Feathers and Fellowship
Any Ravenclaws who had seen the flyers on the Bulletin Board or heard others talking about it would know that today was a house bonding event. They had been told to meet on the western side of the Hogwarts grounds after lunch today. Once someone turned the corner of the castle walls, the event would be quite evident. The Head of Ravenclaw stood with two other adults, while several eagles were flying overhead circling the area. There were also several bird perches set up around the adults, some empty and some with ravens. The tables nearby were stacked with books, parchment and scrolls.Saturday | 13 September 2025 | after lunch
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Once the students got close enough, they would be able to tell that the books were all focused on eagles and ravens. A few generic bird books with illustrations were also there. The parchment on the tables included some activity sheets - crosswords, coloring pages, drawing supplies. Once everyone gathered in the middle of the raven perches, where the adults stood, the Head of Ravenclaw would clear his throat.
"Welcome, everyone. Today's house event - as you can see - is all about our animal counterparts. The eagle is our official house animal, but the raven is seen as a close second considering our name - Ravenclaw," Marcus chuckled a bit, as he couldn't count the number of times he'd been asked why they were eagles and not ravens. "This is Marquise Campbell, a Magizoologist and falconry expert who lives here in the Scottish highlands. She was kind enough to join us today and will be leading some falconry lessons for you all with the eagles."
The woman who had been standing beside him smiled at the students, but she had a stern air about her. It would be evident soon enough that she would not tolerate any foolishness - birds of prey can be deadly, and she wouldn't hold back in teaching that. The eagles flying above were birds she had trained closely with and trusted around the children.
"And you are all familiar with Deputy Headmistress Jensen, who will be lending a hand in chaperoning your interactions with the ravens," Marcus said, gesturing to the woman on his other side. @Hjørdis Jensen always had a stern air about her, at least in the presence of students.
"Today you are free to pick any of the activities you see. There are books to be read if you're interested in learning more about the animals, there are riddles and puzzle sheets on the tables here if you'd like to sit and converse, you can have one turn with Madam Campbell and learn about some falconry if you'd like to get up close with the eagles, or you can interact with the ravens you see around us. These ravens are common pets in wizarding households, some local residents of Hogsmeade agreed to lend them for today, so please take care of them." The handful of ravens perched around the area seemed to ruffle their feathers at this statement, as though they understood. Intelligent birds.
"The best part of all this? You'll have an essay to write about your time today, so have fun!" It would be hard for the younger years who were less familiar with him to tell that he was joking, but that was part of the fun.
"If anyone wishes to participate in a group discussion on these birds and how they relate to our house values, feel free to join me over here," Marcus would gesture to a huge picnic blanketed area with a blanketed table in the center, but on the ground. It was like a giant kotatsu, as the heating of the blanket would keep everyone warm once sitting. Once everyone who was interested in the round table discussion had taken a seat, Marcus would start by asking, "So, who here has an idea of why we are associated with eagles specifically?"
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- Your character can partake in falconry with the master, interacting with the ravens (petting, feeding, etc), reading up on the animals and filling out activity sheets, drawing them, chatting amongst yourselves, etc. This is a house bonding event, so you're encouraged to meet and interact with your fellow Ravenclaws!
- The NPC falconry master can be lightly godmodded to be instructing your character on how to wear the protective glove, and how to call the eagle over. You will get the chance to feed the eagle (meat chunks). Each student gets one turn, and otherwise the expert can give some factual information about falconry, eagles and hunting. She can demonstrate some more advanced techniques with the eagles such as hand gestures and whistle commands.
- There will not be moderated posts detailing the outcome of these activities, so feel free to write your activities completely. However, there will be a "surprise guest" arriving in a later post (~ 3 weeks OOC).
- Marcus is (currently) only open to interactions with those who are participating in the group discussion. Everyone is welcome to bounce ideas off of each other in this discussion.
PC: Aaron Jones | iNPC: Madeleine Nakamura | Former staff account: Marcus Iwasaki
2nd Gen PC: Idalia della Torre
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Maisie sauntered out onto the grounds, excited to meet up with some fellow Ravenclaws. She would, of course, look for Mylo and Avis but it would be nice to meet new people as well, especially the first years. She recalled this time of year the last time vividly: after Saunders lack of action during the overturning of her boat, it had taken time to find her footing at the school. Hopefully, it would be a bit easier for the new students.
