CoMC Lesson 1: Smoking Salamanders!

[Suziella]

It was a very chilly November afternoon, the sun was getting lower in the sky, but not low enough that you couldn't see. Tristan had decided to have the lesson outside of his hut because he needed to use the fire pit, though it used to be a lot smaller than it is now. The fire pit had become very large! Large enough so that every student would be able to sit in the camp chairs around it.

Oddly enough, Tristan was able to create a giant camp chair out of hay bales just to the left of the fire pit. It was so large, about 4 people could sit on it comfortably, but they would need a step ladder to get onto it. Good thing it was only meant for him to use! Sitting at the edge of his giant chair, sipping his Hot Chocolate, Professor Wayland waited patiently for his students to arrive.


OOC: Welcome to the first CoMC Lesson of the term! Though this is our first lesson together, this is not the first CoMC lesson of the year, so please keep that in mind! Please make sure you take a gander at the CoMC Rules while waiting. Class will start in 24 hours. Class has begun so please jump in and join us! Remember if you post your character arriving late there will be IC consequences.


Class Progression:
Greetings and Question 1
Answers and Main Activity
Question 2
Mini Activity

[Suziella]

SPOILER!!: Derf about Salamander

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

"Gotcha," he nodded to the professor as he returned his attention to the salamander in his hand...who just looked so sickly that it was breaking the 13-year-old's heart. Which was why he basically pour the entire contents of his little jar of chili powder all over the creature and began rubbing it methodically all about while trying not to sniffle each time more scales flaked off. "If...if it's alright, professor...could I take care of Agni?" Because yes, he had already named the salamander, thank you very much.

Agni? He had named the Salamander? Oh, boy. The quick attachments this young man made with creatures was astounding. He did appreciate the help, but..."You can help me care for him, Derfael, but I can't let you do it alone. Salamanders like these can be dangerous to handle even with all the precautions I have taken for this lesson." A good example was Kyle getting burned because he dropped the Salamander. "Plus you have lessons, and homework to attend to, let alone taking care of Picketta. I don't want you to get overwhelmed." He may only be a third year, but school work would only be piling up over the next few weeks with end of term Exams coming before Christmas Break.

SPOILER!!: Fire spell?

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Originally Posted by Charely Potter

Materials used to keeping the flames going? Kirk was curious about this question, as he went about rubbing the rot away on the Salamander, "I know muggles use wood to keep flames brewing, but wouldn't the spell Incendio work?" Unless it had some adverse affect on the Salamanders.

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Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Materials to use to maintain fire.... The first thing that the Curly Top thought of were charcoal or really good wood chips like Hickory or Cherry. But those are Muggly ways of grilling and imparting flavors, not necessarily the sort that would maintain the kind of fire magical Salamanders needed. But there was something he heard about "Professor, theres something called Everlasting Flames, its an advanced spell of generating fire but apparently when its created the fire wont die out, at least not in the usual sense."

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Originally Posted by Lady of Light

WAIT. Materials? She wasn’t sure. She’d assumed it would be magic but.. obviously, the girl was wrong. “So Professor, are you saying that spells wouldn’t work?” Well, that wasn’t an answer but she had no idea and she didn’t want to pretend like she did. Ahem.

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Gas and coal? Skylar glanced curiously at her dormie, because wasn't coal like an outdated method that while effective at fuel-burning, was super bad for the environment? Also, was it just her or was the fire dwindling since the start of class? Gas, coal, various spell mentions, wood, but surely there had to be something more. "It might seem kind of obvious, but if one were to be attempting spells to keep a fire ablaze, then a wand would be necessary." Really, Skylar? A wand? May as well prepare to be repeating fifth year now. Except a wand was a material, something that incendio was not.

