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Gaia witnessed everything happening from her table. Taking a deep breath she drew out her wand and pointed it to herself to use an amplifying spell to be heard over the crowd. "EVERYONE PLEASE CALM DOWN." After the crowd hushed she continued, "None of you or your pets are in any danger. I would have seen that before hand. Magnus was not feeling well so the school called for his house-elf to come and help him for a few days. Paddy went to the hospital wing, as she was called, this is a club of magical creatures and how to care for them. Those of you that feel you have learned some hidden truth know that we learn to live and love creatures and at times some of these creatures become best friends or even family, some creatures are friends who get to change willingly or unwillingly. It is a choice for all of you how you would like to proceed from here. We can talk about how we can help or any questions you might have, but know this..." Gaia looked everyone in the eye as she swept the crowd with a serious face. "I will stand by my friends, to care and protect them, any concerns please come see me. I am happy to answer any questions, but I think it is safe to say there are things that are not mine to tell. We have been trusted with a secret it is up to you what you will do with it."

Right then Moony came over for a treat breaking any seriousness around as Gaia smiled when Moony snuggled her. "Here you go my friend." Then continued to address the group. "For those of you wondering and worried Your pets are under a protection charm at all times here as well as the area as a whole."

"Please finish setting up your tables and filling up your parchments! This club is about learning in a fun environment and that is what we will do!" Gaia nodded to Beth "you can set up here. I am sure Sam can help you while Rowan is able to come and help. Do you think Moony will get along with her pup?"

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Aderyn smiled at Fade () as he took the quill and parchment, giving him a nod. She watched him as he wrote some of Chase's information down and then turned her attention to the table, reaching into the box in the middle and examining the array of cat toys there. Glancing around at the others gathered there with their pets (), she motioned to the parchment once more.

"What sort of information should we put down about cats and cat care in general? They're just so diverse and all so unique! I can't put a finger on any one particular thing that glosses over all cats!"

Emmy considered Aderyn's words as she stroked Banshee's fluffy tail.

"Well, they all have excellent senses of smell and hearing, and a natural instinct to hunt? And by hunt I mean play, as well, stalking toys and such!" she said, picking up a catnip filled toy and showing it to her cat. Banshee sniffed it curiously and then began to rub his face all over it, purring wildly and drooling. Emmy giggled.

"And maybe something about the effect of catnip," she said, laughing as Banshee reached out and snatched the catnip toy from her and beginning to lick it all over.

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Aderyn giggled as Banshee began to drool, clearly thoroughly enjoying the catnip in the toy Emmy () was holding.

"Good point. And what about honeysuckle?"

She reached into the box and pulled out a honeysuckle stick, holding it pointedly out to Boo. The gray cat sniffed at it, paused a moment, and then proceeded to try to chew on the stick. When that failed, he batted it out of Aderyn's grasp and wrapped his paws around it, kicking furiously at it as he continued to try to chew on the end.

"They're all gluttons for warmth, too."

[img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/y633bIh.png?1[/img] "Okay," Beth said as both Sam and her headed towards the snake habitat. Beth set Moony down and replied, "Moony loves eating meat. I sometimes give him fish biscuits and milk with honey."

"Do you have any other pets aside from Chua and Umbra? Is it difficult taking care of a snake?"

"No, those two are my only pets. It was really difficult bringing them on the muggle ocean liner from the 'States. Chua, I could disguise as a piece of jewelry, but Umbra.... You'd think I was trying to sneak in a Ozark Howler." As they reached the table Chua stretched himself a third of his nearly three foot length above his branch to get a better look at Moony. That beak looked a little too hawk-like for the snake's comfort, and he told Sam so .
"Don't be a worry-worm" Sam hissed back "The eagle-kitten is friendly. Besides, I brought enough snacks for everyone." She added as she pulled the box of mice and rats out from under the table. To Beth she added "He's pretty easy to care for. The little fellow is certainly not shy about letting me know what he wants.

Drifter is now happily wagging and play-poncing Beth's little griffin. They seem to be staring a game of toss and throw with a tennis ball. Drifter has always been able to catch thrown objects out of the air, so this might match well with Moony.

Rowan herself is in much worse shape than her pet. She's is writing out the card with his information with trembling fingers. she really didn't see much problem is being friends with werewolves, but she obviously missed quite a few things.

The near attack on her beloved pet had frightened her, especially since Drifter was being friendly. Cairns don't scare easily and they don't back down, so that situation was difficult. They'd told her they wanted to be friends, and yet...

Now they had both vanished, and she didn't know quite what to do listening to Gaia, She was scared, upset, and more than a little confused.

A sharp bark interrupted Sam as she was bragging about Chua. Looking down she saw the cutest, wiry furred little dog, play pouncing at Moony. Samantha knew very little about dogs, having only known the rangy half feral strays that roamed the abandoned mining towns near her old home, but this little fellow was enchanting. "Well hello" she said kneeling down and holding out a hand. "Who are you?"

[img align=right]http://www.cdkc.co.uk/subeta/ha/wizarding/after-the-full-moon-comc.png[/img] Paddy stretched her aching limbs that no magical substance was able to ease. This full moon had been her most challenging one yet, and certainly one of those most painful. Being confined to the hospital wing was unnatural for her, as normally she would run the forest with her werewolf Uncle. She knew the pain would ease off once her bandages were removed in a couple of days time, but it never made it any easier to deal with. She was eager to get back to the Care of Magical Creatures club, but she wasn't too eager to see the reactions of her fellow students. After all, it had been a pretty dramatic disappearance from both her and Magnus ().

