All Riley could get out was "Er." She really didn't know what it meant when
Minogue said, "Try not to blink." What did it matter? The wattablinke
couldn't see anyways. So, she just walked up to the wattablinke and kneeled
down in front of it. It looked (At least it looked like it was looking at
her.) at her with bright yellow eyes. It was hard to believe that this
creature could be gentle once it gained your trust. She looked at its great
yellow eyes and just stared. It was pretty easy not to blink since she was
so used to playing the Staring Game with Becky who was an expert at it. She
saw its nose start to wriggle and twitched a bit. Then suddenly, it spread
its wings and purred softly.
"Well done Ms. Nyxinn." Minogue proclaimed and the class clapped loudly. "You have gained its trust."
~~~***~~~
"That was an extremely weird class." Tara said trying to say anything and everything negative about it since she couldn't get the wattablinkes' trust.
"I thought it was pretty cool." Jhene said. She hadn't gotten its trust either but she wasn't as disappointed.
Actually, the only other person who accomplished the task was Seamus and Ron.
"Alright there, Riley?" Seamus asked from Ron's left. Ron was walking down the corridors next to Riley.
"Huh?" Riley said looking up from her book cover, which was in her arms. "I'm fine, thanks."
Ron and Seamus gave each other odd looks.
The whole gang of friends were heading for their Herbology class out by the greenhouses. They had to walk across the school grounds to get there, which was a good walk since even though it was hot there was plenty of fresh air blowing through their hair.
Once they reached the greenhouse they all took out their gloves from inside their bags and laid them on top of the working table in front of them. This is Riley shared a table with Leilani and Seamus since the table were for 4 people. Ron shared a table with Harry, Tara, and, unfortunately, Hermione. And Jhene and Becky were with two Gryffindor boys named Dean Thomas and Neville Longbottom.
All the students who were busy talking to each other turned around as they faced their Herbology teacher, a small, stout middle-ages woman, named Professor Sprout.
"Good morning students!" she greeted in a happy-go-lucky voice.
"Good morning Mrs. Sprout!" The Gryffindors and Ravenclaws answered.
"Today we will be feeding flobberworms juice to our mandrakes' soil. Each table will be given a container full of flobberworms and 4 mandrake pots. You will cut you flobberworms in half and squeeze them to take out their juice. Make sure you pour their juice into these measuring cups. Once you have 5 ounces of juice pour it into the soil and start again. It is easier for the mandrakes to drink up the juice if it is given in large amounts." Professor Sprout explained. "Now, make sure when you cut the flobberworms you don't bang hard on the table or do anything to make it shake. It could disturb the flobberworms. BUT, make sure you don't cut yourself. Safety first."
The class started on their assignments and a number of "EW!"s were heard when they first cut open a flobberworms. Its insides were made mostly of juice and it was a green, flowing liquid.
"This is disgusting!" Leilani shrieked. "But cool at the same time." And she smiled.
"This is better than our science classes with Ms. Cameron." Riley said. "But, you do miss those."
"Don't worry Ri." Leilani replied. "Will I be saying that line to you all year long?"
"I hope not." Riley said.
~~~***~~~
"This is turning out pretty good!" Riley said to her friends as she ate a spoonful of mashed potatoes. "The food too!"
"Yeah. But, Binns' class is dead. I sucked on a WHOLE box of sugar quills not even half way through." Leilani said sarcastically; although the part about the whole box of sugar quills wasn't a lie. "Man, I only have one box left. I bet I'll use it by tomorrow in his class again."
"Don't worry. Fred and George are in their 3rd year now. They're allowed to go down to Hogsmead." Ron said.
"What's Hogsmead?" Jhene asked.
"It's a wizarding village. 3rd years and up are allowed to go there on a days field trip once and awhile." Ron explained.
"Cool! So, how does that help me in my need for more sugar quills?" Leilani asked.
"Honeydukes." Ron said simply.
"Honeydukes?" Tara questioned?
"It's a candy shop. It has massive amounts of different candies and everything." Ron replied.
"Awesome!" Becky said once she heard the word 'candy'.
"Too bad we can't go until 3rd year." Ron complained.
"Sucks." Seamus continued.
"Does anyone know what the wizarding sport is?" Harry asked randomly changing the subject.
"Quidditch." Seamus replied.
"It's a sport that we play on broomsticks. There's 4 balls, 7 players, -" Ron started. "Ask Wood. He knows. He's the Quidditch captain."
"Who's Wood?" Harry asked.
"He's over there." Ron said pointing towards a bunch of 5th years. "He's the one with the short brown hair. WOOD!"
Wood turned around.
"That's him Harry." Ron told Harry.
"What Ron?!" Wood called from the other end of the hall.
"Never mind!" Ron called.
"Ugh!" Wood groaned.
"I'm going to head up to my dormitory really quick. I need to drop off these books and then head for Charms class." Riley said.
"Why didn't I think of that?" Ron complained.
"Think of what?" Riley asked.