"That is exactly what I am saying, Etta." Tristan paused, "So to asnwer you, Skylar, no you wouldn't need your wand because these Salamanders are resistant to any type of fire spell. Much like the Frost Salamanders are resistant to any type of Freezing spell. So no, Kirk and Tenacious, those spells would not work, unfortunately, which is why we have to tend their fires the muggle way." He paused with a grin, "Plus, having a bonfire is always fun." He winked and listened to the other students' answers.

SPOILER!!: Actual Materials

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Originally Posted by Harron Peasley

Like Etta, she was also surprised by the idea of 'materials', but nevertheless her hand went up. Of course, wood had already been mentioned, but, "There are fuels like gas and coal, right?" So they were mainly used by Muggles, and even then their use was limited, but they fit the criteria of materials good to maintain a fire.

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Not exactly able to raise her hand at the moment, Maddie just looked up at the professor. "Sometimes you just can just poke the fire with a stick, and it turns over some of the wood, so the fire doesn't smother," she said. She moved on to scrubbing the salamander's legs, and when she was done, she gave the creature a good look-over. It looked good, so she released it back into the fire. All done.

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

Now it was time to address the question. Shay raised her hand and began to speak. "The first thing I would think of would be wood, but it would need to be dry wood." Damp or completely wet would would not be a good thing to use. Shay smiled when she heard wand listed as a necessary material. Of course it was. Why didn't she think of that? You couldn't perform any fire making or prolonging spells without a wand.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

"Fire seeds," he offered, mostly just repeating what they had spoken about in private not too long ago. "And the Forbidden Forest has an entire CAVE of them. Thereos could show us the way!"

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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline

As she reached for the last salamander as per the Professor moving them on, the Ravenclaw thought on the latest question posed to them. Incendio…everlasting flames…coal…gas…wood…a wand. They all seemed good answers given by her classmates…both muggle and more wizarding options. “Maybe a dried powder like the pepper that keeps fire salamanders alive outside the flames or the chili powder that helps with rot.” Maybe a little outside the box but it made some sense in the connection.

Ehhhh, sure gas would work for normal fires, but...,"Gas would work for normal fires, Felicity, but it would be pretty harmful to the creatures. The fumes and chemicals and such. But yes, to coal!" He said nodding when another student spoke up. This time it was Maddie. "That is very true, Maddie. Just moving the logs around keep it going for a while." He gave the young girl a smile.

"Yes, wood of course, Shay." He gave her a grin before moving on to the next students answer. Of course Derfael would have an interesting answer. "Yes, Fire Seeds help. And I am sure Thereos could show us the way, but we wont be calling on him tonight, Derfael." Tristan said with a chuckle.

He was guessing by her answer that Cassandra had never actually maintained a fire. "Actually, Cassandra, most powders can put fires out. Chili powder, would spark and burn up instantly so it wouldn't even do anything to help the fire. Good try." He said with a wink.

SPOILER!!: Questions

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

"Is it possible for salamander fires to produce Ashwinders, Professor? Given the assumed magical properties of them and all? Or...does a salamander being in it change its status from being untended....?--Or is that not how the concept of an untended magical fire works?"

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Originally Posted by NifflerFan

So Emmeline raised her salamander-free hand and asked tentatively, "Ummm, others have said wood but like, does a certain kind of wood work better for salamander fires than others, maybe?" Not that she had any idea what kind of wood would be best at first, but then she found herself adding a few seconds later: "My wand is made of laurel wood, sir, and the wand lady at Ollivander's said that it's particularly good at fire spells. Soo is that maybe 'cause laurel wood itself is super sensitive to or good for fire magic tooo?" She was totally just thinking out loud here, mhm.

Of course Jessa was going to ask questions instead of answer his. But he couldn't blame her for being curious. "Ashwinders can't be produced by Salamander fires because Salamanders live in the fire and a single magical fire cannot hold both species. It is one or the other. An untended or unchecked magical fire would be a fire produced by a wizard, that has been left to die out on it's own. So a Salamander wouldn't be able to be produced if the fire was dying, but Ashwinders can be." He really hoped that made sense. Jessa's questions were difficult to give coherent answers for sometimes.

