagging something useful from whichever wampus cat he ended up having to handle.

Know what was just great? The whole musical partner thing that once again had Eiji left high and dry. Well, not entirely dry. He was soaking in spots thanks to kneazle drool - something he certainly could have done without. Not to mention the only way he could think of to get the bloody thing off his foot was to physically kick it, which was not something the seventh year would ever do despite what the assumptions of the ignorant would suggest.

No Missa. No Nina. But suuuuuuuuuuuure they both had new partners now. Sure. Okay. Cool. Fine. WHATEVER. He wasn't salty about that in the least.

His hazel-green eyes trained to one of the few still without a partner and managed to somehow muffle his groan. "If you can get this kneazle to leave me along I'll be your partner," he offered just as the kneazle curled up in a ball over Eiji's. Reliable and strong? Sure. Whatever. Just get the kneazle to leave him alone. "Bit of an infatuation going on."

Great, James would be working with a Gryffindor. This would be good for him, WWW decided. Snakes and Lions made great friends, just ask his BFF Oliver Jenkins.

"Which one d'ya want?" he called out to Cole, clearly the leader of these two. Both Fiona and Rufus had just returned from an attempt at the obstacle course, so it was up to the boys to decide.

Text Cut: Louise

Fiona pranced along, following Lucy and Louise, whose red hair was SOBRIGHT and shiny in this light. She just wanted to give it a swat to see it swish in the sun. Just one tap. One big tap.

The wampus kitten started running, not as fast she COULD go, but certainly at a good clip, as she overtook Lucy and plodded up next to Louise. "MEOWWWW?" Fiona asked the shiny-haired human. Translation: Pick me up? How could this human resist her big yellow eyes? C'mon?

Text Cut: Claudine & Flynn

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

“Thanks, Professor,’’ See? She actually smiled which was un-Claudine like. But what could she do? She was loving this lesson, she was loving President and her like for Williamson was growing. Her gaze was toward the course but twice she side glanced at Rufus. Ugh. She wasn’t exactly sure why Williamson wanted younger students to deal with wampus kitties but she wondered if he was ready to deal with the repercussions, if any, caused by any actions of hypnotised students. Also, why was Rufus eyeing President like that?? Claudine immediately reached down to scoop President in her arms again. “My kneazle,’’ she rebuked Rufus then eyed Flynn. “You know, Rufus has been focusing a lot on President…” Her brain was working fast, giving her a shrewd and calculating plan. Then again, she was a Slytherin. “We can use President as bait to lure Rufus through the course, don’t you think? He wouldn’t be in any danger, naturally, but it might work.’’ Fat chance that Claudine would allow President to become wampus chow.

President had no idea what they were doing next but he did know he did not like the wampus in his close proximity. Heck, he didn't like either of them. They smelled like trouble and made him uneasy. This was why he was so happy and content to be in the hooman's arms again. He peered up at her face, front paws extended as he tried to bat at the loose strands of hair from her ponytail.

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Yeah! Fun! Flynn had listened attentively to all the instructions, which was a fairly rare thing for him in most lessons, but he enjoyed Care of Magical Creatures more than most. And he was excited to go ahead and give it a go! But.... he HAD meant volunteering to be HYPNO'D though, wouldn't that be great? To, you know, demonstrate what that was LIKE?

"We don't?" He asked, just in case. "Wouldn't it be good to learn what that looks like? Being hypno'd by a wampus? So people know what to look for!" Hey, just saying professor, this Hufflepuff was willing. But he WAS also keen to give the obstacle a go and scratched Cabriole's ears a few times before putting him down and approaching the professor to take Rufus's lead.

Flynn turned around when he heard his name and smiled brightly at Claudine. She wanted to work with him? Cool!

"Sounds good to me!"

"Well hi, Rufus." Flynn said, greeting the wampus next of all. It felt like a good idea, to y'know, involve the leashed and harnessed creature even just a tad. Acknowledging its presence. "You're sure handsome, aren't ya?" He took a good grip on the leash and then looked at Claudine. Bait?

"Maybe. Do you think Rufus is smart enough to know what we're saying though? And what about Cabriole?" And just to see what Rufus thought of things, Flynn dangled the dazzler cat toy in front of him. No harm trying, right?

Listen, Williamson wasn't above using Hufflepuffs for bait. And if this one was offering to be hypnotized, so help him.... he hoped Claudine was up to the task of helping her partner not to do anything TOO stupid. "Y'know, Flynn, all you have to do is look into Rufus' eyes." It wasn't like the kitten was going to tell Flynn to yeet himself off the wooden bridge into the ravine or anything... he wasn't THAT strong yet.

Rufus was indeed smart enough to understand English (even if these h00mans had a funnier accent than he was used to). He looked up at the boy, his head bobbing a little as he tried his best to attract the boy's eyes to his own.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK at MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Hmm, a toy. Maybe if he batted it, the boy would smile at him AND open his eyes REAL big for some hypno-time! Rufus stretched up a lazy paw and knocked the cat toy so hard it went flying right out of the Hufflepuff's hand.

Oh, oops. Maybe the girl wanted to give hypnosis a shot TOO?

Text Cut: Cece, Tom, and Blake

"HERE YA GO, ELLA--- I mean, CECE!" Williamson called out loudly, not realizing at first that he was calling Ms. Summers by the wrong name, and also, that he was bellowing unnecessarily when she was right at his elbow. Ah, there she was. "Cece, you can work with Tom. And Blake." Two Gryffindors and a Slytherin, what could go wrong? Plus they were all on the younger side, so a group of three would be fine here.

