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Originally Posted by Malachi  Malachi walks into the barn and looks at the teacher with a smile before nodding his head at them in greeting, still not totally used to voicing his greetings before standing next to his seat to wait for the start of the class. Noticing that Malachi was still abiding by last terms rules, Tristan decided to remind him that it was a new year. "Malachi, remember, last terms rules do not apply to this years. You can say hello and you don't have to stand next to your seat. Please, get comfortable and welcome to class." He said with a small smile. Quote:
Originally Posted by sarahlooo After a pleasant sigh, Natalie took off her gloves and plopped herself down onto a hay bale. "Hi professor," she said with a smile. That smile, though, suddenly disappeared when she realized... Care of Magical Creatures lessons were going to be quite different now. She had enjoyed them, thanks to Derf, who had always taught her that creatures were much more wonderful than she had expected. And she liked to work with Derf in these classes. But that... that was over now.
After coming to that realization, Natalie sniffed, rubbed her nose and tried to shove her emotions into a dark corner of her brain where she couldn't find them while she tucked her gloves into her coat pockets. She would be okay. Right? "Hello, Natalie. I hope your doing well today." Tristan said with a grin, though quickly noting her sudden change in mood. He wondered what was going on with her. Hopefully it wasn't something that couldn't be worked out. Quote:
Originally Posted by siriusblackliveson Seeing the familiar hay bales he walked further down the grass seeing two other students he hoped that the class would stay tame. He needed more tame in his life. He saw girls everywhere and was like those old cartoons where the characters eyes bugged out of their head. He rubbed his shoulder subconsciously as he sat down on one of the hay bales waiting for class. "Hi Professor Wayland." "Hi, Patrick." Tristan said with a nod and a smile. The Slytherin Quidditch Captain seemed to be a little distracted today. Hopefully that wouldn't affect his learning. Today's lesson was extraordinary to say the least. Quote:
Originally Posted by Stormdancer “Hi, Professor.” How on earth was it November already??? But, on the upside that meant it was three weeks until her birthday! Which was always amazing and normally good fun. Or at least, as good as it could be when you were at school. "Hello, Holly. Hope you're keeping warm." Tristan said with a small smile before taking a sip of his Chai. He was perfectly content at the moment. Quote:
Originally Posted by emjay Gunnar jogged from the castle down towards the barns in an attempt to stay relatively warm in the cool weather, and he was pleased to feel the warmth of some heating charms once he arrived.
"Hello, Professor," he greeted Wayland politely with a small smile before finding a seat on one of the hay bales. He was fairly eager for class today as CoMC was one of his favorite electives, especially this year with Wayland back to teach them. Tristan looked over as he heard someone jogging up, worried something was wrong, he was relieved to see it was just Gunnar. He must have been trying to stay warm. "Hello, Gunnar. Hope you're well." He said with a grin. Quote:
Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline With his trusty house scarf wrapped around his neck over his robes, Septimus made his way down to the creatures area. Time for another Care of Magical Creatures lesson and the fourth year was ready. The warmth that was becoming more noticeable as he got closer made him grateful that the nice professors of this term cared not to freeze their students. And that a certain charms professor wasn’t in charge of them.
“Hello Professor,” he greeted the man once he hit the familiar circle of hay bales, the professor in question visible on his throne. He moved to take a seat on of the bales, taking out some parchment and a quill to be ready to begin. Then his eyes were flitting around the area as he tried to find some clue as to what they might be learning about this time around. "Hello, Septimus. You look warm. You'll probably want to take of your scarf and cloak before we get started. Don't want you to get overheated." He said with a knowing smile. Their activity today was going to be quite the workout. Quote:
Originally Posted by Dokimoto Jackson had been feeling like luck was on his side recently and he didn't mind it one bit. The walk to class was brisk, yes, but it was refreshing. Arriving at the all too familiar set up, Jackson greeted the instructor quite cheerfully.
"Hello, Professor!"
And took a seat on one of the hay bales, smiling at the classmates he made eye contact with. "Hello, Jackson. Good to see you." Tristan said with a nod and a smile. The Prefect seemed to be in a very good mood today. Quote:
Originally Posted by Felixir Cold. Cold. Cold. Cold. Cold.
The sun? In the sky? Made of lies; it was so cold and Abra was in a huge grump because of it. He had all the warming charms on his clothes, but his face still felt the cold air and it seemed to almost seep down the back of his shirt. He really, really hoped that there would be some more warming charms down at the actual lesson.
Abra was in luck. The second he stepped over the boundary of the lesson area, he felt himself warm up significantly, and the relief on his face was clear.
