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Located on the first floor is the classroom for Muggle Studies. It was November, the fun of Halloween long past in place of the next upcoming holiday. Entering in, the classroom looks fairly normal, aside from the many unlabeled boxes on the Professor's desk. Where's Professor Feirgrund at? Why he was right there in front of the desk where the boxes laid stacked waiting on the students to arrive. Take a gander, speculate, and find your seat before the lesson begins.



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A1 - What is the Pogo stick? Time to balance.
A2 - Pogo Hopping! Heading to the Corridor or Staying to practice?

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Nancy wasn't sure what that thing was at ALL. It seemed to have a sort of spring at the end of it? Was that important? She couldn't fathom what muggles would use this for at all. After blinking a few times in confusion she raised her hand.

"Is it like...a crow bar thing?" she suggested. But this lesson was about TOYS. Did muggle children play with crow bars? She was so confused.
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Now muggle studies was more Maisey’s forte, maybe it was because she for the last ten years of her life had lived as a muggle. In a sense anyway. She was probably still the muggliest person to ever come to Hogwarts. Or at least she thought that she was.

She couldn’t help but to keep her ever so curious eyes on the box. So the first question she kind of didn’t even answer the question because she was so curious about the contents of the box. But once she could go get one of the boxes she went up and picked one out and took it back to her seat. She could not wait to open it.

A pogo stick!

How neat! And it was a pink one! Even better. ”In a way it’s like a broom, you have to keep your balance while you are on them.” Were they going to get to ride them later?
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Nora wasn't sure if she had just been distracted or what, but she missed the first question completely. Had she answered, though, she probably would have said all the baby dolls she'd played with in her younger days. She'd had a Barbie Dream House full of furniture, accessories, and of course barbies. She'd had a huge collection of dolls that came in little cradles with fake bottles and fake pacifiers. She had even kept her favorite doll in her room as a keepsake, although she didn't play with it anymore.

She joined the already-forming line, and when it was her turn, she took a box then returned to her seat. A peek inside revealed a pogo stick. Oh, awesome! This class would turn out to be really fun! Unless, of course, they were just learning about the history of the pogo stick and not actually riding it. Seeing as she was already familiar with the pogo stick, she raised her hand to answer the second question. "I agree with Maisey. I'd compare it to a broom, because you have to stand on the pogo stick in a certain way in order to balance, and you can ride it from place to place," she said.
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Um... Pogo stick. Yeah, she didn't know that one or what it was similar too, but it certainly didn't LOOK like a broom to her. As for how it looked though, she did think it looked kind of similar to something she'd seen on the streets with Papa once, some construction gents were using it. "This is the thing that muggles like pound into the earth over and over again to break it, right?" The earth, not the toy. Though if this were a toy, she wondered why it was only marketed to adults.
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After falling in line and retrieving a box for herself, Yukie made her way back to her seat and wiggled off the lid of her box to reveal its contents. She knew it was a pogo stick, used for fun and games and stunts or whatever but she'd never really held one. It looked fun, though, but definitely more of younger Yukie's thing. It didn't mean she would pass on the chance to try bouncing with it now, if that was something they were going to do in class! Although there were things that did remind her of the pogo stick, like a bouncy castle and a trampoline, they weren't wizard-equivalent. The Hufflepuff definitely agreed with Jude and the younger Slytherin (Maisey). Bouncing bulbs and broomsticks definitely had similarities with the muggle pogo stick.

Yukie decided to sit this question out and listen to others. The indirect mention of the jackhammer made her smile a little though. That's very cute.
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Summer tried to rattle her brain, trying to think of something that wizard have that was similiar. "Maybe something like a snakes and ladders!" Summer guessed, surely they had a wizard version, where the shakes came alive and the ladders were actual ladders.
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Desiree positively beamed at the praise her answer received. She agreed; it was a splendid memory! She listened to the brief lecture as much as she was able, but her eyes kept wandering to the boxes. She was too curious about the contents to concentrate on anything else! Fortunately she didn’t have to wait long to find out what was inside.

She retrieved a box from the front, thanking the professor when it was handed to her, and eagerly opened it the second she got back to her seat. Ooh, a pogo stick! A blue one. She would’ve preferred pink or purple, but blue was okay too. That color reminded her of the Beast! She had fond memories of playing on pogo sticks in primary school gym class. Those were fun… not as much fun as a doll, but still fun!

