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Muggle Studies Lesson One: I'm gonna mail myself to you
Ready for your first muggle studies lesson of the term? Professor Meredith Moxley is. She's arranged the space so that rows of tables are situated around the room, two chairs at each one. All tables are facing front and the arrangement has put Professor Moxley's desk, and the large floating white board just behind it, directly in your line of sight. She is, after all, the main attraction.
You'll find your professor sitting behind her desk, humming a tune to herself as she fiddles with the bright orange vest she's wearing for this occasion. The zipper in the front appears to be stuck but NO WORRIES, she's got this covered! Why don't you go find a seat and class will be getting started shortly. Oh and don't forget to check out the board! Your first assignment is already up there.
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Welcome to Muggle Studies!
Please fill out the sticky name tag located at your table with your name, nickname, house, and year! Then slap it on your shirt! Class will be starting soon!
He didn't know what was good about being a minion? Dot shifted so that her nose wasn't being smushed against his shoulder blade, and so he could hear her better. "You get to never have to be to blame. You get to follow a saucy ginger mermaid pirate. You get to never have to decide anything again. I'll take good care of my minions."
What was better than that stuff? Not much.
All that tussling with the leftover bubble wrap was making Dot dizzy, and she kept smashing her nose against that stupid pointy shoulder blade. "I'm not really in a position to kick anything, Oleander. I could kick you, but I think we'd both regret that." Although he'd regret it MORE than Dot would. "Just... keep going. We're almost there. I think. I can't see anything by this lil spot on your shirt. Drooled a bit, actually. Sorry 'bout that."
Suppose what matters most is what exactly Dot would need of him. Considering he didn't have the gift of foresight, then he couldn't know for sure. "So far, never been blamed." And he was wonderful at coming up with excuses, by the way. "Don't mind following a saucy ginger..." True. Though, there was zero following happening right now. Stuffed dog included. The ball seemed to keep him busy.
And he laughed. Again. "Yeah, no, I wouldn't want that." No kicking of any kind. Especially not him. And not right now. He was more than certain it'd hurt a great deal. Well, maybe he did have the gift of foresight. 'Just... keep going', and that's exactly what he did. He heard no barking of any kind, that was a good sign, so he kept on running 'til he reached the end of this lane.
END. He was exhausted and almost dropped the saucy ginger vase on the floor like that, but remembered she was fragile and let her down carefully, "You'll have to clean that up, Dot." The spot on his shirt, that is. "You okay?" Perhaps a little dizzy?
"I can!" Breathe, that was! A little tight, but still doable. To prove it, Dima took a few big gulps of air, inhaling and exhaling. See?
He watched in awe as Norah created a HAT for him. Man. Not only did he have the funniest and most trustworthy partner in the class, but she was even so considerate as to try and protect his HEAD? Why had they only just met today?!
Beaming, the Ravenclaw awkwardly hopped over to the lane his partner had pointed out. Upon reaching it, Dima tried to carefully lower himself to the ground... instead flopping over and hitting it hard. A few bubbles popped, but it was OKAY. His head was safe!
"Good thing you made me this hat," he informed her seriously, wiggling a little in anticipation. "I'm ready!!"
"Goof thing you're okay in there!" For hat reasons. Hehehe she did something useful! The Hufflepuff gave his hat a little pat 'cause there were important Dima brain things in there, and faced forward all determined because GRR, they were gonna be so good. ROLL TIME. WOOH! Norah bent down and put two hands on Dima!burrito, grinning at him one last time before starting to push. PUSH PUSH PUUUUSH. Slowly but surely, her partner began to roll down the lane. HEH, rolling was FUN except her noodle arms were starting to feel more noodle-y than normal, but whatever.
ROLLING ROLLING ROOOOLLLING rawhide Oh. A dog! She looked quickly down at her package and then at the dog again, wondering how in the name of Merlin she'd actually be able to get her new bubble burrito friend out of this one. Um. Ummmm. IT WAS GETTING CLOSER. UH. "WOOOOOF! WOOF GRRR LAMB CHOPS! TIME TO PLAY!" Umm. Ummm. "THERE'S A FIRE HYDRANT OVER THERE. GO PEE." NAILED IT. Grinning down at Dima, Norah breathed a little sigh of relief when the dog turned around without eating him for dinner. COOL. "You okay down there?" Course he was. They were SO a dream team.
And they kept rolling. The third year started to hum a little tune to herself as she pushed Dima along. La la la all the fun rolling things happening over here. AND THEN there was ice. Iiiiice alert! "Dimadimadima there's ice!" Did he SEEE it? 'Cause it was coming at them! Slowing down a little, Norah got to her knees and speed crawled behind her package as they approached the frozen spot. She felt the ground go all cold under her knees, and she threw one arm over the Dima burrito to make sure he didn't go sliding off somewhere and lose his bubble hat as the two of them skidded across the floor. OKAY OKAY. It had gotten less cold, under her knees, so that was good, yeah? She put one foot down and then the other, a little shaky because COLD and making sure Dima stayed alive 'n all that, but mostly good. Shoving a few curly strands of hair from her face, she beamed at her still in tact burrito and asked again, "You're still okay, right?" It was STILL a VERY important question.
As Kace was recovering from the package fall, he rolled over and he saw Puck going through the fence. She was elegant yet graceful with her movements. He wished he would have been able to do that. She got through though and he squirmed and said, "Yeah I am fine actually, it was kind of fun." he smiled. "Nope no broken things besides the tape almost coming off the bubble wrap." he wiggled to show her. "Can we do that again!?" he asked.
He felt Puck raise him up and felt himself shift. Oh great now there was a puddle ahead. Just what he needed. Alright so he was going to the left side where he wouldn't get so wet. He started to waddle over there. "Alright I am ready.." and he began walking.
