[img align=right]http://www.cdkc.co.uk/subeta/ha/wizarding/comc.png[/img]Paddy looked at Chase, surprised that the cat didn't seem too fussed by her. But maybe the sight of all those other pets had distracted Chase from the werewolf standing right next to him.

She'd spent years trying to ignore her sense of smell being quite so acute, although she had picked up the scent of cat and catnip (the catnip alone was quite a repulsive aroma), but Magnus was right, there was something different about Fade.

Turning around to face Magnus, she had to take a second glance. Was Magnus licking Fade's face? And more to the point, that house elf was allowing this? "Oh great," she muttered under her breath, "that kid wasn't joking when he said he was unpredictable as a werewolf." Heck he even seemed unpredictable as a human.

She stared, rooted to the spot, uncertain of quite how to react.

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“Hey’a . Yeah this is Chase.” He scooped up the cat and stepped closer to Paddy to see if she felt like petting him. Chase sniffed the air with a perplexed look on his face, but was quick to shrug it off when Fade scratched under his chin again. Wriggling from his grasp, Chase landed on the ground with a plop, and ventured over to sniff at Paddy’s legs, tail swishing back and forth thoughtfully. Fade noticed how she kept her hands out of sight. Maybe she was allergic. Before Chase was able to rub too much cat-hair onto her legs, Fade stooped and picked him back up, redepositing the cat on the table.

Before Fade knew what was happening, suddenly Magnus (()) appeared beside him and without warning, the other boy licked the side of his face. That was certainly an interesting way to greet someone. Fade’s hair promptly swirled from pale blue into a very vivid magenta hue.“Woah, hey… I what?” Rubbing the saliva from his cheek with his sleeve, Fade’s brow furrowed. He shot a questioning glance at Paddy and could feel his face turning red.

Being somewhat new the the magical community, Fade couldn’t say that he had ever met a werewolf before, and so had less than a clue about Magnus’s sudden fluctuation in temperament. Chase meanwhile became quite content with remaining on the table, but watched inquisitively as Magnus circled around his owner.

Fade took a step back and put up his hands defensively. “Sorry, that’s a bit close don’t you think?” Being the mellow person that he was, Fade wasn’t interested in getting into any sort of fight, but he knew that if he didn’t voice his opinion, it would be his own fault if things went any further. He had known it was only a matter of time before someone questioned his abilities, but he didn’t think it would come about in such a very strange way. “I’m a metamorph, if that’s what you mean… Not a very good one.” He muttered the last part under his breath still unsure about how to handle the situation.

Wade preened a little at the praise, as best a snake could, and slithered the rest of the way out of his bag. Ethel shook her head fondly at the display. "He is indeed. Amelanistic one, in fact." Then she took a step back and nodded at their little table. "I think you're right!"

Magnus watched as Fade's hair changed drastically. It was amazing to watch and his sense returned. Had he licked someone? The boy's taste was still on his tongue. "Great way to make friends isn't it?" Magnus thought. Of course he hadn't harmed anyone or become more dangerous so the elf still clung to his leg. "Get off me," he ordered and the elf obeyed. "Never heard of it," he said to Fade. "Neat thing with the hair."

Fade eyed Magnus (()) cautiously. There was something going on with him, but Fade couldn’t say exactly what. Glancing down at the house-elf lurking around their feet Fade’s embarrassment began to ebb, replaced with curiosity, and his hair began to fade softly from bright reddish-pink to a pastel pink. “Really? Well I make a poor example.” He rubbed his cheek again subconsciously. “Can’t really change much more than my hair color… Most of the time it just does whatever it wants.” He cringed slightly and shrugged. “I have a book on it, if you want to borrow it sometime...” Deciding that it was better to ask and get it out of the way, than to make unfounded assumptions about another person, Fade ventured to ask. “You feeling OK today?”

Chase decided that whatever was going on with the humans, he wanted little to do with it. Instead he began to re-investigate the basket on the table. His tail bristled slightly when he discovered another cat nestled inside the basket, but relaxed after the initial shock wore off. Not much longer after that did he discover a box of treats and quickly made it his mission to wrestle a few from inside the container by promptly batting it over onto its side.

With all the excitement going on Fade was a little lost as to what the group assignment was. Looking from table to table he guessed it was simply to accommodate their specific pets.

