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Care of Magical Creatures Lesson 1: The Cockatrice
As you make your way down to the usual area where your Creatures class is held, you'll start to notice a large row of hedges running around the usual classroom space. In fact, the hedges are so high that you can't see where the classroom area used to be fenced in. Where does it start? Where does it end? Heck, you can't even see the edge of the Forbidden Forest behind these hedgerows, which have to be at least eight, nine, maybe ten feet tall.
You can see Professor (and Groundskeeper) Williamson, however, who is standing in front of the entrance to the hedge maze. Yes, it's a maze, and yes, there's a creature inside. "Come on, don't dwadle now," he says and beckons you to join him beside the entrance to the maze. There are a few wooden shipping crates beside him and every so often, the hedges give a bushy little shake like something inside the maze is eager to get out.
But don't worry. You trust Williamson to make sure nothing happens to you, right?
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Q1. What do you already know about hybrid creatures? What makes a magical creature 'hybrid'? How/why could these creatures be considered more dangerous than a regular creature?
Q2. Today you'll be facing a creature that does have a history with the Triwizard Tournament. What can you tell me about the cockatrice, and how do you survive one?
Mini-Activity. Suit up to go into the maze. There's padding and helmets, sunglasses, broken mirrors, and weasels on leashes for you to use. Good luck.
Main Activity. Into the maze! Don't RP for the jarveys or cockatrice(s). Just try to get to the end of the maze!
Just so you know, it's not too late to jump in! This lesson will close at/around 11:59 PM EST on 13 January 2021!
Fantastic beast?? Valentina stared at the hedges for a moment, her eyes wide. What kind of a beast were they going to study? Something super cute and cuddly, she hoped! Uhhhh.. she paused to think for a minute or two before raising her hand enthusiastically.
“Hybrids are the children of two different types of creatures, Professor!” But, why would they be more dangerous than a regular creature?? She had absolutely no idea. She simply looked around for a bit as she ( impatiently ) waited for class to move on.
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Minjae hadn't thought it to be funny either but he had been in an anxious state ever since the feast and people did weird things when they got anxious. And for him it was laughing at lame jokes apparently.
"Do you mean now or in general?" he asked as he was asked if he were okay. "Cause at the moment im peachy but you know" he gestured towards the castle to silently speak ill of the new Headmaster.
As the bushes behind the professor were moving again, Minjae's dark brown eyes looked at it and his interest peaked when the multiple x classification was mentioned.
He knew what a hybrid creature was of course. An offspring to two different types of creatures to say it in simple words. But that had been mentioned a few times now and the Hufflepuff was far more curious to know what was in the bushes so he opted to not raise his hand to answer so that they could hurry along.
Bella saw Claudine's wave and returned it quickly. It was comforting to have at least one other snake there that she liked when everything else around them was so scary, confusing and mind-boggling with the neo-alliance folk around. It was best to focus on their studies just like Professor W suggested. Today they’d get to meet an XXXXX rated creature. Dangerous and deadly were the first words that came to Bella’s mind as she tried to remember what she knew about hybrid creatures.
Raising her hand like she had seen the others do, the short dark haired eleven year old said with confidence. "My name is Isabella Connolly. A hybrid is a new creature that has been bred with the best or worst traits/bits of other creatures like the chimaera. A chimaera has the head of a lion, the body of a goat and tail of a dragon. It’s very bloodthirsty and vicious like both a dragon or a lion is but even more so since it’s a mix of both those creatures."
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Uh. So. Atlas wasn't sure if his test that the man had known he was taking was a pass or not. Though there had been some cues in body language that were too natural and to reflexive to be faked. So the first year chose to believe.
He would certainly take the man up on the offer to visit his hut after class. If for no other reason than to create a safe code word.
And so class began and the blonde felt a LITTLE more comfortable in his own skin and in this space. Being outside helped a lot too. Being told they were about to face a XXXXX creature did not. But...hybrids. He knew a little bit about that, but first came a thought based on some of the phrasing of his classmates. "I think it's a bit misleading to say that a hybrid is simply the combination of two or more creatures. Or would I be correct if I were to go into the Forbidden Forest and find the centaur colony and then tell them to their faces they are hybrids?" Asking for a friend, possibly. But also...did that mean a human and a horse...well...anyway. That was a detail Atlas did not need to know. More about what questions he could and could not ask and topics not to bring up while conducting an interview with a centaur.
OH.
"Atlas. Atlas Flamsteed."
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A super dangerous animal, on the first day. Well they really were going to die this term. After surviving four terms prior to this one, this was going to be the one that killed her. She had answered the questionnaire the night before to the best of her abilities, but she didn't know the answers. How at 14 did she not know her blood status, well she didn't even know her blood type so that shouldn't have been a surprise. Now she was worried about everything and she meant EVERY THING.
Hearing the question and all of the answers that far she turned to raise her hand, "Flamsteed has a point. I don't think Centaurs would be included but it is wise to consider what constitutes a hybrid, like the criteria and such."
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So there was a dangerous creature in that maze. Nothing like trying to distract from one scary situation by tossing students into another. Honestly, Cecelia would rather deal with the creature. Every time.
”I think it’s the actual act of breeding different species together that can be dangerous. If it’s successful the first time, it might inspire someone to try and breed bigger and more dangerous creatures the next time. That was probably a reason for the ban, wasn’t it? To control that sort of thing?”
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There was a fantastic beast inside that hedge maze?
There was a fantastic beast inside that hedge maze that had a rating of FIVE X's and they were going to FACE IT!?
This was going to be GREAT!
Flora was standing, on her tippiest of toes, to try and get a peek over Professor Williamson's really high up there shoulders to see if she could spot which fantastic beast they were going to be learning about. Of course, that meant that she wasn't really paying much attention to.. anything else. What was he saying about firsties signing a stupid form to transfer their names?
And why were centaurs dangerous? Was that the question?
Her hand went up all while still trying to peek into the maze. Nothing. "Centaurs are dangerous because they can KICK you and PUNCH you. At the same time. Especially if you try to ride one."
Not that she would EVER try to ride a centaur. She wouldn't know what to hold on to.
