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Established in February of 2016, Scamander Zoo ironically can be found in a small, run-down opera house across from the London Zoo that non-wizard folk have a habit of overlooking, though this is a mere façade to keep things Muggle Worthy. Once a ticket has been purchased at the reception desk inside the central hall of the opera house, a grandoise staircase leads the way to a set of golden double doors.
Crossing the threshold causes everything to transform and takes the visitor to the zoo's lobby where various fountain beasts await. Free maps of the zoo, creature pamphlets, and fliers can be picked up here. To the left is the gift shop, and the bustling food court is to the right. Moving forward is the Childrens' Playground, which is decorated to resemble a classic playground accompanied with a Hogwarts-esque tree fort and a variety of kid-friendly creatures roaming around such as the Flobberworm, Crup, Kneazle, Puffskein, Niffler, and Demiguise.
The zoo beyond, however, definitely has a wide range of beasts -- from the mundane to extremely violent, the common and unfamiliar. You are sure to get your fill of magical creatures by visiting all of the different enclosures: African Safari, Aquatic Reef, Bird Nest, Gnome Garden, Grecian Parthenon, Horse Paddocks, Insect and Pest Dwelling, Mooncalf Field, Reptile and Amphibian House, Spider Web, Troll Enclosure, and the Westward Expansion.
OOC: Feel free to utilize this spreadsheet as a reference for all of the creatures present at the zoo that your characters may be seeing on their visit. If you have a character that is already employed or wants to work at the zoo, you may add them to the list and role-play them here.
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Athena was at peace. She loved the zoo and all of the beasts within. Since she was a girl she loved animals and the bond they seem to create so easily with others. She found them to be mostly peaceful creatures that could read humans very well.
She always trusted animals over humans. It was always simpler this way. Although she needed to pay more attention as she walked right into someone else. "Oh! I'm so sorry!"
Tof had fewer and fewer reasons to be in the United Kingdom these days outside of work ever since he and Stephanie had parted ways, so he supposed he could thank the Dark traders in Knockturn Alley for his presence at the moment. Thank was far too generous a word and he was certain that the wizard's nose who had been on the receiving end of his fist was far from thankful the Polish gentleman was back in country. But, since he was here for an extended period while assisting with the dismantling a rather notorious smuggler ring, the dragonoligist figured he may as well book himself some sightseeing while he had Kochanie at Magical Menagerie for a pup spa day.
He had never actually been to the zoo here and he was not quite sure how he felt about zoos in general, but it was nice to observe creatures that were not colossal and capable of turning him into the afternoon roast should he misstep slightly around their scaly bodies. Not to say that the elephant sized feline before him wasn't impressive, one simply had a different sort of threshold when one was a dragonologist.
Pivoting forward slightly as something, apparently someone, bumped into him, Tof turned his attention towards the striking creature who had elicited said pivot and offered a jovial shake of the head and matching smile. "No fretting," he replied, his accent thicker these days due to his distance from the English language. It was almost a wonder she had not bounced right off him considering the juxtaposition of their sizes.
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Hartley Stonewall wanted to… No. He needed to check up on Noah. It wasn’t just out of habit, a remnant from their Hogwarts days where Hartley had found himself taking care of Noah and Grace. He just wasn’t sure his friend was fully okay after what went down with the Neo Alliance. Such things took time to get over. The fact that Hartley had graduated from Hogwarts immediately after then took off to study at Wizarding University in Cairo probably didn’t help Noah. Visits during Hogsmeade weekends and holidays were all they had to make do with at that time. Visits were more frequent when Noah started University though. And now that he was with the British Ministry… well, Hartley needed to know that Noah was settling in.
The Historian strode quickly towards the lobby after grabbing a ticket. Knowing Noah, he would be there already. It really didn’t take long for him to spot that familiar mop of brown hair. Opting for a little sneak attack, Hartley approached from behind and only when he was close enough did he speak. “Hi, you!” He threw an arm around his friend’s shoulders.
Noah wasn’t his father…he wasn’t on 100 percent alert most of the time. But then he didn’t suddenly start either when he found an arm slung around his shoulder just a second or two after a familiar voice said hello. But then it wasn’t like he wasn’t expecting Hartley to make an appearance eventually since they were supposed to be meeting up here. “Who me?” he asked, a touch of jest in his voice as he turned his head to look at his best friend. His expression kept neutral for the moment to follow the tease.
“Sure you weren’t looking for another you?” There were a few other people in the lobby and no doubt around the zoo he could claim if he really wanted to. But then he let a soft smile grace his features, the historian being one of those who certainly had a positive affect on his mood.
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Noah wasn’t his father…he wasn’t on 100 percent alert most of the time. But then he didn’t suddenly start either when he found an arm slung around his shoulder just a second or two after a familiar voice said hello. But then it wasn’t like he wasn’t expecting Hartley to make an appearance eventually since they were supposed to be meeting up here. “Who me?” he asked, a touch of jest in his voice as he turned his head to look at his best friend. His expression kept neutral for the moment to follow the tease.
