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As you walk past Professor Wayland's hut, you will notice that there is a huge barn not too far away, with the Nursery between them. The barn is a home to many magical beasts, including some hippogriffs, winged horses, and other large and small creatures. In the middle of the barn there is plenty of open space which is perfect for taking some of the smaller creatures out of their pens to play. There are also pastures outside around the barn with fences surrounding it. You can take the larger animals out there and play with them or ride them. There is also a magical barrier that will not allow the creatures to go outside of the fence, for your protection and theirs. Professor Wayland has provided buckets, gloves, boots, helmets, brushes, etc. for you to use. The students and other staff members are permitted to come in and interact with the creatures, but remember to sign a permission slip before coming in.
SPOILER!!: Assigned Stables
Flobberworms:
- Lucy & Ricky
- Matilda
- Jack
Augureys:
- Susie
- Romeo
Fairies:
- One girl fairy (rainbow wings with a purple dot)
- Ana & Boom | Owner(s): Marsha Hanover (Stormdancer)
Others:*
- Dobby a Red Squirrel - Owner(s): Stasya Dalgaard-Volkova (SilverTiger)
- a couple Rabbit - Owner(s): Isa Wright (griffin)
- Cherry a Mexican Red Legged Tarantula - Owner(s): Dora Umbridge (Erindipity) Permission to interact from owner: Sam Tyler and Casper Greenwood * denotes requiring permission from Professor in order to interact with them as the may be a students pet. (signing up as a Creatures' Companion will suffice and asking for permission from the owner as well.)
Things to do in the barn:
SPOILER!!: These are just suggestions; feel free to PM me with more!
Cheer up the augurey
Harvest the flobberworm mucus
Play with the crups
Visit the hippogriffs/horses
Play with the fairies
Tempt a niffler to come out of its burrow
Play with the puffskein colony
Feed pretty much any animal
Pet pretty much any animal
Try riding the winged horse or Hippogriff (with Professor Wayland's approval, obviously)
Scoop up poop!
OOC: Credit to Charley Potter for creating the above lists, with some slight changes by me! If you need Professor Wayland's assistance, just nudge me
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Despite technically only having permission for one rabbit, Isa had gone ahead and brought both of her fiery orange/red rabbits anyway because they got lonely without each other. They had separate spacious cages, but they were close enough to see each other. Each cage was large enough for the rabbits to run around in. Cinnamon was the girl and Nutmeg was the boy. Traveling to a new place was somewhat stressful for the rabbits, but they would adjust.
As she approached the stall in the barn where her rabbits lived, Isa softly called out to her rabbits to make her presence known. "Hi babies. How are you settling in to your new home?" She pulled a lettuce leaf out of one of her pockets and ripped it in half so each rabbit could have some, then opened up Nutmeg's cage and put his part of the lettuce leaf in. The rabbit was hiding in the corner, wary of his new surroundings. Cautiously Nutmeg came forward to nibble on the lettuce. "You're okay. I know this is a new place, but I promise it's not that scary." Isa reached a hand into the cage and gently stroked her rabbit. She repeated the process of giving lettuce to and stroking Cinnamon. Hopefully the rabbits would acclimate to their new environment and be comfortable in the barn.
Emmeline sprinted across the grounds towards the barn. The building was HUGE and even had pastures behind it, so she knew it had to contain some cool creatures. Maybe the thestrals Derf had told her about lived in here!
Merlin, she was SO excited! Perhaps she was too excited, because she was running really fast and couldn't slow down enough to stop---
THWACK.
"Ouch!" Doors really hurt! She hadn't run into one for a while, so she'd forgotten how much. Wincing a little, she climbed to her feet and pulled the door open without hitting it with her BODY this time and entered the barn.
This was so worth it! The barn was full of cages and stalls, and she could see an augurey and flying horses and puffskeins and --
Bunnies! Racing over to the bright rabbits, Emmeline finally noticed that there was an older girl already petting them. She immediately recognized the girl -- Isa -- from the Hogwarts Express. "Hi! Isa, right? Are these your rabbits? They're so CUTE!" Emmeline couldn't help gushing over the little things.
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It had already become basically habit. Stasya wasn’t about to abandon Dobby, after all, and that meant visiting her squirrel as much as humanly possible since he couldn’t stay with her in her dorm. Besides, it didn’t hurt that there were all sorts of other interesting creatures out here in the barn, and she enjoyed visiting them nearly as much as she enjoyed spending the time with her pet. He usually was with her while she visited the other creatures anyway, and he was perched on her shoulder as she had rounded the corner of one of the winged horse stalls to hear the sound of voices nearby. Familiar voices, so she’d made a beeline for the stall she’d seen Isa’s rabbits in on one of her other squirrel visits.