"Hello, Professor Wayland," Abra greeted his head of house as he went and found a hay bale to sit on, loosening his scarf now that he didn't really need to be quite so wrapped up. "Hello, Abra. Hope it's warm enough for you." Tristan said with a grin as his prefect started loosening his scarf a bit. Outside of this area it was bloody cold. That was one of the downsides of CoMC lessons...they were outside in all weather. But for anyone that wanted to be a Magizoologist one day...they would have to learn to deal with all sorts of weather. Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazinga Creatures were one of her favorite classes, so Chloe didn't wait to get down to class. She had been ready for the cooler temperatures, but when she made it to class she noticed it was warmer than she thought it would be.
Looking around at everyone already there Chloe smiled and waved to everyone. "Hi Professor, how are you today?"
Now where to sit, that was her next goal, to sit by someone different. She wanted to meet new people and be friends with more, so she looked the seats over and grinned walking over towards the Slytherin captain, "Mind if I sit here near you?" "Hi, Chloe! I am doing very well, thank you for asking! How are you today?" She seemed to be in a very chipper mood today, and it immediately brought a smile to Tristan's face. He loved it when his students were happy and worried when they were down. Quote:
Originally Posted by hermionesclone A small beam spread across the young boy's face and he let out a small sigh of relief as he stepping into the area of the lesson. The warm area with hay bales to sit on and no wind (he hoped!). "Hello, Professor," he said, giving the man a smile before moving over to a spare hay bale to perch himself up on.
Maybe this wouldn't be too bad. "Hello, Lucas!" Tristan called back with a smile. Another happy student! He was sure this lesson would perk up anyone that wasn't happy. Hopefully it wouldn't freak anyone out.... Quote:
Originally Posted by Granger Danger Wrapping her Gryffindor scarf around her keeping the cold air that was trying to nip at her. Despite it being November it sure was chilly, it's not your turn yet winter! Walking up towards Professor Wayland and the hay bales she smiled and sighed in relief as warmness surrounded yer. "Hello Professor, hope you're well " with anothdf smile she took her seat on a hay bale beside Lucas. Hi Lucas!" she said giving him a smile before she seen Abra and waved at him. " Hi Abra!" That was all the people she knew really, but hey she was always willing to make new friends. Tristan smiled over at the young Gryffindor. "Hello, Stella. Doing very well, thank you! I hope you're well, too." He said with a wink before taking a very long sip of his Chai. He would have to finish this before getting started. Quote:
Originally Posted by littledhampir He glanced around, but there wasn't really anything indicating what would be going on in this lesson. There were no creatures already waiting for them. Unless they were invisible. The area around the barn looked exactly like it did for every other lesson, so Indigo had no guesses. "Hello Professor," he greeted. Indigo wasn't particularly drawn to any of the people currently present so he took a seat on the edge of the semi circle of hay bales and waited for the lesson to start. "Hello, Indigo." Tristan said with a nod and a grin. He could tell the Ravenclaw was trying to figure out what creature they would be working with today, with the glances around the area. He never gave any hints as to what they would be doing...well he usually didn't. Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana "Hello, Professor!" she said, as she chose a hay bale at random. She listened as a few of her classmates greeted one another and found spots by friends. It made her homesick, and she wished she had already found a group of friends of her own.
She sighed again as she watched a few more people arrive. Wonder what they'd be learning about today? "Hello, Torii." Tristan said with a smile. He was going to have to get that girl some friends. Hopefully someone would sit next to her and talk to her soon. Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie "Good day, Professor Wayland," Derf greeted cheerfully, a smile actually reaching his eyes for once as he made his way over towards the hay bales to sit.
...and he didn't even think about ANYTHING as he made his way right on over to Natalie. It had been this way since first year and his instincts, being quite the creature of habit, saw no reason to change that. A lot of other things were changing. Could he keep this the same, please?
"Hey," he greeted as he plopped down and itched the back of his right hand, AGAIN not thinking any of this through or what awkwardness would soon follow. He was in his zone. His safe space. Everything was fiiiiiiiiiine here.
Then came Derfael. He sighed a little as the Head Boy made his way into the class area, but gave the young man a small smile as he gave his greeting. "Hello, Derfael." Things were still a little tense, but they would work out eventually. Sitting next to Natalie as he always did, Tristan noticed there might be some slight tension there. Or was he just seeing things? Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin Care of Magical Creatures should be one of Chloe Kettleburn's favorite classes, but as she made her way down to the barn and the ever present pile of hay bales, she found the subject left a bit of a bad taste in her mouth. Not the creatures, those were still lovely. And not the professor, since it wasn't his fault that his replacement last year was a sadistic creep. But she couldn't forget everything that had happened.