Okay so he was alright that was good. Puck grinned over to Kace “I’m glad, yeah we’ll have to get back through won’t we…or am I supposed to leave you somewhere as if I delivered you?” She asked and chuckled over to him.
Okay he was up he was waddling again, sure it wasn’t as much waddling as what happened in the Halloween party that Professor Flamsteed threw in the spirit room. She grinned though and watched as Kace waddled past the puddle, she carefully followed behind him with quiet shuffling steps. She didn’t even get her feet that wet they were mainly muddy but that wasn’t a big deal was it? After all wasn’t mud used in spas? And mud wasn’t totally the grossest thing in the world right? Okay so she was telling herself that but really it wasn’t a big deal.
“You got this, good hustle there Kace,” she grinned and followed him along the path some more. Gate done. Puddle passed…what else was there? She wondered as they made their way through the perilous path. Okay so they were nearly to the end weren’t they? This was good. Great.
Oh MERLIN was that…no? No no no no her shoes were WET why was there ICE? ICE on their path? Not cool lane NOT COOL, “okay Kace, ther’s some ice coming up so what we are going to do is this lets try and keep to the end of the path where the snow is? Where it’s a bit crunchy and has more traction?” She offered for advice as she stood there scoping out the scenario. “Now if you fall on the ice, don’t worry I’ll try and slide you across like a bowling ball down a lane? Good? Or do you want to slide because the ice does basically go to the end of the lane?” She offered and glanced over to waddles.
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Of course he had come to a complete stop after the mud thing. It was EVERYWHERE. He probably even had mud down his trousers. Merlin, sos send help please. There were many places that mud was not supposed to go and one of those places was down Zander Adair's trousers. Yes mud, please don't. Thanks. "Oh yeah, I'm good too... I think I swallowed some though," and got them all on his clothes, possibly down his trousers, and into his shoes. But pft, who's counting?
Zander Adair maybe.
But AH he couldn't just stand here!! Everyone else looked like they were about to finish and they couldn't lose!! Was this a race? Because Zander was definitely going to treat it like one. HEh. Right okay.
Running again. Mud and everything forgotten, partially. O_______O GATE!? "Uhh.... I can try?!" Wait. They couldn't use their wands. Uh. He was going to have to climb over it wasn't he? Oh Merlin. Send help please. "Hold on tight," and now to climb over the gate. One foot at a time. WAIT HE COULD TOTALLY SEE THE FINISH LINE!!! That meant the were almost done?!! YEah? Well okay no duh, Zander. That's what a finish line meant, obviously.
Finally climbing down from the other side of the gate, Zander took a few more long strides until DONE. Officially. Now, uh AJ please hop off because his back was starting to ache and he was still muddy and this was not what he was expecting when he walked into Muggle Studies today. Well played, Moxley. Well played. "I think we're done now... Yeah?"
Mud everywhere. It was actually kind of fun to be dirty from top to bottom. The super important parts of her was all safe though because of the bubble wrap burrito she was in. Man, maybe she should grow up to be a post man. This was flippin wicked! Now that they had confirmed they were both okay and Zander wasn't choking to death it was time to move on. "Good. You can always wash off." You couldn't un-lose a race however. This was a close race, and they were so close to the finish line. She could taste the win. She WAS the win. Okay. Focus. AJ tried to imagine herself light as a feather to mentally help Zander out. Mind over matter, eh?
This would be the moment to try out her little theory. Annnd there went that try word again. We don't try, we do. He was going to climb it. Really, that made the most sense. If AJ was in his shoes, she would try to jump it, and in return they would both be face down on the floor. Thank goodness Zander was the leader on this one. AJ clung to him tighter. "I'm all situated. You can do this." He had to do this.
WOOT. They were done. She was okay with getting her winner's trophy any time now. Only were they really the winners? In her mind they were, and that was what really counted. AJ leaped off off Zander, and landed neatly on her feet. "Good job. We wrecked that obstacle course." Wait for it... wait for it. AJ held up her fist and bumped Zander. It was a good well done indeed.
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"Goof thing you're okay in there!" For hat reasons. Hehehe she did something useful! The Hufflepuff gave his hat a little pat 'cause there were important Dima brain things in there, and faced forward all determined because GRR, they were gonna be so good. ROLL TIME. WOOH! Norah bent down and put two hands on Dima!burrito, grinning at him one last time before starting to push. PUSH PUSH PUUUUSH. Slowly but surely, her partner began to roll down the lane. HEH, rolling was FUN except her noodle arms were starting to feel more noodle-y than normal, but whatever.
ROLLING ROLLING ROOOOLLLING rawhide Oh. A dog! She looked quickly down at her package and then at the dog again, wondering how in the name of Merlin she'd actually be able to get her new bubble burrito friend out of this one. Um. Ummmm. IT WAS GETTING CLOSER. UH. "WOOOOOF! WOOF GRRR LAMB CHOPS! TIME TO PLAY!" Umm. Ummm. "THERE'S A FIRE HYDRANT OVER THERE. GO PEE." NAILED IT. Grinning down at Dima, Norah breathed a little sigh of relief when the dog turned around without eating him for dinner. COOL. "You okay down there?" Course he was. They were SO a dream team.
And they kept rolling. The third year started to hum a little tune to herself as she pushed Dima along. La la la all the fun rolling things happening over here. AND THEN there was ice. Iiiiice alert! "Dimadimadima there's ice!" Did he SEEE it? 'Cause it was coming at them! Slowing down a little, Norah got to her knees and speed crawled behind her package as they approached the frozen spot. She felt the ground go all cold under her knees, and she threw one arm over the Dima burrito to make sure he didn't go sliding off somewhere and lose his bubble hat as the two of them skidded across the floor. OKAY OKAY. It had gotten less cold, under her knees, so that was good, yeah? She put one foot down and then the other, a little shaky because COLD and making sure Dima stayed alive 'n all that, but mostly good. Shoving a few curly strands of hair from her face, she beamed at her still in tact burrito and asked again, "You're still okay, right?" It was STILL a VERY important question.