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"Professor...I...there's scary men all over the castle....Imma be right here til you dismiss us. OBEYING THE LAW." She added loudly. If the professor kept eyeing the hedges like that, Emm was beginning to think it was because there was someone in there listening. She had a bloody dance recital in December. She NEEDED to live to perform or stupid Samantha would get the lead and that would just absolutely kill her.
She also caught her bestie's look. That's right, they did have a present for the man and it made her feel LOADS better knowing they OBVIOUSLY got him the greatest present EVER.
All the talk of hybrids, and the Defense class they'd had earlier in the morning got her thinking of questions of her own.
The Gryffindor stuck her hand up and silently waited to be acknowledged. When it was her turn, "Professor, are half bloods hybrids? Is that what Headmaster Rosier is trying to teach us? Does that make them cooler? Do half bloods have special powers? Grandma says it's the muggles that mixed with wizards and weakened the blood lines. That doesn't really sound cooler."
Was that what made Rosier so mad?
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Care of Magical Creatures... Tadhg kenw quite a bit about magical creatures due to his father working with them, so he was a bit familiar with all types of magical creatures. He loved Creatures though, magical and non magical he loved them all. Yawning he made his way towards where the lesson was being held, how was anyone not tired after last night? Last night definitely wasn't fun, not one bit.
Walking up on a tall maze hedge he grinned. "Woah wicked!" Looking at the tall hedge maze, he wondered what kind of creature was in there, or creatures for that matter. Whatever it was, he had a feeling that it was going to be wickedly awesome.
Walking up towards the Professor he nodded. "Hello Professor Williamson." Looking around he seen Dahlia his Bubbles and chuckled at her excitement and bouncing. "Hey Bubbles, what do you reckon it is?" Biting his lip he looked at the tall hedge maze again. "What if it's a Sphinx and we have to answer riddles?"
Dahlia had heard him before she even saw him, not at all surprised that the hedge maze had captured his attention as it had her own. "Tiger," she greeted softly as he took up place beside her. "I'm not sure but if it is a Sphinx then we work together and solve any riddles we're given." Together along with anyone else that joined them, she knew they would be able to figure out some riddles. Only she wasn't so sure a Sphinx was what they were going to be dealing with, if the rustling of the hedges meant anything. And those wooden crates that kept pulling her gaze towards them.
A warm smile spread across her face at the look on the Professors. Did he recognize her somehow? Maybe from the feast? Probably not. Perhaps her older siblings were the reason why. They all had that similar family resemblance to them. Similar hair colors, blue eyes and the shape of their faces.
WHOA!!! Dahlia cast a quick glance at Tadhg, lightly nudging him with her elbow. Had he heard that?! Somewhere around here was a XXXXX creature! There was some fear deep within her at knowing how seriously dangerous these creatures could be but the adventurous, creature crazy side of her was instantly intrigued. Where was it?! How close would they get to it?! What was it?!
Her hand rose into the air. "My name is Dahlia Donovan, Professor." Yes, she was one of the five here at Hogwarts now. "A hybrid is the offspring of two different creatures. They can be incredibly dangerous because the results of breeding two different creatures can vary. How large, strong, smart, fast, what it's temperament might be and what powers they might have isn't always a given. There's no sure way of knowing what the outcome will be."
It wasn't until she had stopped speaking that she realized she might not have given the answer Williamson had been looking for. Oh, well, it was too late now.
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Of course there was a dangerous beast in the maze. Not that Avalon expected any less. Nothing like a great first week back than being held hostage by a bunch of psycho Muggle-haters and facing an XXXXX creature. And not only any threatening creature—a hybrid creature, meaning that it was probably even more dangerous. Had Avalon mentioned that she much preferred classes with more harmless creatures like jarveys?
Avalon decided to add on to her classmates' answers. "Like Mamie and Ashley said, hybrids are dangerous because you can never be certain of the outcome. You could get a nice combination of traits, or you could get something entirely new. Something could go wrong with the genetics, and you might get an unexpected trait. For example, you might think it to be totally harmless to cross a kneazle and a domestic cat, but there's always a chance that the genes could mutate and cause a weird result, such as unexpected aggression or strange physical features." Mundane creatures were probably safer to cross, but magical beasts had too many unpredictable characteristics. Which was namely why she would prefer not to deal with any magical hybrid creatures, but alas, here she was.
There were, in fact, several people listening quite intently from behind the hedges. Without much prompting, three of them emerged from the bushes, one taking up a spot of prominence from beside the professor, and two swooping into the crowd of students. Their faces completely obscured by their hoods, they moved through, sniffing at the children's hair, flicking their wands at an untied shoe, a loosely clasped cloak, or an askew tie.
One hovered just behind the former Slytherin prefect (kayquilz), as though WAITING for her to move or say the wrong thing or ask more stupid questions.
The other stood beside the small Gryffindor (DaniDiNardo) who dared to mention Headmaster Rosier in the same breath with the term half-blood. This observer tapped a long black wand in their free hand as they watched her. Tap. Tap. Tap.
The hooded figure beside the professor unearthed a quill and parchment from their robes, beginning to scribble furiously as the children answered his question.
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What did Curtis know of Hybrid creatures? Quite a lot to be honest, thanks to Papa being an expert and drilling him with facts during his homeschooling years. But he wasn't a showoff with his knowledge. Considering the hooded guest that just so happened to arrive watching them.... He wanted the least amount of attention.
So he settled on a summarized rendition. "Hybrid creatures are unique.. Since they could carry certain traits of their parent creatures or just happen to resemble two of the sort. That makes classifying them another challenge incase they grow to be more dangerous or tame with limited documentation." Curtis said. Would that figure be talking to them or are they just going to stay looking creepy over the Professor?
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While waiting, Camryn kept her eye on the professor. How did she know that he was really the professor and not some face melting imposter? Thankfully, class was about to begin. Now she could focus on learning, rather than let her mind wander to all of the crazy things that were happening.
So Professor Williamson liked dangerous creatures. Well, what ever creature they would be learning about today couldn’t be much scarier than the Headmaster and his friends, right? Hybrids. Today was about hybrid creatures? Cam listened as her classmates shared what they knew about the topic. She wasn’t sure what she could add to the conversation, but she thought about it for a moment. Finally, she raised her hand and cautiously threw in her two cents
“Hybrids can be really dangerous because......well kind of like the other girl (Claudine) said........if you mix two dangerous animals, their babies could be twice as dangerous. Oh and my name is Camryn Quincy, but you can call me Cam......if you want to.”