Slowly walking over to the edge of the forest, she looked over at the group and spotted Mouse with the other owls. Gaia () had obviously done a great job of caring for her these last few days. Rowan () was standing by Drifter and what Paddy could only assume was a Griffin (), but Paddy wasn't too sure what to do, so she lingered on the edge, waiting for someone to spot her, hoping their reaction would be favourable.

Rowan greeted Sam with a wide smile. "He's Drifter. He's very friendly and loves people. Say hello to Sam, my good boy."

Drifter goes over to Sam, sniffs her hand, decides she's good people and wags happily.

From the corner of her eye, Rowan sees that Paddy has returned. Well, she only gave a little growl, so that wasn't too much. Rowan waves in her direction and motions for her to come over.

Paddy walked over to Rowan () and Sam (), standing slightly away from Drifter, checking his reaction before coming any closer. "Hi gals," she said cautiously, pulling a pile of dog biscuits from her pocket, "I've brought a few treats for Drifter, do you want to give him a couple first Rowan, just to see if he likes them?"

"Hello Drifter" Sam said as she carefully stroked the little dog. She quickly realized that the cheerfully wagging fellow was quite sturdy and muscular under his rough coat. "Must be a champion digger. He looks like he was designed for tunneling." She added, ruffling the fur behind his ears.

Looking up, she saw coming over to them. Well, now or never, she sighed standing up. "Hello. I'm sorry if I offended you last time. My name's Samantha, but everyone calls me Sam. I really didn't mean to be so rude. Can we start over?" She asked, practically holding her breath as she extended her hand.

Paddy stared at Sam () in surprise - she'd thought she would be the one having to do the apologies, seeing as everyone she'd known before Hogwarts hadn't wanted anything to do with her once they realised she was a werewolf. "Course," she said, shaking Sam's hand, "although if I'm honest, I thought nobody would want to know me once they realised I was a werewolf. And you didn't offend me, I just didn't have much time to hang around before the moon rose."

Rowan nods, happily. "He really can dig, Sam, but the females are even better at it. That's his heritage, going in tunnels, taking on even badgers. But Cairns were also assigned to keeping children safe, so he'll clown around and play with you, too."

Turning to Paddy, she adds, "Go ahead and give him one. I'll nod so he'll take it. You can pet him, too."

Paddy knelt down and held out a treat on her palm for Digger, muttering "don't growl at him" under her breath. Of all the pets that had been brought along, she felt the most confident with Digger, even though their last meeting hadn't exactly gone well. "Just as long as he doesn't want to play with the bandages on my arms," she said with a slight grin, "if he takes the treat ok, I'll try petting him, but I will have my wand ready just in case he doesn't approve of a werewolf."

Sam grinned in relief. Then thought about what Rowan had said.

"Carin.... Doesn't that mean a pile of rocks? Is that what type of dog Drifter is?" She looked admiringly at the little dog who was sniffing at the treat in Paddy's hand.
"Unless badgers here are a lot different than the ones back home, this little fellow isn't likely to be worried by a lone wolf. I saw a badger make a black bear back down once" "Do you mind talking about being a werewolf?" She asked Paddy "I don't really know anything about werewolves. My ma made potions for a skinwalker, but he would change into a coyote or a raven depending on the season."

[img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/y633bIh.png?1[/img] "You're a Parselmouth? That's so cool. I don't think I've ever met a Parselmouth before. It must be great being able to communicate with Chua in his language," Beth told Sam ().

Beth greeted and turned her attention back to the card she had in her hand. Grabbing a quill she began to fill it out with Moony's information. (OOC: I'm not sure if Beth is supposed to know that Paddy is a werewolf.)

"What kind of dog is Drifter?" she asked Rowan ().

Paddy considered Sam's question for a few moments, "I'm not normally keen to let too many people know, but seeing as there's two werewolves in the group, it's probably better if we talk about werewolves a bit, so we're not misunderstood. Maybe Gaia () could help put something together once Magnus is back from St Mungos." She waved at Beth (), uncertain if she'd overheard the werewolf conversation. The girl didn't look freaked out, so Paddy thought maybe she hadn't heard anything. "What's a griffin like as a pet?"

(OOC: a few people know for certain that Paddy is a werewolf, but I'm sure some guessed when they read what Magnus wrote on the card, and noticed Paddy had also vanished for the full moon)

[img align=left]http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac299/blissfuldaisies/Random/COMCHA2_zpsiav7mruc.png[/img] Gaia walked over to ROowan and Sam ( ) when she noticed had joined them. In surprised Gaia looked her friend once over and hugged her "I was worried! Have you heard from Magnus?" Realizing she was hugging Paddy she let go "sorry got carried away! Erm, Mouse is doing really good. I think she enjoyed the company of the other owls." She then turned to the other girls. "I think it is appropriate to discuss werewolves in our next meeting. When Magnus () and Paddy are feeling better and are able to be part of the conversation and understanding of werewolves." Gaia grinned at them and then took of running flailing her arms; it seemed she left the bag of owl treats open on the table and they were all swooping in on it.

Paddy was shocked at Gaia ()'s reaction, but was pleased that so far at least, everyone seemed to be pretty accepting of her. "I haven't heard from Magnus," she said, "I guess he had to stay in an extra day or two, but I hope he's ok. It wasn't the easiest moon for me, and he seemed to be finding it pretty hard before his house elf whisked him away." She laughed as Gaia ran at the owls, trying to rescue the treats, and gave a low whistle for Mouse who came and landed on her shoulder.