Everyone stared at Ron.
"Excuse me," Harry asked incredulously, "there's a WHAT outside?!"
"A Manticore," Ron said, getting his breath back, "I was fine with the Unicorn tail, got it off Ollivander, and the Basilisk scale was just sort of lying around in the Chamber of Secrets, and Fred and George helped me buy the other stuff, but nobody seemed to have a Manticore claw. I can see why, they're big vicious buggers aren't they?"
Everyone surreptitiously edged away from the door, except for Professor Battye who was snoring again. The reason he had lasted so long as a DADA teacher was his tendency to sleep through all the really exciting and dangerous events, e.g. when Malfoy attempted to curse Hermione and Ron stuck him to the ceiling with a misplaced Wingardium Leviosa, and Malfoy attempted to shoot curses at people at random from there.
"Not to worry!" Ludo Bagman, who had been sitting quietly near the twins, exclaimed. "I myself have done some Manticore baiting in my time... I'll get it!"
With that he jumped out of the window, pulling out his wand. Everyone rushed to the window and peered down to the street outside, which fortunately contained no Muggles.
"Well," Dumbledore sighed, "It appears our Mr. Bagman has landed on top of the Manticore and is now attempting to stun it. If he had really practiced the rather cruel and dangerous sport of Manticore baiting he would know that they are impervious to stunning spells and must be distracted with a certain flower which grows in its natural habitat." Everyone winced. "Ah, I see he is being repeatedly bashed against a nearby tree. Any volunteers to go and rescue him?
A/N: Thanks 4 the review blackbeltchick06, have I like missed anyone else's review or is it just that peeps aren't reviewing?
"Excuse me," Harry asked incredulously, "there's a WHAT outside?!"
"A Manticore," Ron said, getting his breath back, "I was fine with the Unicorn tail, got it off Ollivander, and the Basilisk scale was just sort of lying around in the Chamber of Secrets, and Fred and George helped me buy the other stuff, but nobody seemed to have a Manticore claw. I can see why, they're big vicious buggers aren't they?"
Everyone surreptitiously edged away from the door, except for Professor Battye who was snoring again. The reason he had lasted so long as a DADA teacher was his tendency to sleep through all the really exciting and dangerous events, e.g. when Malfoy attempted to curse Hermione and Ron stuck him to the ceiling with a misplaced Wingardium Leviosa, and Malfoy attempted to shoot curses at people at random from there.
"Not to worry!" Ludo Bagman, who had been sitting quietly near the twins, exclaimed. "I myself have done some Manticore baiting in my time... I'll get it!"
With that he jumped out of the window, pulling out his wand. Everyone rushed to the window and peered down to the street outside, which fortunately contained no Muggles.
"Well," Dumbledore sighed, "It appears our Mr. Bagman has landed on top of the Manticore and is now attempting to stun it. If he had really practiced the rather cruel and dangerous sport of Manticore baiting he would know that they are impervious to stunning spells and must be distracted with a certain flower which grows in its natural habitat." Everyone winced. "Ah, I see he is being repeatedly bashed against a nearby tree. Any volunteers to go and rescue him?
A/N: Thanks 4 the review blackbeltchick06, have I like missed anyone else's review or is it just that peeps aren't reviewing?