by Prof. Will Lestrange » Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:50 am
I was minding my own business, walking towards the primate exhibition when suddenly I saw a round sphere whizzing towards me like a Bludger. I dodged at the last minute and saw the sphere explode onto the pavement, sending brown and white bits hurtling everywhere. I looked around and saw a tree, where a monkey was picking another round sphere and preparing to throw it at passers-by! It was apparent that the spheres were coconuts, which are a special type of fruit that we almost never see whole here (though they make an appearance in plenty of curries, desserts, and other types of sweet and savoury treats). My instinct was to use magic to protect myself and others from the monkey somehow, but I wasn't going to reveal myself in a Muggle setting. Instead I needed to flee to safety until the monkeys all calmed down! Fortunately I was able to sprint over to the zebras, which were out of range of the coconut-throwing monkeys...