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SPOILER!!: Taylor

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Originally Posted by Dances_With_Potter

Uh... what? From where she sat cross-legged on the floor, textbook in her lap, Ivy just sort of stared up at the Headmaster. What on Earth was going on? Maybe she, or actually someone else who was a lot less terrified of the Headmaster, should offer to go get the Healer. He didn’t seem... right. Normally he cared a lot about them following the rules and stuff. She’d never even gone CLOSE to the Forbidden Forest let alone into it, so she honestly couldn’t provide any help to answer his questions. Maybe she could pretend like SHE needed to go the Healer and then go get a grown-up. Another grown-up. A grown-up who wasn’t, like, kind of encouraging people to go to dangerous places...? Raising a shaky a hand, unsure of her ability to lie, she spoke in a quiet, squeaky sort of voice that had guilt oozing out of it, ”Uh... Headmaster? I.. I think I, like, maybe need to... um... go see the Healer. I... I’m not feeling well?”

Not feeling well?

She would only slow them down.

"Go on then." The man replied dismissively. If she was feeling unwell, there was a good chance she'd be left behind. Left behind, there were a host of things that could go wrong and he wasn't interested in fixing them after. "Collect your things, be quick about it."

SPOILER!!: Anders

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Originally Posted by mellamaet

Is this a trick question? Well, the Headmaster did say it wasn't a trick question...But really?? It kind of feels like a trick question! The place is called The Forbidden Forest! Who goes into a place that had the word 'Forbidden' in its very name??

~~'Gryffindors...probably'~~

Serena blinked owlishly as the Headmaster waited for students to respond to his question. Seriously though...was he expecting anyone to answer? She had personally had never set foot on the forbidden forest, or even on any of the areas around it, so she wouldn't be a great source of information anyway.

And she had the feeling that the Headmaster wasn't really looking for any jokes or sarcastic answer right now.

~~He looked like he was going a little crazy to be perfectly honest.~~

"Well? Are you going to answer or are you going to stand there staring like a sack of potatoes?" He asked the silent starer.

He did say it wasn't a trick question and he meant it. There were far more important things to worry about than children who had a death wish and couldn't follow simple instructions.

Much more important things.

SPOILER!!: Blackthorne

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Originally Posted by MadAlice

Violet stopped her conversation with Heath and Claudine immediately when she heard Headmaster Trent's voice calling them to attention and turned to listen to him with what she hoped was a respectful and attentive manner. But as she heard his words, her eyes gradually widened and her mouth fell open. The Forbidden Forest! Galloping Gargoyles, what would a bunch of kids know about that that the Headmaster didn't already know himself. Unless...maybe he was trying to trick them into revealing any wrongdoing. Either way, it didn't matter--Violet was only partway through her second year at Hogwarts.

"Uh, sir... she added meekly, slowly raising her hand. "I've never been into the Forbidden Forest. I mean, it's....forbidden to students, isn't it?" Not that that would have stopped her if she had really wanted or needed to go there, but so far, Hogwarts itself had been enough to cope with.

"I suppose that makes you useless now doesn't it?" Came the Headmaster's near sarcastic response. A goodie two shoe. Perhaps she could redeem herself as bait later on. He would give it further thought but for now...this was not in the least bit helpful.

SPOILER!!: Mordaunt

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Originally Posted by Hey Ju

...........................What?

It was moments like these that Catherine was reminded with no shadow of doubt that the Headmaster had been a Gryffindor when he attended Hogwarts as a student.

She was very much suspicious of his motives for questioning them about the Forbidden Forest right now. He could either be trying to create some sort of bait to catch the simpletons who admitted having been there or he had other intentions. Catherine did not like the idea of the latter.

That was not why she remained quiet, however. It was her custom, and although Catherine didn't care for tradition for the sake of tradition, she kept this one and did not reply.

Also because she herself had never been there before. It was forbidden for a reason.

Yet another that proved to be unnecessarily useless with her silence. It could've gone one of two ways. Mordaunt had either gone in and wouldn't confess or hadn't and felt no need to point it out.

Either way, she was proving as useless as the others. This was fast becoming a trend among the children in general. It was a wonder anyone got anything done.

SPOILER!!: Summers

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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

!!!