“Sure you weren’t looking for another you?” There were a few other people in the lobby and no doubt around the zoo he could claim if he really wanted to. But then he let a soft smile grace his features, the historian being one of those who certainly had a positive affect on his mood.
Hartley didn’t think he could stand it if Noah turned into someone who was as focused as Uncle Simon. Don’t get him wrong, he loved the man but Hartley did think that sometimes he was too much on edge. Then again, Hartley’s own father could be like that. An absolutely horrific thought occurred to him. Was he looking at what Noah would become in the future in the form of Uncle Simon and his father? No, nope, nuh uh! Hartley refused to let this happen! The friends needed to plan a trip to someplace that would be packed with fun. Maybe that’ll also help Noah’s mellowed out mood since that particular year at Hogwarts.
The older man rolled his eyes, smirking. “No, your twin brother.” Hartley could definitely joke right back. “Do you want me to look for someone else?” he continued innocently. He wouldn’t, not when Noah was in his company but Hartley could definitely and easily charm man or woman. There was that smile he was familiar with since they were children. “Where shall we head first, No?”
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Hartley didn’t think he could stand it if Noah turned into someone who was as focused as Uncle Simon. Don’t get him wrong, he loved the man but Hartley did think that sometimes he was too much on edge. Then again, Hartley’s own father could be like that. An absolutely horrific thought occurred to him. Was he looking at what Noah would become in the future in the form of Uncle Simon and his father? No, nope, nuh uh! Hartley refused to let this happen! The friends needed to plan a trip to someplace that would be packed with fun. Maybe that’ll also help Noah’s mellowed out mood since that particular year at Hogwarts.
The older man rolled his eyes, smirking. “No, your twin brother.” Hartley could definitely joke right back. “Do you want me to look for someone else?” he continued innocently. He wouldn’t, not when Noah was in his company but Hartley could definitely and easily charm man or woman. There was that smile he was familiar with since they were children. “Where shall we head first, No?”
Right…his twin brother. So funny he forgot to laugh there, Hartley. There were only TWO Bennett siblings…the only twins were his cousins from the side of Uncle Josh and Aunt Evelyn. “Really? I wonder how I missed him.” The former Hufflepuff looking around the lobby area as if in search for his missing twin. You would think that would someone you would notice in your wanderings. He certainly would have noticed Grace around there somewhere if only because she could be more outgoing.
“Of course not, Hart,” he said poking the other man's arm. That would just be wasting time as amusing as it might become with his friend’s usual antics. “How about Greece?” he suggested, thinking on the Grecian Pavilion from previous visits. It was as good a place as any to begin their tour. And there were cool animals to be found there.
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Right…his twin brother. So funny he forgot to laugh there, Hartley. There were only TWO Bennett siblings…the only twins were his cousins from the side of Uncle Josh and Aunt Evelyn. “Really? I wonder how I missed him.” The former Hufflepuff looking around the lobby area as if in search for his missing twin. You would think that would someone you would notice in your wanderings. He certainly would have noticed Grace around there somewhere if only because she could be more outgoing.
“Of course not, Hart,” he said poking the other man's arm. That would just be wasting time as amusing as it might become with his friend’s usual antics. “How about Greece?” he suggested, thinking on the Grecian Pavilion from previous visits. It was as good a place as any to begin their tour. And there were cool animals to be found there.
Hartley shrugged playfully. “He’s like a ghost. One second he’s there then POOF! He’s gone.” There was a stifled laugh as Noah glanced around for this twin of his. Honestly, Noah was such a sport for putting up with all this silliness throughout the years, though Hartley wondered if anyone ever noticed that he went out of his way to be sillier in Noah’s company. It was only something he had started doing after Noah’s fifth year in an effort to keep his friend’s spirit lifted.
“It’s settled then! Not looking for anyone.” Yes, this meant Noah had his undivided attention. There was one last squish to Noah’s shoulder - at the same time Hartley was poked - before the older man nodded. “Sure! Chimaeras, and griffins and Sirens! Oh my! Let’s go then, and you can tell me all about life at the Ministry while we’re at it.”
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Hartley shrugged playfully. “He’s like a ghost. One second he’s there then POOF! He’s gone.” There was a stifled laugh as Noah glanced around for this twin of his. Honestly, Noah was such a sport for putting up with all this silliness throughout the years, though Hartley wondered if anyone ever noticed that he went out of his way to be sillier in Noah’s company. It was only something he had started doing after Noah’s fifth year in an effort to keep his friend’s spirit lifted.
“It’s settled then! Not looking for anyone.” Yes, this meant Noah had his undivided attention. There was one last squish to Noah’s shoulder - at the same time Hartley was poked - before the older man nodded. “Sure! Chimaeras, griffins and Sirens! Oh my! Let’s go then, and you can tell me all about life at the Ministry while we’re at it.”