He almost giggled at Norah's patting, but something distracted him. Something.... big.
Oh Merlin. Oh Circe. Oh Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim.
"Don't let it eat me!" Dima's voice was quiet, but full of terror. Was that a REAL DOG? Where had it even come from? He loved creatures, but they were SO MUCH SCARIER where they were just about to step on his face, and he KNEW the professor was trying to make this difficult for them. Did devouring children count as difficult? A+ for you, then, Moxley.
And did Norah know that was a DOG and not a lamb? What was a fire hydrant? The tiny Toussaint squinted at his new friend a bit, but he didn't question her methods because they were WORKING. Well, apparently. So... continue, miss Hufflepuff. You go, girl.
But his praise soon was lost in another bout of fear, because just when Dima thought they were nearing the finish line without meeting another obstacle, they were suddenly SLIDING. Ice? ICE? Norah was apparently SUPER smart, because he didn't even have to think about it. She, like a good and proper post-person, had saved the day AGAIN. However could he repay her?!
"You're super hero! You've almost got us to the end, and we haven't DIED!" Because that was the one issue with Puffers. Possible risk of death.
Though that might have not been an accurate call to make just yet, because... "Mud puddle?" Mud puddle.
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Meredith hated to end things when kids were still in the middle of the course but it really was time to send them on their way. Of course if they WERE late because of their clear and intense interest in muggle studies, who was SHE to prevent them from staying a few extra minutes? It's not like SHE wouldn't be here. Hm.
After a few minutes of considering, she clapped her hands to get the attention of the class. "Unfortunately, our class time is up! For those of you who've finished delivering your package, please help unwrap your partner and return your vest before you go! I'll take care of cleaning up around the classroom." She smiled and then continued on. "For those of you nearly done, I'll give you a few minutes to finish before I toss the lot of you out into the corridor." KIDDING...not but really, she'd have to toss them out because if they missed a class, she'd be in trouble and she NEEDED a job if she wanted to keep buying her precious muggle toys. "Also, thanks for making my first lesson here a great one. Keep an eye on the bulletin board, homework will be up soon!" And with that, she was done.
OOC: Hey guys, so class is done. I'm going to lock it in the morning before work so you can RP your charries helping their partners out of bubble wrap/grabbing their stuff/finishing up if you want but you don't have to. Thanks for coming! <3
Okay so he was alright that was good. Puck grinned over to Kace “I’m glad, yeah we’ll have to get back through won’t we…or am I supposed to leave you somewhere as if I delivered you?” She asked and chuckled over to him.
Okay he was up he was waddling again, sure it wasn’t as much waddling as what happened in the Halloween party that Professor Flamsteed threw in the spirit room. She grinned though and watched as Kace waddled past the puddle, she carefully followed behind him with quiet shuffling steps. She didn’t even get her feet that wet they were mainly muddy but that wasn’t a big deal was it? After all wasn’t mud used in spas? And mud wasn’t totally the grossest thing in the world right? Okay so she was telling herself that but really it wasn’t a big deal.
“You got this, good hustle there Kace,” she grinned and followed him along the path some more. Gate done. Puddle passed…what else was there? She wondered as they made their way through the perilous path. Okay so they were nearly to the end weren’t they? This was good. Great.
Oh MERLIN was that…no? No no no no her shoes were WET why was there ICE? ICE on their path? Not cool lane NOT COOL, “okay Kace, ther’s some ice coming up so what we are going to do is this lets try and keep to the end of the path where the snow is? Where it’s a bit crunchy and has more traction?” She offered for advice as she stood there scoping out the scenario. “Now if you fall on the ice, don’t worry I’ll try and slide you across like a bowling ball down a lane? Good? Or do you want to slide because the ice does basically go to the end of the lane?” She offered and glanced over to waddles.
Puck made some excellent points. "I think you are supposed to leave me at the end since you delivered me." I mean that is what a mailman does right after they delivered a package. It all makes sense. As he was walking/waddling he saw Puck was making it through the puddle alright. He grinned and once he reached the end of the puddle he would high five her but under circumstances he couldn't.
As he was walking he heard Puck mention there was ice a little too late. He lost his footing and he began to slip....
"WOOOAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
Was all he could muster before he fell flat on his butt. Owww that was gonna hurt. "Ermm since I can't get up can you help me slide over?" he asked his postwomen.
And just like that they were sliding. Over the ice, andddddd in one piece. See? Four legs and balance and all of that. She used her weight to stop them on the other side and then shot him a smirk. Tobypuff could trust her too, see?
But what was next? What was that yapping? It was a toy dog? Stuffed dog. Not real. Did that mean they could just.... kick it like a football? Or was this one of those professors who would get up in arms even though it wasn't real and Ruby would never ever hurt a real animal? Better just to avoid it. Or distract it. Distract would be good, right?
"Here puppy, fetch!" Ruby tossed the sellotape roll out of the way, hoping it'd go after that and the coast would be clear.
It was a relief to be on not-slippy-slider ground, that was all Toby could think once they'd gotten over the ice patch. Though that HAD been pretty fun, and he made a mental note to wrap himself up in bubble wrap again once winter was here, and go out skating on the lake. The bubble wrap was more for show than protection, and because the popping sounds would be hilarious.
So, one obstacle DONE, and done well too. Now that they were clear of the ice Toby let go of Ruby's shoulders and shuffle!squeaked along with her.
The yapping caught his attention, too, and Toby's initial reaction to the stuffed toy dog was an "Cuuute," even though he KNEW it wasn't real or anything. It reminded him of a real puppy, okay? And puppies were awesome.
