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William listened thoughtfully to Kurumi's first answer, nodding along as she spoke. "Well said, Prefect Hollingberry. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It sounded like you got a lot out of the project." And he was quite happy about that.
He waited for her answer about the second question and continued nodding. "Good answer." Something was bugging William in the back of his mind about the acromantula/chimaera sighting but he shook it off. "So how did you react in that situation?"
Had she really been face-to-face with BOTH those creatures??? Geez.
Kurumi cocked her head to the side when he turned her answer around and asked her another question. How had she reacted? Well, she had silenced a Hufflepuff for being loud for one, but that wasn't exactly creature related. "
To be entirely honest, professor, I panicked. It is one thing to read about creatures in a book and then be put in a safe environment to interact with them like we have been with creatures in class, such as with dealing with hippogriffs last term." Which she had also encountered this term too...and it hadn't returned her bow or even seemed interested in following typical hippogriff protocol. "
But...when you are not expecting it and they appear suddenly and attack you because they are looking for a meal...your mind sort of goes blank and instincts take over." Truth. Honest to Merlin truth. "
My hand was on my wand and casting Stunning Spells before I really realized I was doing it. I didn't want to harm them, but I didn't want them to eat me either." She swallowed. "
The Acromantula spoke with us though..."
She trailed off there, not sure if NOW was the time to go into such details. Might set everyone in the class into a panic.
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ANYWAY. "Those of you who want to keep your pygmy puffs should see me after class, all right?" Will shot a glance toward Kurumi and Daichi too, since they had seemed particularly torn up about leaving their puffs in the corral.
Catching Professor Williamson's glance, the Gryffindor smiled weakly. She really WANTED to keep the pygmy puff, but she physically couldn't. Not when she had a certain feline back in the dorms. Maybe she could work out something else? Volunteer to help care for them or something so that she could still be a part of Momotaro II's life? She would be sure to speak with Professor Williamson after class. Yush. There might even be cookies involved
not that the man didn't already deserve cookies.
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It looked like about everyone had spoken, so, time for the next question then! "All right, so, we've talked about what makes creatures dangerous, things like: Can an average wizard handle them? Are they irrational and unpredictable? Are you encountering them in a sticky situation where they might feel threatened and want to fight? Or are you just projecting your own fear and loathing on the creature?"
He stood up then and again looked off into the forest as if waiting for something. "When you come face-to-face with a dangerous creature like some of the ones we're going to see today, you should ask yourself those questions as well as a few others. What do you think your first move should be when you find, say, a blast-ended skrewt coming up the path toward your house?"
Williamson was curious to see their reactions to such a scenario, particularly since he thought he had heard something about a few students actually being IN such a scenario.....
Notes notes note and more notes. Kurumi attempted to keep up with all the little tidbits and explanations Professor Williamson gave as he addressed each student individually. Her quill movements froze when he spoke though.
When you come face-to-face with a dangerous creature like some of the ones we're going to see today
Well, THAT was a cheerful and encouraging thought. Was HE the one setting all the creatures loose on the grounds? He had seemed all excited about the thestral and hippogriff...been suspiciously missing while she and Kennedy assisted the Headmaster and Professor Scabior with the Acromantula and Chimaera. Hmmm....interesting...
Pausing for a moment again, Kurumi raised her hand. "
When I encountered creatures on the grounds," where they ought NOT be spotted to begin with. "
...I wondered just WHY they were there instead of their natural habitat. So...when I could, I tried to observe what was going on in my surroundings for a clue as to why they were there. The same could be said for the blast-ended skrewt. So...my first move is to have my hand on my wand, just in case, and eyes on the creature observing."