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Catherine had been feeling a lot more at ease outside with professor Williamson and her classmates, about to enter into a maze with a XXXXX rated creature than she was while sitting in the Great Hall eating her food. That didn't last long, though, because the professor's reaction to Song's question made Catherine purse her lips, realising they'd be watched and overheard from anywhere in the Castle and its grounds. There was no safe space.
Which was proven by the hooded figures that emerged from the hedges just moments later. The Ravenclaw didn't move a muscle as two of them came through the group of students and started tidying their uniforms up and... stayed there looming over them. That sent chills down her spine. She particularly disliked the fact she couldn't see their faces.
Once again, she wished some of the kids would be wiser and would stop and think about what they wanted to say before actually verbalising it. The amount of trouble they'd be saved from if people applied this simple task!
Alas. Stupid questions were being asked instead of just straightforward answers. Catherine quietly shook her head and hoped some sense would dawn on the young Gryffindor. If anything, she should at least not say anything at all. Which was what Catherine did, pretty much always, including right now.
Not that she didn't like the topic, she really did. She had spent the other term researching hybrid plants with two of their professors and that had been a lot of fun, she knew hybrid creatures were just as interesting. But no talking from this girl, thank you. It shouldn't come as a surprise anyway.
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Being outside was definitely refreshing, particularly as Williamson seemed to be a reasonable professor. Williamson. Why did that name sound familiar ???? He needed to write home to his mama and ask about him, or maybe Grandpa Tancred? But how was he meant to ask when the owls were gone. He would need to wait until Christmas to inform his family of his sorting??? This thought was disheartening, but not as disheartening as the movement of hooded figures that was standing close to that older super pretty Slytherin girl and the Gryffindor girl whom he'd met briefly a year ago. So much for safe outside space. Was Williamson not trustworthy then?? He seemed like he was, but perhaps this was misleading.
What didn't really escape Apollo's ears was the fact that they were going to be working with a super dangerous creature!!!! On one of his first creatures classes!!! "Probably could be more dangerous from a regular creature because it inherits both the best and worst attributes from two different creatures." Apollo stated, before adding on quickly, "Oh and I'm Apollo. Apollo Adara-Stark."
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Heath paid close attention to Professor Williamson as he waited for the lesson to begin. So far, so good… he didn’t seem to be acting too much differently, so he probably wasn’t imperiused or polyjuiced. He immediately understood the meaning behind Claudine’s smile. Yes, everything was fine - or as fine as could be expected with a tyrant running the school - for now. He had just enough time to return her smile with a small one of his own before the professor started speaking, and he refocused his attention.
The mention of dragons piqued Heath’s curiosity. His uncle used to work with dragons a long time ago! Was that what they were studying today? Dragons were a XXXXX creature, and Williamson just said they were his favorite. He wasn’t sure whether to be afraid or intrigued at that possibility, though leaning slightly more toward the latter since this was Williamson’s class and not Rosier’s! Oh well, he supposed he’d find out soon enough. For now, there was a question to answer.
Okay, so hybrids and what makes them dangerous… Heath’s first thoughts went to the unpredictable nature of genetics and the possibility of a creature inheriting the most dangerous characteristics of its parents, making it exponentially more dangerous. But that answer had been given in one form or another several times already. He didn’t want to just piggyback off his classmates; he wanted to come up with something on his own! After a few moments lost in thought, he remembered reading about an accidental hybrid creature, and his hand went up. “Could an uncontrolled environment and lack of oversight in breeding hybrids be considered a danger?” he said. “For example, the hidebehind was an accidental hybrid created by a demiguise mating with a ghoul."
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The outdoors? XXXXX? The more dangerous, the better? And a diss to those ominous forms they'd had to fill out at the feast as a cherry on top? Yep, new favorite class. New favorite professor. This was like (and she supposed, literally) a fresh of breath air.
Hybrid creatures? Like...the liger? Didn't they usually die? It must be different in the magical world. She raised her hand to take a guess anyway - might as well earn points now before she inevitably lost them later. "Are they hybrid because their parents are two different species? And are they more dangerous because they're more unpredictable...like, scientists haven't studied them as much?" Oh, and an introduction. "And my name is Eden Tilly. Sir."
The liger actually would have been a great answer, had Eden decided to share it. But the bit about... unpredictable animals was also good. "Yes and yes," he responded, "Eden. Thanks. Good answer."
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Professor Williamson was saying quite a lot of things that Quinn absolutely hated. Williamson loved dangerous creatures, this one was apparently some sort of hybrid, and it was rated with not one, not two, but five freaking X's?!?! Quinn hurriedly took five large steps away from the hedge, as he thought that was appropriate given the rating of whatever was in it. After his backup, Quinn figured he should give an introduction. "M-my name is Quinn Kingsley, sir... and, er, to add on to Eden, I'm guessing hybrids are also dangerous because they can inherit the abilities of both of their parents, sir. But I might be, um, wrong."
Woe was this kid, huh? Stuttering already, and he didn't even know what was in the hedge maze yet? "Quinn, no, you're right," he nodded at the Ravenclaw. "Good...."
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Well. Williamson was making a subtle statement today. He made a diss about the blood status forms and was teaching them about hybrid creatures. Well. This was one of her new favorite classes. She nodded at some of the people she knew. "Hybrid creatures are like, a mix between species." Muggles and wizards both knew about the concept. "Um, and sometimes they take the cooler traits of both parent species, so that could be more dangerous, and sometimes you don't know if a hybrid creature will behave like either one of its parents or something new." Ash thought that hybrid animals were a metaphor. She stole the idea of it for a future symbol, and maybe some art. She debated whether or not to tell the professor her new nickname. She was already a second year, and maybe he had heard it before anyway. So she kept quiet.
Alright, another good Ravenclaw answer. "Excellent, just what I was thinking of." Williamson nodded at Ashley. "They're also fairly rare, which makes them harder to study."
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The Snakette’s eyebrows shot up. An XXXXX rated creature? How exciting and interesting. Smirking slightly because of the man’s reference to stupid forms, she taught over quickly what she knew of hybrids. After a short moment, a hand went up. “They can be more dangerous because the traits from both parents could have been more developed when passed on to the hybrid, particularly any dangerous ones. After all, a hybrid is a 2.0 version of something older…’’ Did that make sense?