Paddy watched Chase sniffing her feet before Fade scooped him back up. Thankfully the cat didn't seem too freaked out, but his owner seemed more than confused by Magnus. She stared in amazement as Fade's hair colour changed several times, and was relieved to see Magnus had returned to normal.... or what she assumed was normal for him. She raised an eyebrow at Magnus, uncertain how to react to his strange behaviour.

Deciding to find out more about Fade's pet (after all, that's why they were here), she decided to take the plunge and ask what she hoped wouldn't be too obvious a question, "has Chase met magical wild creatures before?"

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Aderyn smiled at and prodded at Boo, encouraging the cat to check out the small replica castle. Boo did so hesitantly at first, sniffing cautiously around the small structure before heading inside. As soon as he did so, he began to poke around at all the different nooks and crannies inside, his interest piqued.

"This is amazing, you did an awesome job! Boo loves it, and I'm sure the others will, too. Do you mind if we help decorate it a bit more? I brought some toys and things down, too."

She glanced over as she realized another student had walked up and smiled at Fade ().

"Hello! You have a beautiful cat there. My boy, Boo, is just a bit skittish around new cats at first. I'm sure they'll make fast friends, though!"

Indeed, Boo was peering curiously at Chase, slowly edging toward the new arrival.

Magnus tried, he really tried. Watching Fade's hair shift colours certainly helped, but he couldn't seem to regain control. He picked up the piece of paper that he had written on Kipper's card and flipped it over. Scribbling something down he tried to ignore his shaking. "Oh yeah, I'm great," he said, "Stellar, even. Lick a guy, ruining everything here. Might as well have had Gaia bring some werewolf treats for me. Everyone come and meet the werewolf, pet me too!" He snarled baring his teeth and inched ever so closer to Fade.

Setting the card on the table it read: Magnus Lee : Werewolf Likes: meat alive is preferred in werewolf form habitat: Forests, padded cell for other's protection

The House elf decided it was time to stop this. Shoving him back with her magic, she was suddenly holding him, "You is going to hospital wing now." With that a crack sounded and both Mimsy and Magnus disappeared.

Being a seer, would know that Magnus would not be seen for the remainder of the full moon cycle, having been whisked off to Saint Mungo's. Wolfbane's potion and powerful sedatives were administered to the struggling boy. As the potions took affect he cried knowing that everyone knew what he was now and he ruined the meeting. Humiliation brimmed in his being and not even the sight of his parents visiting for the few days quelled it.

Fade glanced back at Chase and scoffed. Quickly he scooped the remaining treats back into the box and closed it. “Save some for the rest of them, piggy.” In response to ’s question he nodded. “A few yeah, there were a couple of gnomes I caught him harassing our first year here. Last week I had to stop him from trying to eat one of the pixies when they escaped from the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. But nothing much bigger than those I don’t think. Not that I know what he gets himself into when I’m in class.” Fade lifted a brow at Chase who meowed indignantly for more treats.

When the other cat Boo made his move, Chase forgot all about food, and turned to curiously regard the other. Fade smiled at Aderyn. (()) “Hey thanks, your cat is pretty cute too. Chase can be a little bossy, but he’s not a brawler.” He chuckled and watched as Chase stretched toward Boo and then lazily flopped over on his side.

However the mood was quickly altered when Magnus (()) became agitated. It all happened so quickly that Fade had trouble deciphering exactly what had just transpired. Had Magnus just growled at him? After Magnus and his house-elf disapparated, Fade looked around the group somewhat dumbfounded, and couldn’t help but feel somewhat responsible. Maybe if he hadn’t been so insensitive with his question, Magnus would still be able to participate in the club. Chewing his lip, Fade’s stomach turned slightly and he suddenly had the urge to sit down. Plopping into the grass he scratched his head and wondered if there wasn’t something he could do to help. Werewolf huh. Suddenly his own struggles seemed insignificant. He really shouldn’t have complained. It was starting to make sense though, having been licked and sniffed and circled, he felt dumb for not putting it together sooner.

The club is getting louder and crowded this week. Gaia was really happy about that, but she needed to take care of some thing first before addressing the group as a whole. She turned to Magnus when she saw Paddy approaching and noticed there was a gnome? ... no this one is too big... this must be... a house-elf! She walked over to the trio.