It was his turn to roll his eyes as his best friend continued. “Well then it would be a wild diracrawl chase to try and look for him.” Good thing they had settled on looking for anyone else and moving on to enjoying the visit to the zoo. Not wasting time looking for vanishing brothers or birds. “Going on a flying monkey hunt?” he mused in step with Hartley’s choice of words remembering the muggle movie in question as they headed where the signs pointed them towards their destination.
“Ah…where to begin?” It wasn’t like he had been there long and had that many stories to tell. “ How about getting used to the fact that my immediate boss, Ms. James, can be just like our dads.” He may have escaped Level 2 as a position within the ministry, but not the entirety of the atmosphere. And they were still working on what to call each other.
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It was his turn to roll his eyes as his best friend continued. “Well then it would be a wild diracrawl chase to try and look for him.” Good thing they had settled on looking for anyone else and moving on to enjoying the visit to the zoo. Not wasting time looking for vanishing brothers or birds. “Going on a flying monkey hunt?” he mused in step with Hartley’s choice of words remembering the muggle movie in question as they headed where the signs pointed them towards their destination.
“Ah…where to begin?” It wasn’t like he had been there long and had that many stories to tell. “ How about getting used to the fact that my immediate boss, Ms. James, can be just like our dads.” He may have escaped Level 2 as a position within the ministry, but not the entirety of the atmosphere. And they were still working on what to call each other.
Oh, his best friend had a joke or two!
Of course, this sort of thing always made Hartley pleased. Why? He still worried about Noah. This old habit of his, he supposed, would die hard. “Can’t afford to waste any time since we’ve got so much to catch up on so I guess we should just let him be for today.” He was certain that Noah would prefer his undivided attention anyway.
The beginning would be a very good place to start; Hartley was about to point this out but figured he might want to get a little serious should Noah not think he really wanted to know about the Ministry. “Uptight? Too focused? No, wait. Overly focused?” Because their dads could indeed be that way though Hartley could joke that Uncle Simon had trained Jory this way. “Is she and everyone else good to you?” This was an important question.
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Oh, his best friend had a joke or two!
Of course, this sort of thing always made Hartley pleased. Why? He still worried about Noah. This old habit of his, he supposed, would die hard. “Can’t afford to waste any time since we’ve got so much to catch up on so I guess we should just let him be for today.” He was certain that Noah would prefer his undivided attention anyway.
The beginning would be a very good place to start; Hartley was about to point this out but figured he might want to get a little serious should Noah not think he really wanted to know about the Ministry. “Uptight? Too focused? No, wait. Overly focused?” Because their dads could indeed be that way though Hartley could joke that Uncle Simon had trained Jory this way. “Is she and everyone else good to you?” This was an important question.
Hmmm uptight wasn’t quite right to him in describing the woman, Hartley’s other option more fitting to him. “Definitely focused,” he confirmed with a nod, reminded of that first day as they came upon the first stone columns of the exhibit. “And formal so far…” he added, “I almost expect Dad to be there when she calls out Bennett.” The personal assistant remembered the stories from his father and that law enforcement tended to prefer the surname. In fact were they both in the same place at the same time it would take a moment to see who anyone was calling for.
“Yeah…for the most part, “ Noah answered. There was that moment when he had first arrived in the department but he couldn’t blame the security officers for that. That had been all his father and his secret message of support to him. Not that it hadn’t concerned him greatly at first, thinking he might have been in trouble.
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Hmmm uptight wasn’t quite right to him in describing the woman, Hartley’s other option more fitting to him. “Definitely focused,” he confirmed with a nod, reminded of that first day as they came upon the first stone columns of the exhibit. “And formal so far…” he added, “I almost expect Dad to be there when she calls out Bennett.” The personal assistant remembered the stories from his father and that law enforcement tended to prefer the surname. In fact were they both in the same place at the same time it would take a moment to see who anyone was calling for.
“Yeah…for the most part, “ Noah answered. There was that moment when he had first arrived in the department but he couldn’t blame the security officers for that. That had been all his father and his secret message of support to him. Not that it hadn’t concerned him greatly at first, thinking he might have been in trouble.
‘Focused’ was definitely one of the words that could be used to describe their fathers. ‘Formal’ as well. “Say no more! I’ve got a full picture of her already.” It amused the Historian to the max to hear about the possible confusion that could ensue. “Before long you’ll be making your own mark at the Ministry, and you won't be questioning whether it's Uncle Simon everyone wants. Also, I have a valid question: when is he thinking of retiring, do you know? It seems he’s been working for an eternity.” Not that Hartley’s opinion of his own dad was any different. Maybe it was just his imagination.
“For the most part?” Hartley question, a perfectly manicured eyebrow. “Do I need to choose violence with someone?” Or someones? Because if anyone ever gave his friend a difficult time… He stared out at the Chimeras who’s enclosure they had just come across. Such beautiful creatures. Fierce and beautiful. Like Hartley.