Toby had no idea how they'd get past this one (if it were a real dog he'd use his innate animal charming abilities to win the puppy over so it loved him and let him past... or something, but 1. this dog wasn't real and was probably magicked to not be fooled by that and 2. Toby was currently dressed as a parcel which made that a bit tricky even if it WAS a viable option). Rube was quick with the solution, though, and soon off went the Sellotape roll, with the toy dog charging after it. Nyoooooom.
"Good one, Rubes," Toby grinned, and then immediately wondered if... y'know... it was okay to use that nickname. Well, he'd just........ focus on getting to the end of their lane. Walking and squeaking awkwardly because the bubble wrap encumbered his movements just a tiny bit. "I think we're all done, now." Was this the end? It looked like it. Time to celebrate? 'Cause Toby was already celebrating, like in his mind or whatever.
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Hayden grinned. Yeah, so maybe Kate wouldn't make the best postal worker. But Hayden was sure she wouldn't either. Neither would many others in the room. Maybe with some training they would do fine, but nobody was having much luck. She looked down their lane to see how much further they had to go. They would have to hurry, considering they were running out of time.
She felt a tug and looked down at where it had come from. It was Kate, pulling her down the lane. Hayden slid easily on the ice, but closed her mouth tight so none of the growing amount of mud would get in her mouth. That would be gross. It was bad enough it was getting all over her hair and the bottom of her pants. At least the melting of the ice did mean one good thing. It wasn't as slippery and they reached the end of the ice slide faster than Hayden had estimated.
The end of the ice slide was still very slippery though, but that turned out to be a good thing. Hayden started to slide faster and she couldn't control herself since her arms were pinned to her sides from the bubble wrap. She hit the clear part of the line and the abrupt stop sent her flying. Not too much, just enough to be actually beneficial instead of ending terrible. Her knees bent and she landed upright. Quickly, she managed to get to her feet before she fell over. She was actually quite impressed with that feat, and she was glad they didn't have to figure out how to get her back on her feet.
"I'm fine," she said with a smile in Kate's direction. That had actually been kind of fun, even though her back was now covered in mud. "Are you alright?" She had been concerned with how she was going to get up, and she hadn't been able to turn her head very well besides, so she hadn't been paying too much attention to how Kate had fared on the ice. She hoped her friend hadn't gotten hurt, but it didn't look like it. That was good.
"What do you think we'll have to do next?" That patch of ice had been hard enough, and she hoped they encountered something that was easier to handle. Whatever it was, she had confidence that the two of them would be able to figure it out. Yeah! She was totally ready!
Kate would be a serious liar if she said this ice and mud slide wasn't fun. Honestly, if this was a theme park ride, she'd probably get off and hop right back on. Heh. Well, she would if she knew she could control not being able to get back on her feet. Speaking of which, she needed to figure out a way to do that. Just then, the mud thickened, and Kate got bogged down in it. It was enough to stop her, and so she made a sloppy push back to a standing position just in time to see Hayden do the same.
"What a ride," she said with a grin, even though there was mud dripping off the top of her head. "We've been through ice, water, and mud, so I'd hope we have a smooth sailing ending. If not, a postal worker is officially the most dangerous job out there." She grinned and began walking again, leading the parcel to the end. She stepped over her so-called finish line just as the professor was ending class.
"That was awesome!" Kate exclaimed. She turned around and looked for Hayden in the crowd of students. "Ready to finally be unwrapped?" In the end, Kate was glad she wasn't the parcel. Being bubble wrapped didn't look too easy, especially when they were stranded on the floor.
He almost giggled at Norah's patting, but something distracted him. Something.... big.
Oh Merlin. Oh Circe. Oh Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim.
"Don't let it eat me!" Dima's voice was quiet, but full of terror. Was that a REAL DOG? Where had it even come from? He loved creatures, but they were SO MUCH SCARIER where they were just about to step on his face, and he KNEW the professor was trying to make this difficult for them. Did devouring children count as difficult? A+ for you, then, Moxley.
And did Norah know that was a DOG and not a lamb? What was a fire hydrant? The tiny Toussaint squinted at his new friend a bit, but he didn't question her methods because they were WORKING. Well, apparently. So... continue, miss Hufflepuff. You go, girl.
But his praise soon was lost in another bout of fear, because just when Dima thought they were nearing the finish line without meeting another obstacle, they were suddenly SLIDING. Ice? ICE? Norah was apparently SUPER smart, because he didn't even have to think about it. She, like a good and proper post-person, had saved the day AGAIN. However could he repay her?!
"You're super hero! You've almost got us to the end, and we haven't DIED!" Because that was the one issue with Puffers. Possible risk of death.
Though that might have not been an accurate call to make just yet, because... "Mud puddle?" Mud puddle.
HEHEH She was a SUPER HERO! Norah BEAMED all over the place because YAY was she roll roll rolled Dima down the lane. They were done, right? RIIIIGHT? She had maneuvered them around TWO whole obstacles AND been called a super hero by a real live Ravenclaw so he MUST be right. Ravenclaws were always right...right? And then there were muffled noises coming from Dima. Um. What? "Muffin pile?" MUFFINS? WHERE. The third year LOOKED and LOOKED as she rolled but didn't see any muffins, just-OHH. A MUD puddle! Amudpuddleamudpuddle what did she do about a mud puddle? Her trainers were NEW! And they were PURPLE. Um Um OKAY. QUICK FEET QUICK FEET.