( ) Taking a look at Magnus Gaia got serious and said "You know, I understand, I might not be like you but I am here for you. I know it is hard with everything going on but I will always do my best to keep things as normal as possible for you both. Nodding in Paddy's direction. As for you" Gaia turned to the elf. "I am Gaia and it is really nice to meet you." Extending her hand to shake it in hello since she had no clue how to greet a house elf.

"No worries about your pets. I will look after Mouse, she can just hang out with Athena tonight and they will both go in the morning to check on you. If you need me send me a note and I will be there. I will extend pet week until mid-week next week. You will be able to be part of everything. Don't you worry. Paddy I think it would be best if you three go on to the hospital wing. We will see you soon!" About to turn to talk to other students she said "Ah are there any specifications for the pets I am looking after? I will make notes to remind me just in case!"

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"You are welcome to get together with Beth () as a team. She doesn't have a dog but Moony is really sweet and they might be able to hit it off. Introduce the pets to each other with wands at the ready. Protective spells only please." There was a growl, then a rumbling growl and then a loud growl. "YOU two!" (Magnus Paddy) Gaia whispered "there will be non of that Magnus. You are lucky it is Rowan's pet others might not understand and pets might get scared. We talked about this, sir." Doing her best mom look she couldn't help but give a small smile, what tonight would bring is not an easy thing to deal with and she knew that. "Go on to the hospital wing. Everything will be okay."

() "Hello Fade!" scooping up Chase to kiss him Gaia smiled at her friend. "About time you showed up!"

( ) "Great set up you two! It is really great work. I actually think I saw some snakes edging the forest. We might have disturb them a little. Do you think they might be hungry?" Gaia returned Chase to his group after giving him a little treat and nuzzling him. Even though she wasn't a cat lover like other wizards she really did like Chase and some of the other cats in Ravenclaw tower.

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Aderyn chuckled at Chase as the cat flopped over. Boo did that sometimes, too, especially when he wanted a belly rub. Right now, though, Boo was too busy sniffing at Chase and regarding his new friend to be very interested in anything else. Looking up at Fade (), she gestured to the parchment where she'd written a short blurb about Boo.

"Would you like to add Chase's information to our cat care sheet? I think we'll have the most information of any of the groups, since so many of us have cats!"

[img align=left]http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac299/blissfuldaisies/Random/COMCHA2_zpsiav7mruc.png[/img] After the commotion and slight change in plans Gaia continued working with the club members. Everyone was working on their habitats and partnering up.

Standing in the middle of all the tables Gaia made her next announcement. "If I may have your attention! It is time to test your knowledge! Even though we are learning about the care of our pets I figured it is important to sharpen up our minds. It is simple just pick up a piece of parchment and a quill and answer these simple questions. You may work in groups and help each other if you like! If you know extra information OR are interested in learning about a creature make a note!" With her wand Gaia charmed the parchment to hang in mid air for everyone to see.

"Oh! Before I move so you can all read the trivia known that I do have some treats for those of you who correctly answer all questions!" with an excited clap she jumped to the side and started working on her table of pet treats to divide among the groups of students.

OOC: Smail your answers by Sunday December 6 at 11:59 pm

COMC First Trivia with Giveaway I do not award House Points. This is done by me for the members of the club.

Owls (Hoot): -What is the name of the Diagon Alley shop where you can find Owls, items for their care, and treats? (North Side, 521 Diagon Alley) -How much does a Barn Owl cost at this shop?

Creatures: -This creature is suspected of having magical powers, has eight arms and two long tentacles, and tremendous in size. There is a semi-domesticated one. What is it?

• True or False: Can everyone see a Thestral? -What creature has a human like head, a lion’s body, and a scorpion’s tail with a stinger? (Their skin repels charms)

Paddy watched in disbelief as Magnus flipped completely. Ok, she knew she would have to reveal her secret soon, but that definitely wasn't the way she was intending on letting everyone know.

"Chase sounds quite a character" she replied to Fade (), "I wish I could stay longer, but it's getting dark and I've got somewhere else I need to be." Leaving Fade to puzzle over that, she made her way over to . She smiled as Gaia explained pet week would be extended - there were so many critters she wanted to meet, but she was eager to meet them when she felt more in control, rather than risking growling at them all. "Thanks for looking after Mouse, Gaia. She's pretty laid back, although once the moon rises, she might take off for the wing. She's used to flying on a full moon, but a low whistle should call her back if you need to." Paddy looked around as Magnus was taken away by his house elf. With a growling sigh (whoops, was that really another growl out loud?), she quickly made her way to the hospital wing for what she thought could be the longest and loneliest full moon night ever.

