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Destiny · 09-22-2012, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by the fastest seeker

Cassia sat waiting excitedly for the lesson to start. And it finally DID! She watched the Professor hid the worms' jar which Cassia appreciated and then one of the cages emitted smoke?

When the Professor uncovered the cage. Cassia gasped because believe it or not..the second-year did know that creature! The twelve-years old raised her hand up enthusiastically and spoke. "It's Cassia......Umm...not the creature of course my name." Hehee. The professor said that they tell their names right? Though it probably wasn't necessary to point that out...eh...not so good first impression. "And this creature breathes fire!" She said scooting backwards a bit. Oh she didn't want to get burned ok. She's been behaving well so she wouldn't have to deal with this with Professor Lafay. You know being set on fire.

While Cassia's answer wasn't entirely wrong, Vanora shook her head and gave the cage that held the Fire Crab a little turn. "They don't actually breathe fire."

How many people would laugh if she said fart?

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Originally Posted by CassiopeiaAKTF

Luckily, the Professor decided to begin the lesson right at that moment and Daichi thought he was saved. Letting out a small breath of relief, he watched as she pulled off the covers from the cage and...

His smile faded away instantly, his red cheeks turned pale as he stared at the creatures in the cages. He looked more like he had seen a ghost if he were living in the muggle world. Cause, you know..ghost are normal here...

Daichi let out a whimper as his hands began to shake. He tried to control them but even when he held them together they still continued.

Name one thing he knows about fire crabs...Without raising his hand , he answered...

"w-why?" WHY couldn't there be a NORMAL CoMC lesson that did not involved FIRE-creatures?

Turning away from Cassia, the smile she was wearing instantly faded when she glanced at.. Daichi? That was his name, right? He may not have introduced himself, but she had heard Kurumi talking to him. Not that she was really listening..

"Why?" her eyebrows raised slightly, "Because that's what we're going to be working with today?" Would he rather dig for worms!?

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Originally Posted by verbain

"My name's Theodore, professor." He began with a nod, then fixed his eyes upon the cage that the professor was revealing. He did know what that was, it was a Fire Crab. But that wasn't the question, sooo.... no points for that one.

"It..." Breathes fire? "It has a nasty temper, I think, and if you annoy it, it burns off your nose." Theo wasn't aware if it breathed LOADS of fire. Like, a dragon amount of fire.

Eh, that answer would do. He continued to stare at the creature. He rather enjoyed this class.

"Well, I've never heard of a Fire Crab burning off someone's nose." But then again, she didn't know anyone who would want their nose that close to its rear.

"But it will try to defend itself." So really, whichever body part was closest would be in danger.

SPOILER!!: Harlan and Aspen XD

That was a very good question!

Vanora shifted herself on the ground more comfortably, and was just about to get into a very long winded speech to answer when another student spoke up. Actually, it was that Ravenclaw who spoke up. Who.. wasn't all that wrong. "They're actually not dumb creatures." And if she was holding the Fire Crab on her lap like she wanted to, she would have covered his ears so he wouldn't have to hear such insults.

"Their shells are heavy, so yes, it does slow them down a bit. And while they can defend themselves to some extent, it's not enough. People who hunt Fire Crabs, poachers, they don't exactly travel on their own. And even if they do travel on their own, it's not that difficult to capture," or kill, "a Fire Crab. The shells are hard and impenetrable, but the rest of the creature is not."

And she didn't know what rear-mirrors would do to help, so she didn't even mention them. She gave the Hufflepuff a smile, though. That answered the question?

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Originally Posted by Harry Potters biggest fan

Wow. Kai gasped. These were some pretty cool crabs... But even so, he really knew nothing about them at all, nor had he ever seen one before.

"Fire crabs are...scary." Kai smiled, "And my name is Kai Daniels". Had everyone really forgotten that detail? Or maybe he was the only one frightened of them. Either way, they were scary to him at least.

Scary!?

Vanora lifted the cage of the Fire Crab and moved her face closer. How could anyone think that? They were cute! And their shells were shiny. "That's just an opinion."

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

Fire Crabs? Those sounded pretty cool. Looked pretty cool too. But what did she know about them? Um...Penelope couldn't think of much. So she listened to what everyone else said for a little bit before deciding to just guess at something. "They probably like heat or fire or something, right?" she asked/answered as she raised her hand. Seemed like a good guess. Why would they be called fire crabs if they didn't like fire? Oh right, and she needed to say her name. "And my name is Penelope."

"That could go either way, you know. The Fire Crabs may have adapted to the heat and the fire, but no one really knows if they like it." Fire does come out of its rear.

Did the creatures really like that? Hmm.

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Originally Posted by Fira

Richard had been eyeing that woman ever since he had laid his gray eyes on her for the first time. She both hilarious and interesting at the first time which was an odd mixture for him. One could not see a female playing with worms everyday though so maybe she would stay at the interesting side a bit more. Why had she been collecting worms was a mystery for now, of course, but it was not that Rich cared about it much. How bad could an animal shown in a school be anyway? It definitely was not going to be a Basilisk.

He watched motionless, without a word as the creatures were revealed. Fire crabs. The boy snorted loudly. Kicking one of those could be fun. Flying fire crabs would be more fun if they shot fire in the ari. He silently laughed as he stood beside his best friend, Dylan. ''Well...professor...'' he began when he finally decided to say something too ''I can tell that they look prettier and hotter compared to the girls in this school.''

*snicker*

Err..

Okay..

Vanora blinked up at the boy, and it may have taken her a moment to think of what to say. That was.. just wrong on so many levels. "There may be something wrong with you if you are comparing the looks and temperature of a Fire Crab to the girls of Hogwarts." She was going to talk to Cece about checking that one out.

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Originally Posted by LilFox06

Anya's hand went up a little tentatively. "It's frowned upon to ride them." Yup. That's what she knew about firecrabs.

And this is what happened when you knew Destiny Shepard. These kind of random facts about animals were brought up.

That. And she also knew that they was a such thing as a firecrab stuffed animal. Her brother had one.

Oh. And she should probably say her name. "And I'm Anya Phillips." And she was also obviously very good at... ~~knowing things~~ ~~magical creature stuff~~... oohing and awwing. She could do that.

That answer seemed oddly, oddly familiar. And it only took her a second to realize why.

"Right. No one should ride them." And if the girl was thinking it.. "The fire does not make it move faster."

SPOILER!!: Correcto answers!

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Originally Posted by McFeisty

Mika smiled at the question that Professor Newlin was asking. She liked Professors actually most of them that is. And firecrabs were awesome and firery and totally one of the coolest creatures. No?

Raising her hand she decided to give her most obscure fact possible.

"The fire crab is a protected species that is native to the Republic of Fiji...and I'm Amelia Johanson but you can call me Mika" she smiled brightly.

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Originally Posted by THE Govoni

Oh, lookit. They were getting started.

The Professor was introducing herself...Okay, Dylan had paid attention at the Start of Term feast. He knew who she was...and he also knew that this was Care of Magical Creatures class.

Obviously.

What he liked about this so far, though, was that there wasn't any sign of some unnecessary, dangerous animal trying to roast them alive. As far as Dylan was concerned, he could work with this...

AND...he totally spied Ravvie!Odessa out the corner of his eye. It was a little strange thinking about her as West's sister...but meh. She'd get a nod of recognition.

Moving on...

Fire crabs, eh? His uncle had tried to breed Fire Crabs once...Poor guy had lost several fingers and lots of hair in the process, though. While that sounded bad...it had been utterly hilarious.

Anyway, it was because of that that he could offer something. Yay for contributing to the discussion. "They can be kept as pets...but a license is required."...Yep, unlike his uncle...who had not had a license. Probably explained why he was broke, too....Oh, an as an afterthought, "Dylan Montmorency, Slytherin Captain."