She rolled Dima right up to the very edge of the mud puddle and ran around to the other side of it and stared at her package some more. UHHH. There wasn't enough room to to roll him AROUND it, and her noodle arms were already getting sore, there was no way she could pick him up or anything. So. Um. AHA! As quickly as she could, Norah went back to the other side of the meanie puddle and pulled the bubble hat off of Dima's head and fastened the wrap around her trainers. YEAH. "Sorry Dima sorry! Maybe I can make you a new hat. AND A SWORD." Taking a step into the mud puddle and trying not to take too much pleasure from the squelchy noises her feet were making, the Puffer pushed Dima up into a standing position so he could waddle over her bubble feet like a bridge. BULLS EYE, she had this in the BAG. And they were done. Right? RIIIIIGHT?
With the tape pulled off between her two fingers, Norah started to unravel Dima's bubble wrap cocoon for OBVIOUS reasons like the sooner he had arms the sooner they could FIST BUMP because priorities, DUH. Bouncing on her toes and grinning from ear to ear, the third year, held out a fist. "Way to go, Dima! You're the bestest parcel I bet."
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Kate would be a serious liar if she said this ice and mud slide wasn't fun. Honestly, if this was a theme park ride, she'd probably get off and hop right back on. Heh. Well, she would if she knew she could control not being able to get back on her feet. Speaking of which, she needed to figure out a way to do that. Just then, the mud thickened, and Kate got bogged down in it. It was enough to stop her, and so she made a sloppy push back to a standing position just in time to see Hayden do the same.
"What a ride," she said with a grin, even though there was mud dripping off the top of her head. "We've been through ice, water, and mud, so I'd hope we have a smooth sailing ending. If not, a postal worker is officially the most dangerous job out there." She grinned and began walking again, leading the parcel to the end. She stepped over her so-called finish line just as the professor was ending class.
"That was awesome!" Kate exclaimed. She turned around and looked for Hayden in the crowd of students. "Ready to finally be unwrapped?" In the end, Kate was glad she wasn't the parcel. Being bubble wrapped didn't look too easy, especially when they were stranded on the floor.
Oh good, there wasn't more like Hayden had been expecting. Their ice patch had turned into a bunch of problems rolled into one, and the rest of the way down the lane was smooth sailing. Yes, like Kate said. Hayden smiled triumphantly as they crossed the finish line, if that was a proper word for the end of the lane. Whatever, they were done and that was what mattered.
"Probably not as dangerous as a Dragon Tamer maybe, but certainly difficult." She may have been a little slow on the response, but by less than a minute certainly. She was too focused on getting to the end of the lane, and she'd needed to take a couple seconds to get her breath back. But she did agree with Kate. Postal workers definitely had to go through a lot, but there were certainly much more dangerous jobs out there.
"Yes Please!" She said enthusiastically. Being the parcel had been fun, but it had also been kind of nerve-wracking. She'd placed all her trust in Kate because she hadn't been able to do much for herself with her limbs all covered in bubble wrap. But nothing had gone too wrong, and the ice wasn't Kate's fault. They'd done a good job, but Hayden was definitely ready to get out of that bubble wrap, take a nice shower, and then maybe go sit by the fire in the common room. Yes, that sounded very nice.
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Originally Posted by Sararara
HEHEH She was a SUPER HERO! Norah BEAMED all over the place because YAY was she roll roll rolled Dima down the lane. They were done, right? RIIIIGHT? She had maneuvered them around TWO whole obstacles AND been called a super hero by a real live Ravenclaw so he MUST be right. Ravenclaws were always right...right? And then there were muffled noises coming from Dima. Um. What? "Muffin pile?" MUFFINS? WHERE. The third year LOOKED and LOOKED as she rolled but didn't see any muffins, just-OHH. A MUD puddle! Amudpuddleamudpuddle what did she do about a mud puddle? Her trainers were NEW! And they were PURPLE. Um Um OKAY. QUICK FEET QUICK FEET.
She rolled Dima right up to the very edge of the mud puddle and ran around to the other side of it and stared at her package some more. UHHH. There wasn't enough room to to roll him AROUND it, and her noodle arms were already getting sore, there was no way she could pick him up or anything. So. Um. AHA! As quickly as she could, Norah went back to the other side of the meanie puddle and pulled the bubble hat off of Dima's head and fastened the wrap around her trainers. YEAH. "Sorry Dima sorry! Maybe I can make you a new hat. AND A SWORD." Taking a step into the mud puddle and trying not to take too much pleasure from the squelchy noises her feet were making, the Puffer pushed Dima up into a standing position so he could waddle over her bubble feet like a bridge. BULLS EYE, she had this in the BAG. And they were done. Right? RIIIIIGHT?
With the tape pulled off between her two fingers, Norah started to unravel Dima's bubble wrap cocoon for OBVIOUS reasons like the sooner he had arms the sooner they could FIST BUMP because priorities, DUH. Bouncing on her toes and grinning from ear to ear, the third year, held out a fist. "Way to go, Dima! You're the bestest parcel I bet."
Muffin pile? Uh, not exactly. But now Dima wanted muffins.
ANYWAY. He didn't even have time to voice this thought, because suddenly his HAT was gone. It was okay, though; apparently Norah needed it, and since she had made the hat, it only made sense that she got to take it back whenever she wanted. And he knew that this was for the GREATER GOOD. For the sake of parcel-and-post-person-kind! Obviously.
Trying to be very still and not wiggly, Dima was rigid as a rock until Norah began unwrapping him. Were they DONE? THEY WERE DONE. He started wiggling a little once he was more liberated, finally breaking OUT of the bubble wrap. For a fist bump. Because Norah was right- priorities, yo.
"And YOU'RE the bestest postperson! Ever ever ever!" Aw yeah. Fist bumps weren't even enough, okay?
She was getting a HUG.
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Puck made some excellent points. "I think you are supposed to leave me at the end since you delivered me." I mean that is what a mailman does right after they delivered a package. It all makes sense. As he was walking/waddling he saw Puck was making it through the puddle alright. He grinned and once he reached the end of the puddle he would high five her but under circumstances he couldn't.
