Professor Tallec
April 13, 2015 11:14 PM
Spring Cleaning! [Beginner Lesson] by Professor Tallec
Tallec had been needing a day off, and his personal day was just what the medic called for. Between the upcoming exams and his social life (or lack-of) he hadn’t really been feeling himself. Today however, he was chipper as ever, he had a new furry friend, and by extension a new class pet- being a professor for Care of Magical Creatures did have its perks after all.“You’re so adorable!” he cooed to the Kneazle kitten in his lap, “You’re just a harmless cutie pie aren't you?” As Richard rubbed her soft orange fur, he felt extremely at ease. A Kneazle was the perfect comfort animal, and he hoped that the class would feel the same when he announced that she would be a permanent feature to the classroom. “Well, almost permanent,” he whispered to the playful creature, “No way I’m leaving you here by yourself over break.” The creature purred as he scratched her ears, bringing out a smile on the young professor's face. There was something so charming about her quirky appearance he couldn’t help but fall in love.
Once the students began to file in, he carefully picked her up off his lap and into his arms. “Hello class,” he said as the Kneazle made her way to his shoulders. “As you can see, we have another Kneazle in class today. I’ve decided to make her the new class pet, as well as offer extra credit to students who sign up to take care of her for a week. This would include changing her water, feeding her, changing her litter box, taking her out into the garden for air, as well as showing her lots of attention. I know this may seem like a lot of work, but you would only need to sign up for one week at a time. So if you feel your grade is a little lower than you would like, consider signing up to take care of our new friend,” he finished, as he pried the Kneazle off his head.
“But before I pass around the sign-up sheet, we are going to have a little pop-quiz on last night’s homework,” he said waving his wand. Quickly the chalk began to scribe the preplanned pop-quiz. “You have ten minutes before quills down,” he said looking at the clock in the back of the room.
On the board the chalk wrote in a clear script:
Pop Quiz
1. What is the alternate name for the Doxy, and why is it called so?
2. Why are Doxys considered pests?
3. Where do Doxy’s lay their eggs? How long does it take them to hatch?
Extra Credit Question: Suggest a name for our class pet. She is a girl.
As soon as the quiz was over, Richard charmed the class pet sign up sheet to move to each table while he continued with the rest of the lesson. “Assuming you have all done the homework, I’ll keep the lesson rather short," he said as he began the lecture on the Doxy.
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“-And that is why you should never try to put a Doxy on a leash,” he said finishing his lecture. “Well,” he said quickly changing the subject, “since you are all Doxy experts now, and because its spring, I thought it would be good to do some spring cleaning! As you can see, the drapes, as well as the tapestries, have a Doxy infestation. You will be using Doxycide to stun them, and move them to the cage upfront,” he said gesturing to the large metal cage to his left.
“You will find the Doxycide in the back cupboard. You may talk to one another while you complete the task, but please work independently,” he said as he released the fussy Kneazle from his arms to hunt some of the Doxys. “And as always, don’t forget to take notes afterward on what you observe, as well as how many Doxys you returned to the cage.” What Richard failed to tell them however, was that some of the bigger Doxys would need multiple sprays of Doxycide to keep them paralyzed. However since it was close to the end of the year, he figured even his beginner students were smart enough to deduct that information for themselves. Sitting back at his desk, he released the students to work, eyeing his cute little Kneazle as she played with a Doxy.
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May 10, 2015 3:00 PM
Not more Kneazles? by Chuck Fintoc, Pecari
Doxys were not, Chuck felt, the most appealing creatures that he had studied so far in his first year of Care of Magical Creatures. And he rather doubted anyone would disagree. But they were interesting nonetheless and so the chubby redhead hadn't minded spending part of his evening preparing for such a lesson.On entering the classroom, Chuck had been mildly disappointed to think that they may once again be looking at Kneazles, a topic he thought had already been covered quite enough. But he quickly realized that there was only the one fluffy kitten crawling over Professor Tallec and then the teacher started talking. It wasn't the extra credit that drew Chuck in as he wasn't so bothered by grades so much as simply attending class and learning new things, and anyway the first year was fairly confident about the quality of his CoMC progress. But the idea of simply being able to look after a creature was one that brought Chuck closer to home and his hobbies.
The pop-quiz was simple enough. Although Chuck always made sure to do his homework in all classes, he often struggled to remember the facts he had read. In CoMC, however, he found a lot of the reading much more interesting so his brain somehow managed to retain information required for this subject much more easily.
With excitement at the prospect of looking after the little Kneazle, Chuck set out his parchment and quill on his desk and wrote out the answers to the quiz.
Pop quiz
The Biting Fairy because it has sharp teeth
They infest houses
Underground - about 2 to 3 weeks
Extra credit question: Cindy
There was no real reason why Chuck chose to suggest this name for the class pet, only that Cindy was the name of his late grandmother and he wasn't particularly imaginative with this kind of thing. When the sign-up sheet reached his table, the first year scribbled his name down.
After listening to Professor Tallec’s lecture, Chuck followed instruction and got himself some Doxycide from the cupboard. As he returned, he looked to the person nearest him and asked “what name did you suggest?” He was sure at least one person must have written down a ridiculous name simply for a joke.
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