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Settling in to a more comfortable sitting position, Kurumi turned her attention away from ~~the couple~~ Daichi and Juliet and towards Professor Newlin when class began. Fire crabs. Why was she not too surprised that that was the topic considering she had come to know that the professor had a fondness for them.

Wait...fire....as in...

Kurumi's violet eyes darted to Daichi and, almost protectively, she reached out and placed a hand on his just to let him know that she was here. Poor Daichi. Maybe Care of Magical Creatures just wasn't the subject for him? At least fire crabs were comparatively small and with a XXX Ministry rating as opposed to a XXXXX rating like dragons? "Daichi, you've delt with dragons, this will be nothing," she whispered, hoping that he could draw on last term a little to, um, comfort himself?

After a few moments, Kurumi eventually raised her hand to answer Professor Newlin's question. "Kurumi Hollingberry," she said, starting with her name. Although the woman already knew it. "You can identify different varieties of fire crabs by the jewels in their tortoise-like shells. Rubies, sapphires, and emeralds are perhaps the most commonly found jewels."

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Originally Posted by xXxPandora

Beezus had probably taken a liking to pulling grass because that's exactly what she was doing right now, pulling the poor grass from the ground absent-mindedly as she sat in silence while the two Prefects beside her converse. She wasn't going to say anything else, not if she wanted to get a cold shoulder from Spike again. So yeah, better stick to how this lesson was going to be.

From the corner of her eye, she noticed ~~her~~ the Slytherin Captain arrive and for a second, she terribly wanted to run off to where he was, an argument to revive her dead nerves would be helpful just about now, but the older Odessa beat her to it. So, she was stuck to the awkward circle.

.....

..Responsively, Professor Newlin had finally detached herself from the dirt and announced the start of class. Thank Merlin.

Fire crabs, is it then? Perhaps those were inside the covered cages?

Ready to respond to the Professor's question, Beezus was about to raise her hand when she heard Daichi ask the Professor why, instead of giving her an answer. OH. Shoot. Daichi was scared of fire, right? Were burns and frantic frightened squeaks to be expected?

As her hand went up, the Ravenclaw said, "Fire crabs are able to defend themselves by shooting flames from its rear end when it is attacked."

Good luck Daichi. Oh, and.. "Beatrice Castell Professor, Ravenclaw."

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Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Eh? Why was she pointing at him? She wasnt one of them wandless witches that can conjure a cauldron onto his head with a mere wiggle of the finger is she?

And awww she took the jar away, just when he thought they were gonna look for worms--and possibly FISH!

He backed up a bit when she took hold of the smoking cage-- because anything covered and smoking that isnt found in the kitchens or the dining table isnt usually a good thing-- and paused for a moment as he beheld the bejeweled creature. Alright what does he know about it? He raises a timid hand and said "The name is Vincenzo Vanderbilt Professor. 7th year Ravenclaw. And Fire Crabs are one of the specie used in cross-breeding to produce a Blast-Ended Skrewt."

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Originally Posted by sarahb

Addie was interested to find out what this Care of Magical Creature class would be like considering she loved the last class with Professor Williamson and Roro the dragon. The lady introduced herself as Professor Newlin and Addie saw her pull out fire crab. Cool!

Addie raised her hand. "Hello Professor Newlin, my name is Adelaide Coral," there we go. Nice introduction. Step one down next step to go. What did she know about fire crabs anyway. Then one thing popped into her head. Fiji. "I believe that fire crab's are native to the country, or islands, of Fiji." Addie smiled proud of her answer.

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Originally Posted by Magical Soul

What was up with those two?! Louisa glanced from the solemn boy on her right to the pouty faced girl on her left, unable to figure out what was wrong. They were obviously not on good terms today, maybe argued about something stupid like who'd get to use that corner of practice pitch and whatnot. Quidditch people.

Anyways, the class was starting. Louisa focused on the cage as the professor pulled the cover away from it. Fire crabs. Not so bad. Her hand shot up in the air, "They are protected species. A reservation has been created to protect this species from Muggles, who would value the jewelled shell, and wizards who use the shells as cauldrons." That sounded more exciting than the flame-throwing butt, to Louisa.

"Louisa Carter. Seventh year Ravenclaw and Head Girl, professor." Although the woman DID greet her by her last name. It doesn't hurt to make sure she wasn't confusing her with someone else... were there any other Carters in Hogwarts?

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Originally Posted by PotterHeadforLife

Kat knew what a fire crab is. But she couldn't even believe they exist. Kat tried to collect some more information she read about Fire crabs. And some of the very intense information from her sister Dianna who is just such an insufferable know-it-all but Kat loves her anyway.

Kat raised her hand. "Fire crabs have six legs and a really heavy and jewelled shells which can be in any color," Wow. Since when did something that deathly become something that fancy?

"Katrina Hudson, Fourth Year Slytherin."

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Originally Posted by Princesspower

Fire crabs.. Sarah had read about them somewhere... A lot of the things she was going to were mentioned by other students, so she raised her hand and said "Some people have them as pets, yet a special liscence is needed to own one" Sarah could not understand how a person could want one as a pet - yet different strokes for different folks. "By the way, I am Sarah Edwards, a second year"

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Originally Posted by PhoenixStar

Frankly Hannah was getting tired of seeing Soapys glares/dirty looks, and well just seeing her in general. Then the thought of her lost bet came into her mind and her mood went instantly sour. Plus she was not in the mood to get dirty...not that she ever was, but still. She had a feeling that this was not going to be a good lesson.

Then Elliot. She didn't even have words. Was her best friend introducing her to a puffer? The same friend who she thought shared her views about puffers. Her day all of a sudden just got worse. She was going to have to talk to Elliot. Hannah eyed the puffer up and down and didn't say anything. She gave her a raised eyebrow and a nod. She didn't want to get in trouble for talking, but mainly she needed more time to process what was really going on.

The professor broke the conversation she was having with herself and a good thing too. Fire crabs? It was like she couldn't get her brain to function. She had so many things going on in her personal life to process anything else. Think Hannah...what do you know about them? "Adding to what my lovely captain has already said about having to have a license...The Ministry of Magic states that a competent wizard should be able to cope with this animal." So that means that the Hufflepuffs have no business with the animal. "Oh and my name is Hannah Lockwood."

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Originally Posted by Surya Raju

Surya tried to recall what a FireCrab was by looking at it in the cage. As soon as he recalled about reading about it he began with the introduction part, "Professor, this is Surya, First year".
"The Fire Crab is a turtle-like creature with a heavy jeweled shell, with different colours. It is able to defend itself by shooting flames from its rear end when it is attacked. Fire Crabs are sold and exported as pets, but the owners require a special licence to own them. Also it is said that ex-Gamekeeper of Hogwarts, 'Rubeus Hagrid' somehow managed to get these Fire Crabs mate with Manticores which gave out Blast Ended Skrewts." Surya has said it out but wasn't sure if he had recognized the right animal. But giving it a try is never going to bring him down.

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Originally Posted by Meizzner

Nigel was still laying in the dirt thinking about the Professor's question. He did not really want to get up and since she did not say he had to stand up. He decided to answer the question while laying in the dirt.

Nigel raised one hand and said "My name's Nigel Barrington. A firecrab is hunted for its jeweled shell. It is used in cauldrons"

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Sierra turned her attention toward the professor. Ahh, fire crabs. Hadn't they just been mentioned in a discussion in a different class? Odd that they'd come up again.

Okay, so what did she know about the fire crab? First off, though--her name. She raised her hand. "I'm Sierra Greingoth," she said. "...sixth year Slytherin." Everybody else had already shared the basics of a fire crab, sooo...what could she say now?

"Well, I do know that one of the former groundskeepers here at Hogwarts, Rubeus Hagrid, once breeded fire crabs and manticores. He ended up with a creatures called the Blast-ended Skrewt," she explained.