As she considered the question, she couldn't think of a single toy in the wizarding world that was even remotely similar to a pogo stick… except a toy broom. Both were sort of stick-shaped, and both sort of allowed the user to hover over the ground. But that answer had been said several times! So what else could she say? As she listened to her classmates, one answer (Brandon’s) gave her an idea. She’d been so focused on thinking of a toy that she didn’t consider spells that might be similar. Duh, Des! She didn’t have much experience with wizarding world toys, but spells were something she knew! It was just a matter of finding a way to word her answer that didn’t sound like she was showing off.

“I think Brandon’s right,” she said after raising her hand, giving her younger housemate an encouraging smile. “There’s a softening charm. It makes its target soft and spongey, so you can bounce if you jump on it.”
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Apparently Jude wasn’t the only one who was fond of his phone. He glanced at Brandon; he knew that the younger Hufflepuff grew up in the Muggle world and would be rather familiar with the devices. Then there was Keigh who shared the same love for many things with him. Yes, he recalled that little guitar! No one could separate his sister from it back then!

Jude found that he liked to hear about his classmates’ favourite toys. It was definitely the moment to get an insight into those he didn’t know that well. Soon enough, they were moving on. It was just a matter of minutes before they found out exactly what the contents of those boxes were. He joined the line, collected the box handed to him then eagerly returned to his seat.

A purple pogo stick!

Neat!

"Bouncing Bulbs, Professor,’’ the seventh year replied, dead serious. Feirgrund hadn’t mentioned that the stick had to be equivalent to a piece of wizarding equipment so a form of vegetation should be acceptable as an answer. “They both bounce around though the Bulbs do so on their own.”
"That is true.." Quite a unique answer, Feirgrund nodded. He certainly hoped students wouldn't play with bouncing bulbs though.

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Nancy wasn't sure what that thing was at ALL. It seemed to have a sort of spring at the end of it? Was that important? She couldn't fathom what muggles would use this for at all. After blinking a few times in confusion she raised her hand.

"Is it like...a crow bar thing?" she suggested. But this lesson was about TOYS. Did muggle children play with crow bars? She was so confused.
"Not quite, though would make an interesting attempt if the bottom portion could fit into a slot," Attempting to pull could prove disastrous if anything.

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Now muggle studies was more Maisey’s forte, maybe it was because she for the last ten years of her life had lived as a muggle. In a sense anyway. She was probably still the muggliest person to ever come to Hogwarts. Or at least she thought that she was.

She couldn’t help but to keep her ever so curious eyes on the box. So the first question she kind of didn’t even answer the question because she was so curious about the contents of the box. But once she could go get one of the boxes she went up and picked one out and took it back to her seat. She could not wait to open it.

A pogo stick!

How neat! And it was a pink one! Even better. ”In a way it’s like a broom, you have to keep your balance while you are on them.” Were they going to get to ride them later?

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Nora wasn't sure if she had just been distracted or what, but she missed the first question completely. Had she answered, though, she probably would have said all the baby dolls she'd played with in her younger days. She'd had a Barbie Dream House full of furniture, accessories, and of course barbies. She'd had a huge collection of dolls that came in little cradles with fake bottles and fake pacifiers. She had even kept her favorite doll in her room as a keepsake, although she didn't play with it anymore.

She joined the already-forming line, and when it was her turn, she took a box then returned to her seat. A peek inside revealed a pogo stick. Oh, awesome! This class would turn out to be really fun! Unless, of course, they were just learning about the history of the pogo stick and not actually riding it. Seeing as she was already familiar with the pogo stick, she raised her hand to answer the second question. "I agree with Maisey. I'd compare it to a broom, because you have to stand on the pogo stick in a certain way in order to balance, and you can ride it from place to place," she said.
"That is true," Feirgrund nodded at both young ladies. They both made excellent points.

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was not aware of why it was bestowed. But she liked to smile at people and receive attention, so no complaints here!! Focusing on the next set of instructions, she retrieved a box and wasted no time in ripping into it to locate the contents. She was a bit disappointed to see other people got colors and she had a boring gray one. Woe was her, as her mood slightly decreased - but not by too much because it was still November.