The meeting point on the western side of the grounds was easy to spot with its books and bird perches. But the coolest part was the woman in the center of it all—a falconer. "Wicked," she said excitedly under her breath as she looked around for Avis. Where was she? Because the simple fact was this was a perfect first step in operation fun: animals always brought people out of their shell!
There were books and puzzles and good discussion, but there was the very obvious center piece of this whole event: the bird. Maisie would waste no time getting in line for that. Back in the city, she'd chased many a pigeon, but this would be her first time holding a real bird. She’d hold back for a moment, wanting to give anyone especially eager a shot at it, but when there was a clear break, Maisie would make her way towards the Falconer.
“Hi there. What’s this one’s name?” She would ask Ms Campbell as she slid on the required protective glove. The bird had beautiful deep brown eyes not unlike the color of her own. And although she listened to the precautions, Maisie was unafraid. If anything, she was curious more than anything else. This magnificent creature was so very unlike anything she had back in the city.
Nodding, she wait to call the bird until they were both ready. Her eyes lit up as the bird easily handled commands—all without magic! But her favorite moment was easily the chance to feed it. The falcon had a very different diet from her rabbit, but still had that same joyous expression of consuming a a good meal. Animals really were, in so so many ways, like us.
After enjoying her moment in the sun, Maisie would step back and let others go. She’d find her way to the group discussing the birds and offer an answer to the professor’s question, “The animals are symbolic. Eagles are associated with freedom and Ravenclaws are known for freedom of thought and expression.”
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DATE: Sept. 13th, 2025 — INTERACTIONS: OPEN
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Leo had seen a flyer on the Bulletin Board and was immediately intrigued by the thought of getting to meet other Ravenclaws as well as get to handle a real eagle. When he arrived at the location of the event he quickly joined the group of students gathered in front of the Head of House as he began talking. Leo’s eyes quickly shifted to where the guest magizoologist was standing and knew he wanted to get in line to hear everything she had to say as soon as he could. His head snapped back to professor Iwasaki as he said they would have an essay to write and quickly looked around to see the others reactions. Figuring he must’ve been joking, Leo relaxed again as they were let go to choose the activities they wished to do.
Without any hesitation, Leo went over to Ms. Campbell to hear what she had to say and get a chance to handle the eagle. He listened carefully to everything that she explained about the bird and how to properly handle it and watched as she called it over with a simple whistle, amazed by how well the eagle behaved for her signals. Although he was still a little nervous, Leo was one of the first students to volunteer to try it. He slipped his hands into the large gloves that nearly enveloped his whole arm. Once he was prepared he took a deep breath in, raised up his arm and held a piece of meat in the opposite hand. He called the eagle over and it quickly listened and perched onto his arm. The eagle appeared even larger now that it was up close and heavy on his arm but he bravely fed it the piece of meat, a treat the bird gobbled down gratefully. Once he handed off the eagle and removed the gloves, Leo couldn’t help but smile from ear to ear, proud of himself for bravely taking on the task.
After waiting and watching a couple of other students handle the eagle, he walked around and greeted the ravens before going and sitting down at the table with the coloring pages. This was right up his alley since he loved art. He grabbed the first colored pencil and started coloring the page he grabbed, enjoying the calm activity on the beautiful day amongst his fellow Ravenclaws.
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Sometimes, there was nothing that a young adult seventh-year needed more than to relax and bond with her Housemates. Aly had seen the flyer on the house bulletin board, something she checked regularly for news and events and updates on the many goings-ons within the castle, a few days before and had marked space on her admittedly busy calendar to attend. A good break from studying for her N.E.W.T.s sounded nice, as did seeing her fellow Ravenclaws in a different space than their usually-inhabited starry common room. Even though a good many of those in attendance today would be much younger than her, Aly remembered how much she had looked up to the seventh-years when she was but a wee thing starting out her Hogwarts career - they'd seemed so elegant, so glamorous, and yet so down-to-earth, so present in the moment. It seemed odd to say that she could probably fit most of those descriptors now; she didn't feel as old as they had seemed when she was young.
Still, to avoid perhaps scaring any of the new firsties or other smaller students, Aly had dressed down for the occasion. Gone was her now-trademark curly bun and fancy clothing, all imparted upon her since her debutante ball earlier in the summer - instead, she opted for her beloved Ravenclaw Quidditch sweater and jeans, adding two small braids to the front of her loose golden-brown curls. The ever-symbolic Livingston string of pearls, though, never left its home around her neck nowadays, not even for this.
