Patroclus could see two of his favourite Snake ladies were having trouble, and being the gentlemen he was, he offered to help.

"I can see you are struggling, and what type of Man would I be if I didn't offer to help" he grinned, with his hands on his hips, "You have two options, give up and come stay in my tent, I will even let you turn it green, on one half." he knew Evelyn and Destiny would struggle to sleep in a flame red tent, "Or I can help you two build your own!"

The boy was more than happy to build another tent, he loved being outdoors!

pulling out 4 memory foam pillows and and igloo cooler any body got a light I cant find the gram crackers in this thing shaking the bag you can hear what sounds to be pots and pans clattering around

Witsy was working by herself but setting up a tent by herself with limited knowledge was impossible. She gave up and looked around to see how far everyone else had gotten. She spotted a girl muttering something but could sense she was frustrated. She made her way over to her. "Want any help? I see you've gotten the tent up nicely, are you having any other troubles?"

Arya considered Sabel for a moment, legs swinging idly. "If you do let me fall," She started, shifting her weight on the branch. "I'll get hurt." And cry. There would be lots of tears. Not to mention them attempting to get her to the hospital wing.

But Arya trusted Sabel, and knew he wouldn't drop her. With a grin matching his, she gave him a 'here I come' look, and jumped out of the tree.

Woooot!

Tent building was EASY! If Destiny would have known how easy it was, she would have built one at her house. Of course, she would have to sit in it at all times, just so those stupid sheep would eat it. Pfffft. They eat everything.

Once her first pole was stuck in the ground, she stood up and gave the pole a nice kick, to make sure it was in deep enough. Seeing as it didn't even budge, she dropped to her knees again and picked up another pole, not before looking to see how Evelyn was doing. And she was not doing so well. "Evelyn you are sticking a pole in the ground. Not slaying vampires." She whispered that last part and moved in closer to her friend. She didn't know if there were any vampires around.

"If you move that stick, the pole would go in easier." Duh.

Picking up another pole, so that she held two, she raised both hands and drove both poles down into the ground at the same time, "Look! I'm multi-talented!" Suuuure you are.

Josephina nodded when Davina seemed to agree with spending time in the outdoors. Well that was a plus one for the new Runes Professor. Though she was still unsure as to what Runes had to do with camping, which was part of her curiosity and will to remain outside to figure it out.

"Shoe-rack... hmm," she murmured glancing in that direction. It wasn't that she was dishonest, but it was the others that she didn't entirely trust. Safe there? Doubtful. Glancing back at Davina, she shook her head. "I think I'll just banish them to my office. I can walk back to the castle barefoot." And hope not cutting up her soles of her feet on sticks and twigs.

With a flick of her wand, the shoes were sent off toward her office. She then turned back toward her colleague. "Thank you, Davina. Please though, call me Jo or Fina."

Climbing out of the tent, he looks at the lopsided tent, tilting his head. Turning to Jacob, with his head sideways. "It really doesn't look that bad, if you tilt your head like this." Looking around he wonders what they're gonna use to decorate it. Taking out his wand he remembers the DADA spell, "Pingo Blue!" he says sending bubbles to one side and does it to the other. very nice he thought grinning at Jacob.

About to call for the professor to see their work, he gasps as the whole back of the tent falls over. "Erm...I guess that's the floor of the tent now...yeah that's right, it's supposed to have only one pole!"

"Professor, I think we're ready!" he says calling out with a grin on his face.

He was about to get all playfully dramatic, pout and say how she had insulted and hurt his feelings, but no sooner did he open his mouth than she was hoping out of the tree. Verbal warnings were generally nice, but he supposed the look sufficed well enough.

Shifting forward the slightest bit, he did as he promised and caught the Hufflepuff in his arms. Not as easy as they made it look in the movies, but at least he managed to remain on his two feet. Shaking his head a little to get her hair out of his face, he grinned at her, his arms securely about her. "Now then that such a danger is surpassed, shall we get moseying to set up camp?"

....

"Thank you Miss Obvious." she muttered, stopping for a moment in trying to dig that pull into the ground. OBVIOUSLY she was trying to get the pull into the ground. Of course, she didn't hear that last part Destiny muttered, otherwise she'd get a small whack in the head for it. Pfft.

Oh, and another genius comment. "It's already broken. How is it still in the way?!" It was broken into like, five pieces! Scattered around! However, just to amuse Destiny, she kicked the pieces away before...

WHAM!

Huh. What do you know. It went in. Jeez! Destiny was like the HULK! Whoever that was. She heard some firsties talking about it though.

Glancing around at the oh so familiar voice, a large grin appeared on her face when she spotted Patroclus.

Oh and he was inviting them to his tent!? Hehehehehehe.

Whaaa? No, she wanted to build the tent! "I think we'll try to build our tent first." she nodded, trying to keep the large smile off of her face. See this? She was building something, muggle style! Just like in Muggle Studies, and the fourth year was quite proud of herself too. "But could we totally visit your tent anyways even if we do finish ours?"

Jumping out of trees. Fun. She was grinning when he caught her, not surprised that he was able to catch her without falling. Cause she was short, but growing. "Your messing up my hair," She teased, running her fingers through her hair to get it out of his and her face. "Yes, lets start painting." Maybe they would get as messy as in defense class.

"Wait!" Jacob grabbed a pole and put it in the door way to hold the flaps open. "There! It holds the flaps open and can be used for limbo" he said with a smile. "How Low can you go? How low Can you Go?" he sang as he tried to limbo. He hit his head against the pole. "Ouch! not very low!" he rubbed his head in thought... and pain. "We'll at least we know its sturdy"

Shifting his weight, he set Arya down gently, keeping a hand on her back to make sure she had her balance. Once he was sure of that, he proceeded back to the tarp and paint, handing her a brush and bucket and taking a pair for himself. Then it was off to painting the Hufflepuff badger flag. Of course, not without swiping a small bit of paint on Arya in good fun.

