loyalotter | 11th Gryffindor Note

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...Well that was certainly interesting. I hope everyone made it out of the snow and back to their residences safely. I was caught at home, so I'm fine. If any of my housemates are coming home frozen, I'll have my bluebell flames in their jar in the middle of the common room.

I'd also like to hear from everyone I haven't spoken to yet since the blizzard ended. How are you all doing?

[Hermione is going to send a Messenger Patronus to her housemates, no matter where they are. It says, "Are you all right? Please see me. I need to teach you this." Except to Harry. His says, "I need to teach you this and for you to teach me something," but it comes back to her, whining...

[She'll be waiting on the bottom floor.]

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... How is that even possible?

It's magic.

Oh, that again.

Oh don't tell me you don't believe in it in a place like this?

I'd rather believe that this whole thing is a long hallucination. Anyway, magic shouldn't be possible, and if it is, it'd just be a kind of science that hasn't been discovered yet. There's rules and laws to everything, and that'd include 'magic'.

Well of course there are rules about everything, including magic. That's why we have to pay careful attention when we learn how to cast.

And that makes it science, not magic. One that completely ignores common sense, and is just a pain in the ass regardless, but...

[Brb casting a Patronus.]

Then how does science explain this? [There's a nice silver otter prancing around the fire now, directed by her wand. If you aren't careful, you're || close to a magic lecture.]

*The correct answer, of course, is to completely ignore your question!*

Aww, that's cute!

[Which she, of course, haaaaates. Still, she'll smile and look very proud at the reaction her Patronus receives.] Thank you.

Make something else! Can you do a dog?

A Patronus only takes one shape, that of the animal most closely related to the caster.

... so you've got some indian spirit animal thing going on with an otter?

I suppose it's similar, but it's not quite the same.

That's hilarious.

How is that funny?

Because it's an otter!

Is there something wrong with an otter?

So do you fish?

Not particularly unless I'm traveling and have to.

Swim, then?

No. There's a lot more to a Patronus than just what it eats and whether it swims or not.

Hm... You don't seem really otter-like at all.

Then let me explain it for you. [During this whole speech, she doesn't stop, takes on an air of knowing more than you, and has that maddeningly superior expression on her face.]

Otters are part of the mammal family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, and badgers. Badgers are the mascot of Hufflepuff, the house at my school most commonly associated with hard work and loyalty. Otters are extremely active and playful. Some otters are even bred to chase fish into nets, showing that they are quite intelligent and easily trained. They are experts at what they do, which for them is swimming and diving. For me, it's schoolwork, research, and magic. Their feeding patterns are even similar to mine.

They do spend a lot of time grooming, though I don't unless I need to keep up appearances or if it would help keep me alive, as it does the otters.

Sea otters are one of the rare animals to actually use tools and they're the only ones that can lift and turn over boulders. Often, they'll wrap themselves in kelp to keep from drifting out to sea. And they're even capable of delayed implantation in case the females don't feel safe to have their pup right away.

They're intelligent, resourceful, and have a huge impact on marine ecosystems. Otters are quite fascinating and unique among animals species.

... That was a really, really wordy way to say that you just know too much about them.

[video; do you mind if Hermione is recognized from being from a movie?]

[video; go for it XD she'll probably just be like "rriiiiiight..."]

[video; Awesome, thank you o/]

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[video] holy hell this thread has been going on for ages

[video] ^^; I'm a slow tagger sometimes

[video] It's cool, it's just funny XD

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[video] sdfhjdafsj not quite the tl;dr I'd hoped for BUT STILL DX I APOLOGISE

[video] IT IS COOL. XD Interesting read, even.