"That's one way to think of things," he rubbed at his chin and nodded to Claudine. They DID tend to be more dangerous than their parents, really.
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Mamie squirmed at Williamson's response to Aboli's very reasonable question. What was a proper wizard? Weren't all wizards proper wizards? She relaxed a little more when class started for normal. Maybe they could just have normal class and pretend that their beloved institution wasn't under attack.
So. She was pretending everything was fine. She raised her hand. "A hybrid is a combination of things that are different, and you don't know if traits that are fine by themselves end up explosive when combined into a single thing. Like baking soda and vinegar!" she said. She had a better analogy, like the hybrid dinosaurs from the Muggle classic film Jurassic Park, but she was too nervous about bringing it up in front of everybody.
Everything was fine, what a great motto. "That is a great example!" he pointed to Mamie. Although... it was a rather, er, basic Muggle science answer. Surely that wouldn't matter, right? Even wizards had to know how the basic subjects worked.
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Austin observed as the professor talked. Yeah, this was a no nonsense professor. Either that or common sense. Yeah, probably the ladder. Austin considered the question. What would make them dangerous? He listened to the other student's answers to see if he could get any ideas. (Cos he didn't know but shhhh). He took mental notes...inherent traits from both parents, okay, be a different species entirely so not as well researched? Yeah, that's a good answer too. The traits can be more defined? Yeah, that's true because a better version. He did have an answer but it wasn't related to the question but the fact that hybrids might not be healthy? Because either parent shouln't make a child? Or that the cihld would develop problems from either parent? He raised his hand but quickly brought it back down. That wasn't the answer to the question.
No answer from this one? William looked at the kid, waiting for a response, because he LOOKED like he was thinking... but when he didn't say anything, he called on the next hand.
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Delilah was a little confused. Wasn't Williamson a regular professor at this school? Didn't he have any sort of opinion one way or the other about their hostage situation? Other than to just say they were expected to just continue on? Didn't he realize people were getting crucio'ed?!
She drew in a deep sigh as the lesson got underway. Of course he liked the most dangerous creatures. Was there any adult at this school that didn't prefer danger?! Anyway...an XXXXX creature didn't sound too pleasing, but what else was new these days? Delilah also very much doubted she'd be able to quickly identify whatever this was, but she did know what the word hybrid meant.
She raised her name. "I'm Delilah Ellerby," she began, because he'd asked the first years or transfers to say their name. "A hybrid creature is a mix of more than one creature. I think they're more dangerous, because when you mix things together, you sometimes don't know what you're going to get as a result." I mean, it could basically be a total dud or a big KABOOM. Either way.
"Good, Delilah. Some people would say that cross-breeding is like opening a box of chocolates... you never know what you're going to get." Though it was considerably less risky in Herbology than in Magizoology.
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"Eghff" Moose felt the tug of his shirt collar get pulled on...What the hell? He had barely even sat down before he was getting lightly pushed toward where everyone else was. "Yeah great.". Thanks for kind of choking him for a moment there. He looked back toward the crate but then kept his focus back on the hedges.
Moose made no contribution to the question asked. "You can breed them!?" Only adding his own shouted question sounding in disbelief at that possibility. Only instantly hating that he did blurt that out. OF COURSE YOU PROBABLY COULD. You could mix dogs and cats so why not MAGICAL creatures. Care of Magical Creatures was still this Second Year's weakest subject. He made a few strides last year in understanding magical creatures but there had to be so many more that he didn't know about. How could you teach about all of them in such a short amount of time!?
Oh Merlin, couldn't some of the Muggleborns at least TRY not to give themselves away?! William nearly facepalmed at Moose's answer. "Yes, you can breed them, good job," he replied calmly, pretending that was an answer and not a question, in case anyone was listening.
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Valencia was incredibly glad that there was a familiar face in a position of power. It gave her a small sense of normalcy. She was also glad that this lesson seemed on topic.
She nodded in agreement to hybrids being a mix of species then raised her hand. "I don't think they're all necessarily dangerous though." she commented. "But I think it's more common to breed hybrids from more dangerous species so hybrids in general get a bad name."
Well there was an original thought, well done. "I agree," he nodded to Valencia. "Though they're also pretty rare, so hybrids in general aren't so common."
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Ha. Good one. Dubya was wasted on teaching, honestly. Should have been on the stage.
Nem responded to that with a simple, one-handed 'click-point' gesture, wink, and head tilt, to show they got the ever-so-witty, not-remotely-lame joke. And left it at that.
And, Yoon? You're welcome.
Alright, some of these kids needed to relax. Well... one in particular. The self-preservation skills in this pool of students left much to be desired, but then... all the better for Nem, they supposed. Somehow. Some way.
In any case, that didn't matter. They were here to talk creatures, and boy did Nem have things to say. They raised their click-point hand, sans click or point.
"It can be dangerous in different ways, sir, like to the creature itself, for instance. Sometimes people try to get certain traits in a creature that they find desirable, but might give it health problems, similar to how dog breeds evolve to have problems because they're bred for looks, but hybrid animals can't necessarily reproduce, mundane ones definitely can't, so this could just be a short-term issue." Magic, though. Magic did not have to care about nature. Magical creatures did not necessarily follow the same natural laws as mundane ones, and the ones that did, might not always do so. "And dangerous in the general sense for a similar reason. If you mix two creatures to try to get a certain look, or mix of abilities, you will more than likely sacrifice an important attribute. Like intelligence." See? Dangerous.
Anyway.
Aha, another thoughtful, original answer. "You're right. That's a common problem in pugs, for example, with their flat faces." Mmm, the point about reproducing didn't go unnoticed either, but they would come back to that (perhaps) when they realized what hybrid WWW was specifically talking about in this class.
"Even hybrid creatures have their weaknesses," he acknowledged. And that... was all he would say about that, for now.
SPOILER!!: AriFerrari my dear
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Was that a smile? The sudden flash of something familiar almost bought Kinsay to throw her arms around Professor Williamson for a big hug. She nearly almost did. But a scared voice in her head kept her from any sudden movements. What if he'd punish her with a crucio?