Cecelia jumped a bit when the Headmaster suddenly called out, wondering if he was annoyed by their defense attempts or something else, something having to do with whatever his mind seemed to be on. Either way, the man had startled her. MERLIN!

Also, was this some sort of trick? Headmaster Cranky-Pants Trent wasn't exactly the person she'd want to be confessing to, especially about going into a place with forbidden IN ITS NAME, but you know... "Mostly I've skirted the edge of it..Just looking for creatures and stuff. With my eyes only. Didn't step a toe over the edge or anything, swear it." She crossed her heart and everything.

"Boring and useless." Was there a worse combination in the moment?

Probably not.

The Headmaster didn't care what happened along the edge of the forest. It was what lay hidden on the inside that interested him. Summers hadn't been in there. Her use likely went no further than bait as well.

SPOILER!!: Grimm

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

Maybe Ivy should be used to the strange behavior of the Headmaster this term, but it continued to baffle her. It was just...really weird, y'know? But there were lots of weird things about Hogwarts. Maybe she'd get used to it by the time she was a seventh year.

She'd flipped through her textbook for a spell to practice when he'd told them to do anything. By the time she'd decided on one though, the sudden outburst from him jolted her out of that task, and...he was asking if any of them had been in the Forbidden Forest???

He said it wasn't a trick question, but surely it was, right? Not that Ivy could be tricked - she hadn't ever gone to the forest. Hadn't really wanted to so far, quite frankly. She didn't have much of a desire to risk life and limb just to go in there when there were plenty of things to do everywhere else.

And it seemed so far no one else had gone either. Or at least were smart enough not to get caught by straight up telling on themselves. And someone was asking to get the Healer?

"Yeah, you always tell us never ever to go in there," she added after Violet's answer, raising her hand, "or we'll get eaten by acromantulas or something."

...

.....

facepalm.

"Right, of course. How silly of me." The man replied dryly, now thinking he may not get anywhere with them at all. Wasn't there a single useful student in this bunch?

The goal was so close.

SPOILER!!: Rider-Mae

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Originally Posted by Daemon

Coby was enjoying this lesson. 'Lesson'. He'd found his little corner and had been happily practicing his wand movements when the Headmaster yelled, which wasn't all that surprising anymore, and then he decided he actually wanted to teach them something. This made Coby sigh. Usually he loved learning, but Coby already had lots of homework lined up for the rest of the week. Plus, the Headmaster was a little off, more so than usual. A lot off even.

Like right now. This was way off. The forest??

Jacob Ezra Rider-Mae had never once ventured to the Forbidden Forest alone, and the fourteen year old even felt a little indignant that the Headmaster would think otherwise. It had 'forbidden' right there in the name! Coby remained in his corner, and began shaking his head. Absolutely not. Never. Not once. But while they're on the topic, he had excellent presence of mind. This was one of the reasons why he wouldn't go to the Forbidden Forest, there were way too many things there that might be interesting and it's better to just stay away from scary but interesting things. He didn't want to spend the rest of the term in the hospital wing and both Mum AND Benzi said going to the forest would end with him in the hospital wing. Or St. Mungo's. He had too much homework for Mungo's.

The shake of the boy's head caught the Headmaster's attention. It took everything in him not to roll his eyes.

"I suppose you're also going to tell me you eat all your greens at dinner and look both ways before stepping out into the corridor."

The pansy children were proving exceptionally useless today.

SPOILER!!: Phillips

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Originally Posted by LilFox06

Valencia kept focused on the book in her hand as she finished up the last of the Latin verb conjugation variations on the spell she was reading about.

She looked up at the Headmaster, confused by the question and how... frantic? he looked.

She shook her head, still on her spot on the ground against the wall. She hadn't been into the Forest except when escorted on special lessons.

Uuuuggghhhh.

Useless. Useless useless useless.

But not for long. He'd find a use for these children before the hour was up. The man was too close to give up now and could honestly use the live bait.

SPOILER!!: Blaze

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Oh look.

Was he finally ready to actually carry out a lesson? Claudien shifted her gaze from Violet and Heath to Trent. His question had Claudine blinking. The Forbidden Forest? The Forest where they were forbidden to visit? Of all the places he was asking about, it had to be the Forest? Claudien was suspicious. Why the sudden interest in it? Why did Trent want to know if anyone saw anything unusual?

