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Miss Lissy Lou 
Sigh. It looked like he had no choice but to go into the dark dark forest. BOOOOO. He was going to be sure to stick as close to Lawson and Lawson as possible. Yes. He'd be totally safe if he did that!
He raised his hand, even though he wasn't sure she'd be able to see it in the dark. "Well, not all of us have seen someone die...I know I personally have lived a very sheltered life so the thestral could be right next to me and I'd have no idea..."
As he spoke, his eyes flickered to either of his sides. Was he going mad or did he just feel something breathing next to him!?
And that was just the answer she was looking for. "You're absolutely right, Jack," she said, smiling at the Head Boy.
"Thestrals are invisible to anyone who has not seen death," she addressed the class. "Superstitious wizards consider thestrals bad omens because of this anomaly." It was obvious by her tone that she did NOT agree with such ridiculousness.
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The1HBIC "Lumos"
There was no way Marie was going into that forest without some sort of light, even if it was just a small amount from her wand. Looking back she made sure Destiny and Evelyn were right there with her. Now where were Carter and Mina?
She raised her hand, "Professor, only those that have seen death will be able to see the Thestrals." Marie had never seen death before, except when she dreamt about a certain nosy brat being dead. "Does it count if the death you have seen is in a dream?" Because if it did then Marie would definately be able to see them. "Oh, or what about if it was the death of something like say...... a spider? Would that count?" Yes, she had seen the death of a spider before....right after she stepped on it.
Professor Lawson grinned at Marie and shook her head. "No dear. The death of a spider wouldn't leave its mark on you like the death of a loved one. More than likely, you won't be able to see them." Oh how she wished they could all be so fortunate.
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destinyjazzhands They weren't going to find spiders!?
Aww. Now Destiny had an empty container sitting in her dorm and there will be no itty bitty spider in it. Unless she just so happens to find one crawling about..she'll have to keep her eyes open.
Professor Lawsons better protect Destiny. Or she will jump right in the arms of Professor man Lawson, and that would mean actually touching him..ewwww! Standing up, Destiny followed into the forest, maaaaybe walking a little too close to the Professors.
So what..she was scared.
'Some people can't see them because they can't afford special Thestral goggles.' Destiny had heard all about them goggles. They let you see the Threstals, but not the Threstal poo.
Go figure.
Laughing openly, Iliana shot Destiny a smile. Honestly, she had no clue why Marcus teased these two so much. They were delightful girls.
"And did you bring
your Thestral goggles, Destiny?" she asked playfully. That she HAD to see.
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Luna Laufghudd Miranda wanted to go inside the forest, like, now. She saw Oliver walk over to them and she gave the boy a smile before turning back to the Professor. Well, this time, she had her own robes one. Heh.
Uh...oh! We are MOVING!
As the Professor lit her wand, Miranda had to release the girl from her 'clutches' and get her own wand lit. "Lumos." But she kept close to Wesley and Sarah and Oliver. Because, y'know... no, you don't know what could hop out from behind a shadowy tree, that was the point. Like a squirrel... or something. o.O
Thestrals!? Ugh. Well, Miranda hadn't actually seen death, so her chances of seeing the creatures was going to be infinitesimal. And she dearly hoped no one here would be able to. Miranda glanced at her friends, wondering if they might actually be seeing them.
"Ma'm," she raised her wand up, casting light around her, "Is it because..." Er, better not to mention the 'D' word infront of Wesley? "...uh, because the Wrackspurts have been at it again, making your brain all fuzzy?" HOW was a brain infesting creature better than...'the deep sleep'?
Heh, who knows.
Was it a shock that the WRONG answers were so much more appealing to her than the right ones for this lesson? At least they brought a smile to her face.
"Miranda, I would assume the Wrackspurts have set up quite a camp around me lately," she laughed. "But no... Sadly, I'll still be able to see the thestrals."
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Orchideae Shivering slightly, Aaron slid inconspicuously closer to his captain as he inched toward the forest with the rest of them, listening to the Professor speak on how they would be uncovering the secrets of Thestrals. Why wouldn't some of them be able to see Thestrals? Forget about DEATH like some of the other kids talked about... HA! Yea right.
Aaron raised his hand up, "Some of us won't be able to see Threstals because you're gonna BLINDFOLD us." Duh. Professors were tricky like that.
With a shocked little gasp, Iliana turned towards Aaron with her hand on her hip. "Would *I* do something like that to you?" she teased, throwing him a playful wink.
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Jessica Candy WAVED her hand in the air.
"Professah!" She said all HAPPILY. "Is it because they're only visible to people who smell funny or smell like ROSES?"