Um... Pogo stick. Yeah, she didn't know that one or what it was similar too, but it certainly didn't LOOK like a broom to her. As for how it looked though, she did think it looked kind of similar to something she'd seen on the streets with Papa once, some construction gents were using it. "This is the thing that muggles like pound into the earth over and over again to break it, right?" The earth, not the toy. Though if this were a toy, she wondered why it was only marketed to adults.
"Well, yes, but no," Feirgrund smiled, "It is used against the ground but not for that purpose exactly," So half-right.

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Yukie was a bit of a memory hoarder, so anything that she's probably ever owned in her life and that held sentimental value to her were all tucked somewhere at home because she'd refuse to toss any of them out. Some, like Professor Feirgrund said, were definitely repurposed and designed.

After falling in line and retrieving a box for herself, Yukie made her way back to her seat and wiggled off the lid of her box to reveal its contents. She knew it was a pogo stick, used for fun and games and stunts or whatever but she'd never really held one. It looked fun, though, but definitely more of younger Yukie's thing. It didn't mean she would pass on the chance to try bouncing with it now, if that was something they were going to do in class! Although there were things that did remind her of the pogo stick, like a bouncy castle and a trampoline, they weren't wizard-equivalent. The Hufflepuff definitely agreed with Jude and the younger Slytherin (Maisey). Bouncing bulbs and broomsticks definitely had similarities with the muggle pogo stick.

Yukie decided to sit this question out and listen to others. The indirect mention of the jackhammer made her smile a little though. That's very cute.
Though this student didn't respond, her full attention was noticeable and appreciated.

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Summer had been listening to the Professor, she had heard about a pogo sticks but she couldn't remember if she had seen one before, probably she had done but well that would have been awhile ago now.

Summer tried to rattle her brain, trying to think of something that wizard have that was similiar. "Maybe something like a snakes and ladders!" Summer guessed, surely they had a wizard version, where the shakes came alive and the ladders were actual ladders.
Snakes and ladders.. ah.. Feirgrund had a moment of misunderstanding. "Ah, yes, it can be a game in fact." Nodding.

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Brandon knew what a pogo stick was... not that he'd ever used one. He'd never wanted to, and anyway his father wouldn't have allowed him. Which was probably one of his better decisions? Maybe? Pogo sticks seemed dangerous. "...Is there a spell that makes your shoes bounce really high? Making it like a bouncy castle but on a regular surface? Because that seems like it would be similar if it existed." He smirked a little as people mentioned crow bars and jackhammers. He wasn't laughing at them, he promised! And it wasn't at all obvious that he thought it was funny. It was just... he had to imagine a pogo stick-jackhammer combo now. And he sketched one into his lesson notes where he was writing people's answers.
"It is possible," Feirgrund nodded. That would definitely be an exciting activity.... Hmm... The gears could be turning.

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Desiree positively beamed at the praise her answer received. She agreed; it was a splendid memory! She listened to the brief lecture as much as she was able, but her eyes kept wandering to the boxes. She was too curious about the contents to concentrate on anything else! Fortunately she didn’t have to wait long to find out what was inside.

She retrieved a box from the front, thanking the professor when it was handed to her, and eagerly opened it the second she got back to her seat. Ooh, a pogo stick! A blue one. She would’ve preferred pink or purple, but blue was okay too. That color reminded her of the Beast! She had fond memories of playing on pogo sticks in primary school gym class. Those were fun… not as much fun as a doll, but still fun!

As she considered the question, she couldn't think of a single toy in the wizarding world that was even remotely similar to a pogo stick… except a toy broom. Both were sort of stick-shaped, and both sort of allowed the user to hover over the ground. But that answer had been said several times! So what else could she say? As she listened to her classmates, one answer (Brandon’s) gave her an idea. She’d been so focused on thinking of a toy that she didn’t consider spells that might be similar. Duh, Des! She didn’t have much experience with wizarding world toys, but spells were something she knew! It was just a matter of finding a way to word her answer that didn’t sound like she was showing off.

“I think Brandon’s right,” she said after raising her hand, giving her younger housemate an encouraging smile. “There’s a softening charm. It makes its target soft and spongey, so you can bounce if you jump on it.”
"Indeed, there are multiple spells in fact to have you take flight in many forms," Though which spell in fact, depended on the matter.