As a matter of fact, the Snakette had not entered the Forest since her second year. Aside from the facts that she had nearly been killed by Acromantulas {after which she developed a fear for those particular creatures} and lost her friendship with Bernadette because of the entire episode, Claudine very much wanted to complete her education at Hogwarts. Any repeat of her second year Forest venture {or anything in the same magnitude} would surely get her expelled as Trent had warned her.

Surely he would remember that? For this reason, Claudine said nothing at all.

Right. Of course. More silence.

More children who were giving him no choice but to force them into good use by some other means. You'd think they understood well enough when he said it wasn't a trick question. The man needed answers, not a stone wall of silence.

Brats.

SPOILER!!: Jones

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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy

Seeing Claudine’s face light up made Heath’s heart flutter. Did she have any idea how adorable that was? He almost told her, but he remembered they were in class with the headmaster and lots of other people around. “Good idea,” he said, running a hand through his hair as he smiled at her. He was going to ask Violet if she wanted to try practicing the patronus charm with them too instead of just watching, but before he could speak, Headmaster Trent’s voice startled him.

What did he mean, “That’s it!”? Did someone set him off by being too loud? Probably not, given the fact that he wasn’t verbally assaulting anyone at the moment. Heath’s confusion only grew when he heard the headmaster’s question. Did he forget that he told them at the start of every term not to go into the forest? Hmm… maybe this was an introduction to a lesson about a dark creature that lived in the forest? Heath hoped it was that, and they weren’t actually going into the Forbidden Forest! It was still a weird question, whatever the reason for it!

Heath had nothing to add on this subject. He was no Gryffindor, as his family never tired of reminding him. He wasn’t one to place himself in unnecessary danger, so it was safe to say he’d never been in the Forbidden Forest. Pointing that out to the class seemed like a waste of everyone’s time, so he remained silent. Sorry, Headmaster! No defiance intended.

Live bait.

The Headmaster's mind was made up. These students would be live bait. One after the other, they'd proven that they served no other purpose and the man didn't have time to waste.

The answer was right in front of him. The opportunity had been perfect before they walked in. He would not be derailed.

SPOILER!!: James 2.0

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Kizzy was reluctant to agree. VERY reluctant. But Phoebe made good points, so she nodded with a little sigh. "Okay," FINE. Fineeeee. She could be incessantly polite. She still didn't like Bernie though. Those were facts.

Just as she started practicing her high kicks, Headmaster ~~Horrible~~ Trent started yelling. Kinsay hated yelling, so he got an upset look thrown his way. Kiz also wasn't super keen on going back to learning because they had made PLANS to destroy bubbles. It was all very exciting up until the moment when they got stopped to..... answer questions about the forbidden forest?

She hadn't ever been inside, but she had taken peeks from the OUTSIDE, so when Cece answered the same, Kinsay's hand shot up in the air. "Me too!" She chimed in very helpfully and also crossed her heart. But last time she had gone to peek, Zayn had interrupted and an entire conversation took place. This is an important detail because conversations typically lead to questions. Questions that Zayn couldn't answer because he was all around a little useless. So of course, Kinsay took this moment to shoot her hand up in the air AGAIN. "How come they built a school next to a dangerous forbidden forest?" Counterintuitive. This was the question that Zayn couldn't answer.

She lowered her hand once she asked, before it shot up one more time. "Has anyone died inside?" This was another question she had that Zayn couldn't answer. Might as well ask all the questions now because lessons were for learning. These were the things Kiz was most interested to learn about.

"How come you ask so many questions no matter how many times I repeat the word "incessant" to you?"

Hint. HINT. H I N T.

She was as useless as her classmates. There was no need to add insult to injury by having her throw questions at him. As the Gryffindor could see, he was very busy at the moment.

SPOILER!!: Sinclair

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Originally Posted by Fireheart

Avalon was in the middle of building up a fairly impressive protective shield when the Headmaster finally decided to call the class back together. But his next question only perplexed the Prefect even more. Trent, who would normally give out detention at anyone who even looked at the Forbidden Forest, let alone go into it. Who in their right mind would even admit to venturing inside?

