COMC lesson - Gryffindors and Slytherins

[freddie hill]

CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
OPEN TO SLYTHERINS AND GRYFFINDORS OF ALL YEARS
CORRECT ANSWERS IN ROLE PLAY ARE CREDITED FOR REAL HOUSEPOINTS!
IMPORTANT NOTE:
BECAUSE THIS IS A CLASSROOM ROLE PLAY POSTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE VERY LONG SINCE STUDENTS WILL HURRIEDLY BE TRYING TO ANSWER THINGS FOR HOUSE POINTS AND SINCE IT WILL INVOLVE SO MANY OF YOU!
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freddie hill led his students out to the forbidden forest for a care of magical creatures lesson. he knew that this lesson would probably be particularly lively, for it usually was when gryffindors and slytherins were paired together. freddie stopped his students not too far into the forest where there was a clearing. he had already set up a couple cages where some sparkling creatures somewhat resembling turtles were held. occasionally a blast of fire would shoot out from one of the cages. "welcome gryffindors and slytherins, to care of magical creatures! today we'll be studying one of my absolute favorite creatures!" he declared jerking about excitedly. "in these cages before you i have some fire crabs! now, who can tell me anything about these delightfully dangerous creatures?"

[sirius black]

"They come from, what was it, Fiji" Sirius said, grinning, "They shoot fire out of their butts, and their shells make great cauldrons". He had spoken just to draw his existence to Zara's attention. He wanted see a hint of acknowledgement, or emotion. She seemed just fine, how could she not care while he felt as if his own heart had been ripped from him. She stood on the other side of the group, ignoring him and talking to a group of friends as if she was the happiest girl alive." Maybe she was, now she could have Winters all to herself" Sirius thought bitterly.

[Zara Girard]

Zara stared at the creature Professor Hill was pointing at in fascination, wondering exactly what they were. She hadn't exactly read up about any creatures like she was supposed to. She was planning to, but then things got out of hand with Sirius, and she pretty much never bothered touching her books since then. When she heard Sirius answering, she merely ignored him, happily chatting with her group of friends. She was, at some point, going to get into trouble for not shutting up, but it was nothing new for Zara. She was a good student, but it was hard for her to not talk even during lessons. A reason why she tried her best to pay attention to Professor Hill whenever she didn't feel like talking, so that he knew she wasn't being disrespectful. At least, not on purpose.

[freddie hill]

CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
OPEN TO SLYTHERINS AND GRYFFINDORS OF ALL YEARS
CORRECT ANSWERS IN ROLE PLAY ARE CREDITED FOR REAL HOUSEPOINTS!
IMPORTANT NOTE:
BECAUSE THIS IS A CLASSROOM ROLE PLAY POSTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE VERY LONG SINCE STUDENTS WILL HURRIEDLY BE TRYING TO ANSWER THINGS FOR HOUSE POINTS AND SINCE IT WILL INVOLVE SO MANY OF YOU!
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"rightio! shoot fire out of their butts they do indeed mr. black!" freddie said happily. "that will be 5 points to gryffindor, well done." freddie skipped over to the cages and opened the doors of each. the turtle like creatures didn't move for the moment. "alright, now---" freddie stopped mid-sentence noticing the gryffindor girls giggling and chatting. "your attention please gryffindor ladies! ms. girard, i don't think you want to lose your house the points that mr. black here has just earned," he said to the group. he was not particularly annoyed by the chatter and didn't actually intend to deduct any points for it, however he did want his students' attention. he walked over to the cage and pulled a small treat out of his pocket. "here little fellas, out you come." he crouched slightly beckoning the fire crabs forward. "alright now who wants to be my volunteer?" he asked the crowd eagerly. "maybe some of you slytherins want to make an effort in my class for once?"

[sirius black]

Sirius grinned at the professors response, but there was no joy behind it at all. Zara didn't seem to care for the fact that he existed at all, and he wouldn't give her the satisfaction of knowing that he wasn't quite so indifferent. And then Professer Hill got onto Zara, and though Sirius knew he wanted to feel smug about that, he felt nothing but guilty. He glanced her way, his face expressionless, then turned his attention back to the teacher as he released a fire crab, feigning interest though all he could think about was Zara's joyful giggles feet away.

[lucius malfoy]

Lucius watched as Black and Girard both bantered back and forth for each others attention, and both were to stupid to realize what the other was doing. Of all the Gryffindors, Malfoy would never expected those two to be the ones to end up all lovesick and heartbroken, but that just showed they were even more worthless than he had thought. He smirked as the joke of a professor suggested his house participate for once. In this excuse for a class? Unlikely. "I could tell him something about those creatures," Lucius said quietly to the Slytherins around him, "They're as useless as this class itself." a grin played on his thin lips as the students around him snickered.