Her tone was somber as she gave the professor a nod. "Good day to you, sir. I hope we're in for a good one today." She scratched at her arm through her sleeve and opted not take a seat on a hay bale. Must be developing some sort of allergy to the stuff, but it was annoying. "Good day, Head Girl. I assure you, we are in for a great one." Tristan said with a wink and a grin hoping to get that sadness out of her voice. He was very concerned, but hid it well so that she wouldn't notice. He would have to talk to her after the lesson... Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverTiger Besides, she’d suspected there’d be warming charms, and she’d grinned as she felt them as soon as she got close enough to the familiar sight of the hay bales. It was nice to know she could expect things again. “Hi Professor Wayland,” she called out as she settled on a hay bale near his throne, sending smiles to Abra, Lucas, Stella, Derf and Chloe as she got comfortable. “How’s Ash doing today?” She imagined the phoenix was warm enough, but deserved the thoughts anyway. "Hello, Stasya! Ash is doing good. Even on his bad days...he is still good." Tristan said with a wink to his prefect. As a matter of fact, the bird was holed up in his hut right now hanging out by the fireplace napping. Just the thought of the beautiful creature made him grin. Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin You know what was great about cold weather? Having really high blood sugar all the time. This was not fun at all.The twelve year old had bundled up in a warm coat and boots for the trek down to the barns area for care of magical creatures class. Usually, she enjoyed learning about and working with the animals, but Cordelia wasn’t really feeling it today. Right now she was feeling more tired and cranky than excited. Thirsty too, so thirsty. She took some consolation in the fact that it was warmer once she reached the area outside the barn where the lesson was to be held. ”Professor,” she curtly greeted the man as she arrived. Taking a seat on a hay bale, Cordelia pulled out her water bottle from her bag. She twisted the cap off and raised the bottle to her lips. Tipping her head back, she could feel the cold liquid trickling down her throat in her quest to quench her insatiable thirst. Screwing the cap back on, Cordelia put the water bottle down so she could take off her coat. She pulled out her blood sugar testing kit, stuck a clean strip in her meter, pricked her finger, squeezed a drop of blood onto the strip, waited a few seconds to see the number, and shoved the whole kit back into her bag. Licking the remaining blood off her finger with no shame, Cordelia pulled her insulin pump out of her pocket and made some adjustments for it to deliver more insulin. When she was done, she returned it to her pocket. Now, whatever Professor Wayland had for them today had better be something cute and fuzzy. Or a unicorn. Cordelia still hadn’t seen a unicorn yet. She really needed to ask Professor Wayland sometime if there was any chance of her ever being able to see a real unicorn. Unicorns were her favorite. Things that liked cuddles would also be accepted. "Hello, Cordelia." Tristan said with a concerned smile, and watched as she tested her blood sugar. He hoped she was doing okay today and that she had enough insulin in her pump. If not he may need to send for Amelia. He would have to keep a close eye on the young Gryffindor today. Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty Bundled up as much as possible, Archer made her way to the barnyard (HA!) for class, scratching at a place on her arm, despite all the anti-itch cream she'd used. Was it her sweater making her itchy? At this point, who knew, but it was one of those things that were seriously annoying. Not annoying though was the state of her hair. It was looking fuller and thicker than ever. She'd always had nice hair, don't get her wrong, but now it was ridiculous how nice it looked. Whatever was causing it, she'd have to figure out, so she could keep doing it. She was so proud of her hair, she had forgone any head covering, just so she could show it off. Vain? Possibly, but damn Gina!
"Hey, professor!" she greeted, before plopping down on a hay bale. Please, everyone, pay attention to her awesomely epic hair and not the itching of her arm. "Hello, Archer." Tristan said with a smile, slightly distracted by the interaction between Natalie and Derf. Needless to say...he wanted the tea but wasn't figuring it out yet. Sorry Archer...drama is more interesting than epic hair. Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazzie Arriving there though, the three scarves proved to be quite excessive because it was warm. Ehhhh. Well, she supposed she would have to use those three scarves again after class. But for now, as she greeted the man on the hay throne, "Hi, Professor!" and headed to sit next to her dorm mate Cordelia, she was going to remove the scarves one by one.
She placed her scarves on her lap as she continued unbundling herself. Then scratched at her nose. Then proceeded to get excited because it was Care of Magical Creatures! "Hello, Harri. You look nice and toasty there." Tristan said with an amused grin. She must not be able to handle the cold very well. He wasn't surprised seeing as how little she was. Was it just him or were there a lot of students scratching themselves today? Quote:
Originally Posted by Tegz She looked over at Professor Wayland and took a moment, reflecting on things, before she offered a half-wave gesture. "Hello professor." She wasn't so sure about the previous term and everything that had gone on, but.... she was open-minded, and she had missed Wayland's lessons. Quite a lot actually. "Hello, Bel." Tristan said with a nod and a smile. He would have waved but his hands were holding his tea cup. He took a quick sip of the warm liquid and smiled. Quote:
Originally Posted by Kolyander One of her favorite lessons that was for sure. With a warming charm already cast upon herself before even stepping foot outside on the grounds, Rylee was nice and toasty as she made her way over towards the barn. "Hello, Professor Wayland!" she chirped excitedly as she drew closer to the semi circle of hay bales. Her emotions were still running sky high and as of lately nothing had been able to get this ginger haired girl down and it showed. "Hello. Rylee!" Tristan called back to the young excited Gryffindor. He was happy to see that some of his students were happy to be here. He knew last term was hard on all of them. Heck it was hard on him to be away from them knowing who his replacement was. Hopefully they would learn to trust again. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Nettie looked adorable today, if she did say so herself. She had her adorable little red jacket on, a headband, and ballet flats, despite the fact that it was a little chilly out. She knew that Professor Wayland would make them comfortable, though, so she wasn't worried about dressing up a bit and being cold. As soon as she entered the area where the lesson was being held, she was pleased to see she had been right. She took her hat off and looked around for a spot to sit.
