Lifestyle Seminar, here today: Sport

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

The professor emerges from his classroom briefly. He has a pained look on his face. He posts a note on his door -- Lifestyle Seminar -- and retires inside once more. He goes to the kitchen table, bends down and lifts the roof of the (now quite ornate) pavillion. A small handful of white cotton garments shoots out of the pavillion, at considerable speed, and hits him in the face. One of the frogs inside croaks at him, at some length.

Look, you're cricketers. You're *supposed* to wear whites.

He is greeted by a chorus of furious croaking.

Because it's traditional. Cricketers wear whites. Who do you think I am, Kerry Packer? There is more croaking. Right, we'll let it ride for now, but you'll see.

He sets the roof back on top of the pavillion, and settles down to greet the students.

Okay, lifestyle seminar. Let's share some thoughts on how an interest in sport can make a difference to your lifestyle.

While he is speaking, the frogs -- fifteen of them -- emerge from the pavilion and take their positions around the table. Two of them are wielding popsicle sticks and wearing pads cunningly fashioned from cardboard, while others are throwing peas to each other.

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[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

((zomg Britishlove.))

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige walks in looking tired, "sir I didn't hand the essay in because well the evil one did it and it was kinda sick. I could tell you what was on it, but well it wasn't very nice." she pulls a disgusted face

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

The evil one? Shakoor Rana? Well, if you're back in control of your essay-writing now, why not tell the group what you would have written?

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige sighs, "I was possessed last week, erm all the stuff I said last class was her, not me."

She thinks a moment, "erm I guess I'd have said I'm not a big fan of sport, I think it makes people act a bit stupid I like to excersise, but yeah I'm not a fan of organised sports"

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

A pea sails through the air and strikes the professor on the cheek. It comes to rest on his lap -- he picks it up and looks across at the table.

Sport makes people act stupidly? What made you think that?

With considerable vehemence, he hurls the pea with deadly accuracy at the table. It crashes into three toothpics which are stood in a little group. A chorus of croaking breaks out. The professor smiles grimly.

What sort of exercise? Isn't that a sort of sport?

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

"well al that painting your face blue and screaming at players it just seems stupid. And generally I just do yoga and stuff, I guess you could consider that a sport though yeah."

She looks down at the frogs playing cricket and smiles, "erm did you teach them that sir?"

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

Ah, I think I've seen that. "You'll take our Ashes, but you'll never take our freedom". I knew someone who did yoga once, she was a remarkable young lady. Very ... ummm ... yes. Very.

The frogs? Well, a couple of them have some natural talent, but it needs channelling.

He points.

That one there? Hoppers? Look how he makes the ball swing in the air. He's much more likely to get an edge that way, and you should see the look on their faces when they get caught behind.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige smiles at the frog then the teacher, "Yeah that's pretty impressive, and their little outfits are pretty cool too, did you make them yourself?"

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

The professor raises his eyebrows and looks across at the naked cricketers in surprise. He scratches his head briefly in confusion, and dislodges a couple of pairs of trousers and a jacket which had briefly taken up residence above the hairline. He picks them up and and nods sagely.

Ah, these. Yes, all my own work. Do you like them? He looks over at the table again. I only wish that they'd wear them.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

"Yeah they're erm pretty impressive" she looks a little closer at the frogs, "Have you tried asking nicely?" she suggests feeling only a little stupid

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

He smiles benignly at her.

Ah, we all look a little stupid occasionally. Especially coaches.

He runs his hands carefully through his hair, and retrieves a thin woolen sweater.

It's difficult. They have no sense of tradition, and they claim that they're not adapted for wearing clothing.

He is interrupted by a couple of croaks.

Oh, yes. And they say that clothes interfere with their movement.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige thinks a moment "Erm maybe they'd wear the hats?" she offers hoping this will be helpful

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

The professor's eyes brighten. He turns back to the table, and speaks to the frogs in a low voice. They return conversation in muted croaks. After a few moments, the professor returns to his chair, beaming. The frogs are each now wearing white headwear -- the batsfrogs in caps, the fielding side and umpires in panamas. The bowler's end umpire is wearing the bowler's hat, perched on top of his own.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige felt strangely happy that her suggestion had worked

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

My dear, that was a wonderful suggestion. I'm so pleased you joined this class.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige blushes a little, "I'm just glad it worked sir and thank you. I'm enjoying this class a lot."

[pure-blooddraco.livejournal.com]

Draco just stares at the frogs with his mouth hanging open. He'd never seen anything like it before, and he was a wizard.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

"Is Lily ok? I've not seen her since Sunday?"

[pure-blooddraco.livejournal.com]

"She's fine. She slept over at my place last night, she was a little stressed out but she'll be ok."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige nods, "ok, thanks for looking after her, I shouldn't have asked her to come with me really."

[pure-blooddraco.livejournal.com]

"She would have gone to help you anyways." he says "She cares about you a lot."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

"I care about her too, she's a really great person, I'm sorry about what happened in flight club by the way. But it proves how much you care about her. And I know you're a good guy."

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

Fight club? Is young Draco a boxer?

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

"Flight club sir, he was showing us how fly a broom"

She looks at Draco biting her lip, "you don't mind me saying do you?"

[pure-blooddraco.livejournal.com]

"I don't mind. It amazes me that more people don't know about flying."

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

I never quite got the hang of flying. It scares the willies out of me.

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

Ah, he mentioned flying in his essay.
*shuffles papers* Here we are. A sport called Quidditch. I looked it up in the Guide -- it sounds a little hazardous.

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

*Hamlet wanders into class, on time for once. He's brought his foil with him in preparation for the Fencing Club later that evening. He stares in wonderment at the cricket playing frogs.*

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

A chorus of croaks rises from the table, and one of the frogs trudges dismally back to the pavillion. Another frog emerges to take his place. The newcomer converses briefly in low croaks with the other batsfrog, and play recommences.

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

*Keeps staring at the frogs, amazed that the amphibians have been trained so well. Idly wondered if they could also be trained to enact vengeance on a certain uncle.*

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

*Paige notices Hamlet and smiles* Hey Hamlet There's a goth night on Thursday at the new (NPC) club in town, thought you might be interested

((as we can have whatever we want in town I will be starting a goth night Thursday evening UK time, open to all obviously, thought Hamlet might appreciate it))

[isnotimportant.livejournal.com]

[OOC - Lots of Mun's friends are off to Whitby (http://www.wgw.topmum.co.uk/) shortly.]

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

((grrr my BF couldn't get the time off, we go every year generally, this is to make me feel better about missing it. At least I'm not missing Fandom crack though!))

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

We'll have to see. The Emo Deep Thoughts Club meets on Thursday nights. I will have to see if I can co-ordinate it with my brooding deep thought thinking.


[OOC: And I have midterms/essays due this week, so it all depends on how far along I am in my work.]

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige smiles "ok well I'll be there and I have class til ten, anyway aren't most goths emo deep thinkers anyway? You could make it a class trip."

((np I might make it a monthly thing like all good goth clubs!))

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