"And you can take Rufus." Here. He offered one of them the leash.

Text Cut: Ravenclawsome

Oh, what? Snap? Deer?! For him? They had deer in Scotland? Rufus WAS interested in this.

He stood up, since the girl had broken their precious eye contact, and plodded forward toward the toy. He wouldn't mind bopping his head against it, to see what the texture was like, even though REAL mousies didn't smell like this toy.

He continued on at his own pace, not running yet. Maybe if the BOY started running, Rufus would be able to imagine he was a deer, and then he could practice taking him down... ehehehe.

Text Cut: Avalon

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Originally Posted by Fireheart

Avalon was sprinting as fast as she could toward the fence. She had just started to reach for her wand - she wasn’t sure exactly what she was planning to do with it, but she was desperate - when she heard a loud WHAM.

Oh.

No.

Nonononononono.

The Ravenclaw gasped, stopping in her tracks, both of her hands flying to cover her mouth. Her eyes widened as she took in the wampus, splayed on the ground. This was bad. This was absolutely, terribly bad.

What she really wanted to do right now was jump over that barrier herself. She was mortified....this was her fault for letting go of the leash. But she knew she couldn’t run away from this one. Hesitantly, she knelt down next to Fiona, truly at a loss for what to say to Professor Williamson.

“I am so, so sorry, sir. I thought when you said not to let go of the leash you meant not to let go before the obstacle course started, and so Isla and I thought it would be okay to let go of it for just a second to let her through the hoop but now I understand that I should have just handed Isla the leash through the hoop and....” She was rambling BIG TIME, something she only did when she was extremely embarrassed. Or nervous. Or both. The words just tumbled out of her mouth. The only thing that stopped her rambling was the sight of Shadow, ready to pounce on the poor wampus. ”NOT a good time, Shadow!” She grabbed her cat before he could make things any worse and placed him in the grass behind her. ”Stay there.”

Turning back to Fiona and Professor Williamson, Avalon puffed out a breath of air. “Is she going to be okay?” Goodness, she hoped so. She knew that wampuses were hard to kill, so she was hopeful that Fiona was still alive. But if Avalon had seriously injured her, she would never forgive herself. Her instinct was to reach out and pet Fiona to try and comfort her, but she realized that it might only make things worse. Maybe she should just let the professor take it from here.

William just SIGHED at all the words coming out of this girl's mouth, so much rambling. He put out an arm just in case Shadow would try to pounce on Fiona. It wouldn't be fair to the wampus kitten, since she appeared to be knocked unconscious for the moment. And, at least, now they had a chance to grab the leash. He handed the leash to the Ravenclaw, with a mouthed, "HANG ON TIGHT THIS TIME."

"Rennervate," he cast quietly, pointing his wand at Fiona. Yeah, she'd be fine... probably. It was true that wampus were hard to kill, so. He gestured for Avalon to come closer but to still hang on to the leash. "I don't know what she's going to do when she gets up, so... hold on."

Fiona was knocked out, and the pain in her brain wasn't going away. She opened her yellow eyes when the spell hit her, but still laid there, blinking as she tried to remember what she'd been up to. FREEDOM! FREEDOM! Why was the oaf looking at her? The kitten meowed pathetically for attention. "Meowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww." Emphasis on the OWWW there.

Someone needed to pick her up. She was going to milk this for all it was worth. Maybe they'd feel bad and would just lay her down in the forest to die....

Watson · 05-10-2020, 05:57 PM

Noah offered a warm smile to Professor Eria who had just handed the wampus to Louise. Pretty wampus.. Nice wampus.. Then he turned to glance at Louise. Oops. He cringed and blushed slightly when she corrected him. Oops. "Louise. Got it Sorry." Try not to forget that next time, Nam? he told himself. He ran a hand through his hair - a nervous and awkward tick for him.

He listened to Louise, learning that she liked the idea of treats. Great! he thought before glancing down at Aslan who was circling around his legs. Noah nodded in agreement. That sounded like a good plan to me. "Sure!" Then HE was the one holding the leash for Fiona. "Ready Fiona? Aslan?" he asked and glanced at both briefly before he started to take a step forward.

Okay, hopefully this worked. He started to make his way towards the first obstacle where Louise and Lucy were.

Aslan kept close to Noah and kept an eye on the wampus. He hadn't had much time to ask if the other kneazle (Lucy) thought of the wampus Though part of him thought that the wampus may have been able to understand them. His tail swished. Suspicious, he was.

AND then the wampus kitty started running - well not running - but moving rather quickly so Noah picked up his pace. So far so good? Looks like the plan was working, hey?? Or perhaps the wampus just really liked Louise.

aRogueOne · 05-10-2020, 06:01 PM

SPOILER!!: ”Feline Rufus”

He was moving! The feline was actually doing what they wanted! Flashing Missa a congratulatory grin before finally saying ”You holding on tight?”.

Well, if she wasn’t, he was about to find out because now, he was OOOOOFFFF! Still holding the wire that had the toy mouse on the end, one half of the Team Prefect started to run around the obstacle course, the mouse just behind, tantalizingly close to the feline he hoped!

Come on little Ruuufus! Come get the nice little mouse!

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