“Are they doing okay?,” she asked, pausing in the entrance to the stall to watch the older Hufflepuff stroking her pets. Well, and Emmeline gushing over them, which got a smile from her. She liked knowing her friends liked creatures like she did. All they needed was for Derf to suddenly show up or something and it’d be complete. Or anyone, really. She wanted to find out everyone who liked creatures at Hogwarts, only partly because she wanted to know who Dobby might interact with. Obviously the other creatures weren’t a problem for the red squirrel after all.
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Well, Stasya Dalgaard-Volkova, look who just-so-happened to show up!
He was actually hoping to run into her specifically, which was part of the reason why he was making his way over to the barn now to see if the Gryffindor was visiting Dobby, but his timing ended up being even BETTER than he could have hoped because Emmeline was here too! And Isa!
"Hey guys-s-s!" he chirped with a spiried wave. "Eeeeeeer......girls-s. Hey girls-s-s!"
Speaking of chirping...how were the fwoopers? And the augureys? Not that they chirped per say.... "Looks like no rain," he grinned, given how quiet the barn was at the moment.
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Tristan was just about to throw some hay into Apollo's stall when he heard some students in the barn. He wasn't exactly sure what they were talking about but he would find out here in a moment. He quickly tossed the hay over the stall door, watching for a moment as Apollo munch, grinding it down to bits with his huge teeth. "That's a good boy," Tristan said, patting the huge Granian on his neck.
He headed towards the raucous with a smile on his face. "Hello, everyone! How's it--uh--going over here?" He asked, pausing in the middle when he noticed that Miss Wright had brought two rabbits with her to school instead of the one that he had received a letter about. Not that he minded, but barn space was limited and had she asked to bring them both it wouldn't have been a problem.
"Um, Miss Wright, can I speak to you over here for a moment?" He directed her back towards the winged horses so the other students wouldn't overhear them.
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One of Rosalyn's favourite places to go to at Hogwarts was the barnyard, and the fact that her best friend was now in charge made things even more appealing. Of course she missed Jordan, but she and Tristan had a special bond.
Today she was going to visit with the winged horses and give them some food/affection. There were a couple apples and some carrot with her though she hadn't been able to get some sugar cubes. No matter because at least they would be getting something good to eat. Smiling, she reached out to pet one of the horses before offering it a bit of carrot.
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One of Rosalyn's favourite places to go to at Hogwarts was the barnyard, and the fact that her best friend was now in charge made things even more appealing. Of course she missed Jordan, but she and Tristan had a special bond.
Today she was going to visit with the winged horses and give them some food/affection. There were a couple apples and some carrot with her though she hadn't been able to get some sugar cubes. No matter because at least they would be getting something good to eat. Smiling, she reached out to pet one of the horses before offering it a bit of carrot.
After his OWL year, Rooney had found a different sense of appreciation for the art of CoMC and the delicacy of really understanding the needs of those that didn't communicate in the same way you did. His love for it was purely therapeutic and he had no intention of continuing his studies in the subject after his Hogwarts graduation. For now, he found being able to care for something that wasn't a someone was so much easier than trying to help his friends and getting absolutely everything wrong.
As he wandered through the barns with his thoughts, he noticed the familiar presence of his History of Magic Professor. Looking over the gate at her, the Head Boy smiled. "I didn't know you liked creatures, Professor Newton."
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After his OWL year, Rooney had found a different sense of appreciation for the art of CoMC and the delicacy of really understanding the needs of those that didn't communicate in the same way you did. His love for it was purely therapeutic and he had no intention of continuing his studies in the subject after his Hogwarts graduation. For now, he found being able to care for something that wasn't a someone was so much easier than trying to help his friends and getting absolutely everything wrong.
As he wandered through the barns with his thoughts, he noticed the familiar presence of his History of Magic Professor. Looking over the gate at her, the Head Boy smiled. "I didn't know you liked creatures, Professor Newton."
It seemed that someone really liked their carrot, because in next to no time it was gone. That got a laugh from Rosalyn. Maybe it would like one of the apples just as much, but then who didn't like apples?
Hearing a voice, she smiled and turned towards one of her most favourite students. Wow, she was going to miss seeing Rooney around here next term, but she was very excited for him as well. Rosalyn was excited for all the graduating students and wished them all the best. "Hello, Mr Bronwyn. Oh, yes! I like animals, though I'm drawn towards the more peaceful ones." Maybe that made her sound old and boring, but she didn't care. "What about you? What creatures do you like?" He DID like them, right?
"Do you want me to care for the Aethonan? I brought some food for her." It was okay if he didn't want to.
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It seemed that someone really liked their carrot, because in next to no time it was gone. That got a laugh from Rosalyn. Maybe it would like one of the apples just as much, but then who didn't like apples?
Hearing a voice, she smiled and turned towards one of her most favourite students. Wow, she was going to miss seeing Rooney around here next term, but she was very excited for him as well. Rosalyn was excited for all the graduating students and wished them all the best. "Hello, Mr Bronwyn. Oh, yes! I like animals, though I'm drawn towards the more peaceful ones." Maybe that made her sound old and boring, but she didn't care. "What about you? What creatures do you like?" He DID like them, right?