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Originally Posted by hjhm

The breeze is definitely awesome and everything about this class, which technically hasn't started yet, is feeling her vibes right now. Juliet always had a knack for outdoors. Except when she's doing ballet and her piano practices.... but that's a different story.

Although, when Kurumi said those words to Daichi, it meant like a friendly gesture to her. She doesn't know what level of relationship the two has anyway. She knew Daichi in her cousin's perspective and quite frankly, he never mentioned anything about a girlfriend or something like that. So it sort of made Juliet giggled on how Daichi completely reacted to it. Hey, some people are not used to saying nor hearing those words.

Juliet didn't react much to it and looked away. A few moments later, the professor started the class.... Fire crabs. What are those exactly? Juliet did read a tiny bit of information about these crabs. She raised her hand to answer "Juliet Kim." she started "Fire crabs is a fancy crab considering all those fine jewels it has" that's pretty much it. It's found rarely, Juliet doesn't even know if she actually has seen one of these creatures.

Right. Her head however snapped back when she saw Kurumi holding Daichi's hand. Her eyes blinked a few more times as she stared back and fort at Kurumi and their hands. Plus they were both discussing about Daichi and fire and the Slytherin is looking a bit worried finding out about this fire crabs stuff. Could it be? Daichi is afraid of the fire? Nooo.

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Originally Posted by Poolicious

Messer attention snapped to the Professor as she was asking them the question about fire crabs. Some of his classmate already mentioned about the jewelled shell that the creature has.

Hand up. "Hello, Professor. I'm Edvard Messer. Hufflepuff." he introduced his name before he continue with his answer. "Its large turtle-like crab creature." And it breath fire but someone already mentioned that.

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Originally Posted by emjay

Ethan had been quite distracted since the beginning of the class, mostly due to the professor digging in the jar of dirt and playing with worms. It reminded him of Herbology and how worms are good for gardens and that sort of thing. He had spent the first few minutes forgetting where he was and hoping they'd actually do some gardening. But once she had put the jar away, dawning realization came over the boy as the professor revealed the cages.

Oh, riiiiight.... Care of Magical Creatures...

The fifth year stared at the creatures in the cages, trying to remember what he knew about fire crabs. After listening to the answers his fellow classmates gave, the Ravenclaw raised his hand. "Ethan McCarthy, Miss... Fire crabs are a protected species of magical creature. There's even a reservation for them so their jewels aren't stolen or their shells used for cauldrons." Poor things. They weren't particularly cute, but Ethan felt bad that someone might hurt one just to get to its shell.

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Alex was usually more attentive than this during care of magical creatures, since it WAS his favorite subject, but he hadn't had coffee this morning and was struggling to keep his eyelids open. Who knew that a caffeine addiction would make you MORE sleepy if you DIDN'T have it?? Yawning, he raised his hand and hoped that what he was about to answer with wasn't already said--he'd honestly have no idea.

"Alex Greingoth, Professor," he said with a smile. "And fire crabs are a protected creature so people don't go around poaching them for their jewels," he said. Poor fire crabs, it wasn't their fault they had jewels on their back!

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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

Ella watched as Professor Newlin started class, bouncing the tiniest bit because she was quite excited. The third year's eyes grew wide as the professor suddenly uncovered the cage that was smoking, revealing...was that a firecrab. ...Yup.

What did Ella Bishop know about fire crabs? Oh you mean besides the fact that they shot fire out of their butts? ~~just like those darn skrewts >.<~~ The badger raised her hand, eyeing the thing warily. "Hi Professor, Ella Bishop here..." Which she already knew, yeah? They were practically old friends now. "I believe fire crabs are natives of Fiji and they um...they...well they shoot fire out of their erm...behinds." Crazy fire farters!

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Originally Posted by hpfan18

Belle stood in awe at the fire crabs. She actually knew what they looked like in the textbook but not in real life. They actually looked repulsive. Belle gave the fire crabs a pertrifying look. What did Belle know about fire crabs, well she could only guess. "Professor, you can call me Belle Lecium, i think fire crabs are dangerous when you get too close. They also have aggressive personalities."

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Originally Posted by Lady of the Lake

Fire crabs, she said. It could've been worse, after all. At least they weren't studying worms. That was a relief. Not to mention Ari actually knew something about these creatures.

'They are classified as XXX creatures by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures in the Ministry of Magic. Meaning they're not inoffensive but not really dangerous either if you're a competent witch or wizard.' At least she hoped they weren't. Oh, right! They were supposed to say their names as well. 'Ariadne Marchbanks, that's me.'

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Originally Posted by Grangerfn1

Fire crabs? Okay. Hand UP, small smile on. The stereotypical nerd posture and expression. What was so wrong with that, though? Right? Max knew it was important to get on this particular professor's good side, as it was one of his two favorite classes. It was weird that he had never truly had any kind of relationship with Williamson, but... it was Max's last term, so it was crucial that he made the most out of the time he had in class this year. He and Louisa were supposed to be making the best out of it, right?

"Maximus James. Because the shell is so highly prized as others have noted, there are reservations to protect the creature from being hunted and killed to the point of extinction." Blah blah blah. Standard fire crab information. Bo-ring. He was happy to see Em a few rows ahead of him, though - she looked pretty happy to be there. Of COURSE she would be enthused, considering her experiences last year. So... maybe the topic of fire crabs wasn't actually so boring?

Upon that thought, Max was quite happy and thankful to be there, too.

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Originally Posted by prettyme99

Helen has mixed emotions about CoMC as she is more of a textbook kind of girl then a Herbology, creature kind of girl but this year was important so she vowed to try her best.
She raised her hand and said " The name's Helen, Miss.. I dont know much about fire crabs but the fact that they're native to Fiji. "
After saying that she turned to her side to see who was near to her and she saw it was Ethan, a fellow fifth year ravviee. " Hey " she said before turning back to the professor.

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Originally Posted by Macavity

Gideon had to admit he had been curious to just what the professor had been doing on the ground, but the prefect figured they might just find that out by whatever they were to be learning about in class. Soon enough class was begun and the woman mentioned fire crabs, asking what anyone might knew about them. Having some knowledge of the creature at least in passing, he raised his hand. "Gideon Gert," he introduced providing his name first and formost. "They are a six-legged crab that resembles a turtle, protected because its shell is highly valued by both muggle and wizard alike." Jeweled...strong...yep it had purposes outside protecting the actual owner of the shell.

"They supposedly were one of the types of creatures Gilderoy Lockhart dealt with in his escapades," he added for interest. Not that he had read any of the man's books...nope more like caught the mention in another text. Fire crabs did pose some interest to the potion-making Gryffindor.

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

Now this was a cool creature. Not some lame-o flobberworm type thing either, but an honest to goodness fire breather. Or no... not breather, since the fire was coming out of its bum, but a fire... thingy.

Genuine fire thingy.

Could they get close enough to actually handle the creature, or was the professor worried they might break get injured? Vivi wasn't much worried about injuries, since the Healer has half decent and she'd never had a lasting wound. Magical fire tended to scar, though... oh well. No harm there. It would be a great story to tell next year in training.

"Genevieve Branxton," she pointed to herself before launching into her 'facts'. "Professor, they're called fire crabs, although they look more like tortoises to me. And I suspect that the types of jewels actually indicate different species of fire crabs and might be able to tell us more about where they come from, since animals tend to evolve distinctly in different places. And ALSO... I doubt feeding them is as dangerous as clean up their poo." Truth.

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Originally Posted by Tommehbell

Thank Merlin she was in a class she didn't have to think about to much like Arthimancy. That class would put her in a come right about now. so CoMC was just the welcomed lesson she craved.

Harlow's hand was up before she had really heard this question. Well she knew something about fire crabs. "Um some of their shells variations are fitted with rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. That's why a habitat had to be created for their protection from muggles." she said softly. "I'm Harlow Riddle professor." she added.