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‘Focused’ was definitely one of the words that could be used to describe their fathers. ‘Formal’ as well. “Say no more! I’ve got a full picture of her already.” It amused the Historian to the max to hear about the possible confusion that could ensue. “Before long you’ll be making your own mark at the Ministry, and you won't be questioning whether it's Uncle Simon everyone wants. Also, I have a valid question: when is he thinking of retiring, do you know? It seems he’s been working for an eternity.” Not that Hartley’s opinion of his own dad was any different. Maybe it was just his imagination.
“For the most part?” Hartley question, a perfectly manicured eyebrow. “Do I need to choose violence with someone?” Or someones? Because if anyone ever gave his friend a difficult time… He stared out at the Chimeras who’s enclosure they had just come across. Such beautiful creatures. Fierce and beautiful. Like Hartley.
Noah nodded, hoping it came sooner rather than later. It was one of the downfalls of his father’s large shadow over the ministry with his 40+ years there. Speaking of which…“I have no clue,” he remarked in all honesty. “I do remember overhearing he and mum talking about it…after the war and his injuries…and Dad just said he wasn’t ready to then.” A few years had passed since and his father had returned to the ministry after his recovery and seemed to be settling right back into things. Didn’t seem like it was going to be a near future thing.
“No…no…” Noah tried assuring his friend with a light chuckle. “Not unless you want to fight my dad. Pretty sure he set his staff up to play a small trick on me when I first arrived. No big deal.” Especially once he had in fact been found on the security list and Ms. James had brought him properly into the fold. Given the stories of his dad’s own first days, it was mild.
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Noah nodded, hoping it came sooner rather than later. It was one of the downfalls of his father’s large shadow over the ministry with his 40+ years there. Speaking of which…“I have no clue,” he remarked in all honesty. “I do remember overhearing he and mum talking about it…after the war and his injuries…and Dad just said he wasn’t ready to then.” A few years had passed since and his father had returned to the ministry after his recovery and seemed to be settling right back into things. Didn’t seem like it was going to be a near future thing.
“No…no…” Noah tried assuring his friend with a light chuckle. “Not unless you want to fight my dad. Pretty sure he set his staff up to play a small trick on me when I first arrived. No big deal.” Especially once he had in fact been found on the security list and Ms. James had brought him properly into the fold. Given the stories of his dad’s own first days, it was mild.
“We have much in common, you and I, young Noah,’’ Hartley remarked in a forlorn tone as though this were the saddest thing on the planet. “Our fathers have thick skulls. They are also married to their job. Our poor mums.” Then his tone reverted to normal. “I get that. My dad’s following in your dad’s footsteps, I think, as he doesn’t even like the subject of retirement coming up.” Uncle Simon had certainly trained Jory well.
Fight Uncle Simon? “I’d lose within a second if it were a duel.” Like… that man was highly skilled; Hartley didn’t even come close. But maybe in a war of words, yes. The Historian would be in his element! “Nice welcome present he got you,’’ he said, highly amused. His gaze was still fixed on the Chimaeras, wishing he could get closer to them.
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“We have much in common, you and I, young Noah,’’ Hartley remarked in a forlorn tone as though this were the saddest thing on the planet. “Our fathers have thick skulls. They are also married to their job. Our poor mums.” Then his tone reverted to normal. “I get that. My dad’s following in your dad’s footsteps, I think, as he doesn’t even like the subject of retirement coming up.” Uncle Simon had certainly trained Jory well.
Fight Uncle Simon? “I’d lose within a second if it were a duel.” Like… that man was highly skilled; Hartley didn’t even come close. But maybe in a war of words, yes. The Historian would be in his element! “Nice welcome present he got you,’’ he said, highly amused. His gaze was still fixed on the Chimaeras, wishing he could get closer to them.
Noah rolled his eyes as his bestie went all wise elder on him. “Yeah…poor mums,” he agreed with a nod matter of factly. “Though we can’t totally complain about that relationship to their jobs…it did bring our dads together.” And thus, the two of them growing up together. Come to think of it, his dad in turn took after his brother as Uncle Jonathan hadn’t been looking to retire either and he had been both an active auror and several years the elder Bennett.
He couldn’t help chuckle at the image of said duel knowing his friend wasn’t lying, thankfully pushing the previous sad thoughts of his uncle away. But then it truly was a happy thought given how close his father had come to not being able to properly grip a wand again. Not that he was a slouch in the wandless magic department. “I suppose his version of going along with my wish to treated normally.” And not the son of one of the longest serving ministry employees.
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Noah rolled his eyes as his bestie went all wise elder on him. “Yeah…poor mums,” he agreed with a nod matter of factly. “Though we can’t totally complain about that relationship to their jobs…it did bring our dads together.” And thus, the two of them growing up together. Come to think of it, his dad in turn took after his brother as Uncle Jonathan hadn’t been looking to retire either and he had been both an active auror and several years the elder Bennett.
He couldn’t help chuckle at the image of said duel knowing his friend wasn’t lying, thankfully pushing the previous sad thoughts of his uncle away. But then it truly was a happy thought given how close his father had come to not being able to properly grip a wand again. Not that he was a slouch in the wandless magic department. “I suppose his version of going along with my wish to treated normally.” And not the son of one of the longest serving ministry employees.