"Do you want me to care for the Aethonan? I brought some food for her." It was okay if he didn't want to.
"I get that. You're pretty peaceful, so it makes sense that you'd enjoy the animals similar to you." That wasn't the case for Rooney, though. He wasn't exactly peaceful, but like his History of Magic Professor, he preferred the comfort of those type of animals. "I like the peaceful type too. Gives me time to think through things whilst doing everything. I didn't actually appreciate the class much until my OWL exam." Maybe that had been because of his lack of connection with previous Professors that taught the subject. This year, however, he was quite taken with Professor Wayland. It would only be for a year anyway.
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"I get that. You're pretty peaceful, so it makes sense that you'd enjoy the animals similar to you." That wasn't the case for Rooney, though. He wasn't exactly peaceful, but like his History of Magic Professor, he preferred the comfort of those type of animals. "I like the peaceful type too. Gives me time to think through things whilst doing everything. I didn't actually appreciate the class much until my OWL exam." Maybe that had been because of his lack of connection with previous Professors that taught the subject. This year, however, he was quite taken with Professor Wayland. It would only be for a year anyway.
"Oh, yeah. Sure! What food did you bring?"
Oh, wasn't he just the sweetest!
Rosalyn smiled at the compliment; she always tried her best to be calm and gentle. Both with people and with animals. In her head she had always been a Hufflepuff after Ravenclaw. "I'm the same way myself. Have you spent a lot of that time thinking about what you are doing for university?" She had remembered Rooney not being sure what he had wanted to do next; was it still a toss up between Charms and Herbology? "I felt that way about a few of my classes. As stressful as the exams are, they can give a new appreciation of things." Because the mind was more focused on absorbing everything that they had to offer. "Are you feeling confident about your NEWTs?" It was more than normal to be nervous and/or stressed about those, but feeling somewhat prepared did a lot to help with that.
He was up to spending time with her in looking after the winged horse; how wonderful! "I have some apple and carrots. Couldn't get any sugar cubes." That wasn't something that was generally found in the kitchens and she hadn't been sure how to go about cubing some herself. With a smile she offered him an apple. "I find grooming horses so calming. I could spend all day here." Tristan would allow it, but of course that wasn't possible; teacher duties and all.
So Lucy had a baby Jarvey to take care of now. Her very first pet! She'd always wanted one. A dog or cat mostly, but she'll take this magical creature and make it count!
At the same time, she realized she had no idea how to take care of a pet. And, although Professor Wayland was looking after them, too, she felt an enormous responisbility. She felt the immense pressure of raising it right, while she was already stressed about her homework and exams this year.
She called upon Derf to...show her how it was done, more or less. And that's who she was meeting here today. Lucy lingered in the entrance while she waited for the younger boy to join her.
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Oh, wasn't he just the sweetest!
Rosalyn smiled at the compliment; she always tried her best to be calm and gentle. Both with people and with animals. In her head she had always been a Hufflepuff after Ravenclaw. "I'm the same way myself. Have you spent a lot of that time thinking about what you are doing for university?" She had remembered Rooney not being sure what he had wanted to do next; was it still a toss up between Charms and Herbology? "I felt that way about a few of my classes. As stressful as the exams are, they can give a new appreciation of things." Because the mind was more focused on absorbing everything that they had to offer. "Are you feeling confident about your NEWTs?" It was more than normal to be nervous and/or stressed about those, but feeling somewhat prepared did a lot to help with that.
He was up to spending time with her in looking after the winged horse; how wonderful! "I have some apple and carrots. Couldn't get any sugar cubes." That wasn't something that was generally found in the kitchens and she hadn't been sure how to go about cubing some herself. With a smile she offered him an apple. "I find grooming horses so calming. I could spend all day here." Tristan would allow it, but of course that wasn't possible; teacher duties and all.
Rooney smiled fondly at his History of Magic Professor, nodding just a little. "I think I'm going to go with Charms, Professor. That, or musical theatre. I have all my applications ready to send out once I've proof read them." And once he'd got his recommendation letters back properly and his funding application back from Phyllis Grimaldi of WADA royalty. He leaned further into the gate watching Professor Newton with the winged horse, a wider smile creeping up across his features. In fact, he used his wand to accio some sugar cubes, just in case there had been any lying around...but no luck at all. It had been worth a try.
"Sort of confident, yeah. I think I'll pass them all. I'm just hoping I can get the grades I want without putting my Head Boy responsibilities aside. And vice versa, I guess." Didn't want to be failing exams just because he'd been chasing up students that couldn't follow curfew rules.