She squinted through the dark but saw nothing. But then again she didn't really smell of roses. So she wouldn't be able to see one anyway.
HOW SAD!!!
Iliana raised an eyebrow and pulled her hair to her nose. She smiled, inhaling deeply and then said, "Smells like Lavender and Chamomile; not roses. But good guess."
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Zoerawrr Jake raised his hand, a frown on his face.
"Yyyyou t-t-told mmme th-that it dddoesn't matter if you ffforget the dddeath you saw either," he said, choosing to elaborate on other answers instead of repeating it. "Yuhh-you ssstill see it even if yyyou ggget the mmmemory taken."
The boy sighed.
"Kkkkind of sssuckish, rrrreally."
When Ili heard Jake's comment, she put her arm around him and gave him a squeeze. "Unfortunately Jake, that's true. I have no doubt that you'll be one of the few that are able to see them. Maybe you can help the others." It wasn't much but maybe helping would take his mind off of WHY he could see them.
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Lara_the_Firelady ''Aha! Because i am coming there and they are sooo scared. Little bittle fainthearted ponnies'' Josh murmured and laughted afterwards as he walked deeper in the forest along with the class, cheerfully waving his wand to enjoy himself with the sight of little light waving in semi darkness.
He grinned again and stopped waving the wand when Jake spoke or tried to spoke. Why was this guy not trying to speak human speech instead of Hello Kitty? Whatever, now he had more important concerns than the stuttering Hufflepuff like that certain Slytherin friend and maybe her friend to share his chocolate. He could not see them but he was going to make them see him.
So, he raised his hand and spoke addressing to the Female Lawson. ''Professor! Professor! I have a problem here. You said 'some of you won't be able to see the Thestrals', right? And some means not the majority as i understood it. Then most of the people here talking about seeing death to be able to see those ponnies which means, if some won't see them and the majority will, the majority of people here have seen a death? Hmm?'' he actually had no idea why would one see them or not but he thought this would be worth pointing out. ''How could most of people here be all experiencers of death? So, i think there must be another way.''
"Josh, I used the word SOME because I didn't want to draw attention to those of us that CAN see them. I would prefer not to put anyone on the spot." She was sure he'd understand where she was coming from.
Turning towards the others, Iliana stopped walking and cleared her throat. "Whether or not you can see the Thestrals... it is completely up to you if you'd like to share that with the group. If you do decide to share, I will make sure that this is a safe place to talk about it."
There would be no teasing today. Punishments would be swift and certain.
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noodles "Lumos." Oliver muttered and shone his wand at the trees, trying to peer into the forest. He wondered if Mr Masterson ventured in there regularly and knew all the cool creatures that lurked in there. He had no doubt that if there were centaurs in there, as one of the other kids pointed out, that they already knew that they were coming.
Thestrals? Weren't they those horsey lizardy things? He glanced at Miranda, then made a face. Did she just say the professor had a fuzzy brain? He snorted, unable to help it. Well they do say pregnancy temporarily shrinks your brain, so maybe it was true. Still, it was rather a cheeky comment from the yellow captain. The prof should take points for that. Defo.
"Is it cos they're likely to be waaay up in the sky, miss?" Oliver asked raising his hand. "And you've got to have eagle eyes to spot them?" Of course Oliver had perfect vision so he would have no problems here. But.. that didn't make any sense because surely they could look for them from outside the Forbidden Forest.
He listened to the other kids answers. You have to have seen death to be able to see them? Urgh. Well this was going to be a fun lesson. Not. Cos he wasn't going to be able to see zilch.
Continuing down the path, the professor looked up just as Oliver had mentioned the sky. "Actually Oliver, thestrals wings are capable of very fast flight for several hours at a time, but they tend to spend most of their time on the ground. Isn't that interesting?"
...
Out of the corner of her eye, Iliana caught the first glimpse of the winged-horse. She stopped abruptly and placed her finger on her mouth in the universal 'shhh' gesture. "Alright class, there are some thestrals gathered just up ahead. Please spread out into a semicircle around me and be careful not to spook them."
Removing the leather satchel from her shoulder, Iliana handed it over to Marcus and took a few steps forward. From where she was standing she could see seven... maybe eight thestrals nearby. They were BEAUTIFUL!
"For those of you that can see the creatures and would like to volunteer, please come forward and describe to your classmates what you see. Only list one characteristic at a time for now."
OOC: I only need 5 or so volunteers for this portion of the lesson. Points will not be distributed for "seeing" the thestrals so please only volunteer if it makes sense for your charries' history. And remember, most school-age wizards/witches would not have witnessed death so young.