| Forbidden Forest Centaur Dugbog
Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Forbidden Forest
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His tail listless and eyes clouded over as he heard the approaching shoe scuttles on the stone floor, Thereos found himself thinking about the colony. Where had they evacuated to if not to the castle? Were they safe or had the mist caught up to them as well?
And then there was that image of the grotesque and shameful two legged creature that had appeared before him in the boathouse. It haunted his dreams, but the centaur had too much pride to rely upon wizarding methods to quell his restlessness and the manner in which his chest knotted and seemingly protruded, like the natural disfigurings found in the great oaks across the grounds. Should he have listened to his kin? Should he have abandoned Hogwarts and joined them? Or would there be different imagery, sounds, that would be haunting his sleep...
...though he would then be able to lean on his centaur methods of coping where that the case. SPOILER!!: students, may Jupiter once again ascend in your favors Quote:
Originally Posted by SneakySeverusSnape  When Analiese entered the Room of Requirement, she was startled. A meadow. How... interesting. She almost silently greeted the centaur. "Good morning, sir." The mist was certainly affecting her mood. She was very quiet, unlike her normal, out-going self. The young Claw noiselessly walked towards a stump. She took a seat and placed her book bag by her leg. She observed her surroundings, her face expressionless. The 12-year-old slightly raised her eyebrow at the grass swaying harmlessly, despite the lack of a breeze. How much better would get mood be if she went to Beauxbatons, like her mum had suggested? Much better. Revived from his trance, he offered the Ravenclaw youngling a feeble nod of the head and nothing more. He still needed a moment to recover his thoughts. Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazinga Chloe wasn't sure why they were still having lessons, but the Ravenclaw wasn't going to miss them. She wasn't fully into the lessons though, her heart just couldn't be. It was in a million pieces with everything that was going on and Tad not being there yet. She hadn't gotten to play quidditch for ages either and that was starting to fully stress her out. How would she ever make the U17 team without any practices?
Trying to focus she found herself moving through the corridor and stopping in front of the Professor, 'Good day professor, I brought you something." She opened her bag and lifted some flowers. "I like to have a few small pots in my room, but thought you might like some of them." She thought he had to be struggling with all of this knowing he would rather be outside.
Moving into the room she looked around and smiled a little. It was nice to see the outdoors even if it was just in a room. A process that was still growing as another young Ravenclaw arrived; this one bearing the gift of nature with her and the centaur felt an unnatural tug in his chest. One that was warm. " I thank you, Miss McCarthy," he replied with a slight bend at the knee to her. Gently removing the flowers from her care, the centaur was quick to inhale their scent. Fresh and real, they lifted his darkened spirits just enough to allow his stern expression to soften.
Almost smiling, the centaur's head suddenly lunged forward at the flowers (impossible to resist) and CHOMP, he consumed a few right then and there with there green stems swaying subtly in the wake of his remarkably white teeth. Quote:
Originally Posted by Samia Missa was actually really worried about Professor Thereos. He looked really weary, did anyone else notice? She couldn't even take her eyes off the centaur as she approached the room of requirement, and further gave him a concerned look, "you okay there, professor?" she found herself asking - as she stepped in the class.
And what an idea for a class this was. She was starting to think she would never see the outside again - but here they were. Plucking the stems from his hand and slurping those up like nature's spaghetti, Thereos turned his attention towards Miss Renaldi with eyes of fresh mud. " The sun does not shine and the butterflies of the forest have no wings," he shook his head gravely. " But I am present with you. All of you. Hearts beating in our chests and hope for sun."
Normally he would have chastised her for calling him professor, again, but she could perhaps thank her housemate's gift of flora for putting him in a better state of spirit.
For the time being. Quote:
Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi It was to no one surprise that the next Divination lesson would be taught somewhere indoors and the room of requirement seemed to be the perfect place.
The mist seemed to be affecting everyone including centaurs as he looked different than normal. More ...wild if that was the word. He was not going to lose his composure during the class right? He could see O'Hara lose it but not him. He wanted to greet back but the only thing that came out of him was a sigh so instead he bowed his head politely before he walk inside the room.
which had changed itself in to a large meadow and a brilliant blue sky. Dorian looked around for a moment as he walked toward the group of students already present. He looked at Chloe for a second longer with a slight frown on his face. He still remembered how upset she had been in the dueling arena regards to her friend being missing. He admired her for being present in lessons though. Without saying a word to anyone, he waited for class to begin while looking at the tall grass up ahead. Beyond his standard greeting of the morning, Thereos paid no further heed to the boy as he slipped into the room. Rather, the centaur had now occupied himself with savoring another of the flowers from the gift of Miss McCarthy. Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty Of course Archer had arrived with the Ravenclaws. Wasn't hard when you were now sharing a common room with them. Though, she had mostly focused on the Hufflepuffs and making sure they were comfortable and that none of their new housemates were giving them a hard time (not that she was expecting it of all of them, most knew how to act like decent people, some however.....).