"Just bringing my first set of books and then getting my second set later."
"It's common sense." Leilani said grabbing hers to go with Riley.
"Yeah Ron. Even we thought of that." Harry said as Seamus stood up next to him carrying his first set of books.
"Ugh!" Ron groaned. "I guess I'll just drop off my first set then. Since I have nothing better to do."
"Well done Ms. Nyxinn." Minogue proclaimed and the class clapped loudly. "You have gained its trust."
~~~***~~~
"That was an extremely weird class." Tara said trying to say anything and everything negative about it since she couldn't get the wattablinkes' trust.
"I thought it was pretty cool." Jhene said. She hadn't gotten its trust either but she wasn't as disappointed.
Actually, the only other person who accomplished the task was Seamus and Ron.
"Alright there, Riley?" Seamus asked from Ron's left. Ron was walking down the corridors next to Riley.
"Huh?" Riley said looking up from her book cover, which was in her arms. "I'm fine, thanks."
Ron and Seamus gave each other odd looks.
The whole gang of friends were heading for their Herbology class out by the greenhouses. They had to walk across the school grounds to get there, which was a good walk since even though it was hot there was plenty of fresh air blowing through their hair.
Once they reached the greenhouse they all took out their gloves from inside their bags and laid them on top of the working table in front of them. This is Riley shared a table with Leilani and Seamus since the table were for 4 people. Ron shared a table with Harry, Tara, and, unfortunately, Hermione. And Jhene and Becky were with two Gryffindor boys named Dean Thomas and Neville Longbottom.
All the students who were busy talking to each other turned around as they faced their Herbology teacher, a small, stout middle-ages woman, named Professor Sprout.
"Good morning students!" she greeted in a happy-go-lucky voice.
"Good morning Mrs. Sprout!" The Gryffindors and Ravenclaws answered.
"Today we will be feeding flobberworms juice to our mandrakes' soil. Each table will be given a container full of flobberworms and 4 mandrake pots. You will cut you flobberworms in half and squeeze them to take out their juice. Make sure you pour their juice into these measuring cups. Once you have 5 ounces of juice pour it into the soil and start again. It is easier for the mandrakes to drink up the juice if it is given in large amounts." Professor Sprout explained. "Now, make sure when you cut the flobberworms you don't bang hard on the table or do anything to make it shake. It could disturb the flobberworms. BUT, make sure you don't cut yourself. Safety first."
The class started on their assignments and a number of "EW!"s were heard when they first cut open a flobberworms. Its insides were made mostly of juice and it was a green, flowing liquid.
"This is disgusting!" Leilani shrieked. "But cool at the same time." And she smiled.
"This is better than our science classes with Ms. Cameron." Riley said. "But, you do miss those."
"Don't worry Ri." Leilani replied. "Will I be saying that line to you all year long?"
"I hope not." Riley said.
~~~***~~~
"This is turning out pretty good!" Riley said to her friends as she ate a spoonful of mashed potatoes. "The food too!"
"Yeah. But, Binns' class is dead. I sucked on a WHOLE box of sugar quills not even half way through." Leilani said sarcastically; although the part about the whole box of sugar quills wasn't a lie. "Man, I only have one box left. I bet I'll use it by tomorrow in his class again."
"Don't worry. Fred and George are in their 3rd year now. They're allowed to go down to Hogsmead." Ron said.
"What's Hogsmead?" Jhene asked.
"It's a wizarding village. 3rd years and up are allowed to go there on a days field trip once and awhile." Ron explained.
"Cool! So, how does that help me in my need for more sugar quills?" Leilani asked.
"Honeydukes." Ron said simply.
"Honeydukes?" Tara questioned?
"It's a candy shop. It has massive amounts of different candies and everything." Ron replied.
"Awesome!" Becky said once she heard the word 'candy'.
"Too bad we can't go until 3rd year." Ron complained.
"Sucks." Seamus continued.
"Does anyone know what the wizarding sport is?" Harry asked randomly changing the subject.
"Quidditch." Seamus replied.
"It's a sport that we play on broomsticks. There's 4 balls, 7 players, -" Ron started. "Ask Wood. He knows. He's the Quidditch captain."
"Who's Wood?" Harry asked.
"He's over there." Ron said pointing towards a bunch of 5th years. "He's the one with the short brown hair. WOOD!"
Wood turned around.
"That's him Harry." Ron told Harry.
"What Ron?!" Wood called from the other end of the hall.
"Never mind!" Ron called.
"Ugh!" Wood groaned.
"I'm going to head up to my dormitory really quick. I need to drop off these books and then head for Charms class." Riley said.
"Why didn't I think of that?" Ron complained.
"Think of what?" Riley asked.
"Just bringing my first set of books and then getting my second set later."
"It's common sense." Leilani said grabbing hers to go with Riley.
"Yeah Ron. Even we thought of that." Harry said as Seamus stood up next to him carrying his first set of books.
"Ugh!" Ron groaned. "I guess I'll just drop off my first set then. Since I have nothing better to do."