After the questions came the explanation, "A number of you were on the right track if not only correct," Feirgrund continued, "The pogo stick that we know of today originated among muggles in the early 20th century. It served as a potential transportation device with the user being able to hop along to their destination, but not quite as common as the Muggle Bicycle," Anyway, "Not long after the invention it became popular among the muggle youth with forming games over it and even serving as exercise equipment for adults due to its required strength and dexterity used to stay on over time," With that explanation gone out of the way, "It's one thing to hear about an invention, but who wants to give it a test drive?" A rhetorical question, since the students likely came for the action. "Let's head to the hallway to get a practice before we make a game out of it."

Feirgrund collected his round waiting on the other students to pile right outside the classroom door, "Alright, line up everyone but make sure to keep a good space between everyone to avoid bumping into the other." This had taken some time of re-organizing but eventually an even amount of space in the entire hall was spaced out. "Okay, not to worry I did charm the entire flooring here so if you happen to fall, you should be able to bounce back up to your feet again. These toy pogo sticks also won't go up too high as other versions. So for now let's practice staying on the pogo stick before we continue on with the game." Now how to stay on the pogo stick.

"First with your back against the wall, have the pogo stick resting above your belly button area here, " Feirgrund did so whilst holding onto the handles with both hands. "Then lean against it before stepping onto the foot rests immediately," First placing one foot before the other. "Once you're on the stick, you can hold one hand against the wall to help you turn your body with the pogo stick to the side and try to keep your balance as long as possible." Feirgrund added, "If you feel yourself slipping, that's okay, take your foot off to readjust and keep trying again until you're steady. If you're feeling confident, you can try to give it a jump," With that, the tall Feirgrund did a single little hop with the pogo stick, "But don't try it just yet if you're uncomfortable," Though the ground was safe to fall on, it could still get bumpy. "When you're ready... go!"

OOC: Alright, everyone! Now we can get to practicing with balancing on the pogo stick. Follow Feirgrund outside the hall before attempting to balance onto it with the help of the wall. You have around 48 hours from now to get acquainted with the pogo stick.


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Jude had no plans to ever play with Bouncing Bulbs. No need to worry, professor. He focused his attention on the other answers, some quite amusing him {not in a judgey manner} just as how he was sure his own Bulb answer amused others. As Feirgrund began dishing out the information on the pogo stick, Jude busied himself by making notes.

When it came to lining up, he did exactly that, making sure to keep some space between him and the others around him. A mental note about the floor being a temporary trampoline; the fact would make him not worry about injuring himself. Now, while Jude was aware of what pogo sticks did, it had been quite some time since he’d actually used one. It would be quite something for him to refamiliarise himself with the balancing. It was also, indeed as Feirgrund had mentioned earlier, similar to a bicycle.

Here went nothing!
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When the second question had been asked, Keighley choose to remain quiet. There wasn't many things that she thought of right away that she would relate to a pogo stick. The first thing that had come to her mind was those shoes that kids were over their actual shoes that were bouncy. Kinda like a mini trampoline.. but on your feet. However those were another muggle toy and not magical. A lot of the answers given around her did make sense, like the bouncing bulbs, broom for balance and cushioning charm that made the ground springy.

Having already collected herself a box earlier with everyone else, it was easy to focus solely on note taking for the moment. Nice, neat detailed notes. This being the year she would take OWLs, she wasn't messing around when it came to what information might be on the exams. Right now, everything was important.

Ooooh, they were getting to give the pogo stick a try! Merlin only knew the last time she had tried one of these things. Following everyone out into the corridor, Keigh kept close to Jude but also far enough away that they could bump or topple into one another. Though she knew what to do, she watched Feirgrund's demonstration very closely anyhow.

Leaning against the wall, she held the pogo stick with both hands, level with her belly button. Carefully she placed one foot onto it and then the other..
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Jude shot a glance at Keigh to check on how she was getting along. Yes, a big brother often needed to check in on a baby sister, okay? He was her first protector while they were at Hogwarts. Sorry, Olivia and Charlie! Keigh seemed to be at the same point in the activity as he was so he turned his attention back to himself.

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The Hufflepuff felt he was ready so he pushed off from the ground into one, two, three jumps. Yep! This was bringing out his inner child!
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Brandon blinked as Desiree agreed with his answer, following up and even smiling at him. It made him a little more confident in his ideas. Thanks, Desiree. He finished up his notes on the pogo stick, not too enthusiastic about trying one. As he went into the hallway, he was one of the last ones to try stepping on. First one foot... thentheother. He kept his hand on the wall until he felt stable. Then he took a shaky little jump.