She had never been into the forest, nor had she even been properly tempted. There were too many horror stories of terrible creatures, not to mention the amount of house points she would lose if she got caught. The Ravenclaw furrowed her eyebrow as she responded, her voice laced with confusion. "I've never been into the Forbidden Forest. I was under the impression that it was forbidden," she said. Hence the name. She was tempted to add, "You might want to ask a Gryffindor," but she restrained herself.

What was Trent getting at here?

"Useless." The answer came the second the girl got through with her declaration.

He was getting tired of using the word but there wasn't a useful one in the bunch. They'd barely done any job of keeping themselves busy while he read and now they'd never been in the forest. Not even the Gryffindors.

It was a disgrace.

SPOILER!!: James

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

"The forest protects us," Phoebe reminded her little sister as she swatted away the last of the bubbles. They'd barely had a chance to really practice something before being interrupted, and it seemed unlikely the Headman was really prepared to teach them today.

So everyone should just pretend that this was a real lesson that he had prepared and everything? Answer questions that would lead to some silly little fake activity? Bah. "I've never been in the forest, sir. Not by myself. We sometimes go with professors, so that must be okay. But we live in a forest at home, and it seems like a pretty normal one. Bigger apex predators, innit?"

"There you go setting a bad example for your sister again." His voice was flat by this point, so unimpressed by he students that he just couldn't anymore. The ONE time he needed them to be of any use to him and they were all floundering on the side of being pansies that did everything they were told.

Live bait it was.

"Truly a disappointment, each and every one of you." There was no beating around the bush with that. It wouldn't always be like this, he would make them perfectly useful in a moment.

But.

"Let's just pretend for a second that any of you have any sense of adventure. What's the worst you imagine could happen, should you choose to go into the forest right this second? Now. In the next few minutes. Today. Are there any traps you think you'd run into? Any rumours you've heard?""

Give him something to work with. Going in blind was a bad idea. Of course, he had a bunch of disposable nuisances at hand but even then he'd have to be careful so as not to blow through them all too quickly.

Had to be careful with his soon to be bait.

OOC: Second question is up!! I'll be back to move us on to the main activity in another 24-28 hrs. Thanks for sticking with me guys <3