Tristan gave Emmeline a small smile, "The type of wood for fires doesn't make a difference. Fire is fire. Some burns slower, some burns faster, but it all burns." He said with a shrug hoping that answered her question.

SPOILER!!: The Quiet Ones

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Originally Posted by Bazinga

Oh they weren't done yet?

Eddie sighed to himself before just sitting back and listening to everyone else talk.
He really didn't care what went into the fires and the only reason he would care would be to take one with him.


So instead of answering he decided to stay quiet and just half pay attention.

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Originally Posted by siriusblackliveson

Patrick nodded his head at the professor, his cheeks growing a bit red at the mention of already telling them the salamanders enjoyed the rubbing. He often got so lost in the task at hand he would forget unless written down, easily distracted his mother always told him. "Sorry Professor, just got caught up in helping the little guys." He stated while grabbing one last salamander to help clean up.

He looked over the salamander and saw some discoloration on the back of this one. He began to massage in the chili powder this time he noticed that the Salamander began to relax in his hands. With a final look over he carefully sat the creature back into the fire and listened to what the other students were saying for keeping the fire going. He had no idea who they were kept alive. One thing his parents hadn't spoken much of were the different types of creates around the magical world. Maybe all along there have been creatures like this in the muggle world and no one ever noticed. It might also be that he never noticed because he was in a muggle school growing up.

Tristan watched as Edward continued to not participate. If he didn't like the subject, why did he sign up for the class? He had only checked one maybe two Salamanders. Why? Tristan needed to know why. Either way, he may need to talk to Laurel about that one.

Patrick got a nod and smile from Tristan. Obviously, most of the obvious answers had be given, so it was now time to move on with the final part of the lesson.


"Alright! All great answers! But I have more to add. Leaves, pine needles, cotton balls, paper, any kind of dry dead plant, pine cones, flakes of tree bark, these are all things that help keep fires alive." He said this while ticking off the list on his fingers. "Which brings me to our next task for the evening. If you haven't noticed, some of the Salamander fires have gotten dimmer. So now we need to tend the fires. You can walk around this area and find any of the things that have been listed and add them to your Salamander fires, but only this area, do not go into the forest. You can also check the fires and see if all you need is a good jostling of the logs." He paused, and grinned. "After that, and only after you have tended your fires," he said with a pointed look, "you may get a skewer, roast marshmallows, make s'mores and have some hot chocolate." With a wave of his wand a table that no one noticed on the deck suddenly had all the fixings for s'mores on it, as well as a large cauldron full of hot chocolate.

"You may begin." He paused remembering his other detail, "Oh one more thing, I'll let everyone ask me two questions. They can be creatures related or whatever you want to ask." Oh boy. This would be interesting.


OOC: Alright! This is your Mini activity! It is pretty self explanatory as well! Remember if your character goes into the forest there will be IC consequences! You have until September 28th at 10:00 pm EST. Have fun!

[Steelsheen]

Oh! So its just the regular way of stoking a fire? May have gotten too clever earlier haha. But picking up fire fuel for Salamanders and SMORES?-- oh yeah he's totally game for that!

He bounced up on his feet and went straight for the area close to the edge of the forest. Those usually had the most dried, fallen tree stuff given its proximity to the forest. Grabbing a handful, he trotted back towards where the Salamanders were.

Oh wait he had a question "Professor, will we have a chance of handling Frost Salamanders anytime soon?"

[Watson]

Vi had been silent throughout the past moments in class. First they had to rejuvinate the fire. Then she picked up a couple of dead leaves that were on the ground. She didn't want to venture too close to the forest so instead she focused on the dead leaves near the edge of the forest. With a handful of those leaves, she headed back towards the fire. In addition to that, she had to come up with a question or two to ask Professor Wayland.

Hmm.... She paused until... OOH Frost Salamanders sounded cool. Sign her up for that.