Leave it to Noah to be serious when Hartley was trying to have a moment of jest. But! He was quite used to it so the conversation was regulated in that direction. “I suppose that’s true. Your dad’s life would have been a little less fun without my dad around.” Though Noah’s life would have been faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar less joyful without Hartley around. Of this he was sure.
Hartley never said it but anyone who tried to fill Uncle Simon’s shoes would have the job cut out for them, figuratively and literally, he supposed. “Good! That means he’s also determined to let you be your own person. Just don’t get too caught up in work.” By that he meant ‘don’t let the job become wife, husband, whatever’. Life needed to be lived freely and not tied down in any sort of manner.
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It felt nice being in the United Kingdom again. While it had only been a year she last participated in an international WADA performance festival (as was the nature of annual events), it felt like a lifetime ago since she had been visiting. Perhaps it was because of all the steps she had taken for the betterment of her life, the purging of certain toxicities, that made her feel this way...but it was none the less a breath of fresh air to be back. Seeing Baylen again had been lovely too and how much his dance studio had grown she she had last been under his tutelage. He had opened her eyes to hiplet and her relationship with dance had never been the same, for the better. The performance festival weekend over now, she had allowed for a couple of extra days in the United Kingdom to sightsee as well as hopefully meet up with Beauxbatons friends who had moved here for university. Today was a special kind of day as she walked through the zoo hand in hand with David. Perhaps even harder to believe was that their Atlantis accidental vacation had been a year ago and now...
Blushing while she skipped to avoid a crack in the pavement, Delilah adjusted the strap of her backpack and tucked some of her curls behind her ear. "You know...I am not certain I can remember the last time I've been to the zoo. It may have been before I even began Beauxbatons."
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It felt nice being in the United Kingdom again. While it had only been a year she last participated in an international WADA performance festival (as was the nature of annual events), it felt like a lifetime ago since she had been visiting. Perhaps it was because of all the steps she had taken for the betterment of her life, the purging of certain toxicities, that made her feel this way...but it was none the less a breath of fresh air to be back. Seeing Baylen again had been lovely too and how much his dance studio had grown she she had last been under his tutelage. He had opened her eyes to hiplet and her relationship with dance had never been the same, for the better. The performance festival weekend over now, she had allowed for a couple of extra days in the United Kingdom to sightsee as well as hopefully meet up with Beauxbatons friends who had moved here for university. Today was a special kind of day as she walked through the zoo hand in hand with David. Perhaps even harder to believe was that their Atlantis accidental vacation had been a year ago and now...
Blushing while she skipped to avoid a crack in the pavement, Delilah adjusted the strap of her backpack and tucked some of her curls behind her ear. "You know...I am not certain I can remember the last time I've been to the zoo. It may have been before I even began Beauxbatons."
Time really did fly. David will be honest he had no idea there was even a zoo here. He wasn't the biggest zoo fan in the world anyway so maybe it was too be expected when the exterior was the way it was and he was oblivious to the insides or knowledge. But it was a nice day and happy just to spend it with her looking at animals. He was surprised by just how busy she was with the festival and friends. Here all he did was chill. See if anyone he knew was still around and eat. So really nothing. He really was slacking on some assignments he had to finish this summer. But lets forget about those for a weekend.
At this point he couldn't even tease her about skipping over cracks since he steps over them subconsciously now also.
"How did you even hear about this zoo?...i think i have been to one zoo in my life and someone threw food at one of the animals"
It was funny to him as a child but looking back on it on. Poor gorilla.
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Leave it to Noah to be serious when Hartley was trying to have a moment of jest. But! He was quite used to it so the conversation was regulated in that direction. “I suppose that’s true. Your dad’s life would have been a little less fun without my dad around.” Though Noah’s life would have been faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar less joyful without Hartley around. Of this he was sure.
Hartley never said it but anyone who tried to fill Uncle Simon’s shoes would have the job cut out for them, figuratively and literally, he supposed. “Good! That means he’s also determined to let you be your own person. Just don’t get too caught up in work.” By that he meant ‘don’t let the job become wife, husband, whatever’. Life needed to be lived freely and not tied down in any sort of manner.
Noah could see that, especially since he didn’t have Uncle Sabel and Uncle Josh around as much to keep him on his toes. “Mhmm…thought not the only Bennett to get more fun out it.” And if Hartley needed more explanation than that, well then he was slipping. “Speaking of which, you chose the next direction.” The next enclosure that they could move to to see more animals along the way.
The personal assistant tilted his head and looked at his companion as if it say, Really? Did he not know him. “I won’t,” he assured his friend. “I’ll make sure to be more like Grandpa Hollingberry than anyone whose ever worked in Level 2.” Covering their dads and Ms. James all in one move. He was already following in the man's footsteps, literally, to do his job.