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Originally Posted by DeathEater1

Ooohh!! Fire crabs! They were pretty cool looking. And they had jewels in their shells! The were used to make jewelry, right? Cardigan rethought that. If you took the jewels out of them, it would be like....ANIMAL ABUSE! It was sad that some animals had to go through it each day.

Poor them.

She raised her hand high, wildly waving it. Not rabidly or anything. Just normal wild. "Fire crabs are native to Fiji, right?" Yeah. She had totally read up. Professor Newlin would probably be proud. Not much kids studied on their own time, ya know? "I'm Cardigan Johansson, professor."

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Originally Posted by Team ronmione

Fire crabs. Well, Tag was gonna say what Ella said and literally in the same way, but when she got to answering it before he did, he frowned. He had to think of something else. An he most especially did not want to copy off any of his friends.

"Well, people can have them, but you have to be able to take care of them. Like any other pet basically, but the ministry requires you have some license." Yeah that was fine, right? Better than saying fire erupted out of their butts. Oh no bad thought bad thought! Tag's serious face began to shape oddly as his lips were pressed tight together "My..my..my..my name's Tag Kildare..the leprechaun.." Tag could barely announce with a straight face.

As he covered his mouth to try and cover his giggling he exploded and burst out into laughter while saying in giggling fits, "I guess it was hurting while using the bathroom! Ahahahaha!"

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Originally Posted by jujune29th

Sophie smiled goofily at Ella after having sortofbutnotreally teased her about her boooyyfriiiend. She also smiled at Nigel when the boy decided to lie down on the ground just like the professor. Hah! These people were so cool!

But now class was starting! It wasn't like that was a Charms class or anything, but Care of Magical Creatures could be kind of fun. Sometimes they had to use spells and whatnot, so it could be fun, yes. Actually, if they weren't supposed to work with dragons, it'd be a lot easier to be fun. Because dragons were NO fun. At all.

Fire crabs!! Gooood! They were no dragons! Sophie didn't know much about them, so she listened to some of her classmates as they spoke. She raised her hand before saying pretty much the only thing she knew. "Their shells can be used as cauldrons, professor." Kay, so she also knew the same shells could so very puuurdy because of the jewels that made them all colourful and stuff. Bu... that was kind of obvious to everyone, since they were all looking at a fire crab right there.

What else? "They can set things on fire when scared?" It was more of a question, actually. Because the creature was in that cage and now there was a lot of smoke coming out from it and some of the others as well... and the professor had uncovered the one that was smoking the most, so... Merlin! Thankfully everyone there knew the Aguamenti spell, because... it might not end that well.... maybe.... hopefully nothing would happen, though.

Unless this teacher was as crazy as professor Williamson! o_o

"Oh, and I'm Sophie Campbell, professor!"

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Originally Posted by Luna_Midnight

Nerida turned her attention toward the professor, as she called the class so they could start. Ahh, fire crabs. She ran into one, that her great grandfather owned. Ahh...There were bad memories that day.

Okay, so what did she know about the fire crab? First off, her name since that was now essential to tell the new Care of Magical Creatures professor. She raised her hand."Hello, I am Nerida Eventide!"

Fire crab..Fire crab...Fire crab..."Fire crabs are a protected species, and a reservation has been created to protect the species. Many people value the jewelled shell, and wizards sometimes use the shells as cauldrons."

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Jory raised his hand. "Fire crab species can be identified by gems on their backs like rubies,'' he said after some thought and listening to other responses.

"I'm Jory Stonewall,'' he added to Professor Newlin.

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

Kendall was actually still thinking about gnomes when it seemed the lesson had started. Just because she couldn't really see why gnomes would be wandering around the pasture. There really wasn't anywhere to hide, and the only hole she saw was the one Professor Newlin made. Either way, seeing as she was close to the professor, she'd blinked as the woman had pulled a cage over and revealed its contents. Smoke, and lots of sparkly gemstones. She was half-tempted to reach out and try to touch it, but managed to stop herself halfway as the discussion began and people started listing off things about fire crabs.

"Professor, fire crabs don't really look like crabs. They don't have claws like crabs do, so they're more like big, sparkly turtles with too many legs. And they're on reservations because both Muggles and wizards go after them for their shells. The Muggles because of the gems on them, and wizards 'cause they can be used as cauldrons. But they can still defend themselves by shooting flames out from their backsides, so maybe they don't need claws," she said, shifting to raise the hand that she'd started to reach forward earlier, and kind of starting to ramble a bit near the end. "Oh, and I'm Kendall Lily Quinn," she finally added, giving the professor another grin. She'd seen the worm jar get hidden after all, so maybe there really weren't any gnomes around.

Vanora listened to the rest of the students give their answers, even chuckling at the couple who mentioned the Fire Crab's 'bathroom' habits. Thankfully, the creatures that she had caged had already been fed and even did their stuff beforehand. That would have been quite a mess.

Anyway..

"Right. So, as the rest of you said, Fire Crabs are native to the islands of Fiji. And as you can see." she pointed to the Fire Crab in the cage before slowly opening the door of it, so she could grab him once he made his way out. If he ever made his way out, "Despite its six legs, it has more of a resemblance to that of a turtle. The jeweled shell, which a few of you said could be fitted with either rubies, sapphires or emeralds, is highly valuable for both wizards and muggles. Wizards use the shell as a cauldron because its much harder than any material and won't burn as easily. The muggles use it for the jewels." Both selfish. "There is something that neither a crab or turtle can do, but the Fire Crab can. If the creature feels threatened, or even annoyed," as Theodore said, "they defend themselves by shooting a jet of flame from their.. well, their butts." No laughing, please. "Also, I don't know how," and she didn't want to either, "but Rubeus Hagrid somehow mated a Fire Crab and a Manticore to create the Blast-Ended Skrewts." But enough about them.

"And while there is a reserve, which I worked at before coming to Hogwarts, Fire Crab poaching is still happening and the number of creatures decrease each year." Sad, right? "They shouldn't be kept as pets." Even if the Ministry says people could. "But that is just my opinion."

Picking up the Fire Crab once he was out of the cage, Professor Newlin held it gently in her arms as she stood from the ground. She pulled out her wand, flicking it in the direction of the rest of the cages and the table by the shed, causing all the covers to come off. She may have forgotten about the jar of worms..

"As you can see, there are enough Fire Crabs for each of you." She glanced over at Daichi, if that was his name, and Kai, giving them both a small smile. "But if you'd rather work in pairs, that is fine."

"If there aren't any questions, I'd like you all to grab a bucket, a brush and a washcloth from off the table, then stand by one of the cages. Don't let the Fire Crabs out just yet. We'll have to get the water ready first."

Yup. They were going to be cleaning a Fire Crab.

OOC: Okay! If your character doesn't have any question, have them go over and pick up their supplies then pick out a Fire Crab to stand by! This does not have to be done in one post, you can RP finding a partner if you'd like. Or just talking, whatever. We'll start the activity in about.. 36 hours. So you all have time to post. =D
Partners should have two Fire Crabs.