She approached the space on the grounds with some semblance of trepidation in her stride, only seeing a small smattering of students there so far, plus two adults - one familiar, her longtime Head of House Professor Iwasaki, and the other a stranger to her. Aly listened attentively as Marcus introduced the other adult to be a Scottish expert on Magizoology, despite the fact that she had not really become as interested in creatures as many of her fellow students. The seventh-year, then, didn't try to interact with any of the eagles flying overhead, majestic creatures though they were - no, she instead meandered over to the tables and picked up a crossword puzzle, which upon first glance seemed to be avian-themed. Only a Ravenclaw would take a break from studying to do puzzles, she knew, but she was already mentally planning how to avoid writing an essay on this all... so perhaps she wasn't quite the world's biggest anorak. Lear's dirtiest dungarees, I have enough essays to write... three feet of parchment for Charms and Transfiguration combined, just off the top of my head... plus that report on education for Muggle Studies, and a brew for Potions...
Aly took a seat with the crossword on the fluffy green grass, not particularly singling out any of the youngins to sit by but also trying to seem approachable. Though it wasn't an official part of the activity, she wanted to be around for if any of the littler students wanted to chat with someone who had, unfortunately, been through it all.
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I walked out to the grounds, wondering what would happen at the Ravenclaw event. There were only a few other people around currently (none of which I'd ever spoken to, even though I recognised one or two) as I'd made sure that I would arrive a little bit early. When I arrived, I listened to the safety announcements that the head of House said, before walking towards the massive ravens, which were unlike any birds I'd ever seen before. However, I had read some books about falconry at the library in my little village, as the big leather books interested me, and I knew some basics on how to stay safe around big birds of prey.
I reached out to carefully pet one of the ravens, making sure to keep my fingers away from it's sharp beak.
I thought that it was fitting that the house of wisdom was called Ravenclaw, as I'd read that Ravens were extremely smart birds, among the smartest birds in the world.
However, I tried to stay away from the meat chunks that people were feeding to the eagles, as, even though I ate meat, the chunks looked completely disgusting, in my opinion, and I hadn't heard what animal they were from.
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Earlier in the week as Damien was walking back to the astronomy tower he had come across a flyer for an event that was happening for all of Ravenclaw house advertising how they would taught how to handle an actually eagle as well as get to actually handle one their selves while also getting to see ravens as well. The lady who was coming to teach the falconry lessons was none other than Madam Campbell. Damien had heard her name before from his father as he had always praised how talented she was in the art of falconry so hearing she would be coming to teach the Ravenclaws immediately excited Damien. Once the day has came he quickly got dressed before making his way towards the grounds and noticing how a few Ravenclaws as well as their head of house and the deputy headmistress of Hogwarts was already there. As he listened to Professor Iwasaki talk and explain to them what all they would be doing his mind quickly tried to figure out what activity did he want to do. He was torn between reading books about Eagles and Ravens or doing the coloring page as he did have his color pencils in his bag so he immediately decided to do the coloring page. After waiting awhile Damien went up listening to Ms Campbell trying to soak up as much knowledge as he could as he watched her demonstrate the proper way to hold your hand out as well as how to summon the eagle to come towards you. After she demonstrated it Damien was excited to try it, he slipped his hand into the large glove before gently raising his arm up while holding a peice of meat in his other hand before calling the eagle over. He was as in shock at how fast the eagle obey as it swooped down and perched on his hand. He was in pure awe seeing the eagle up close as it was like a dream come true for him as the eagle looked so magnificent and majestic up close it was like he was in a dream and if so he didn’t want to wake up at all. He fed the eagle its snack before allowing Madam Campbell to take the eagle off of his hand as well as the glove before he took his coloring sheet and looked for an area to sit down and color. As he looked for a spot his attention towards to a Ravenclaw boy he had met only three days ago, Leo Noxley, he slowly approached him and sat down right beside him before smiling at him and greeting him. “Hello Leo, how are you doing today ?” |
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Ally Craig had seen the fliers all around the Common Room Bulletin and she was excited and very nervous at the same time. This was going to be her first ever bonding experience and event because Ally has never experienced a bonding before.Saturday | 13 September 2025 |Later than everybody else
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Ally just couldn't believe it the event was happening, but she arrived later than everybody else
and she was afraid that event was going to be over by the time she had arrived, but little did she know that the event was still in full swing and there was a bunch of different activities that she could do she wanted to try them all especially coloring and riddle pages and she also wanted to learn about falconry with the instructor but she didn't know if she would have enough time to do it all.