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DaniDiNardo Crup Join Date: May 2012 Location: Over here! (GMT -5) Posts: 17,239 Hogwarts RPG Name: Ruth (Rae) Elliot Gryffindor First Year x12 x12	Yeah I broke that mirror, so what? ll NOT backward ll Official Gryfferin ll Lemon's favourite SPOILER!!: Replies SPOILER!!: Taylor Quote: Originally Posted by Dances_With_Potter Uh... what? From where she sat cross-legged on the floor, textbook in her lap, Ivy just sort of stared up at the Headmaster. What on Earth was going on? Maybe she, or actually someone else who was a lot less terrified of the Headmaster, should offer to go get the Healer. He didn’t seem... right. Normally he cared a lot about them following the rules and stuff. She’d never even gone CLOSE to the Forbidden Forest let alone into it, so she honestly couldn’t provide any help to answer his questions. Maybe she could pretend like SHE needed to go the Healer and then go get a grown-up. Another grown-up. A grown-up who wasn’t, like, kind of encouraging people to go to dangerous places...? Raising a shaky a hand, unsure of her ability to lie, she spoke in a quiet, squeaky sort of voice that had guilt oozing out of it, ”Uh... Headmaster? I.. I think I, like, maybe need to... um... go see the Healer. I... I’m not feeling well?” Not feeling well? She would only slow them down. "Go on then." The man replied dismissively. If she was feeling unwell, there was a good chance she'd be left behind. Left behind, there were a host of things that could go wrong and he wasn't interested in fixing them after. "Collect your things, be quick about it." SPOILER!!: Anders Quote: Originally Posted by mellamaet Is this a trick question? Well, the Headmaster did say it wasn't a trick question...But really?? It kind of feels like a trick question! The place is called The Forbidden Forest! Who goes into a place that had the word 'Forbidden' in its very name?? ~~'Gryffindors...probably'~~ Serena blinked owlishly as the Headmaster waited for students to respond to his question. Seriously though...was he expecting anyone to answer? She had personally had never set foot on the forbidden forest, or even on any of the areas around it, so she wouldn't be a great source of information anyway. And she had the feeling that the Headmaster wasn't really looking for any jokes or sarcastic answer right now. ~~He looked like he was going a little crazy to be perfectly honest.~~ "Well? Are you going to answer or are you going to stand there staring like a sack of potatoes?" He asked the silent starer. He did say it wasn't a trick question and he meant it. There were far more important things to worry about than children who had a death wish and couldn't follow simple instructions. Much more important things. SPOILER!!: Blackthorne Quote: Originally Posted by MadAlice Violet stopped her conversation with Heath and Claudine immediately when she heard Headmaster Trent's voice calling them to attention and turned to listen to him with what she hoped was a respectful and attentive manner. But as she heard his words, her eyes gradually widened and her mouth fell open. The Forbidden Forest! Galloping Gargoyles, what would a bunch of kids know about that that the Headmaster didn't already know himself. Unless...maybe he was trying to trick them into revealing any wrongdoing. Either way, it didn't matter--Violet was only partway through her second year at Hogwarts. "Uh, sir... she added meekly, slowly raising her hand. "I've never been into the Forbidden Forest. I mean, it's....forbidden to students, isn't it?" Not that that would have stopped her if she had really wanted or needed to go there, but so far, Hogwarts itself had been enough to cope with. "I suppose that makes you useless now doesn't it?" Came the Headmaster's near sarcastic response. A goodie two shoe. Perhaps she could redeem herself as bait later on. He would give it further thought but for now...this was not in the least bit helpful. SPOILER!!: Mordaunt Quote: Originally Posted by Hey Ju ...........................What? It was moments like these that Catherine was reminded with no shadow of doubt that the Headmaster had been a Gryffindor when he attended Hogwarts as a student. She was very much suspicious of his motives for questioning them about the Forbidden Forest right now. He could either be trying to create some sort of bait to catch the simpletons who admitted having been there or he had other intentions. Catherine did not like the idea of the latter. That was not why she remained quiet, however. It was her custom, and although Catherine didn't care for tradition for the sake of tradition, she kept this one and did not reply. Also because she herself had never been there before. It was forbidden for a reason. Yet another that proved to be unnecessarily useless with her silence. It could've gone one of two ways. Mordaunt had either gone in and wouldn't confess or hadn't and felt no need to point it out. Either way, she was proving as useless as the others. This was fast becoming a trend among the children in general. It was a wonder anyone got anything done. SPOILER!!: Summers Quote: Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow !!! Cecelia jumped a bit when the Headmaster suddenly called out, wondering if he was annoyed by their defense attempts or something else, something having to do with whatever his mind seemed to be on. Either way, the man had startled her. MERLIN! Also, was this some sort of trick? Headmaster Cranky-Pants Trent wasn't exactly the person she'd want to be confessing to, especially about going into a place with forbidden IN ITS NAME, but you know... "Mostly I've skirted the edge of it..Just looking for creatures and stuff. With my eyes only. Didn't step a toe over the edge or anything, swear it." She crossed her heart and everything. "Boring and useless." Was there a worse combination in the moment? Probably not. The Headmaster didn't care what happened along the edge of the forest. It was what lay hidden on the inside that interested him. Summers hadn't been in