She opted for a more general one to start off with. "Professor, do you have a favourite magical creature?" asked Olivia.

[Suziella]

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Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Oh! So its just the regular way of stoking a fire? May have gotten too clever earlier haha. But picking up fire fuel for Salamanders and SMORES?-- oh yeah he's totally game for that!

He bounced up on his feet and went straight for the area close to the edge of the forest. Those usually had the most dried, fallen tree stuff given its proximity to the forest. Grabbing a handful, he trotted back towards where the Salamanders were.

Oh wait he had a question "Professor, will we have a chance of handling Frost Salamanders anytime soon?"

With a wave of his wand, an empty camp chair made it's appearance and he sat down, making himself a bit more comfortable. It was a perfect evening for a campfire and he was glad to be able to do this with his students. He wanted to get to know them better. He would be at this school for the foreseeable future, so he wanted to make sure his students knew he cared about them and their interests.

There was only one problem with having a lesson on Frost Salamanders; finding them. The generally lived in area's were it was always cold and were impossible to find elsewhere. "If I can find some, possibly. But they are much more difficult to find than these little guys." He said gesturing is head towards the fire.

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Originally Posted by Watson

Vi had been silent throughout the past moments in class. First they had to rejuvinate the fire. Then she picked up a couple of dead leaves that were on the ground. She didn't want to venture too close to the forest so instead she focused on the dead leaves near the edge of the forest. With a handful of those leaves, she headed back towards the fire. In addition to that, she had to come up with a question or two to ask Professor Wayland.

Hmm.... She paused until... OOH Frost Salamanders sounded cool. Sign her up for that.

She opted for a more general one to start off with. "Professor, do you have a favourite magical creature?" asked Olivia.

Tristan took a sip of his hot chocolate, which was thankfully still warm after all this time. It was so nice being out in the chilly air, sitting by the fire.

When Olivia asked her question he grinned, "Well, I figured that would have been pretty obvious." He smirked, "Though, I love all creatures, my favorite is the Phoenix. Do you have a favorite?" He asked. Then errantly wondered where Ash was right now. He had let him out before the lesson. He was sure the majestic bird would make his appearance soon enough.

[Lady of Light]

Oooookay. Etta got up and started to wander about the area, trying to find the things on the list that the professor mentioned, making sure she didn’t get too close to the forest... she picked up a few leaves before walking around a bit more. She happened to find some flakes of a tree bark too. Interesting. She slowly walked back towards where the Salamanders were, carefully carrying the flakes and leaves.

Ooooh. WAIT. She paused as she listened to the professor’s response. Okay, a question. “Why are frost Salamanders difficult to find, professor?”

[sweetpinkpixie]

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Originally Posted by Suziella

Agni? He had named the Salamander? Oh, boy. The quick attachments this young man made with creatures was astounding. He did appreciate the help, but..."You can help me care for him, Derfael, but I can't let you do it alone. Salamanders like these can be dangerous to handle even with all the precautions I have taken for this lesson." A good example was Kyle getting burned because he dropped the Salamander. "Plus you have lessons, and homework to attend to, let alone taking care of Picketta. I don't want you to get overwhelmed." He may only be a third year, but school work would only be piling up over the next few weeks with end of term Exams coming before Christmas Break.

Of COURSE he had named the salamander. It was only natural when one felt a bond, you know?

Derf nodded at the professor's words and was anything but discouraged by them. Perhaps partly because the Professor Wayland had not used the third year's age as a factor as to why he could not take care of the creature on his own - THAT would have been met with much Hufflepuff angst. "Understood, professor," he nodded. Although he thought that the man maaaaaaaaaay be under estimating his ability to time manage. Granted...the blonde was a little selective with how much attention he gave each subject. But as far as the Hufflepuff was concerned there was no sense in being mediocre across the board when he could be outstanding in a few. All about priorities and Care of Magical Creatures was one of those. "And I would really really really really really really reeeeeeeeeally like to help."