As he was walking he heard Puck mention there was ice a little too late. He lost his footing and he began to slip....
"WOOOAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
Was all he could muster before he fell flat on his butt. Owww that was gonna hurt. "Ermm since I can't get up can you help me slide over?" he asked his postwomen.
Puck grinned when Kace asked her to slide him – YES this was going to be so much fun! Like one of those Olympic ice-luge things! IT would be AWESOME! “Of course I can” she exclaimed happily and waddle-slid her way over to him. “I’ll get you some ice later maybe?” She offered because ouch.
She walked over to the ice as carefully as possible and slipping she began to nudge Kace along. One foot on the ice, one on the edge of the ice for support she began to press her hands into his back as she pushed him along. He was going to be great.
Right?
And there was no way she was going to fall over. Nope. None at all – but she was slipping and flailing sort of even as she pushed him along the lane.
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SPOILER!!: Echo
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Originally Posted by Grrr..Meow
im okay" she said numbly. Kick it, was he being serious. Echo hoped not. Chasing and barking didnt sound fun either. "Im all for you to roll me.. i wont be able to run fast and probably fall" thank goodness for all this bubble wrap though. Wait.. thats when she had an awesome idea. "What if I go after it.. i am mostly protected with bubble wrap.. maybe it will scare it and i'll make like monster noises" it was kind of funny but not at the same time.
With out waiting for him to answer so started to groan loud and lower her voice as she chased after the stuffed dog. Lucky for her then plan had worked and the thing was so freaked out by Echo and her bubbles/growlings it ran for it. "I didn't think I'd be that scary.... am i?" she joked while went back to meet with Zeke. "now lets deliever me" yay for being back on track.
She was okay, that was convenient. Zeke used his palms to push himself off the floor, dusting his butt off as he got his footing again. OH? So she liked the idea of being rolled at it? He could do that. But then it seemed Echo had an idea of her own. "Sure, sounds like a plan," he agreed, though he didn't know many real life packages that could do that, unless the postman threw them at the dog - which could also work. In his head, THAT'S how it played out.
BAHAHAHAHAHAH. Zeke chuckled, amused by Echo's fearsome display. Hilarious.
"Well done, you made my job a heck of a lot easier." Too easy really.
"Quick, come on," he said, pulling her gently toward the finish line. Class was almost up!
SPOILER!!: Professor and talking to Echo
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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow
Meredith hated to end things when kids were still in the middle of the course but it really was time to send them on their way. Of course if they WERE late because of their clear and intense interest in muggle studies, who was SHE to prevent them from staying a few extra minutes? It's not like SHE wouldn't be here. Hm.
After a few minutes of considering, she clapped her hands to get the attention of the class. "Unfortunately, our class time is up! For those of you who've finished delivering your package, please help unwrap your partner and return your vest before you go! I'll take care of cleaning up around the classroom." She smiled and then continued on. "For those of you nearly done, I'll give you a few minutes to finish before I toss the lot of you out into the corridor." KIDDING...not but really, she'd have to toss them out because if they missed a class, she'd be in trouble and she NEEDED a job if she wanted to keep buying her precious muggle toys. "Also, thanks for making my first lesson here a great one. Keep an eye on the bulletin board, homework will be up soon!" And with that, she was done.
OOC: Hey guys, so class is done. I'm going to lock it in the morning before work so you can RP your charries helping their partners out of bubble wrap/grabbing their stuff/finishing up if you want but you don't have to. Thanks for coming! <3
He heard the Professor's call for them to finish up, and so he continued toward the finish line, quickly stepping over a small puddle that appeared, frankly he didn't mind getting wet. No big deal. "Almost there," he encouraged Echo, his lovely parcel if ever he saw one.
As soon as they reached the end, he grinned. They'd been successful! WOOT!
"Here, let me unwrap you," he said, unsticking the tape from the bubblewrap that kept Echo insulated. He fiddled with it for a short while, but as soon as it was off, the bubblewrap just fell away. Making sure he didn't forget, Zeke pulled off his Postman's vest and returned that too.
Muffin pile? Uh, not exactly. But now Dima wanted muffins.
ANYWAY. He didn't even have time to voice this thought, because suddenly his HAT was gone. It was okay, though; apparently Norah needed it, and since she had made the hat, it only made sense that she got to take it back whenever she wanted. And he knew that this was for the GREATER GOOD. For the sake of parcel-and-post-person-kind! Obviously.
Trying to be very still and not wiggly, Dima was rigid as a rock until Norah began unwrapping him. Were they DONE? THEY WERE DONE. He started wiggling a little once he was more liberated, finally breaking OUT of the bubble wrap. For a fist bump. Because Norah was right- priorities, yo.
"And YOU'RE the bestest postperson! Ever ever ever!" Aw yeah. Fist bumps weren't even enough, okay?
She was getting a HUG.
Norah beamed at the fist bump and made some more dramatic "PSSHHFHHHH" noises as she drew her hand back. Woot woot this pairing was the STUFF. Just when she was wondering whether it was okay to hug non-puffers whom she had just officially met, when DIMA did it FIRST. WHAT? WERE RAVENLAWS MIND READERS OR? The thirteen year old threw her arms right back around him and gave him a big SQUISH before letting go. Hehehehe. Her hazel eyes widened and she gave him a small smile, "Thanks for being my partner." Yep, yep, a moment of SINCERITY before she gave him one last GRIN and skipped back to grab all of her stuff so she could GO and find some chocolate to eat 'cause being the best postperson ever was tiring.
Norah came to a halt in front of Professor Moxley and gave her a salute and a warm smile, followed by 'Thanks for the lesson, Professor. It was awesome!" PUFFER OUT, YO.