there. Her use likely went no further than bait as well. SPOILER!!: Grimm Quote: Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl Maybe Ivy should be used to the strange behavior of the Headmaster this term, but it continued to baffle her. It was just...really weird, y'know? But there were lots of weird things about Hogwarts. Maybe she'd get used to it by the time she was a seventh year. She'd flipped through her textbook for a spell to practice when he'd told them to do anything. By the time she'd decided on one though, the sudden outburst from him jolted her out of that task, and...he was asking if any of them had been in the Forbidden Forest??? He said it wasn't a trick question, but surely it was, right? Not that Ivy could be tricked - she hadn't ever gone to the forest. Hadn't really wanted to so far, quite frankly. She didn't have much of a desire to risk life and limb just to go in there when there were plenty of things to do everywhere else. And it seemed so far no one else had gone either. Or at least were smart enough not to get caught by straight up telling on themselves. And someone was asking to get the Healer? "Yeah, you always tell us never ever to go in there," she added after Violet's answer, raising her hand, "or we'll get eaten by acromantulas or something." ... ..... facepalm. "Right, of course. How silly of me." The man replied dryly, now thinking he may not get anywhere with them at all. Wasn't there a single useful student in this bunch? The goal was so close. SPOILER!!: Rider-Mae Quote: Originally Posted by Daemon Coby was enjoying this lesson. 'Lesson'. He'd found his little corner and had been happily practicing his wand movements when the Headmaster yelled, which wasn't all that surprising anymore, and then he decided he actually wanted to teach them something. This made Coby sigh. Usually he loved learning, but Coby already had lots of homework lined up for the rest of the week. Plus, the Headmaster was a little off, more so than usual. A lot off even. Like right now. This was way off. The forest?? Jacob Ezra Rider-Mae had never once ventured to the Forbidden Forest alone, and the fourteen year old even felt a little indignant that the Headmaster would think otherwise. It had 'forbidden' right there in the name! Coby remained in his corner, and began shaking his head. Absolutely not. Never. Not once. But while they're on the topic, he had excellent presence of mind. This was one of the reasons why he wouldn't go to the Forbidden Forest, there were way too many things there that might be interesting and it's better to just stay away from scary but interesting things. He didn't want to spend the rest of the term in the hospital wing and both Mum AND Benzi said going to the forest would end with him in the hospital wing. Or St. Mungo's. He had too much homework for Mungo's. The shake of the boy's head caught the Headmaster's attention. It took everything in him not to roll his eyes. "I suppose you're also going to tell me you eat all your greens at dinner and look both ways before stepping out into the corridor." The pansy children were proving exceptionally useless today. SPOILER!!: Phillips Quote: Originally Posted by LilFox06 Valencia kept focused on the book in her hand as she finished up the last of the Latin verb conjugation variations on the spell she was reading about. She looked up at the Headmaster, confused by the question and how... frantic? he looked. She shook her head, still on her spot on the ground against the wall. She hadn't been into the Forest except when escorted on special lessons. Uuuuggghhhh. Useless. Useless useless useless. But not for long. He'd find a use for these children before the hour was up. The man was too close to give up now and could honestly use the live bait. SPOILER!!: Blaze Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Oh look. Was he finally ready to actually carry out a lesson? Claudien shifted her gaze from Violet and Heath to Trent. His question had Claudine blinking. The Forbidden Forest? The Forest where they were forbidden to visit? Of all the places he was asking about, it had to be the Forest? Claudien was suspicious. Why the sudden interest in it? Why did Trent want to know if anyone saw anything unusual? As a matter of fact, the Snakette had not entered the Forest since her second year. Aside from the facts that she had nearly been killed by Acromantulas {after which she developed a fear for those particular creatures} and lost her friendship with Bernadette because of the entire episode, Claudine very much wanted to complete her education at Hogwarts. Any repeat of her second year Forest venture {or anything in the same magnitude} would surely get her expelled as Trent had warned her. Surely he would remember that? For this reason, Claudine said nothing at all. Right. Of course. More silence. More children who were giving him no choice but to force them into good use by some other means. You'd think they understood well enough when he said it wasn't a trick question. The man needed answers, not a stone wall of silence. Brats. SPOILER!!: Jones Quote: Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy Seeing Claudine’s face light up made Heath’s heart flutter. Did she have any idea how adorable that was? He almost told her, but he remembered they were in class with the headmaster and lots of other people around. “Good idea,” he said, running a hand through his hair as he smiled at her. He was going to ask Violet if she wanted to try practicing the patronus charm with them too instead of just watching, but before he could speak, Headmaster Trent’s voice startled him. What did he mean, “That’s it!”