Care of Magical Creatures: Lesson Three - Crups

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Upon hearing about the claw files, Stephen immediately turned to Kayleigh. Softly, he asked, 'Would you like to work together?' Since he normally turned to fellow Hufflepuffs whenever there was a group activity in their classes, Stephen had never really worked with someone who wasn't from his House before. Perhaps it would be an interesting experience. Besides, if Kayleigh did like crups as much as Stephen did, then they would have an easier time filing the crups' claws.

He stepped into the pen and picked up a brush and a claw file. He was particularly excited to brush the crups' hair. Filing their claws seemed like it could cause some trouble, especially if the crups' teeth were very sharp at this age. Brushing their fur, though, shouldn't be a problem.

Eagerly, he crouched down and reached to pet a crup, who was looking up at him with large, twinkling eyes. Stephen smiled back and had to stop himself from picking up the crup and squeezing it tight. Calmly, he began to brush the crup's fur. He clicked his tongue at the crup. 'Look at you, you little imp,' he scolded playfully, 'fighting with your brothers and messing up your fur.'

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Lyra felt as if she were being watched. It was a while before she noticed her brother Luke, and when she finally did, he wasn't looking at her but scribbling on that notebook he often carried around. She wanted to walk over to him and say hi, but she knew not to disturb him every time he was either working or in class. When her brother did not look up, she looked away and searched her satchel for a black Moleskine notebook.

She observed the crups from afar, noting down how they interacted and what behaviour they best responded to. She watched as a Hufflepuff knelt down to pet a crup, and waited to see if the crup would be tame or wild in reaction to being touched. Though she knew that she couldn't handle crups, observation was at least something she was good at, and so she made it a point to write down even seemingly unnecessary details on her notebook.

What was the point of being an artist, after all, if one did not do their best to observe life?

She envied the Ravenclaws who had drawing skills and wished she had them as well. With drawings, she'd be able to take better notes. She'll just have to borrow some books later for future reference regarding their physical appearance, and hope that her observations would be enough for the upcoming exams. She needed full marks on all of her courses, after all.

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When Elleon first spotted the animal they would be studying for the day, he'd been puzzled. Why would they study dogs? To his knowledge, dogs were non-magical creatures. It wasn't until he spotted their tails that he knew they weren't exactly dogs. What he didn't know was what they were called but he was pretty sure there was no sign for whatever it was. Since coming to this school, he and Jelena had to create their own signs for what they learned since British Sign Language didn't have words for a lot of wizarding things.

"Aren't they cute?" he signed to Jelena.

"Yep. Totally. I wonder if we'll be allowed to touch them," she signed back.

Elleon just smiled and shrugged. We'll see.

He was so absorbed at watching the animals that he would've completely missed the professor talking if Jelena hadn't tapped his shoulder and started interpreting. Oh, so these animals were called crups. The both of them would have to come up for a sign for that so they wouldn't have to keep spelling it out. His heart sank a little when the professor asked them to work in groups. At least it wasn't as bad as actually speaking out a spell and seeing himself fail because he couldn't say it clearly enough or pronounce it right.

He glanced around and noticed a boy from the same house as him approaching a girl, also of the same house. He pointed them out to Jelena and waited for her nod before walking up to them.

"May we join you?" he signed to them, knowing Jelena would interpret for him.

He grabbed a brush and picked up one of the crups gingerly, trying his best to avoid their teeth. This particular one was rather playful and it was a struggle to keep the animal still enough to get the tangles out. It would definitely take more than one person to file their claws if they were this active and restless.

As he worked, he took mental notes of their behaviour, mannerisms and looks. Being Deaf gave him the advantage of being extra observant, especially to behavioural patterns, and it wasn't a struggle to figure out the characteristics of the crups. All he needed to do was to read up that particular chapter in his textbook in case he missed anything and he was good to go.[/i]

Jacques had very little interest in this lesson, but he didn't leave. Professor Jameson, being headmaster, would definitely not take kindly to such a thing. And whilst he didn't care for the Headmaster's opinion on him, Jacques didn't wish to be scalded by his mother when he arrived home for the holidays.

So, he instead moved around to a small group of Hufflepuffs. They might not be good at dueling, but they were good at this crap.

'Look at you, you little imp,' he scolded playfully, 'fighting with your brothers and messing up your fur.'

"It's not a baby." Jacques said sourly from behind the boy who had spoken. "Just brush its fur like you were told to." He added, moving to stand between the boy and the Headmaster so that his own lack of work would not be spotted easily. Jacques was not the kind of person who enjoyed animals, so this task was not one he was likely to help with, but he was... guiding. Yes, that was what he was doing.

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Stuffing a snack bar in her mouth, Aurelia tried to tackle the task of ridding her favorite beanie hat of black cat fur while running across the grounds towards class. She'd woken up late and had barely had her wits about her enough to remember a light jacket and her hat. While many students were embracing the May weather with just their shirt and tie's, the Wisconsin born pre-teen always came prepared with layers. Just in case, she chimed to herself.