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Rooney smiled fondly at his History of Magic Professor, nodding just a little. "I think I'm going to go with Charms, Professor. That, or musical theatre. I have all my applications ready to send out once I've proof read them." And once he'd got his recommendation letters back properly and his funding application back from Phyllis Grimaldi of WADA royalty. He leaned further into the gate watching Professor Newton with the winged horse, a wider smile creeping up across his features. In fact, he used his wand to accio some sugar cubes, just in case there had been any lying around...but no luck at all. It had been worth a try.
"Sort of confident, yeah. I think I'll pass them all. I'm just hoping I can get the grades I want without putting my Head Boy responsibilities aside. And vice versa, I guess." Didn't want to be failing exams just because he'd been chasing up students that couldn't follow curfew rules.
Ah, Charms or musical theatre. Rosalyn wasn't surprised by that revelation. Really she felt that both were good career paths for him. "Oh, wonderful. I am glad that you are feeling more sure of things. I think you would excel at either." And she still felt that it wouldn't hurt to study one immediately and then go to school for the other, just to have something else to fall back on. Really though she was sure that he would do great with whatever he decided to do. "I assume that you have spoken to Professor Marchand?" If not she was sure that he would be doing that soon enough. Really Charms was a great choice as far as magical pursuits because it was such a handy subjects; there were charms for basically everything under the sun.
Too bad that the attempt to accio sugar cubes failed. Rosalyn laughed. "Well, it was certainly worth a shot. Would have been something to see sugar cubes zooming outside of the castle." That was a rather funny picture in her head.
It was nice to hear that he was feeling confident about everything. "It is a lot," she agreed. "Do you have a study buddy or study group? That can definitely help with the NEWTs and might could help give you more time for your Head Boy duties." Rosalyn was sure that he could perform them regardless, but it was just easier when there was less stress.
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So Lucy had a baby Jarvey to take care of now. Her very first pet! She'd always wanted one. A dog or cat mostly, but she'll take this magical creature and make it count!
At the same time, she realized she had no idea how to take care of a pet. And, although Professor Wayland was looking after them, too, she felt an enormous responisbility. She felt the immense pressure of raising it right, while she was already stressed about her homework and exams this year.
She called upon Derf to...show her how it was done, more or less. And that's who she was meeting here today. Lucy lingered in the entrance while she waited for the younger boy to join her.
Derf was honestly keen on sneaking Picketta out from the nursery again, but after what had happened with Natalie he was second guessing himself and the obvious need for skinship between himself and his bowtruckle. He probably should seek out the professor to ask about that because it was going to need LOADS more time for Picketta to think of him as her home tree and the FEW hours in the day between lessons and such were just NOT ENOUGH.
Maybe he could SLEEP in the nursery....hmmmmm...
Scampering down to meet with Lucy - she had really pretty eyes, did she know? He might tell her so she was sure that she DID know - he spotted her fairly quickly. "Hi Lucy!" he clucked with a BIG wave. "Did you know there is-s-s a flobberworm in here with your name? We could practice on her...but I was-s finking maybe we s-s-should work with puffs-skeins-s ins-s-stead. More s-s-similiar in texture." Basically because they had fur.
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Despite the light gathering of snow that had fallen across the grounds and the chilly December air, Camilla Stewart was happy. It was the weekend and holiday's were drawing nearer. The students and staff alike had been getting into the holiday mood and it seemed that nearly everyone was more relaxed and ready for the break that was coming within about a weeks time.
The women had dressed warmly in her winter robes, boots, hat and gloves having planned on spending a bit of the morning outside. Her first stop had been to the Infant Creature Barn where she had cleaned up Cypress' kennel gave him a nice brushing as well as clean water and his breakfast. It had surprised her that she had bet Tristan to things this morning, which was nice. The guy could use the break sometimes and she didn't mind one bit getting in there and taking care of the little crup she had been assigned to.
After all was done she decided that rather then just taking the crup for a walk it would be nice to let him run about and play for a bit. So after putting him on his lead she lead the hyper little guy outside and around to the larger barn and through into the pasture. It was more open back here and there was less chance of anyone stepping on the cruppie or him running off. Pulling a small toy ball from her robes she unclipped the lead from Cypress' collar. "Alright Cy, time for some exercise. Ready, boy?" she smiled tossing the ball a little bit away and watched as the crup dashed away after it yipping and running around.
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Despite the light gathering of snow that had fallen across the grounds and the chilly December air, Camilla Stewart was happy. It was the weekend and holiday's were drawing nearer. The students and staff alike had been getting into the holiday mood and it seemed that nearly everyone was more relaxed and ready for the break that was coming within about a weeks time.
The women had dressed warmly in her winter robes, boots, hat and gloves having planned on spending a bit of the morning outside. Her first stop had been to the Infant Creature Barn where she had cleaned up Cypress' kennel gave him a nice brushing as well as clean water and his breakfast. It had surprised her that she had bet Tristan to things this morning, which was nice. The guy could use the break sometimes and she didn't mind one bit getting in there and taking care of the little crup she had been assigned to.