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Originally Posted by Felixir
It was a relief to be on not-slippy-slider ground, that was all Toby could think once they'd gotten over the ice patch. Though that HAD been pretty fun, and he made a mental note to wrap himself up in bubble wrap again once winter was here, and go out skating on the lake. The bubble wrap was more for show than protection, and because the popping sounds would be hilarious.
So, one obstacle DONE, and done well too. Now that they were clear of the ice Toby let go of Ruby's shoulders and shuffle!squeaked along with her.
The yapping caught his attention, too, and Toby's initial reaction to the stuffed toy dog was an "Cuuute," even though he KNEW it wasn't real or anything. It reminded him of a real puppy, okay? And puppies were awesome.
Toby had no idea how they'd get past this one (if it were a real dog he'd use his innate animal charming abilities to win the puppy over so it loved him and let him past... or something, but 1. this dog wasn't real and was probably magicked to not be fooled by that and 2. Toby was currently dressed as a parcel which made that a bit tricky even if it WAS a viable option). Rube was quick with the solution, though, and soon off went the Sellotape roll, with the toy dog charging after it. Nyoooooom.
"Good one, Rubes," Toby grinned, and then immediately wondered if... y'know... it was okay to use that nickname. Well, he'd just........ focus on getting to the end of their lane. Walking and squeaking awkwardly because the bubble wrap encumbered his movements just a tiny bit. "I think we're all done, now." Was this the end? It looked like it. Time to celebrate? 'Cause Toby was already celebrating, like in his mind or whatever.
Kicking it would've been easier but chucking something had totally worked too. And they were done! And good timing since the professor was calling an end to things. She had to take the vest off too. That came off first and she put it back, then returned to her partner's side.
"Look at you, all in one piece."
High five, plastic man. Ruby gave him one and then examined him. "You're going to need help getting out of that, cutie."
LUCKY for him she was SUPER nice and everything. Ruby grabbed an edge of the bubble wrap and YANKED IT. AND THEN ANOTHER PART.
BUBBLE WRAP VIOLENCE.
Well that WAS how you unwrapped presents, wasn't it? No? Just her?
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Kicking it would've been easier but chucking something had totally worked too. And they were done! And good timing since the professor was calling an end to things. She had to take the vest off too. That came off first and she put it back, then returned to her partner's side.
"Look at you, all in one piece."
High five, plastic man. Ruby gave him one and then examined him. "You're going to need help getting out of that, cutie."
LUCKY for him she was SUPER nice and everything. Ruby grabbed an edge of the bubble wrap and YANKED IT. AND THEN ANOTHER PART.
BUBBLE WRAP VIOLENCE.
Well that WAS how you unwrapped presents, wasn't it? No? Just her?
Huzzah! Class activity completed, and the not-so-fragile Toby had been delivered and nobody had died or anything, which meant it was a success. Tobias grinned and high-fived Ruby when she held out her hand for one, though his movement was still kind of impeded so it was sorta slow and clumsy. Imagine playing Quidditch all wrapped up like this? No thank you.
"Great work, partner," the Hufflepuff replied, in that cheery Hufflepuff way of his. "Yeah, please; I think I definitely need a hand-"
RIIIIIIIIP.
The tearing also served to pop a whole bunch of the bubbles at once, which resulted in an oddly pleasant sort of sound to Toby's ears. He laughed instantly and got stuck into tearing bubble wrap off himself, though Ruby was probably having way more luck than he was. But hey, it was FUN. "Thanks, Ruby." BIG grins for her.
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Angel said she was alright so Janelle had to take her word for it. She was still apologizing though and that was unnecessary. "Don't worry. It's fine. We'll just keep going." And keep going they did. Angel began to roll Janelle again and they were progressing down the lane nicely.
Then Angel mentioned a big obstacle up ahead. Janelle asked, "Can we get over it?" She was still rolling, but slower now. When she finally came to a stop, she held out her hand for Angel to help her up. Ahead of them, blocking the lane, was a gate. Janelle tried to open it, but it wouldn't budge. "I think our only choice is to go over it. Any suggestions?". Janelle wasn't sure if they could make it, but they had to try.
Angel realised that the end was just at the other side and she knew that it was important that they got across, so without thinking she tried to pick up Janelle but her foot was killing her. "Sorry Janelle, this is all my fault." Angel sighed. "I'm a useless postwoman." Angel sighed seriously this was just annoying her now.
Angel looked at the first year and was about to suggest something when the Professor spoke, at least she had missed everything that had been going on over here which was a bonus in her eyes. "I could try and guide you over." Angel didn't know if Janelle would want to continue or not, or if she would just want to get out of the bubble wrap.
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She had managed to stay relatively upright as she’d taken the first step onto the slippery ice patch, but Brooklyn faltered as she felt Hady slide a little. Thankfully, the other Slytherin had steadied herself just as quickly, so it seemed like they were on their way. “I know,” she said quietly, back to taking her baby steps as the bubble wrap allowed. She couldn’t go any faster if she wanted to, and honestly, she did want to. She just didn’t want to slide and end up in a pile more than she didn’t want to be the last to finish. She trusted Hady that much. They both had a survival instinct after all.
Slowly inching forward several feet, she hadn’t realized she’d begun holding her breath until her foot hit less slippery ground again and s he’d let it go. Okay. Now they could really get moving, but first she waited to make sure Hady was still at her side. It wouldn’t work very well if the parcel got to the end before their postgirl after all, but she still didn’t want to stay in one place too long.