Anyway, the most noticeable thing about her now was how unlike herself she was acting. Gone was her usual good humor and comments, replaced by a stoney face thanks to her disbelief that there were absolutely, ZERO plans to evacuate and the headmaster had insisted on waiting on the ministry as if they were just going to come riding along on white horses like knights and save them all.
"You too," was her returned reply as she made her way over and sat on one of the stumps in the indicated arc.
She missed the feel of the real grass. The real outdoors. Thereos found himself a bit taken aback by the Hufflepuff youngling's response, though he could not place precisely what it was about it that had done so. No matter, he nodded his head politely to the prefect as she found her seat and sense the kindredness of yearning for the natural world. Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Let it be known that Nina was still rather uncomfortable with having a centaur as a Professor. Thereos was intelligent and his lessons had been insightful (despite the fact that the Slytherin found Divination to be a completely unsound, pseudo-science), but he was still a centaur. A creature with the hooves of an animal, it frightened her though she tried very hard to hide it. Because this was still a lesson after all and despite her constant feigned-disinterest during a class, she still planned on absorbing any useful information.
But a few months ago, her outlook had changed. Kind of. Professor Thereos had saved her life. Nina wasn't a Hufflepuff and as such she would never willingly indebt herself to anyone. But after the incident in the boathouse, a part of her did feel indebted to the centaur. And as such, her mind was quite a conflicting place. One where she was appreciative and grateful for his service, while also being simultaneously uneasy and very much scared of him.
Which meant that lessons were... interesting.
She hesitated briefly before walking past her Professor to enter the Room of Requirement. She gave him a look, which hopefully conveyed that she was grateful (but most probably showcased how uneasy she felt) before quickly making her way into the-- Meadow? The room threw her off for a moment, and she physically twitched as a long blade of grass unexpectedly tickled her ankle.
....
She chose a stump at the farthest end of the semicircle.
A youngling that the centaur was genuinely pleased to see while also held in contempt deep within his chest. It was this one's screams, her doing, that had lulled him away from his colony and forced his hoof in choosing Hogwarts over his own kind. He had his regrets. He also had his delights. Above his own emotional agenda, however, was relief that those younglings and their professor were still alive.
He offered her another nod of the head. And a somewhat dry smile. Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy Tina had been spending a lot of time in the Room of Requirement since the mist trapped everyone inside the castle, especially after the recent house merging. It was the only place she could get away from a certain unwanted guest in Ravenclaw Tower! She glanced into the room, but the meadow scenery did nothing to lift her spirits. She knew it was only an illusion; she was still just as trapped as ever. Nonetheless. her sour mood hadn't made her forget her manners. "Good day, Thereos," she greeted politely; she even managed a small encouraging smile. If staying cooped up here was hard for her, she knew it must be torture for a centaur. No creature was meant to stay stuck behind walls indefinitely!
Tina made her way to the arc, sitting on the stump that gave her the widest berth from the others, but their teacher's ragged appearance stuck in her mind. It was obvious this environment was breaking his spirit, just like… She suddenly remembered where she'd seen that look before; it was a lot like the way her father figure looked after his final term in this place. She was genuinely concerned for Thereos. How much further would he deteriorate before he could leave this place? How many more had to break before Trent would get off his high horse and allow an evacuation?
She absentmindedly fiddled with the hair tie on her wrist to calm her thoughts, and her eyes landed on its purple butterfly decoration… the mascot of her father figure's old house at Beauxbatons, the symbol she'd adopted when she came to Hogwarts to honor the sacrifices he made to this school. She hadn't been here to help him when he needed it, but maybe there was something she could do help Thereos (and others). She just didn't know how.
Unaware of the storm brewing inside this youngling's heart, clouds thicker and more discolored than those outside the castle wall, perhaps, Thereos offered her a polite nod of the head just as the bell tower began to ring strong.
It was time.
" If you will all please settle in. You will be back on your feet soon enough," he assured them all as he moved away from the door and gave it a nudge with his rump. Still walking with a limp, the centaur slowly made his way over the threshold the faerie circle created and towards the center of grassy semicircle. " I thank you maintaining a desire to delve into the deep pools of divination in these times. Whether of genuine interest or simply the need to distract, I am pleased to provide." His eyes gazed out over the vast grassy meadow before him, taking note of where certain things were currently settled or moving about in the long grass of glimmering through the air. " I beseech each of you now to tell me what it is that you know of this art that is reliant on the participation of those living beings in nature? Those which, under the care and guidance of your Professor Cornish, have been unnaturally brought within these walls for their ...........," He paused, hesitating on his next words. " ......well being?" OOC: Class has officially begun! Thank you for joining us. If you are jumping in late please assume that you have been here all along as it will be virtually impossible for your student to summon the door to the Room of Requirement to find class now that it has shut.
Thereos has a vague and confusing manner of speaking as the Headmaster alluded to during the start of term feast so it is up to you how much your character will be able to grasp and understand of his phrasing. Complete confusion and bewildered looks are perfectly acceptable at any time! What is being asked is thus: "What forms of divination do you know that are dependent on the utilization of creatures?"
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__________________ MARS IS BRIGHT TONIGHT.................................................. ............................  His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew... .................................................. ......
but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even centaurs' knowledge, was foolproof |