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Destiny DoM Mooncalf Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,925 Hogwarts RPG Name: Flora B. Thiese Third Year x5 x1	Super Slytherin Buddy \|\| ⅓ She-Snake Trio \|\| 'I taste like chocolate and potatoes' Quote: Originally Posted by the fastest seeker Cassia sat waiting excitedly for the lesson to start. And it finally DID! She watched the Professor hid the worms' jar which Cassia appreciated and then one of the cages emitted smoke? When the Professor uncovered the cage. Cassia gasped because believe it or not..the second-year did know that creature! The twelve-years old raised her hand up enthusiastically and spoke. "It's Cassia......Umm...not the creature of course my name." Hehee. The professor said that they tell their names right? Though it probably wasn't necessary to point that out...eh...not so good first impression. "And this creature breathes fire!" She said scooting backwards a bit. Oh she didn't want to get burned ok. She's been behaving well so she wouldn't have to deal with this with Professor Lafay. You know being set on fire. While Cassia's answer wasn't entirely wrong, Vanora shook her head and gave the cage that held the Fire Crab a little turn. *"They don't actually breathe* fire." How many people would laugh if she said fart? Quote: Originally Posted by CassiopeiaAKTF Luckily, the Professor decided to begin the lesson right at that moment and Daichi thought he was saved. Letting out a small breath of relief, he watched as she pulled off the covers from the cage and... His smile faded away instantly, his red cheeks turned pale as he stared at the creatures in the cages. He looked more like he had seen a ghost if he were living in the muggle world. Cause, you know..ghost are normal here... Daichi let out a whimper as his hands began to shake. He tried to control them but even when he held them together they still continued. Name one thing he knows about fire crabs...Without raising his hand , he answered... "w-why?" WHY couldn't there be a NORMAL CoMC lesson that did not involved FIRE-creatures? Turning away from Cassia, the smile she was wearing instantly faded when she glanced at.. Daichi? That was his name, right? He may not have introduced himself, but she had heard Kurumi talking to him. Not that she was really listening.. "Why?" her eyebrows raised slightly, "Because that's what we're going to be working with today?" Would he rather dig for worms!? Quote: Originally Posted by verbain "My name's Theodore, professor." He began with a nod, then fixed his eyes upon the cage that the professor was revealing. He did know what that was, it was a Fire Crab. But that wasn't the question, sooo.... no points for that one. "It..." Breathes fire? "It has a nasty temper, I think, and if you annoy it, it burns off your nose." Theo wasn't aware if it breathed LOADS of fire. Like, a dragon amount of fire. Eh, that answer would do. He continued to stare at the creature. He rather enjoyed this class. "Well, I've never heard of a Fire Crab burning off someone's nose." But then again, she didn't know anyone who would want their nose that close to its rear. "But it will try to defend itself." So really, whichever body part was closest would be in danger. SPOILER!!*: Harlan and Aspen XD* Quote: Originally Posted by MissMUDBL00D Fire crabs?! o_____________o That sounded.. sort of dangerous. And fun. But Wizards were weird, so maybe it was something completely different, but with pincers or something. She frowned and thought back to her classes back home... Animal stuff was fun, so Harlan had to have remembered something. After pouting for a few seconds Harlan raised her hand, it would have to do something with fire, right? 'They've got jewels on their back, right? And... they're protected.. so I guess people want to steal their jewels?' Harlan frowned, wouldn't fire protect them from meanies? 'But.. if it can shoot fire.. why is it protected? It could protect itself right?' That seemed logical to Harlan.. Quote: Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz Aspen was thinking along the same lines as this Hufflepuff. She shrugged, not feeling like raising her hand or drawing attention. "Basically, I think they must be really slow AND dumb. If muggles AND wizards are catching creatures that shoot fire for defense... then they're inept and have terrible aim." So now did she feel sorry for them? Hmm. Tricky. Maybe they just needed to be trained...? "They probably need rear-mirrors instead of jewels." PS: Aspen wasn't sharing her name. It'd been a suggestion, not a direction. That was a very good question! Vanora shifted herself on the ground more comfortably, and was just about to get into a very long winded speech to answer when another student spoke up. Actually, it was that Ravenclaw who spoke up. Who.. wasn't all that wrong. "They're actually not dumb creatures." And if she was holding the Fire Crab on her lap like she wanted to, she would have covered his ears so he wouldn't have to hear such insults. "Their shells are heavy, so yes, it does slow them down a bit. And while they can defend themselves to some extent, it's not enough. People who hunt Fire Crabs, poachers, they don't exactly travel on their own. And even if they do travel on their own, it's not that difficult to capture," or kill, "a Fire Crab. The shells are hard and impenetrable, but the rest of the creature is not." And she didn't know what rear-mirrors would do to help, so she didn't even mention them. She gave the Hufflepuff a smile, though. That answered the question? Quote: Originally Posted by Harry Potters biggest fan Wow. Kai gasped. These were some pretty cool crabs... But even so, he really knew nothing about them at all, nor had he ever seen one before. "Fire crabs are...scary." Kai smiled, "And my name is Kai Daniels". Had everyone really forgotten that detail? Or maybe he was the only one frightened of them. Either way, they were scary to him at least. Scary!? Vanora lifted the cage of the Fire Crab and moved her face closer. How could anyone think that? They were cute! And their shells were shiny. "That's just an opinion." Quote: Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl Fire Crabs? Those sounded pretty cool. Looked pretty cool too. But what did she know about them? Um...Penelope couldn't think of much. So she listened to what everyone else said for a little bit before deciding to just guess at something. "They probably like heat or fire or something, right?" she asked/answered as she raised her hand. Seemed like a good guess. Why would they be called fire crabs if they didn't like fire? Oh right, and she needed to say her name. "And my name is Penelope." *"That could go either way, you know. The Fire Crabs may have adapted to the heat and the fire, but no one really knows if they like* it."** Fire does come out of its rear. Did the creatures really like that? Hmm. Quote: Originally Posted by Fira Richard had been eyeing that woman ever since he had laid his gray eyes on her for the first time. She both hilarious and interesting at the first time which was an odd mixture for him. One could not see a female playing with worms everyday though so maybe she would stay at the interesting side a bit more. Why had she been collecting worms was a mystery for now, of course, but it was not that Rich cared about it much. How bad could an animal shown in a school be anyway? It definitely was not going to be a Basilisk. He watched motionless, without a word as the creatures were revealed. Fire crabs. The boy snorted loudly. Kicking one of those could be fun. Flying fire crabs would be more fun if they shot fire in the ari. He silently laughed as he stood beside his best friend, Dylan. ''Well...professor...'' he began when he finally decided to say something too ''I can tell that they look prettier and hotter compared to the girls in this school.'' snicker Err.. Okay.. Vanora blinked up at the boy, and it may have taken her a moment to think of what to say. That was.. just wrong on so many levels. "There may be something wrong with you if you are comparing the looks and temperature of a Fire Crab to the girls of Hogwarts." She was going to talk to Cece about checking that one out. Quote: Originally Posted by LilFox06 Anya's hand went up a little tentatively. "It's frowned upon to ride them." Yup. That's what she knew about firecrabs. And this is what happened when you knew Destiny Shepard. These kind of random facts about animals were brought up. That. And she also knew that they was a such thing as a firecrab stuffed animal. Her brother had one. Oh. And she should probably say her name. "And I'm Anya Phillips." And she was also obviously very good at... ~~knowing things~~ ~~magical creature stuff~~... oohing and awwing. She could do that. That answer seemed oddly, oddly familiar. And it only took her a second to realize why. "Right. No one should ride them." And if the girl was thinking it.. "The fire does not make it move faster." SPOILER!!: Correcto answers! Quote: Originally Posted by McFeisty Mika smiled at the question that Professor Newlin was asking. She liked Professors actually most of them that is. And firecrabs were awesome and firery and totally one of the coolest creatures. No? Raising her hand she decided to give her most obscure fact possible. "The fire crab is a protected species that is native to the Republic of Fiji...and I'm Amelia Johanson but you can call me Mika" she smiled brightly. Quote: Originally Posted by THE Govoni Oh, lookit. They were getting started. The Professor was introducing herself...Okay, Dylan had paid attention at the Start of Term feast. He knew who she was...and he also knew that this was Care of Magical Creatures class. Obviously. What he liked about this so far, though, was that there wasn't any sign of some unnecessary, dangerous animal trying to roast them alive. As far as Dylan was concerned, he could work with this... AND...he totally spied Ravvie!Odessa out the corner of his eye. It was a little strange thinking about her as West's sister...but meh. She'd get a nod of recognition. Moving on... Fire crabs, eh? His uncle had tried to breed Fire Crabs once...Poor guy had lost several fingers and lots of hair in the process, though. While that sounded bad...it had been utterly hilarious. Anyway, it was because of that that he could offer something. Yay for contributing to the discussion. "They can be kept as pets...but a license is required."