So maybe they could talk after class and make up a weekly salamander handling schedule of sorts since it seemed like the man was ready to move things along.

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Originally Posted by Suziella

"Alright! All great answers! But I have more to add. Leaves, pine needles, cotton balls, paper, any kind of dry dead plant, pine cones, flakes of tree bark, these are all things that help keep fires alive." He said this while ticking off the list on his fingers. "Which brings me to our next task for the evening. If you haven't noticed, some of the Salamander fires have gotten dimmer. So now we need to tend the fires. You can walk around this area and find any of the things that have been listed and add them to your Salamander fires, but only this area, do not go into the forest. You can also check the fires and see if all you need is a good jostling of the logs." He paused, and grinned. "After that, and only after you have tended your fires," he said with a pointed look, "you may get a skewer, roast marshmallows, make s'mores and have some hot chocolate." With a wave of his wand a table that no one noticed on the deck suddenly had all the fixings for s'mores on it, as well as a large cauldron full of hot chocolate.

Which it seemed he was indeedy. Which was pretty basic enough and the first place Derf looked were his pockets for anything of use. He had a few twigs and leaves in there from when he had gone out earlier looking for woodlice for Picketta. He'd forgotten the little box he usually collected them in and instead had just snapped off branches and leaves when he had found a particular pocket of them. Soooooo...those (all dried out now) were added to the fire.

Marshmallows made him think of Vivian and while Derf did enjoy a good smore here and there...he opted not to indulge at the moment but rather went around looking for more materials. He had too many things he wanted to ask and narrowing it down to just two was too daunting....therefore stick collecting it was.

[Stormdancer]

Once more, Remy took to writing down the rest of the answers that his classmates gave, before putting his own hand in the air. ”I think anything dry and natural based would work really? Old clothes, paper or leaves?” He added with a small smile as he then continued on to write the rest of the answers that the Professor gave them. Nodding in agreement, Remy looked back up to the brunette Professor as he then started to give them their next task for the class. A quick look at his watch told him that they didn’t have too much time left, but that was okay - he was enjoying the time with the Salamanders.

Ohhhhhhh-kkkaaayyyy. That was fine. Remy knew this area pretty well from all of the time he had spent around the barns and running the grounds over his years at Hogwarts. As the Professor leant backwards, the Hufflepuff leant forward to inspect the section of the pit that he had been working in. With his wand, he gave the base a bit of a jostle with a few movements of his wand. Satisfied that he had worked all of the old ash free, and that there was now more space for new fuel, Remy got to his feet.

Moving around the camp, and side-stepping his friends and fellow students, the seventh year picked up dry pine cones, sticks, leaves and even a piece of rubbish that he found -- bad student! Whomever it was that had dropped that. He would simply put the wrapper in his bag so he could put it in the bin at a later date, he didn’t want any animals to eat it that would be bad. Moving back to his seat, he put the leaves, wood and cones into the fire and smiled as the fire heated up almost instantly… and in turn the salamanders glowed brighter and brighter. Pretty.

Leaning backwards in his chair, he simply watched the fire for a few minutes as all of his Salamanders seemed to wiggly warm and happy in the fire. Then when he was satisfied he had added enough fuel to his fire, he got to his feet once more so that he could get himself a cup of cocoa… and maybe a few marshmallows. He had trained earlier on today and would likely end up back in one of the training rooms after dinner; whether it was potions, defense or the gym was yet to be seen though.

[Suziella]

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Originally Posted by Lady of Light

Ooooh. WAIT. She paused as she listened to the professor’s response. Okay, a question. “Why are frost Salamanders difficult to find, professor?”

"Very good question!" Tristan said with a wink at the young Hufflepuff. "Frost Salamanders are hard to find because they need to be in constantly cold climates to live. So here, they wouldn't survive very long. But say in Antarctica or the North Pole or Siberia...they would live perfectly happy lives there because it is constantly cold." He hoped that made sense. At least it did to him!