Of course, he fell pretty impressively. I think I'm dying, Brandon thought out of habit, despite not being in any pain. As he opened his eyes and picked himself back up, he remembered that the ground was charmed.

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Following after everyone, the third year tried to follow along on the instructions Professor Feirgrund was giving, but honestly after the 'lean against the wall' part she totally spaced out and lost what she was supposed to be doing. How was she supposed to balance on the thing??? Even watching the other students, it looked far too complicated so in a typical Gryffindor fashion... she was going to ignore the proposed strategy and just go for it.

That seemed a good way to do it, yeah?

Leaning against the wall, she held the pogo stick up in front of her - but the next step had a very key difference from what she was supposed to do vs what she did. Jumping straight onto the thing with both feet was a great idea right? Which was exactly what she did, before unsurprisingly she and pogo stick both went forward down towards the ground. It was a good thing the Professor had anticated them being bad at this, so hitting the ground didn't hurt (once she'd rolled herself in the air to not land on the metal 'toy') and she and stick both bounced back up right.

Okay. So... that didn't work.

Brushing herself off, Ve leaned against the wall and lined up the pogo stick again and.... stared at it.

She'd figure it out and try again in a minute. Maybe.
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Riding a pogo stick should turn out to be a fun lesson. As a muggle...err, former muggle...Nora had experienced a pogo stick a good number of times in her life. At least this lesson would be something she had been familiar with for years. Oh, and they were going to the hallway to practice? Well, that sure beat trudging from the bottom floor all the way up to the Gryffindor Common Room for sure! Not being the one to need to be asked twice, Nora got out of her seat and followed the group into the corridors.

It would be silly to think that Nora would be completely inexperienced at this due to her muggle background. Nevertheless, when she tried to step onto the pogo stick, she found that she'd become out of practice since the last time she'd been on one. She'd stumbled around a bit but never hit the floor. She went back to the wall and followed the professor's instructions a second time. After this, she was back into the hang of things! She bounced along a few feet before having to stop and regain her balance again. FINALLY! Something she could do at Hogwarts that she had a background in and didn't have to start from scratch!
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Atlas was all ready to don his inventor's hat again and create a prototype for some sort of toy that may never see the light of day again after this lesson but was worth the mental gymnastics to create...until the professor revealed that they needed coming to collect something. Ah, the mystery was about to be revealed? Count Atlas in for that...minus things being heavy because he was not a fan of carrying heavy items. Thankfully, it wasn't as heavy as it could have been (like a certain set of pots in the greenhouses or a full cauldron) and so the Gryffindor was able to carry it back to his desk easily. Naturally, and under false hopes, he opened up the box only for his face to fall.

Oh...no. Et tu, Brute?

You had been a little spotlight of academic joy thus far for this seventh year and you were really going to throw it all away THAT quickly, Professor Feirgrund?!

Shame on you.

Yes, Atlas recognized the pogo stick immediately. Dad had at least a dozen of them and sometimes would go to their muggle mailbox on it - really embarrassing stuff, honestly. What would the wizarding equivalent be? How about the Cruciatus Curse? So, while his peers compared it to such innocent things are brooms and bouncing bulbs, Atlas could only think of the inevitable torture ahead. As a person who found it a miracle to not trip over their own feet even with perfectly tied shoelaces while walking quickly, BOUNCING on such a small surface area was just...well...the man may just be seeing him in the hospital wing sooner than later. While Atlas did have a decent back, he was filling out with muscle a little more these days, his balance was absolute rubbish.

Great. Just...you know. The betrayal of trust right now was unreal!

Atlas had half a mind to just slip away once they were all out in the corridor. He just wasn't in the business of public humiliation today, you know?

ONLY because he respected the professor, respect that was quickly dwindling, ...Atlas would...stay. For now. But he was going to be disgruntled about it.

Back to the wall and pogo stick in one hand, Atlas eyed the foot peg things and just...sort of rested one of his feet on it just like he would any other foot peg or pedal thing. Not so different from riding a bike ... up to this point. Not that Atlas even knew how to ride a bike because...he didn't. His right foot slipped off the peg and back to the floor and he switched it up to put his left foot on to the other peg. So, yeah, feet fit and neither peg was going to break off. Nice. Or something. Sure.

Glancing around and, of course, seeing people get on their pogo sticks and even bounce, the Gryffindor sighed and put his right foot back on and bent at the knee in preparation of lifting his left.