Too busy shoving poles into the ground, Destiny didn't realize Patroclus was standing there offering to help. Pffft. They didn't need any help NOW! They had their blanket thing and their poles, and half the poles were already sticking out from the ground. She just had to do a kick check to make sure they were down deep enough. She was sure they were, though. Looking up at the Gryffindor, she gave an apologetic smile as Evelyn told him they weren't going to share a tent with him, and they didn't need help.

"Yeah, we'll visit later. Like, if a bear comes. 'Cause there are bears in these neck of the woods, ya' heard?" Yeah, she heard that saying on the muggle box.

Standing up, she brushed the dirt off her knees before standing back and admiring their AWESOME skills. "I think we have enough poles in the ground now. We should just lay this blanket thing on top, right? In case of rain."

Or something. She really had no idea.

Once she had both feet on the ground, she used the hair tie on her wrist to pull her hair into a loose ponytail. Can't have paint in the hair now can we? Well....maybe we can. Heh. Taking the paint brush, she helped paint the badger flag. A grin spread on her face when he swiped her with paint, flicking a bit at him before going back to painting her badger.

Alex sighed finally stepping into her tent. She glanced around before deciding on something ncie and simple. She wanted a table with enough room to write something on or eat.. maybe a candle for light.. Alex nodded at the thought before getting into work. Were they supposed to put a place to rest or sleep down to, the Professor never mentioned it Alex realised after she was done.

And with a last smile to Patroclus, Evelyn picked up another pole and tried to shove it into the ground.

This time though, since there was no sticks in the way, it totally worked. Though it was wobbly some. Sighing, she banged it a few more times in the ground until it was about three fourths of her height. THERE! And it will stay there. Totally.

Placing the poles in a way where the blanket plastic thing would actually stay onto the poles, and make the thing look like a tent though, was still not crossing her mind. What did cross her mind, was how many poles Destiny had put in the ground already. Eesh! Picking up another one, Evelyn tried her luck and put all her strength into this one...

It seemed that it was fine once the pole was in the ground. And poking it, it didn't seem like it would fall over. WOOT! "We just...place it on top? Just like that?" They didn't have to do anything to it? That was cool then she supposed. Less work. Besides, her arms were tired. "Do you think, we should have moved somewhere away from the lake water?"

It was a hastily done badger, with a bit more paint going between Arya and him than he had expected, but it was a done badger. Sitting back on his heels to examine the work, he realized he didn't have much skills in drawing animals. "Well...I think this side shall face the forest where no one can see it."

Shaking his head in laughter, he pushed himself to his feet and set his painting equipment aside, and took a moment to peer over Arya's shoulder at her handiwork. "Wow. Very nicely done."

Brittany smiled up and the new comer. 'Hi... We were just having trouble decorating the inside. seeing ho we're both first years we dont know a whole lot of spells." she said blushing silenty

"Are you teasing me?" she said sticking her tongue out. She had heard of a spell before...but she wasn't sure how to do it. She would have to ask Cam.

"Brit it is camping it is supose to be rustic" looking for his heated socks

Giggling as she add the finishing touches to her deformed badger. "Thanks, I think we should have found someone who can paint." She didn't really mean that though, she loved painting, even if she was bad at it. Her eyes ventured over to his badger and gave a nod of approval. "I like your badger." Though it was obvious they both weren't artist. "Now we hang them?"

Oh.

Good question. Destiny actually had no idea how they were supposed to put the blankey thing up. She supposed they were just going to place it over the poles..and..sit on the ground. But, with a quick glance around at everyone elses tents, she realised they weren't supposed to sit on the ground. "Umm." Taking a few steps closer to the blanket thing, she bent over it, for a better examination. "Well, there are this things that look like they fit on the poles. Maybe we just connect the things?" Like a puzzle. Only a hard, UGLY puzzle.

Grabbing hold of the blanket thing, she started pulling it even closer to the poles. Merlin it was heavy! Hopefully when they pitch it, it wouldn't collapse on them. There would be no escape then! "I think we'll be fine where we are. We aren't that close to the water." she said, glancing behind herself.

Actually..they were very close to the water. "It'll be easier to get a drink?" Heh..

"But we are girls and we want it to look pretty." she said sticking her tongue out. "So this bag of yours... did you steal it from santa clause.' she said jokingly. she grew up thinking santa clause had a bottomless sack to carry the millions or billions of presents in/ Oh how silly she had been... or maybe not

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He tuned her out and got his own half of the frame put together with very little fuss, then put it gently on the ground while he unrolled the canvas.

Jimmy glanced up and gave her a grin. "I knew you could do it." Not just a pretty face.

He took charge putting the two halves of the frame together and then levitated the canvas on it.

"Grab the pins, Neptune? Please?" He gestured behind her where the pins were spread out. "You can hold them in place and I'll knock em in."

Neptune was a pretty good retriever, and really, no sense in fussing too much at the bossing from Jimmy. Sooner the tent was up, the sooner they could get in it and PLAY.

And stuff.


She got out a pin and held it out, figured out which was up and down, then put it in place. "Please do be mindful of my fingers, Mr. Wilkes."

Emmaleigh peered over Brit's shoulder, and Smiled at the new girl. "Yeah, We u-used the 'pingo' spell the H-headmaster taught us in DADA to pain the o-outside, but we haven't a clue as to how to do the i-interior decorating." She said.