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Derf nodded at the professor's words and was anything but discouraged by them. Perhaps partly because the Professor Wayland had not used the third year's age as a factor as to why he could not take care of the creature on his own - THAT would have been met with much Hufflepuff angst. "Understood, professor," he nodded. Although he thought that the man maaaaaaaaaay be under estimating his ability to time manage. Granted...the blonde was a little selective with how much attention he gave each subject. But as far as the Hufflepuff was concerned there was no sense in being mediocre across the board when he could be outstanding in a few. All about priorities and Care of Magical Creatures was one of those. "And I would really really really really really really reeeeeeeeeally like to help."

Tristan grinned, "I am sure we can work out something after the lesson is over." He really appreciated Derfael's love for creatures. Though Tristan wasn't quite as obsessed with CoMC at his age,
he was always very knowledgeable and interested in them. He felt a sort of kinship with the young Puff. Plus, they both loved Newt Scamander...who wouldn't!

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Originally Posted by Stormdancer

Once more, Remy took to writing down the rest of the answers that his classmates gave, before putting his own hand in the air. ”I think anything dry and natural based would work really? Old clothes, paper or leaves?” He added with a small smile as he then continued on to write the rest of the answers that the Professor gave them. Nodding in agreement, Remy looked back up to the brunette Professor as he then started to give them their next task for the class. A quick look at his watch told him that they didn’t have too much time left, but that was okay - he was enjoying the time with the Salamanders.

Ohhhhhhh-kkkaaayyyy. That was fine. Remy knew this area pretty well from all of the time he had spent around the barns and running the grounds over his years at Hogwarts. As the Professor leant backwards, the Hufflepuff leant forward to inspect the section of the pit that he had been working in. With his wand, he gave the base a bit of a jostle with a few movements of his wand. Satisfied that he had worked all of the old ash free, and that there was now more space for new fuel, Remy got to his feet.

Moving around the camp, and side-stepping his friends and fellow students, the seventh year picked up dry pine cones, sticks, leaves and even a piece of rubbish that he found -- bad student! Whomever it was that had dropped that. He would simply put the wrapper in his bag so he could put it in the bin at a later date, he didn’t want any animals to eat it that would be bad. Moving back to his seat, he put the leaves, wood and cones into the fire and smiled as the fire heated up almost instantly… and in turn the salamanders glowed brighter and brighter. Pretty.

Leaning backwards in his chair, he simply watched the fire for a few minutes as all of his Salamanders seemed to wiggly warm and happy in the fire. Then when he was satisfied he had added enough fuel to his fire, he got to his feet once more so that he could get himself a cup of cocoa… and maybe a few marshmallows. He had trained earlier on today and would likely end up back in one of the training rooms after dinner; whether it was potions, defense or the gym was yet to be seen though.

Tristan watched as the rest of the class relaxed and enjoyed their time by the fire. Winter break was coming quite quickly, and they deserved a little break before the craziness that was exam time. He hoped all his students were successful.

Out of the corner of his eye he noticed Remy coming back to the firepit and putting something in his bag. "What did you find there, Remy?" Hopefully it wasn't a creature. He had had too much of people trying to sneak creatures in the castle lately or attempt to steal creatures from the barn. But he wasn't going to assume the older boy would do something like that. He was just curious as to what the young man could have found that would interest him enough to keep it.



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[PhoenixRising]

Oh, no wand? Because they were resistant to spells? Honestly, Skylar had only suggested it because of the spell mention and spells weren't materials. Although technically speaking the wand was made of a flammable material, not that she would ever burn hers...

Not the answer looking for though and the fifth year dutifully added to the list of materials in her notes, before standing up to go find items to add to her fire. Finding some flecks of tree bark and dried fallen leaves, Skylar returned and decided to try jostling the logs first, because maybe? Well, she didn't want to be adding more fuel to the fire, if there was still plenty left to burn? Carefully, she reached out and shook the log just a little, the fire flared a brief moment before dimming. Okay, yea, it needed more fuel. Crumbling some leaves over it, the fire started grow brighter.