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Time really did fly. David will be honest he had no idea there was even a zoo here. He wasn't the biggest zoo fan in the world anyway so maybe it was too be expected when the exterior was the way it was and he was oblivious to the insides or knowledge. But it was a nice day and happy just to spend it with her looking at animals. He was surprised by just how busy she was with the festival and friends. Here all he did was chill. See if anyone he knew was still around and eat. So really nothing. He really was slacking on some assignments he had to finish this summer. But lets forget about those for a weekend.
At this point he couldn't even tease her about skipping over cracks since he steps over them subconsciously now also.
"How did you even hear about this zoo?...i think i have been to one zoo in my life and someone threw food at one of the animals"
It was funny to him as a child but looking back on it on. Poor gorilla.
At least at the zoo there was no change for them really lose track of time and miss the last bus to anywhere. One could much more easily disapparate than one could try to (and failing to) negotiate in broken Mermish for one last submarine topside. Much easier to keep track of the sun here as well.
"Mostly from the WADA students," she laughed softly and fussed with her curls a little bit more before giving his arm a small squeeze to gently signal to him to slow down so that she could look t the giant zoo map off the side of the path they were on. "It...came recommended to me as a good date spot. For couples. I heard there are actual thunderbirds here..." Delilah's head snapped back around as David spoke, eyes widening to spooked owl level. "...threw....at one of the creatures? Not as...one of the zoo feedings but ... to be cruel?"
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At least at the zoo there was no change for them really lose track of time and miss the last bus to anywhere. One could much more easily disapparate than one could try to (and failing to) negotiate in broken Mermish for one last submarine topside. Much easier to keep track of the sun here as well.
"Mostly from the WADA students," she laughed softly and fussed with her curls a little bit more before giving his arm a small squeeze to gently signal to him to slow down so that she could look t the giant zoo map off the side of the path they were on. "It...came recommended to me as a good date spot. For couples. I heard there are actual thunderbirds here..." Delilah's head snapped back around as David spoke, eyes widening to spooked owl level. "...threw....at one of the creatures? Not as...one of the zoo feedings but ... to be cruel?"
This time if they somehow lose track of time they will have some employees who just want the day to be over tell them to leave. Which in David's opinion is much nicer than have to spend money and spend a night. Even if they outcome of that was more than he could ever imagine. The broken mermish was amusing tho. Not going to lie. It was also a highlight. "Well ill take that over where the best place to party is" Which is what he thought wada students knew best. That and bore him to death on musical theory. Sorry no matter how many times someone says its interesting he finds it horribly boring. The squeeze was received and he slows down for whatever she wants to look at.
Wow if she didnt stop him he would have missed this map enitrely. Crazy how that happens.
Ooooh. Ooooooh.
"Does that mean there are secret secluded benches for us to snog on" Date spot and all. He was joking. He will just enjoy being here with her. Have you seen a thunderbird before?"
He hasn't and now that she mentioned it kinda did want to see one. Well only if its not sleeping because that would be boring.
"It was like one of those big gorillas and someone just guess wanted a laugh and threw some fries at it. Some people laughed. I felt more sad for it and thought it was a waste of fries"
Fries were important
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Noah could see that, especially since he didn’t have Uncle Sabel and Uncle Josh around as much to keep him on his toes. “Mhmm…thought not the only Bennett to get more fun out it.” And if Hartley needed more explanation than that, well then he was slipping. “Speaking of which, you chose the next direction.” The next enclosure that they could move to to see more animals along the way.
The personal assistant tilted his head and looked at his companion as if it say, Really? Did he not know him. “I won’t,” he assured his friend. “I’ll make sure to be more like Grandpa Hollingberry than anyone whose ever worked in Level 2.” Covering their dads and Ms. James all in one move. He was already following in the man's footsteps, literally, to do his job.
Hartley, in fact, did not need more explanation. He grasped the sentiments that came with the words quite clearly. He simply grinned, but on the inside there was a feeling like soft and gooey marshmallows. “I think… we should go for the Horse Paddocks! I hope there are little unicorns around. The last time I was here, they were all grown up.” And with that, Hartley led the way to the Paddocks.
He did know Noah; perhaps among the few who really knew him. Still, it could not hurt to warn him about being married to the job. “That sounds very promising then.” Hartley gazes out and over to the unicorns. He needed to get going soon; the Ministry in Argentina required his assistance and given the time difference between the UK and Argentina, it was just touching the afternoon hours in the South American country.
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This time if they somehow lose track of time they will have some employees who just want the day to be over tell them to leave. Which in David's opinion is much nicer than have to spend money and spend a night. Even if they outcome of that was more than he could ever imagine. The broken mermish was amusing tho. Not going to lie. It was also a highlight. "Well ill take that over where the best place to party is" Which is what he thought wada students knew best. That and bore him to death on musical theory. Sorry no matter how many times someone says its interesting he finds it horribly boring. The squeeze was received and he slows down for whatever she wants to look at.
Wow if she didnt stop him he would have missed this map enitrely. Crazy how that happens.