...Yep, unlike his uncle...who had not had a license. Probably explained why he was broke, too....Oh, an as an afterthought, "Dylan Montmorency, Slytherin Captain." Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Settling in to a more comfortable sitting position, Kurumi turned her attention away from ~~the couple~~ Daichi and Juliet and towards Professor Newlin when class began. Fire crabs. Why was she not too surprised that that was the topic considering she had come to know that the professor had a fondness for them. Wait...fire....as in... Kurumi's violet eyes darted to Daichi and, almost protectively, she reached out and placed a hand on his just to let him know that she was here. Poor Daichi. Maybe Care of Magical Creatures just wasn't the subject for him? At least fire crabs were comparatively small and with a XXX Ministry rating as opposed to a XXXXX rating like dragons? "Daichi, you've delt with dragons, this will be nothing," she whispered, hoping that he could draw on last term a little to, um, comfort himself? After a few moments, Kurumi eventually raised her hand to answer Professor Newlin's question. "Kurumi Hollingberry," she said, starting with her name. Although the woman already knew it. "You can identify different varieties of fire crabs by the jewels in their tortoise-like shells. Rubies, sapphires, and emeralds are perhaps the most commonly found jewels." Quote: Originally Posted by xXxPandora Beezus had probably taken a liking to pulling grass because that's exactly what she was doing right now, pulling the poor grass from the ground absent-mindedly as she sat in silence while the two Prefects beside her converse. She wasn't going to say anything else, not if she wanted to get a cold shoulder from Spike again. So yeah, better stick to how this lesson was going to be. From the corner of her eye, she noticed ~~her~~ the Slytherin Captain arrive and for a second, she terribly wanted to run off to where he was, an argument to revive her dead nerves would be helpful just about now, but the older Odessa beat her to it. So, she was stuck to the awkward circle. ..... ..Responsively, Professor Newlin had finally detached herself from the dirt and announced the start of class. Thank Merlin. Fire crabs, is it then? Perhaps those were inside the covered cages? Ready to respond to the Professor's question, Beezus was about to raise her hand when she heard Daichi ask the Professor why, instead of giving her an answer. OH. Shoot. Daichi was scared of fire, right? Were burns and frantic frightened squeaks to be expected? As her hand went up, the Ravenclaw said, "Fire crabs are able to defend themselves by shooting flames from its rear end when it is attacked." Good luck Daichi. Oh, and.. "Beatrice Castell Professor, Ravenclaw." Quote: Originally Posted by Steelsheen Eh? Why was she pointing at him? She wasnt one of them wandless witches that can conjure a cauldron onto his head with a mere wiggle of the finger is she? And awww she took the jar away, just when he thought they were gonna look for worms--and possibly FISH! He backed up a bit when she took hold of the smoking cage-- because anything covered and smoking that isnt found in the kitchens or the dining table isnt usually a good thing-- and paused for a moment as he beheld the bejeweled creature. Alright what does he know about it? He raises a timid hand and said "The name is Vincenzo Vanderbilt Professor. 7th year Ravenclaw. And Fire Crabs are one of the specie used in cross-breeding to produce a Blast-Ended Skrewt." Quote: Originally Posted by sarahb Addie was interested to find out what this Care of Magical Creature class would be like considering she loved the last class with Professor Williamson and Roro the dragon. The lady introduced herself as Professor Newlin and Addie saw her pull out fire crab. Cool! Addie raised her hand. "Hello Professor Newlin, my name is Adelaide Coral," there we go. Nice introduction. Step one down next step to go. What did she know about fire crabs anyway. Then one thing popped into her head. Fiji. "I believe that fire crab's are native to the country, or islands, of Fiji." Addie smiled proud of her answer. Quote: Originally Posted by Magical Soul What was up with those two?! Louisa glanced from the solemn boy on her right to the pouty faced girl on her left, unable to figure out what was wrong. They were obviously not on good terms today, maybe argued about something stupid like who'd get to use that corner of practice pitch and whatnot. Quidditch people. Anyways, the class was starting. Louisa focused on the cage as the professor pulled the cover away from it. Fire crabs. Not so bad. Her hand shot up in the air, "They are protected species. A reservation has been created to protect this species from Muggles, who would value the jewelled shell, and wizards who use the shells as cauldrons." That sounded more exciting than the flame-throwing butt, to Louisa. "Louisa Carter. Seventh year Ravenclaw and Head Girl, professor." Although the woman DID greet her by her last name. It doesn't hurt to make sure she wasn't confusing her with someone else... were there any other Carters in Hogwarts? Quote: Originally Posted by PotterHeadforLife Kat knew what a fire crab is. But she couldn't even believe they exist. Kat tried to collect some more information she read about Fire crabs. And some of the very intense information from her sister Dianna who is just such an insufferable know-it-all but Kat loves her anyway. Kat raised her hand. "Fire crabs have six legs and a really heavy and jewelled shells which can be in any color," Wow. Since when did something that deathly become something that fancy? "Katrina Hudson, Fourth Year Slytherin." Quote: Originally Posted by Princesspower Fire crabs.. Sarah had read about them somewhere... A lot of the things she was going to were mentioned by other students, so she raised her hand and said "Some people have them as pets, yet a special liscence is needed to own one" Sarah could not understand how a person could want one as a pet - yet different strokes for different folks. "By the way, I am Sarah Edwards, a second year" Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixStar Frankly Hannah was getting tired of seeing Soapys glares/dirty looks, and well just seeing her in general. Then the thought of her lost bet came into her mind and her mood went instantly sour. Plus she was not in the mood to get dirty...not that she ever was, but still. She had a feeling that this was not going to be a good lesson. Then Elliot. She didn't even have words. Was her best friend introducing her to a puffer? The same friend who she thought shared her views about puffers. Her day all of a sudden just got worse. She was going to have to talk to Elliot. Hannah eyed the puffer up and down and didn't say anything. She gave her a raised eyebrow and a nod. She didn't want to get in trouble for talking, but mainly she needed more time to process what was really going on. The professor broke the conversation she was having with herself and a good thing too. Fire crabs? It was like she couldn't get her brain to function. She had so many things going on in her personal life to process anything else. Think Hannah...what do you know about them? "Adding to what my lovely captain has already said about having to have a license...The Ministry of Magic states that a competent wizard should be able to cope with this animal." So that means that the Hufflepuffs have no business with the animal. "Oh and my name is Hannah Lockwood." Quote: Originally Posted by Surya Raju Surya tried to recall what a FireCrab was by looking at it in the cage. As soon as he recalled about reading about it he began with the introduction part, "Professor, this is Surya, First year". "The Fire Crab is a turtle-like creature with a heavy jeweled shell, with different colours. It is able to defend itself by shooting flames from its rear end when it is attacked. Fire Crabs are sold and exported as pets, but the owners require a special licence to own them. Also it is said that ex-Gamekeeper of Hogwarts, 'Rubeus Hagrid' somehow managed to get these Fire Crabs mate with Manticores which gave out Blast Ended Skrewts." Surya has said it out but wasn't sure if he had recognized the right animal. But giving it a try is never going to bring him down. Quote: Originally Posted by Meizzner Nigel was still laying in the dirt thinking about the Professor's question. He did not really want to get up and since she did not say he had to