A brush, sack of food, and several different feathers and furs decorated the table at the front of the open class room. A chalk board at the front of the room announced Beasts Class: Year One.
Professor Y/N adjusted and readjusted several of the items to ensure it all looked as interesting as possible. Young minds often wandered, so she wanted to keep it interesting.
Soon, students were filing in. She'd welcome each with a "good morning", or else a small nod for those she knew didn't care to speak much. As one of the few classes that were always outside, she was quite used to distractions, and she didn't want social anxieties to be one of them. Once all the students arrived, she began:
"Good morning, class. Today, we're going to be learning how to put our practices into order. First, how to brush a beast!" And with those words, she whistled. A niffler and a thestral foal came out from behind the beast hut. Here, she was totally focused to see which of her students actually saw the thestral. She often did this test, just to see who might need a bit of extra encouragement or help outside of class.
Squeals of delight peppered the crowd at the sight of the niffler, and no one seemed to be noticing the thestral.
She demonstrated how to brush the niffler, stealthily tossing some treats to the thestral foal as she did. The class went on.
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In the Shadow of the Castle (Y/NxOminis Version)
FanfictionThere are a few versions of this story. This one is Y/NxOminis. Y/N, Ominis, and Sebastian are Hogwarts professors. This is told in several small scenes, peppered with fluff, and some overlapping with the game.