And she was done, which meant? Marshmallow and s'mores? Okay, did Vivian use her prefectness to make marshmallows a staple food at Hogwarts lessons? Maybe? Seriously though, marshmallows had been like THE food of their snakette dorm since first year. Sliding two marshmallows onto the end of a skewer, Skylar thoughtfully roasted it to a nice brown-black on the outside, expertly turning it.

[Daydreamer11]

Shay was prepared to tend to her salamander fire. When all of the instructions had been given, she got to work. Walking a wide circle around the outdoor "classroom", Shay kept her eyes peeled for materials to juice up the fire. Going with her answer of dry wood, she looked for that first. She found some rather small twigs and gathered them up. Moving on, she found some pine needles and a few pine cones. When her arms were full, Shay returned to the fire. She laid her things on the ground and used one stick to stir the fire up. That caused it to briefly grow a bit, but then it died down again. So into the fire went the wood pieces, followed by the pine needles and pine cones. Fortunately the fire roared to life.

Well ok then. Success. The little salamanders would be nice and cozy for a while. Now it was Shay's turn to enjoy the fire and enjoy it she would. She removed her gloves and cleaned her hands. Then she went over and got a skewer and a couple of marshmallows. She placed the marshmallows on the skewer and was about to stick it the fire when she had a thought.......well two thoughts really. One, she didn't want to accidentally poke any salamanders. Two, she didn't want any salamanders touching her marshmallows. Keeping those things in mind, Shay just held her skewer slightly above the flames. That would have to be good enough.

When the marshmallows were nice and crusty like she liked them, Shay removed them from the fire. Then she found graham crackers and chocolate and made her s'more. She got a cup of hot chocolate and sat down to enjoy her treats. While she ate and drank, she tried to think of questions for the professor. It was hard to concentrate when one was enjoying the gooey, chocolatey goodness. Getting her focus back, Shay finished her snack and raised her hand. "Professor, what will happen to these salamanders after we leave them?". There, that was one question and Shay had one more question to follow. "And.....I was wondering, is there any other way to treat scale rot besides using chilli powder?" Shay was just curious.

[Suziella]

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

Getting her focus back, Shay finished her snack and raised her hand. "Professor, what will happen to these salamanders after we leave them?". There, that was one question and Shay had one more question to follow. "And.....I was wondering, is there any other way to treat scale rot besides using chilli powder?" Shay was just curious.

Tristan was enjoying the peacefulness of the outdoors so much that it took him a moment to realize that Shay had asked him a question. He sat up straighter in his camp chair, "Oh, well I actually borrowed this bunch from the same Sanctuary in Wales that I borrowed the Demiguise from last term. So all, with the exception of the Salamander that Derf has found to be extremely unwell, will go back." He paused, looking down, "And as soon as that little guy has healed he will go back as well." He didn't want to meet Derfael's eyes on that one. He wasn't able to allow him to keep any of these Salamanders. "As for the chilli powder, yes. It is the only known cure for scale rot in Salamanders. There is a different treatment for Dragons. The treatment for them is to rub the affected area with a mixture of salt water, tar and white spirit. So different creatures different solutions. For Dragons it's a much more potent harsh mixture, where for Salamanders it's much more simple." He hoped that cleared up everything.

He took a quick glance at his watch and realized how late it was! "Alright everyone! That will be it for this evening! Please make sure you clean up the chilli powder boxes as well as any other mess from your refreshments! Class dismissed! See you at dinner!" He said with a small grin. He hoped his students had enjoyed this lesson as much as he had.


OOC: Alright everyone! Thank you for attending and making the first CoMC lesson of term an awesome one! We appreciate you making an effort to be here! I will leave the thread open until about 5pm EST tomorrow so that you can finish up any RP'ing you may have! Thanks for being so awesome!!!