Once the two serpents had been cautioned as to how cold it was outside and warned not to leave the heated table area, Sam looked around eagerly for Beth,(), hoping to see the baby griffin. A growl followed by a loud POP distracted her though, and she looked around to see the cute boy Magnus had vanished leaving the fuzzy girl..., Paddy looking alone and confused by the cat's table. () Stepping over, Sam resisted the urge to stroke the other girl's furry arm. "What happened? Is everything OK?" she asked. Then she noticed the card sitting on the table. Magnus Lee: Werewolf.... "Oh my", Understanding hit her..., tonight was the first night of the full moon! Poor guy. Looking back at Paddy she asked bluntly. "Are you a werewolf too?"

OOC Oops too slow typing. want to respond or shall I edit?

Paddy hadn't ever encountered anyone who was quite so blunt in their questioning, but seeing as Magnus had acted so strangely, she'd guessed that some of the students might wonder, especially with her permanent covering of fur. She stared at Sam () for a few moments, uncertain of how to respond, before blurting out "yes, I am," then turning and running towards the hospital wing.

"Wait!" Sam called after the retreating girl, but it was too late. "Shoot!" she hissed in frustration, causing a wild snake to hiss back in concern. "Ma always said I have the manners of a goblin sometimes." The little adder coiled itself tighter against the cold and hissed an agreement of her mother's assessment at Sam. Sighing, she decided to stop by the hospital wing the next day to apologize. It must be both scary and cool to be a werewolf. The coyote skin changer she had met back in the states had said the gods spoke to him when he ran the desert as a coyote. How different was it to be a werewolf? Turning to Sam pointed out the card that Magnus had left, and whispered that she wouldn't blab to anyone. If Paddy wanted to tell people she would. "Oh, and watch out for that little snake over there. She's a adder and a bit cranky."

Paddy heard Sam () calling out, but carried on running - it was more important to get to the hospital wing, especially with all those pets about. As she ran, she was thankful that she had more control than Magnus, and hadn't attempted to lick anyone, but she dreaded their reactions in the morning, as she had a feeling that most of the group would have noticed her disappearance and with Magnus' card, they were likely to figure out her secret quite easily.

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(OOC - Paddy should be back at some point the next day, but will obviously be heading back to the hospital wing for the two more nights)

[img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/y633bIh.png?1[/img]Beth stood dumbfounded at what she had just seen. This meeting was not going the way she had expected it to go. Her instinct was to grab Moony, who lay at her feet. She wasn't sure how he would react with the commotion.

Beth walked to Sam, carrying Moony in her arms. "Are you okay?" she asked her.

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At the sight of the baby griffin Sam was entranced, such a beautiful creature!
"Oh, I'm fine, but I'm afraid I might have accidentally insulted the girl with all the fur, I think her name is Paddy. I was wondering what spell went wrong to make her all fuzzy you know, and sometimes my tact is..., well..., nonexistent." She evaded the truth smoothly, and quickly changed the subject.
"Is this Mooney? He's beautiful! What does he like to eat? I've only ever seen griffins in pictures before. Why don't we go over to the snake's table where it's warmer?"

“Oh right! Thanks for reminding me.” Fade was grateful to Aderyn (()), he had nearly forgotten. Reaching for a quill he cast a sideways glance at the card Magnus had more or less outed himself on. Fade wondered if they shouldn’t discard it. Maybe everyone in the club knew, but it didn’t mean the entire school had to just yet. Not that word wouldn’t spread sooner or later.

Fade wrote on his card in small neat lettering: Chaser, goes by Chase. Bengal, five years old. Food obsessed, loves to run, has a big mouth.

When his card had been completed Fade simply picked up Magnus’s card and ripped it into as many pieces as he could. There really wasn’t any point in saving it, the damage was done and he was confident that Magnus wouldn’t resent him for tearing it up.

Looking up from the task he bid a good night, but no sooner had she turned to go than another student outright asked her if she were a werewolf as well. Her response was somewhat less shocking than Fade thought it would be. She was, after all, covered in fur. But her disposition comparatively was surprising. What were the odds, two werewolves attending school at the same time. Fade’s mind filled with questions but he stored them away for a later time. He knew full well what it felt like to be looked at like you were a freak. Even if his own condition were much less physically painful, the whispers behind your back hurt just the same.