So instead, she kept her arms to herself. Looking over at Moose, only for her heart to sink. She could tell that things were off between herself and Moose ever since the train ride. It made Kizzy feel really, really, really horribly guilty. She sank a little bit, wishing she could move and stand somewhere else, but knowing that might only make things worse. The only thing that restored some sense of calm was spotting Matty a few steps away.
The little Gryffindor gave Matty a longing look, wishing he was near, but knowing that he had to be with his brother. As she returned her gaze back to the ground, she noticed an extra set of feet making their way over and even smiled a little bit noting that they belonged to Emm. Though the second year didn't say anything, she gave her bestie a grateful look and squeezed her hand. That helped lots.
Dragons were his FAVORITE?
All the previous worries quickly faded upon the realization that she and Emm hadn't given him his present yet!!! Oh wait. What if the horrible people took the picture of the dragon they had named? What if they took it during the raid???? She glanced over at Emm, making a mental note to bring this up later. They got a gift for him all special AND it was his favorite.
Kizzy raised her hand, fully intending to answer the question. "Can you make a hybrid from any creature?" Except instead of answering the question she accidentally asked her own question insead. Oops. "A dragon-puppy would be nice. .... Druppy? ..... Pugon?"
What was with these kids and wanting to give out hugs the way Kitrige snapped at things?
"I... don't think you can make a hybrid from ANY creature," he replied, though he was scratching at his stubbly chin and sounding entirely unsure. THis could or could not be possible. He certainly never wanted to see a pugon. They sounded... awful, and like they'd have terrible proportions.
SPOILER!!: Lady of the Light
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Fantastic beast?? Valentina stared at the hedges for a moment, her eyes wide. What kind of a beast were they going to study? Something super cute and cuddly, she hoped! Uhhhh.. she paused to think for a minute or two before raising her hand enthusiastically.
“Hybrids are the children of two different types of creatures, Professor!” But, why would they be more dangerous than a regular creature?? She had absolutely no idea. She simply looked around for a bit as she ( impatiently ) waited for class to move on.
Okay, yes! A simple answer, but effective! Williamson smiled at the girl a little bit. "That's correct."
SPOILER!!: Lindsey!
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Minjae hadn't thought it to be funny either but he had been in an anxious state ever since the feast and people did weird things when they got anxious. And for him it was laughing at lame jokes apparently.
"Do you mean now or in general?" he asked as he was asked if he were okay. "Cause at the moment im peachy but you know" he gestured towards the castle to silently speak ill of the new Headmaster.
As the bushes behind the professor were moving again, Minjae's dark brown eyes looked at it and his interest peaked when the multiple x classification was mentioned.
He knew what a hybrid creature was of course. An offspring to two different types of creatures to say it in simple words. But that had been mentioned a few times now and the Hufflepuff was far more curious to know what was in the bushes so he opted to not raise his hand to answer so that they could hurry along.
William scratched behind his ear. Did he mean now or in general? "Now, I suppose, so, that's great." What in Merlin's beard did peachy mean? He couldn't understand the kids' slang these days.
SPOILER!!: Eva!
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Bella saw Claudine's wave and returned it quickly. It was comforting to have at least one other snake there that she liked when everything else around them was so scary, confusing and mind-boggling with the neo-alliance folk around. It was best to focus on their studies just like Professor W suggested. Today they’d get to meet an XXXXX rated creature. Dangerous and deadly were the first words that came to Bella’s mind as she tried to remember what she knew about hybrid creatures.
Raising her hand like she had seen the others do, the short dark haired eleven year old said with confidence. "My name is Isabella Connolly. A hybrid is a new creature that has been bred with the best or worst traits/bits of other creatures like the chimaera. A chimaera has the head of a lion, the body of a goat and tail of a dragon. It’s very bloodthirsty and vicious like both a dragon or a lion is but even more so since it’s a mix of both those creatures."
There it was, the textbook answer he was looking for! How odd that it was coming from a firstie. "A chimaera is a great example of a hybrid," he acknowledged. "And interestingly enough, hybrids like the chimaera tend to favor the food of whichever animal forms their head portion. So a chimaera, with a head of a lion, likes a nice rare steak."
Wasn't that just the COOLEST?!
SPOILER!!: Flammy 2.0
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Uh. So. Atlas wasn't sure if his test that the man had known he was taking was a pass or not. Though there had been some cues in body language that were too natural and to reflexive to be faked. So the first year chose to believe.
He would certainly take the man up on the offer to visit his hut after class. If for no other reason than to create a safe code word.
And so class began and the blonde felt a LITTLE more comfortable in his own skin and in this space. Being outside helped a lot too. Being told they were about to face a XXXXX creature did not. But...hybrids. He knew a little bit about that, but first came a thought based on some of the phrasing of his classmates. "I think it's a bit misleading to say that a hybrid is simply the combination of two or more creatures. Or would I be correct if I were to go into the Forbidden Forest and find the centaur colony and then tell them to their faces they are hybrids?" Asking for a friend, possibly. But also...did that mean a human and a horse...well...anyway. That was a detail Atlas did not need to know. More about what questions he could and could not ask and topics not to bring up while conducting an interview with a centaur.
OH.
"Atlas. Atlas Flamsteed."
Atlas, Atlas Flamsteed. Definitely one of Airey's kids. "A hybrid can actually be MORE than two creatures," he stated with a nod. "But yes... technically, you COULD label centaurs as such. However, you would be quite foolish to address a centaur with that lack of respect, so please, I strongly encourage you NOT to do that, and to avoid the forest entirely, Flamsteed."
SPOILER!!: Lil Charlie
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A super dangerous animal, on the first day. Well they really were going to die this term. After surviving four terms prior to this one, this was going to be the one that killed her. She had answered the questionnaire the night before to the best of her abilities, but she didn't know the answers. How at 14 did she not know her blood status, well she didn't even know her blood type so that shouldn't have been a surprise. Now she was worried about everything and she meant EVERY THING.
Hearing the question and all of the answers that far she turned to raise her hand, "Flamsteed has a point. I don't think Centaurs would be included but it is wise to consider what constitutes a hybrid, like the criteria and such."
"Sorry, Charlie," and everyone else who had to hear that little rhyme, "Centaurs ARE technically a hybrid, a mammalian hybrid, in fact." He cringed a little at having to teach the kids this but, well, these things came in when talking about animals sometimes.