stand up. He decided to answer the question while laying in the dirt. Nigel raised one hand and said "My name's Nigel Barrington. A firecrab is hunted for its jeweled shell. It is used in cauldrons" Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Sierra turned her attention toward the professor. Ahh, fire crabs. Hadn't they just been mentioned in a discussion in a different class? Odd that they'd come up again. Okay, so what did she know about the fire crab? First off, though--her name. She raised her hand. "I'm Sierra Greingoth," she said. "...sixth year Slytherin." Everybody else had already shared the basics of a fire crab, sooo...what could she say now? "Well, I do know that one of the former groundskeepers here at Hogwarts, Rubeus Hagrid, once breeded fire crabs and manticores. He ended up with a creatures called the Blast-ended Skrewt," she explained. Quote: Originally Posted by hjhm The breeze is definitely awesome and everything about this class, which technically hasn't started yet, is feeling her vibes right now. Juliet always had a knack for outdoors. Except when she's doing ballet and her piano practices.... but that's a different story. Although, when Kurumi said those words to Daichi, it meant like a friendly gesture to her. She doesn't know what level of relationship the two has anyway. She knew Daichi in her cousin's perspective and quite frankly, he never mentioned anything about a girlfriend or something like that. So it sort of made Juliet giggled on how Daichi completely reacted to it. Hey, some people are not used to saying nor hearing those words. Juliet didn't react much to it and looked away. A few moments later, the professor started the class.... Fire crabs. What are those exactly? Juliet did read a tiny bit of information about these crabs. She raised her hand to answer "Juliet Kim." she started "Fire crabs is a fancy crab considering all those fine jewels it has" that's pretty much it. It's found rarely, Juliet doesn't even know if she actually has seen one of these creatures. Right. Her head however snapped back when she saw Kurumi holding Daichi's hand. Her eyes blinked a few more times as she stared back and fort at Kurumi and their hands. Plus they were both discussing about Daichi and fire and the Slytherin is looking a bit worried finding out about this fire crabs stuff. Could it be? Daichi is afraid of the fire? Nooo. Quote: Originally Posted by Poolicious Messer attention snapped to the Professor as she was asking them the question about fire crabs. Some of his classmate already mentioned about the jewelled shell that the creature has. Hand up. "Hello, Professor. I'm Edvard Messer. Hufflepuff." he introduced his name before he continue with his answer. "Its large turtle-like crab creature." And it breath fire but someone already mentioned that. Quote: Originally Posted by emjay Ethan had been quite distracted since the beginning of the class, mostly due to the professor digging in the jar of dirt and playing with worms. It reminded him of Herbology and how worms are good for gardens and that sort of thing. He had spent the first few minutes forgetting where he was and hoping they'd actually do some gardening. But once she had put the jar away, dawning realization came over the boy as the professor revealed the cages. Oh, riiiiight.... Care of Magical Creatures... The fifth year stared at the creatures in the cages, trying to remember what he knew about fire crabs. After listening to the answers his fellow classmates gave, the Ravenclaw raised his hand. "Ethan McCarthy, Miss... Fire crabs are a protected species of magical creature. There's even a reservation for them so their jewels aren't stolen or their shells used for cauldrons." Poor things. They weren't particularly cute, but Ethan felt bad that someone might hurt one just to get to its shell. Quote: Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Alex was usually more attentive than this during care of magical creatures, since it WAS his favorite subject, but he hadn't had coffee this morning and was struggling to keep his eyelids open. Who knew that a caffeine addiction would make you MORE sleepy if you DIDN'T have it?? Yawning, he raised his hand and hoped that what he was about to answer with wasn't already said--he'd honestly have no idea. "Alex Greingoth, Professor," he said with a smile. "And fire crabs are a protected creature so people don't go around poaching them for their jewels," he said. Poor fire crabs, it wasn't their fault they had jewels on their back! Quote: Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Ella watched as Professor Newlin started class, bouncing the tiniest bit because she was quite excited. The third year's eyes grew wide as the professor suddenly uncovered the cage that was smoking, revealing...was that a firecrab. ...Yup. What did Ella Bishop know about fire crabs? Oh you mean besides the fact that they shot fire out of their butts? ~~just like those darn skrewts >.<~~ The badger raised her hand, eyeing the thing warily. "Hi Professor, Ella Bishop here..." Which she already knew, yeah? They were practically old friends now. "I believe fire crabs are natives of Fiji and they um...they...well they shoot fire out of their erm...behinds." Crazy fire farters! Quote: Originally Posted by hpfan18 Belle stood in awe at the fire crabs. She actually knew what they looked like in the textbook but not in real life. They actually looked repulsive. Belle gave the fire crabs a pertrifying look. What did Belle know about fire crabs, well she could only guess. "Professor, you can call me Belle Lecium, i think fire crabs are dangerous when you get too close. They also have aggressive personalities." Quote: Originally Posted by Lady of the Lake Fire crabs, she said. It could've been worse, after all. At least they weren't studying worms. That was a relief. Not to mention Ari actually knew something about these creatures. 'They are classified as XXX creatures by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures in the Ministry of Magic. Meaning they're not inoffensive but not really dangerous either if you're a competent witch or wizard.' At least she hoped they weren't. Oh, right! They were supposed to say their names as well. 'Ariadne Marchbanks, that's me.' Quote: Originally Posted by Grangerfn1 Fire crabs? Okay. Hand UP, small smile on. The stereotypical nerd posture and expression. What was so wrong with that, though? Right? Max knew it was important to get on this particular professor's good side, as it was one of his two favorite classes. It was weird that he had never truly had any kind of relationship with Williamson, but... it was Max's last term, so it was crucial that he made the most out of the time he had in class this year. He and Louisa were supposed to be making the best out of it, right? "Maximus James. Because the shell is so highly prized as others have noted, there are reservations to protect the creature from being hunted and killed to the point of extinction." Blah blah blah. Standard fire crab information. Bo-ring. He was happy to see Em a few rows ahead of him, though - she looked pretty happy to be there. Of COURSE she would be enthused, considering her experiences last year. So... maybe the topic of fire crabs wasn't actually so boring? Upon that thought, Max was quite happy and thankful to be there, too. Quote: Originally Posted by prettyme99 Helen has mixed emotions about CoMC as she is more of a textbook kind of girl then a Herbology, creature kind of girl but this year was important so she vowed to try her best. She raised her hand and said " The name's Helen, Miss.. I dont know much about fire crabs but the fact that they're native to Fiji. " After saying that she turned to her side to see who was near to her and she saw it was Ethan, a fellow fifth year ravviee. " Hey " she said before turning back to the professor. Quote: Originally Posted by Macavity Gideon had to admit he had been curious to just what the professor had been doing on the ground, but the prefect figured they might just find that out by whatever they were to be learning about in class. Soon enough class was begun and the woman mentioned fire crabs, asking what anyone might knew about them. Having some knowledge of the creature at least in passing, he raised his hand. "Gideon Gert," he introduced providing his name first and formost. "They are a six-legged crab that resembles a turtle, protected because its shell is highly valued by both muggle and wizard alike." Jeweled...strong...yep it had purposes outside protecting the actual owner of the shell. "They supposedly were one of the types of creatures Gilderoy Lockhart dealt with in his escapades," he added for interest. Not that he had read any of the man's books...nope more like caught the mention in another text. Fire crabs did pose some interest to the potion-making Gryffindor. Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin Now this was a cool creature. Not some lame-o flobberworm type thing either, but an honest to goodness fire breather. Or no... not breather, since the fire was coming out of its bum, but a fire... thingy. Genuine fire thingy. Could they get close enough to actually handle the creature, or was the professor worried they might break get injured? Vivi wasn't much worried about injuries, since the Healer has half decent and she'd never had a lasting wound. Magical fire tended to scar, though... oh well. No harm there. It would be a great story to tell next year in training. "Genevieve Branxton," she pointed to herself before launching into her 'facts'. "Professor, they're called fire crabs, although they look more like tortoises to me. And I suspect that the types of jewels actually indicate different species of fire crabs and might be able to tell us more about where they come from, since animals tend to evolve distinctly in different places. And ALSO... I doubt feeding them is as dangerous as clean up their poo." Truth. Quote: Originally Posted by Tommehbell Thank Merlin she was in a class she didn't have to think about to much like Arthimancy. That class would put her in a come right about now. so CoMC was just the welcomed lesson she craved. Harlow's hand was up before she had really heard this question. Well she knew something about fire crabs. "Um some of their shells variations are fitted with rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. That's why a habitat had to be created for their protection from muggles." she said softly. "I'm Harlow Riddle professor." she added. Quote: Originally Posted by DeathEater1 Ooohh!! Fire crabs! They were pretty cool looking. And they had jewels in their shells! The were used to make jewelry, right? Cardigan rethought that. If you took the jewels out of them, it would be like....ANIMAL ABUSE! It was sad that some animals had to go through it each day. Poor them. She raised her hand high, wildly waving it. Not rabidly or anything. Just normal wild. "Fire crabs are native to Fiji, right?" Yeah. She had totally read up. Professor Newlin would probably be proud. Not much kids studied on their own time, ya know? "I'm Cardigan Johansson, professor." Quote: Originally Posted by Team ronmione Fire crabs. Well, Tag was gonna say what Ella said and literally in the same way, but when she got to answering it before he did, he frowned. He had to think of something else. An he most especially did not want to copy off any of his friends. "Well, people can have them, but you have to be able to take care of them. Like any other pet basically, but the ministry requires you have some license." Yeah that was fine, right? Better than saying fire erupted out of their butts. Oh no bad thought bad thought! Tag's serious face began to shape oddly as his lips were pressed tight together "My..my..my..my name's Tag Kildare..the leprechaun.." Tag could barely announce with a straight face. As he covered his mouth to try and cover his giggling he exploded and burst out into laughter while saying in giggling fits, "I guess it was hurting while using the bathroom! Ahahahaha!" Quote: Originally Posted by jujune29th Sophie smiled goofily at Ella after having sortofbutnotreally teased her about her boooyyfriiiend. She also smiled at Nigel when the boy decided to lie down on the ground just like the professor. Hah! These people were so cool! But now class was starting! It wasn't like that was a Charms class or anything, but Care of Magical Creatures could be kind of fun. Sometimes they had to use spells and whatnot, so it could be fun, yes. Actually, if they weren't supposed to work with dragons, it'd be a lot easier to be fun. Because dragons were NO fun. At all. Fire crabs!! Gooood! They were no dragons! Sophie didn't know much about them, so she listened to some of her classmates as they spoke. She raised her hand before saying pretty much the only thing she knew. "Their shells can be used as cauldrons, professor." Kay, so she also knew the same shells could so very puuurdy because of the jewels that made them all colourful and stuff. Bu... that was kind of obvious to everyone, since they were all looking at a fire crab right there. What else? "They can set things on fire when scared?" It was more of a question, actually. Because the creature was in that cage and now there was a lot of smoke coming out from it and some of the others as well... and the professor had uncovered the one that was smoking the most, so... Merlin! Thankfully everyone there knew the Aguamenti spell, because... it might not end that well.... maybe.... hopefully nothing would happen, though. Unless this teacher was as crazy as professor Williamson! o_o "Oh, and I'm Sophie Campbell, professor!" Quote: Originally Posted by Luna_Midnight Nerida turned her attention toward the professor, as she called the class so they could start. Ahh, fire crabs. She ran into one, that her great grandfather owned. Ahh...There were bad memories that day. Okay, so what did she know about the fire crab? First off, her name since that was now essential to tell the new Care of Magical Creatures professor. She raised her hand."Hello, I am Nerida Eventide!" Fire crab..Fire crab...Fire crab..."Fire crabs are a protected species, and a reservation has been created to protect the species. Many people value the jewelled shell, and wizards sometimes use the shells as cauldrons." Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Jory raised his hand. "Fire crab species can be identified by gems on their backs like rubies,'' he said after some thought and listening to other responses. "I'm Jory Stonewall,'' he added to Professor Newlin. Quote: Originally Posted by SilverTiger Kendall was actually still thinking about gnomes when it seemed the lesson had started. Just because she couldn't really see why gnomes would be wandering around the pasture. There really wasn't anywhere to hide, and the only hole she saw was the one Professor Newlin made. Either way, seeing as she was close to the professor, she'd blinked as the woman had pulled a cage over and revealed its contents. Smoke, and lots of sparkly gemstones. She was half-tempted to reach out and try to touch it, but managed to stop herself halfway as the discussion began and people started listing off things about fire crabs. "Professor, fire crabs don't really look like crabs. They don't have claws like crabs do, so they're more like big, sparkly turtles with too many legs. And they're on reservations because both Muggles and wizards go after them for their shells. The Muggles because of the gems on them, and wizards 'cause they can be used as cauldrons. But they can still defend themselves by shooting flames out from their backsides, so maybe they don't need claws," she said, shifting to raise the hand that she'd started to reach forward earlier, and kind of starting to ramble a bit near the end. "Oh, and I'm Kendall Lily Quinn," she finally added, giving the professor another grin. She'd seen the worm jar get hidden after all, so maybe there really weren't any gnomes around. Vanora listened to the rest of the students give their answers, even chuckling at the couple who mentioned the Fire Crab's 'bathroom' habits. Thankfully, the creatures that she had caged had already been fed and even did their stuff beforehand. That would have been quite a mess. Anyway.. "Right. So, as the rest of you said, Fire Crabs are native to the islands of Fiji. And as you can see." she pointed to the Fire Crab in the cage before slowly opening the door of it, so she could grab him once he made his way out. If he ever made his way out, "Despite its six legs, it has more of a resemblance to that of a turtle. The jeweled shell, which a few of you said could be fitted with either rubies, sapphires or emeralds, is highly valuable for both wizards and muggles. Wizards use the shell as a cauldron because its much harder than any material and won't burn as easily. The muggles use it for the jewels." Both selfish. "There is something that neither a crab or turtle can do, but the Fire Crab can. If the creature feels threatened, or even annoyed," as Theodore said, "they defend themselves by shooting a jet of flame from their.. well, their butts." No laughing, please. "Also, I don't know how," and she didn't want to either, "but Rubeus Hagrid somehow mated a Fire Crab and a Manticore to create the Blast-Ended Skrewts." But enough about them. "And while there is a reserve, which I worked at before coming to Hogwarts, Fire Crab poaching is still happening and the number of creatures decrease each year." Sad, right? "They shouldn't be kept as pets." Even if the Ministry says people could. "But that is just my opinion." Picking up the Fire Crab once he was out of the cage, Professor Newlin held it gently in her arms as she stood from the ground. She pulled out her wand, flicking it in the direction of the rest of the cages and the table by the shed, causing all the covers to come off. She may have forgotten about the jar of worms.. "As you can see, there are enough Fire Crabs for each of you." She glanced over at Daichi, if that was his name, and Kai, giving them both a small smile. "But if you'd rather work in pairs, that is fine." "If there aren't any questions, I'd like you all to grab a bucket, a brush and a washcloth from off the table, then stand by one of the cages. Don't let the Fire Crabs out just yet. We'll have to get the water ready first." Yup. They were going to be cleaning a Fire Crab. OOC: Okay! If your character doesn't have any question, have them go over and pick up their supplies then pick out a Fire Crab to stand by! This does not have to be done in one post, you can RP finding a partner if you'd like. Or just talking, whatever. We'll start the activity in about.. 36 hours. So you all have time to post. =D Partners should have two Fire Crabs. __________________ ____________ooh, ooh, she's the rough and the rowdiest kid________ ooh, ooh, and there's more where she lives_____ Last edited by Darling; 09-22-2012 at 10:57 AM.