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Polyphemus made it outside and down to Hagrid's hut just in time for class. He had been talking to Malfoy longer than he thought. Hagrid just smiled at him, however, and nodded his head in the direction of something behind Polyphemus.
Polyphemus glanced at Hagrid again, curious. Hagrid smiled wider and nodded his head again. Everyone seemed to be talking excitedly around Polyphemus and he turned and stared.
Heading towards the class with wide strides was a girl he had never seen before, and because of his "bird's-eye-view," he had seen everyone…or so he had thought. She was tall (though she still would only reach his chest) and graceful, with long, slender legs and excellent posture. Her golden brown hair was done up in a bun, and Polyphemus got the impression that it would be long and thick had it been down.
Her lips were full, and in an apologetic smile. Her brown eyes, with specks of green, were smiling as if she enjoyed being in the center of attention. Her nose was just the right size for her long face, and it had not a blemish on it. Not even a long freckle.
She came up and gave a bow to Hagrid, who was now standing by Polyphemus. "And who might ye be?" he asked her.
"I'm the new student, Penelope Twenteen." She had a thick accent, but Polyphemus couldn't place it. It wasn't British, or American, or Australian…he racked his brain for other accents but none of them fit. He frowned, and Hagrid and Penelope both noticed it.
"Begging you pardon, sir," Hagrid blushed at this, "but I was just sorted into Hufflepuff. This is where I'm suppose to be, right? I just transferred from a different school."
"Where?" Polyphemus butt in.
Penelope turned and glared at him. This was obviously a question she didn't want asked, or to answer. "That's of no importance, and I can't see why you would care…" she paused, "Mr.…?"
Polyphemus frowned. "My name is Polyphemus Mitoiy and I'm a fifth year in Hufflepuff. I want to know where you're from. You're accent is odd."
Now, Penelope smiled at him. "Has anyone told you that you're rude? I suppose not, but I suffer from the same ailment every once in a while." She looked up at him, "I'm not from any one place, I've moved around never staying anywhere more than a year sense I was born. Mother said that we'll stay here at least two years, though."
She turned and gave Hagrid a warm smile. "What exactly is this class? I've never had one like it at my other schools."
"Well, er," Hagrid stumbled, "we um—"
Polyphemus decided to spare him some embarrassment. "This class is exactly what it's called. We learn all about magical creatures. Are you sure you've never had one? It sounds like a necessary class to me."
Penelope blushed, and Polyphemus wondered why. "Well, I did learn about some creatures out of books, but I never had any special outdoor class where I actually got to meet the creatures." She paused for a moment, looked crushed and then hopeful, "we do get to meet creatures, right?"
Polyphemus almost ruined it by laughing in her face. What good was learning out of books? She seemed so young, too, with her face like that. It was as if she had never eaten chocolate, but been taunted by it her whole life…that was the sort of feeling he got of her wanting to see the creatures.
"Yeah, we do," Hagrid replied gruffly. "In fact we should probably be doing that now. Class started a while ago."
Penelope settled herself in next to Polyphemus and Hagrid turned to go. Before heading to the head of class, Hagrid looked down at Polyphemus. "You show her the ropes, eh?" Polyphemus nodded and Hagrid continued and brought out some Clabberts.
"Now these here are Clabberts. They got rows of sharp teeth and like to eat lizards and birds. Who wants to see 'em eat?"
Polyphemus noticed that Penelope was paying the most attention out of anyone in class, and hers was the only hand to go up, amid frowns. She received a giant smile from Hagrid, however, and he continued on to teach her how to feed them.
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Polyphemus made it outside and down to Hagrid's hut just in time for class. He had been talking to Malfoy longer than he thought. Hagrid just smiled at him, however, and nodded his head in the direction of something behind Polyphemus.
Polyphemus glanced at Hagrid again, curious. Hagrid smiled wider and nodded his head again. Everyone seemed to be talking excitedly around Polyphemus and he turned and stared.
Heading towards the class with wide strides was a girl he had never seen before, and because of his "bird's-eye-view," he had seen everyone…or so he had thought. She was tall (though she still would only reach his chest) and graceful, with long, slender legs and excellent posture. Her golden brown hair was done up in a bun, and Polyphemus got the impression that it would be long and thick had it been down.
Her lips were full, and in an apologetic smile. Her brown eyes, with specks of green, were smiling as if she enjoyed being in the center of attention. Her nose was just the right size for her long face, and it had not a blemish on it. Not even a long freckle.
She came up and gave a bow to Hagrid, who was now standing by Polyphemus. "And who might ye be?" he asked her.
"I'm the new student, Penelope Twenteen." She had a thick accent, but Polyphemus couldn't place it. It wasn't British, or American, or Australian…he racked his brain for other accents but none of them fit. He frowned, and Hagrid and Penelope both noticed it.
"Begging you pardon, sir," Hagrid blushed at this, "but I was just sorted into Hufflepuff. This is where I'm suppose to be, right? I just transferred from a different school."
"Where?" Polyphemus butt in.
Penelope turned and glared at him. This was obviously a question she didn't want asked, or to answer. "That's of no importance, and I can't see why you would care…" she paused, "Mr.…?"
Polyphemus frowned. "My name is Polyphemus Mitoiy and I'm a fifth year in Hufflepuff. I want to know where you're from. You're accent is odd."
Now, Penelope smiled at him. "Has anyone told you that you're rude? I suppose not, but I suffer from the same ailment every once in a while." She looked up at him, "I'm not from any one place, I've moved around never staying anywhere more than a year sense I was born. Mother said that we'll stay here at least two years, though."
She turned and gave Hagrid a warm smile. "What exactly is this class? I've never had one like it at my other schools."
"Well, er," Hagrid stumbled, "we um—"
Polyphemus decided to spare him some embarrassment. "This class is exactly what it's called. We learn all about magical creatures. Are you sure you've never had one? It sounds like a necessary class to me."
Penelope blushed, and Polyphemus wondered why. "Well, I did learn about some creatures out of books, but I never had any special outdoor class where I actually got to meet the creatures." She paused for a moment, looked crushed and then hopeful, "we do get to meet creatures, right?"
Polyphemus almost ruined it by laughing in her face. What good was learning out of books? She seemed so young, too, with her face like that. It was as if she had never eaten chocolate, but been taunted by it her whole life…that was the sort of feeling he got of her wanting to see the creatures.
"Yeah, we do," Hagrid replied gruffly. "In fact we should probably be doing that now. Class started a while ago."
Penelope settled herself in next to Polyphemus and Hagrid turned to go. Before heading to the head of class, Hagrid looked down at Polyphemus. "You show her the ropes, eh?" Polyphemus nodded and Hagrid continued and brought out some Clabberts.
"Now these here are Clabberts. They got rows of sharp teeth and like to eat lizards and birds. Who wants to see 'em eat?"
Polyphemus noticed that Penelope was paying the most attention out of anyone in class, and hers was the only hand to go up, amid frowns. She received a giant smile from Hagrid, however, and he continued on to teach her how to feed them.
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