[freddie hill]

CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
OPEN TO SLYTHERINS AND GRYFFINDORS OF ALL YEARS
CORRECT ANSWERS IN ROLE PLAY ARE CREDITED FOR REAL HOUSEPOINTS!
IMPORTANT NOTE:
BECAUSE THIS IS A CLASSROOM ROLE PLAY POSTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE VERY LONG SINCE STUDENTS WILL HURRIEDLY BE TRYING TO ANSWER THINGS FOR HOUSE POINTS AND SINCE IT WILL INVOLVE SO MANY OF YOU!
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freddie heard the slytherins snickering next when he asked for volunteers. nothing unusual, of course. he saw lucius malfoy at the source of these giggles and that was not surprising either. freddie loved to force the most resistant students into volunteering for situations they thought they were 'too cool' for. someday they would learn that there was more to life than impressing other people. or at least he hoped... "ah, mr. malfoy it sounds like you couldn't be more eager to get involved!" freddie took out his wand and beckoned malfoy forward. "these fire crabs could be rather dangerous and we don't want any of you bursting into flame!" he joked. "an important spell to learn when dealing with magical creatures that are extraordinarily hot or, in this case, on fire, is aguamenti... malfoy you should be familiar with this spell. please step forward. when the fire crab attempts to light your hair on fire, cast aguamenti to conjure a jet of water extinguishing the flame." freddie kept his wand at the ready in case of any funny business, just in case.

[anthony michael todd]

Tony moved through the woods following behind the group of other students. He had a habit of remaining in the rear of the class so that he can see everyone and everything at one time. He had a strong dislike for having anyone standing directly behind him. Several of his friends who knew this always tried to flank him as a joke. Tony always laughed along, but never really enjoyed having someone behind him. Today was a good day, most of the others were paying attention to the odd creatures in the cage. Fire Crabs, as the professor had explained to them. Then a question was asked.

Tony never liked to jump ahead and answer a question when someone else might benefit from answering first. He did, in fact, know a little about the odd creatures; but, he felt no need to provide an answer at the beginning of class. Instead he crossed his arms over his chest and smirked. His thoughts were put to words as he accidentally let slip, "Well they certainly have the same temperament of most of our Slytherin colleges here." The comment warranted a few giggles, but Tony was not among them. He hadn't meant to let his idea form into words, it wasn't in his personality to disrupt class. Talking out of line was actually very rare when it came to Mr. Todd of Gryffindor.

He let the moment pass with the same smirk on his face though. Cover the mistake by playing the part. It was the best way to cover up the fact that he actually did something against his own nature. He tried not to make eye contact with the professor, since he actually liked the fella. The moment did pass, and of course another Gryffindor had something to say. Tony felt more himself as he remained quiet and watched the others interact in the class. He had always been more of a people watcher than someone who stood out in the crowd.

[lucius malfoy]

Malfoys smirk turned to a scowl as the teacher directed his attention towards him. Great. Lucius sauntered up to Professor Hill, imagining how much he would like to humiliate the excuse for a professor, but decided it wouldn't quite be worth the detentions. He rolled his eyes as the professor explained about the fire, blah blah blah, aguamenti, blahblah blah.

" I think I got it professor" he interrupted snidely before turning to the odd creature in front of him and drawing his wand. It sparked, and then a jet of flame erupted from it, threatening to ignite Lucius, but he showed no surprise as he cast the jet of water. "Aguementi." Strange little buggers the firecrabs were, even mildly interesting, not that Malfoy would ever admit it.

[freddie hill]

CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
OPEN TO SLYTHERINS AND GRYFFINDORS OF ALL YEARS
CORRECT ANSWERS IN ROLE PLAY ARE CREDITED FOR REAL HOUSEPOINTS!
IMPORTANT NOTE:
BECAUSE THIS IS A CLASSROOM ROLE PLAY POSTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE VERY LONG SINCE STUDENTS WILL HURRIEDLY BE TRYING TO ANSWER THINGS FOR HOUSE POINTS AND SINCE IT WILL INVOLVE SO MANY OF YOU!
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freddie pretended not to hear mr. todd's comment and focused on getting malfoy's participation. the older gryffindor was right, but of course freddie would never admit it. at least not in front of his students. he never played favorites in his class, but alas, malfoy was just proving mr. todd's point even further. freddie ignored malfoy's tone. he tried to see the best in everyone, he really did, and after all, there was no use getting angry with teenagers. their hormones were all over the place. one minute they were friendly and polite and legitimately interested in what he had to teach, and the next they rather drown themselves in the black lake than attend his classes. unfortunately, lucius malfoy seemed to always be inclined towards the latter. perhaps some encouragement might make him more inclined to enjoy his class. he had performed the spell more than effectively and the flame of the fire crab went out with a simmer from the jet of water. "well done, malfoy, 5 points to slytherin... now everyone i want you each to choose a partner and begin practising this spell together on the fire crabs. i will ask you some questions throughout the process for house points..." freddie unleashed a few more fire crabs on the students while he waited for them to choose partners and start practising. once everyone was getting a handle on things he called out for their attention once again. "as you may have noticed the shells of these creatures are absolutely beautiful, however, some mad, unprincipled, terrible, excuses for wizards often de-shell these extraordinary creatures. mr. black pointed out that cauldrons are often one reason. can anyone think of another?" one student jokingly suggested a hat. "no, not a hat. anyone else?"