astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Finishing up with another bag and setting it to the side, he simply offered Mr. Hirase a playful shrug. "Real in the sence that they have been created by a skilled metal charmer and animated using the proper enchantments...then sure, they are real," he replied. Had some of the unsavory side effects as well, but nothing too extreme if he recalled properly. Medea had a somewhat black sense of humor, but not that black. "If you are asking a much bigger question...say...are these sculptures sentient beings, well, that is an entirely different can of worms."
And one fascinating discussion, really. It was a common thread in some of the greatest works of science fiction.
Winking at the Gryffindor, the astronomer returned to his shoveling of sand. "Afraid not, Miss Lynch," he said with a shake of the head. "I do not know if an analysis of the swamp's waters would give us any indication as to what is going on, but you are more than welcome to take a sample and use the astrophysics laboratory if you wish." Or the Potions laboratory, he was sure, but that was not his area to give permission to. "It isn't too terrible, is it? Just a minor inconvenience getting to lessons and what not..."
Right? Right.
Lifting two sandbags, one under each arm, Airey made his way towards the door and began setting down the foundation for the initial wall. "If you could drag your sandbags over this way," he instructed with a lazy wave towards the ones he had just placed.
Huh? Was that the pitter patter of little metal feet?
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