SPOILER!!: Ashley
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So there was a dangerous creature in that maze. Nothing like trying to distract from one scary situation by tossing students into another. Honestly, Cecelia would rather deal with the creature. Every time.
”I think it’s the actual act of breeding different species together that can be dangerous. If it’s successful the first time, it might inspire someone to try and breed bigger and more dangerous creatures the next time. That was probably a reason for the ban, wasn’t it? To control that sort of thing?”
"Well done," he nodded to sad Cece. "Take two points. New Scamander considered his 1965 ban on experimental breeding his greatest achievement, even if people break it all the time." He paused to see if the kids were absorbing this. "Acromantula, basilisks, blast-ended skrewts, and the creature we're studying today are all examples of bigger, badder, wizard-bred creatures." Just like she'd said.
SPOILER!!: Destiny!
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There was a fantastic beast inside that hedge maze?
There was a fantastic beast inside that hedge maze that had a rating of FIVE X's and they were going to FACE IT!?
This was going to be GREAT!
Flora was standing, on her tippiest of toes, to try and get a peek over Professor Williamson's really high up there shoulders to see if she could spot which fantastic beast they were going to be learning about. Of course, that meant that she wasn't really paying much attention to.. anything else. What was he saying about firsties signing a stupid form to transfer their names?
And why were centaurs dangerous? Was that the question?
Her hand went up all while still trying to peek into the maze. Nothing. "Centaurs are dangerous because they can KICK you and PUNCH you. At the same time. Especially if you try to ride one."
Not that she would EVER try to ride a centaur. She wouldn't know what to hold on to.
So this was... not even close to being on topic, which made William rub at his temples. But. "Yes, they can kick and punch at the same time, though most would prefer shooting you with their bow first." The bow had the range, see.
SPOILER!!: Daniiiiiiiii
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Stick around? STICK AROUND???
"Professor...I...there's scary men all over the castle....Imma be right here til you dismiss us. OBEYING THE LAW." She added loudly. If the professor kept eyeing the hedges like that, Emm was beginning to think it was because there was someone in there listening. She had a bloody dance recital in December. She NEEDED to live to perform or stupid Samantha would get the lead and that would just absolutely kill her.
She also caught her bestie's look. That's right, they did have a present for the man and it made her feel LOADS better knowing they OBVIOUSLY got him the greatest present EVER.
All the talk of hybrids, and the Defense class they'd had earlier in the morning got her thinking of questions of her own.
The Gryffindor stuck her hand up and silently waited to be acknowledged. When it was her turn, "Professor, are half bloods hybrids? Is that what Headmaster Rosier is trying to teach us? Does that make them cooler? Do half bloods have special powers? Grandma says it's the muggles that mixed with wizards and weakened the blood lines. That doesn't really sound cooler."
Was that what made Rosier so mad?
Okay, Cambridge. That was maybe the first sensible thing she'd said in her two years in this class. He gave the girl a small nod, though it quickly turned into a not-so-subtle shaking of the head.
"No-- I, I didn't say that," he clarified, then repeated it louder. "I made no comments about half-bloods of any kind."
He had no tolerance for Rosier or his curriculum, but he knew life would be worse for him if he added that thought out loud. So he defaulted to his standard teacher answer. "I'll... have to review your Headmaster's curriculum to see if... er, that's his intent. Let me get back to you on this one."
Or not. Perhaps she'd forget.
SPOILER!!: Kolyander
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Dahlia had heard him before she even saw him, not at all surprised that the hedge maze had captured his attention as it had her own. "Tiger," she greeted softly as he took up place beside her. "I'm not sure but if it is a Sphinx then we work together and solve any riddles we're given." Together along with anyone else that joined them, she knew they would be able to figure out some riddles. Only she wasn't so sure a Sphinx was what they were going to be dealing with, if the rustling of the hedges meant anything. And those wooden crates that kept pulling her gaze towards them.
A warm smile spread across her face at the look on the Professors. Did he recognize her somehow? Maybe from the feast? Probably not. Perhaps her older siblings were the reason why. They all had that similar family resemblance to them. Similar hair colors, blue eyes and the shape of their faces.
WHOA!!! Dahlia cast a quick glance at Tadhg, lightly nudging him with her elbow. Had he heard that?! Somewhere around here was a XXXXX creature! There was some fear deep within her at knowing how seriously dangerous these creatures could be but the adventurous, creature crazy side of her was instantly intrigued. Where was it?! How close would they get to it?! What was it?!
Her hand rose into the air. "My name is Dahlia Donovan, Professor." Yes, she was one of the five here at Hogwarts now. "A hybrid is the offspring of two different creatures. They can be incredibly dangerous because the results of breeding two different creatures can vary. How large, strong, smart, fast, what it's temperament might be and what powers they might have isn't always a given. There's no sure way of knowing what the outcome will be."
It wasn't until she had stopped speaking that she realized she might not have given the answer Williamson had been looking for. Oh, well, it was too late now.
Merlin's beard, how many Donovans went to this school?! "Great answer," he nodded to her. "SOMETIMES you can tell what the outcome will be, if you've successfully bred two similar creatures before." But it was... not a great idea nonetheless.
SPOILER!!: Kat
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Of course there was a dangerous beast in the maze. Not that Avalon expected any less. Nothing like a great first week back than being held hostage by a bunch of psycho Muggle-haters and facing an XXXXX creature. And not only any threatening creature—a hybrid creature, meaning that it was probably even more dangerous. Had Avalon mentioned that she much preferred classes with more harmless creatures like jarveys?
Avalon decided to add on to her classmates' answers. "Like Mamie and Ashley said, hybrids are dangerous because you can never be certain of the outcome. You could get a nice combination of traits, or you could get something entirely new. Something could go wrong with the genetics, and you might get an unexpected trait. For example, you might think it to be totally harmless to cross a kneazle and a domestic cat, but there's always a chance that the genes could mutate and cause a weird result, such as unexpected aggression or strange physical features." Mundane creatures were probably safer to cross, but magical beasts had too many unpredictable characteristics. Which was namely why she would prefer not to deal with any magical hybrid creatures, but alas, here she was.
"Well, there's always the chance of mutations when humans mate too," Williamson murmured humorously, mostly to himself. "Right though, the magic... certainly makes things more difficult." Even wizard families had squibs in them sometimes.
