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Tesni, as per usual, spent her time before class in the Forest gathering herbs for a more casual use than just cooking. When it was time for class to start she parted from the forest casting a scourgify here or there for any dirt that might have stuck to her clothing while using her fingers to comb out any spiders or leaves that might've gotten caught in the curly mane she called hair. As she was tying it up she spotted the tell-tale signs of students walking out to her and straightened up as to present a strong front. If she didn't these little pubescent wankers would walk all over her. After a while when she was sure everyone that was supposed to be there was present she gave an internal sigh and decided that the time had come, the Walrus said.

"Good morning all, since you've grasped the concept of this class, clearly since you're all still here, I want you to each say something about a magical creature you've learned about. And for Merlin's sake, be specific. This is your OWL year and if I find that any of you aren't taking this studying seriously I will have you shoveling Hippogryff dung white reciting to me every magical creature in ranking order of their classes. When you've all had a chance I'll start the lesson." she told them steely eyed waiting for their regurgitation.

Once everyone had been given a chance to say their part she gave a brief nod and began her lecture. "Turn in your Monster Book of Monsters text to chapter one, today we will be learning about Hippogryffs. A Hippogriff is a magical creature that has the front legs, wings, and head of a giant eagle and the body, hind legs and tail of a horse. It is very similar to another mythical creature, the Griffin, with the horse rear replacing the lion rear. Hippogriffs have steel-coloured beaks and large, brilliantly intelligent orange eyes. The talons on their front legs are half a foot long and appear, and can be, deadly. When Humans approach Hippogriffs, a proper etiquette must be maintained to avoid danger. Hippogriffs are intensely proud creatures, and an individual must show proper respect by bowing to them, and waiting for them to bow in return before approaching. Eye contact should be maintained at all times, without a single blink. The Hippogriff should be allowed to make the first move as this is polite. If offended, it may attack. Hippogriffs are tameable, but only by experts in their care and are also bred to make 'Fancy Hippogriffs'." here Tesni shuddered a bit as if disgusted by such a thing, and to be honest she rather was. "Although proud, Hippogriffs can also be fiercely loyal and protective of those who have earned their trust, as demonstrated by Buckbeak, a rather famous Hippogryff for it's relation to Harry Potter and his help in the Battle of Hogwarts. The diet of the Hippogriff consists mainly of insects, birds, and small mammals such as ferrets. They will sometimes paw at the ground for worms if no other food is readily available.[1] When breeding, Hippogriffs build nests on the ground, and lay only a single, fragile egg. The egg usually hatches in twenty-four hours. Infant Hippogriffs are capable of flight within a week, but it takes many months before they are strong enough to accompany their parents on long journeys. Hippogryff eggs can go from two to four thousand galleons from a reputable breeder and sometimes double that from a back alley wizard, although I wouldn't trust the latter. Once a Hippogryff has been hatched and has bonded with either it's mother or caretaker it must not be taken away. The selling of hatched Hippogryffs, while not a crime, is indeed a horrendous act and is being seriously watched by the Ministry." the short witch said this seriously and made sure to have direct eye contact with each student.

"Homework, I want at the very least two feet on Hippogryffs. Their habits, their herds, about their pride and their mating habits, everything that can prove to me that you're a makeshift professional on all things Hippogryff related. You may turn this in to my drop box in my office or to me personally at our next meeting. If there are no questions, class is dismissed." Tesni scratched the back of head while wondering if the elves would mind if she smoked a little while enjoying their amazing treacle tart.


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spaceSnowfeather found that she was rather fond of the woman currently running the school's lessons on her kind. The woman was firm, and commanded respect, but she never came across as cruel. Rather, she was exactly as demanding as she must be to control a gaggle of hardheaded human children. Snowfeather had the utmost respect for her, and so when the time came, she didn't hesitate a moment, she simply bowed for the woman. However, then came the part of the day she was often unsure of; the children were rather hit and miss when it came to their manners... and their overall personalities. The creature prided herself on being an excellent judge of character. She knew that oftentimes, she was considered odd by her own kind, namely because she was kinder and more accepting of humans as a whole. But she simply knew them better than others of her kind had ever bothered to, or that was what she believed, in any case.

spaceAs the woman addressed the younglings, Snowfeather turned her attention to them, cocking her head to the side. She was curious as to which one would approach first. But, as she inspected the lot, she realized something, and took an awkward, unsure step back. There was a boy... The hippogriff let out a nervous sound, head turning to Tesni, eyes wide and afraid. The boy, he was one of Them. The wolf-creatures in the forest, the ones that weren't true wolves. She could feel it, he was one of them, and she was suddenly afraid. How was he here, how was he one of the children when he was also the wolf creature? This was wrong, it was! Another nervous sound, louder this time, directed at the professor. She didn't know what to do! They were in danger! Why were they acting like they weren't, it made no sense!