She decided to plop down next to that girl she'd almost killed with her books at Flourish and Blotts over the summer. She'd never even properly got a chance to apologize for that before she'd been whisked away by the sudden appearance of Royland, panicking over something again. She smiled at her. "Hey! Remember me? I dropped a bunch of books on you over the summer," she said with a chuckle.
She paused for a second and looked around, spotting Natalie and Derf sitting nearby looking SUPER awkward. What was going on there? Hmm. Tristan watched as Nettie walked into the area. He was so happy that she sat next to Torii that he hadn't noticed she hadn't greeted him. He didn't care. He was just happy that Torii was getting some attention. Hopefully the would become friends, Merlin know's Torii needed one! Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy "Hello, Professor," Tina greeted as she took off her beanie and put it in her bag. She smiled a little at the sight of his mug. "I like your mug." Did the presence of that particular mug mean they were learning about phoenixes today? It was the only thing Tina saw that could possibly be a clue... unless there was some invisible creature lurking about right under everyone's noses. "Hello, Tina! Thank you! I have had this thing since I was at Hogwarts." Tristan said with a grin. His Aunt and Uncle got it for him when he learned his Patronus. It was probably his favorite mug. Quote:
Originally Posted by 2111jen Skyler was not pleased to be in COMC. She did not really like the professor anymore. Either that or she was still a bit angry that he sat back and did nothing as all the students were being tortured last year. She guessed it was a lot better then having the previous professor but still, she knew he was spying and all but he could not step in? Even in an emergency?
Could I help? Sam had asked her in her head. By now, she had gotten used to hearing him in her head. Skyler shook her head in real life.
No, I'm fine
She sighed and gave the professor a respectful nod, a slight glare in her eyes. Did he catch it? She hoped he did.
"Hello Professor Wayland, how are you doing?" she asked. Something was off about Skyler this term and he really couldn't figure out what it was. She was being slightly hostile and passive aggressive. He may need to either have her come and talk to him or speak to her head of house. He smiled as the young Slytherin greeted him. "Hello, Skyler. I'm doing very well, thank you. I hope you are too." He wasn't going to out right ask in front of everyone. It would be inappropriate. Quote:
Originally Posted by WhittyBitty Thank Merlin that Professor Wayland had used sufficient warming spells, because even though Madison had made sure to bundle up before making her way to class, she didn't particularly want to be cold.
Smiling, she joined the others. She couldn't wait to find out what they would be learning about today. "Hello, Professor Wayland." This should be fun. "Hello, Maddie!" Tristan said with a grin. He quickly checked his watch. It was about time to start. Tristan quickly drank the rest of his tea and with a flick of his wand the cup disappeared. With another flick, his hay bale throne dismantled and made it's way back to the pile of hay bales just outside of the barn. As he turned away from the deconstructing throne, he gave the class a very excited smile. "Hello everyone! Welcome to Care of Magical Creatures...and have I got an exciting lesson for you all today!" He was so excited he was bouncing on the balls of his feet.
The man paced a little in front of the class, knowing he had to tell them what it was. The creature could be deemed...potentially dangerous. But the specific one that they would be working with today was around humans all the time. That being said...“Because the creature we are working with today is potentially dangerous, I will be telling you what it is before I bring it out for you.” He paused to clear his throat, his nerves of having this creature around his students was getting the better of him, but they needed to learn about these creatures too. “Today we will be working with the Zouwu. But before we do I have some questions for you.” His excitement and nervousness was starting to be visible and he knew he needed to calm down.
As he took a breath, he stopped in the middle of the semi-circle and looked around at all of his students. Tristan took a deep breath, and asked, "Other than the Zouwu, what other cat-like magical creatures are there? That can include big cats and small cats and from anywhere in the world, not just here in the United Kingdom." He said with a grin, and waited patiently for hands to shoot up into the air. OOC: Alright lovlies! You have 24 hours to answer the question! Make it interesting! Make mistakes! Please, limit it to one creature so everyone has a chance! And just have fun! 
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