After all was done she decided that rather then just taking the crup for a walk it would be nice to let him run about and play for a bit. So after putting him on his lead she lead the hyper little guy outside and around to the larger barn and through into the pasture. It was more open back here and there was less chance of anyone stepping on the cruppie or him running off. Pulling a small toy ball from her robes she unclipped the lead from Cypress' collar. "Alright Cy, time for some exercise. Ready, boy?" she smiled tossing the ball a little bit away and watched as the crup dashed away after it yipping and running around.
Snow was cool and everything, but Emmeline had had enough of it for now. She always loved playing in it when it first arrived but after it had been around for about two weeks, it was just no fun at all unless she was participating in a snowball fight or something. Also, why did all of these professors decide to start having lessons outside when it was snowy and COLD? She didn't understand it, but she had to deal with the snow and icky cold-ness every day anyway, because she spent most of her free time in the babies' barn or the normal creatures barn. Grown up creatures deserved attention and love too! So she was all bundled up as usual with loads of layers on underneath the navy blue witches' robes she was wearing today. Mum and Dad didn't let her wear "Muggle clothes" at home much for some reason, so she wore robes even on weekends. At least her Hogwarts cloak had a warming charm on it, thanks to Nanny's efforts waaaayy back in September.
The first year had gone down to the baby creatures' nursery barn right after breakfast, because Sirius needed his breakfast too, and she liked to try to beat Professor Wayland to feeding him every morning if she could. He had assigned the cruppy to her, so it wasn't fair to let him do too much work. Sirius didn't mind the snow in the babies' pasture, usually, but today he'd been really sleepy. Emmeline had been pleased to discover that her cruppy wasn't much of a morning person -- err, creature -- because she wasn't, either. She'd take him out to play this afternoon.
Emmeline wandered back through the grown up creatures' barn to say bye to her friend Stasya's pet squirrel, Dobby. She always said hi and bye to Dobby and her friends' assigned babies whenever she was in the barn/nursery. She was juuuust about to go back to the castle to do Potions homework (eww) when she heard noises coming from the pasture behind the barn. The first year was eager to delay her trip back to the castle and homework, so she bounced out into the pasture to see what creature was playing out there.
There was a cruppy running around! What?! But...
Oh. There was Professor Stewart! Emmeline breathed a sigh of relief; since her eyes had gone straight to the baby crup, she hadn't noticed her Transfiguration professor at first. Nanny said it was a bad habit to not notice her surroundings, but she always saw creatures first and she didn't know how to change it. "Hi, Professor Stewart!", the first year chirped happily."Is that your baby crup?" She knew he was, because his kennel was near Sirius' and had her professor's name on it, but she thought it was polite to ask that before she asked what she really wanted to know, which was: could she pet him, please?
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Snow was cool and everything, but Emmeline had had enough of it for now. She always loved playing in it when it first arrived but after it had been around for about two weeks, it was just no fun at all unless she was participating in a snowball fight or something. Also, why did all of these professors decide to start having lessons outside when it was snowy and COLD? She didn't understand it, but she had to deal with the snow and icky cold-ness every day anyway, because she spent most of her free time in the babies' barn or the normal creatures barn. Grown up creatures deserved attention and love too! So she was all bundled up as usual with loads of layers on underneath the navy blue witches' robes she was wearing today. Mum and Dad didn't let her wear "Muggle clothes" at home much for some reason, so she wore robes even on weekends. At least her Hogwarts cloak had a warming charm on it, thanks to Nanny's efforts waaaayy back in September.
The first year had gone down to the baby creatures' nursery barn right after breakfast, because Sirius needed his breakfast too, and she liked to try to beat Professor Wayland to feeding him every morning if she could. He had assigned the cruppy to her, so it wasn't fair to let him do too much work. Sirius didn't mind the snow in the babies' pasture, usually, but today he'd been really sleepy. Emmeline had been pleased to discover that her cruppy wasn't much of a morning person -- err, creature -- because she wasn't, either. She'd take him out to play this afternoon.
Emmeline wandered back through the grown up creatures' barn to say bye to her friend Stasya's pet squirrel, Dobby. She always said hi and bye to Dobby and her friends' assigned babies whenever she was in the barn/nursery. She was juuuust about to go back to the castle to do Potions homework (eww) when she heard noises coming from the pasture behind the barn. The first year was eager to delay her trip back to the castle and homework, so she bounced out into the pasture to see what creature was playing out there.
There was a cruppy running around! What?! But...