So, Ally just sat in a corner all upset and sad and waited to see if anybody would show up and help her decide what to do because she was feeling all upset and blue and just downright under the weather, she was hoping for a sign that would lead her in the right direction.
The minutes kept ticking by and finally she decided to go to the coloring pages station and try her luck there, because if she didn't do an activity soon then she wasn't going to be able do one at all she had thought to herself.
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As the crowd of students dispersed to partake in all the available activities, Marcus' amber eyes followed the lot of them, taking note of who was interested in what. He would pay particular attention to the youngest of the bunch - the eagles he had yet to form a relationship with. It was always a bit intimidating for him - knowing that with the new year, there was a whole new class of students he would need to familiarize himself with. Learn their strengths and weaknesses so he could help guide them on their educational journey, let alone learning their wants and dreams. It was a lot, but he had gained experience over the last five years in this role. He had a system, and a house bonding event like this would help.
It was a second year, @Maisie Gemmel, who was the first to offer a contribution to the discussion at the giant kotatsu. "The animals are symbolic. Eagles are associated with freedom and Ravenclaws are known for freedom of thought and expression." The young Scot was a duellist, if Marcus recalled correctly. He offered a small smile and a nod at her answer.
"Yes, those freedoms are important values," he affirmed, his eyes then going to the other students that had joined for the discussion. "We are called Ravenclaw because that was the founder's name - Rowena Ravenclaw - but her values aligned more with the symbolism of the eagle despite her own namesake. Eagles are also associated with knowledge and higher learning, because of their inherent intelligence and the heights they can soar to. Does anyone know of other relevant symbolism?" He would guide the conversation a bit more before excusing himself from the table, encouraging the remaining eagles to continue the discussion amongst themselves.
Madam Campbell would take a brief break from hosting the falconry lessons to speak with Marcus, and then she would start creating a reasonably sized animal pen. With precise spellwork aimed at a gathered wood pile ("Erecto"), the woman would create a fenced in area. During this time, Marcus would head off towards the Magical Creatures class by the Forbidden Forest (briefly leaving the Deputy Headmistress @Hjørdis Jensen to supervise). A short time later, he would return with three of the Hogwarts Hippogriff herd. The huge creatures' purpose here would be obvious to anyone who saw them - the front of the creatures resembled giant eagles - the wings, the head and the front legs.
An age line ("Aetas Terminus") was cast around the fenced in area of Hippogriff, only allowing the upperclassmen who have taken classes on Hippogriffs to actually approach. Younger years could get a good look at them, though, as they could watch the eagle-horse creatures from the fence. "The Hippogriff is a proud creature, just as you all should be. Proud to be part of a house that values your achievements in academics and creativity, proud to be in an environment that fosters wisdom." Marcus would go on to list some important safety facts about the herd of Hippogriff (along with some trivia for those unfamiliar with the creatures) before allowing the upperclassmen chances to greet them. There would be no flying, just the ability to greet and pet the creatures, plus a chance for the younger students to see the huge magical creatures from the fenceline.
It was a second year, @Maisie Gemmel, who was the first to offer a contribution to the discussion at the giant kotatsu. "The animals are symbolic. Eagles are associated with freedom and Ravenclaws are known for freedom of thought and expression." The young Scot was a duellist, if Marcus recalled correctly. He offered a small smile and a nod at her answer.
"Yes, those freedoms are important values," he affirmed, his eyes then going to the other students that had joined for the discussion. "We are called Ravenclaw because that was the founder's name - Rowena Ravenclaw - but her values aligned more with the symbolism of the eagle despite her own namesake. Eagles are also associated with knowledge and higher learning, because of their inherent intelligence and the heights they can soar to. Does anyone know of other relevant symbolism?" He would guide the conversation a bit more before excusing himself from the table, encouraging the remaining eagles to continue the discussion amongst themselves.
