Care of Magical Creatures: JARVEYS!

It was afternoon as usual for Care of Magical Creatures, and it had (unfortunately for the students) been raining heavily the past few days. This wasn't unusual for March, but it did stink in particular for Williamson, who normally would have been able to use magic to dry himself and his classroom area off before the students would arrive.

Wellp, not today. Today it was still misty and drizzly, though at least it wasn't outright raining for a change.

As you trudge through the muddy grounds and stomp on the squelchy grass en route to class, you'll notice (either by sight or by smell) a large... pit in the middle of the usual classroom area. There's just one old Muggle shovel still stuck at the edge of the pit, and then back a littleways are the usual stumps and straw bales your class sits on for the discussion portion of class. Sorry that your seating is all wet. You might want to pick a stump today instead of a soggy bale. A fairly translucent Professor Williamson is currently using a pitchfork to pick apart a bale, and then tossing this straw into the mud pit to soak up some of the water.

Also nearby is a fun, elaborately designed Muggle playground with long, slinky little creatures running all over it, very hyper like. Feel free to say hi to the barn jarveys, though you might not want to get TOO close to them. They are, after all, as upset as anyone is that the magic of Hogwarts appears to be all gone.