After a moment or two, she began taking baby steps again, reaching out to steady herself on a fence that as blocking the lane next to hers just so she wasn’t depending on Hady too much. She knew she wasn’t about to fall, anyway. She was too determined not to fall for the opposite to happen, even given the fact she was burrito-ed up in the bubble wrap. Moving forward was good. The growling she suddenly heard coming from one side was so very not good, and she chanced a look in that direction as she continued moving. “Um, Hady. There’s a dog over there who doesn’t look very happy about us being here,” she said just as quietly, as if said dog might hear. Once again, she wished she could have brought Tywin along. Her cat could’ve beat the stuffed dog easily, but he wasn’t there. Just her and Hady, and she was going to keep moving forward.
With each carefully placed step Hady remained at her 'parcels' side. There was noway she would not stay there as being a team meant sticking together. One way or another the both of them would make it to the end. Ice though..ice was annoying. Slipping and sliding a bit she kept on her feet. Each step was a step closer to the end and was followed by a glance to Brooklyn. "Good job." She supported her friend with a small grin.
Letting out a breath of air as she reach the end of the ice Hady glanced around. What was that noise? Barking... Oh geez this couldn't be good. She only noticed it a second before Brooklyn mentioned it. "I see it...keep walking towards the end we're almost there. If it follows we'll have to move faster or try to get rid of it." Yeah. So far though all she cared about was finishing this race. If the dog thing came closer well then she'd worry about it.
Toothless - Napoleon of Crime - Gryffinclaw - Owl Emissary - Pirate Auror - DoctorDonna
SPOILER!!: Adi
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
Bye bye, doggie.
Adi didn't know why he was obsessed with the dog. Maybe he was slowly going mad... for obvious reasons. But, more rolling! He vaguely heard Benny say they were almost there. Awesome!
And suddenly he stopped rolling. Adi opened his eyes and looked around, feeling a little dizzy. Okay, a lot dizzy.
"Well done, Dragon,'' he said after a while, having recovered his composure. "Can you help me up?" The ground wasn't at all comfortable now that the bubbles had all or most of them had popped.
"Thanks, Hippogriff."
Right, with them being done there was no need for Adi to be all wrapped up anymore. At least Benny thought that was the case. "Of course," he told his friend as he leaned down again and move to help the hufflepuff back up to his feet once more. It was then that Professor Moxley spoke up to the class once more, calling an end for everything, including the wrapping. Now they had confirmation and all that jazz.
Coming behind Adi, Ben detached the first bit of tape before coming around in the reverse as before and taking the now-popped bubble-wrap away from him as he went. Soon enough the other boy was free and the Gryffindor moved to return both the wrap and the vest back to the front.
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SPOILER!!: Dragon! <3
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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline
"Thanks, Hippogriff."
Right, with them being done there was no need for Adi to be all wrapped up anymore. At least Benny thought that was the case. "Of course," he told his friend as he leaned down again and move to help the hufflepuff back up to his feet once more. It was then that Professor Moxley spoke up to the class once more, calling an end for everything, including the wrapping. Now they had confirmation and all that jazz.
Coming behind Adi, Ben detached the first bit of tape before coming around in the reverse as before and taking the now-popped bubble-wrap away from him as he went. Soon enough the other boy was free and the Gryffindor moved to return both the wrap and the vest back to the front.
"All set and alright?"
Look at that! They had finished the activity just in time. Once again, Adi stood patiently and still as Benny removed the bubble wrap.
"It's all deflated,'' he observed. Yup, the majority of the bubbles had gone bye bye. Too bad he couldn't pop a few of them himself. Oh well.
"I'm okay,'' the fifth year confirmed, bubble wrap free. "Just need to clean up after we get out of here.'' Couldn't go on to the next class with bits of mud on his face and in his hair now, could he?
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SPOILER!!: Adi
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
Look at that! They had finished the activity just in time. Once again, Adi stood patiently and still as Benny removed the bubble wrap.
"It's all deflated,'' he observed. Yup, the majority of the bubbles had gone bye bye. Too bad he couldn't pop a few of them himself. Oh well.
"I'm okay,'' the fifth year confirmed, bubble wrap free. "Just need to clean up after we get out of here.'' Couldn't go on to the next class with bits of mud on his face and in his hair now, could he?
"Mhwhm." Yeah the bubbles had been popped and abused by all the rolling. At least they had thankfully lasted nearly as long as they had needed for the activity. Speaking of face... Benny took the glasses he had safely stashed in his belongings. "Here you go," he said, handing them back to his friend. Didn't want any more headache then he might already have from the rolling.
He then grabbed his bag and put it over his arm. "Thanks Professor," he said before heading out, leading the way towards the nearest bathroom.
~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
SPOILER!!: Bro! <3
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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline
"Mhwhm." Yeah the bubbles had been popped and abused by all the rolling. At least they had thankfully lasted nearly as long as they had needed for the activity. Speaking of face... Benny took the glasses he had safely stashed in his belongings. "Here you go," he said, handing them back to his friend. Didn't want any more headache then he might already have from the rolling.
He then grabbed his bag and put it over his arm. "Thanks Professor," he said before heading out, leading the way towards the nearest bathroom.
Adi followed Benny so they could grab their belongings. "Thanks.'' Adi collected his specs , slipped them on and then grabbed his bag. "Bye, Professor! Awesome lesson. Hope you don't have any more problems with zippers." LOL.
The boy continued following Benny. Time to get themselves cleaned up. And was there time for a quick snack? Even a Chocolate Frog would do. Or a scone. He had both safely tucked away in his bag, you know.
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After ensuring that he packed up his things nice and proper, Zeke swung his bag over his shoulder. What class did he have next? Was there time for food? He was STARVED after all that running and thinking and class stuff. It was a tough life.
One of the better things to come out of this lesson, was that his faith in Muggle Studies had been restored. THIS was the kind of things that wizards ought to be learning about, none of that crazy in depth super hard shiznit that even muggles didn't understand themselves.
Grinning, Zeke offered the Professor a nod of the head, "Thanks for the lesson, Professor," he fare-welled before stepping out and going on his merry way.
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