Yup...liiiiiiiifting the left...any second now.

Aaaaaaaaaaany second now.

Yup.

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Well, of course! So they were going to give the pogo sticks a try. Ever the adventurous kid that she was, Yukie was pleased that they would because this wasn't something she'd get to do on an average day in her life. Never mind the fact that she was a bit clumsy. It had taken her many knee wounds to even be able to get on a bicycle, but as always, she was going to keep her head up high for it.

In line, Yukie followed the rest of her classmates out into the hallway. Suppose it made sense for them to do this activity outside indeed, but she was already thinking about the possible scenarios. Others were definitely going to see them make a fool of themselves, and while she generally had a positive outlook towards life and mistakes, she wasn't going to deny that it would be a little bit embarrassing.

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She was balancing! Look it, everyone! Yukie didn't want to push her luck just yet. No bouncing yet. She was going to take this winning moment of balance, thank you very much!
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Desiree was only half listening to the lecture. She was more interested in actually using a pogo stick than the history of one, though a question did come to mind. She vaguely remembered a silly muggle dance called the pogo. Was that named for the pogo stick, or was the toy named for the dance? Probably the former… Feirgrund said the pogo stick was invented in the early 20th century, and she was pretty sure the dance came later.

Desiree eagerly followed the group into the hall, blue pogo stick in hand. Finally, pogo time! She hoped she remembered how to do this. It had been several years since she’d been on a pogo stick. She listened carefully to the instructions, finding a place in line removed from the other students. Ooh, the floor was charmed? She wondered which spell the professor had used, maybe a softening charm like she’d mentioned earlier? Come to think of it, if the charm would make them able to bounce back up if they fell, would it make the pogo sticks even bouncier than usual? That sounded fun!

Standing with her back to the wall, Desiree held her pogo stick a little above her belly just as Professor Feirgrund did. Okay, here goes! Gripping both handles, she leaned forward and stepped onto the pogo stick, one foot then the other. She wobbled almost immediately, instinctively putting a foot down. Well, that didn’t work! Let’s try that again…

She carefully got back on the pogo stick, this time reaching out a hand to grab onto the wall. So far, so good. After a few minutes, she decided to try it without holding onto the wall. As she let go, she wobbled a little bit but managed to stay on the pogo stick this time. Hey, she was doing it! How long could she stay like this? She looked around at the other students as she kept balancing. Unable to resist joining in the jumping, she did a few little bounces on her pogo stick. Boing, boing, boing!
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Balancing on a pogo stick - let alone HOPPING on it - was about the last thing Nancy wanted to do at the moment. She simply had no desire to bounce around on this thing that looked like a sprained ankle waiting to happen. Although she had to admit, it was fun to watch Nora bounce around, clearly in her element with this lesson.

She looked down at the pogo stick and sighed. She headed over to the wall as instructed and got her right foot in position, using her hand to brace herself as she kicked off her left foot and situated both of them on the stand. Annnnd then...she almost face planted. Or at least that was what it FELT like, so she jumped off the stick quickly and steadied herself. This was harder than it looked! How was it that balancing on a broom was easier than THIS? The pogo stick was at least upright...

She took a deep breath, pushed off with her left foot again to try and balance, and managed to stand straight up for...approximately 0.5 seconds before she hopped off again.

And she was supposed to BOUNCE on this thing? Professor, be serious!
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Brandon blinked as Desiree agreed with his answer, following up and even smiling at him. It made him a little more confident in his ideas. Thanks, Desiree. He finished up his notes on the pogo stick, not too enthusiastic about trying one. As he went into the hallway, he was one of the last ones to try stepping on. First one foot... thentheother. He kept his hand on the wall until he felt stable. Then he took a shaky little jump.

Of course, he fell pretty impressively. I think I'm dying, Brandon thought out of habit, despite not being in any pain. As he opened his eyes and picked himself back up, he remembered that the ground was charmed.

This was embarrassing. He'd just be sticking to balancing for now...
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Following after everyone, the third year tried to follow along on the instructions Professor Feirgrund was giving, but honestly after the 'lean against the wall' part she totally spaced out and lost what she was supposed to be doing. How was she supposed to balance on the thing??? Even watching the other students, it looked far too complicated so in a typical Gryffindor fashion... she was going to ignore the proposed strategy and just go for it.

That seemed a good way to do it, yeah?