Luckily, she wasn't too late, as she caught the tail end of Prof. Jameson's instructions. As usual, there was a varying degree of interest among the other students, no matter what house they were in. Even though it was her second year, this still surprised, and delighted, the Ravenclaw. Her father had taught her about the houses when they'd moved to Ireland when she was young, and William had mentioned things here and there. The curious side of Aurelia was always intrigued to notice differences in the students from what was expected.

As the others paired off in groups, or chose to stand on the sidelines, Aurelia made her way over the professor. Besides the fact that he was the Headmaster, the man also happened to teach her favorite class. So, she couldn't help but enjoy him as a professor.

"Good morning, sorry I'm a bit late," her smile was an easy one, not of over confidence, but of genuine happiness. "I actually wanted to ask, do you know if there's any theories as to why Crups don't like muggles?" Her father had treated quite a few at the clinic he and her mother ran, but he'd never been able to give the young witch a good answer.

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"Good morning, sorry I'm a bit late,"

Daniel gave a small smile. "It's okay, just don't make a habit of it, yeah?" The Headmaster responded. He could hardly tell someone off for something he was famed with back at school, could he? No, Daniel had changed enough since school to know that time keeping was a skill, and he certainly did not possess it.

The question though made Daniel pause, recounting his own reading on the creatures before giving a somewhat unhelpful shrug of the shoulder. "Truth be told, there's no right answer to that question. However, I could hazard a guess that they can pick up on the magical qualities of people like us, and that... acts as a calming feeling towards the crups." Daniel provided, before continuing.

"And, seeing as Muggles do not give off any magical feeling to the crups, this could make the weary - perhaps even jumpy - and that is why they attack Muggles. However, this is not proven, so I wouldn't suggest directly quoting me on that." Daniel told her. "Of course, you're free to make up your own version of events, if you're not so fond on my idea."

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Two years at Hogwarts and the girl still hadn't learned that Care of Magical Creatures was an outdoor class and she was a girl who hated the outdoors, however, she loved animals. Not for the same reason most girl's did however. She loved animals because most of them were just as caring and compassionate as she was. They were gentle souls, the gentlest souls on the planet other than human babies and they made the Ravenclaw happy.

As she showed up to class, a little late not to mention, she noticed her classmates had already began to work with today's lesson, crups. The girl totally kicked herself for being late and vowed to get herself a remberall, however she didn't need one because on days were she had a piece of chocolate for breaksfast, she wasn't late. Evelyn let out a soft smile and as she listened to the end of the professors instructions she picked out a group (reluctantly) and began to attempt to brush one of the creatures. Despite missing the portion where the professor explained to be cautious of their teeth, Evelyn knew better with all her reading, though crups wouldn't be too much of a harm to her as she was no Muggle.

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Crups. Joshua remembered reading about crups a few times back when he was first looking into the Wizarding World. He had been fascinated by the creatures, due to the fact that they attacked muggles but left wizards unscathed. Seeing these creatures for the first time, he wondered why their appearance did not match the evil of which they were capable. He considered what would happen if he "accidently" brought a crup back to his home in Massachusetts. As he pictured his muggle parents being attacked by demon puppies, he was unsure whether he would be frightened or relieved.

The Hufflepuff approached a crup with a brush. The creature looked innocent enough, but Joshua knew to be careful around its teeth. As he brushed it, he considered calling the crup Clyde. He was aware that he and the crup would most likely never cross paths again, but he still felt that it deserved a name. Clyde seemed to be a perfect fit. Clyde Barrow had been a famous American outlaw. He had killed around thirteen people, but he was still able to find love in the form of Bonnie Parker. Joshua had always been puzzled by the fact that something as pure as love could exist among something as dark as murder.

"Now aren't you handsome?" Joshua laughed, gently petting the crup's back.

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Up to 15 points for participation

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House Points
Alberi Woodston = 10 points for attendance
Kayleigh Walters = 10 points for attendance
Nirek Kapoor = 10 points for attendance
Ryder Yates = 10 points for attendance + 5 for participation = 15 points.
Anya Viktorovna = 10 points for attendance
Elenore Clement = 10 points for attendance
Elleon Caverly = 10 points for attendance + 10 points for participation = 20 points.
Joshua Abbott = 10 points for attendance + 5 points for participation = 15 points.
Stephen Han = 10 points for attendance + 10 points for participation = 20 points.
Aurelia Garro = 10 points for participation + 10 points for participation = 20 points.
Christopher Richardson = 10 points for attendance
Evelyn Kovak = 10 points for attendance + 5 points for participation = 15 points.
Gabrielle Fontaine = 10 points for attendance
Lyra Browne = 10 points for attendance + 10 points for participation = 20 points.
Jacques Clement = 10 points for attendance + 10 points for participation = 20 points.
Luke Browne = 10 points for attendance + 5 for participation = 15 points.
Lux Bailey = 10 points for attendance + 10 points for participation = 20 points.
Tristan Grant = 10 points for attendance + 5 points for participation = 15 points.

TOTAL:
Gryffindor: 45
Hufflepuff: 75
Ravenclaw: 75
Slytherin: 70

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