Ooooh. Ooooooh.
"Does that mean there are secret secluded benches for us to snog on" Date spot and all. He was joking. He will just enjoy being here with her. Have you seen a thunderbird before?"
He hasn't and now that she mentioned it kinda did want to see one. Well only if its not sleeping because that would be boring.
"It was like one of those big gorillas and someone just guess wanted a laugh and threw some fries at it. Some people laughed. I felt more sad for it and thought it was a waste of fries"
Fries were important
Delilah was remarkably easy to please, so even the dingiest of places would feel like a fantastic party to her. Not that she went to many of those these days. Not since Olivier had forced her to face the music and dragged her into the headmistress' office at Beauxbatons at least. Unless afternoon teas counted. She had a lovely group of friends at WADA Paris who did afternoon tea and flash mob dances at the local parks and shopping centers. They were apparently amassing quite the following and she truly enjoyed doing it all. "We could try...clubbing together sometime...if you'd like..." she offered timidly. Always with the self deprecating thoughts, she often worried that she was too plain and too square and the moments she had been forced out of her comfort zone made her more interesting. Even if, truly, just walking through the park or some gardens hand-in-hand was more than enough. Or the beach. She had a soft spot for the beach.
Her thoughts were on sunset walks along the beach when David spoke and it took her several more seconds of processing before she was turning into her signature blossoming rosy cheek look and lightly shoving his arm. "David," she hissed through her meek but impish smile as she hid her face in his shoulder. She highly doubted said question was entirely in jest. "No...not unless you count textbooks and postcards. Hopefully we will today ... and I think... on the brochure it lists times their aviary is stormy and they are most likely in motion. " Raincoats and zephyr resistant umbrellas provided at the entrance.
"...I hope we see no one exhibit such behavior today..." And if they did that David did something about it because she would probably be too horrified in place to do much of anything but gawk in disgust.
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Delilah was remarkably easy to please, so even the dingiest of places would feel like a fantastic party to her. Not that she went to many of those these days. Not since Olivier had forced her to face the music and dragged her into the headmistress' office at Beauxbatons at least. Unless afternoon teas counted. She had a lovely group of friends at WADA Paris who did afternoon tea and flash mob dances at the local parks and shopping centers. They were apparently amassing quite the following and she truly enjoyed doing it all. "We could try...clubbing together sometime...if you'd like..." she offered timidly. Always with the self deprecating thoughts, she often worried that she was too plain and too square and the moments she had been forced out of her comfort zone made her more interesting. Even if, truly, just walking through the park or some gardens hand-in-hand was more than enough. Or the beach. She had a soft spot for the beach.
Her thoughts were on sunset walks along the beach when David spoke and it took her several more seconds of processing before she was turning into her signature blossoming rosy cheek look and lightly shoving his arm. "David," she hissed through her meek but impish smile as she hid her face in his shoulder. She highly doubted said question was entirely in jest. "No...not unless you count textbooks and postcards. Hopefully we will today ... and I think... on the brochure it lists times their aviary is stormy and they are most likely in motion. " Raincoats and zephyr resistant umbrellas provided at the entrance.
"...I hope we see no one exhibit such behavior today..." And if they did that David did something about it because she would probably be too horrified in place to do much of anything but gawk in disgust.
David did try to keep the dingiest of places to a minimum unless it was like an historical place. Which even then he keeps to a minimum. He likes seeing her smile and well those kinds of place it seems like would not accomplish that outcome. Wait a second what did she just offer to do?? He was distracted by some yelling behind him and just heard the words clubbing?
"We could...... just be warned i would not be able to keep my hands off you"
Of all the things she could have offered them to do. Clubbing was at the bottom of the list. A beach date yes or even a picnic. Those seemed more likely than clubbing. Picnic than trip to the beach is genius. They should do that once the weather gets a tiny bit warmer. A big smile appeared on his face when she say how red she got. He would never say no but he was sure the odds of that happening were like 5 percent at best. "I think we have some luck leftover and hope we can see one. Love to see one with you" Than tease her about the color of the umbrella she picks. Sadly he would do nothing about that other than steer than both away from the exhibit and try and not put a damper on their date.
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David did try to keep the dingiest of places to a minimum unless it was like an historical place. Which even then he keeps to a minimum. He likes seeing her smile and well those kinds of place it seems like would not accomplish that outcome. Wait a second what did she just offer to do?? He was distracted by some yelling behind him and just heard the words clubbing?
"We could...... just be warned i would not be able to keep my hands off you"
Of all the things she could have offered them to do. Clubbing was at the bottom of the list. A beach date yes or even a picnic. Those seemed more likely than clubbing. Picnic than trip to the beach is genius. They should do that once the weather gets a tiny bit warmer. A big smile appeared on his face when she say how red she got. He would never say no but he was sure the odds of that happening were like 5 percent at best. "I think we have some luck leftover and hope we can see one. Love to see one with you" Than tease her about the color of the umbrella she picks. Sadly he would do nothing about that other than steer than both away from the exhibit and try and not put a damper on their date.