Leaning against the wall, she held the pogo stick up in front of her - but the next step had a very key difference from what she was supposed to do vs what she did. Jumping straight onto the thing with both feet was a great idea right? Which was exactly what she did, before unsurprisingly she and pogo stick both went forward down towards the ground. It was a good thing the Professor had anticated them being bad at this, so hitting the ground didn't hurt (once she'd rolled herself in the air to not land on the metal 'toy') and she and stick both bounced back up right.

Okay. So... that didn't work.

Brushing herself off, Ve leaned against the wall and lined up the pogo stick again and.... stared at it.

She'd figure it out and try again in a minute. Maybe.
A few did stumble, but his eyes darted directly to the patrons that fell to the floor. No bumps or scapes on them, naturally as they bounced right back up. Call it instinct to immediately want to tend the injured.

Feirgrund observed as a good majority were doing their best even if not managing to excel at the pogo-hopping. "Alright everyone, take a little break." Not literally, of course. "A number of you had made a great comparison to the pogo stick with a regular broomstick among other objects. At best this object could be used as a supplement of exercise equipment should it ever make its way into wizarding use."

Moving on, "Once you're ready, we'll be pogo jumping for real this time. If you're still working on balancing, that's okay, keep on at it here. If you've gotten comfortable enough to hop with the stick, I would like you to attempt hopping around along the corridor but be careful not to bump into others," Should that happen, the chances are the landing would be mostly soft with the charms he implemented on the entire floor.


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Maisey listened to the others give their answers as well. All of their answers sounded pretty good to her. Bouncing bulbs? She was going to have to look into those. She turned and beamed at Nora and gave her a thumbs up she agreed with her on the brooms comparison. She also beamed at Professor Feirgrund for a moment before looking at the pogo stick again. It had been years since she had been on one. Her younger sisters had gotten them for their birthday one year. Her and her brother had spent the whole afternoon teaching them how to play with them.

Test drive? They were really going to give these a try. She took the pink pogo stick and followed the rest of the class out into the corridor. As the professor instructed she put her back to the wall. Holding the handle of the pogo stick at belly button level. Leaning against it she put her left foot on the footrest then her right foot.

Ah, yes she was on, a little shaky at first. It was harder to just stay in one place on it. She placed her hand on the wall to keep herself balanced while the others in the class got a feel for it. She could do this all day. Maybe.

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Take a break? Jude already had ceased with his hopping around since he figured he’d better conserve energy for whatever activity had been planned. He passed the time by watching his classmates, some faring better than others. He was pretty sure many of the former would get the hang of the pogo stick at least for a little before the lesson was through.

It turned out that the activity was bouncing around out on the corridor. What fun! The Hufflepuff repositioned himself, making sure to follow the early instructions given by the professor since he had gotten back to standing around while observing the others. Once properly positioned, Jude tried out a few small hops before eventually picking up his pace and energy.

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Hope had been fairly quiet in class today; she was afraid to appear stupid before the class because of her lack of knowledge about the Muggle world (or the greater Wizarding world, for that matter). She still felt her little hand-carved cup-and-ball game was the best, but it did seem a bit homely compared to some of the toys her classmates mentioned. And this stick thing--Hope had no idea what it was. Not something to make fence post holes with, apparently, judging from the chuckles her answer got from her fellow students. And even when Professor Feirgrund explained it, Hope didn't feel she knew much more about it--she'd never heard of a 'pogo stick,' it sounded like some sort of foreign device.

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After collecting the box and discovering its contents, Serena raised an eyebrow. A pogo stick. Her eyes narrowed at it. Was this thing used by fools in the olden times to please their royals? Nah. If used correctly, it could be a weapon. It all depended on you how a person viewed it.

It wasn’t a weapon.

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It took Yukie a couple tries and moments of falling off the pogo stick before she could bounce on it with ease. The entire ordeal felt like an extreme version of skipping rope, or even the sack race game. The bouncing part was easy and fun, but keeping one's balance was another challenge on its own. No matter, she knew she'd be able to handle it eventually. A few downs weren't going to stop her. She reaaaaally wanted to hop off down the corridor, but patience (and a few pouts whenever she lost her balance) was part of the process.

Yukie hopped on her place for now, letting a few other students go down the corridor first, so she could build some more confidence and find her balance. She looked to see if anyone else was going to bounce off and when nobody was, off she went!

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