Oh. There was Professor Stewart! Emmeline breathed a sigh of relief; since her eyes had gone straight to the baby crup, she hadn't noticed her Transfiguration professor at first. Nanny said it was a bad habit to not notice her surroundings, but she always saw creatures first and she didn't know how to change it. "Hi, Professor Stewart!", the first year chirped happily."Is that your baby crup?" She knew he was, because his kennel was near Sirius' and had her professor's name on it, but she thought it was polite to ask that before she asked what she really wanted to know, which was: could she pet him, please?
Camilla shook her head laughing at the silly antics of the cruppy. She had intended for Cypress to bring her back the ball she had tossed but rather he had chased it, got a hold of it and then run off with it. "You're supposed to bring it back you silly fluffball," she laughed calling after him. The cruppy ignoring her and running around the area. The area was closed off so she wasn't afraid of him getting out of anything. All this running about was sure to make him tired and he would sleep well once back inside his kneel.
A young voice caught the women's attention and she smiled looking over at Emmeline. "Hello, there! What brings you out here so early, checking on your cruppy?" That had to be it, yes? Why else would a first year be out and about so early in the morning in such chilly weather. Cami also knew that the girl was in charge of carrying for a cruppy in the kneel just beside where Cypress' was kept in the infant barn. "It sure is. His name is Cypress." Yes, just like the tree. At hearing his name spoken and the voice of someone new the cruppy in question turned around and bounded right at Emmeline, tail wagging happily and his ball still in his mouth. "You're welcome to pet him if you like." Socialization at this age was really good.
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Camilla shook her head laughing at the silly antics of the cruppy. She had intended for Cypress to bring her back the ball she had tossed but rather he had chased it, got a hold of it and then run off with it. "You're supposed to bring it back you silly fluffball," she laughed calling after him. The cruppy ignoring her and running around the area. The area was closed off so she wasn't afraid of him getting out of anything. All this running about was sure to make him tired and he would sleep well once back inside his kneel.
A young voice caught the women's attention and she smiled looking over at Emmeline. "Hello, there! What brings you out here so early, checking on your cruppy?" That had to be it, yes? Why else would a first year be out and about so early in the morning in such chilly weather. Cami also knew that the girl was in charge of carrying for a cruppy in the kneel just beside where Cypress' was kept in the infant barn. "It sure is. His name is Cypress." Yes, just like the tree. At hearing his name spoken and the voice of someone new the cruppy in question turned around and bounded right at Emmeline, tail wagging happily and his ball still in his mouth. "You're welcome to pet him if you like." Socialization at this age was really good.
The cruppy had apparently decided to turn a game of fetch into a game of keepaway-from-Professor-Stewart. Emmeline grinned at him; Sirius did the same thing sometimes. She could always tell that he still wanted her to throw it for him again, though, even if she had to chase him in circles forever to get the ball back. She wondered if this one wanted to be chased too.
The first year smiled a little shyly at Professor Stewart before answering: "Uh huh, checking on Sirius. He's sleepy right now though." Just so the professor knew that she wasn't neglecting him. She practically lived in the creature barns on the weekends anyway, but she doubted professors other than Professor Wayland would know that. "I like Cypress. It's a cool name." She briefly wondered if Professor Stewart reallly liked Cypress trees or something, but the name sounded cool anyway so maybe the professor just liked how it sounded.
As Cypress came running right at her, Emmeline's face split into an even bigger grin! She bent down so that she was closer to his height and stroked him from his head alllll the way down to his tail. "Hi Cypress. You're so clever, keeping the ball all to yourself like that.", she informed him as she pet his head again. She wasn't a threat to his ball unless he felt like giving it to her. Not at their first meeting anyway. She briefly wondered again why it was so much easier to talk to creatures than to people -- which reminded her: "Thank you for letting me pet him, Professor." She at least knew how to use her manners, even if she wasn't super great at understanding grown ups and stuff.
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The cruppy had apparently decided to turn a game of fetch into a game of keepaway-from-Professor-Stewart. Emmeline grinned at him; Sirius did the same thing sometimes. She could always tell that he still wanted her to throw it for him again, though, even if she had to chase him in circles forever to get the ball back. She wondered if this one wanted to be chased too.
The first year smiled a little shyly at Professor Stewart before answering: "Uh huh, checking on Sirius. He's sleepy right now though." Just so the professor knew that she wasn't neglecting him. She practically lived in the creature barns on the weekends anyway, but she doubted professors other than Professor Wayland would know that. "I like Cypress. It's a cool name." She briefly wondered if Professor Stewart reallly liked Cypress trees or something, but the name sounded cool anyway so maybe the professor just liked how it sounded.
As Cypress came running right at her, Emmeline's face split into an even bigger grin! She bent down so that she was closer to his height and stroked him from his head alllll the way down to his tail. "Hi Cypress. You're so clever, keeping the ball all to yourself like that.", she informed him as she pet his head again. She wasn't a threat to his ball unless he felt like giving it to her. Not at their first meeting anyway. She briefly wondered again why it was so much easier to talk to creatures than to people -- which reminded her: "Thank you for letting me pet him, Professor." She at least knew how to use her manners, even if she wasn't super great at understanding grown ups and stuff.