Madam Campbell would take a brief break from hosting the falconry lessons to speak with Marcus, and then she would start creating a reasonably sized animal pen. With precise spellwork aimed at a gathered wood pile ("Erecto"), the woman would create a fenced in area. During this time, Marcus would head off towards the Magical Creatures class by the Forbidden Forest (briefly leaving the Deputy Headmistress @Hjørdis Jensen to supervise). A short time later, he would return with three of the Hogwarts Hippogriff herd. The huge creatures' purpose here would be obvious to anyone who saw them - the front of the creatures resembled giant eagles - the wings, the head and the front legs.
An age line ("Aetas Terminus") was cast around the fenced in area of Hippogriff, only allowing the upperclassmen who have taken classes on Hippogriffs to actually approach. Younger years could get a good look at them, though, as they could watch the eagle-horse creatures from the fence. "The Hippogriff is a proud creature, just as you all should be. Proud to be part of a house that values your achievements in academics and creativity, proud to be in an environment that fosters wisdom." Marcus would go on to list some important safety facts about the herd of Hippogriff (along with some trivia for those unfamiliar with the creatures) before allowing the upperclassmen chances to greet them. There would be no flying, just the ability to greet and pet the creatures, plus a chance for the younger students to see the huge magical creatures from the fenceline.
Note: Marcus will cast silencio on anyone who tries to Hippogriff bait (insult the Hippogriff). This is meant to be a fun bonding experience - a chance for upperclassmen to interact with creatures outside of COMC, and a chance for underclassmen to get a first look at such a magical creature - but he will quickly remove any troublemakers.
PC: Aaron Jones | iNPC: Madeleine Nakamura | Former staff account: Marcus Iwasaki
2nd Gen PC: Idalia della Torre
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With the beautiful weather outside and the interesting activities to do, Leo was glad he decided to come out to join the Ravenclaw event today. Although despite being surrounded by others from his house, he really didn’t speak to anyone besides to Ms. Campbell when he was handling the eagle. So by the time he had sat to color he just accepted that he would sit quietly and do his coloring page until he heard a familiar voice come from behind him. When he turned to look he saw the boy he had met in the common room a couple days ago take the seat next to him. “Damien!” Leo said as he immediately perked up after seeing the friendly face.
Leo was always used to spending time on his own, and he never minded either he liked his alone time but since coming to Hogwarts he was starting to make some real friends and was starting to want to spend more and more time with others now. He smiled as he greeted the other with a small wave, “I’m good! Did you get to hold the eagle? It was so cool.” He looked beside him and saw Damien brought over a coloring page too. “I’m not surprised you came over to do a coloring page too, I was tempted to do some drawing on the back too of the eagle and ravens.” He said remembering how the two not only shared a love for Greek mythology but also drawing as well.
As the two were sitting there doing their coloring pages, Leo looked off to the side and noticed Madam Campbell was creating a fenced area out of wood that was nearby. Confused he watched for a few moments before returning to his coloring. When he heard some noise coming from behind him he turned again to see their head of house bringing a couple hippogriffs into the fenced in area that had just been created. Leo softly tapped on Damien’s arm and pointed over to the hippogriffs. “Damien look!” He said excitedly and turned to look at the boy beside him. “Let’s go over!”
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Damien just smile as he was just excited to see a familiar face as he enjoyed the last talk he and Leo had. “Hello Leo it’s very good to see you again!” Damien’s smile on grew wider as he nodded his head explaining how he did indeed get to hold the eagle. “Yea it did indeed hold the eagle it’s such a majesty creature” He smiled as he watched the other students hold the eagle as he found them to be absolutely beautiful he felt like today he was lucky enough to even be able to witness the beauty of the eagles. Damien couldn’t help but let out a calm but angelic little laugh as he guessed it was typical for him to pick the coloring page since he didn’t enjoy coloring and all things involving art. “Yeah well it was this or reading so I was tempted by both ha ha” He gave a sheepish smile as he didn’t realize it until now but that’s what he mainly did at Hogwarts was read his books or do some paintings he really needed to get some other hobbies to add to his day. “I think that would be a lovely idea to draw the ravens and the eagles I planned to sketch both of them and do a water color painting of them later” He said as he continued to sketch the raven and the eagle in his sketch book so he could paint them later on. Damien continued to sketch the eagles and the ravens adding the last finishing detail before looking up to noticing Madam Campbell creating a wooden fence area before his eyes widen as you could see stars in them as their head of house was bringing out Hippogriffs into the fence area. Damien gasped as he seemed absolutely intrigued by them before he looked over at Leo excitingly and heading Over to the Hippogriffs with him. |
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