2028 Basic Lesson 1

Vaughn stared at the Crup who was whining softly in it's cage. Opening the door to the cage so that it could come out. It stopped in front of him and started wagging it's tail quickly. He laughed softly as he started petting it, he looked at it from all angles and nodded slightly. "Well you look very much like the animal my mother used to have. Though I know for certain that your a crup, you look so much like a jack russel though." He said grinning at the dog which rolled over to allow him to pet it's belly.

Vaughn was rubbing the Crup's belly as he looked around at everyone else's interaction with their creatures. Seeing the bird escape it's cage then a niffler running after it he made a small face. Oh no, I'm glad that this crup hasn't made it's get away quite yet. I hope they can catch them with no issues, Vaughn thought as he watched the creatures move with speed and grace. Just then the Crup jumped up from where it was laying and hopped off the table. Sighing Vaughn got up but it wasn't taking off it was going over to the barn door sniffing before going to the bathroom. He laughed softly to himself before trying to call the creature to him. It came with ease and he lifted it up into his arms as the snidget flew past his head. "Whoa," He exclaimed ducked trying to keep from getting hit by the gold bird.

Dakota watched from her position beside her boyfriend dodged animals that were flying everywhere. SHe couldnt help but smile and laugh sodftly. She stuck her hand inside the cage and the crup tried to snap at her fingers and growled at her. So Dakota growled right back and smirked as the animal whimpered and moved to the far side of the cage. She rolled her eyes and tried to pay attention to the lesson. She moved her hair over her shoulder before deciding to tie it up in a ponytail so it stayed out of her way and out of her face.

Obviously, someone hadn't been listening, or perhaps they'd been listening all too well.  The moment Selwyn had his back to the students he heard a bang, followed by a yell.  Then the noise level rose significantly, though he wouldn't have thought it was even possible.

He spun round in time to see the Hufflepuff's snidget soar across the room, followed closely by a niffler, and the sight made him immediately relax.  This was what classes should be like.  Complete chaos.

The doors of the barn slammed shut with a crash to prevent the animals' escape and Selwyn summoned a clutch of broomsticks to the room.

"All right!  New assignment!" he declared over the noise.  "Catch the snidget for 150 house points!"

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Welcome to Creatures Quidditch. Selwyn will be your referee, Ariane will sit out (as she's my character)

Score by trying to catch the niffler (quaffle).
Other creatures spontaneously escaped! Prevent your opposition from scoring by trying to catch another creature and getting between them and the niffler
Ariane will post spotting the snidget at a random time and the first person to post after her will catch the bird & win the house points.
Selwyn will post regularly telling you if your scoring / keeping is effective.

Dakota was pissed. Now they had to catch some creature just because some stupid Hufflepuff didnt know how to keep a cage door shut. She rolled her eyes and watched as the creature landed on her desk. She went for it, but it moved away. "This is why I F*** hate you stupid birds. Never knw when to bloody stay the hell still." She got up and walked over to Vaughn. She figured who better to team up with than the one person who knows her better than anyone else in the enitre world. "Ok babe, how do we catch the thing?"

Finn was absolutely mortified. She had spun and stopped, her face a brilliant red, her finger tips curling at her lips as she looked about. The whole classroom was descending into chaos, and it was all her fault. If only she had just kept a stronger hold on her niffler.

The professor gave the class rein to chase the Snidget. Casey Weasley took to the task immediately, jumping onto her table and running down it to chase the fluttering bird. She wasn't the only one. The entire room was excited to chase down the bird. Finn turned and looked about for the niffler. She caught sight of him skidding under a table and she dove after him.

Meanwhile, Casey had jumped onto Selwyn's desk and was pointing at the Snidget. "Cu! Fetch!" She then jumped, snatching at the bird.

Nathan took his knarl and put him back in his cage for a moment. "I'll be right back little guy, maybe I'll be able to catch that bird." He said to the Knarl as he took off to go and attempt to catch the bird. He watched as a Gryffindor went chasing after the bird then jump on the teachers desk. He waited until the Gryffindor girl was out of the way and not fallen down before he went after the Snidget. He jumped up trying to grab it but failed to grab it.

Nathan tried again but ended up flat on his back near one of the animal cages. He groaned as he jumped back up then looked around trying to find where it went. "Dang, where the heck did it go?" He said as he bent over trying to catch his breath again. He knew that he should probably get a broom to help him catch the bird but he didn't feel comfortable with it. He was bent over when he saw another animal run past him so he went after them to get them back in the cage. He dove for the animal trying to catch it and missed it by inches. "Really?" He said irritated.

Fiona Grimm SCORES for HUFFLEPUFF

"Detention!" Selwyn pointed at Dakota, still not knowing half his students' names was beginning to grate. "As a Slytherin you should know better than to swear in front of someone who can punish you for it. Perhaps mucking out the thestral stables will help you develop a better sense of cunning."

He swiped up a cornish pixie as it went past and jammed it into a convenient cage before the sound of his desk splintering caught his attention.

Dakotas jaw dropped when the professor gave her a detention. Was he serious? This was so unfair. Her face was beginning to turn a shade of red that very much resembled the same shade as her hair. She growled and dug her figner nails into the palm of her hand to keep herself from losing control. She needed to get out of there before she lost it, but she couldnt risk getting another detention. She looked at Vaughn and hoped he got the message that she needed his help in keeping her cool before she went all kinds of dark magic on someone

"Unlucky," Ariane said under her breath as she pushed past Dakota to pick up to a broom.

She was a seeker.  How much different could this be?

Hovering near the huge crossbeams of the barn, Ariane searched for the telltale glint of gold.  This bird would shine like a normal sni-

"There!" she pointed underneath a desk.  "Someone grab it!"

Vaughn heard the teacher give Dakota a detention for swearing he gave a small wince. He rubbed his hand up and down her arm as he steered them around the room trying to find that blasted bird. Seeing the girl on the broom point it out, he immidiately dove under the desk for it. His head hit one of the legs of the desk but he managed to grab the bird putting both hands around it. He made sure that both his hands weren't gripping too tight or too loosely. After wiggling his way out from under the desk he looked around for an empty cage.

The bird began pecking at his hands causing him to bleed. "Easy buddy I'm not gonna hurt you." Vaughn said to the bird as he stroked his thumb down the birds back. He nudged the cage door open then quickly put the bird in it without it escaping again. He breathed out a sigh of relief as he looked at his recently pecked hands. Looking that the bird he shook his head as he took out a cloth from his robes. He wiped the blood from his hands which was steadily bleeding from the cuts. Vaughn headed back over to Dakota sighing softly as he looked around for some more animals. "Let's see if we can round up some more animals before anything bad happens." He said with a deep sigh of irritation of having his hands messed up.