IC date, time, place: Departure from the school courtyard, 10AM sharp on Friday, October 27th.

On this very special morning the school staff and students are assembling in the courtyard on the grounds to travel by portkey to Sweden for a great academic endeavour sponsored by the Hogwarts Board of Governors. With a slight nib in the autumn morning air it's best to pull your coat a little closer and to make sure to have your luggage within sight as the frenzy that always ensues at any departure time intensifies.

Several large boots and some big blankets in an array of colours have been provided by the department of magical transportation for easy departure to Arjeplog, located in the Swedish highlands.

The closer it gets to 10 AM all students and staff chaperons going on the trip assemble around the portkeys with their luggage and within minutes they are whisked away to Sweden, where everyone lands on the green grass in front of the Arjeplog short snout dragon reservation.

When you've gotten the ringing out of your ears and you can orientate yourself in your new surroundings you'll see some dragons flying over the reservation, but what catches your eye are all the noises the Swedish ministry officials are making as they run left and right to get things sorted and some are even trying to get some green and blue stubborn baby dragons to go back to their pens without much success.

Before you've taken many steps towards the dragon reservation gates, a senior man in his 80's with a moleskin dark green coat, a brown beaver hat on his head and orange trousers and shoes suddenly appears out of nowhere out of breath and gasps out a greeting as his ice blue gazes darts from face to face. "Hej, welcome to Sweden and Arjeplog's Swedish Short Snout dragon reservation all Hogwarts students and staff. We are so excited to have all you here. I hope you all will enjoy it here and will have fun as you explore the reservation and its many attractions. We've got dragons and a famous broom race and memorabilia and just dragons and brooms............So most welcome and have a look around!" and then the man turns on his heel and darts off.

OOC: Welcome all students and staff shaperones to the trip! Remember that while the students aren't in the school they are still under adult supervision. Go explore the threads and interact! Rp with people you don't usually post with! Post in here departing and arriving etc but most of all have RP FUN with your characters!