Camilla watched the cruppie run around the pasture, laughing softly to herself. Cypress hadn't seemed to have any real direction in mind just so he kept the ball away from her. He was being silly and very playful this morning.
"Ah, it's nap time for him then?" she asked smiling warmly. Every little growing pup needed a lot of rest. Surprisingly Cypress always wanted to be awake whenever she came to see him. He seemed to really enjoy their time together as much as she did. "Any reason for the name Sirius?" It was a cute name and professor Stewart always wandered why most pets were named what they were, unless of course it was completely obvious. "Thank you, I thought it would be cute if he had a name close to my cat, Bonsai's." Both trees, hehe.
Cypress didn't seem nervous at all as Emmeline bent down to pet him. If anything it excited him more and he attempted to lick at her face, in which he dropped his ball at her feet. A good petting was much more important. "You're very welcome. You can play with him for a bit if you like." She didn't mind a polite friendly student giving her little crup some much wanted attention.
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Emmeline beamed down at Cypress as he licked her face, naturally dropping his ball in the process. She decided that lots of petting was in order and started stroking him right away. She could tell when a cruppy wanted attention, and she laughed when his tongue made contact with her face. The first year carefully wiped some of the tongue-slime off on her sleeve before petting Cypress some more. He was super soft, just like Sirius.
Creatures, and babies in particular, always distracted Emmeline by taking up most of her attention and focus. It took the first year a minute to realize that the professor had been asking her questions. Oops. "Uh huh, he always sleeps in. He's a drama queen,"she informed the professor. Sirius was super active at other times of the day, of course, but after breakfast he always flopped down on the ground and closed his eyes. As for Sirius' name...:"Well, I'm not very good at naming things," she admitted sheepishly, feeling her face flush a little. Maybe the professor wouldn't notice in the cold; anyway, she continued quickly: "Soo my friend Derf made a list. And then, there it was AGAIN in my Astronomy book later." She decided not to add that she'd thought it was a sign at the last minute, because she didn't want any of her teachers thinking she was crazy.
Professor Stewart ended up answering her unasked question about Cypress' name. Emmeline's eyes widened a bit; maybe the professor could read minds! She'd have to ask Derf later. He knew all about the teachers after all. She gave the professor a smile when she mentioned her cat and its name. "Are they the best of friends?"Because that would be cool. She paused for a few seconds before adding, "My owl hasn't met Sirius yet. He tries to chase owls from the nursery pasture sometimes." Sirius chased EVERYTHING -- or he tried to, anyway. That was why Emmeline didn't let him go play in the penned-in pasture attached to the nursery barn by himself, not even with the gate closed. She knew that professors were allowed to take their assigned baby creatures anywhere, though, so maybe Cypress had already met the kitty.
Emmeline's face lit up when Professor Stewart said she could play with Cypress! Best day ever! The Gryffindor kept petting the little cruppy with one hand to keep him busy, then darted down to retrieve his ball with her right hand. She made sure to show Cypress that she had the ball before lobbing it across the pasture for him. Hopefully he'd been watching its path.
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Emmeline beamed down at Cypress as he licked her face, naturally dropping his ball in the process. She decided that lots of petting was in order and started stroking him right away. She could tell when a cruppy wanted attention, and she laughed when his tongue made contact with her face. The first year carefully wiped some of the tongue-slime off on her sleeve before petting Cypress some more. He was super soft, just like Sirius.
Creatures, and babies in particular, always distracted Emmeline by taking up most of her attention and focus. It took the first year a minute to realize that the professor had been asking her questions. Oops. "Uh huh, he always sleeps in. He's a drama queen,"she informed the professor. Sirius was super active at other times of the day, of course, but after breakfast he always flopped down on the ground and closed his eyes. As for Sirius' name...:"Well, I'm not very good at naming things," she admitted sheepishly, feeling her face flush a little. Maybe the professor wouldn't notice in the cold; anyway, she continued quickly: "Soo my friend Derf made a list. And then, there it was AGAIN in my Astronomy book later." She decided not to add that she'd thought it was a sign at the last minute, because she didn't want any of her teachers thinking she was crazy.
Professor Stewart ended up answering her unasked question about Cypress' name. Emmeline's eyes widened a bit; maybe the professor could read minds! She'd have to ask Derf later. He knew all about the teachers after all. She gave the professor a smile when she mentioned her cat and its name. "Are they the best of friends?"Because that would be cool. She paused for a few seconds before adding, "My owl hasn't met Sirius yet. He tries to chase owls from the nursery pasture sometimes." Sirius chased EVERYTHING -- or he tried to, anyway. That was why Emmeline didn't let him go play in the penned-in pasture attached to the nursery barn by himself, not even with the gate closed. She knew that professors were allowed to take their assigned baby creatures anywhere, though, so maybe Cypress had already met the kitty.