David. Historic ruins and dingy establishments were not synonymous!
She had, yes. It was still shocking to herself and his words only served to fluster her. Initially she did not hear the words the way he obviously intended them and nearly spoke on reflex to how he wouldn't need to worry about that because chances were that she was going to be too overwhelmed and unlikely to let go of his hand once they entered the establishment. That still was likely to be true, but her brain had finally caught up with processing the Davidisms and thus she lightly bumped him with her hip and giggled. "You are positively incorrigible."
And that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
"Suppose the only way to know is to head over to that exhibit and find out...but doesn't look like that will be available for another hour or so..." she observed, cheeks still very very rosy, as she looked over the pamphlet and checked the time tables for scheduled appearances and feedings. "Oh my goodness...there is a troll ballet!"
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David. Historic ruins and dingy establishments were not synonymous!
She had, yes. It was still shocking to herself and his words only served to fluster her. Initially she did not hear the words the way he obviously intended them and nearly spoke on reflex to how he wouldn't need to worry about that because chances were that she was going to be too overwhelmed and unlikely to let go of his hand once they entered the establishment. That still was likely to be true, but her brain had finally caught up with processing the Davidisms and thus she lightly bumped him with her hip and giggled. "You are positively incorrigible."
And that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
"Suppose the only way to know is to head over to that exhibit and find out...but doesn't look like that will be available for another hour or so..." she observed, cheeks still very very rosy, as she looked over the pamphlet and checked the time tables for scheduled appearances and feedings. "Oh my goodness...there is a troll ballet!"
THEY WERE TO HIM...though maybe he needs to visit more but all that time and effort when he can just do nothing but watch stuff on his phone all day.
At this point he was used to her not getting the intended meaning of his words. David rolled with it anyway since it was fun. Just not the overwhelmed part since it would take til they were home for her to calm down at that point and yeah David did not want that! Davidisms were a thing now huh. Guess this is a consequence of his own actions. Horrible things those are.
"Thank you Thank you. I was trying there. And hoping i wasn't negatively incorrigible"
He had no idea what that meant. She was right he wasn't looking at the sign so they had an hour to chill. He nodded in understanding. Which in this case his joking idea before was seeming better and better.
"Troll....ballet???....my interest is peaked. Will i be as entertained as watching you perform?"
Ok he tried a little too hard there
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Tell us you are not a History of Magic major without telling us you are a History of Magic major, David.
Delilah tucked her pamphlet back into her little shoulder bag and looped her arm back through David's. "No...I suppose it isn't a particularly negative context," she laughed softly as she lifted up on to her one foot in a very casual arabesque so she could elongate her neck enough to leave a soft kiss upon his cheek. They could revisit the possibility of clubbing and hands at another time since they now had a destination in mind and time to be kept. "You'll have to tell me," she laughed again and began taking humble strides towards the path that would lead them to the troll enclosures. "I wonder how their ballet skills will compare to your own," she teased with a light hum.
David always made an honest effort whenever she tried to teach him a dance step or two and really was not as terrible as he often tried to proclaim himself to be. He hadn't ever stepped on her, fragile, toes and that was more than she could say for some of her WADA Paris dance partners.
"There isn't too much time before it is set to start though..." she added while subconsciously adding a skip to her step. .
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Tell us you are not a History of Magic major without telling us you are a History of Magic major, David.
Delilah tucked her pamphlet back into her little shoulder bag and looped her arm back through David's. "No...I suppose it isn't a particularly negative context," she laughed softly as she lifted up on to her one foot in a very casual arabesque so she could elongate her neck enough to leave a soft kiss upon his cheek. They could revisit the possibility of clubbing and hands at another time since they now had a destination in mind and time to be kept. "You'll have to tell me," she laughed again and began taking humble strides towards the path that would lead them to the troll enclosures. "I wonder how their ballet skills will compare to your own," she teased with a light hum.
David always made an honest effort whenever she tried to teach him a dance step or two and really was not as terrible as he often tried to proclaim himself to be. He hadn't ever stepped on her, fragile, toes and that was more than she could say for some of her WADA Paris dance partners.
"There isn't too much time before it is set to start though..." she added while subconsciously adding a skip to her step. .
David was in fact not a history of magic major if that was not obvious from everything about him. He was an engineering major. Which might be worse?
Oh no, the pamphlet was going away. That meant things were getting serious. And look at that he will count not being negative as a win and he got a cheek kiss out of it. Now clubbing was a subject for them to talk about at a more serious time. But knowing them it will happen with both of them in bed and they are both exhausted and making important decisions.
"As long as you think I'm more attractive than a troll. I can live with that while also being worse at ballet than them"
Making his way with her toward the trolls. Oh he looks at his phone. Since all it was good for right now was being a watch. She was of course right like usual and he gave a sigh. It was his fault for being a lazy walker.
"Want me to princess carry you there. Might be the fastest way?"
No them running would be but where was the fun in that!
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