SPOILER!!: Joel
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What did Curtis know of Hybrid creatures? Quite a lot to be honest, thanks to Papa being an expert and drilling him with facts during his homeschooling years. But he wasn't a showoff with his knowledge. Considering the hooded guest that just so happened to arrive watching them.... He wanted the least amount of attention.
So he settled on a summarized rendition. "Hybrid creatures are unique.. Since they could carry certain traits of their parent creatures or just happen to resemble two of the sort. That makes classifying them another challenge incase they grow to be more dangerous or tame with limited documentation." Curtis said. Would that figure be talking to them or are they just going to stay looking creepy over the Professor?
"Excellent," Williamson nodded to Curtis for his answer. Some kids were just more suited to his subject than others, mhmm.
SPOILER!!: Daaaaydreamer
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While waiting, Camryn kept her eye on the professor. How did she know that he was really the professor and not some face melting imposter? Thankfully, class was about to begin. Now she could focus on learning, rather than let her mind wander to all of the crazy things that were happening.
So Professor Williamson liked dangerous creatures. Well, what ever creature they would be learning about today couldn’t be much scarier than the Headmaster and his friends, right? Hybrids. Today was about hybrid creatures? Cam listened as her classmates shared what they knew about the topic. She wasn’t sure what she could add to the conversation, but she thought about it for a moment. Finally, she raised her hand and cautiously threw in her two cents
“Hybrids can be really dangerous because......well kind of like the other girl (Claudine) said........if you mix two dangerous animals, their babies could be twice as dangerous. Oh and my name is Camryn Quincy, but you can call me Cam......if you want to.”
"I'm not sure that's how the math works, Cam..." he replied to the first year gently, "but you're right. Cross-breeding can have dangerous and unexpected results."
SPOILER!!: Hey Jude, don't be afraid
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Catherine had been feeling a lot more at ease outside with professor Williamson and her classmates, about to enter into a maze with a XXXXX rated creature than she was while sitting in the Great Hall eating her food. That didn't last long, though, because the professor's reaction to Song's question made Catherine purse her lips, realising they'd be watched and overheard from anywhere in the Castle and its grounds. There was no safe space.
Which was proven by the hooded figures that emerged from the hedges just moments later. The Ravenclaw didn't move a muscle as two of them came through the group of students and started tidying their uniforms up and... stayed there looming over them. That sent chills down her spine. She particularly disliked the fact she couldn't see their faces.
Once again, she wished some of the kids would be wiser and would stop and think about what they wanted to say before actually verbalising it. The amount of trouble they'd be saved from if people applied this simple task!
Alas. Stupid questions were being asked instead of just straightforward answers. Catherine quietly shook her head and hoped some sense would dawn on the young Gryffindor. If anything, she should at least not say anything at all. Which was what Catherine did, pretty much always, including right now.
Not that she didn't like the topic, she really did. She had spent the other term researching hybrid plants with two of their professors and that had been a lot of fun, she knew hybrid creatures were just as interesting. But no talking from this girl, thank you. It shouldn't come as a surprise anyway.
No? Was that head shake directed his way or the way of her classmates? Williamson couldn't tell, but he nodded at Catherine anyway and looked to the next student.
SPOILER!!: Apollo Anton Ohno
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Being outside was definitely refreshing, particularly as Williamson seemed to be a reasonable professor. Williamson. Why did that name sound familiar ???? He needed to write home to his mama and ask about him, or maybe Grandpa Tancred? But how was he meant to ask when the owls were gone. He would need to wait until Christmas to inform his family of his sorting??? This thought was disheartening, but not as disheartening as the movement of hooded figures that was standing close to that older super pretty Slytherin girl and the Gryffindor girl whom he'd met briefly a year ago. So much for safe outside space. Was Williamson not trustworthy then?? He seemed like he was, but perhaps this was misleading.
What didn't really escape Apollo's ears was the fact that they were going to be working with a super dangerous creature!!!! On one of his first creatures classes!!! "Probably could be more dangerous from a regular creature because it inherits both the best and worst attributes from two different creatures." Apollo stated, before adding on quickly, "Oh and I'm Apollo. Apollo Adara-Stark."
"That's right," he nodded to... Apollo...Adara-Stark? "No relation to Tancred Adara, are ya?" he grunted at the boy. Tanc had been one of his colleagues from back in the day, stealing a promotion William had wanted, actually. No hard feelings though; the guy was well-qualified.
SPOILER!!: Heath Bar!
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The mention of dragons piqued Heath’s curiosity. His uncle used to work with dragons a long time ago! Was that what they were studying today? Dragons were a XXXXX creature, and Williamson just said they were his favorite. He wasn’t sure whether to be afraid or intrigued at that possibility, though leaning slightly more toward the latter since this was Williamson’s class and not Rosier’s! Oh well, he supposed he’d find out soon enough. For now, there was a question to answer.
Okay, so hybrids and what makes them dangerous… Heath’s first thoughts went to the unpredictable nature of genetics and the possibility of a creature inheriting the most dangerous characteristics of its parents, making it exponentially more dangerous. But that answer had been given in one form or another several times already. He didn’t want to just piggyback off his classmates; he wanted to come up with something on his own! After a few moments lost in thought, he remembered reading about an accidental hybrid creature, and his hand went up. “Could an uncontrolled environment and lack of oversight in breeding hybrids be considered a danger?” he said. “For example, the hidebehind was an accidental hybrid created by a demiguise mating with a ghoul."
Heath had a thoughtful answer, as usual. "Hmm, that's true. I mean, there IS oversight, it's banned, but it does... happen, sometimes." He sighed a little. "Wizards like to tinker with animals, spells, each other. So you're not wrong." Especially about the hidebehind!
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There were, in fact, several people listening quite intently from behind the hedges. Without much prompting, three of them emerged from the bushes, one taking up a spot of prominence from beside the professor, and two swooping into the crowd of students. Their faces completely obscured by their hoods, they moved through, sniffing at the children's hair, flicking their wands at an untied shoe, a loosely clasped cloak, or an askew tie.
One hovered just behind the former Slytherin prefect (kayquilz), as though WAITING for her to move or say the wrong thing or ask more stupid questions.