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(( OOC ))
"Hey let's post an actual hippogriff for the hippogriff class" I said
And then realized the class had a werewolf, which said hippogriff is terrified of
Oops


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Tesni didn't pick favorites from the different groupings, herds, and gatherings of magical creatures surrounding the school for moral reasons as well as ethically. Wars had been started on less if she remembered History correctly. But if she had to pick favorites, she was sure the snowy feathered Hippogryff that accompanied her that day would make top billing. It was either her sweet disposition or the fact that she could almost see the same visible respect in her own auburn eyes that she gave to everyone in her herd. And she wasn't too humble to admit that it boosted her self esteem with thinking that a creature as intelligent as that would think them equals. So in order to keep from someone having an unwanted accident with one of her fondest from the herd she watched the students with steely hazel eyes. Since she had introduced the hippogryff no one had stepped forward to interact and she was three seconds away from assigning numbers when one Slytherin boy stepped forward announcing he'd give a go whom she gave a short nod of consent. As she watched it seemed like everything was going smoothly until her feathered companion didn't bow back, or really give any sort of positive reaction instead giving loud sounds, nervous fearful ones from the glint in her eyes and the petite brunette quickly made her way towards the Hippogryff magically casting a line in the earth behind the fallen Slytherin teen only pausing in her advance to turn a glare towards the rest of the students. "Nobody moves a single foot towards that line unless they intend to lose it." she silently added that it would be her doing the dismembering not the creature before turning to the fallen teen. "When it seems calm, move back behind that line as quickly as possible." Tesni told him calmly without any of her usual bite with her eyes and attention back on the nervous Hippogryff in front of them. To gain her attention she maintained eye contact and gave her usual deep bow hoping that it would at least give the kid some time to get to safety. "Hello lovely, what is it that had you so spooked?" she questioned softly not patronizingly.


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Location : Care of Magical Creatures - Monday @ 11:00am

Emma walked out to the forest edge. Second class to be back to and she couldn’t complain. Magical Creatures was a nice class. With only one class left later in the afternoon, she found the first day back not overly terrible. Sure transfiguration wasn’t really her thing but she’d be damned if she failed it. Seeing Professor Yates, Emma smiled and stood there waiting for class to begin.

Leave the first day to be review. Emma listened to her second reminder of the day that OWLs were at the end of the year. Then came the part about them doing review before their lecture, she wasn’t sure what the lecture would be but clearly that would have to wait. “We covered Nogtails last year. They’re demon pigs; black eyes, thick stubby tails, and long legs. They curse farms by sneaking into pigsties. Only thing that can scare them off are pure white dogs.” She spoke up before falling silent again. Was that not proof she studied over the summer.

Status: Happy
With: Classmates... Professor Yates

Wearing: Hufflepuff Uniform

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Somewhere you'll fit in huh?
A loyal friend like you?
I think you'll have no trouble fitting in here!
Hufflepuff!

Care of Magical Creatures was one of Minnie's favorite classes. She was always a lover of animals and those not human, she would point out to the extreme of being a strict vegan. It of course helped that Professor Yates was a good and caring professor as well. Minnie in fact could picture herself going into caring for magical creatures as a profession. When review began Minnie raised her hand and said, "We went over bowtruckles in our first year of this class. Bowtruckles are generally very peaceful insect like creatures that are generally eight inches in length; however, when they feel threatened they may attack with their long sharp fingers. They like to live in trees of wand quality wood and it is best to make an offering to them if you are going to attempt to obtain wood of any amount from a tree a bowtruckle inhabits." Minnie smiled and then looked about the class and spotted Emma and bit her lip slightly remembering they still needed to have their talk which she wasn't looking forward to. One thing was sure she didn't have the bravery of a Gryffindor as she couldn't even get the courage, not properly, to explain to a friend she cared for that she didn't like-like her like Emma liked her, like a potential girlfriend-girlfriend.