? Did someone set him off by being too loud? Probably not, given the fact that he wasn’t verbally assaulting anyone at the moment. Heath’s confusion only grew when he heard the headmaster’s question. Did he forget that he told them at the start of every term not to go into the forest? Hmm… maybe this was an introduction to a lesson about a dark creature that lived in the forest? Heath hoped it was that, and they weren’t actually going into the Forbidden Forest! It was still a weird question, whatever the reason for it! Heath had nothing to add on this subject. He was no Gryffindor, as his family never tired of reminding him. He wasn’t one to place himself in unnecessary danger, so it was safe to say he’d never been in the Forbidden Forest. Pointing that out to the class seemed like a waste of everyone’s time, so he remained silent. Sorry, Headmaster! No defiance intended. Live bait. The Headmaster's mind was made up. These students would be live bait. One after the other, they'd proven that they served no other purpose and the man didn't have time to waste. The answer was right in front of him. The opportunity had been perfect before they walked in. He would not be derailed. SPOILER!!: James 2.0 Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Kizzy was reluctant to agree. VERY reluctant. But Phoebe made good points, so she nodded with a little sigh. "Okay," FINE. Fineeeee. She could be incessantly polite. She still didn't like Bernie though. Those were facts. Just as she started practicing her high kicks, Headmaster ~~Horrible~~ Trent started yelling. Kinsay hated yelling, so he got an upset look thrown his way. Kiz also wasn't super keen on going back to learning because they had made PLANS to destroy bubbles. It was all very exciting up until the moment when they got stopped to..... answer questions about the forbidden forest? She hadn't ever been inside, but she had taken peeks from the OUTSIDE, so when Cece answered the same, Kinsay's hand shot up in the air. "Me too!" She chimed in very helpfully and also crossed her heart. But last time she had gone to peek, Zayn had interrupted and an entire conversation took place. This is an important detail because conversations typically lead to questions. Questions that Zayn couldn't answer because he was all around a little useless. So of course, Kinsay took this moment to shoot her hand up in the air AGAIN. "How come they built a school next to a dangerous forbidden forest?" Counterintuitive. This was the question that Zayn couldn't answer. She lowered her hand once she asked, before it shot up one more time. "Has anyone died inside?" This was another question she had that Zayn couldn't answer. Might as well ask all the questions now because lessons were for learning. These were the things Kiz was most interested to learn about. "How come you ask so many questions no matter how many times I repeat the word "incessant" to you?" Hint. HINT. H I N T. She was as useless as her classmates. There was no need to add insult to injury by having her throw questions at him. As the Gryffindor could see, he was very busy at the moment. SPOILER!!: Sinclair Quote: Originally Posted by Fireheart Avalon was in the middle of building up a fairly impressive protective shield when the Headmaster finally decided to call the class back together. But his next question only perplexed the Prefect even more. Trent, who would normally give out detention at anyone who even looked at the Forbidden Forest, let alone go into it. Who in their right mind would even admit to venturing inside? She had never been into the forest, nor had she even been properly tempted. There were too many horror stories of terrible creatures, not to mention the amount of house points she would lose if she got caught. The Ravenclaw furrowed her eyebrow as she responded, her voice laced with confusion. "I've never been into the Forbidden Forest. I was under the impression that it was forbidden," she said. Hence the name. She was tempted to add, "You might want to ask a Gryffindor," but she restrained herself. What was Trent getting at here? "Useless." The answer came the second the girl got through with her declaration. He was getting tired of using the word but there wasn't a useful one in the bunch. They'd barely done any job of keeping themselves busy while he read and now they'd never been in the forest. Not even the Gryffindors. It was a disgrace. SPOILER!!: James Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin "The forest protects us," Phoebe reminded her little sister as she swatted away the last of the bubbles. They'd barely had a chance to really practice something before being interrupted, and it seemed unlikely the Headman was really prepared to teach them today. So everyone should just pretend that this was a real lesson that he had prepared and everything? Answer questions that would lead to some silly little fake activity? Bah. "I've never been in the forest, sir. Not by myself. We sometimes go with professors, so that must be okay. But we live in a forest at home, and it seems like a pretty normal one. Bigger apex predators, innit?" "There you go setting a bad example for your sister again." His voice was flat by this point, so unimpressed by he students that he just couldn't anymore. The ONE time he needed them to be of any use to him and they were all floundering on the side of being pansies that did everything they were told. Live bait it was. "Truly a disappointment, each and every one of you." There was no beating around the bush with that. It wouldn't always be like this, he would make them perfectly useful in a moment. But. "Let's just pretend for a second that any of you have any sense of adventure. What's the worst you imagine could happen, should you choose to go into the forest right this second? Now. In the next few minutes. Today. Are there any traps you think you'd run into? Any rumours you've heard?"" Give him something to work with. Going in blind was a bad idea. Of course, he had a bunch of disposable nuisances at hand but even then he'd have to be careful so as not to blow through them all too quickly. Had to be careful with his soon to be bait. OOC: Second question is up!! I'll be back to move us on to the main activity in another 24-28 hrs. Thanks for sticking with me guys <3 __________________ Imma say all the words inside my head____________________________________ ______________________________I'm fired up and tired of the way that things are said.