The other stood beside the small Gryffindor (DaniDiNardo) who dared to mention Headmaster Rosier in the same breath with the term half-blood. This observer tapped a long black wand in their free hand as they watched her. Tap. Tap. Tap.
The hooded figure beside the professor unearthed a quill and parchment from their robes, beginning to scribble furiously as the children answered his question.
There they were. William had had a feeling he was being watched, as this entire lesson the fine hairs on the back of his neck had been standing up. He took a deep breath and nodded to the... the... what were these people called again? The Watchers? He was suddenly feeling awkward and underqualified under their (completely hidden?!) eyes. He chewed at his lip and did his best to conjure up a chalkboard, because once again, he'd forgotten to drag it over. (But to be fair, he HAD built an entire hedge maze for the lesson, so he deserved SOME credit.)
A kiddie-sized play chalkboard appeared and William had to stifle a groan as he tucked his wand away again. Great. So while everyone else was going to possibly be murdered by the Neo-Alliance, he was going to be fired for being an incompetent idiot. Well. At least then he'd get severance pay! Ha! Ha!
No, uh, this was no laughing matter. He rubbed at his forehead, wondering what the hell that bloke was writing down about him, and turned back to the kids. Behind him, a few of their correct answers appeared on the chalkboard. It was unfortunate that no one had guessed the creature(s) in the hedge, because this lesson may come as a shock to them. William took a breath and rubbed his hands together.
"Today you'll be facing a creature that does have a history with the Triwizard Tournament, as Blake Ryan mentioned earlier. What can you tell me about the cockatrice, and how do you survive one?" Please, kids, show their guests that you know a thing or two.
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Kale Trent was beside himself. His whole life had been turned inside out and upside down. He was still recovering from the incident in DADA and at the opening feast.
But he was just a boy.
And the name of that creature was OBJECTIVELY funny. So he did the most natural thing in the world— he giggled.
Under his breath, he said, “Cockatrice.” What a funny name. Pheeeeeew! Swing back around to him, Prof. He couldn’t answer any questions atm.
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Oh no. oh no.
The words repeated in her head as Rosier’s minions appeared. So taken aback of their presence that she was, she hadn’t even properly registered some of the replies to Williamson’s question. Merlin. She’d have to do her best to ignore these henchmen.
The little board suddenly appearing amused Claudine slightly though she suspected that particular board was not what Williamson had aimed for. Anyway. A cockatrice? That was the creature they were dealing with? Her hand went up.
“That creature was the reason the Triwizard Tournament was cancelled in 1790… something.’’ She didn’t remember the exact year, okay? “The cockatrice to be used in the Tournament attacked the Heads of the three participating schools.’’
She'd leave the other part of the question, the survival aspect, for others to have a go.
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Points were nice and all but could Cecelia point out that there was really no point in giving out points when there was proooobably not going to be a house cup this year? Figuring that would seem ungrateful, she kept her thoughts to herself.
”A cockatrice is lizard-like with a rooster’s head.”
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He blinked at the named the Professor slash Groundskeeper mentioned. Apparently no need to write home after all, since he just got his answer. He puffed out his chest proudly (which seemed weird to do in a time like this and yeeeetttt). "Yes. That's my grandfather. Wait. Are you...." Was Williamson his grandfather's former teacher? Colleague? So how old was his professors? Williamson didn't look that old? But then again, neither did his grandfather? Anti-aging charms and potions, he supposed.
Moving on though. How did one survive a cockatrice? "You can use harnesses?" If it was a dangerous creature, such as dragons, then surely harnesses would be helpful in survival. There was also the option of running the opposite direction, but what sort of Gryffindor would he be if he did that....
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Quinn did not know what a cockatrice was, and he was not going to face one. Especially with these stupid hooded figures around who probably would sabotage the lesson and watch them all die! Quinn knew this was a hostile takeover, but did they have to be everywhere? Quinn stayed silent and let the others answer, eyeing the bushes.
Violet had trudged outside to the next class, Care of Magical Creatures--why did they have to do so much walking on their first day? Though it was outside, so hopefully people would think her hair was just windblown and not the rumpled mess she knew it was. Just her luck that they would take away all the mirrors, just when she was starting to care a little about her appearance.
She felt better when she saw the groundskeeper--she'd gotten to like him a great deal on their Yeti outing last year. The man was used to handling dangerous creatures, so hopefully he could keep these very dangerous new creatures in the castle at bay. Speaking of which--here they came, from lurking behind the hedges (she'd thought she heard breathing back there). The nerve of these people, silently criticizing the students' appearance--they knew very well that they were the ones who'd taken all the mirrors, what did they expect them to look like? Violet was so busy with all these thoughts that she realized she hadn't heard the first question. And she started when she heard the second--a cockatrice?!?!! Level XXXXX????! Well, nothing like starting out the year easy, eh?
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“That creature was the reason the Triwizard Tournament was cancelled in 1790… something.’’ She didn’t remember the exact year, okay? “The cockatrice to be used in the Tournament attacked the Heads of the three participating schools.’’
Good, Violet thought, maybe it will eat one of these thugs in the robes. She devoutly hoped it would, and also hoped it wouldn't eat her. Well, better get on with class--being ignorant wouldn't help them against these enemies--and she raised her hand.
"If you can get a cockatrice to see itself in a mirror, that's supposed to be a sure-fire way to kill it." Unless some idiots have broken all the mirrors, she thought, and glared toward the hooded folks.
Mamie had never heard of a cockatrice and thus knew nothing about it. But it sounded a lot like cockatiel, and she'd seen pictures of those, so she raised her hand. "Professor, does a cockatrice have a floppity feather...uh, crest on its head?" She attempted to demonstrate the head feathers standing up on a cockatiel's head. "You can sort of tell their mood based on if the feathers are standing up or not," she added.
Ash did not know too much about CoMC. She just learned as she went along. This was high stakes though. "Ummm.... a cockatrice can kill you if you look in its eyes or something. And I think mirrors could kill it, if it looked in one. Professor, if a cockatrice will die upon being shown a mirror, does that mean that it isn't immune to its own sight? What is immune to a cockatrice, if anything?" More importantly, where were mirrors? All the magical ones had been stolen. Were they going to have to face a cockatrice? Because they were all underage wizards, so there was very questionable legality in this. Where would the neo-alliance GET a cockatrice???
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