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Tesni sighed close to relief when they answered with decently intellectual answers and she could almost believe all the paperwork was worth it. Not really but boy wouldn't that be a treat. When everyone had spoken she gave a brief nod before continuing on. "Turn in your Monster Book of Monsters text to chapter one, today we will be learning about Hippogryffs. A Hippogriff is a magical creature that has the front legs, wings, and head of a giant eagle and the body, hind legs and tail of a horse. It is very similar to another mythical creature, the Griffin, with the horse rear replacing the lion rear. Hippogriffs have steel-coloured beaks and large, brilliantly intelligent orange eyes. The talons on their front legs are half a foot long and appear, and can be, deadly. When Humans approach Hippogriffs, a proper etiquette must be maintained to avoid danger. Hippogriffs are intensely proud creatures, and an individual must show proper respect by bowing to them, and waiting for them to bow in return before approaching. Eye contact should be maintained at all times, without a single blink. The Hippogriff should be allowed to make the first move as this is polite. If offended, it may attack. Hippogriffs are tameable, but only by experts in their care and are also bred to make 'Fancy Hippogriffs'." here Tesni shuddered a bit as if disgusted by such a thing, and to be honest she rather was. "Although proud, Hippogriffs can also be fiercely loyal and protective of those who have earned their trust, as demonstrated by Buckbeak, a rather famous Hippogryff for it's relation to Harry Potter and his help in the Battle of Hogwarts. The diet of the Hippogriff consists mainly of insects, birds, and small mammals such as ferrets. They will sometimes paw at the ground for worms if no other food is readily available.[1] When breeding, Hippogriffs build nests on the ground, and lay only a single, fragile egg. The egg usually hatches in twenty-four hours. Infant Hippogriffs are capable of flight within a week, but it takes many months before they are strong enough to accompany their parents on long journeys. Hippogryff eggs can go from two to four thousand galleons from a reputable breeder and sometimes double that from a back alley wizard, although I wouldn't trust the latter. Once a Hippogryff has been hatched and has bonded with either it's mother or caretaker it must not be taken away. The selling of hatched Hippogryffs, while not a crime, is indeed a horrendous act and is being seriously watched by the Ministry." the short witch said this seriously and made sure to have direct eye contact with each student.

"Homework, I want at the very least two feet on Hippogryffs. Their habits, their herds, about their pride and their mating habits, everything that can prove to me that you're a makeshift professional on all things Hippogryff related. You may turn this in to my drop box in my office or to me personally at our next meeting. If there are no questions, class is dismissed." Tesni scratched the back of head while wondering if the elves would mind if she smoked a little while enjoying their amazing treacle tart.



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Location : Care of Magical Creatures - Monday @ 11:00am


Raymond made his way down to the meeting place for Magical Creatures. He’d been studying so he was hardly worried about any of his classes. With much of his review being done over the summer, he was sure his first week back would go well. Most Professors did review the first week so it should go smoothly. Joining his classmates the Slytherin stood on his spot book in hand. With warnings of taking the class seriously, Raymond remained cool. Whether he was or wasn’t remained to be known. If Professor Yates thought he’d be an idiot, she would be mistaken. Though, he’d never shown any signs of being unsafe.

As the topic of review was brought up Raymond raised his hand. He’d made sure to read everything and was prepared to answer a simple review. “Third year we covered Bowtruckles, a level two classified creature that protect the tree they call home. They’re small with twig like fingers but love wood lice and fairy eggs, which can provide enough of a distraction to get the wood from the tree for wand making.” He stated before falling silent.


Status: Really...
With: Class...

Wearing: Slytherin Uniform

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Hrm, rather intelligent, I see...
Not to mention you seem to have a tendency to think of yourself first...
I do believe this house is the perfect fit for you...
Slytherin!

»Tesni was napping in her tree when the students came out for her lesson. She had enjoyed a rather late evening the night before and thus had forgotten what that could mean for the next morning. As such she was trying to catch as much lost rest before the start of her next class and awoke to the babbling of her students, some certainly incredulous that they couldn't see where their professor was. "Be down in a moment." she answered swinging her legs over and blithely scampering down from her tree then only swishing her wand once to ride her hair and clothes of any dirt or leaves that might've stuck to it.

"Alright kiddies, open up your textbooks today we'll be going over Nifflers. A Niffler is a creature with a long snout and a coat of black, fluffy fur who is attracted to shiny things, which makes them wonderful for locating treasure. This also means that they could wreak havoc if kept (or set loose) indoors. Native to Britain with a MoM Classification of XXX, they live in burrows as deep as twenty feet below ground, and produce six to eight young in a single litter.

Nifflers have a pouch on their bellies which holds far more than at first seems possible, like the effects of a Undetectable Extension Charm on a container. They are gentle by nature and could even be affectionate towards their owners. However, they can destroy belongings looking for sparkly objects, and for that reason it was and still is inadvisable to keep them as a house pet.

Homework, exactly one foot on Nifflers from gestation to notable facts and events revolving around them. Next week we'll be having an interesting interaction so I'd advise you to wear clothing you wouldn't mind getting dirty as well as a pair of trainers if you have any. That's it for today, class is dismissed."«