Emmeline's face lit up when Professor Stewart said she could play with Cypress! Best day ever! The Gryffindor kept petting the little cruppy with one hand to keep him busy, then darted down to retrieve his ball with her right hand. She made sure to show Cypress that she had the ball before lobbing it across the pasture for him. Hopefully he'd been watching its path.
That poor girl! Professor Stewart laughed softly to herself watching as Cypress happily gave Emmeline all the licks he could. "Sorry about that," she smiled, "we're still working on getting him to not lick everyone's face." It was very slow going but he was still rather young. Luckily the girl didn't seem to mind it very much and Cypress was happy to get all the attention that was currently being given to him in the form of pets.
"Ah, well at least you know he has a routine he likes to stick to." Which could be both good and bad depending on if the cruppy's routine got in the way of other things that needed to happen. Cami knelt down to give the crup a gentle rub on the ears. "So seeing the name a few times had made the name stick out in your head, nothing wrong with that. Sirius is a nice strong name for a little crup." There was many different ways to name a pet and if she liked her cruppy's name then that was all that mattered.
Seeing the young lions eyes widen at her explanation of Cypress' name, Cami briefly wondered if she had said something wrong. She had only explained the meaning for the name so really there was nothing to be surprised about. "Bonsai and Cypress? Well...I wouldn't call them friends just yet but it's getting there. Bonsai likes most other creatures (when he's not chasing them) but Cy is very active and thinks Bonsai is another cruppy." It was rather comical watching the two right now but she was sure in time they would be very close. Her cat took very well to other dogs, including the Healers two very large ones. "Ah, well chasing owls is what little crups do, they chase kitties too."
Camilla smiled watching how nicely Emmeline was playing with Cypress. The cruppy was so happy with the petting he had barely noticed that his beloved toy ball was picked up. He had caught sight of when it was shown to him, quickly dashing off through the snow to retrieve it and bring it back.
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Jessa was up at the crack of dawn--not because she needed to come shovel poop from the stables but because she'd set a timer for a potion that had seen her waking up at ridiculous o'clock in the morning.
Already awake and with a lot of time before she had to head down for Breakfast, the Ravenclaw thought it best to get started on that assignment Professor Wayland had offered her. It wouldn't take a tremendous amount of time if she was quick about it AND it gave her an extra chance to see Dexter. She bet her baby Aethonan would love that. She could already hear him kicking at the door of his stable, eagerly waiting to be let out.
Wait...actually...she could hear the sound of hooves against the wooden structure. There, poking his head out from the stall in the back was her baaaaaby!
Jessa leaned against her shovel, grinning widely at him. "I can't stay with you right now, I'm working but hiiiiii!" Lookit his eager little face. Ugh, she was definitely keeping him after this term. They had a BOND.
Anyway. Shoveling.
Jessa moved from stall to stall, carefully scooping up the winged horse poop and getting it into a bucket--y'know, in case the Professor needed the dung for something. One stall then the next, until she was at Dexter's. His excitement was unreal and made her feel bad when she had to re-close his gate without having really spent any time with him. There was work to be done.
After what might have been an hour, Jessa was finally done with the last of the stalls and headed back up to the door where she signed the sheet with her name and such, to alert the Professor that she'd been by. Now she was absolutely starving and in need of food. Tell her breakfast was ready.
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Sam had come directly from checking in on her homework assignment in the greenhouses, so said she'd meet the Gryffindor here. In hindsight, perhaps it would have made more sense to visit Lola there first, but oh well. They could pop in on her on the way back to the castle.
Not seeing her friend just yet, Sam moved along the stalls until she came to the thestrals. A smile curled upon her lips as she leant on the lower half of the stable door and watched Sinatra quietly. She wouldn't mind having a thestral one day, if she had the space to.
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She hadn't forgotten she was meant to be shoveling out the stables today. Nope. It was actually a matter of an experiment--a time sensitive one that required much of her attention prior to this point. It wasn't the potion from the day before, but rather another study entirely. Sometimes it was hard to keep up with them all but the Ravenclaw managed.
She pulled the shovel along the ground behind her, bucket in hand, ready to collect all the dung. Perhaps she would ask the Professor what he was doing with it all. Giving it to Myers for fertilizer maybe.
Jessa headed into the stalls, tackling the older horses first this time. Dexter would get a little extra love, but she would need to get this section done first in order to make that possible.
Shovel. Shovel. Shovel. While she knew it wasn't the way it worked, she still felt she'd gain some serious muscle by the end of these five days. Shoveling was a lot of work, more so after all those stairs and the walk across the grounds to get here. Over and over she shoveled dung into the bucket, going around and being sure to get it all.
Now then. Where was her Dexter baby? She would see him before she left. Jessa took a moment to sign her name before heading for the baby Aethonan.
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